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66 -- RACKMOUNT LCD TOUCH SCREEN DISPLAY SOL 53SBNB860100 DUE 072798 POC Calvin Montgomery (301) 975-6334 WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.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 announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 53SBNB860100 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) using simplified acquisition procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3577. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), is: CLIN 0001 is for 15 each 19 inch Rackmount LCD Touch Screen Display consisting of the following specifications: -TFT active matrix LCD display -Minimum 14" diagonal size -Minimum resolution 800 x 600 @ 60 Hz -Resistive touch panel with +-1% positional accuracy -Nonglare coating -SVGA compatible(uses 15 pin VGA connector) -Touch screen interface to computer must be through serial ports and must be hardware compatible with major serial mouse protocols -19" Rackmount; CLIN 0002 is for installation; CLIN 0003 is for manuals; CLIN 0004 is for one year warranty. Required delivery within 30 days from contract award. F.OB. Point: Destination, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Delivery location is National Institute of Standards and Technology, Building 301, Receiving Room, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899. The provision at FAR 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Award will be made to lowest priced, technically acceptable offer. Offer shall include appropriate product information that clearly documents that the offered products are those listed above. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items which may be downloaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, 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, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (6) 52.222-26, (7) 52.222-35, (8) 52.222-36, (9) 52.222-37, (10) 52.225-3, (15) 52.225-21 (Alternate I), and 52.233.3, Protest After Award; DOC AGENCY-LEVEL PROTEST PROCEDURES LEVEL ABOVE THE CONTRACTING OFFICER, which can be downloaded from the NIST external web page, the Internet address is http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/protest.htm. This acquisition is unrestricted and all interested offers shall submit the following: Quotes which address the CLIN established in the CBD announcement; Technical description and/or product literature and two copies of the most recent published price list. Submission shall be sent to the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Acquisition andAssistance Division, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899, ATTN: Calvin Montgomery, Solicitation Number 53SBNB860100. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 27, 1998. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 07/20/98 (W-SN225452). (0201)

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