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D -- LICENSE FEE FOR TMS/IX MEDIA SOFTWARE SOL RFQ 98-18 DUE 022098 POC Carolyn Collins (757) 441-6886 WEB: EASC Homepage, www.easc.noaa.gov. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Carolyn.Collins@noaa.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 ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION;QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number RFQ EASC 98-18 is issued as a request for quotations. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-02. The associated standard industrial classification code is 5045. A firm is a small business for the purpose of this requirement if it employs less than 100 employees. The U.S. Dept of Commerce, EASC, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with P2 Software, Inc., for a Contractor to provide one (1) time license fee for TMS/IX Media Management Software to include installation and training as well as continuation maintenance after warranty expiration. The contractor shall provide Primary Licensing consist of IBM SP2, Serial # 26-23480, Node 1 (Wide), Node 2 (Wide), Node 3 (Wide), and Node 4 (High), IBM 591, Serial 26-55588, IBM 591, Serial 26-53638, IBM 370, Serial 26-83068, Enterprise 5000, Serial # 631F07A9, SPARC 5, Serial 417F0092, SPARC IPC, Serial # 105F2122. Secondary Licensing, System IBM 570, Serial #26-38701, IBM 34H, Serial #26-77095, IBM 320H, Serial 26-39926, 26-51965, 26-51966, 26-52259, IBM 410, Serial #26-12250, 26-12251, 26-12252, 26-15163, 26-15164, 26-18133, IBM 41T, Serial #26-03576, 26-07012, 26-18658, IBM C10, Serial #26-12501, IBM C20, Serial #26-19464, SUN Ultra 2, Serial #720F0350, 720F04E8, 726F13CB, SUN Ultra 1, Serial # 624F1095, 635F0549, 645F049D, 723F17C5, SPARC 20, Serial # 520F02C9, SPARC 1000, Serial #422K0544, SPARC 10, Serial #423E2126, SPARC 5, Serial # 442F3026, 442F3086, 519F02B5, SPARC 2, Serial # 112F0642, 112F3073, 115F0759, 117F3147, 124F4040, 139F2730, 242F1223, SPARC IPX, Serial # 133G2466. Purchase will include a 30 day test and acceptance period to commence after installation and training have been completed. License will be provided with a 90 day warranty to include all updates, upgrades, fixes, and telephonic support as well as installation, operation, and end user documentation, quantity (1 ea). Continuation maintenance after warranty expiration, maintenance services will include updates, upgrades, fixes and telephonic support, quantity four (4) months. Software installation, services, and one week on-site training. Labor and travel expenses are included, quantity (1 lot). Delivery will be NCDC, 151 Patton Avenue, System Branch, Room 410, Asheville, NC 28801-5501. See numbered Notes 1 and 22. SIC 5045, Size standard 100. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive quotes. However, all quotes received within thirty days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision. Quote shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial items, applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision. FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clause cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d) (2) and (3), 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting 915 U.S.C. 637 (a(14), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C.10) and 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10, 19 U.S.C. 2501-2582). Quotes can be mailed to U.S. Dept. Of Commerce, NOAA, Eastern Administrative Support Center, 200 World Trade Center, Room 209, Norfolk, VA. 23510, Attention: Carolyn Collins. Quotes must be received no later than 3:30 p.m. on February 20, 1998. (0020)

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