U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, P.O. Box 550, MSIN A7-80, Richland, Washington 99352

70 -- 83 NOTEBOOK COMPUTERS SOL DE-RP06-96RL13615 DUE 082896. Contact Point, Ryan Kilbury, 509-373-9758; Contracting Officer, Sally A. Sieracki. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. Request for Proposals (RFP) under RFP number DE-RP06-96RL13532, is hereby issued with incorporated provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAR) 90-38. This procurement is not set aside, applicable Standard Industrial Code is 3571, Size Standard is 1,000 employees. The following three items are required in the quantities stated. Line Item 1/Quantity: required 83: Notebook computers to meet the following minimum requirements: 133MHz Intel Pentium processor; 256KB pipeline burst cache; 32MB on board EDO-RAM, with upgradability to 48MB; PCI BUS; 11.3'' active matrix color 800 X 600, 64 thousand colors; PCI BUS accelerator, 1MB; PCMCIA 28.8 Modem; 75Hz external monitor refresh; NTSC television output (30 fps); S-Video high-resolution television output; Built-in stereo speakers/microphone; Sound Blaster stereo audio processor; 1.2GB removable EIDE hard drive (must be able to accommodate two 1.2GB hard drives); Removable 4X CD-ROM; 3.5'' removable 1.44MB floppy drive; Front and rear infrared I/O ports; EPP/ECP parallel port; RS-232C serial; System expansion connector; PS/2 style mouse connector; PS/2 style keyboard connector; 84 key keyboard with cursor control keys, embedded numeric key pad, 12 function keys; Pick-a-Point pointing device; Microsoft Windows 95 license; Microsoft Office PRO; Lithium Ion Battery (machine must have dual battery capability); Soft-Side Carrying Case. Line Item 2/Quantity required 83: Port Replicator for line item 1. Port replicator must support the hookup of external keyboard, monitor, and include twisted pair type network interface. Line Item 3/Quantity required 83: Additional Litium Ion Battery for Line item 1. Additional system requirements (system is one each of line item 1, 2, and 3): All system components must be new (used or reconditioned parts and factory seconds are not acceptable); 3 year limited warranty on microprocessor and main memory; 3 year limited parts-only system warranty; 24 hour technical support; 30 day money back policy. Demonstration system (consisting of one of line item 1, and one of line item 2) must be provided to verify required features and network compatibility prior to proposal closing date. Failure to timely provide demonstration system renders proposal non-responsive. Demonstration system should be shipped to Mr. Robert Studebaker, Boeing Computer Services, 2420 Stevens Drive, Richland, Washington 99352. All items must be deliverable, FOB destination, to U.S. Department of Energy, Central Stores Warehouse, 2355 Stevens Drive, Richland, Washington 99352. All items must be deliverable, FOB destination, to U.S. Department of Energy, Central Stores Warehouse, 2355 Stevens Drive, Building 1167, Richland, Washington 99352 by September 30, 1996. The following provisions apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Per the provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability (including past performance) and price. Technical capability (including past performance) will determine technical acceptance. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Proposals shall be submitted in two parts, a price proposal and a technical proposal (which includes past performance). Technical proposal shall include demonstration unit as described above and list all characteristics provided to satisfy the requirements of line items 1 and 2, including warranty information. Technical proposal shall also demonstrate that the lead time requirement meets the delivery schedule. Past performance data required in the technical proposal shall include at least three references of businesses/agencies that have purchased similar systems from offeror. Price proposal shall contain pricing for individual line items, extended price for the required quantity, and total price. Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. A written notice of award or acceptance of offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after is receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Full text of all provisions described in this solicitation and any other information relevant to this solicitation can be obtained only by faxing a request to Mr. Ryan M. Kilbury, Contract Specialist, at 509-376-5378. Offers are due by 12:00 pm. Pacific Daylight Time, on August 28, 1996, to the following Address: U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office, Procurement Services Division, Proposal Evaluations Group, P.O. Box 550, MSIN A7-80, 825 Jadwin Avenue, Richland, Washington 99352. Faxed offers will not be accepted. (221)

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