U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, Acquisition Center (AMSTA-AQ-DE), Warren, MI 48397-5000

70 -- LINUX WORKSTATIONS DUE 051399 POC Gordon Au (810) 574-7165 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the buyer via e-mail, aug@tacom.army.mil. The U.S. Army Tank-automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) intends to negotiate with A S L Workstations, Inc. on a sole source basis for the acquisition of Linux Workstations. TACOM is issuing a combined Synopsis/ Solicitation pursuant to FAR Subpart 12.6. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals will be accepted, however a written solicitation will not be issued. The equipment description is as follows: Three (3) AS-ProDPX Dual Pentium III 500MHz/1Gb Linux Workstations Per System Components: ASUS P2B-DS Dual Pentium II Motherboard with UltraDMA/33 IDE controller & Adaptec 7890 Ultra 2 Wide SCSI-3 controller, Intel Pentium III 500MHz CPU, 1Gb unbuffered PC-100 ECC SDRAM Memory, Quantum Atlas III 9.1Gb Ultra 2 Wide SCSI-3 Hard Disk, Matrox G200 AGP version Graphics Card, ASUS S400 40X CD-ROM, Intel EtherExpress Pro+ PCI Lan Controller, 300W power supply ATX Mid Tower Case with 4 accessible 5.25" drive bays & 2 accessible 3.5" drive bays & 3 120mm cooling fans, Teac 1.44Mb 3.5" Floppy Drive, Logitech Mouseman 3-button PS/2 Mouse, Keytronic 104-key PS/2 Keyboard, and Red Hat Linux 5.2 preinstalled & Xi Graphics Accelerated-X v5.0 Software. Three (3) AS-Pro DPX Dual Pentium II 450MHz/1Gb Linux Workstations Per System Components: ASUS P2B-DS Dual Pentium II Motherboard with UltraDMA/33 IDE controller & Adaptec 7890 Ultra 2 Wide SCSI-3 controller, Intel Pentium II 450MHz CPU, 1Gb unbuffered PC-100 ECC SDRAM Memory, IBM Ultrastar ES 9.1Gb Ultra 2 Wide Hard Disk with Acadia hard drive cooling kit, Matrox G200 AGP version Graphics Card, ASUS S400 40X CD-ROM, Intel EtherExpress Pro+ PCI Lan Controller, 300W power supply ATX Medium Tower Case with 3 accessible 5.25" drive bays & 2 accessible 3.5" drive bays & 90cm chassis fan, Teac 1.44Mb 3.5" Floppy Drive, Logitech Mouseman 3-button PS/2 Mouse, Keytronic 104-key PS/2 Keyboard, and Red Hat Linux 5.2 preinstalled & Xi Graphics Accelerated-X v5.0 Software. One (1) AS-Pro4000 Quad Pentium II Xeon 450MHz/512K Linux Workstation, 1Gb Components: Intel SC450NX Quad Xeon Server Motherboard with Symbios 896 dual channel Ultra 2 SCSI controller & Symbios 810 Narrow Fast SCSI controller, 4 Intel Pentium II Xeon 450MHz CPUs, 1Gb 3.3v buffered EDO & ECC Memory, Intel EtherExpress Pro+ PCI Lan Controller, IBM Ultrastar 9LZX 9.1Gb Ultra 2 Hard Disk, ASUS S400 40X CD-ROM, Intel Server chassis with 3 Hot Swap 400W power supplies & 6 Hot Swap SCA drive bays & 3 5.25" drive bays & 1 3.5" drive bay, Teac 1.44Mb 3.5" Floppy Drive, Logitech MouseMan 3-button PS/2 Mouse, Keytronic 104-key PS/2 Keyboard, and Red Hat Linux 5.2 preinstalled Software. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46, dated 17 Mar 1997. The associated standard industrial classification code is 3575, with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government requirement and (ii) price. Offerors are advised to include a complete copy of the Provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representation and Certification Commercial Items. This commercial items solicitation is prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. This acquisition is rated D04. Offers are due no later than 3:00 p.m., local prevailing time on 13 May 1999. Proposals should be addressed to: U.S. Army TACOM, Acquisition Center, AMSTA-AQ-LRD, Attn: Gordon Au, Warren, MI 48397-5000. Requests for information concerning this solicitation should be made to Gordon Au, (810) 574-7165 or by e-mail at: aug@tacom.army.mil. Posted 05/03/99 (W-SN326814). (0123)

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