Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, Midstates Procurement Operations Branch, 4050 Alpha Road, Dallas, Texas 75244

70 -- OPTICAL CARTRIDGES SOL IRS-96-MS-060 DUE 092496 POC Contact Linda Green, Contracting Officer, (214) 308-1999. 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, offers are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number IRS-96-MS-060 is a Request for Quotations (RFQ) incorporating FAR provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-41. The IRS will make award to the offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and provides the lowest evaluated price. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 3695, the applicable size standard is 1,000 employees. Item 001: Optical Cartridge, 12.5'', 6 GB, LMSI-LM-4000 (UK), Quantity 76 each. Prices quoted shall be F.O.B. Destination to the following address: Internal Revenue Service, Austin Service Center, 2021 E. Woodward Street, Austin, TX, 78741, ATTN: Operations Branch, Mail Stop 6360AUSC. Delivery is required within 15 days of order acceptance. In addition to price, offerors shall include a complete description of the item offered, including part number and place of manufacture. The following FAR provisions are incorporated in this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. A completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 shall be included with offers. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is incorporated in this solicitation. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is incorporated in this solicitation. Pursuant to clause 52.212-5, offerors shall agree to comply with the following FAR clauses: 52.222.3, 52.233-3, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.225-3. All offers received through COB on Tuesday, September 24, 1996, will be considered.. Offers may be mailed to the address shown in this notice or may be faxed to (214) 308-1928, ATTN: Linda Green. All inquiries regarding this solicitation should be in writing and mailed or faxed to same. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. (0250)

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