Department of Veterans Affairs (381), Austin Automation Center, 1615 E. Woodward St., Austin, TX 78772

66 -- NETWORK/FIBEROPTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT SOL 1131-0075/0073 POC Albert Villalpando, Contracting Officer, 512/326-6027 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, albert.villapando@mail.va.gov. 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The invitation for bid document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-11. This is a 100% set-aside for small business procurement. The Standard Industrial Code is "3825". The small business size is 500 employees. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Austin Automation Center (AAC), Austin, Texas (AAC) intends to procure the following items: 1 each Seicor model 340 OTDR Deluxe Kit, part #340DK-5710-XX, 2) 1 each Fluke Enterprise LANMeter 10/100 Ethernet part # 683; 3) 1 each Fluke Wide Area Wizard Option Kit for the LANMeter part#68X-WW and 4) 1 each Fluke Switch Wizard Option Kit for the LANMeter part#68X-SW. Delivery of these items shall be no later than 20 days from receipt of a VA purchase order. Delivery Address is: Austin Automation Center, 1615 Woodward Street, Austin, TX. 78741. Responses shall be in writing and can be mailed to the attention of the contracting officer or faxed to 512/326-6028. The VA reserves the right to issue separate awards should it be advantageous to the government as follows: 1) Seicor equipment and 2) the Fluke equipment. The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items with the addendum FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract -- "The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation"; all Offerors will be required to provide a completed copy of the provision FAR 52-212-3 Offeror Representations and Notifications-Commercial Items and with addendum, VAAR 852.219-70 Veteran Owned Small Business; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items with addendum FAR 52-219-6 Notice of TotalSmall Business Set-Aside; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items. The Standard Commercial Warranty is required. Offers must be submitted within 10 calender days from the publication of this notice and should be addressed to the attention of the Contracting Officer. Posted 05/14/99 (W-SN331673). (0134)

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