Farm Credit Administration; Contracting & Procurement; 1501 Farm Credit Drive; McLean, VA 22102-5090

70 -- ETHERNET CONCENTRATOR EQUIPMENT SOL 95-FCA-RFI-006 POC Contract Darrell A. Cooper, 703/883-4224 The Farm Credit Administration (FCA), 1501 Farm Credit Drive, McLean, VA 22102-5090, intends to place a delivery order with CommPutercations, Inc. c/o Xyplex, Inc. against their GSA contract number GS00K94AGS5200 for the following: Qty. 6 -- Xyplex Network 9000 six slot chassis; Qty. 1 -- Xyplex Network 9000 15 slot chassis; Qty. 15 SNMP managed power supplies; Qty. 7 -- Management Processor Modules; Qty. 7 - - PCMCIA Flash memory card with 4 mb RAM, f/401 router and 210/211 Management Processor software; Qty. 19 -- 24 port 10BaseT I/O module with two 50 pin Telco connectors for 24 10BaseT ports, one 15 pin AUI connector for V2.0/802.3, and one ST connection for 10Base-FL; Qty. 1 -- Control Point Network Management Software for HP OpenView for Windows; Qty. 1 -- Premium Support, 24 hour x 7 day phone support, complimentary Software Media Kits and Documentation Updates for major releases, expedited warranty service and 20 hours On-site Diagnosis. All equipment shall come with a three year warranty. Vendors who can furnish the required equipment or equivalent are invited to submit, in writing, a substantive statement, clearly stating the ability to fill this requirement. Oral and facsimile communications are not acceptable. Substantiveness would be indicated by a statement of exactly what equipment is offered, complete technical specifications, firm pricing, delivery schedule, FOB destination point, installation charges, if any, specific on site warranty and maintenance information and other info which will show a bona fide ability to meet this requirement. Vendors responding to this notice with GSA Schedule Contract: include Contract Number and expiration date. No solicitation will be issued. No contract award will be made on the basis of responses received to this notice, since this cannot be considered a formal solicitation document. Written response must be submitted within 15 calendar days of this notice. If no written responses are received, an order shall be placed IAW the Terms and conditions of the above referenced schedule contract. If a response is received from a schedule vendor for an item(s) that meets the requirement at the lowest overall cost, an order may be placed against that ADP Schedule Contract, provided all other terms, conditions and delivery are equal. When a response is received from a non-schedule vendor that meets the requirement, and analysis indicates that a competitive acquisition may be in the best interest of the FCA, price and other factors considered, a formal solicitation may be issued. If a solicitation is issued, no additional synopsis will be published. Any such solicitation will be issued to the intended schedule vendor and to all firms that respond to this synopsis of intent or otherwise request a copy of such solicitation. All responses shall be submitted to Darrell Cooper at the above address. No facsimile submissions will be accepted. (0068)

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