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58 -- COMMUNICATION, DETECTION & COHERENT RADIATION EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ 918948 DUE 021799 POC Edith Young, Contracting Officer, (202) 324-8809 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; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAR) 97-09. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3663, and the Business Size Standard is 750 employees. This will be a Firm-Fixed price contract for the acquisition of the following Brand Name (DELTA) or Equal items. The encoder and decoder must have a built-in T1 DSU/CSU. There shall be a reverse audio channel. User selectable options shall be programmable through the control ports on the encoder and decoder using a computer with terminal software (i.e. Windows Hyper Terminal) Additionally the encoder must be programmable from the decoder when in operation via the T1 circuit. 1. Quantity of (4) four Model 3002 R-A1-N-R-C-12 Ruggedized Video/ Audio Encoder w/T1 DSU/CSU. 2. Quantity of (2) two Model 3003R-A1-N-R-C-12V, ruggedized 3 port video/audio encoder w/T1 DSU/CSU. 3. Quantity of (6) six Model 3102H-A1-N-R-C, Video/Audio Decoder w/T1 DSU/CSU Interface. The following are the minimum salient characteristics: 1. Model 3002R-A1-N-R-C-12V Encoder video input- ports:one Format: NTSC Composite (color) Levels: 1.0 Vp-p; Impedance: 75 ohm; Connector: BNC Video Compression- Algorithm:H.261 Data format: Randomized NRZ-L Resolution: CIF(352H-x240V)/QCIF (176H X 120V) [USER SELECTABLE] Quality: 4 setting [user selectable] Audio Input- Ports: one Format : Unbalanced (Line Level) Levels: 2.8Vp-p (1 Vrms) Impedance: 10K ohms Connector: Phono (RCA) Sample Rates: 0,8,16,32, 48Ksps (8bits/sample)[user selectable] Coding: Mu-Law, PCM Audio Output- Ports:one Format:Unbalanced (line level) Levels: 2.8 Vp-p (1 Vrms) Impedance: 10K ohm- Connector: Phono (RCA); T1 Interface- Interface: 4-wire T1DSU/CSU- Line Rate:T1 (1.544 Mbps) Framing :D4(SF) or ESF[user selectable]- Line Code: AMI or B8ZS [user selectable] Connector: RJ-48 -- Control- Protocol: ASCII Messages; Levels: RS-232C- Connector: DB-9; Power- Voltage: +12 VDC; Protection: Reverse Polarity Correction- Connector: Three position terminal block; Physical- Size: Max 8"x6"x4"- Operating Temperature: -20 degrees C to + 70 degrees C 2. Model 3003R-A1-N-R-C-12V Encoder all feature are the same as Model 3002R-A1-N-R-C-12V Encoder except the following: Video Input-Ports: Three[user selectable]-Audio Input- Ports: three [user selectable] 3. Model 3102H-A1-N-R-C Decoder- Video Output-Ports: One; Format: NTSC Composite (Color) Levels: 1.0 Vp-p; Impedance: 75 ohm; Connector: BNC- Video Compression- Algorithm: H.261- Data Format: Randomized NRZ-L; Audio Input- Ports: One- Format: Unbalanced (Line Level) Levels: 2.8 Vp-p (1 Vrms) Impedance: 10K ohms- Connector: Phono (RCA)- Sample Rates:0,8,16,32,48 Ksps( 8 bits/sample)[user selectable]- Coding: Mu-Law, PCM; Audio Output- Ports: one- Format: Unbalanced (Line Level) Levels: 2.8 Vp-p (1 Vrms)- Impedance: 10K ohm- Connector: Phono (RCA)- T1 Interface- Interface: 4-wire T1 DSU/CSU- Line Rate T1 (1.544Mbps)- Framing: D4 (SF)or ESF [user selectable]- Line Code: AMI or B8ZS [user selectable]- Connector: RJ-48; Control Protocol: ASCII Messages- Levels: RS-232C- Connector: DB9; Power Voltage: 100 to 250 Vac- Frequency: 50/60 Hz- Connector: Standard 3 prong IEC-320 power cord receptacle. The above listed characteristics are intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. Unless visibly marked that the vendor is quoting an "equal" the offered item shall be considered the brand name product as referenced in this announcement. If offering an or equal product the brand name of the product furnished shall be clearly identified on the proposal. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the vendors. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonable to the purchasing activity. To insure that sufficient information is available the vendor must furnish as part of there quote all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the products meet all salient characteristics of this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement shall include a clear description of proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show proposed modification- Warranty Period one year after acceptance- Systems Life three (3) years, the remaining two years subsequent to equipment warranty will require an estimated annual cost based upon five percent of the original equipment cost to calculate maintenance and upgrade funds required over the system life -- Destination-FOB -- Delivery FBI Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, VA. All bids shall be mailed to the address listed in the CBD announcement no later than 1:00p.m. EST, February 17, 1999, and clearly marked with RFQ #918948. No hand carried proposals will be accepted. The point of contract for information is Edith M. Young Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. All potential bidders are hereby notified due to security requirements, Federal Express, DHL, USP, ect, deliveries for the FBI Headquarters facility are now received at an off-site location, therefore the normal response time of 15 days has been extended to 20 days. The FBI has allowed five (5) extra days from the release of this CBD synopsis/solicitation for receipt of bids, vendors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time and at the specified location in this announcement, your bid will be considered late. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition: FAR provision 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items (Aug 1998); FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Apr 1998); FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Oct 1998). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items ( Oct 1998). All responsible offeror may submit a quotation which, if timely received shall be considered by the agency. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to this solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Offerors will be evaluated in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 1997).The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers. The ability to meet the technical requirements and price in descending order of importance. Fax proposal will be accepted (202)324-5722. Proposals must state name, address and RFQ number. Technically acceptable proposal must show that the offeror can meet the minimum requirements of the Government. Award will be made within ten (10) days after closing. ***** Posted 01/29/99 (W-SN292687). (0029)

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