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J -- SOFTWARE & MAINTENANCE SOL RFQ70118 DUE 080797 POC Marsha Gorham, Purchasing Agent on (301)496-8607 or Patricia Haun, CO (301)402-4509 This is a combined synopsis/solication for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This annnouncement constitutes the only solicitation, proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation No. RFQ70118 is issued as a Request for Quote. The solicitation/contract will include all applicable provisions and clauses in effect through FAR 90-46. The acquisitions is being made in accordance with the test program for using simplified procedures for certain commercial items authorized in FAR 13.6 The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7378 and the business size standard is 500 employees. A. The contractor shall furnish Corel Wordperfect Suite 7.0 (2500 licenses) for Windows 95 and one year maintenance which includes the premium technical support as per the corporate license agreement with Corel. The contractor warrants that the commercial item of software is identified as being Year 2000 compliant in response to the procuring agency's specifications. This requirement is not set-aside for small businesses. Delivery shall be made F.O.B.Destination, no later than 120 days after contract award, to NCI/NIH 9000 Rockville Pike, Bldg 41, Room C 615, Bethesda, Maryland 20892. Offerors must provide product literature, owner's manuals, warranties, and/or other existing materials that demonstrate that their offeror meets the foregoing requirments. The contract will be awarded to the responsible offer with the lowest-price offer that fully meets to the requirements of the solicitation. The solicitation incorportes the provisions at FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS COMMERCIAL ITEMS AND FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTFICATIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS. The latter provision includes the DUNS Number Addendum. The resulting contract will incorporate the requirments of the clause at FAR 52.212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, and the requirments contained in psragraphs(a) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS- DEVIATION FOR SIMPLIFIED ACQUISTIONS. The contract will also incorporate certain clauses cited in paragraphs (b) and (c) of the clause of FAR 52.212-5. Offerors must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, with their offer. These representatoions and certifications must be signed by an authorized representative of the offeror. Full text copies of the representations and certifications or other cited provisions and cluuses may be obtained from Marsha Gorham, Purchasing Agent on (301)496-8607 and faxed to(301)402-4513. Offer must be in in writing and are due no later than twenty(20)days after publication of this notiice. Please cite the solicitation number on your proposal. (0199)

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