NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

70 -- ALPHA WORKSTATIONS SOL 8-W-5-14-79386 POC Contact Glynda H. Meeks, GP26J/Contract Specialist, 205-544-0422, or Jane Maples, GP25/Contracting Officer NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Quotation (RFQ) for Alpha Workstations -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from DEC or an authorized DEC distributor/reseller the following items: Item 1 - Qty 3 ea - Digital P/N PB4BU-BA: Upgrade of VAXstation 2000 or VAXstation II/GPX to AlphaStation 200 4/166 workstation (Open VMS) - Includes AlphaStation 200 4/166 with 166 mhz CPU, 32 mb memory, ZLXp graphics option, mouse and keyboard, and Open VMS and NAS-150 licenses -- Item 2 - Qty 3 ea - Digital P/N FR-PC77M-AC: 32 mb memory for Item 1 -- Item 3 - Qty 3 ea - Digital P/N PBXGA-AA: TGA graphics card for Item 1 -- Item 4 - Qty 6 ea - Digital P/N FR-PCXAV-HA VRC21-HA: 21'' monitor for item 1 and 3 -- Item 5 - Qty 3 ea - Digital P/N PBXRZ-EA: lgb SCSI-2 disk for Item 1 -- This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT) portion of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act (FASA) -- Request for copies of the RFQ must be submitted in writing and must include documentation indicating authorization from DEC as a distributor/reseller -- Transmission by facsimile to 205-544-9080 or by Internet e-mail to glynda.meeks@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- Note: This sole-source procurement described is based on system compatability requirements -- Interested firms have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities in the critical areas mentioned above, along with a request for a copy of the solicitation -- Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis -- Responses received after the 15 days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and will not be considered -- A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract, on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Government -- Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice -- The RFQ will be released on or about 15 days after publication of this notice in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- The RFQ will have a 15 day response period -- All responsible business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by the agency. (0166)

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