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59 -- UPGRADE TO SILICON GRAPHICS MODEL ONYX 2 INFINITE REALITY DESKSIDE SOL ORD #14 -- Onyx Upgrade POC Billy Oden, Contracting Officer, (513)487-2126 E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, oden.billy@epamail.epa.gov. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The Standard Industrial Code classification is 3679 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL BE ISSUED. USEPA/Contracts Management Division/Cincinnati is handling a requirement for components to perform an upgrade to Silicon Graphics model Onyx 2 Infinite Reality Deskside located at Ecosystems Research Division/Athens, GA. All interested and responsible parties shall provide written quotations within 15 calendar days (by 4:30 p.m. EDT) from the published date of this announcement. All quotes shall include a narrative of the performance specifications, price, FOB point, point of contact (name, telephone and fax numbers), delivery date, business size and payment terms. This RFQ and the incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-4. The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification Number; 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations; 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items); 52.222-21, Certification of Nonsegregated Facilities; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.225-1, Buy American Certification; 52.243-1, Changes Fixed-Price. The required components are as follows: ITEM 1. Lynx Array 3 Channel Controller, Deskside, 81GB raw space, 70.2GB usable data, RAID 5 Ultra-Wide, LX-9113EP-2 -- Qty 1 ea. -- includes: LX Array 3 ch RAID UW Sgl Hst Rk LX-9113UW-R; and 9 Lynx 9GB Sled/Holster, 7200 RPM, Rem Subsys, UW-LX-3259UW-SE; and Lynx Array Tower Kit -- LX 9000-TWR. ITEM 2. Installation and Training, Qty 1 ea. ITEM 3. Shipping, Qty 1 ea. ITEM 4. 128MB Kit for SGI Onyx2 IR Deskside H4-N128, Qty 12 ea. ITEM 5. SGI Internal 9GB Drive (for SGI 02 server), Qty 2 ea. ITEM 6. SGI Internal Bracket (for SGI 02 server), Qty 2 ea. ITEM 7. TLS 4000 8mm Tape Library #4210, Qty 1 ea. ITEM 8. Sony AIT 8mm Tape Drive SDX-300C/L, Qty 1 ea. ITEM 9. SCSI extension cable FW-SCSI3, M-to-M, 2 ft. C-SCSIW-W002, Qty 1 ea. ITEM 10. AIT 8mm tape, 5 pack, Qty 8 packs. All interested and responsible parties have 15 days from the published date of this announcement to respond in writing to: USEPA, 26 West Martin L. King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268-7001, Attn: Billy Oden; or by facsimile at (513) 366-2004. Verification of receipt of fax transmissions is the sole responsibility of the offeror. (0083)

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