NATIONAL IMAGERY AND MAPPING AGENCY, 4600 SANGAMORE ROAD, ATT: PCO-E, MAIL STOP D-5, BETHESDA, MD 20816-5003

74 -- BLACK AND WHITE COPIER/SCANNER SOL NMA301-98-R-0226 DUE 060898 POC Mitchell Feldman, Contracting Officer 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; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, NMA301-98-R-0226, is a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The associated Standards Industrial Classification Code (SIC) for this procurement is 3579, and the small business size is 500 employees. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency has a requirement for one (1) black and white copier/scanner which must provide for scanning in the product and staging it for output on the copy printing device. The system will have the ability to store products in memory and retrieve those products for immediate printing of up to 999 multiple copies atany future date. It will be able to produce A through E size prints. The system will have 25%-400% reduction/enlargement capability. Operational modes will include scan to print, scan to net, print from files, and scan to print and file. Storage capacity will be a minimum of 9GB. The output device will be capable of 3 inches per second speed and will hold 4 (500') rolls of paper with auto roll selection and synchro cut paper. It will be capable of output on material other than paper. The scan resolution will be 400 dots per inch and will have software-driven background suppression. The software to store and retrieve scanned images will employ a web browser or comparable search engine and will work from a Windows NT 4.0 environment. Maintenance will include quarterly full service maintenance and 3 year next business day on-site maintenance. Other requirements of this procurement include start-up supplies, full design, survey, installation, on-site education and training (including key operator training), customizing of system operation, and the removal of the existing Xerox 3080 copier which is to be traded-in for credit against the new machine. Delivery is required within 30 days after receipt of order. Delivery location is the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Erskine Hall Room 171, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20816-5003. The FOB Point shall be destination, Bethesda, Maryland. The FAR provision at FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items and FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items, are applicable to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.211-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial items, apply to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (7) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Vietnam Era Veterans; (8) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; and (9) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. Evaluation of Commercial Items: Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of provision 52.212-2 are overall price (including the trade-in value of the existing Xerox 3080 copier), quality, and the technical capability to meet or exceed the Governments specifications. The Government intends to issue a purchase order to the responsible company conforming to the government's requirements who will offer the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. Quoters shall address all requirements in this combined synopsis/solicitation, and shall provide clear evidence of understanding and the ability and willingness to comply with the Government's specifications of need. Failure to address a specification/requirement will be construed by the Government as inability to meet the need or the company taking exception to it. All vendors are to include with their quotes, a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes, by 3:00 PM, Washington, DC time, on 8 June 1998, to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, ATTN: Mitchell Feldman or William T. Hughes, PCO-E, Mail Stop D-5, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003. Faxed quotes will be accepted. The telephone number for faxed quotes is (301)227-4793. (0140)

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