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

70 -- MID-TOWER MICROCOMPUTERS SOL RFQ 886875 DUE 052798 POC Kimberly Kidd Ramsey, Contract Specialist (202) 324-1983 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued under Request for Quotation #886875 under SIC 3571, incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-04, and this is not a small business set-aside. The FBI wishes to purchase an initial quantity of 900 single configured turn-key, mid-tower micro-computers with options for additional units. The total initial quantity plus option quantities shall not exceed $5,000,000.00 dollars. Description of requirements are as follows: Mid-tower ATX form factor, 300MHz Intel Pentium II-Base CPU,PCI Bus Motherboard, 6 expansion slots (4 ISA/PCI shared, 2 PCI), 6 total drive bays (2 each 3.5" and 4 each 5.25" half-height), 7 I/O ports (1 each P/S2 keyboard and mouse, 1 each parallel, 2 each RS232C serial and USB), 512KB level 2 cache, 64MB SDRAM; upgrade able to 384MB, Video controller with GL chipset, 4MB VRAM, 4GB EIDE internal hard disk (single unit), 3.5" 120 MB internal floppy drive, Internal EIDE 16X CD-Rom drive, 16-bit Soundblaster or compatible sound card with 2 external 25W stereo speakers, 17" (15.6" viewable,.28mm dpi)SVGA color monitor with 6' power cord and 6' adapter cable, Windows 95 104-key style keyboard with PS/2 connector, 2 button serial mouse with PS/2 connector, 200W, 120V, 60Hz, AC power supply with grounded UL listed 6' power cord, 1 installed Racore M8158 PCI Fiber Optic Token Ring Adapter, Must be MS Win 95, MS Win NT, Novell Netware 4.1, FCC Class B, Year 2000, Energy Star and IEEE 802.5J compliant. All turn-key systems, including options, shall be delivered, via FOB Destination, within 30 days of award to FBI Offices across the CONUS. The following FAR clauses/provisions are applicable to this acquisition: (a)52.212-1, Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items applies; (b)52-212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: The following factors shall be used to initially evaluate offers: price, past performance, and technical conformance; (c )52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, Offeror shall include a completed copy of this provision with its offer; (d) 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; (e)52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. Additional contract requirements are as follows: (a) A systems unit shall be available for FBI test bed certification within three days of apparent award notification, with final award dependent on the unit's successful completion of the FBI's test bed certification process. Test bed certification is determined by the ability to pass tests in automation applications (Corel WordPerfect, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access, Lotus Freelance), and LAN/WAN compatibility (fiber optic token ring adapter-Racore Model M8158, Novell Netware 4.1,TCP/IP, 3270 SNA emulation). In order to limit proposal costs, the FBI will only test the apparent technically acceptable lowest priced system. The FBI shall provide the Racore token ring card and all software during the testing; (b) Warranty shall be 1 year, parts only, to be consigned to the FBI's current maintenance provider, within thirty calendar days of order receipt for equipment. Consigned parts will be based on information provided by offeror, and confirmed with the FBI contractor regarding past failure rates percentages on similar equipment. The mid-tower microcomputers must be able to meet a four year life cycle with the manufacturer's parts available during that time, either in the original configuration or as technical upgrades that meet the FBI's technical infrastructure. Parts that fail to meet the FBI's current infrastructure may be returned to the manufacturer for credit or replacement with a viable alternative; (c ) Dead on Arrival (DOA) equipment shall be replaced within 48 hours of report to the contractor. DOA equipment may be reported anytime within 10 days of final delivery to the required FBI destination; (d) the FBI shall have the option of selecting the appropriate operating system (latest version of Microsoft Windows 95 or Microsoft Windows NT) at the time of order (both initial order and any optional orders). The vendor must provide all media (CD-ROM), documentation (hard copy and/or CD-ROM), and license, as well as provide all hardware manuals with each system, to include motherboard specifications, video and any graphics accelerator operating manuals, monitor manual, drivers manual, etc.) Selected software shall be installed by the offeror prior to delivery; (e) All shipments shall be clearly labeled with full shipping addresses, name and phone number of point of contact, and purchase order/line number; (f)All invoices, regardless of shipping location, shall be sent to the COTR in the Washington DClocation. All invoices shall have product serial numbers, licence numbers, quantity, and location of shipment; (g) After completion of each order a final summary delivery document shall be provided to the Contract Specialist detailing all shipping locations, quantity shipped/serial numbers, dates of product shipment, and individual invoice numbers for each order. All offers are due by 12 noon EST 03/26/98. Faxed offers are acceptable and shall be faxed to the attention of Kimberly Kidd Ramsey,(202) 324-3104. All questions regarding this synopsis/solicitation shall be submitted in writing via fax. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. (0070)

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