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66 -- PRE-INVITATION NOTICE FOR SCHEDULE 66, SOL FCGS-Y5-0032-2-N DUE 080796 POC Evangeline Turner on 703-305-6322, Tracy sentelle on 703-3056777or Brenda Yates on 703-305-6392 The Scientific Equipment Division invites you to participate in the second open Season covering Federal supply schedule FSC group 66, part II, section J, instruments and laboratory equipment, for the period of June 1, 1997 (or date ofaward, whichever is later) through may 31, 2003 (see the extension clausebelow). This will be an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract, fobdestination. Use of the schedule will be on a non-mandatory basis. Anyone considering submitting an offer is advised to review the entire Solicitation andadmendments to It thoroughly. Significant changes: O a new modifications provision which allows current contractors to offer new special item Numbers (SINS) under a modification request at any time during the contract period. Therefore, current contractors are not requested to submit an offer under this open Season. O a new warranty provision which allows for the incorporation of thecontractor'S standard Commercial warranty. O all current contracts under this multiple award schedule Solicitation will be modified separately during the second open Season period to include an option to extend the term of the contract for an additional five years, clause I-FSS-164-dwill apply. In the event the contractor does not wish to exercise the option toextend, they may submit a new proposal for a new contract during the next openseason, which will be issued on or about September 1997. O the Scientific Equipment Division will consider a submission for identical items (items currently covered by a group 66, part II, section J contract) when the initial offer is equal to or lower than the current contract price. When this occurs, the Contracting Officer shall conduct competitive negotiations with new offerors and current contractors who have the identical items on contract. The Contracting Officer will award one contract for each specific product through competitive negotiations on the basis of the best net price offered. Identical items will be considered during the open Season period only, with noexceptions. Any offers for identical items received after the open Season period for submission of offers will be automatically rejected. O clause I-FSS-125, orders exceeding the maximum order ''Mo'' (August 1995) willapply. This clause provides instruction for placing orders over the maximum order as defined in the order limitation clause 52.216-19. To assist the customer agencies to determine when they should seek a price decrease, a level called the maximum order will be established under each contract. O the Scientific Equipment Division proposes to add five (5) additional special item Numbers (SINS) under group 66, part II, section J. The SINS are asfollows:627-34-antenna pattern measurement systems and directly related accessories and options. Includes systems for determining radiation transmission patterns of antennas.627-35-relay and circuit breaker test sets and directly related accessories and options.627-36-aircraft navigation Signal analyzers ADN direcltly related accessories and options. Includes instruments and systems for analyzing aircraft guidance signals such as localizer, glide slope, Marker beacon and vor signals.627-37-radar test sets and directly related accessories and options. It includes sets for analyzing and testing various radar types including beacon radar and transponders.627-38-global positioning system (GPS) receiver test sets and directly related accessories and options. The scientific equipment is pleased to announce for the first time It will besoliciting offers for product support options for Government ownedequipment/accessories covered by contract under this Federal supply schedule. The product support options include: O equipment maintenanceo pre-purchase calibrationo Post purchase calibrationo extended warrantyo service agreementso technical trainingo technical/application development support in order to provide product support options, an offeror must be an original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or be (OEM) approved and certified. Offers will be accepted for product support options only; however, only one contract (with the lowest Government price) will be awarded for any Signal Model. An offer must comply with any regulatory requirements, guidelines, and/or standards which govern the particular equipment/accessory/part, and are of Commercial practice. Also, the offers will be solicited on the basis that the offeror must, at aminimum, provided coverage to the 48 contiguous States and the district ofcolumbia. Offers will also be accepted additionally for coverage in Alaska, Hawaii and the commonwealth of Puerto Rico. (all additional terms and conditions for product support options will be contained in the open seasonamendment). As synopsized in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) dated April 29, 1996, the Scientific Equipment Division also invites you to offer products under the ''newtechnologies'' special item number (SIN) 627-1007 which has been added to the group 66, part II, section J Federal supply schedule. New Technologies is a new product made available to the Commercial or Government Market place. This will be an open-continuous (Evergreen) special item number (SIN). All interested parties may submit an offer at any time. However, there is NO implied gurarantee that the products offered will be recognized and accepted as new technology. New offerors or current contractors must submit a cover letter, applicable technical brochures and currentpricelist(S). All material submitted will be reviewed for acceptance by the Government'S technical experts. If the offered item(S) are found acceptable by the Government, a ''new offeror'' will be issued a copy of the schedule 66, partii, section J Solicitation along with all applicable amendments. Current contractors will request a modification to their contract. All forms would then be submitted to the Contracting Officer to be evaluated for a contract. Contractors awarded a contract under this multiple award schedule will be required to place their pricelists on a menu driven-on-line database system designed to provide customers with access to products and services under GSA contracts. Contractors will be encouraged to transmit their file submission electronically through the EDI Government facnet system using a value added network (Van). The necessary format and information will be provided on diskette to contractors who are not EDI capable. If you are interested in receiving a copy of this Solicitation submit your request to the address above. NOTE: This is a revision to the synopsis synopsized on July 3, 1996)(0208)

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