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59 -- ELECTROMAGNETIC PULSE (EMP) HARDENED INPUT-OUTPUT SUITE (COMPUTER AND PRINTER) SOL F19628-98R-0007 DUE 011298 POC Contract Specialist: Mr. Stephen DiLustro 781-271-6283; Contracting Officer; Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, 781-271-6279 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, dilustros@hanscom.af.mil. (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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and supersedes RFP F19628-97-R-0053 dated 16 July 1997. Proposals are being requested. A written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation No. F19628-98-R-0007 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Contractors responding to this RFP must have a US clearance throughout the contract period of at least SECRET. In performing this contract the contractor will: require access to "for official use only information", receive and generate classified material and fabricate, modify or store classified material. The contractor shall ensure compromising emanations (EMSEC) conditions relating to this contract are minimized. The minimum EMSEC security requirements for this contract are that all classified components/systems shall remain at least three feet fromany unclassified components/systems. The contractor is to include facility security clearance information with proposal. (iii) This RFP incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02. (iv) This RFP is not a Small Business set-aside or a Small Business Competitive Demonstration Program. (v) A Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract will result from this solicitation. ESC/MCS requires an initial minimum quantity of one (1) EMP Hardened Computer and Printer Suite and CLIN 0002 First Article Test Support. The Government intends to test this Computer and Printer Suite to determine if it meets the requirements listed below. This is a potential total maximum Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) acquisition of one hundred eleven (111) each. In summary, in addition to the EMP Hardened Computers and Printers, ESC/MCS has a requirement for User Manuals, and a Standard Warranty package. The CLIN structure for this procurement is as follows:CLIN 0001, EMP Hardened Computer and Printer, User's Manual and Standard Warranty to be priced in a table beginning with 1 unit, lots of 1-10 and continuing by lots of 10 units through the maximum lot of 111 units; CLIN 0002, First Article Test Support. (vi) EMP Hardened I/O Suite Description: a. The following special requirements apply: (1) The I/O suite shall survive and operate without degradation after complete exposure to a High Altitude Electromagnetic Pulse (HEMP) environment per MIL-STD-2169B (S). The I/O (Computer and Printer) Suite must survive current surges on any of its pinouts (signal or power) with the following characteristics: voltages of up to 1200 volts, currents of up to 5 amps, 10 nanoseconds rise time, 1 microsecond full width half maximum. This protection may be built into the cable sets. The I/O Suite shall pass FCC part 15 or a government approved equivalent standard. b. The following ordinary requirements apply: (1) Overall I/O Suite: Each I/O Suite shall consist of a computer, a printer, all necessary shielded cables, software, and packaging of all the components in two or three transit cases or ruggedized enclosures, each equipped with a single handle for carrying. There are two different uses for the Computer and Printer Suite, one being at fixed site installations where the I/O Suite will be indoors and the other being an outdoor application where the I/O Suite will be transported to various locations. For the latter application, the ability to run off DC and operate in a tough environment are important. In the interest of a common equipment purchase for the I/O Suite, it is assumed that one common set of equipment is more cost effective than two. The contractor will propose one solution for the two applications. (2) Computer -- The computer shall have; Speed: 166 MHz minimum; RAM: 32 MB minimum; Floppy Disk: 1.44 MB; Hard Drive: 1 GB minimum; One or more Industry Standard Architecture (ISA) Expansion Slots desirable; Application Software supported: Windows 95, Windows NT and MS-DOS 6.2; Communication Software: for operator programming of I/O and printer ports, for Full Duplex communications on each port, for flow control on each port. (3) Display -- The display shall be a 14 inch diagonal (or longer as a goal) color display; Sun-readable; Flat panel preferable to CRT. (4) Keyboard: -- The keyboard shall have or be; 81 key QWERTY; Mouse: built in or external; Spillproof; Weatherproof. (5) Printer -- The printer shall have the following characteristics; Full ASCII character sets of at least 64 and 96; 1 MB input buffer desirable; It is preferable that the printer use ordinary 8 1/2" X 11" paper, but other sizes and types are acceptable. Fanfold or sheet feed is preferable to roll.; Characters per line - -- minimum 80, 132 etc. being desirable; Line speed shall be 60 characters/sec minimum.; (6) Computer I/O Ports; I/O ports -- all must be able to operate simultaneously -- full duplex, serial, threshold number is 2, goal is 4; Port speed (each): 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps Asynchronous and Synchronous (mode / protocol operator selectable per port); RS-232 / MIL-STD -- 188C Serial (Asynchronous) 1 Stop bit, 7/8 data bits, 1 Parity bit, 1/2 Stop bits Sig Gnd, Shield Gnd, Active signals: DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, TD, DCD, and RD, Driving distance: 50 feet minimum.; RS-422/423 / MIL-STD-188-114 Serial (Synchronous) Unbalanced drivers and balanced receivers 8 bit characters; Printer port (if printer is an external device) Port speed: 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, and 9600 bps Asynchronous and Synchronous (mode / protocol operator selectable) RS-232 / MIL-STD-188C Serial (Asynchronous) 1 Stop bit, 7/8 data bits, 1 Parity bit, 1/2 Stop bits, Sig Gnd, Shield Gnd, Active signals: DTR, DSR, RTS, CTS, TD, TC, ST, DCD, RD and RC. Driving distance: 50 feet minimum. (7) Power: The I/O Suite shall operate on both 115-vac, 47-63 Hz as well as on 20-33 vdc. (8) Ruggedization: The Computer and Printer Suite packaged in Transit Cases or in ruggedized containers shall be sufficiently rugged that the equipment will operate as specified following air and ground transport. (9) Temperature: The I/O Suite shall be capable of operating as specified in temperatures of -- 32 degrees C to + 49 degrees C, and after storage in temperatures of -55 degrees C to + 71 degrees C. (10) Altitude: The computer I/O Suite must be of a technology capable of operating as specified at a pressure of 650 millibars (10,000 ft) and of surviving transport in air pressure of 100 millibars (50, 000 ft). (11) Humidity: The I/O Suite must tolerate prolonged exposure to high humidity. (12) Weight: The maximum weight of each packed transit case or ruggedized enchosure (maximum of three) shall not exceed 42 lbs. (13) Testing: The government reserves the right of performing independent interface testing and (HEMP) testing on at least one I/O Suite (CLIN 0001) prior to acceptance. The contractor will assist the government (CLIN 0002) with test equipment and support.. The contractor should assume MIL-STD-2169B (S) testing at the Horizontal Polarized Dipole facility at Kirtland AFB New Mexico will require contractor support for one to two weeks. (14) Reliability: The HEMP hardened I/O Suite shall be capable of being operational 24 hours a day, seven days a week and provide a minimum Mean-Time-Between-Failure of at least 8,000 hours in a fixed ground environment and at least 2,000 hours for a ground mobile environment (move and set-up, not operate on the move) under the conditions listed in Part "b" ordinary requirements. (15) User/Commercial Manuals: Commercial manuals are acceptable. Any required expendable materials shall be identified in the manual. The appropriate manual(s) shall be packed with each I/O Suite. (16) Warranties: The contractor shall identify and make available to the Government all commercial warranties associated with the Computer and Printer delivered under this contract. Effective starting date for the warranties shall coincide with date of Government acceptance of applicable item. The contractor shall provide as part of its proposal the cost per year to extend warranty repair service to items out of service for a period of 60 months after expiration of standard warranty. (17) Packaging, Shipping and Marking: The contractor shall be responsible for the packaging, marking and shipment of each I/O Suite in accordance with best commercial practice. The packaging material shall be of a type that can be reused by the government for returning defective items to contractor for repair. (vii) Deliveries/ Destinations: Delivery of the First Article I/O Suite (CLIN 0001) to the Horizontal Polarized Dipole Facility at Kirtland AFB New Mexico shall occur NLT six months after contract award. Delivery of subsequent Delivery Orders will begin NLT 4 months after issuance of Delivery Order at a rate of 5 units per month minimum. Thirty-five units will be accepted at f.o.b. destination. The First Article unit, after successful testing at Kirtland AFB, will be shipped to ESC/MCS, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB MA 01731-1620, Attn: Captain Joseph Stupic (781)-271-6339. Thirty-four units will be shipped to Rockwell International Inc. at Dallas Texas. The shipping destination as well as the point of acceptance for the remaining seventy-six units (for this RFP) is f. o. b. origin. (viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is applicable to this acquisition. (ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition IAW (xiii), Paragraph 2. In addition the following factors shall be used to evaluate offeror's proposal in descending order of importance: technical specifications, reliability / maintainability, past performance, price and price-related factors. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Complete this provision and submit with offer. (xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to include the following clauses by reference: 52.203-6 Alt 1, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52-222.37, 52.225-3 and 52-225-18. Also FAR Clauses 52.216-18 [insert in paragraph (a) "from contract award through 24 months after contract award"], 52.216-19 [insert in paragraph (a) "initial order of one unit, thereafter 10 units"; insert in paragraph (b)(1) "90" (b)(2) "90" (b)(3) "30 days"] is applicable to this solicitation. (xiii) Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the offeror providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offered meets the Government's requirement. The Government does not restrictthe offeror from proposing more than one product that will meet the requirements of this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to make a split award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer(s) is/are most advantageous to the Government. Furthermore, the Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. All responses, original and two copies, to this Request for Proposal shall be in writing. Include Federal Tax Identification Number on your offer. The offer shall be valid for 90 calendar days after the proposal due date. (xiv) The DO rating is A7. (xv) N/A (xvi) The closing date for receipt of offers is 1730 EDT 30 days from the date the notice is published in the Commerce Business Daily. In the event that the 30th day falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a Federal holiday, the period extends to 1730 EDT on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or Federal holiday. Responses are to be addressed (via mail) to: ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB MA 01731-1620, ATTN: Mr. Stephen DiLustro or (via commercial delivery service) to The MITRE Corporation, Lobby Bldg. M, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford MA 01730, ATTN: Mr. Stephen DiLustro (ESC/MCK). (xvii) Contract Specialist: Mr. Stephen DiLustro 781-271-6283, Contracting Officer, Mr. Joseph A. Zimmerman 781-271-6279. (0345)

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