Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Dr., Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315

J -- ANNUAL MAINTENANCE FOR DYNIX AUTOMATED LIBRARY SYSTEM SUPPORT SOL F05611-99-Q0133 DUE 092898 POC Contact SSgt Ron Hixson, Contract Specialist, at 719-333-4085 or Bruce Taylor, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-2733 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist., HIXSONRR.LG@USAFA.AF.MIL. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation F0561199Q0133 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. The Standard Industrial Classification Number is 7378 and the Business Size Standard is $18M. REQUESTERS MUST STATE THEIR BUSINESS SIZE ON EACH REQUEST. Women and small disadvantaged business are encouraged to submit offers. The proposed contract listed here is unrestricted. This solicitation is being issued as a proposed sole source to Ameritech Library Systems. Line Item 0001 -- DYNIX Automated Library System Support as per attached Statement of Objectives (SOO) -- QTY 12 MO—UNIT PRICE $_______________ TOTAL PRICE $_______________. Statement of Objective (SOO) for Annual Maintenance for Dynix Automated Library System 1. Scope of Work. The contractor shall provide all personnel, tools, equipment, materials, supervision, and other related items necessary to perform maintenance of the Dynix Automated Library System software and ancillary Dynix system hardware at the US Air Force Academy during the period 1 Oct 98 -30 Sep 99. 2. Year 2000 (Y2K) Compliance. All Information Technology (IT) items must by Year 2000 (Y2K) compliant. Noncompliance items must be upgraded at no additional cost and be Y2K compliant by 1 May 1999. Y2K compliant means IT accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the 20th and 21st centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. Y2K compliant IT, when used in conjunction with or exchanging data with other IT, shall accurately process date/time information. 3. Contractor Experience. Maintenance shall be accomplished by qualified technicians. 4. Equipment List. See attached. 4.1 Software maintenance for the Dynix Automated Library System. This includes all upgrades and telephone support as required. 4.2 Hardware maintenance consisting of remedial repair of supported equipment. 5. Payments. Payments will be monthly in arrears. 6. Invoices. Copies of invoices (in addition to address in Block 18a of the SF 1449) must be mailed to the following address to ensure prompt payment: 10 CS/SCEC 2304 Cadet Drive, Suite 228 USAF Academy CO 80840-5060 -- Equipment List (All items are located in Bldg 2354, Room 3B24A) Item Product Code Description Quantity 0001 ZTEL Telxon portable backup (256KB) 3 0002 ACQ Acquisitions Module (ACQ1) 1 0003 AACQ Additional Acquisitions Accounts 2 0004 CAT Cataloging Module 1 0005 ACAT Additional Library (CAT, CIRC, PAC) 1 0006 CIRC Circulation Module 1 0007 ACIRC Additional Branches 1-3 3 0008 ACIRC4 Additional Branches 4-6 3 0009 CR Community Resource File 1 0010 DPAC Dial-in Public Access Catalog 1 0011 DYNIXU Dynix Application User Lic. 100 0012 EMAIL Dynix E-mail 1 0013 GATE CPU Gateways 1 0014 IM300 OCLC Interface 1 0015 JC Journal Citations 1 0016 AJC Additional Journal Citations 1 0017 MS Media Scheduling Module 1 0018 OED Online electronic documentation 1 0019 PAC Public Access Module 1 0020 PICK Report Generator 1 0021 RES Reserve Book Room Module 1 0022 SER Serials Control Module 1 0023 ASER Additional Serials Accounts 2 0024 XPLO Patron file load (on-going) 1 0025 XBIBL MARC Tape load (single source) 1 0026 ZVMARKU UniVerse Application Lic. 100 0027 Z3950SRV Z39.50 Server software 1 0028 WEBPAC Z39.50 Gateway software 1 0029 UPCSIS UPS/SISAC barcode recognition 1 0030 IACQB ACQ Electronic ordering interface 1 0031 DYNWINC Cataloging for Windows 1 0032 PAC+W25 PAC+ for Windows 1 0033 PAC+ED Electronic dictonary for PAC 1 Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial,addenda, acceptance time period of 70 days. The following additional FAR provisions and clauses apply: 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Item, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical acceptable; 2) Past performance; and 3) Price. Technical acceptable is considered the most important. Technical acceptable will be evaluated based on the function and operation of the items. To be technically acceptable the item shall meet the Government's specifications. Offerors shall submit descriptive literature, product samples, technical features, and warranty provisions. Past performance is considered more important than price. Past performance will be evaluated to ensure satisfactory business practices and timely performance. Price will be considered as the least important factor. Price will be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, a completed copy of this provision shall be submitted with the offer. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, to include clauses 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration, 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10, E.O. 10582); 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (Alt I), and 252.232-7009, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer (CCR). The following statement apply: IT Statement -- Year 2000 Compliance Requirement -- All information technology items must be year 2000 compliant, or non-compliant items must be upgraded to be year 2000 compliant by (NOTE: no earlier than 1 Oct 99, but not later than December 31, 1999). Year 2000 compliant means information technology that accurately processes dates/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999, 2000, and leap year calculation. Furthermore, year 2000 compliant information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology, shall accurately process date/time data if the other information technology properly exchanges date/time data with it. Offers are to be received at the Operational Contracting Office, 8110 Industrial Drive, Suite 200, USAF Academy, CO 80840-2315, no later than 3:00 P.M. mountain time on 28 Sep 98. Contact SSgt Ron Hixson, Contract Specialist, at 719-333-4085 or Bruce Taylor, Contracting Officer, at 719-333-2733. ****** Posted 09/17/98 (W-SN251048). (0260)

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