DOT/RSPA/VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

70 -- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT & SOFTWARE SOL DTRS57-97-Q-80193 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the ONLY solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. Quotation Number DTRS57-97-Q-80193 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This quotation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Volpe Center plans to procure through simplified acquisition procedures the following computer equipment and software: 1) Apple Power Macintosh Model 4400/200 Specifications for Item 1: CPU: PPC 603e, Integrated FPU, Integrated Onboard Video, with 32MB of RAM memory, 2GB Hard Drive with 4MB VRAM video memory, 1.4MB Internal Floppy Drive, Integrated 10 Base-T interface, 256KB L2 Cache Memory, 12X CD-Drive, 2 PCI slots, Ports: 2 DMA serial, 1 SCSI, 1 Ethernet, 1 ADB, 1 Monitor Port, 16-bit stereo I/O Sound capability, Apple extended keyboard or equivalent, ADB Mouse, 1 Microphone. -- 6 EA.; 2) Monitor: 15" Multiscan (1024x768) compatible with on-board video & with integrated speakers and stereo sound cable from MAC to Monitor -- 6 EA.; 3) Pentium Compatibility Card 166 MHZ/8MB DOS RAM, with additional RAM memory of 16MB for PC board -- 6 EA,; 4) External MODEM with 33.6Kbps rate and 6-ft. compatible cable -- 6 EA.; 5) Printer-Epson Stylus 600, 3 color cartridges and compatible cable -- 6 EA.; 6) Ethernet Hub, 8 port 10Base-T with 10Base-T and 10Base-2 Daisy chain capability -- 6 EA.; 7) Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) APC UPS Pro 420 and one (1) 6-slot power strip -- 6 EA.; 8) SOFTWARE: MacOS 7.6.1, MicrosoftOffice 4.2.1, Speed Doubler 2, RAM doubler 2, Norton Utilities 3.5, SAM Anti-Virus 4.5, Windows 95. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this requirement is 7373 and the Small Business Size Standard is $18.0M Delivery shall be FOB Destination, 30 days fromaward of contract to U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 125 Munroe Street, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, no addenda applies. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition as follows: Award will be made on an all or none basis. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price, past performance and other factors considered, Delivery time will be a deciding factor when awarding. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutesor Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14. Offers will be received at U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-852, 3:00 P.M. Local time August 20, 1997. Facsimile offers will be accepted and received at 617/494-3649. For information on this solicitation you may contact Karen Marino at 617/494-2437. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accountsreceivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: "http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm". Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmission cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Requests for a hardcopy of the solicitation may be mailed or sent via E-Mail to doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0219)

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