Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Suite 700, ATTN: M:P, Oxon Hill, MD 20745

70 -- SOFTWARE AND MAINTENANCE SOL TIRNO-99-R-00026 DUE 030199 POC Leona M. Brown (202)283-1455 The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a requirement for Adobe Acrobat Exchange 3.01 Win95/NT software and maintenance. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for this requirement; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. No solicitation document exists and requests for same will be considered non-responsive. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) and the solicitation number is TIRNO-99-R-00026. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-08. The IRS has a requirement for a license for 12,899 users for Adobe Acrobat Exchange 3.01 Win95/NT, VLP Level E. The Government also requires a one-year maintenance plan for each license that entitles the Government to all updates, upgrades and bug fixes. The 12,899 licenses will be divided into various quantities and set up at 26 different locations nationwide. The IRS requires 26 copies of the Adobe Acrobat Exchange Media to ensure that each site has copy. Additional media will be duplicated by the IRS up to the number of licenses owned. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) for this solicitation are as follows: CLIN 0001 -- Adobe Acrobat Exchange 3.01 Win95/NT VLP Level E, Part # 42001187, QUANTITY -- 12899; CLIN 0002 -- One Year Maintenance Plan, Part # 09941979, QUANTITY -- 12899 and CLIN 0003 -- Adobe Acrobat Exchange Media, Part # 42001172, QUANTITY -- 26. Delivery terms are FOB Destination. PROPOSAL PREPARATION: Offerors shall prepare proposals in accordance with FAR provision 52.212-01, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial and shall include the following information with the technical portion: (1) Two "PAST PERFORMANCE" references that include names and phone numbers (2) A completed copy of the provision 52.212-03, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial. Responses that do not contain this information will be considered non-responsive. EVALUATION: Offers will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-2 with the following significant evaluation factors: (i) technical capability (the ability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirement); (ii) price; and (iii) past performance. Technical capability and past performance will be evaluated on a "Pass/Fail" basis. Past performance references which are reported as unsatisfactory or poor will be rated as "fail". Past performance reported as fair, good or excellent will be rated as "pass". The contractor will be required to comply with FAR clause no. 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, in its entirety. Under FAR clause 52.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, the contractor shall comply under paragraph (b) with the following FAR Clauses: 52.203-06, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-09, 52.233-3 and 52.239-1. Proposals shall be submitted by 2:00 p.m., March 1, 1999, to the following address: Internal Revenue Service, A/C Procurement, 6009 Oxon Hill Road, Room 700, Oxon Hill, MD 20745, Attn: Leona M.Brown, M:P:I:E. Offerors may submit facsimile responses to this solicitation. These responses must arrive at the place and by the time specified in this solicitation. These responses must contain required signatures. Facsimile bids that fail to furnish required representations or information or that reject any of the terms, conditions, and provisions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The Government will not be responsible for any failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of any facsimile bid. Offeror wishing to submit facsimile bids should call to obtain fax numbers. E-mail responses will not be accepted. Questions regarding this solicitation should be referred to Leona M. Brown at(202)283-1455 or Judith Silver at (202)283-1347. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300184). (0050)

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