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

59 -- HAND HELD THERMAL IMAGER SOL 00Q0038 DUE 021800 POC George Robertson, 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=00Q0038&LocID =38. E-MAIL: George Robertson, NONE. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for hand-held Palm IR thermal imagers.. Solicitation No. 00Q038 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). NOTE: SOLICITATION NO. 00Q0037 WAS CANCELED; ANY QUOTERS WISHING TO SUBMIT A QUOTATION MUST SUBMIT A NEW QUOTATION UNDER RFQ NUMBER 00Q0038 PER THE INSTRUCTIONS HEREIN DUE TO CHANGES IN THE ITEMS REQUESTED. ANY QUOTATION SUBMITTED UNDER NUMBER 00Q0037 WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED. This action is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 5065 and the size standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for a quantity of Thermal Imager hand-held Palm IR 250, Raytheon equipment, 9 each of the following items: Item 0001 -- Raytheon Thermal Imaging equipment, hand held model, Palm IR 250, Product Code 3193775-1, Item 0002 -- Twist lock lens mount for the Palm IR, Part number 3193957, Item 0003 -- 75mm lens, part number 3193775-1, Item 0004 -- Deluxe Carrying case, Part number 3193777-8. Item 0005 -- Rechargeable batteries (2 per unit; 18 batteries total), part number 3193777-1, Item 0006 -- Battery Charger, part number 3193777-3, Item 0007 -- Lens Cleaning Kit, Item 0008 -- Operator's Manual, Part number 3193944-1. Standard commercial warranty shall apply. Shipment is FOB Destination (all freight included in the offered price) within 6 weeks after receipt of contract to the U.S. Secret Service Technical Security Division, 843 Brightseat Road (Rear), Landover, MD 20785. EVALUATION PROCEDURES: Quoters shall provide points of contact by name, telephone number, and organization with whom you have had contracts within the last eighteen months. If the company has not been in existence for eighteen months, provide resume information on corporate staff. This past performance information shall be graded as acceptable, unacceptable or neutral. Award shall be made to the lowest priced, responsible quoter with acceptable past performance whose offer conforms to the terms of the solicitation as stated herein. Upon award, no substitutions may be made for the offered brand-name accepted by the Government. Quoters must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) and Veterans Reporting Requirements with their offers. Copies of the FAR clauses cited herein are available on the Internet at www. arnet.gov/far. A copy of the required Representations and Certifications may be obtained from the U.S. Secret Service Procurement homepage at www. treas.gov/usss/proc, then click "Procurement Opportunities" and scroll down to click number 1, FAR Clause 52.212-3, and number 3, Compliance with Veterans Employment Reporting Requirements, and print the applicable clauses from your Web browser for completion and return with your offer. Quotations are due by not later than February 18, 2000 at 3 p.m. Eastern Time. Offers shall be addressed to the following: U.S. Secret Service, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: George Robertson. Facsimile proposals are acceptable and may be sent to 202-406-6801. Quoters are cautioned that facsimile proposals will be reviewed for timeliness based on the time the fax prints out at the U.S. Secret Service Procurement Division; early facsimile transmission of a complete proposal well in advance of the due date and time is encouraged. See Note 1. Posted 02/10/00 (D-SN424214). (0041)

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