SPECIAL NOTICE
67 -- Purchase of Custom Reprographic Copying System
- Notice Date
- 9/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Acquisition and Property Division, Acquisition Branch (MD), 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 3, Mailstop: 5116, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20705
- Solicitation Number
- AG32SBS12604474
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2012
- Point of Contact
- Alvenia K Pitts, Phone: 301-504-1742
- E-Mail Address
-
alvenia.pitts@ars.usda.gov
(alvenia.pitts@ars.usda.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The United States Department Agriculture (USDA), Agriculture Research Service (ARS ), National Agricultural Library (NAL), intends to award a sole source contract for purchase and installation of all hardware and software components for a reprographic copying system from Digital Transitions located in New York, NY. This reprographic copying system is used to produce archival quality digital copies of large format materials from the NAL collection. This must be achieved without damaging the original items. The custom built reprographic copying system consist of the following key components: A. Digital Transitions copy stand, column, & table (60x40" surface and with vacuum suction); B. Profoto D4r2400 watt professional strobe system with D4 flash heads; Digital Transitions R-Cam Camera Body; C. PhaseOne IQ180 80 MP camera back; D. Schneider 72mm Lens with Electronic Shutter System and E. Capture One camera control software. Install and configuration shall take place at NAL. Training shall be conducted onsite at NAL and shall consist of two (2) days of extended end-user training on the complete system. Maintenance and repair support for hardware and software and ongoing user support and training under Digital Transitions Continuing Care Program shall be provided. Testing and certification to ensure that the installed system complies with the Federal Agency Digitization Guideline Initiative (FADGI) for still images, Additional information can be found at ( http://www.digitizationguidelines.gov/ ). Digital Transitions provides the only known product that meets the government's minimum needs. Service shall be provided between September 24, 2012 through September 23, 2013. NAICS Code is 541990. No solicitation will be issued. No telephone calls are being accepted. Questions and responses can be emailed alvenia.pitts@ars.usda.gov no later than 1pm ET, September 13, 2012. Point of Contact(s): Alvenia (Kris) Pitts, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-504-1742, Fax 301-504-0022, Email Alvenia.pitts@ars.usda.gov - Contracting Office Address: Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, NCRBSC-Acquisition and Property Branch, 5601 Sunnyside Avenue, Building 2, Mailstop: 5152, Beltsville, MD, 20705. Place of Contract Performance: 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/ARS/CB/AG32SBS12604474/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: NAL, 10301 Baltimore Avenue, Beltsville, Maryland, 20705, United States
- Zip Code: 20705
- Zip Code: 20705
- Record
- SN02873071-W 20120909/120908001253-7eb353cb4dbaac365020bbb2b5c1951f (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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