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58 -- COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80135 DUE 052998 POC Point of Contact -- Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, marink@volpe.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the ONLY solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Volpe Center plans to solicit a sole-source simplified acquisition purchase from Larus Corporation, San Jose, CA, to provide items that will be used for a new fiber optic communications system between the field facilities and the control tower at the San Francisco and Newark Airports. This proposed action is for supplies for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302. This notice of intent is not a request for competi tive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered, solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All interested sources must identify the product by submitting pricing data and an accurate description of the equipment offered, which includes the make and model numbers. If there are no responses received by close of business May 29, 1998, a Firm Fixed purchase order using Simplified Acquisition procedures will be awarded to the above named source. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), Quotation No. DTRS57-98-Q-80135. This solicitation document and incorporate d provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3669 and the Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. This combined synopsis/solicitation contains the Base Purchase and One Option. The Base Purchase is as follows: Item No. 1: Part No. 1187 list 0, Equipment Shelf, Quantity: 5 EA; Unit Price $__ __ __ TotalPrice $__ __ ___; Item No. 2: Part No. FT-2ER list 1, 1300mm Optics card, Quantity: 9 EA, Unit Price $__ __ __ Total Price $__ __ __;. Option 1 is as follows: Item No. 1: Part No. 1187 list 0, Equipment Shelf, Quantity: 8 EA; Unit Price $__ __ __ Total Price $__ __ ___; Item No. 2: Part No. FT-2ER list 1, 1300mm Optics card, Quantity: 24 EA, Unit Price $__ __ __ Total Price $__ __ __. Delivery shall be FOB Destination for the Base Purchase within 30 days after award of contract. The contractor will be notified of delivery schedule for Option 1 at the time the government exercises the option. There are two delivery points -- The Base Purchase will be delivered to F+E Isis Warehouse Staging, 502 Isis Avenue, Inglewood, CA 90301, ATTN: Bill Durbahn; If Option 1 is exercised delivery will be to the following address: System Resources, 119 Avenue at the Common, Suite 5, Shrewsbury, NJ 07702, ATTN: Tod Macecsko. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation, offers must show the quotation num ber; the time specified in the quotation for receipt of offers, the name and address and telephone number of the offeror; price and discount terms; warranty information, if applicable. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition as follows: The offeror must provide the specified part numbers listed above, which are necessary, in order for the new items being purchased to be compatible with the existing software. Award: Offers will be received on an all ornone basis. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming with the quotation that will be the best value to the government considering the part number/price and delivery time. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14. Offers will be received at U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATTN: Karen Marino, DTS-852, 3:00 P.M. Local time May 28, 1998. For information on this solicitation you may contact Karen Marino at 617/494-2437 or visit the following Web address: http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.h tml. (0146)

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