DVA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Bldg 1, Room B128, Cincinnati, OH 45220

W -- LEASE/PURCHASE OF FACSIMILE EQUIPMENT SOL 539-18-96 DUE 010596 POC Contact Point, Wanda Perdomo, (513)559-5062, Contracting Officer, Wanda Perdomo, (513)559-5062, Additional Contact, Judith Blasingame, (513)559-5036 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; request for proposals (RFP) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 34. The SIC code is 3661 and the small business size is 1000 employees. Contractor shall lease 16 each new facsimile machines with the option to purchase to the VA Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio, for a basic year commencing date of award through September 30, 1996 with two option year periods, to include maintenance services upon expiration of warranty period. Equipment shall have the following salient characteristics: compact; 6 each with a minimum 14.4 KBPS modem speed, 50 page memory, 5000/10000 page toner/drum, and utilize plain paper; 10 each with a minimum 9.6 KBPS modem speed, 15 page memory, 5000/10000 page toner/drum, utilize plain paper, and a maximum size of 15'' X 30'' X 18''. Contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials and parts to perform maintenance services which include two yearly preventive maintenance inspections and on call maintenance. Only new current manufacturer parts will be used. Maintenance is required during the work hours of 8:00 am to 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday excluding Federal holidays. The response time for telephone repairs is within 4 work hours after notification, and for on site repairs within 8 work hours after notification. Contractor shall provide the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) with a service work ticket after each inspection and service call. Equipment shall be delivered via FOB destination to the VA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Cincinnati, Ohio, 45220 within 14 days after award. Contractor shall install equipment and provide training to equipment users. Training shall be coordinated and scheduled with equipmet users. Offeror's pricing proposal shall show a separate lease, purchase and maintenance price for each piece of equipment, for the basic and each option year, and any trade in allowance for a quantity of 14, Model G55, Omnifax machines. Offeror's technical proposal shall contain descriptive literature identifying the equipment manufacture, make and model number, life expectancy, size, required salient characteristics, other features and capabilities, paper tray capacity, paper size capability, document feeder capacity, transmission speed, print speed, resolution, power requirements, ease of use, remote diagnostic capabilities, and warranty period. Offers will be evaluated placing more importance of technical factors rather than price, utilizing the following evaluation criteria listed in descending order of importance: product quality; features and capabilities; modem and print speed; paper tray and document feed capacity; ease of use; offeror's ability to provide training; offeror's ability to provide maintenance and obtain replacement parts; and past performance. Offerors technical proposal shall address each of these evaluation criteria in detail. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors; 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b)(1) through (11) and (15) and Section (c)(1) through (3); 52.217-9 Option to Extend Services; and 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract with one day written notice given and contract duration not exceeding 3 years, 3 months. The period for acceptance of offer is a mandatory 60 calendar days. Offerors responding to this announcement must submit their price and technical proposals along with the information required in 52.212-1, and a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 by January 5, 1996, 4:30 pm local time. Lease/purchase and maintenance of equipment beyond September 30, 1996, 97 and 98 is contingent upon the availability of funds. (0349)

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