Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Procurement & Grants Office, Contracts & Purchases Branch, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd, N.E, Rm 419, Atlanta, GA 30305

70 -- SCANNERHEAD/DIGITIZER SOL 97-204(Q) DUE 091597 POC Shirli Wall, Purchasing Agent, (404) 842-6553 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This synopsis/solicitation number 97-204(Q) is issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. This procurement is Set Aside for Small Businesses. The standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 3577. Small business size standard: Average number of employees 1,000 or less. DESCRIPTION OF COMPUTER PERIPHERAL: The CDC has a requirement for an existing, commercial, off-the-shelf, laser-based, color digitizer. The digitizer shall simultaneously obtain color and surface geometry images. Twenty-four bit or better color shall be used. Spatial resolution shall be 628 um or better in the vertical direction and 100 to 400 um or better in depth (distance from the digitizer). The field of view shall be 260 to 340 mm vertical or better and 300 mm depth. The sampling speed shall be 14,580 points per second or better. Communications with the controlling computer workstation shall be via SCSI. The digitizer shall be 100% hardware, software, and data format compatible with Cyberware PS and MS Motion Platforms and associated electronics, and Cyberware Echo and CyDir software and all subroutines, sub-programs, and related programs, including image capture and motion control routines running on Silicon Graphics workstations using IRIX 5.3 or higher operating systems. Proof of 100% compatibility may include performance demonstrations using the CDC s existing Cyberware PS and MS Motion Platforms and software (Cyberware Echo and CyDir software and all subroutines, sub-programs, and related programs) and Silicon Graphics workstations. Delivery will be F.O.B. Destination to CDC, NIOSH 1095 Willowdale Rd, Morgantown, WV 26505-2845 FAR provisions 52.212-1, Instructions to Offertory -- Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. EVALUATION FACTOR: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offer or whose offer conforms to this synopsis/solicitation and will be the most advantageous to the Government price and technical capability of the digitizer to perform government s requirement considered. Technical merit and price will be of approximate importance. All responsible sources are encouraged to respond in writing. All responses should contain sufficient technical documentation or literature to describe the hardware and software features. Offertory must include a copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offer or Representations and Conditions -- Commercial Items, with its offer. The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 1997); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies (41U.S.C. 10); 52.225-18, European Union Sanctions for End Products (E.O. 12849); 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C 10 Pub.L. 103-187); 52.225.21(ii) ALT I; 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (5 U.S.C. 552a). Offers are due September 15, 1997, 2:00 p.m. local time and should be sent or faxed to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, PGO, Attn: Shirli R. Wall, 255 East Paces Ferry Rd., Rm. 204, N.E., Atlanta, GA 30305 -- fax number 404-842-6530. (0241)

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