U.S. Information Agency, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Engineering, Acquisition Division, B/ERA, Room 2512, 330 C. St., SW, Washington, DC 20547

59 -- AMPLIFIERS AND COMPONENTS SOL 39007-115 DUE 082197 POC Point of Contact -- Contracting Officer: Wayne Greene, Facsimile 202-260-0855 E-MAIL: U.S. Information Agency, Washington, D.C., 62729330@eln.attmail.com. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 39007-115 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This is a small business set-aside and the Standard Industrial Classification is 3663. The small business set-aside standard is 750 employees. The solicitation line items are as follows: Line Item 1, Part Number 60AIRM100, Rack Frame, 5 each; Line Item 2, Part Number 60AIPS100, Power Supplies, 10 each; Line Item 3, Part Number MIDA 100, 1x6 DAmplifiers transformer balance, 60 each; Line Item 4, Part Number 60EXAPA1R, Excalibur APA-1 amp, 10 each; Line Item 5, Part Number 60EXAPA1R, Rack Mount Kit, 10 each; Line Item 6, Part Number 60SOTCDD8, TCD-D8 Port, 1 each; Line Item 7, Part Number 60SOSBM1, Bit Map A/D Converter, 1 each. The items necessary to fill the specific IBB requirement as described above are available from Bradley Broadcast. FOB. Point: Destination -- Inside Delivery. Address: International Broadcasting Bureau, CSF, Room G-312, 330 C. St., SW, Washington, DC 20547. Delivery Required: within 90 Days after contract award. Inspection and acceptance will be at destination. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (evaluation factors are: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement and price. Offerors submitting "or equal" items must furnish product literature that demonstrates the products offered meets or exceeds the brand-name items listed above.); 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, (offerors shall include a completed copy of the this provision with your offer); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items. In addition, FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items incorporates the following clauses: FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (Applicable to Contracts in Excess of $10,000); FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract of 1965, as Amended (Applicable to Service Contracts in Excess of $2,500); FAR 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Supplies; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. Additional FAR requirements include: FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-20 Walsh-Healey Public Contracts Acts (Applicable to Supply Contracts in Excess of $10,000); FAR 52.232-1 Payments; FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment (with Alternate 1); FAR 52.232-25 Prompt Payment; FAR 52.232-33 Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment; FAR 52.233-1 Disputes; FAR 52.243-1 Changes -- Fixed Price; FAR 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items and Commercial Components; FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed Price)(Short Form); FAR 52.204-3 Taxpayer Identification. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this procurement. See Numbered Note 1. Quotes are due at the issuing office (address above) on or before 2:00 pm, August 21, 1997. Please contact Wayne Greene at (202) 619-2339 for information regarding this solicitation. (AC0804003-01) (0216)

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