DOI, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque Area Office, Branch of Contracts and Grants, 615 1st Street, NW, Plaza Maya Building, Ste. 204, Albuquerque, NM 87102

70 -- UPGRADE COMMUNICATION PORT CHATTERBOX SERVER DUE 082595 POC Jeff Sena, Contract Specialist, (505) 766-2997. For technical information, contact Julia Oliver, Division of Accounting Management (505) 766-2936. SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Albuquerque Area Office, is seeking Indian-owned firms as potential sources to provide an upgrade to the existing Communication Port Chatterbox Server for the Division of Accounting Management. This proposed requirement is to procure one (1) 25U X 780mm Cabinet for 2 card cages with fan unit, one (1) Front plexiglass door for RB3 cabinet, one (1) Rolling base with casters for RB2 and RB3 cabinets, one (1) Pull out keyboard with RB2, RB3 and RB4 cabinet, two (2) Card cage and backpln acoommodations 14 NRS or NEZ pressing units, one (1) 450 watt power supply with mount for second power supply, one (1) 450 watt power supply with second power supply, eight (8) Upgrades to NEZ 486DX, 66MHz, VGA, twenty (20) 545MB hard disk drives, eighteen (18) 1 short power and 1 data cable for IDE drives mounted directly on the pressing unit, two (2) Combined floppy and hard disk mounting kit for NEZ board, two (2) 1.4MB 3.5 (1'' height) floppy disk drive, no cables, one (1) NRS-VT1 connects cages for keyboard sharing, forty (40) RJ-11 Telco cable, twenty (20) Modem cables for DB-9 to DB-25, and six (6) Blnkng plate for unused NRS or NEZ pressing unit. Indian-owned firms that have at least 51 percent Native American ownership are eligible for the proposed procurement (Buy Indian Act). This announcement is to seek potential sources solely from the Indian/Alaska Native Economic Enterprises, as authorized, under the Buy Indian Act (25 USC 47). Indian/Alaska enterprise means any business entity (whether organized for profit or not) which: (1) is at least 51 percent owned by one or more Indian(s) or (an) Indian Tribe, (2) one or more of those owners must be involved in the daily business management of the economic enterprise, and (3) the majority of the earnings accrue to the Indian person(s). These requirements cited herein must exist when an offer is made to a solicitation, at the time of award, and during the term of the contract. An Indian is defined as a person who is a member of an Indian tribe as defined herein, or an Alaska Native who is 1/4 degree or more Alaska Native blood and either on or descended from someone on the roll of Alaska Natives prepared pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act of 1971. Indian Tribe means any Indian Tribe, band, nation, rancheria, pueblo, colony or community which is Federally recognized as eligible by the U.S. Government through the Secretary for the special programs and services provided by the Secretary to Indians because of their status as Indians. If your firm does not meet the socio-economic criteria listed above, it is ineligible for this proposed procurement. All firms claiming to qualify under the Buy Indian Act may be requested to provide documented proof of their Buy Indian Status. Firms meeting the stated requirements and capabilities are invited to respond, in writing, with information concerning their qualification to the address shown in this notice no later than August 25, 1995. (0219)

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