U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 26 W. Martin Luther King Dr., Cincinnati, OH 45268

66 -- UNIX-BASED DESKTOP WORKSTATION SOL PR-OH-99-00226 DUE 031099 POC J. Deanna Easley (513) 487-2027 WEB: Office of Acquisition Management -- Cincinnati Contracts, http://www.epa.gov/oam/cinn_cmd. E-MAIL: U.S. EPA -- Cincinnati Contracts Management Division, easley.deanna@epamail.epa.gov. Under the authority granted in FAR 6.302-1, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Sun Microsystems for the acquisition of a computer system for its Corvallis, Oregon facility. The US EPA, Corvallis, Oregon, requires a computer to connect multiple existing Unix-based desktop workstations. This computer will be used to perform CPU-intensive analyses and will allow personnel to use existing desktop workstations without modifying any software or data files. The existing desktop workstations run Sun Microsystem's UNIX operating system (Solaris) and a variety of both commercial and locally developed software that can only be used with Solaris. The Government's minimum specifications for this computer system are as follows: computer must be installed with four 336-MHz/4-MB Ultra SPARC CPU modules; designed to hold eight 336-MHz/4-MB Ultras SPARC CPU modules; contain two Gigabytes of manufacturer's original RAM; contain a modularized I/O Board for CPU and memory support; contain four 9-Gigabyte 7200 RPM (minimum) FC-AL disk drives; contain FC-AL modular interface board for disk I/O; contain a 12-24GB 4mm DDS-3 internal tape drive; contain a 32X CD-ROM; equipment must be NEW. This computer will be installed as a server that connects multiple existing Unix-based desktop workstations. Therefore, it is critical that this computer be compatible with existing hardware and software. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS. This acquisition will be accomplished under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Only sources capable of fully meeting the unique technical performance specifications outlined above, without exception, will be considered. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition is solely within the discretion of the Government. Any firm that feels it can provide this computer which meets the Government's minimum specifications must provide technical documentation within 15 days of publication of this synopsis. Posted 02/23/99 (W-SN301299). (0054)

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