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70 -- COMPUTER SOFTWARE LICENSES SOL F33601-00-Q0956 DUE 123099 POC MAMIE J. ALEXANDER,937-257-4872 EXT 4413 WEB: 00Q0956-COMPUTER SOFTWARE LICENSES, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/00Q0956/00Q0956.asp. E-MAIL: MAMIE.ALEXANDER@WPAFB.AF.MIL, MAMIE.ALEXANDER@WPAFB.AF.MIL. Background "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. A proposal is being requested. A written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation F33601-00-Q0956 issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation and incorporated clauses/provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Cirular 97-11 and DFARS Change Notice 19990416. This is not a small business set-aside. This is a sole source procurement IAW FAR 6.302-1 to Khoral Research Inc. . This RFP has 3 line items: Item 0001 -- Khoros pro 2001 Site License, P/N 2K1UX. Item 0002 -- Khoros Pro 2001 Unix Upgrade, P/N 2K1UX-U; Item 0003 -- Khoros Pro 2001 NT Upgrade, P/N 2K1NT-U. The following clauses are incorporated by reference into this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2,Evaluation -- Commercial Items (for paragraph (a), the blanks are completed as follows: ""technical capability, price, past performance"" and ""approximately equal to""; FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (for paragraph (b), only the following clauses apply: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3; DFARS 252-212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (for paragraph (b) only the following applies: 252.225-7000, 252-225-7001 and 252.204-7004. The offeror must return a copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; and DFARS 252-225-7000, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program Certificate. Copies of all provisions and clauses, including Offeror Representations and Certifications, are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Note: All information technology items must be Year 2000 compliant. Year 2000 compliant means information technology that accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000, and leap year calculations. Furthermore, Year 2000 compliant information technology, when used in conjunction with other information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. This is a sole source, not a competitive procurement, under Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1). However, interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. All proposals received by close of business 30 DECEMBER 1999 shall be considered by the Government. Proposals can be faxed to 937-257-6390 Attn: MAMIE J. ALEXANDER Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted, 1790 10th St, Rm 208, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433, (937) 255-9095 has been appointed as Ombudsman. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, evaluation of proposals or source selection process and does not diminish the authority of the contracting officer. Any questions or concerns about this solicitation should first be directed to the buyer at the e-mail address or phone number listed above. " Posted 12/09/99 (D-SN407270). (0343)

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