U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

59 -- ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT COMPONENTS SOL RFQ# 7236 DUE 091098 POC Robert M. Heckman, Contract Specialist, (202)324-2279 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. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC)97-05. This solicitation is being issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ) #7236. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. Standard Industrial Classification is 3699, and the Business Standard is 750 employees. This will be a "Brand Name or Equal" solicitation consisting of (1) Kern Electronics Laser Router. The equipment must meet or exceed the following minimum technical specifications: 50 watt sealed CO2 laser, pressurized nozzle, 48" x 24" table w/ 16" gantry 1 HP vacuum table, CAD/CAM software, heat exchanger. Samples of all proposed "Equal" equipment must be available as of the closing date of this solicitation upon request for evaluation. Standard industry warranty or better is requested for all equipment. The above listed characteristics are intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. Unless clearly marked that the vendor is quoting on an "equal" the offered item shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. If the vendor proposes to furnish an "equal" product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be inserted on the proposal. The evaluation of quotations and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based on information furnished by the vendor. The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. To insure that sufficient information is available, the vendor must furnish as a part of its quotation all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement it shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the modifications. This requirement will be awarded on an "All or None" basis. Delivery shall be 30 days ARO. Deliver shall be FOB Destination FBI, ERF Building #27958A, Quantico, VA 22135 -- All Bids shall be submitted to the address listed above no later 4:30pm EST, September 10, 1998, and be clearly marked with RFQ# . The point of contact for all information is Robert M. Heckman, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. In addition, all potential bidders are hereby notified that due to the security requirements, Federal Express, D.H.L., UPS, ETC, deliveries for the FBI Headquarters facility are now received at an off-site location. Therefore, the response time of 15 days has been extended to 20 days. The FBI has allowed five (5) extra days from the release of this CBD synopsis/solicitation for receipt of a bid. Any bid that is not received by the date time and at the location specified in this announcement will be considered late. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR 52.212.3, Offeror Representation and Certifications, Commercial Item (Jan 1997) with this proposal. Far 52.212.4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Item (May 1997), FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Item (Oct. 1995) and Year 2000 Compliance Warranty are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Technical acceptability will be determined solely by the information submitted by the offeror in response to this notice. Fax proposals are encouraged and must state name, address and solicitation number, (202)324-5722. Phone calls will not be accepted. A technically acceptable proposal must show that the offeror can meet the minimum requirement of the Government. Posted 08/20/98 (W-SN239538). (0232)

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