U.S. Department of State, Office of Acquisition, P.O. Box, 9115, Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA 22219-0244

58 -- SIMULTANEOUS INTERPRETATION EQUIPMENT & INSTALLATION SERVICES SOL S-OPRAQ-96-R-0595 DUE 070996 POC Tai-Li Hoffman, Contract Specialist, (703) 875-5202, or; Sally Allen, Contracting Officer, (703) 875-6020;; Fax: (703) 875-6085 The State Department has a requirement for the rental and/or purchase of Infrared Simultaneous Interpretation Equipment and relatd installation services. Contract type: FFP/IDIQ with labor hour, cost reimbursement provisions, Contract period: one (1) base year plus four (4) option years. The required equimpment must be compatiable with or equivalent to DIS and Brahler equipment, and available in 110v/60hz 220v/50hz dual voltage models. Detailed specifications, plans or drawings, relating to the requirement are not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. This is the step-one of the two-step sealed bidding method. Step-one is the request for technical proposals only. Interested parties should submit request for RFP in writing to the contact person listed above. Such requests must be received by this office on or before COB July 9, 1996. Upon successful equipment testing in Step-One, bidders who offer acceptable equipment and services shall be invited to participate in step-two, in which bidders are requested to submit sealed bids in accordance with the invitation for bids. Contract award will be made on all or none basis to the bidder whose bid represents the most advantageous to the Government, technical merits, price and price related factors considered. All responsive and responsible offers shall be considered. Telephone requests for RFP SHALL NOT BE ACCEPTED. This synopsis may represent the only published announcement for this requirement. It is important to note that upon contract award and prior to contract performance the successful bidder/contractor must possess or be able to obtain secret facility secret clearance issued by Department of Defense in accordance with the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M). Upon contract award and prior to contract performance, specifically designated contractor personnel who require access to classified information, or areas where access to classified information cannot be precluded, must possess, or be able to obtain secret personnel security clearances issued by the Defense Industrial Security Clearance Office (DISCO). Upon contract award, the State Department, Bureau of Diplomatic Security, will sponsor the successful bidder/contractor in the security clearance process. (0171)

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