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

70 -- 70 -- COMPAQ LAPTOP COMPUTERS SOL 95-FCA-RFI-010 POC Contract Darrell A. Cooper, 703/883-4224 The Farm credit Administration (FCA) intends to place a delivery order with AmeriData Federal Systems against their GSA contract number GS00K95AGS5402 for the following items: (1) Compaq LTE Elite Laptop Computer, qty. 57 each, Model 4/75C, 486DX4/75MHZ, 8MB RAM, expandable to 32MB RAM, one 1.44MB int. diskette drive, One removable 510-MB hard disk drive, Two type II PCMCIA slots which will accommodate 1 type III card, enhanced parallel port, serial port. Will support ext. keyboard/pointing device, ext. SVGA monitor. Will come with a full function external numeric keypad, built-in AC adapter, Advanced power management, display - 9.5' advanced color STN (Dual Scan) with VGA resolution & extended text, ability to support ext. monitor at 1024X768 resolution, 101-key compatible keyboard with F11 & F12 keys, 3 year warranty,and the following preinstalled software: MS-DOS 6.xx, Windows 3.1, TabWorks, & Online user's guide. (2) In addition to the above complete systems the FCA will aquire 70 additional Compaq LTE Elite 510-MB removable hard disk drives. (3.) 78 16MB Memory Expansion Boards for the Compaq LTE ELITE 4/40C & 4/75C systems. Delivery to McLean, VA. Vendors who can furnish the required equipment are invited to submit, in writing, a substantive statement, clearly stating the ability to fill this requirement. Oral communications are not acceptable. Substantiveness would be indicated by a statement of exactly what equipment is offered, firm pricing, delivery schedule, FOB point, installation charges, if any, warranty and maintenance information and other info which will show a bona fide ability to meet this specific 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, and order shall be placed IAW the Terms and Conditions of the above referenced schedule contract. When 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 and 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. (0165)

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