Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

58 -- INMARSAT-B TERMINALS (QTY 7) SOL N00421-98-R-1186 DUE 042798 POC Christine Hampel, Contract Specialist 301-862-8894 or Larry Mattingly,Contracting Officer 301-862-8119 WEB: NAVAIR HOME PAGE, http://www.navair.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Christine Hampel, Contract Specialist, hampel_christine%@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (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. Solicitation#N00421-98-R-1186 is issued as a Request For Proposals (RFP). The provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This acquisition is unrestricted and is not set aside for Small Business. The applicable SIC code is 4899. The contract line item number is CLIN 0001- INMARSAT-B TERMINALS (7 EACH). The following technical specifications/salient characteristics are provided: (1) FREQUENCY RANGES -- Transmit:1626.5 to 1646.5MHz; Receive:1525.0 to 1545.0 MHz; Transmit Carrier: 25 to 33 dBW +1, -2dB (2) VOICE SERVICE -- Channels: 8 minimum; Digital Voice Rate: 16 kbps; Forward Error Correction Rate: 3/4; Modulation Technique: O-QPSK; Voice Coding: APC-MLQ; Broadcast Audio: 15 kHz; Shall support STU-III operation at 9.6 kpbs (3) DATA SERVICE -- Channels: 4 minimum; Digital Date Rates: 64kbps, 16kbps,9.6kbps; Forward Error Correction Rate:1/2,3/4; Modulation Technique: O-QPSK (4) EXTERNAL INTERFACES -- Telephone Port: Accepts standard DTMF telephone. Handset provides menu-driven, full control of the Terminal. Allows automatic memory dialing of up to 10 numbers and hands-free communications; Facsimile: CCITT Group III at 9.6kbps option for Group IV; Data Port: RS232; HSD Port: RS422/449, V35; All ports shall have individual ID numbers (5) PHYSICAL -- Composition: One hard shipping container; Weight:70 pounds maximum; Size: 24"L x 20"W x 12" H maximum; Antenna (deployed): 30.5" x 30.5" (6) POWER REQUIREMENTS -- Input Voltage: 85 to 250Vac, 47 to 440Hz; Transmit:150 Watts; Receive: 70Watts; Optional Input Voltage: 10 to 32 Vdc. Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. This procurement shall be F.O.B. destination and delivered to Receiving Officer, NAWCAD Patuxent River, Villa Road, Building #8115, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010. The anticipated award date of the resultant contract is 1 May 1998. The contractor shall deliver CLIN 0001 by 1 Jun 1998. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 1995) is incorporated by reference and applies to this solicitation. The provision at FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 1995) does notwill apply to this solicitation. Instead, the following information will be used for evaluation of offers: An award shall be made to that responsible offeror submitting a techically acceptable proposal and offering the lowest evaluated price. Price will be the deciding factor among technically acceptable proposals. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:(1)To be technically acceptable the offeror's technical proposal must fFully meet sall the requirements as stated in the technical specifications/of the salient characteristics identified above (2) low cost. For an offer to be considered, the offeror shall must provide relevant and sufficient technical documents, brochures, diagrams, etc to substantiate their claim of compliance with all of the technical specifications/salient characteristics as stated above. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of this documentation. The price proposal shall be evaluated on the lowest overall price to the Government. For the price proposalFactor (2), the offeror shall provide back up information verifying the price offered. This means a copy of the most recent catalog or price list, invoices for the same equipment, etc. Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information provided in response to these stated requirements.is clause. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (Jan 1997) with the proposal. FAR 52-212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (AUG 1996) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The Clause at 52-212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT EXECUTIVE ORDER-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (AUG 1996), is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following clauses apply to this acquisition as follows: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alt I; 52-203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity, 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The clause at 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 1996) is incorporated by reference, however, for paragraph (b) only the following clauses apply to this acquisition as follows: 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program, 252.225-7007 Trade Agreements; 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.233-7000 Certification of Claims and Requests for Adjustment or Relief. WARRANTY -- The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waivethe Government's right with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. This is a DO rated contract This RFP will also be published via the internet in Microsoft Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home page for downloading, located on the World Wide Web (WWW). The WWW server may be accessed using browsers such as NETSCAPE and Microsoft Internet Explorer. The WWW address, or URL, for the NAVAIR Home page is http://www.navair.navy.mil. Offerors are responsible for monitoring the Home Page for any RFP amendments to the solicitation. The point of contact is Christine Hampel, (301) 862-8894 and the Contracting Officer is Mr. J. Larry Mattingly, Code 254131, (301) 862-8119. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. Proposals are due to C.Hampel, Contract Specialist, Contracts Group Code 254112, Building#8110, Villa Road, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division(NAWCAD), St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 by 4:00pm EST 27 APRIL 1998. Offers will be accepted by fax at (301) 862-8670 or e-mail at hampel_christine%SI@ MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL (0099)

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