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70 -- QUANTUM HARDWARE/SOFTWARE OR EQUAL SOL 1-151-DSD.1472 DUE 080196 POC C. Lynn Jenkins, Purchasing Agent, 757-864-3284. 1) Quantity 1 each, Quantum 7 Tape DLT Library with 40DLT internal drive. Provides up to 140GM of uncompressed storage. Includes one 40GB (20GB native) DLT drive, 7 DLTM-40 Media Add Centronics cable. Product No. HDW-7DLT-40 or equal, 2) Quantity 1 each, BudTool and Jukebox Manager software for DLT 7 Tape Jukebox. Automated network backup and restore software. Includes BTAdmin, BTNet, and Media Management. Product No. S-XBT-7DLT or equal, 3) Quantity 1 each 6-ft. Centronics to Mini SCSI cable, Product No. CENT-MINI/6 or equal, 4) Quantity 1 each, Annual software maintenance for BudTool and Jukebox Manager on a Quantum 7 Tape DLT Jukebox. Maintenance includes 4-hour response via telephone support, software, and documentation upgrades. Product No. MTN-XBT-7DLT or equal. This notice constitutes a complete Request for Quotations (RFQ). No additional RFQ is available. This procurement is 100 percent set-aside for small business concerns. This is a commercial item procurement, 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 reference. Quotes may be mailed to NASA Langley Research Center, Mail Stop 138, Hampton, VA 23681-0001, or faxed to 757-864-6131, 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 8-1-96. 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. Product literature is recommended for technical information. Evaluations will be per line item, and award(s) will be for the best 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. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. 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. Concerned parties may call the installation ombudsman Sandra S. Ray at 757-864-2428. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved by the installation ombudsman may be referred to the NASA Agency 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. For solicitation requests/information, contact the point of contact (POC) listed at the beginning of this synopsis. (0206)

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