Department of the Treasury, United States Secret Service (USSS), Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC, 20001-4518

70 -- EPROM DOWNLOADER & MEDIAMETRIC MAGNETIC STRIPE ANALYZER PACKAGE SOL Reference-Number-RFQ99Q084 DUE 092299 POC Donald (Andy) Anderson, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 406-6940, Fax (202) 406-6801, Email aanderson@usss.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-RFQ99Q084&LocID=38. E-MAIL: Donald (Andy) Anderson, aanderson@usss.treas.gov. This is a combined solicitation/synopsis 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 99-Q-084 is issued as a Request for Quotation through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. The SIC code is 3572 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The following FAR Provisions and Clauses are applicable unless otherwise noted: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. These FAR Provisions and Clauses may be accessed via the World Wide Web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for an Eprom downloader package that consists of 15 Interface Modules and custom software for laptops/PCs. These devices will allow field agents to download/extract data from skimmer devices. The skimmer information will be loaded into a database for analyses. The Mediametric Magnetic Stripe Analyzer Package includes customized Rinas reader and software required to perform jitter analysis, gather fingerprint on magnetic stripe cards, generate fingerprint data for central credit card database and perform diagnostic to determine ballistics of encoding equipment used. No substitutions will be accepted. XTec, Inc. is the manufacturer and sole provider of this software. The Contractor shall deliver the complete quantity, FOB Destination, to the U.S. Secret Service, Financial Crimes Division, 950 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001-4518. The U.S. Secret Service intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Xtec, Inc, 5775 Blue Lagoon Drive, Suite 280, Miami, FL 33126-2034. A signed copy of the Request For Quotation -- Representations and Certifications shall be included with offeror's quotation. A copy of the Representations and Certifications is available via the World Wide Web at http://www.treas.gov/usss/proc/rfqcerts.htm. All responsible offerors shall mail offers to the U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001-4518, or fax same to 202/406-6801, Attn: Andy Anderson, to be received no later than 4:30 P.M. Thursday, September 22, 1999. Award is anticipated within 8 days of receipt of quotations. See Notes 1 and 22. Note 22 is applicable, but is modified to provide for the aforementioned date required for receipt of offers. Posted 09/21/99 (D-SN382846). (0264)

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