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70 -- FOLIO VIEW INFOBASE SOFTWARE SOL 52-PAPT-6-00036 POC Becky Morehart, Contract Specialist, 703-305-8555. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested,and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 52-PAPT-6-00036 should be referenced on all responses and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect though Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this requirement is 7372. This is Firm Fixed Price (FFP) requirement. This solicitation is for the following Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs): CLIN 1 - Folio Views 3.1 Infobase, Manager Concurrent User Licenses, quantity - 1,001; CLIN 2 - Folio Views Infobase, Production Kit License, quantity - 15; CLIN 3 - Folio Views Maintenace, Agreement IM Concurrent Licenses, quantity - 3,003; CLIN 4 - Folio Views Maintenance, Agreement IPK License, quantity - 32; and CLIN 5 - Folio Views Maintenance, Agreement IM License, quantity - 4. Delivery schedule: No later than 30 days after contract award. FOB Destination to: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, 2121 Crystal Drive, Suite 1001, Arlington, VA 22202. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial, and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The Government will award a contract resulting from this synopsis to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. In addition to price, the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers and are listed in their relative order of importance: (i) technical capability to provide the item(s) needed to meet the Government's requirement, and (ii) past experience/performance in a comparable technical environment. Technical capability and past experience/performance, when combined, are significantly less important than price. Submissions should include: (a) pricing for CLINs 1 through 5, and (b) information that demonstrates the offeror's ability to provide authorized License's and/or Certificate's of Authenticity for the CLINs listed above, product literature or documentation that states the terms of agreement for licenses, discusses maintenance support and warranty provisions. All offers are due on or before July 19, 1996, 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time at the following address: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Office of Procurement, Attn: Becky Morehart, Box 6, Washington, DC 20231. If hand delivered, the address is: 2011 Crystal Drive, Crystal Park 1, Suite 810, Arlington, VA 22202. All interested offerors must submit with their offer a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification -- Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items also apply to this acquisition. Upon request, the Contract Specialist will provide the full text of the FAR provisions referenced herein. (0185)

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