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70 -- CTOS III MASTER SYSTEM SOL DTRS57-98-Q-80155 DUE 063098 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, marinok@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 from Meyer Hill Lynch Corporation, Maumee, OH, to provide 25 new CTOS III Master Systems. 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 competitive quotes. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed purchase order 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 identifythe product by submitting pricing data and an accurate description of the equipment being offered, which includes the make and model numbers. If there are no responses received by close of business June 30, 1998, a purchase order will be awarded to the above named source. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), Solicitation No. DTRS57-98-Q-80155. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3571 and the Small Busines s Size Standard is 1,000 employees. Item No. 1: New, CTOS III Master System with the following minimum requirements and 3 year warranty: System: Aquanta DM Series II Pentium; Processor: Pentium 166 MHZ MMX; SG262-C: Controller Clusterlan; Memory: 16MB Per System (2-8MB SIMMS); Hard Disk: 1.0GB EIDE (2 EA Per System); Floppy Disks: 5.25 Posted 06/26/98 (0177)

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