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70 -- RD-674-UNH AND RD-681/UNH DIGITAL RECORDER REPRODUCERS SOL NOO421-99-R-1597 DUE 102799 POC David H. Hess, Contract Specialist, 301 862-8957; Mark Diehl, Contracting Officer, 301 862-8690 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP, http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, hessdh@navair.navy.mil. Solicitation N00421-99-R-1597 for the procurement of RD-674/UNH and RD-681/UNH Digital Recorder/Reproducer and supporting addendum are now available for electronic download at the following website: http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm Requests for paper copies of the solicitation will neither be accepted nor returned. Additionally, the solicitation requires an offeror to demonstrate that their proposed equipment is backward compatible with the RD-674A and RD-681 Recorder Reproducers. The Offeror will be required to play on their equipment, a 2.6" magneto-optical disk that contains data that was recorded on a RD-674A/681. The current audio files are standard PCM format with a 7.4kHz sampling rate. Upon request from the offeror, the government will provide a prerecorded 2.6" magneto-optical disk to the offeror for use in determining if their equipment can play data recorded from a current RD674A and/or RD-681 Recorder-Reproducer. The government plans to solicit and award a contract for this requirement as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification code for the equipment is 3571 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. Offerors are cautioned that to qualify as a small business concern under this RFP, it must either furnish a product that the concern itself manufactures, or furnish the product of a small business manufacturer. Please see FAR 19.502-2 (c) for further guidance. IMPORTANT NOTICE: All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration Database. Lack of registration will make an offeror ineligible for award. To register please call 1 888 227 2423 or visit the following web-site: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil. All responsible offerors who believe they have the capability to provide the equipment described herein may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the agency. See Numbered Note (1). Posted 09/09/99 (W-SN378513). (0252)

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