Smithsonian Astrophyiscal Observatory, 60 Garden Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138-1516

59 -- MOTOROLA VME POWERPC SINGLE BOARD COMPUTER AND TRANSITION MODULES SOL RFQ BF3385 DUE 050499 POC Rena Cerbone, Contracting Officer, Telephone (617) 495-7445, FAX (617) 495-7485, or email: rcerbone@cfa.harvard.edu This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items in accordance with the format provided in FAR Part 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations maybe faxed to Rena Cerbone at (617) 495-7485 or mailed to Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), 60 Garden Street, M/S 22, Cambridge, MA 02138-1516, Attn: Rena Cerbone, Reference: RFQ BF3385. The Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory requires a quantity of six (6) each Motorola P/N: MVME2700-3331 VME PowerPC Single Board Computer, 266 MHz, 32 MB RAM, MVEM761 style IO and six (6) each Motorola P/N: MVME761-001 Transition Module for the MVME2700. SAO requires these exact part numbers because of compatibility with existing Submillimeter Array Project (SMA) computers and those used by SAO SMA Project Partners. The SMA project will be controlled by a network of twenty-four (24) diskless single board computers (SBC's). This includes eight (8) SBC's in the eight SMA antennas, twelve (12) SBC's in the twelve crates of the SMA correlator and four (4) SBC's performing miscellaneous functions. These types of diskless computers are best qualified to operate at the SMA's 13,500 foot elevation. Compatibility is paramount to support software that has already been developed for the SMA project. The provisions of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, FAR 51.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition (available at the internet site www.arnet.gov/far/). The Government will award a fixed-price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate: 1) Price and 2) Delivery. The following FAR Clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items including 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; and 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. This procurement is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), SIC Code 3571, size std. 500. All responsible offerors should submit quotes by 4 May 1999, 3:00 PM EST. Posted 04/22/99 (I-SN323481). (0112)

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