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66 -- SPECIAL OPEN SEASON FOR NEW TECHNOLOGIES SOL FCGS-Y5-0032-1-NT DUE 053198 POC Evangeline Turner 703-305-6322 or Tracy sentelle 703-305-6777 This ''special open Season'' for Solicitation FCGS-Y5-0032-1-nt invites you to offer products under the new Technologies special item number (SIN) 627-1007 which has been added to the group 66, part II, section J Federal supplyschedule. This will be an open-continuous (Evergreen) special item number. Offers may be submitted at any time. This requirement will be synopsizedannually. The definition of the new Technologies special item number (SIN) is a new product made available to the Commercial or Government marketplace. This product must meet the special provisions as outlined below. Offers for new technology items will be considered only under the following conditions: A) the offeror must be capable of demonstrating that the item meets at least one of the following three conditions which provide a product that is not otherwise available to the Government; (1) performs a new task or procedure not currently offered under any GSA contract; (2) performs an Old task or procedure in a new way which technically exceeds current products; and (3) improves an existing product so significantly that Government customers will be negatively impacted if the item is not added to the schedule. B) the product must be classifiable in a Federal supply class identified in Federal supply schedule 66 II J. C) as determined by the Government there are NO similar items currently available under an existing SIN or pending competitive acquisition. D) the product could be included in an existing SIN or has the potential for inclusion within the 66 II J schedule with a new SIN. There is NO implied guarantee that the products offered will be recognized and accepted as new technology. New offerors or current contractors must submit acover letter, applicable technical brochures and current pricelist(S). All material submitted will then be reviewed for acceptance by the Government'stechnical experts. If the offered item(S) are found acceptable by the Government, ''new offerors'' will be issued a copy of the schedule 66 II jsolicitation along with all applicable amendments. All forms would then be submitted to the Contracting Officer to be evaluated for a contract. Current contractors with accepted new technology items will be asked to submit amodification request to the Contracting Officer. The new Technologies SIN is intended for the temporary placement of products until the item(S) can be formally placed under an existing or newly created SIN. New offerors and current contractors understand that the item(S) must be offered under the appropriate SIN during the next regular open Season/basicsolicitation, or the item(S) will be canceled. It is the offerors/contractors' responsibility to be aware of the open Season/basic Solicitation issuance. Questions concerning the items or categories of equipment already covered by Federal supply schedule 66 II J, please contact MS. Turner or MS. Sentelle at the above telephone Numbers.(0116)

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