U.S. Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office P. O. Box 5400 Albuquerque NM 87185-5400

D -- NATIONWIDE PAGER SERVICE, AND MAINTENANCE SOL DE-RP04-97AL76139 DUE 040297 POC Point of Contact: Martha L. Youngblood 505-845-4268. Contracting Officer: Mary-Lynn C. Hartford 505-845-4661. E-MAIL: DE-RP04-97AL76137, myoungblood.doeal.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation to be issued. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Responses should reference Request for Proposal No. DE-RP04-97AL76137. This CBD solicitation incorporates the provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. The recommended Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this procurement is 4812 with a corresponding size standard of 1,500 employees. Firms responding should indicate whether or not they are small business, small women-owned business, small disadvantaged business, or 8(a) business, in accordance with the referenced SIC Code. The Department of Energy Albuquerque Operations Office (DOE-AL) intends to lease, under full and open competition, numeric or alpha/numeric pagers. DOE-AL estimates a need for 100 to 300 pagers the first year, 50 additional pagers the second year, and 25 additional pagers needed for years three through five. The pagers shall have Flex technology at 6400 baud, toll free access to a nationwide network, individual pin number, nationwide coverage in all major metropolitan cities, message sequence numbering, page recall, priority paging, time of day, and group call. DOE-AL requires the capability of adding or deleting pagers as needed and the capability of trading in pagers should the current technology be upgraded. Optional trade-in of 193 Government-owned Motorola pagers is requested. The frequency of the pagers currently in use is 931.9375 MHz. The types of pagers are 50 each Motorola Pro Encore, Flex 2400; 4 each Motorola NEC, Flex 2400; and Motorola Bravo Classic, POCSAG 2400. DOE-AL requires repairs and maintenance service for all pagers. Delivery is FOB Destination. The acceptance point is DOE-AL, Pennsylvania and K Streets, Building 20397, Kirtland Air Force Base-East, Attn.: IRMD, Albuquerque, NM 87116. Only those vendors who can furnish these items will be considered, no substitute items will be accepted. This is an "All or None" solicitation and contractors must propose on all items. The provisions at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Proposals will be evaluated on the basis of lowest overall price. Please include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with offer. Copies of this provision may be obtained by contacting the Contract Specialist. The FAR clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial items, and at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Under FAR 52.212-5, paragraph (b), the Contracting Officer has indicated that the following clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I, FAR 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity, FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, FAR 52.219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan, FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, FAR 222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies, and FAR 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. FAR Clause 52.232-25, Prompt Payment Act, also applies. Only written responses/proposals to this synopsis/solicitation shall be accepted and should be U.S. mailed to the attention of Martha L. Youngblood at the address listed herein on April 2, 1997, not later than 3:00 P.M. MST. All responsible sources shall submit a proposal (priced by quantity for each year and the trade-in option priced separately) with descriptive literature, for consideration by the Government. The Government intends to award on the responses received as a result of this CBD notice and without discussions, however this does not preclude the Government from having discussions if it is in the best interest of the Government to do so. AL CONTROL NO. 1997-06.. (0077)

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