Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, Attn: Contracts Office, PO Box 555171, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5171

70 -- PURCHASE OF DESKTOP ENCLOSURES FOR TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT SOL M6890900Q1024 DUE 121099 POC Contract Specialists, Sandra Ingram, 760 725-9189 or Contracting Officer, Esther Christianson, 760 725-2548 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number M68909-00-Q-1024 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. This is a small business set-aside. SIC 3669, Size 750 Employees. The contractor shall provide CLIN 0001 one hundred and seventeen (117) External desktop enclosures for ARTECON plug-in LX-3259UW-SE 2.5 x 3 x 10 inch removable hard drive which includes internal disk drive power supply and SCSI interface, ARTECON P/N LS-2200UW or equal. CLIN 0002 one hundred and seventeen (117) 2' SCSI 2M TO FW SCSI-3M External SCSI cable, ARTECON P/N C-SCSI12-W002 or equal. CLIN 0003 one hundred and seventeen (117) Power cord, 10 AMP US, ARTECON P/N 80-22K3 or equal. The items are to be delivered to MCTSSA, Supply Officer, Bldg. 31345, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5171 no later than thirty (30) calendar days after contract award, FOB Destination. Standard commercial warranty shall apply. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items shall apply. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price, technical capability, and past performance. Any offeror who submits a quotation on an "equal product" is required to clearly identify the item by brand name, if any, and make or model number, and provide literature (e.g., catalog, description, etc.) which shows that the offered product meets the salient characteristics of the items listed herein. The offerors shall provide names, contact points, and telephone numbers of three (3) commercial or government customers that are currently using the items being offered for purposes of past performance evaluation. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its offer. The provision at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, Subparagraphs (a) (1), (2), (b) (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (22), (23) apply to this acquisition and are hereby incorporated by reference. The provision at DFARS 252.211-7003, Brand Name or Equal applies to this acquisition. The full text of clauses and provisions incorporated by reference may be obtained at the following address: http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html. Offers are due to the MCTSSA Contracts Section, P. O. Box 555171, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5171 no later than 2:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time on 10 December 1999. The point of contact for information regarding this solicitation is Sandra Ingram at (760) 725-9189, or by fax (760) 725-2986, or Email ingramsl@mctssa.usmc.mil or christiansonee@mctssa.usmc.mil.***** Posted 11/26/99 (W-SN403763). (0330)

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