Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS), Acquisition Management Division, 401 14th Street, S.W., Room 454D, Washington, DC, 20227

36 -- INK JET PRINTER SYSTEM SOL FHQ00Q04118 DUE 080400 POC Evelyn Daval, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)874-6888, Fax (202)874-7275, Email evelyn.daval@fms.sprint.com -- Tonya Kreps, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-6634, Fax (202) 874-7275, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=FHQ00Q04118&LocID=1763. E-MAIL: Evelyn Daval, evelyn.daval@fms.sprint.com. PRESOLICITATION NOTICE This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation that will be issued and proposals are being requested. The solicitation number is FHQ00Q04118 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation, incorporated provisions, and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17. Description of Supply: The U.S. Department of Treasury, Financial Management Services has a requirement for an Ink Jet Printer System, to be used with the agency's MS073 Gunther Finisher. Specifications: Imager Controller/Drivers -- 186-processor w/1 Meg RAM is resident in the Imager. Can be controlled by any (486 or higher) IBM compatible personal computer via a parallel or serial port connection. Optional Interface software available. Printer Languages -- ASCII/Gunther. Machine Control—Machine control and signaling must conform to Gunther standards to ensure proper package tracking. Integrity Checking -- Vision system and package tracking software ensure the highest level of integrity. Dimensions -- 22.00" wide x 51.25" longer x 35.00 -- 38.00 (depending upon infeed set height). Infeed ramp height adjustable from 30.00" to 34.00. Bulk Ink Supplies -- (featuring Hewlett-Packard Inkjet Technology): (1) Cartridges: 3-pen configuration uses 3 Hewlett-Packard inkjet print cartridge (Part No 1952193 with a deliverable ink volume of 42ml, capable of 2.5 million characters per pen.1. (2) Ink System: 3-pen configuration uses 3 Ink Systems (Part No. 1952192) with a deliverable ink volume of 370 ml., yielding 25 million characters per system. Dimensions of Ink System: Each system includes a 12" W x 2" H x 2.25 D" cardboard encased Ink Reservoir which attaches via 0.5" diameter x 3" long plastic hose to a one-way valve on an inkjet print cartridge. (3) Installation: Extremely user friendly-ink re-supply takes less than 5 minutes and no tools are required. (4) Shelf life: 18 months in original packaging, 6 months after installation in printer (Valid for an ambient temperature range of 10 to 30 degrees C). (5) Ordering: Call Gunther International for details (800-864-1490). External ink reservoir location relative to print head: 4 inches +/- 1/2" below the surface of the print head. Up to 3 feet in length from print head. Print head mounting orientation i.e., angle of inclination to the horizontal: 90 degree to horizontal path of paper/substrate. The horizontal path may be at an angle but loss of print quality may occur. Maximum spacing between media and print head: Media must touch the medial guide for optimum print quality. Fonts/set: Any true-type font, barcode or Bitmap. 256K memory resident for multiple fonts. Resolution: 600x300 dpi at 50 inches per second and 600x600 dpi at 25 inches per second. Print Rate: Up to 25,000 documents per hour, application dependent (dependent on resolution, size of media, number of lines, etc. Message Size per 3-pen Imager: 1.5" Height x 11" Length. Multiple Imagers: Includes 2 imagers daisy chained together. Lines of text or bitmaps cannot be split between imagers. Print Orientation: Landscape, right side up and up side down print orientation (i.e. 180-degree rotation). Left-to-right or right-to left document path. Power Requirements: 208 V single-phase 30A 4 wire. Envelope Size Range: #10 up to 10" x 13". Envelope Thickness Range: Dynamic range from .010" up to .375". Divert Bin: Ability to divert product from the finishing stream after printing. This simplified acquisition firm fixed price requirement is full and open to all business concerns. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical acceptability offering the best value to the government, considering price and non-price factors. Delivery FOB destination. Interested offerors should submit a price for item identified above. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial items is hereby incorporated by reference. The government will award a commercial item contract using simplified acquisition procedures to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The offers will be evaluated on the basis of system requirement supportability. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FAR 212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The clauses may be viewed at Http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Order -- Commercial Items apply to this solicitation. Interested offerors are required to contact the point of contact (POC) for full text clauses, and past performance surveys. Offers are to be received by no later than 10:00 a.m., Aug 4, 2000 at FMS, 401-14th Street, SW, Room 457B, Washington, DC 20227. Fax quotations are acceptable. FAX No. (202)874-7275. The POC for this acquisition is Evelyn J. Daval, (202) 874-6888. Point of Contact: Evelyn J. Daval, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-6888, Fax (202) 874-7275, Email evelyn.daval@fms.treas.gov Tonya Kreps, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-6634, Fax (202) 874-7275, Email tonya.kreps@fms.treas.gov Fax your questions to Evelyn J. Daval at evelyn.daval@fms.sprint.com Posted 07/17/00 (D-SN475674). (0199)

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