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35 -- SHOP FLOOR TERMINALS SOL BEP-96-35(TN) DUE 081996 POC Contact Freda McDonald, Contract Specialist, 202-874-3246. The purpose of this notice is to incorporate Amendment No. 001 into Solicitation No. BEP-96-35(TN) for Shop Floor Terminals and to answer questions from prospective offerors. Questions and Answers. Question 1: How many copies of the proposal are required? Answer 1: See Amendment No. 001 item (1). Question 2: Should pricing be separated from technical responses or is a single bound volume acceptable? Answer 2: See Amendment No. 001 item (1). Question 3: There is a sentence in the solicitation that states that ''the terminals will be delivered to the BEP fully assembled and ready to be installed.'' Will delivery orders specify which terminals (CLINs 001, 002, 003) will have CLIN 004 (Scan Image IP hand held laser scanners) or CLIN 005 (Ethernet Card with one 10 BASE2 and one 10 Base-T {twisted pair} port) or CLIN 006 (IBM PMCIA Token Ring adapter card) installed in the assembly? Answer 3: The individual delivery orders will specify which combination of Clins will need to be assembled with which Clins. However, any scanners ordered will need to be connected with the accompanying terminal order; Ethernet cards will need to be installed in tthe accompanying terminals. Question 4: Will BEP have existing scanners or network adapters which they will want installed? Please clarify. Answer 4: No. Question 5: With respect to CLIN 006, does ''IBM PCMCIA Token Ring Adapter Card'' require only IBM models or are other manufacturers' equivalent cards be acceptable? Answer 5: See Amendment No. 001 item (3). Question 6: What are your specific payment terms? The implication is Net 150 (constructive acceptance of 120 days = 30 days payment). Will you consider prompt payment discounts? Answer 6: Prompt payment discounts are always considered. The 120 day constructive acceptance will remain in the solicitation and should be met by all offerors; however, in addition to complying with the terms and conditions of the solicitation, any offeror may propose alternate terms and conditions which will be considered during the negotiation process. Question 7: Please specify a maximum number of terminals that you will expect to be delivered within fifteen days of receipt of a single delivery order. Answer 7: See Amendment No. 001 item (4). The following revisions and additions are made to solicitation BEP-96-35(TN) under Amendment No. 001: (1) pricing (original only) and technical (original and 3 copies) information shall be separately provided -- two documents; (2) Clins 001, 002, and 003 will be delivered fully assembled and incorporated into a single unit, and Clins 004, 005 and 006 will be connected or installed into the units as specified in the delivery orders; at no time, shall Clins 004, 005 and 006 be delivered without being connected or installed; (3) Clin 006 is hereby changed to read IBM PCMCIA Token Ring Adapter Card or equal; (4) the delivery is hereby changed to be 15 calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) for the first 30 units ordered and 45 calendar days ARO for all remaining units; and (5) any offer shall include a list (including prices and quantities) of all items necessary to install this equipment. All other terms and conditions remain unchanged, including the 3:00 p.m., August 19, 1996 proposal closing (due) date. Copies of the original solicitation may be obtained by calling Freda McDonald, 202-874-3246. (0225)

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