U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

U -- TRAINING ON CIMPLICITY HMI AND GE FANUC 90-70 MAINTENANCE SOL RFQ609172 DUE 081399 POC Susan J. Smith, Contracting Officer, (304) 625-2441 (i) The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has a requirement to acquire training on Cimplicity HMI for Windows NT/95 and Fanuc 90-70 Maintenance -- Custom including Basic Ladder Logic as defined below, using the "Simplified Acquisition Procedures" specified in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13. 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. (ii) The solicitation number is RFQ609172 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). For the purpose of this RFQ, all references to "Offers" are understood to be "quotations." (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. (iv) This solicitation is not restricted to a set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8299 and the small business size standard is $5.0 million in annual receipts. A firm-fixed-price purchase order will be issued as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation. (v) The RFQ is for training to include instructor fees, training material, and equipment for up to 12 students : (Contract Line Item Number) CLIN 0001: Cimplicity for Windows NT/95 (4 1/2 days); CLIN 0002: Fanuc 90-70 Maintenance -- Custom including Basic Ladder Logic (4 1/2 days); and CLIN 0003: Training Equipment Shipping and Handling Charges. (vi) The FBI intends to negotiate on a sole- source basis with GE Fanuc Automation for the acquisition of the training. The training is necessary to operate a Cimplicity HMI power display and management system workstation. GE Fanuc Corporation is the manufacturer and sole proprietor of the product. (vii) The training will be performed at the FBI, Criminal Justice Information Services Division Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, WV 26306,and shall be F.O.B. Destination. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-2, Para. (a) The following factors, listed in descending order of importance shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability to provide the training, price, and past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are equal to price. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with the offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212- 4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. ADDENDUM FAR 52.212-4: The following additional FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interests when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; and 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in Clause 52.212-5 which are applicable to this acquisition are: (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); and (23) Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other Than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). (xiii) Additional contract requirement -- Year 2000 Warranty. The Contractor represents that the following warranty applies to products provided under this contract/order/BPA. The Contractor warrants that the products provided under this contract/order/BPA shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty- first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. 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 manufacturer's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract or the applicable End User License Agreement, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty and warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include an obligation by the Contractor to repair and replace any such product whose noncompliance is discovered and made known to the Contractor in writing at any time prior to June 1, 2000 or for a period of six months following acceptance, whichever is the later date. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies that the Government may otherwise have under this contract. This warranty shall not apply to products that do not require the processing of date/time data in order to function as specified in this contract/order/BPA. (xiv) DPAS rating: N/A. (xv) CBD Numbered Notes: See Note 22. (xiv) Quotations shall be submitted by 1 p.m. local time, August 13, 1999, to the FBI, CJISD Complex, 1000 Custer Hollow Road, Clarksburg, West Virginia 26306-0111, Attention: Susan J. Smith, Module E-2. An original and two copies of each quotation shall be submitted. (xvii) For information regarding the solicitation, please contact Mrs. Smith at the above address; telephone number (304) 625-2441; or facsimile number (304) 625-5391. Posted 08/06/99 (W-SN364609). (0218)

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