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67 -- SONY DIGITAL BETACAM SOL S-LC98043 DUE 033198 POC William B. Price, Contracting Officer, (202) 707-0487 WEB: The Library of Congress, http://www.loc.gov. E-MAIL: The Library of Congress, wpri@loc.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation pursuant to provisions of Clinger-Cohen Act, Public Law 103-355, Streamlined Acquisition of Commercial Items; NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. The Library intends to negotiate with SONY Electronics, Inc. 9901 Business Pkwy., Lanham, MD 20706, as sole source for the following items: DVW-A500 digital Betacam (2); BKDW-505 analog composit input board (2); RMM-110/US mount kit series VTR (2). Solicitation document, provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, most current date. Items to be delivered by March 31, 1998, acceptance and FOB Library of Congress. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, is NOT applicable; a completed copy of provision at FAR 52.213-3 must be provided; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Any person interested in responding to this notice must do so in writing to the contract officer named above within 15 days from the date of publication of this notice. (0062)

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