General Services Administration, FTS, Office of Information Security, Acquisitions (TISA), 7th & D. Sts., SW, Room 5060, Washington, DC 20407

70 -- NOTEBOOK PC COMPUTERS, AND ACCESSORIES SOL TIB-A98004 DUE 121897 POC Point of Contact -- Jon D. Faye, Contracting Officer, 202-708-6099 E-MAIL: Office of Information Security, jon.faye@GSA.GOV. The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Telecommunications Service (FTS), Office of Information Security (OIS), intends to procure commercially available notebook computers and accessories, from the lowest priced technically acceptable offer(s) with other factors considered for the items defined herein and under the terms described. The following commercial items of materials and equipment are required on a Brand Name or Equal basis. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS and SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format at FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda referred to in this solicitation. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; proposals are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This is GSA, FTS, OIS solicitation, number TIB-A98004 and is issued as a REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-01. This solicitation is being conducted as a small business set aside. SIC code 7373, Computer Integrated Systems Design and Business size standard, $18-million apply. Quote price and price extension for each major and optional items and quantity in your response. NO FURTHER SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED. A single order for a total of 34 notebook computer systems is contemplated. Award will be best value based for a state-of-the-art, self-contained, impact resistant, ergonomically suited, notebook computer configuration consisting substantially of the following minimums: TFT Active 13.3" XGA 1024x768 screen configuration. Intel Pentium 200MHz MMX CPU. MMX enabled motherboard. Audio, wavetable memory and built in microphone and speakers. Video Port Card and Bus Support. An A4 size Keyboard. Integrated Track Pad Pointing Device. Unit shall also be capable to use external mouse that disables track pad. However, no extra mouse or its software is identified here. Offer must so identify any external mouse restrictions or brand and type that is compatible with intended operation. EDO RAM, 32MB on motherboard, expandable to 128MB EDO RAM. L1 & L2 Write-back cache. 512K Pipeline-Burst SRAM Cache. Four-MB Video EDO RAM, 64-bit VGA controller on a PCI LB Architecture and CRT support for up to 1280x1024, 16-million colors. Simultaneous CRT & LCD Operation. Flash, Plug and Play BIOS. Built-in CD-ROM drive, minimum speed 16X. One 3.5" 1.44MB Floppy Disk Drive (FDD). Built-in CD-ROM and FDD must be operable at the same time. Removable FDD to facilitate extra battery or extra HDD. One each 2.0 GB or larger-when-formatted, removable PCI Local Bus, 2.5", IDE Interface Hard Disk Drive (HDD). Two each AC/DC Adapter, Batter-Charger Units of type "Full range auto-switching 100-240V AC Adapter." Car cigarette lighter adapter. Two NiMH Batteries 40 Watt capacity minimum. Option for Two Li-Ion Batteries showing price difference for substitution with NiMH batteries. Interfacing shall also include Wireless IrDA 1.1 compliant support for 4-MB FIR. Two-USB Ports. One 16C550 Compatible Serial Port. One-ECP-EPP supported parallel port. External Keyboard Port. MIDI Port. Line-in, Line-out, and Microphone audio jacks. A 168-pin Port Replicator connector. CPU and Global Stand-by modes and suspend to HDD/DRAM power management capability. Not more that 13" (w) x 10.5" (D) x 2.5" (H). Not more than 10.0 Pounds as configured. Owners' Manual and Carrying bag with shoulder strap and handle. Note: The AC/DC Adapter must charge the battery when the computer is turned off. If this is not the case and option price for two-each separate battery charges shall be included in the offer. All chipsets, BIOS, screen, and Drive manufacturers shall be identified. Type III PCMCIA Slot (for Two Type II or one Type III PCMCIA device. A single PCMCIA Combo Card with Ethernet 10-BaseT and BNC connector and 33.6KB data and14.4KB fax modem. Provide modem and fax modes supported by your offered device. Provided a detailed breakdown and specification of the offered system. Microsoft Windows95 on CD-ROM (no docs. version). Warranty is to be stated in terms of Mail-in Warranty. Describer warranty terms offered for a minimum period of a one-year term parts and labor. All Materials are required to be shipped within 7-10 days After Receipt of Order (ARO). Winning offeror shall agree to ship all items to our intended APO AE postal address through US Postal Service. An APO AE Address defines an overseas location for the US Postal Service. A certificate of conformance is required to be provided to the Contracting Officer per FAR Part. 52.246-15. Notice and proof of shipment is required. Copies of signed postal receipts will suffice for this purpose. All items shall be quoted on an FOB-Destination basis. The award resulting from this solicitation shall be to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and which is most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered in evaluation. An evaluation of each offer will be conducted in order to verify technical compliance to at least the minimum stated requirements on a best overall value to government basis. Quality, price, past performance, and the offered delivery schedule will also be considered. Offerors are to provide copies of their Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with each offer per FAR Part 52.212-3. The Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and without addenda. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition as do the following clauses incorporated by reference: 52.233-3 Protest After Award (31 USC 3553 and 40 USC 759), and the contractor agrees to comply with the following additional clauses: Partial Shipment and Partial Payments are not authorized. 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies -- Fixed Price (AUG 1996) applies. The Government reserves the right to make award on receipt of initial offers resulting solely from this notice and without holding further discussions. Contact, Jon D. Faye at 202-708-6099 for questions not covered by this solicitation. Offers, twenty pages or less shall be received in the Office of Info Security no later than the 16th of December, 1997, 2:00 PM Washington, DC. Deliver offers to GSA, FTS, OIS (TIB); Attn. Jon D. Faye; 7th & D. Sts., SW; Room 5060; Washington, DC 20407. Numbered Note 1, small business set aside applies. (0342)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0269 19971211\70-0001.SOL)