DLA Administrative Support Center (DASC)// Office of Contracting, (DASC-CPC), 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0119, St. Belvoir, Va. 22060-6220

D -- INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SERVICES POC Contract Specialist, Carol Rowzie, (703) 767-1174/Contracting Officer, Patrick Kennedy (703) 767-1176 The Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) has a requirement for remedial and on-call maintenance for a Cygnet Model 1803-28 Expandable Optical Jukebox. DLA intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the period November 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997, for remedial and on-call maintenance services of equipment seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day, 365/366 days a year. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested assupplemented with additional information included in this notice. A written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation SP4700-96-R-0062 and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-41. The following requirements must be met. This system presently contains two (2) ATG/Cygnet Model GD-9001S drives and over 50 twelve-inch, 9GB optical platters. The prices in the contract shall be fixed and include all parts, transportation, travel and labor for performance of remedial and on-call maintenance services for the life of the contract, seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. A 4-hour maximum response time will be required for the Principal Period of Maintenance (PPM) of seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day. Resident on-site maintenance will not be required. The cost for maintenance will also include the physical cleaning of the 50+ optical platters contained within the Jukebox on a semi-annual basis. This service will be performed on dates and times mutually agreed upon by both the Contractor and DTIC. The Government shall not be required to make chargeable telephone calls for required maintenance. Contractor maintenance personnel shall respond on-site within four (4) hours after notification that equipment is in need of repair. All equipment covered via the contract shall berestored to a fully operational status or replaced with a fully operational, functional substitute on a best-efforts basis. There shall be no additional charges for replacement parts except in those instances where defective parts cannot be removed from the installation and returned to the Contractor for security reasons. The Contractor shall use only new or used, remanufactured and warranted as new standard parts in effecting repairs. All parts other than new shall be identified as such and certified by the Contractor. All parts must be at current OEM engineering change level. Replacement parts will become the property of the Government after installation; parts which have been replaced shall become the property of the Contractor. Parts swapping between operable and inoperable systems' components shall not be used as a procedure for fault isolation. The Contractor shall provide (for his own use) atools, test equipment, service manuals, and diagnostic manuals, software and equipment, equal to or better than that supplied by the OEM, that are required to perform maintenance and diagnostics on all equipment maintained through this contract. The Government accepts no responsibility for loss or damage of any material stored at the site. The Contractor must notify the Government site representative and Contracting Officer in writing within 45 days after contract award of any equipment not meeting standards. This written notification must include exactly why the equipment is not within standards, when the equipment should have been brought up to standards, and the cost to bring the equipment up to standards. If no notification is received, then all equipment will be considered as accepted by the Contractor as being within standards. Maintenance Personnel Qualifications: (1) Certification of satisfactory completion of one (1) year ADP maintenance training on the OEM and type of equipment specified in this contract in an ADP technical school and, (a) One (1) year general field ADP maintenance experience on the OEM and specific models of equipment specified in this contract, OR (b) two (2) years field ADP maintenance experience on the OEM and type of equipment covered by this contract. A total of four (4) years experience on the type equipment specified herein may be substituted for items (1)(a) or (1)(b) above. (3) The Contracting Officer and/or DTIC may require documentation showing proof that any Contractor maintenance personnel meets these minimum training/ experience requirements. Offers are due by 2:00 P.M. local time 15 days following date of publication of this notice. Provision at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The following evaluation factors will be used to evaluate offers: past performance, technical excellence, management capability, personnel qualifications, and prior experience. Evaluation of all offers will be made to determine the responsive and responsible offeror which satisfies all mandatory requirements at the lowest overall cost. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items in their offer. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Point of contact on this solicitation is Carol Rowzie, (703) 767-1174, DLA Administrative Support Center, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, Suite 0119, Ft Belvoir, VA 22060-6220. All responsible and responsive offers will be considered. All proposals must be in writing. No telephone inquiries will be accepted.(0264)

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