Department of Veterans Affairs (381), Austin Automation Center, 1615 E. Woodward St., Austin, TX 78772

D -- CISCO SMARTNET MAINTENANCE SOL 1125-0008 POC Albert Villalpando, Contracting Officer 512/326-6027 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, albert.villapando@mail.va.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 not be issued. The invitation for bid document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-12. This is a 100% set-aside for small business procurement. The Standard Industrial Code is "7379". The small business size is $18.0 million. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), Austin, Texas (AAC) intends to procure the following Cisco Systems Smartnet Hardware Services: 1) WA-C326T-PC, product code CON-SNT-WA-ADAPT sn#'s: 63003945, 63006199, 63006236 & 63006237; 2) Cisco 7000, product code #CON-SNT-7000 sn#'s 77012028, 77004589 and 77012125; 3) Cisco WS-1202, sn#'s 62001271, 62004834, 62004836 and 62004838; 4) Cisco 7505 sn#'s 50018048 and 50014001; 5) Cisco 2513 sn#'s 25734506 and 25695287; 6) Cisco WA-C326T-PC sn#63184055, 63184080 and 63184205; 7) Cisco 2501 sn#25728737; 8) Cisco 2514 sn# 25698577; 9)Cisco 7507, sn#76009690; 10) Cisco 4500M sn# 45566294; 11) Cisco Works for Windows, product code CON-SAU-PKG5 and 12) Cisco 4700M, sn#47523094. Period of coverage for these items is October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000. Responses shall be in writing and can be mailed to the attention of the contracting officer or faxed to 512/326-6028. The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items with the addendum FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract -- "The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation"; all Offerors will be required to provide a completed copy of the provision FAR 52-212-3 Offeror Representations and Notifications-Commercial Items and with addendum, VAAR 852.219-70 Veteran Owned Small Business; FAR52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items with addendum FAR 52-219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items. Offers must be submitted within 20-days from the publication of this notice and should be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Officer. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN371150). (0235)

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