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63 -- SDI DUAL REDUNDANT HOST SOL N00244-99-T-B524 DUE 092099 POC 11. Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contract Specialist at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347; email gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil WEB: Click here to visit our website., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6/1/98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or visit the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com/ for more information. FISC San Diego is announcing its intent to issue a directed sole source procurement to Radian Inc. under authority of FAR 6.302-1 for the following item. This announcement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-6 (this means you must be a small business, quoting the product of a small-business manufacturer); all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13 and the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation number/RFQ N00244-99-T-B524 applies; this announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation, quotes are being requested and A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through all Federal Acquisition Circulars and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement 1998 Edition including updates through today's date. The standard industrial code is 3669 and the business size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for one (1) line items as follows. Line Item 0001: SDI Dual Redundant Host/head end system comprised of a System 1088++Host, 1088++Host to Host Software, 1088++Net Host Software, Redundancy Software, Tape Backup Software, MS-1 Line Driver, and Ethernet Interface Card. Quantity one (1) each. Quote to include installation. All items are to be delivered to/installed at: Naval Construction Battalion Center, Security Department, Port Hueneme, CA 93043. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum -- Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. Addendum provision FAR 52.247-45, F.O.B. Origin and/or F.O.B. Destination Evaluation. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 219-1, Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements; and FAR 52.225-11, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies. OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISION WITH THEIR PROPOSALS: FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Note: IMPORTANT INTERNET ADDRESSES: 1) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at http://www.arnet.gov/far; 2) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html; 3) Navy Electronic Commerce On-Line (NECO) at http://www.neco.navy.mil/ to access a copy of the RFQ electronically (not applicable for this announcement); and 4) Other federal/defense links (e.g. Central Contractor Registration On-line, Commerce Business Daily On-Line) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp (scroll down to the bottom of the page for numerous links). Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: 1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses; 2) discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days); 3) anticipated delivery/availability of product/s; 4) the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number (DUNS), Taxpayer ID number; 5) published price list for quoted item/s; and 6) COMPLETED FAR 52.212-3 Alt I. Reference Solicitation number on all correspondence. Quotes must be received no later than 5:00 PM, local time, 9/20/99, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil) ONLY. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. Posted 09/14/99 (W-SN380064). (0257)

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