Federal Bureau of Prisons, FMC Butner Medical Activation, Contracting Officer, 310 New Bern Ave., Room 1152, Raleigh, NC 27601

58 -- COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ453-0004 DUE 080597 POC Mary Doyle, Supervisory Contract Specialist (301) 317-3227. The Federal Medical Center, Butner, North Carolina has a requirement for following accessories for communications equipment. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, RFQ 453-0004, is issued as a Request for Quotation, with a Standard Industrial Classification Code [sic] of 3669. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 45. Line item 001 -- Quantity Required -- 50 each; Multi-Unit Charger; Motorola NTN1177 (or equal) -- Salient characteristics: the required Multi-Unit Charger must meet the following specifications: 6 bay battery charger for MTS2000 series radio with Ultra High Capacity Battery (Motorola Stock Number-NTN7144). Unit must operate on 110VAC with minimal current draw. Unit shall be equipped as a quick charge unit. The unit must allow the radio and battery to remain as one unit to fit in the charger for the purposes of charging and storage. Line item 002 -- Quantity Required 10 each; Single Unit Charger-Motorola NTN1168 (or equal). Line Item 003 -- Quantity Required 300 each; Swivel Leather Case (NTN7242 or equal) for Motorola MTS 2000. Equipment shall include a minimum of 12 months manufacturer's warranty (parts and labor). Delivery is FOB Destination to Federal Medical Center, Temporary Warehouse, 310 New Bern Ave., Room 1152, Raleigh, NC 27601. Because the Medical Center is currently under construction, delivery is required on or about July 15, 1998 (to coordinate with construction of the Federal Medical Center). Any interested/qualified source who can provide the required equipment/supplies must respond by 3:00 p.m. on August 5, 1997. All such responses will be evaluated in order to determine the ability to meet the requirements. The Government will issue a Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible party whose quotation conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate quotations: (1) technical capability, (2) past performance and (3) price. The offerors shall identify where the offered item meets or does not meet each of the Government functional and performance minimum specifications listed herein. Responses shall include literature, brochures, and other such information corresponding to the required items which demonstrate the capabilities of the offeror's equipment/supplies. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds, FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items; the following addenda apply to FAR provision 52.212-1: Paragraph (h) multiple awards, is not applicable to this requirement: 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; with the following evaluation criteria; awarded to a technically acceptable offeror, at a fair and reasonable price. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price. FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, shall be completed and submitted with proposals; FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Quotations shall be received by 3:00 p.m. local time, August 5, 1997, at the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Federal Medical Center Temporary Office, Attn. Mary Doyle, Contracting Officer, 310 New Bern Ave., Room 1152, Raleigh, NC 27601. For additional information, questions, and availability of forms, please contact Mary Doyle at (301) 317-3227. (0203)

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