66 -- INSTRUMENTS AND LABORATORY EQUIPMENT 66 Special Open Season for New Technologies Solicitation: FCGS-Y8-94-0040-1-N POC: Leena Scott 703 305-5124. This "special open season" for Solicitation FCGS-Y8-94-0040-1-N invites you to offer products under the New Technologies special item number (603-1004) which has been added to the group 66, part II, section C Federal Supply Schedule. This will be an open-continuous (Evergreen) special item number. Offers may be submitted at anytime. This requirement will be synosized annually. The definition of the New Technologies special item number (SIN) is a new product or an upgraded product as virtually a new product made available to the Commercial or Government marketplace. This product must meet the special provisions as outlined. Offerors for new technology items will be considered under the following conditions: A) the offeror must be capable of demonstrating that the product meet at least one of the following three condition which provides a product that is not otherwise available to the Government. (1) performs a new task or procedure not currently offered under any GSA contract, (2) performs an old task or procedure in a new way which technically exceed current products and (3) improves an existing products so significantly that the Government customers will be negatively impacted if the item is not added to the schedule B) the product must be classifiable in a Federal Supply class identified in the Federal Supply Schedule C) as determined by the Government that there are not similar items currently available under any existing SIN or pending competitive acquisition D) the product could be included on an existing SIN or has the potential for inclusion within the schedule with a new SIN. Offerors must understand that there is no implied guarantee that the product offered will be recognized and accepted as new technology. All items will be reviewed for acceptance by the Government's technical experts. The New Technologies SIN is intended for the temporary placement of products until the item can beformally placed under an existing or newly created SIN. Offerors/contractors understand that the item can be formally placed under an existing or newly created SIN on the schedule. Offeror/contractors understand that the item must be offered under the appropriate SIN during the next regular open season/basic solicitation or it will be canceled. It is the offerors/contractors responsibility to be aware of the open season/basic solicitation issuance. New SINS established for new technology items must meet established sales criteria or the SIN will be canceled. All other terms and conditions of the current contract remains the same.

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