U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

99 -- DIGITAL AUDIO TAPE RECORDERS SOL RFQ#7175 DUE 032998 POC Robert M. Heckman, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-2279!! 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. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-46. This solicitation is being issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ) # 7175. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. Standard Industrial Classification is 5084, and the Business Size Standard is 100 employees. This will be a "Brand Name or Equal" solicitation consisting of (45) Tascam DA-30 MK II Digital Audio Tape Recorders. The equipment must meet or exceed the following salient characteristics: tape speed-12.225 mm/sec (standard mode) & 4.075 mm/sec. (Long mode), channel number-2,sampling rate-48 kHz (standard mode) & 44.1 kHz (standard mode) &32 kHz (long mode), frequency response-20-20,000 Hz +/- 0.5 dB in standard & 20-14,500 H +/- 0.5 dB in long, single-to-Noise ratio- better than 92 dB, Wow and Flutter -less than +/- 0.0001%, Input Analog- balanced XLR type connector x 2 & unbalance RCA jack x 2, Input digital -XLR type connector x 2 & RCA jack x 2, Output analog -balanced XLR type connector x 2 & unbalanced RCA jack x 2, Out put digital -- XLR type connector x 2 & RCA jack x 2 & mini jack & D-sub 15 pin (female), remote- D-sub type connector for contact clCIMUre for controlling the recorder from external devices, sub-code -- index data-start ID & skip ID & end ID & program number, time data-absolute time & program time, rack mounting- mounted in a standard 19' EIA rack, dimensions- approximately 17 x 5 x 14. Samples of all proposed equipment must be made available as of the closing date of this solicitation upon request.Standard industry warranty is requested. The above characteristics are intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. Unless clearly marked that the vendor is quoting on an "equal" the offered item shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. If the vendor proposes to furnish an "equal" product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be inserted on the proposal. The evaluation of quotations and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based on information furnished by the vendor. The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. To insure that sufficient information is available, the vendor must furnish as a part of its quotation all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the requirement. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement it shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the modifications. This requirement will be awarded on a "All or None" basis. Destination-FOB -- Delivery shall be FBI, ERF Building #27958A, Quantico, VA 22135 -- All Bids shall be submitted to the address listed above no later 4:30pm EST, March 13, 1998, and be clearly marked with RFQ#7175. The point of contact for all information is Robert M. Heckman, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. In addition, all potential bidders are hereby notified that due to the security requirements, Federal Express, D.H.L., UPS, ETC, deliveries for the FBI Headquarters facility are now received at an off-site location. Therefore, the response time of 15 days has been extended to 20 days. The FBI has allowed five (5) extra days from the release of this CBD synopsis/solicitation for receipt of a bid. Any bid that is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement will be considered late. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR 52.212.3, Offeror Representation and Certifications, Commercial Item (June 1996) with this proposal. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995) and FAR 52.212.4, Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Item (August 1996) are incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Technical acceptability will be determined solely by the information submitted by the offeror in response to this notice. Fax proposals are encouraged and must state name, address and solicitation number, (202)324-5722. Phone calls will not be accepted. A technically acceptable proposal must show that the offeror can meet the minimum requirement of the Government. (0068)

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