U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

70 -- HARDWARE MAINTENANCE SOL RFQ 80001 DUE 120997 POC Michael J. Young, Jr., Contract Specialist, (304) 625-3910 (i) 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. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) # 80001. (ii) The FBI intends to negotiate on a sole-source basis with Cylink. No solicitation package is available. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 90-45. (iv) This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP). Standard Industrial Classification is 7378 and the small business size standard is $18.0 million in annual receipts. This will be a Firm-Fixed contract. (v) The Government intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Cylink, 8229 Boone Blvd., Suite 650, Vienna, VA 22182 for the maintenance of 110 Cylink Frame Relay Encryption Units. The Criminal Justice Information Service Division currently has 80 Cylink Frame Relay Encryption Units, over 50 of these are deployed to remote locations, supporting over 200 logical remote links. If a Cylink encryption unit goes down, the affected remote links are down until a replacement unit is sent out. Only Cylink can provide direct access and solutions that may involve product hardware and software modifications. (vi) Maintenance shall be on a monthly basis for the period from date of contract award or expiration of warranty through September 30, 1998, with four additional one-year periods. The FBI requires the option to increase/decrease the quantities of any of the maintenance at any time during the contract life. Description of the maintenance service to be acquired: The Contractor shall furnish, as required, maintenance at the FBI location in WV. The Contractor shall provide on-call maintenance service within a twenty- four hour response time on a 24-hour-per-day, seven-days-per-week basis, including holidays. Contractor personnel performing under the resulting contract shall meet the FBI's security clearance process. (vii) Maintenance shall be for the period from date of contract award through September 30, 1998. Maintenance shall be performed at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Division Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, and shall be F.O.B Destination. (viii) FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to offerors -- Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquistion. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-1 Para. (B) Submit three copies of signed and dated offer. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-1 Para (B) (4) Offers shall include a detailed description of the terms and conditions for performance of the maintenance. (ix) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-2 Para. (A) The following factors, in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability, price, and past performance. Technical and past performance, when combined are more important than price. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition and resulting contract type: The resulting contract will be firm, fixed price (FFP). (xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Exective Orders -- Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference . (xiii) Additional requirements: N/A. (xiv) DPAS rating: N/A. (xv) CBD Numbered Notes: See Note 22. (xvi) Three copies of the technical and one copy of the cost proposals are due by 4 p.m. local time, December 9, 1997, at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Information Technology Contracts Unit, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306, Attention: Michael J. Young Jr., Module D3. For past performance evaluation, offerors shall provide names, addresses, and telephone numbers of three customers, Government and commercial, that have maintenance supplied for the same or similar equipment during the past two years. Offerors shall acquaint themselves with the new regulations concerning Commercial Items acquisition contained at FAR Subpart 12 and shall ensure that all Representations and Certifications are executed and returned as required in this synopsis/solicitation. (xvii) Name and telephone number of individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation: Michael J. Young Jr., (304) 625-3910. A technically acceptable proposal must clearly show that the offeror can meet the minimum requirement of the Government. (0294)

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