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70 -- FIELD WORKSTATION, RUGGEDIZED COMPUTER SOL 1-130-GND.1084 DUE 042696 POC Tim Stubbs, Buyer (804) 864-2460. Category 70 -- Field Workstation, Ruggedized Computer --SOL 1-130-GND.1084 DUE 4-26-96 POC Tim Stubbs 804-864-2460. NASA Langley Research Center intends to procure the following: 1) FW 7600 Field Workstation, 100 MHZ DX4 Ruggedized Computer 10.4'' Color Display, Quantity 2 each. 2) 2X CD-ROM Drive CD-1000, Quantity 2 each. 3) 4 to 8 MB RAM upgrade, MEM-0008, Quantity 2 each. 4) Internal Battery BAT-2800, Quantity 2 each. 5) Battery Charger BAT-CHG, Quantity 2 each. 6) Internal 520 MB Harddrive HD-5200, Quantity 2 each. 7) Travel Case HRD-2000, Quantity 2 each. 8) Softcase SFC-1000, Quantity 2 each. 9) 10. SVDC-30VDC(400Hz) PWR-3200, Quantity 2 each. 10) Windows 95 (CD-ROM) WIN 9500, Quantity 2 each. 11) PAC-429C 2x4 ARINC 429 PC Interface Card, 2 Transmit, 4 Receive, Quantity 2 each. 12) PAC-4295-DBA Software, Quantity 1 each, Pacific Avionics Corp. or Equal. This notice constitutes a complete Request for Quotations (RFQ). No additional RFQ is available. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a commercial item see FAR Part 12. FAR Clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 are incorporated by references. The proposed contract is 100 percent set aside for small business concerns. Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 804-864-6131, solicitation number must be cited in either case. The quote must: be for the item(s) described above, contain a CERTIFICATION that the offeror is a small, small disadvantaged, or small woman-owned business, be FOB destination to this Center, include the proposed delivery schedule and discount/payment terms and warranty duration (if applicable), and be signed by an authorized company representative. Offerors should include their taxpayer identification number (TIN). Quotes are due by 3:00 p.m. local time on 4-26-96. All timely quotes received from small businesses will be considered. Quotes must include adequate information and submittals to determine whether the proposed item(s) will meet the requirement described above. Evaluations will be per line item, and award(s) will be for thebest value to the Government, with price, technical, and past performance considered essentially equal. Award is anticipated within 7 days of the date quotes are due. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Source Evaluation Board, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Interested parties are invited to call the installation ombudsman Belinda Adams at 804-864-8989. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved at the installation may be referred to the NASA ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. (0101)

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