NASA, George C. Marshall Space Flight Center, Procurement Office, Marshall Space Flight Center, AL 35812

70 -- IBM 755C THINKPAD SOL 8-2-4-14-18220 POC Contact James W. Bailey, GP26P, 205-961-2303/Contract Specialist, or Jane Maples, GP25/Contracting Office NASA/MSFC plans to issue a Request for Offer (RFO) for an IBM Thinkpad Laptop Computer to interface with existing flight-like expansion hardware -- NASA/MSFC intends to purchase from IBM or an authorized distributor/reseller - - Item 1, IBM ThinkPad, Model 755C w/540 MB Hard Drive intel DX4 (P/N 9545-Log); Item 2, 8MB 1C DRAM memory Expansion Card (P/N 07G1421); and Item 3, IBM Dock II Expansion Station (P/N 3546-001) -- Specifications will be contained in the RFO -- This procurement is being conducted under the NASA/MSFC MidRange Pilot Test Program approved by the Office of Federal Procurement Policy on April 16, 1993 -- F.O.B. Destination -- Delivery at MSFC is required to be accomplished within 60 days -- Due to system integrity and compatibility award will be made on an aggregrate basis Note: -- This specific make or model number described above, is based on proprietary specifications and system compatibility requirements -- Requests for copies of the RFO must be submitted in writing -- Transmission by facsimile to 205- 544-4400 or by Internet e-mail to james.bailey@msfc.nasa.gov is acceptable -- RFO will be released on or about 15 days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) -- Firm date for receipt of offers will be stated in the RFO -- All responsible business sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the agency -- Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet -- The documents are in ASCII format and reside on a World-Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using client browsers, such as, MOSAIC -- The WWW address, or URL, of the MSFC Procurement home page is: ''http://procure.msfc.nasa.gov''. (0030)

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