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67 -- NIKON E2N DIGITAL CAMERA AND ACCESSORIES SOL F3060296T2164 DUE 092396 POC Sabina A. Case, Contract Specialist, Ph: 315-330-4975. Written requests only to facsimile number (315-330-2555). Item 0001, Nikon P/N 25012, Battery, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0002, Nikon P/N NT-21195, 20-35MM Zoom Lens 2.8 Dif, Qty - 3 EA, Item 0003, Nikon P/N NT-2125, 35-70MM Zoom Lens, 2.8D, Qty - 3 EA, Item 0004, Nikon P/N NT-2135, 80-200MM Zoom Lens, 2.8 DED, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0005, Nikon P/N 25015, Battery Charger, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0006, Nikon P/N 25020, Mac Software, must be compatible with PowerMac 8500, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0007, Nikon P/N EC-15, Flash Solid State Memory Card (PCMCIA), Holds 15 MB's of Imagery (84JPEG Compressed Images), Qty - 2 EA, Item 0008, Nikon P/N 25011, Nikon PC Card Drive ED-10 PCMCIA Card Reader, must be compatible with PowerMac 8500, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0009, Nikon P/N E2N, Digital Still Camera, Macintosh Compatible, stores image in compressed JPEG or TIFF on PCMCIA Memory Card, comes with Video Cable, one frame per second, NTSC or PAL Video Putput, comes with strap, Qty - 2 EA, Item 0010, Nikon P/N SB-26, Auto Focus Speedlite with built in slave unit, Qty - 2 EA. Delivery - FOB. Desired delivery 30 days after award. DO NOT SUBSTITUTE, THIS IS A BRAND NAME ACQUISTION, ONLY AUTHORIZED DEALERS OF NIKON NEED SUBMIT QUOTATION. Brand Name justification states that components must be compatible with existing equipment. Quotations must be received by 23 Sep 1996, 4:30 EST to be considered. This Request for Quotation is to read 100% set-a-side for small business. All responsible authorized Nikon small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concern from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be significant concerns should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E. J. Rena, (315) 330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at (315) 330-7746. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of quotes or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) thru the use of a written request for quotation. (0254)

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