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70 -- TOBIT FAXWARE V5.2 ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE, LICENSES, INSTALLATION AND TRAINING SOL RFQ99Q095 DUE 092899 POC Kelly Curtin, Contract Specialist, Phone 202/406-6940, Fax 202/406-6801, Email NONE WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=RFQ99Q095&Loc ID=38. E-MAIL: Kelly Curtin, NONE. 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 Request For Quotations; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number RFQ99Q095 is issued as a Request for Quotation through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 5045 and the small business size standard is 500. The United States Secret Service has a requirement for the following: Line Item 0001: Quantity of two (2) Tobit Faxware V5.2 (Enterprise Version); Line Item 0002: Quantity of one (1) Tobit Faxware V5.2 two hundred (200) user license; Line Item 0003: Quantity of one (1) Tobit Faxware V5.2 one hundred forty (140) user license; Line Item 0004: Quantity of one (1) Tobit Faxware V5.2 eighty (80) user license; Line Item 0005; Premium support for a period of one (1) year, to include user support and software upgrades; Line Item 0006: Training and Installation Support for Line Item 0001. This support shall include one (1) day of on-site installation and two (2) days of on-site training at a U.S. Secret Service ("USSS") location in Washington, DC. The USSS computing environment contains numerous local area networks (LAN) which utilize Novell Netware and Intranetware, Microsoft NT, and Unix operating systems. The vast majority of these LANs are Novell based. Currently, there is no LAN-based faxing capability. Therefore, the Contractor shall provide on-site installation and training of the Tobit Faxware software. The USSS reserves the right to determine when the project is completed. USSS shall 1) provide two (2) Dell PowerEdge Servers configured with Netware 4.11. Each server will have two (2) modems connected to it; 2) provide analog telephone lines, as well as MultiTech Model MT3334ZDX external modems; and 3) provide training facilities. This location will be either 950 H Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001, or 1310 L Street, NW, Washington, DC 20223. The Contractor shall 1) install two (2) Enterprise versions of the Tobit Faxware software on equipment provided by the USSS (one day time allotment for installations); 2) provide two (2) half-day training sessions for USSS-IRMD personnel detailing the installation and configuration process of the Tobit Faxware software. The maximum number of students shall not exceed six (6) students per session; and 3) provide two (2) half-day training sessions for USSS personnel detailing how to efficiently use the Tobit Faxware software. The maximum number of students shall not exceed ten (10) students per session. Upon award, the Contractor shall provide the USSS with names of the individual(s) that will be performing the requested tasks. A start date shall be mutually agreed upon by both parties and will only be changed if both parties agree. This start date shall not exceed fifteen (15) days past the date of award, unless an alternate date is agreed to by both parties All travel costs are the responsibility of the Contractor. The Contractor must be an authorized dealer/reseller of Tobit Software, and must possess the capabilities and qualifications necessary to provide the products and services discussed herein. No substitutions will be accepted. The following FAR Provisions and Clauses are applicable unless otherwise noted: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. 52.212-1 (Addendum): Paragraph (b)(10) is deleted; please insert the following: "For evaluation of past performance, the offeror must provide at least three references for contracts/purchase orders of brand name Tobit Faxware products/services. Each reference must include customer's name and address, contact person, project name, date of performance, telephone number and contract value for each reference. If business entity establishment is less than three years, provide related experience of key personnel." 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 (Addendum): Paragraph (a) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: "The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible offeror with acceptable past performance whose quotation is lowest in price and conforms to the specification as provided herein; 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. The following clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O.11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10); 52.225-21, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10, Pub. L. 103-187). These FAR Provisions and Clauses may be accessed via the world wide web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/ . Telephone requests for copies of FAR Provisions and/or Clauses will not be accepted. The Contractor shall deliver the complete quantity, FOB Destination -- Inside Delivery, with all freight included in the delivered price. Delivery to be made to: U.S. Secret Service -- Information Resources Management Division, Washington, DC; the actual location shall be determined at time of award. All proposals should include a unit cost for the equipment and services. Delivery of products and performance of services shall take place approximately fifteen (15) days from receipt of award. 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. Please note: All responsible offerors may fax quotations to (202) 406-6801, Attn: Kelly Curtin; to be received no later than 1:00 P.M.(EST), Tuesday, September 28, 1999. Quotations may be forwarded by mail. Quotations sent via U.S. Postal Service shall be mailed to U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001-4518. Quotations sent using all other delivery carriers shall use the following mailing address: U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, Washington Navy Yard, 245 Murray Drive, SW, Washington, DC 20373-5824. All quotations must be received no later than 1:00 P.M.(EST), Tuesday, September 28, 1999. Award is anticipated within 30 days of receipt of proposals. See Note 1. Posted 09/22/99 (D-SN383188). (0265)

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