70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT

Notice Date

March 20, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Intelligence Agency, Defense Intelligence Agency, Virginia Contracting Activity (ZD50), 200 MacDill Boulevard, Post Office Box 46563, Washington, DC, 20035-6563

ZIP Code

20035-6563

Solicitation Number

MDA908-01-Q-0055

Response Due

April 10, 2001

Point of Contact

Ida Logsdon, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 231-8290, Fax (202) 231-2831, Email ida.logsdon@dia.mil -- James Dashiell, Branch Chief -- CO, Phone (202) 231-2947, Fax (202) 231-2831, Email jim.dashiell@dia.mil

E-Mail Address

Ida Logsdon (ida.logsdon@dia.mil)

Description

The Virginia Contracting Activity (VaCA), on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to award a firm fixed price contract for a CD ROM Server. 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; quotes are being requested and A WRITTEN REQUEST FOR QUOTE WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The Request for Quote number is MDA908-01-Q-0055 and is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses, identified in this CBD announcement, are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-22. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 334112 and small business size standard is 1000. Vendors having brochures and other documents identifying and supporting their products offered must submit them under separate cover to Ida Logsdon, Defense Intelligence Analysis Center (DIAC), Building 6000, MacDill Blvd., Bolling AFB, Washington, DC 20340-5100 so that these documents arrive timely to support the vendor_s quote. All vendors are put on notice that Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 15.208 is applicable. The CD ROM Server must be delivered, FOB Destination to the LAI Warehouse, Plaza 500 Suite 140, 6295 Edsall Road, Alexandria, VA 22312 not later than thirty (30) days from date of the award of the contract. The following FAR provisions/clauses apply to this RFQ, and offerors are REQUIRED TO COMPLETE these clauses where applicable and submit with the quote: 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors _ Commercial Items (Oct 2000); 52.212-2, Evaluation _ Commercial Item (Jan 1999) (Note: Important -- - The following information is provided and is applicable to FAR clause 52.212-2, Evaluation _ Commercial Items (Jan 1999), paragraph (a): a) quote is fully compliant with all requirements set forth in the CLINs (40%), b) past performance (30%), c) price (20%) and d) delivery (10%) (note: vendors who can deliver the CD ROM Server earlier than set forth herein, will receive a larger number of points as based upon the percentage); and e) Basis for Award (Best Value) _ an award from this Request for Quotation (RFQ) may be made to the vendor whose quotation offers the Government the Best Value, which is not necessarily the quotation with the lowest realistic cost or highest technical score _ if the quoter_s competitive range is considered essentially equal in terms of technical capability, the Government reserves the right to award to the quoter with the lowest price -- -- IMPORTANT _ The Government may award a contract based on quotes received, without discussions with quoters)); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications _ Commercial Item (Mar 2001) (Note: IMPORTANT -- - Quoters MUST include in their response to this quotation a FULL and COMPLETE copy of their responses to the provisions at FAR 52.213-3); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions _ Commercial Items (Mar 2001); 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders _ Commercial Item (Feb 2001) with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR Part 52.219-26, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34. In addition, the following clause will be included in the resultant contract: 52.999-4015, Payment Address. Responses to the RFQ are due by 2:00 P.M., Thursday, 10 April 2001. Vendors may submit their quotes on the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and/or on company letterhead stationery. Responses may be sent via U.S. mail; private commercial courier; facsimile (202) 231-2831; electronically (Internet) to Ida.Logsdon@dia.mil. Telephone requests will not be honored. Vendors are hereby put on notice if their response is submitted via facsimile or electronically (Internet) and received after 2:00 P.M., it is late (e.g. if the quoter began his facsimile or electronic transmission at 1:50 P.M. and the last page is received by the facsimile machine or computer at 2:01 P.M., the quote is late). Vendor must provide only the items described herein; no substitutions of components will be accepted. Vendors must insert their pricing in the lines made available for the appropriate Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) and also sum the prices under _Total_. CLIN 0001, CR ROM Server with the following specifications: (a) 733 MHz Single Processor; (b) 10/100 Fast Ethernet Interface; (c) 256 Mg RAM; (d) 1 each 40X CD-ROM drive; (e) 24 GB hard drive storage; (f) 4 Bay enclosure; (g) Title Management software utility package -- 255 user license; (h) One-year parts and labor warranty; (i) One-year free email and telephone technical service. TOTAL PRICE: $____________. A single award will be made resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010322/70SOL014.HTM (D-079 SN50G7P5)