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70 -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL MDA908-98-R-0033 DUE 052698 POC Deborah J. Jordan 202-231-8844 E-MAIL: afjordj@dia.osis.gov, AFJORDJ@DIA.OSIS.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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will be issued. Solicitation MDA908-98-R-0033 is hereby issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Office of the Inspector General, Department of Defense, (OIG-DoD), upon internal approvals, intends to procure a quantity of 540 Compaq or Equal brand Pentium computers. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this synopsis/solicitation to the Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation provides the best value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to award to other than the lowest priced offer if, in its judgment, the technical superiority outweighs the price. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular Nr. XX. The following FAR provisions/clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offer's Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items; 52.213-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, provide completed copy with your proposal; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Items, 52.215-9, Submission of Offers; 52.215-10, Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Proposals; 52.215-16, Contract Award. Proprietary information provided must be marked in accordance with FAR 52.215-12. These provisions/clauses can be found in full text at (http://www.gsa.gov/far/). Proposals in response to this synopsis/solicitation are due NLT 12:00 noon EST, 26 May 1998. Responses shall be mailed to Virginia Contracting Activity (VCA), Attn: Ms. Deborah J. Jordan, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, DC 20050-6563 or delivered to VCA, Building 6000, Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C. 20340, Telephone: (202) 231-8844, FAX (202) 231-5606. All offers must include: (1) Delivery, FOB, 30 days ARO; (2) Unit, & Extended Prices with a Total Price for the following items: L/I 001 Compaq Pentium II/266 MHZ (or latest technology upgrade available), Year 2000 Compliant, 6GB (EIDE) HARD DRIV MIN 64MB RAM Upgradeable MIN 128, 512 Cache, 3.5 inch 1.44 Floppy Drive, Combo ISA & PCI Slots, CD-ROM 20x Speed (DVD), Sound Blaster Sound Card, Enhanced 104 Keyboard, Fortezza Slot with Configurable PCMCIA for Card Drives, Real-time Clock/Calendar w/Battery Backup, Mouse (2 Button) & Mouse Port, One or Two Serial R5-232, One Parallel Port, Energy Star Compliant, Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Preinstalled, Network Adapter, Ethernet, Auto-Sensing 10/100 MB, Quantity 540; L/I 002 Compaq Desktop Monitors, 17 Inch Diagonal Display, Color SVGA and 1280-1024 Non-Interlaced, Integrated Speakers, IBM Compatible, 15 Pin Interface Cable, Tilt-swivel Base, .28 DPI, 115-230 V 50-60 HZ Auto-Switching Power Supply, Energy Star Compliant, Contrast and Brightness Controls. Quantity 540; L/I 003 Compaq Video Adapters, SVGA, PCI Bus, 32 or 64 Bit Video Adapter w/4MB Memory, Supports 16.8 Million Colors with Accelerated Windows Drivers, Supports 1280 X 1024 Non Interlaced Resolutions Minimum, Quantity 540. FOB-OIG, DoD, 400 Army Navy Drive, Room 426, Arlington, VA 22202. (0133)

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