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D -- CD-ROM SUBSCRIPTION SOL DAAE0798QQ007 POC FOR A SOLICITATION COPY OR FOR INFORMATION ON THIS PROCUREMENT, CALL: ELAINE CHUTORASH (810) 574-7252 THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUB -- -PART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDTIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) NUMBER IS DAAE07-98-Q-Q007. THE SOLICITATION DOCUMENT AND INCORPORATED PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE THOSE IN EFFECT THROUGH FEDERAL ACQUISITION CIRCULAR 90-46, DATED 17 MAR 97. THE ASSOCIATED STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE IS 7379, WITH A SIZE STANDARD OF $18.0 MILLION. THE REQUIREMENT FOR A ONE (1) YEAR SUBSCRIPTION SERVICE FOR THE FOLLOWING CD-ROM DATABASES : BUSINESS COLLECTION, MAGAZINE COLLECTION, GENERAL BUSINESS FILE, BUSINESS ASAP, MAGAZINE INDEX PLUS/ASAP, HEALTH REFERENCE CENTER, GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS, MINI GENERAL REFERENCE CENTER, * F&S INDEXES (US AND INTERNATIONAL). NO OPTIONS WILL BE INCLUDED. THE CD-ROMDATABASES MUST (1) OFFER RETROSPECTIVE & CURRENT INFORMATION, (2) BE UPDATED MONTHLY, (3) OPERATE IN DOS ENVIRONMENT, (4) HAVE TELEPHONE SUPPORT, (5) HAVE ON- SCREEN INSTRUCTIONS AT ANY TIME DURING THE SEARCH PROCESS, (6) HAVE THE OPTION OF DOWNLOADING RETRIEVED INFORMATION, (7) BE SEARCHED BY LOGICAL OR BOOLEAN OPERATORS, (8) HAVE NESTING TECHNIQUES WHEN PERFORMING KEYWORD SEARCHES, (9) HAVE WILDCARD AND TRUNCATION TECHNIQUES AVAILABLE, (10) ALLOW SWITCHING BETWEEN CITATION AND FULL-RECORD FORMAT IN THE DISPLAY OPTION, (11) MARK SUBJECTS, RELATED SUBJECTS, AND SUBDIVISIONS IN LINKING OPTIONS, & 12) HAVE THE CITATIONS/ARTICLES LOCATED BY SEARCHERS AVAILABLE ON MICROFILM. SERVICES ARE FOR THE US ARMY GARRISON-SELFRIDGE LIBRARY, AMSTA- CYARL, SELFRIDGE ANG BASE, MI AND THE PERFORMANCE PERIOD WILL BEGIN 01 JAN 98. FOB DESTINATION WILL APPLY. PROVISION AT FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL, APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. THE FOLLOWING FACTORS SHALL BE USED TO EVALUATE OFFERS: (I) TECHNICAL CAPABILITY OF THE ITEM OFFERED TO MEET THE GOVERNMENT REQUIREMENT AND (II) PRICE. OFFERORS ARE ADVISED TO INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PROVISION AT FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS. THE CLAUSE OF FAR 52-212-4, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. THE CLAUSE OF FAR 52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISTION. THIS ACQUISITION IS RATED D04. THE U.S. ARMY TANK-AUTOMOTIVE AND ARMAMENTS COMMAND INTEDNS TO NEGOTIATE SOLELY WITH INFORMATION ACCESS COMPANY, 362 LAKESIDE DRIVE, FOSTER CITY, CA FOR RENEWAL OF THESE SERVICES. OFFERS ARE DUE NO LATER THAN 12:00 NOON, 28 NOV 97. PROPOSALS SHOULD BE ADDRESSED TO: USA TACOM, ACQUISITION CENTER, AMSTA-AQ- LRA, ATTN: ELAINE CHUTORASH, WARREN, MI 48397-5000. REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION SHOULD BE MADE TO ELAINE CHUTORASH AT (810) 574-7252. S EE NOTE: N/A. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OF FER WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED. (0318)

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