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70 -- DIGITAL IMAGE PRINTER AND MAINTENANCE SOL DCA100-97-R-0095 DUE 091297 POC Point of Contact Mr. Andrias G. Woody, Contract Specialist, (703) 607-4607, Facsimile (703) 607-4611 or Mr. George D. Robertson, Contracting Officer, (703) 607-4603 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. Offers are to be forwarded to the following address by not later than 2:00 pm EST, 12 September 1997: HQS DISA, DITCO-NCR, Code DTN4, Bldg T-5 Attn: Mr. Andrias G. Woody, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. OVERNIGHT MAIL PACKAGES MUST HAVE A NAME AND PHONE NUMBER ON OUTSIDE OF PACKAGE FOR PICKUP (Mr. Woody, (703) 607-4607). Any questions on the above may be directed to Andrias Woody at (703) 607-4607. The solicitation number is request for proposal DCA100-97-R-0095. THE ACQUISITION IS SHORT-FUSED AND IS PLANNED FOR TRANSITION TO ANOTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY. OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSAL BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN AND IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE ANY RFP AMENDMENTS. PROPOSALS MUST BE RECEIVED IN HARD-COPY AND IN WRITING; FACSIMILE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTABLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL VOLUME OF TECHNICAL INFORMATION REQUIRED. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. THIS IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3577 and the Size Standard is 1,000. The specific line items 0001 and 0002 are required as follows: Line item 0001- Two (2) Digital Image Printers to be offered at a firm-fixed price. The printer shall be controlled from a standard Pentium PC workstation (PC's not include in this purchase). Printing to this printer from the PC workstation shall be similar in ease as is printing to a standard parallel input (LPT) printer. The image or group of images shall be displayed on the PC and the operator shall select, via pointer, the image(s) that are to be printed. The operator shall then be able to select, via pull downmenus, paper size and the number of copies of each image selected. Standard software printer drives will be included. The printer shall: (1) use standard (Rapid Access) RA-4 paper (roll to roll); (2) have a maximum output size of 8.5"x11" full bleed (edge of paper); (3) work with paper widths from 3.5" to 8.5"; (4) have a full size 8.5" cathode ray tube (CRT) for higher resolution; (5) be linked to the controlling PC via a Centronix parallel or equivalent cable interface; (6) support a maximum resolution of 300 dots-per-inch (DPI); (7) be capable of being loaded and serviced in normal daylight; (8) have interchangeable cassette type components which hold consumables; (9) be capable of producing 240 prints per hour at 300 DPI and 340 prints per hour at 200 DPI when file sizes are the same (e.g. copies of the same image); (10) contain a 31MB processor board for printing, to support a buffer for full 8.5 by 11 @300DPI; (11) support all PC and Sun platforms including Windows NT; (12) Support file transfer rates of 850KBPS from any PC platform; (13) work with full sized rolls of paper (575 feet)); (14) one additional paper canister is required per printer to assume smooth transition during paper changing; (15) a Densitometer with calibration button is required with each printer. Offerors shall present technical literature or other information to confirm that the above requirements are provided in the two printers. The offeror shall propose their standard commercial warranty for the printers and provide a copy of the warranty with the proposal. Line item 0002- The Government shall have an option for maintenance and offerors shall propose this option as follows: The maintenance option shall be for a firm-fixed price amount for one year of on-call maintenance under the offerors standard commercial terms and conditions. The period of maintenance shall be for one-year beginning with the expiration of the contractor's printer warranty. Maintenance will include the price of any replacement parts. Award shall be made in aggregate for both items 0001 and 0002, and the Government shall evaluate the price of the option item 0002 within the awarded price. Printers to be delivered FOB Destination, thirty (30) days after receipt of order. Delivery in Washington, DC 20374; exact address will be provided at contract award. Acceptance for CLIN 0001 will normally be on the same day as delivery, but will not exceed seven (7) days after receipt. Final acceptance of CLIN 0002 will be after completion of the 12-mo maintenance period; offerors may propose payment at the onset of performance if this is in accordance with standard terms. The option for maintenance may be exercised unilaterally by the Government at any time from contract award to up to six months after contract award. The following FAR Part 12 clauses apply: 1) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (no other additional instructions other than as noted above), 2) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, Award will be to the lowest price responsible offeror who canprovide the items required, 3) A complete copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representatives and Certifications-Commercial Items, must be submitted with your offer, 4) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies. 5) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items- all items are applicable except for item 4, FAR 52.219-9, item 16, FAR 52.239-1, and items 10 through 15 (replaced by DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program). Service contract act provisions not applicable due to use of commercial ADP maintenance services being exempted. Defense FAR Supplement clause 252.212-7000 is applicable and the certification is to be provided. DFARS 252.212-7001 is applicable and only DFARS Clause 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, applies. See Note 1. (0237)

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