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70 -- HEWLETT-PACKARD VISUALIZE WORKSTATIONS SOL 53SBNB960123 DUE 071999 POC Fred Ettehadieh, Contract Specialist, 301-975-8329, Teresa Reefe, Contracting Officer, 301-975-6364. WEB: NIST Contracts Homepage, http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/contract.htm. E-MAIL: NIST Contracts Office, Contract@nist.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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 53SBNB960123 is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) using simplified acquisition procedures. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-11. This acquisition falls under Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 5045 and the related size standard is 500 employees; however, this acquisition is unrestricted. The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Electron and Optical Physics Division has a requirement for two (2) Hewlett-Packard (HP) Visualize Computer Workstations. THIS IS A BRAND NAME REQUIREMENT. The hardware must be Hewlett-Packard since it has to be compatible with NIST's existing workstations, the associated Hewlett-Packard HP-UX operating systems, and the associated software applications (e.g. compilers, CAD packages, custom data acquisition software, etc.). No other brand workstation will be able to run the HP-UX operating system and the associated applications. The Contract Line Item Numbers (CLIN), quantity and unit of measure are as follows: CLIN 0001, product number A4986A, HP Visualize C3000 SPU with 512MB SDRAM, one (1) each; CLIN 0002, product number A4997A, 9GB 10K LVD Disk Drive, one (1) each; the listed products shall be integrated at the factory; CLIN 0003, product number A5001A, 32X ATAPI CD ROM for PA8500, one (1) each; CLIN 0004, product number A4552A, Visualize-FX2 Accel. 3D Solid Graphics with factory integration option, one (1) each; CLIN 0005, product number A4983A, HP Visualize USB User Interface Kit, with U.S.- English localization option, one (1) each; CLIN 0006, product number B3782FA, HP-UX Media for Workstations with factory integration, HP-UX version 10.20, and U.S. -- English localization, one (1) each; CLIN 0007, product number A4199B, Visualize C13 Power Cord Kit with U.S.-English localization, one (1) each; CLIN 0008, product number A4976A, PCI Fast Wide Differential SCSI, one (1) each; CLIN 0009, product number A4926A, 1000BaseSX PCI LAN Adapter including the Release Notes and HP 9000 series 700,one (1) each; CLIN 0010, product number A4978A, HP Visualize J5000 with 512MB SDRAM, one (1) each; CLIN 0011, product number A4997A, 9GB 10KLVD Disk Drive, with factory integration, one (1) each; CLIN 0012, product number A4554B, Visualize-FX6 graphics accelerator, with texture map accelerator option, and factory integration, one (1) each; CLIN 0013, product number A4983A, HP Visualize USB User Interface Kit with U.S-English localization, one (1) each; CLIN 0014, product number A4199C, HP Visualize C15 Local Power Kit with U.S.-English localization, one (1) each; CLIN 0015, product number B3782FA, HP-UX Media for Workstations with the following options: CD-ROM (disk only), factory integrated, HP-UX version 10.20, and U.S.-English localization, one (1) each; CLIN 0016, product number A4576A, 21"/19.9" Viewable Color Monitor, one (1) each; CLIN 0017, product number J1643AA, PCI and HSC Gigabit Ethernet Manuals, one (1) each; CLIN 0018, product number A4926A, 1000BaseSX PCI LAN Adapter, one (1) each, including the Release Notes, and HP 9000 series 700. The vendor shall deliver all line items FOB Destination to NIST, Building 301, Shipping and Receiving, Gaithersburg, MD 20899; delivery time shall be consistent with industry standards and will be an evaluated factor for award. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The Government will award a 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 in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Technical capability to meet the Government's technical requirements ( all oferors must bid on the brand names); 2) Warranty period; 3) Past Performance; 4) Delivery Time; and 5) Price. Year 2000 Warranty-Commercial Supply Item applies to this requirement. The Contractor warrants that each hardware, software and firmware product delivered under this contract and listed below shall be able to accurately process date data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, including leap year calculations, when used in accordance with the product documentation provided by the contractor, provided that all listed or unlisted products (e.g. hardware, software, firmware) used in combination with such listed products properly exchange date data with it. If the contract requires that specific listed products must perform as a system in accordance with the foregoing warranty, then that warranty shall apply to those listed products as a system. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the contractor's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include repair or replacement of any listed product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing within ninety (90) days after acceptance. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies the Government may otherwise have under this contract with respect to defects other than Year 2000 performance; Energy Star applies to this requirement. "The Contractor shall provide microcomputers, including personal computers, monitors, and printers, to meet "EPA Energy Star" requirements for energy efficiency. They shall be equipped with the energy efficient low-power standby feature as defined by the EPA Energy Star computers program. This feature shall be activated when the equipment is shipped and shall be capable of entering and recovering from the low-power state unless the equipment meets Energy Star efficiency levels at all times." All Offerors must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial items with their offer which can be down loaded from http://www.nist.gov/admin/od/contract/repcert.htm. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including subparagraphs (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb. 1999); (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; (21) 52.225-21 Alternate I, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Act Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; (22) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. The Department of Commerce Agency Level Protest Procedures Level Above The Contracting Officer applies to this acquisition and can be down loaded from http://sage.ogc.doc.gov/OGC/fl/cld/car/car1333.html. All offerors shall submit the following: 1) Three (3) copies of quotation which addresses CLIN 0001-0019; 2) Technical description and/or product literature; 3) Description of commercial warranty; 4) Two (2) copies of the most recent published price list; 5) A list of two (2) contracts/purchase orders completed during the past three (3) years for similar equipment with the following information: name of contracting activity, contract number, contract type, total contract value, contracting office and telephone number, and program manager and telephone number; 6) A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Item, see web site above. All offers should be sent to the National Institute of Standard and Technology, Acquisition and Assistance Division, Attn.: Fred Ettehadieh, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 3572, Building 301, Room B117, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-3572. For information, call the POC identified above. Submission must be received by 3:00 p.m. local time on July 19,1999. Faxed offers will not be accepted. Posted 07/09/99 (W-SN352205). (0190)

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