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

67 -- COLOR BOARD CAMERA WITH LENS SOL RFQ865808 DUE 051399 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) 97-11. This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) #865808. 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 fifty (50) 1/4" color board camera with 3.8mm lens (CEC100-L38), one-hundred and fifty (150) 1/3" color board camera with 3.7mm pinhole lens (CM500-L37), twenty-five (25) 1/3" color board camera with 3.8mm lens (CM500-L38) and seventy-five (75) 1/3" color board camera with CS mount (CM500-CS); Brand Name (Chugai-Boyeki) or Equal that meets the following salient characteristics for the Chugai-Boyeki cameras, but are not limited to: CEC100-L38, CCD-1/4", size -- 1.25" square (3 boards), resolution -- 330 color TV lines, signal to noise -- more than 45db, sensitivity -- 3 lux, iris -- auto shutter, power -- 12v DC, 130mA, lens -- 3.8mm micro lens, control -- external back light, white balance, shutter speed; CM500-L37, size -- 1.65" square (2 boards), resolution -- 330 color TV lines, signal to noise -- more than 46db, sensitivity -- 5 lux, iris -- auto shutter, power -- 12v DC, 210mA, lens -- 3.7mm pinhole, control -- RS-232 interface; CM500-L38, size -- 1.65" square (2 boards), resolution -- 330 color TV lines, signal to noise -- more than 46db, sensitivity -- 5 lux, iris -- auto shutter, power -- 12v DC, 210mA, lens -- 3.8mm micro, control -- RS-232 interface and CM500-CS, size -- 1.65" square (2 boards), resolution -- 330 color TV lines, signal to noise -- more than 46db, sensitivity -- 5 lux, iris -- auto shutter, power -- 12v DC, 210mA, CS mount, control -- RS-232 interface. 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 announcements 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, May 13, 1999, and be clearly marked with RFQ #865808. 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 (May 1999); FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 1999). Each offeror shall include a completed copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification -- Commercial Items (May 1999). 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 04/19/99 (W-SN321828). (0109)

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