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

70 -- COMPUTER EQUIPMENT SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80017 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. 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. The Volpe Center plans to solicit a sole-source simplified acquisition purchase from Dolch Industrial Computer, Fremont, CA to provide a flat panel display for use by inspectors in commuter lanes at U.S. ports of entry. This acquisition is approved for a sole source purchase order in accordance with FAR 6.302-1. All interested sources must identify the product by submitting pricing data and an accurate description of the equipment offered, which includes the make and model numbers. If there are no responses received by close of business a purchase order will be awarded to the above named source. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), Solicitation No. DTRS57-98-Q-80017. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3571 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. Item No. 1: Part No. DV-12T-ST-SPEC 12.1" Data view Active Matrix color TFT 800x600 resolution flat panel display. 1000 nit w/SAW touch screen, serial interface LCD protective heater, and status LEDs, 5 EA, Unit Price $__ __ __, Total Price $__ __ __. Delivery shall be FOB Destination within 30 days after award of contract to U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 125 Munroe Street, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATTN: William Baron. 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: The offeror must provide the specified Dolch Industrial part number which is necessary to provide superior brightness and image quality and is able to withstand the elements at our prototype lane at U.S. ports of entry. Award: Offers will be received on an all or none basis. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation that will be the most advantageous to the Government, price, past performance and other factors considered. 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 Statutes or 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 November 13, 1997. For information on this solicitation you may contact Karen Marino at 617/494-2437. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available 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/index.html". 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 transmissions 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. 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 accounts receivable 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. (0309)

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