Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, MS32, 22541 Millstone Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

70 -- NOTEBOOK COMPUTER SOL N00421-96-Q-1076 DUE 081696 POC Tom Stann, Contract Specialist, 301-342-1825 x152; Greg Denman, Contracting Officer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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 N00421-96-Q-1076 is hereby issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and the applicable clauses and incorporated provisions and clauses are those that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-10. This action is set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Code is 3571 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees. An offeror which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is deemed to be a small business when it has no more than 500 employees and proposes to furnish the product of a small business manufacturer or producer, which end product is manufactured or produced in the United States. This will be a Firm-Fixed Price contract. This will include two contract line item numbers (CLIN). CLIN 0001 is for a quantity of fifteen (15) each notebook PC's with the following minimum requirements: Processor - Intel 75 Mhz Pentium; Memory - 8MB RAM; Hard Drive - 500MB EIDE; Floppy Drive - 3.5 inch, 1.44 MB; Video - VL local bus with 1MB memory; Point Device - AccuPoint; Display - color 10.4 inch dual scan; Battery - NiMH; Loaded Software - Microsoft Windows for WorkGroups v.3.1.1; PCMCIA - V. 34 28.8K bps fax/data modem. CLIN 0002 is for one (1) each Super VGA to TV converter, AverMedia Averkey3 PC to TV converter. All items shall be delivered within 30 days after contract award. Earlier delivery is acceptable and desirable at no additional cost to the Government. Deliveries shall be made FOB Destination to Commanding Officer, Naval Aviation Depot Operations Center (NADOC-71212), Naval Air Station, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5449, Attn: Bldg 449, Rm. 110. Inspection and Acceptance shall be at destination. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (OCT 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items does not apply to this acquisition. In lieu the following information will be used for evaluation of offerors: award will be made to the offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will result in the lowest cost to the government. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items (MAR 1996) with its proposal. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (JAN 1996) is incorporated by reference, for paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (EO11246), 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Viet Nam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-18 European Union Sanction for End Products (EO12849), 201-39.5202-3 Procurement Authority (FIRMR) - This acquisition is being conducted under regulatory delegation of GSA's exclusive procurement authority for FIP resources. The specific GSA DPA case is not applicable. Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (NOV 1995) is incorporated by reference. For paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582), 252.225-7036 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Warranty: The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided such warranty is at no additional cost to the Government. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive or limit the Governments rights with regards to other terms and conditions of the contract. In the event of a conflict between the warranty and the terms and conditions of the contract, the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverables. This will result in a DO rated award. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered if received in a timely manner. The apparent low offeror may be requested to provide product literature to verify that the minimum requirements of the government are being met. Offerors which fail to furnish required representations and certifications, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Quotations are due by 4:00 PM EST on 96 Aug 16. Anticipated award is 96 Aug 21. Quotations may be faxed to 301-342-1864 or mailed to Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, MS32, Attention Tom Stann, 22541 Millstone Road, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304. For questions contact Tom Stann at 301-342-1825 x152. Numbered Note 1 applies. (0215)

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