USA Materiel Command Acqiuisition Center, Yuma Proving Ground Contracts Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACY/Bldg. 2100, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106

70 -- DUAL PENTIUM III COMPUTER SYSTEMS SOL W81R8T-9287-0013 DUE 112999 POC Linda J. Renteria (520) 328-6355 E-MAIL: linda.renteria@yuma-exch1.army.mil, linda.renteria@yuma-exch1.army.mil. Sole Source. The United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona, intends to negotiate a contract with Penguin Computing, 965 Mission Street, Suite 600, San Francisco, California, 94103 for a Dual Pentium III SCSI Computer System. This requirement is under the Purchase Request and Commitment (PR&C) Number W81R8T-9287-0013. Pursuant to FAR Part 12 and 13 this acquisition will be issued under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) for a Commercial Item, as a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3571 with a size standard of 1,000. The proposed contract will consist of two (2) Contract Line Item Number (CLINs) 0001 and 0002. CLIN 0001 is for quantity of nine (9) each -- Dual Pentium III SCSI Computer System to include the following: Supermicro dual CPU motherboard; 700s server tower case; 2-600 MHz Pentium III processors; 2GB ECC, 100MHz RAM; integrated Adaptec 7890 Ultra2 SCSI controller; Primary HD; Quantum 9.1GB 7200 RPM drive; IBM 36.4GB 7200 RPM Drive (4MB cache); ATI Xpert 8MB AGP graphics card; Viewsonic P815 21" monitor, Toshiba DVD drive; 120MB superfloppy; Intel 10/100 Mbps ethernet adapter; PCl128 soundblaser Yamaha YST-M8 speakers; Keytronic keyboard; Logitech 3-button mouse; *Red Hat Linux 6.0 w/1600+ pages of documentation; Penguin Quick Start Guide & 2-year warranty. CLIN 0002 is for a quantity of three (3) pair -- Quantam 9.1GB 7200 RPM Drive for classified processing; IBM 36.4GB 7200 RPM Drive w/ 4MB cache. *Linux is an independent POSIX implementation and includes true multitasking, virtual memory, shared libraries, demand loading, proper memory management, TCP/IP networking, and other festures consistent with Unix-type systems. Penguin Computing is the first company to sell exclusively systems running Linux and is also the largest and fastest company that sells only systems running Linux. Responses other than the above source may identify their interest and capabilities to perform the requirement by submitting a proposal in writing. Proposals shall include complete mailing address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile number and business size. Responses shall be received by 2:00 P.M. MST on 29 November 1999. Posted 11/15/99 (W-SN400763). (0319)

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