67 -- PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

January 31, 2001

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

ZIP Code

20535-0001

Solicitation Number

RFQ# 959074

Response Due

February 15, 2001

Point of Contact

Garland L. Crosby Jr., Contract Specialist, (202) 324-9013

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation number 959074, the provisions and clauses incorporated are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-18. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 421410 with a business size standard of 100 million dollars. This will be a Firm-Fixed price contract and is a Brand Name or Equal request for one (1) Gretag Lightjet 430 wide format digital printer and one (1) Onyx PosterShop Pro Server (including Lightjet FE) 5.0 software package. The Gregtag Lightjet 430 features and specifications are as follows: Printing: 300 dpi continuous-tone resolution for enhanced image sharpness and productivity with a maximum image size of 50.5" X 120.5" (128 X 306 cm) and a print time not to exceed 11.2 minutes; a roll media capacity with a maximum of 164 feet of length and a maximum of 50 feet of width; three color laser operation for speed, reliability and color accuracy; laser light sources include, Red -- Helium neon -- 633 nm, Green -- Helium neon -- 543 nm, Blue -- Argon ion -- 458 nm. Resolution: continuous tone spatial resolution of 200 to 300 dpi with an apparent half tone resolution of 4,000 dpi; color resolution of 36 bits. Hardware Interpolation: adaptive 16-point bi-cubic spline applied on a per frame basis; interpolation scaling range from 100% to 1,000%; user selectable sharpness filters to allow various portions of images to be sharpened or smoothed on a per frame basis. The Contractor must provide complete equipment specifications along with their price quote. The following FAR clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2000), FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 1999). FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jul 2000) . Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provisions at 52-212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications (Oct 2000) with its offer. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received shall be considered by the agency. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors will be evaluated in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999). The following factors, in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: quality of merchandise offered and price quoted. The destination is FOB to Cheverly, Maryland. All bids shall be submitted to the address listed on line number seven no later than 4:00 p.m. EST. Thursday, February 15, 2001. The point of contact for all information is Garland L. Crosby Jr., (202) 324-9013. Quotes can also be faxed to (202) 324-0570.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010202/67SOL002.HTM (W-031 SN50C3Q7)