Defense Mapping Agency, PCA MS D-6, 6000 MacArthur Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20816-5003

70 -- SEAGATE HAWK 2 ST32151N SOL DMA401-96-R-1001 DUE 080296 POC Point of Contact: Purchasing Agent, Harriet Saulsbury (301)227-2366 or Contracting Officer,Marilyn Miller Jaissle (301) 227-5111 17. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is DMA401-96-R1001 and this solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37. This is a total small business set-aside. The (SIC) standard industrial classification code is 3572 and the business size is 1000 employees. Defense Mapping Agency wishes to procure the following ONE(1)line item: CLIN 0001 -185 Each, 2.1 G.B. HALF HEIGHT SCSI DISK DRIVES SEAGATE. The contractor shall provide the following WARRANTY information for each piece of equipment proposed: 1) length of warranty 2) starting date 3) specific terms and conditions 4) Warranty service provider (company name & number). Deliver SEAGATE DISK DRIVES AS FOLLOWS: 39 to Bethesda, MD; 87 to Reston, VA; 59 to St. Louis, Mo. Delivery is anticipated to be FOB destination 30 days after awardee's receipt of signed order. The provision at 52.212-1, ''Instruction to Offerors--Commercial Items'' applies to this order. Interested parties shall submit offerors which include the 11 items outlined in FAR 52.212-1(b). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Provision at 52.212-2, ''Evaluation-Commercial Items'' is hereby incorporated by reference. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest-priced offer of the responsible offeror, whose past performance is acceptable, whose offer conforms to the solicitation to satisfy the Government need, and whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government. Offerors are to include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3, ''Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items'', with offer. The clause at 52.212-4, ''Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items'', is hereby incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, ''Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items'', is hereby incorporated by reference (including: 52.233-3;52.222-26;52.222-35;52.222-36;52.222-37;52.222-41;52.22- 42;52.222-47). The following DFARS clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: 252.212-7001, 252.225-7013, 252.225-7000, 252.225-7001, and 252.225-7012. The contractor shall include descriptive literature if he is offering other than Seagate disk drives. In order for the Government to establish the contractor's past performance, the offeror will also supply the names and addresses of 3 or more of the offeror's customers within the past year. Offers are to be completed and delivered to the Defense Mapping Agency address listed above by 2 August 1996 12:00P.M. E.S.T. The offeror shall state that he agrees to hold the prices in his offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified. (0192)

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