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70 -- SPECIAL PURPOSE PROCESSING EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE, SUPPLIES, AND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT, INCLUDE LEASING SOL HQ-96-16 DUE 061096 POC Betty Johnson, Contract Specialist, 202-514-3766. 70- Special Purpose Processing Equipment - Solicitation Number HQ-96-16. Due 06/10/96 POC Betty Johnson, Contract Specialist, 202-514-3766. This synopsis is a combined request for comments and solicitation announcement for the follow-on contract to INS's Special Purpose Processing Equipment I contract. This procurement will be an 8(a) set aside contract. The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) requests comments on a draft of sections B,C,L,and M (Schedule, Statement of Work, Instructions to Offerors, and Evaluation Factors) of the Request for Proposals (RFP) for the Special Purpose Processing Equipment solicitation. The INS intends to release the solicitation on May 10, 1996. The INS intends to award a contract for special purpose processing equipment on or about July 29, 1996. Requests for copies of this solicitation must be received in writing or by facsimile (202)514-3353 by May 6, 1996. The solicitation will be provided on 3 1/2'' high density floppy diskettes in Microsoft Word 6.0, and Microsoft Excel 5.0. Paper copies of he solicitation will not be provided. The INS solicits comment by all interested 8(a), parties on the draft RFP sections. The INS would appriciate all comments to be submitted in writing to the address above no later than May 3, 1996. The INS would appriciate the comments, where possible, to cite the applicable page and paragraph number of the subject draft RFP sections. The INS does not intend to reply in writing to comments nor to release comments to industry. The INS will not pay for information received in response to this request for comments, nor will the INS compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to the INS. Information submitted will not be returned. The subject draft sections of the SPPE solicitation will be available on the internet at website http://www.doj.gov in the location under ins.sppe on 16 April 1996. Paper copies of the draft sections of the solicitation will not be available. Telephonic inquiries will NOT be accepted. The requirement requirement is composed entirely of commercial items and services. The SPPE solicitation is intended to satisfy the INS's requirements for special purpose processing equipment and associated peripherals. The subject contract resulting from the solicitation is intended to procure commercial items and services in the following catagories: computer workstations, periferials (printers, monitors, tape drives, etc.) notebooks, laptops, and pen based computers, server conponents and systems, imaging and scanning equipment, fingerprint scanners, airport security kiosks, bar coding equipment, voice recognition equipment, leading edge computerized tracking and identification systems, CD ROM jukeboxes and other optical technology, office automation software, custom configuration and installation services, and other special purpose FIP equipment. The INS may make multiple awards. The anticipated contract will be awarded to the 8(a) offeror(s) providing he greatest value to the government. All responsible 8(a) offerors may submit a proposal which shall be considered. See Note 4. (0099)

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