U.S. Geological Survey, 205B 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, VA 20192

D -- LOTUS R.5 DOMINO SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION TRAINING SOL 99HQQQ0165 DUE 060299 POC Susan Pimble, CO, 703-648-7358 i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. (a) It is request for quotation number 99HQQQ0165. Any amendments to this solicitation will be published only in the CBD; (b) this solicitation applies and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11; (c) This acquisition is for Lotus Domino R.5 system administration training for NT and UNIX operating systems; (d) the line items and quantities are as follows: Line Item 0001 Implementing a Domino Infrastructure (R.5) with "client" topics deleted, one class of up to 15 people; Line Item 0002 Maintaining a Domino Infrastructure (R.5) with "client" topics from "Implementing" course inserted, two classes of up to 15 people each; (e) Line Item 0001and 0002 shall be delivered FOB destination to the U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Training Center, Denver, Colorado with one each of Line Item 0001 and 0002 delivered by June 18, 1999, and one each of Line Item 0002 delivered by June 25, 1999; The course content shall be the same or substantially equivalent to that approved by Lotus. (f) The offeror is advised to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-MAY 1999 with its offer. As an addendum to this solicitation, a copy of FAR 52.212-3 and 52.225-1 is available from the Contracting Officer in addition to the full text version of the following provisions and clauses; (g) The following FAR provisions apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Evaluation-Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items-AUG 1998, 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items (JAN 1999) [The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be mostadvantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors, which are all equal in importance, shall be used to evaluate quotations: Factor 1. Experience in Providing Lotus Domino System Administration training for NT and Unix. Factor 2. Technical Approach -- Ability to teach Lotus Domino System Administration for NT and Unix in a USGS facility as hands-on classes as face-to-face classes. Factor 3. Proposed Instructors have attained Certified Lotus Instructor status. Factor 4. Capability to deliver on time. Factor 5. Past Performance -- please provide three of your most recent references for this type of training. Experience, technical approach and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price; (h) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-MAY 1999 and the following additional FAR clauses which are cited in clause FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive Orders -- Commercial Items Contract-AUG 1999 are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-19 European Sanctions for Services (E.O. 12849); (g) All offers are due on June 3, 1999, 2:00 P.M. local time, U.S. Geological Survey, Office of Acquisition and Federal Assistance, Procurement Branch B, Attn: Susan Pimble, MS 205B, Room 6A-33, 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive, Reston, Virginia, 20192. A faxed offer will be accepted Posted 05/25/99 (W-SN335432). (0145)

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