Dept. of the Army, Directorate of Contracting, Attn: ATZS-DKO-I, P.O. Box 12748, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85670-2748

D -- SMARTERM OFFICE SOFTWARE SOL DABT63-98-R-0004 DUE 122297 POC Procurment Technician: EileenBradley, 520-538-0417 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, the test program in FAR Subpart 13.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number DABT63-98-R-0004 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). (ii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effect through the 1997 reissue of the FAR. (iii) Notice of award on a Sole Source basis from Persoft under SIC 7372. (iv) GENERAL INFORMATION: Send proposal to Dept. of the Army, Directorate of Contracting, Building 21112, Hines Road, Ft Huachuca, AZ 85613. The Air Force Material Command, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC), has a requirement to upgrade their SmarTerm Office for Windows 95/NT software and acquire licenses. SmarTerm Office for Windows 95/NT must have a modified license and media to include the right-to-copy this software in volume quantities. The contractor shall provide: CLIN 0001, one each SmarTerm Office for Windows 95/NT (Upgrade) Version 7.0 Multipack, 2000 single-users; CLIN 0002, one each SmarTerm Office for Windows 95/NT Version 7.0 Multipack, 300 single-users in both 3.5" and CD-formats; CLIN 0003 one each a full set of SmarTerm Office for Windows 95/NT standard documentation for each 250 nodes ordered. The disk set shall be accompanied by a Persoft License Agreement and product license numbers; CLIN 0004 one lot technical support Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5: p.m. Central Time (excluding holidays) and will provide technical support to a maximum of two designated employees at Robins Air Force Base located at a central administrative site. (v) Date of delivery: 30 days from date of award for software. (vi) Place of delivery: Warner Robins Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC), 78th Communications Squadron, Building 214, Room 1, Attention: Mr. Pete George, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia 31098-1607. (vii) Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 1997) is hereby incorporated by reference. (viii) Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-2(a), Evaluation -- Commercial Items. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) technical capability of the item offered to meet the government's requirement, (2) past performance, and (3) price. Factors are listed in their relative order of importance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than price. The Government intends to acquire, on a sole source basis from Persoft, Inc. The statutory authority for Other than Full and Open Competition is 10 USC 2304(c) (1), Only One Responsible Source. Proposal is due by 5:00 p.m. (mountain standard time), December 22, 1997. (ix) Offeror's are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jan 1997), with proposal. (x) Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Condition -- Commercial Items (May 1997), is hereby incorporated by reference. (xi) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Item (Aug 1996), is hereby incorporated by reference. The following paragraphs apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract (b) (2) 52.203-10, (b) (3) 52.219-8, (b) (6) 52.222-26, (b) (7) 52.222-35, (b) (8) 52.222-36, (b) (9) 52.222-37. (xii) Additional Contract Terms and Conditions applicable to this procurement is Type of Contract: A firm fixed-price contract will be awarded. (xiii) The Defense Priorities and Allocations Systems (DPAS) assigned rating for this procurement is DO-A7. Commerce Business Daily Numbered Note 22 applies. (0350)

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