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70 -- COLOR SCANNERS SOL 8154 DUE 061295 POC Contact Kimberly Kleeb, Contracting Officer 703/648-7370 The U.S. Geological Survey has a requirement for 24-bit color scanners that are compatible with USGS-owned Unix hardware platforms (DG-AViiON, SUN Microsystems, Silicon Graphics, Hewlett-Packard, IBM RS/6000), Personal computers, Power PC's and Macintosh's current and official operating system releases and fonts. Scanners will be used to generate digital data from existing hardcopy documents to be manipulated by various application software packages. All elements of the scanners shall be standard products, configured as normally offered for sale on the commercial market at the time of contract award. The scanners will be installed throughout the continental United States, Alaska, Hawaii, and Puerto Rico. The Government intends to operate these systems in both controlled and uncontrolled environments and expects consistent results with a temperature range from 60 - 85 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5 - 29.5 degrees Celsius) and 40 - 60 percent relative; noncondensing humidity. The estimated period of performance is one base year plus option periods through February 1998. Requests for solicitation 8154 must be in writing (FAX 703-648-7901). Only one copy of the RFP will be issued per company (the addressee of the first request). No telephone requests for this solicitation package will be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. See Note 12. (0110)

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