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70 -- PROGRESS CLIENT NETWORK AND WORKGROUP DATABASE SOFTWARE SOL DTRS57-00-Q-80020 DUE 020400 POC Point of Contact -- Katherine Chao, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2146 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, chao@volpe.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 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 No. DTRS57-00-Q-80020 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) FAR Part 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7374 and the small business size standard is $18.0M. The Volpe National Transportation Systems Cente r (Volpe Center) plans to procure a sole source acquisition with Progress Software Corporation Sterling, VA. to provide Progress Client Networking and Workgroup Database software . The Items listed are for brand name specific, they are as follows: Item No. 1: Progress Workgroup RDBMSV9 Software and User license (5 users), 25 EA; Item No. 2: Progress Workgroup V9 Annual Maintenance and Support (5 Users), 25 EA; Item No. 3: Progress Client Networking V9 Software and User License (5 Users), 25 EA; Item No. 4: Progress Client Networking Annual Maintenance and Support (5 Users), 25 EA; Item No. 5: Progress Pro Vision Plus V9 Development Software and User License for 1 user, 1 EA; Item No. 6: Progress Pro Vision Plus Annual Maintenance and Support for 1 User, 1 EA; Item No. 7: Progress Perso nal RDBMS V9 Software and User License, 15 EA; Item No. 8: Progress Personal RDBMS V9 Maintenance and Support 15 EA. A fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. Delivery shall be FOB Destination 30 days after award to the following address: U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 125 Munroe St., Receiving Dock, Cambridge, MA 02142, Attn: John Fiorillo, DTS-68. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers -- Commercial, is herebyincorporated by reference. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items: The Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose offer is considered to be most advantageous to the Government, considering factors will be price and delivery time. Small Business firms that are interested in proposing on this requirement must su bmit with their offer the brand name cited above in order to be considered, equals will not be accepted. Offers will be received on an all or none basis. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 12,13, 14, 16, 22, 23. Offers will be received at U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, ATTN: Katherine B. Chao DTS-852, 3:00 P.M. Local time February 4, 2000. Offers may be submitted via facsimile at 617/494-3649. Posted 02/01/00 (D-SN420532). (0032)

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