Rome Laboratory/PK, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514

J -- REPAIR/MAINTENANCE INTEL PARAGON COMPUTERS SOL F30602-97-R-5015 DUE 052497 POC Kathleen A. Woodard, Contract Specialist, Written Request Only. FAX 315, 330-2555 Item 0001, NON-PERSONAL SERVICES: To furnish all labor, tools, technical data, parts, and materials necessary to perform essential repair/maintenance on 0001AA: 321 node Intel Paragon Computer, Model XP/S, Serial Number 301972, mfg by Intel Corporation and 0001AB: 26 node Intel Paragon Computer, Model XP/E, Serial Number 301922, mfg by Intel Corporation for a period not to exceed 30Sep97. Provide necessary remedial repairs (known repairs consist of, seven (7) failed nodes and three (3) bad drives. Three (3) power supplies have indicated marginal outputs. They may or may not need to be replaced. The current operating system is 4.1.0, which needs to upgraded to the most recent version of 4.1.2.1. Normal response following a request for remedial repair shall be within 24 hours after notification that the equipment is inoperative or otherwise in need of repair. Provide all labor, travel, and parts determined necessary to maintain the equipment in good operating condition during the specified period of coverage (Jun 97-30Sep97). Replacement parts shall be new or equivalent. Contractor services shall be required to be performed at the physical location of the equipment, Rome Laboratory, except that provisions should be made for factory repair of individual components, assemblies, or subassemblies of the end item equipment, it the discrepancies are such that local repair of the applicable item can be accomplished. Factory repair will be accomplished at no additional cost to the government. Qty 4 months -- FOB Destination. Sole source acquisition from manufacturer, Intel Corporation, 15201 N.W. Greenbrier Parkway, Beaverton OR 97006, is planned based upon sole source justification which states that vendor is the only manufacturer of components for Intel massively parallel computer. Award will be made on or about 1 Jun 97. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not consideredto be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. Rena, Phone 315/330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) through use of a written request for quotation. (0140)

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