National Imagery and Mapping Agency, PCO/MS D-5, 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, MD 20816-5003

70 -- ELIANT XL 5GB EXABYTE 8MM TAPE REPLICATION RACK MOUNT SYSTEM SOL NMA301-98-R-0507 DUE 092598 POC Contract Specialist, Rachel Glaros, (301) 227-1904 or Contracting Officer, Diana Daunt, (301) 227-1944, FAX (301) 227-4793 This announcement is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart FAR 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. The solicitation number is NMA301-98-R-0507 and this solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. All responses from responsible sources received by the below due date will be considered. The National Imagery and Mapping Agency wishes to procure the following: CLIN 0001, 1 EA, Eliant XL 5GB Exabyte 8mm Tape Replication Rack Mount System consisting of: System control unit, one (1) input and fourteen (14) output 8mm tape drives, 15" VGA monitor, keyboard, mouse, removable hard disc drive, all required SCSI cards for tape copying, Adaptec SCSI card and ASPI API, and statistics software package, CLIN 0002, 5 EA, Spare Exabyte Eliant 820 internal 8mm drives, CLIN 0003, 5 EA, Spare Exabyte 8505 internal 8mm drives, CLIN 0004, 1 EA, Shipping, Installation, and Training (to be conducted with installation and to include system overview). Delivery is expected to be FOB destination to NIMA, St. Louis, 3200 South Second Street, Bldg. 36, St. Louis, MO., within 30 days after award of contract. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Interested parties shall submit offerors which include the 11 items outlined in FAR 52.212-1(b). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussion if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. Provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The Government intends to award a contract to the responsible offeror, whose past performance is acceptable, whose offer conforms to the solicitation to satisfy the Government's need, and whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government cost or price considered. Offerors are to include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, and the provision at 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate with offer. In accordance with provision at 252.204-7001, Cage Code Reporting, Offeror is to provide CAGE Code with offer. The offer is to include oferror's 9-digit Data Universal Numbering System (DUNNS) number. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Order-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference (including 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37). The clause 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration, is hereby incorporated by reference. The clause at 252,212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference (including 252.225-7001). The agency template, Year 2000 Compliance -- Commercial Supply Items is incorporated in full text as follows: The contractor shall ensure that all information technology such as: hardware; software; and firmware delivered under this contract that is required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, be Year 2000 compliant pursuant to the definition below; Definition: Year 2000 compliant means information technology that accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. Furthermore, Year 2000 compliant information technology, when used in combination with other information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. Listed Items/Systems: Eliant XL 5GB Exabyte 8mm Tape Replication Rack Mount System and Spare Exabyte internal 8mm drives. Offers are to be delivered to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency address listed above, ATTN: Rachel Glaros, or faxed to 301-227-4793, no later than FRIDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 1998, 3:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME. It is the responsibility of the bidder to confirm facsimiles are received. Posted 09/15/98 (I-SN249888). (0258)

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