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76 -- BOOKS SOL USZA92-98-Q-0024 DUE 091098 POC Jane Sutherlin, Contracting Officer, 910/432-2146 This is a notice of intent to purchase the following books. 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; no written solicitation will be issued. Books to be purchased are: "Modern Standard Arabic" Vol I ISBN 0-521-27295-5 (50 each); "Modern Standard Arabic" Vol 1 ISBN 0-521-27296-3(50 each); "Modern Military Dict English-Arab/Arab-English" ISBN 0-7818-0243 (50 each); "Wortabets Eng-Arab Dict" ISBN 0-7818-0383-2 (50 each); "Arabic Handy Distionary" ISBN 0-087052-960-9 (100 each); "501 French Verts" ISBN 0-8120-9281-3 (75 each); "Oxford French Mini Dict" ISBN 0-19-860140-9 (75 each); "Minjung's Kor-Eng/Eng-Kor Dictionary" ISBN 0-930878-02-7 (50 each); "Berlitz Korean Phrase Book" ISBN 2-8315-0924-6 (50 each); "Hippocrene Korean Handy Dictionary: ISBN 0-7818-0082-X (50 each); "501 Portuguese Verbs" ISBN 0-8120-9034-9 (50 each); "Berlitz Port/Eng Dict" ISBN 2-8315-0990-4 (50 each); "Penguin Polish Phrase Book" ISBN 0-14-011174-3 (75 each); "Pocket Polish Dictionary" ISBN 0-88729-109-0 (75 each); "501 Russian Verbs" ISBN 0-8120-4662-5 (75 each); "Barrons Russian Grammar" ISBN 0-8120-4902-0 (75 each); "Collins Gem Russian Dict" ISBN 0-00-458652-2 (75 each); "Katzner Russian Dict" ISBN 0-471-01707-8 (75 each); "501 Spanish Verbs" ISBN 0-8120-9282-1 (100 each); "Vox Spanish-English Dict" ISBN 0-8442-7976-5 (100 each); "Berlitz Thai Phrase Book" ISBN 2-8315-0931-9 (75 each); "New Model Thai-Eng Dict" ISBN 9-7408-3250-4 (75 each); "Thai-Eng Students Dict" ISBN 0-8047-0567-4 (30 each); "Hippocrene Handy Thai Dict" ISBN 0-87052-963-3 (75 each); "SC-English/English-SC Practical Dictionary" ISBN 0-7818-0445-0 (50 each); "Croatian-Eng/Eng-Croatian" ISBN 0-88729-183X; "Newspaper Arabic" ISBN 0-86685-362-6 (50 each); Eng-Viet/Vien-Eng Dict" ISBN 0-87052-924-2 (50 each); "An Indonesian-English Dict" ISBN 0-8014-2127-6 (50 each); "Indonesian Phrase Book" ISBN 2-8315-0932-7 (50 each); "Indonesian: A Comprehensive Grammar" ISBN 0-415-15529-0 (50 each); "Al Mawrid Arab-Eng/Eng-Arab Dictionary" ISBN 977-5028-28-0 (30 each). This action is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Invoices shall be submitted in original and three (3) copies to: Defense Finance and Accounting Service, PO Box 934450, 2500 Leahy Avenue, Orlando, FL 32893-4400. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52-212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items apply to this requirement; DFARS 252.212.7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items apply to this requirement. The clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212.7001, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items apply to this requirement. Additionally, within FAR 52.212-5 the following clauses are applicable: 52.203-6 AI, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222.36, 52.222.37, 52.225-3,52,225-9, 52.225-18, 52.225-19, 52.225-21, 52.247-64 apply. Copies of all provisions/clauses in full text will be furnished upon receipt of a written request. Award will be made on the basis of low (aggregate) responsive, responsible bidder(s). The Government reserves the right to award more than order if it is the best interest of the Government. Offerors who can furnish the required items, may submit, in writing, to include pricing (FOB Destination). All responses must be received within 15 calendar days of the date of this CBD notice. All responses from responsible sources submitting the required information will be fully considered. As a result of analyzing responses to this synopsis of intent, the Contracting Officer may determine that the action may be awarded on a competitive basis. No additional synopsis will be published. Failure to provide adequate information to reflect compliance with the specifications of the required items here in will result in disqualification. Request for a solicitation will be considered nonresponsive. Responses are to be delivered to HQ, USASOC, ATTN: AOCO (Contracting Office), Fort Bragg, NC 28307-5200 not later than 10 September 1998. FAX responses may be submitted to 910/432-9345***** Posted 08/19/98 (W-SN239253). (0231)

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