What this opportunity is
The Administrative Office of the US Courts is seeking quotes for the procurement of Dell PowerEdge R470 Servers, Enterprise, with specific configurations, for the Federal Public Defender for the District of South Carolina. This is an open market pricing request, open to all vendors, with no set-aside designation. Interested vendors must submit quotes by August 4, 2026, addressing each of the specified requirements, and the procurement will be conducted through a formal quotation process.
Analysis by Mindy, grounded in the SAM.gov notice.
Description
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FEDERAL PUBLIC DEFENDER
DISTRICT OF SOUTH CAROLINA
REQUEST FOR QUOTATION
RFQ Number: 26-003
Request Date: July 14, 2026
Response Date: August 4, 2026
To: Interested Vendors
This is a request for Open Market Pricing.
The Federal Public Defender for the District of South Carolina is seeking quotes
from qualified vendors for the procurement of server equipment, as detailed on
pages 2 through 4.
Vendors must address each of the quote requirements on page 4 for
their quote to be considered.
Thank you for your time and cooperation with this request.
Sincerely,
Kristin B. Burt
Contracting Officer
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1. Scope of Procurement
We are requesting a formal quote for the purchase and delivery of the following
equipment:
Quantity Description
2 – (Two) Dell PowerEdge R470 Server, Enterprise (fully configured as specified
below)
All equipment must be new, manufacturer-authorized, and factory-sealed.
Refurbished, gray market, or previously deployed equipment will not be accepted.
2. Equipment Specifications
A. Server – Dell PowerEdge R470, Server, Enterprise (Qty: 2)
Configuration Requirements for Each Server
Quantity Description
1 2.5” Chassis with up to 8 Hard Drives (SAS/SATA), Smart Flow, Rear
IO, H365i
1 Intel Xeon 6 Performance 6507P 3.5G, 8C/16T, 24GT/s 48M Cache,
Turbo, (150W) DDR5-6400
1 Extended heatsink without DIMM blanks
1 Performance Optimized
1 6400MT/s RDIMMs
1 RAID 1
1 PERC H365i Controller, Front, DCMHS
1 Performance BIOS Settings
1 No Energy Star
1 PowerEdge 1U Standard Fan
1 Dual Redundant (1+1), Hot-PlugMHSPowerSupply, 800WMM (100-
240Vac)
1 Riser Config 6, 2x16 FH Slots (Gen5), 1x16 Onboard OCP
1 PowerEdge R470 Motherboard to RTS 1.1 DAO
1 No OCP Blanks or Cables Required
1 No Cables Required
1 PowerEdge 1U Standard Bezel
1 Dell Luggage Tag for x8 and x10 Chassis
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1 Rear Filler Blank for BOSS/OCP
1 iDRAC 10, Enterprise 17G
1 Dell Connectivity Client – Disabled
1 Dell Connectivity Module 17G
1 Blank Left Ear Module
1 iDRAC Force Change Password for OCP cards
1 ReadyRails Sliding Rails (A15)
1 PowerEdge Shipping
1 PowerEdge R470 Shipping
1 PowerEdge 1U Shipping Material
1 PowerEdge CCC, No CE Label Marking
4 16 GB RDIMM 6400Mt/s, Single Rank
2 480GB SSD SATA Read Intensive 6Gbps 512e 2.5in Hot-plug AG Drive,
1 DWPD
2 Power Cord – NEMA 5-15P to C13, 3M, 125V, 15A (North America
Rated)
1 Broadcom 5719 Quad Port 1GbE Base -T Adapter, OCP 3.0 NIC +Sec
1 UEFI BIOS Boot Mode with GPT Partition
1 No Operating System
1 No Meida Required
1 Secure Enterprise Key Manager License 3.0
1 Secured Component Verification
1 Dell Secure Onboarding Client 17 G – Disabled
1 Dell Hardware Limited Warranty Plus Onsite Service
1 ProSupport Next Business Day Onsite Service After Problem Diagnosis
5 Years
1 ProSupport 7x24 Technical Support and Assistance 5 Years
1 On-Site Installation Declined
3. Delivery Requirements and Information
Delivery Address 1901 Assembly Street, Suite 200
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Advance notice Minimum 5 business days
Delivery date No specific date required, schedule in advance
Delivery days Monday through Friday only – Excluding Federal Holidays
Delivery hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Weekend / after-hours Not permitted
Destination service Inside delivery to one room only
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Depalletize Only if pallet(s) does not fit on elevator
Loading dock No dock available
Lift gate Required
Elevator Yes, access available. Elevator width approximately 42 inches
Multiple rooms No
Truck size Vendor discretion
Delivery timeframe Preferably within 30 days after award
4. Vendor Quote Requirements
Vendor response MUST include:
• Itemized pricing for each server
• Itemized shipping and delivery charges (for delivery inside office)
• Estimated delivery timeline (after receipt of order)
• Payment terms (net 30 days, net 45 days, etc)
• Warranty confirmation
• Quote validity period (30 days preferred)
• Confirmation of authorized reseller status
• Manufacturer parts numbers for all quoted components
• Vendor’s Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)
• Provide a letter from Dell that you are an authorized Dell Partner
5. Submission Instructions
• Quotes must be submitted via email to Kristin Burt at
Kristin_Burt@fd.org by Tuesday, August 4, 2026, no later than 4:00
p.m. EST. Quotes submitted after August 4, 2026, will not be evaluated.
• Questions concerning this RFQ should be addressed in writing to Kristin
Burt at Kristin_Burt@fd.org by Tuesday, July 28, 2026, no later than 4:00
p.m. EST.
• The subject line if the email should read “RFQ26-003”
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Delivery Order Terms and Conditions:
The following judiciary terms and conditions are incorporated into this request and will be
included in the resulting order.
Provision B-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (SEP 2010)
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same
force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the contracting officer will
make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include
blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu
of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by
paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also,
the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address:
http://www.uscourts.gov/procurement.aspx.
(end)
Provision 3-5, Taxpayer Identification and Other Offeror Information (APR 2011)
(a) Definitions. "Taxpayer Identification (TIN)," as used in this provision, means the number
required by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to be used by the offeror in reporting income
tax and other returns. The TIN may be either a social security number or an employer
identification number.
(b) All offerors shall subm…
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