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D -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE SOL F30602-00-Q-0069 DUE 092499 POC Rita Simmons, Contract Specialist, Phone (315) 330-1610, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email simmonsr@rl.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F30602-00-Q-0 069&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Rita Simmons, simmonsr@rl.af.mil. Nonpersonal services. 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. The entire solicitation will be released on the Electronic Posting System (EPS), http://www.eps.gov. Select "EPS for Vendors". At Agency, USAF, click on "Offices". At Office, Air Force Materiel Command, click on "Locations". At Location, AFRL, Rome Research Site, Rome, NY, click on "Posted Dates". (Paper copies will not be available). Any prospective quoters interested in quoting on this solicitation must register by email to: simmonsr@rl.af.mil in order to be placed on the quoters' list. Include your company name, address, telephone number, point of contact, fax number, and e-mail address. This list will be provided to facilitate subcontracting opportunities only.Quoters registering on the source list should not conclude that they will receive a paper copy of the solicitation in the mail, as a paper copy will not be available. All prospective quoters are responsible to visit the EPS frequently and obtain any amendments or other information pertaining to this solicitation. The solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents from the EPS. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-99-Q0069 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 and DFAR Change Notice 19990809. Federal Regulations are available at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The SIC code is 7379 for this acquisition with a small business size standard with a dollar threshold of $18,000,000.00. See Commerce Business Daily Numbered Note 1. This requirement includes the following line item: Item 0001 -- Software Maintenance on Government-owned Signal Processing Workstation for a period of one year (01 Oct 99 through 30Sep 00). -- To furnish all labor, tools, parts, materials, technical data and transportation necessary for software support. The following is a complete list of all the SPW software packages that need maintenance: Signal Processing Worksystem (SPW) (Single node license) (2 copies), Interactive Simulation library (ISL) (2 copies), Communications library (2 copies), Code Generation System for standard C (CGS-C) (2 copies), Code Generation System for C40 (CGS-C40) (1 copy), Multiprox (MPX) (1 copy), Hard Design System (HDS) (1 copy). Manufacturer: Cadence Design Systems, It is our intent to make an award to Cadence Design Systems Inc., 555 River Oaks Parkway, San Jose CA 95134 on a sole source basis. Justification supporting sole source is the uniqueness of this software. There is no other company that manufactures or maintains this software. Vendors are STRONGLY encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449 as the first page of their offer/quote/bid. If you choose not to use the Standard Form 1449, you are cautioned to provide with your written quote, all data requested by FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Failure to do so may eliminate your quotation from consideration for award. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items is applicable to this solicitation. Evaluation will be made based on price and compatibility. Include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items with your quotation. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. The clause FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are paragraphs (b) (2), (3), (5), (7). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.204-7004, 252.225-7017, 252.227-7015, 252.227-7037 and 252.247-7024. The DPAS rating for this requirement is DO-C9E. To be eligible to receive a contract award from a Department of Defense (DoD) activity after 01 Jun 98, contractors must be registered in the DoD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database. To register, access the CCR Home Page at http://www.ccr2000.com. Questions regarding this COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION must be directed IN WRITING to the buyer, Rita M. Simmons, no later than one week before the quotation due date. Quotations are due at 3:00 pm on Friday, 24 Sep 1999. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL TO: AFRL/IFKO, ATTN: Rita Simmons F30602-99-Q0069, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514 OR FACSIMILE TO: 315/330-2555. If unable to access EPS, hard copies of information will be mailed upon written request. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from Offerors or potential Offerors duringthe proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, E.J. RENA, Phone 315/330-7518. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division at phone 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Posted 09/09/99 (D-SN378414). (0252)

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