U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

58 -- VIDEO RECEIVER AND VIDEO TRANSMITTER SOL RFQ918945 DUE 042399 POC Sandra Y. Carr, Contract Specialist, (202) 324-1474 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. The 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 (FAC) 97-10. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) #918945. This solicitation is under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for Small Business-Small Purchase Set-Aside. Standard Industrial Classification is 3663, and the Business Size Standard is 750 employees. The requirement consists of twenty-five (25) Video Receiver (GYYR, FasTrans) FT2004R and twenty-five (25) video transmitter (GYYR, FasTrans) FT2004T, Brand Name (GYYR, FasTrans) or Equal that meets the following salient characteristics for the GYYR equipment include, but are not limited to: Video: Inputs -- 4 cameras, 1 volt p-p composite video, 75 ohm termination, NTSC (color or monochrome), Output- 1 volt p-p composite video, 75 ohm termination, NTSC, Resolution -- 640H x 480V x 15 bits full frame, Display Modes- full screen, quad, sequencing; Transmission Speed: Dial-up (28.8 Kbaud modem) color low resolution = 3-5 frames per second, color high resolution = 10 seconds per frame, ISDN (115.2 Kbps, ASYNC) color high resolution = 2.5 seconds per frame; RS232C interface for remote control of pan/tilt/zoom, PCMCIA slot in transmitter for memory card storage of pre -- and post -- alarm images, 4 alarm inputs, one per camera; Physical Characteristics: receiver 8.9" x 11.9" x 2.4", 12 VAC/DC, transmitter -- 12.13" x 8.75" x 1.9", 12 VAC/DC, the system must transmit real-time high resolution color or monochrome video from a remote camera location to a monitoring site via standard dial-up analog telephone lines or digital telephone lines, the system must be compatible with theGYYR FasTrans 2004 systems and be small enough to be installed in a Hoffman box (concealment), the system must be a dedicated video phone line transmission system which cannot be user altered, the system cannot be personnel computer based, all equipment must withstand several shipments per year. The above listed characteristics are intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. Unless clearly marked that the vendor is quoting on an "equal" the Offered item shall be considered as the brand name product referenced in this announcement. If the vendor proposes to furnish an "equal" product the brand name if any of the product to be furnished shall be inserted on the proposal. The evaluation of quotations and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based on information furnished by the vendor. The purchasing activity is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonably available to the purchasing activity. To insure that sufficient information is available the vendor must furnish as a part of his quotation all descriptive material (such as cuts, illustration, drawings, or other information) necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the equipment. If the vendor proposes to modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement he shall include a clear description of such proposed modifications and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modifications. The government reserves the right to request product samples which can be tested for compatibility. Standard commercial warranty is required -- FOB -- Destination Quantico, VA 22135 -- All bids shall be submitted to the address listed above no later than 4:00pm EST, April 23, 1999, and be clearly marked with RFQ #918945. No hand carried proposals will be accepted. The point of contact for all information is Ms. Sandra Y. Carr, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. Also, all potential bidders are hereby notified that due to security requirements, Federal Express, D.H.L., UPS, ETC., 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 a bid. Bidders are hereby notified that if your bid is not received by the date/time and at the location specified in this announcement, it will be considered late/non responsive. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. FAR provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (August 1998); FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (April 1998); FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (October 1998). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items (October 1998). All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received shall be considered by the agency. The Government will award to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation 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 (October 1997). The evaluation criteria for this solicitation will consist of technical capability of the offered items to meet the agency requirements, price and past performance. Technical capability and past performance when combined are significantly more important than price/cost. Offerors shall provide names, addresses and telephone numbers of customers, either Government or commercial, that have received the same product during the past three years (this information is needed for the evaluation of past performance). Fax proposals will be accepted and, in fact, are encouraged at (202) 324-5722. Proposal must state name, address and RFQ number. A technically acceptable proposal must clearly show that the offeror can meet the minimum requirement of the Government. Award to be made within a week after closing. Posted 03/30/99 (W-SN314361). (0089)

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