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70 -- 70 8505 XL 5GB EXABYTE 8MM TAPE REPLICATION RACK SOL NMA10097R5078 POC Ms. Sheila Williams, Purchasing Agent, 301-227-2295 or fax 301-227-2218 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. The solicitation number is NMA10097R5078. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 9-45. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. National Imagery and Mapping Agency(NIMA) intends to award a sole source contract to Duplication Technology of Boulder,CO for the purchase of CLIN 0001. ECHO-2150 RSP-2150 Tape Replication Rack Mount System. qty 1 ea. (RSP-2150 mountaingate tape drive in a rack mount configuration with 8MM configured to convert data to and from RSP-2150 tape drives(DOS)). Configuation consists of system control unit, color VGA monitor, keyboard, mouse, statistics software package, windows like GUI interface, one Exabyte 8MM 8505 tape drive, two mountaingate RSP-2150 tape drives, three DTI controller cards, cables, mounting hardware, and a 1.0 GB removable hard disk drive. ASPI API and Adaptec controller to allow customer to write code to access the 8MM and the metrum RSP-2150 drive to do SCSI commands such as reads, writes and block spaces. CLIN 0002. qty 2 ea. ECHO-8000 8MM (Exabyte 8505 XL) Tape Duplication System (DOS). Exabyte 8505 XL tape drives in a tower type enclosure configuration). Configuration consists of system control unit, color VGA monitor, keyboard, mouse, statistics software package, one 1.0 GB removeable hard drive, one Exabyte 8MM 8505 XL master tape drive and eight Exabyte 8MM 8505 XL copy tape drives. Authority for sole source procurement is 10 USC 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302.1. Responsible sources who are interested in this procurement may respond by providing clear and convincing information that identifies their capability/interest to provide the services listed above. The Offeror agree to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date prices specified for receipt of offers. All responses must be in writing. Offerors are to fax bids to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency to the attention of Ms. Sheila Williams at (301) 227-2218 by 1:PM., March 25, 1997. This procurement is 100% set aside for small business. See Note(s): 1. (0064)

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