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D -- DEFENSE COMMISSARY AGENCY'S REQUEST FOR SOURCES TO PROVIDE SPECIFIC PRINTERS SOL SP4700-98-R-0019 DUE 100598 POC H. Maurice Ford, (703)767-1175, or Clyde Dancy, (804)734-8166 WEB: /dascc/, http://www.dasc.dla.mil. E-MAIL: DeCA Sources Sought CBD Notice, harold_ford@dasc.dla.mil. The Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA), located at Fort Lee, Virginia contemplates the purchase of firm and optional quantities of "brand name or equal" printers with options, documentation, miscellaneous supplies, delivery and on-site installation. These printers are required for the sustainment of the DeCA Interim Business System (DIBS) throughout the Continental United States (CONUS) and to selected outside the Continental united States (OCONUS). These printers must operate as remote devices interfacing to Honeywell BULL DPS 6000 series minicomputers over a didicated communications network. All printers will operate in normal office environment and require no special climatization. Printer noise levels cannot exceed 70 decibels while printing business reports. One set of documentation on CD ROM must be delivered to HQs DeCA. At no cost to the Government, all documentation updates will be delivered to HQs DeCA within thirty (30) calendar days after release.If the proposed printers are other than the Mannesmann Tally Models MT 645, 076952, 076636, and 076634, the printer and options will be required to perform a Live Test Demonstration (LTD). The purpose of the LTD is to ascertain the proposed printer will work within the DIBS environment and avoid delays. Time is critical to the agency and the project cannot afford delays during deployments. The LTD will assure the agency that the printer can be installed and brought into production immediately upon their deliveries. The LTD will consist of the contractor delivering the proposed printer with installed bar-coded option to the nearest DeCA commissary that is on the Defense Logistics Agency's (DLA) communications network, configuring the printer to run as a remote device on a Honeywell DPS 6000/634 minicomputer, and printing selected DIBS reportsand Quality Micro Systems (QMS) compatible bar-coded labels. A LTD will only be performed on equipment that has been determined "or equal" under the terms and conditions of FAR Provision 52.210-7000, Brand Name or Equal, and meeting the minimum salient characteristics specified hereunder. Further, a LTD will only be performed on the apparent low offeror's equipment, if that equipment is "other than" the Mannesmann Tally MT 645, including options. (1) Equipment must be able to print DIBS reports and QMS Compatible labels using serial ports over DLA Network using RTS/CTS flow control protocol. (2) Offerors will be responsible for all costs associated with the LTD. Offerors will be required to sign a release of liability statement upon delivery of their equipment to the DeCA site. The Government will provide each offeror instructions for delivering proposed equipment to DeCA site for LTD. The agency will provide qualified personnel and test equipment on-site to conduct the LTD and to help diagnose a problem if one should appear. (3) Printer/options must not lose print data once printer buffer is full. (4)Equipment must print QMS compatible bar coded labels from DIBS. Labels will contain UPC-A and Code 3 of 9 bar codes. (5) Printer options must complete a satisfactory LTD within three(3) working days from the beginning of the LTD. However, the Government reserves the right to extend the LTD beyond the three(3) working days. The Governbment will promptly notify the contractor of any extension. If the equipment fails the LTD, the contractor will be advised in writing of the reasons for the failure. A satisfactory LTD must be completed to be considered for award. A pedestal, cabinet or printer stand that include paper stacking capability for all printers shall be provided and it must be a free standing device. All printers and cables are considered "customer installable".QUANTITIES REQUIRED: 50 Printers(ready to use);20 Printers (ready to use Optional);10 Printers (ready to use Optional, NO QMS); and 20 European Electrical plug adapter (Optional). Posted 09/15/98 (W-SN250209). (0258)

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