DVA Medical Center, 3200 Vine Street, Bldg 1, Room B128, Cincinnati, OH 45220

70 -- VOICE DICTATION SYSTEM SOL 539-42-96 DUE 092796 POC Contact Point, Sandra Lopes, (513)475-6336, Additional Contact, Wanda Mims, (513)475-6339 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Invitation For Bids (IFB) are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 34. The SIC Code is 3571 and the small business size is 1000 employees. Contractor shall provide, install and train personnel on six (6) voice dictation systems with the following configuration: Pentium 200 Mhz system; not less than a 200 Mhz CPU; 32MB RAM; 256KB Cache; 4GB Hard Drive; 3.5'' 1.44MB Floppy Drive; Mini-tower case with 230 watt power supply; Cooling fan for Pentium CPU; Intel ZAPPA PCI/ISA Bus Motherboard; Hercules PCI Bus VGA Card with 2MB DRAM; BusLogic BT-930 Fast SCSI-II PCI Controller card; 17'' Non-interlaced Touchscreen Monitor; 101 Key keyboard; Microsoft Mouse; MS-DOS 6.22; Windows 3.1x; MS Word for Windows 6.x. Each system shall include all hardware and software required to operate and maintain the stand alone system and able to be converted to a network environment. System must be capable of the following: Dictating not less than 100 words per minute; 90% or greater on average accuracy before final adaptation; 95% or greater on average accuracy after adaptation; Vocabulary must include emergency room muli-disciplinary with no less than 15000 words, to include history, physical and disposition ability; System must be capable of batch processing all dictations; Voice engine must be adaptable to individual users accent and pronunciation, and be natural free flow continuous speech recognition, with user training session time not to exceed sixty minutes; Qty of two (2) form software compatible with voice dictation system, have ability to accept multiple input devices, utilize existing forms by scanning, voice navigation ability without training, and no less than 20 form capability. Contractor shall deliver and install three (3) systems each at the VA Medical Center Cincinnati and the VA Outpatient Clinic Columbus, Ohio. Delivery shall be F.O.B. destination. All cost associated with the purchase, delivery, installation, training and adaptation of equipment shall be included in Contractors offer. Delivery and installation shall be accomplished within sixty (60) days after contract award. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, including clauses incorporated by reference under Section (b)(1) through (11) and (15). Bidders responding to this announcement shall submit a unit price for each system, along with the information required in 52.212-1, and a completed copy of provision 52.212-3 by September 27, 1996, 2:00 p.m. local time. (0261)

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