U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6875, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

67 -- VIDEO CAMERAS WITH LENSES SOL RFQ 858700 DUE 030700 POC Karen Smith (202) 324-8808 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The Federal Bureau of Investigation has a requirement for video cameras and lenses. This is a Request for Quotes -- RFQ No. 858700. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-15. This solicitation is Brand Name or Equal -- All or None. The manufacturer of this equipment is: WATEC America Corporation, 3155 East Patrick Drive, Las Vegas, NV. The Standard Industrial Classification is 5043, and the Business Size Standard is 100 employees. This will be a Firm Fixed-Price contract for the acquisition of the following items and quantities. Line Item #1: 400 each of WATEC model WAT-902HS, 1/2" CCD B&W IR Sensitive Video Camera, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: " CCD Black and White NTSC video camera/570 TV lines resolution/.00015 Lux minimum illumination/"CS" lens mount/>50db signal to noise ratio/12 VDC/1.5" x 1.5" x 1.5" or smaller. Line Item #2: 50 each of WATEC model WAT-802H IR Sensitive B&W Board Cameras, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: " CCD Black and White NTSC video board camera/570 TV lines resolution/.0003 Lux @F1.4 minimum illumination/"CS" lens mount/>46db signal to noise ratio/12 VDC/1.7"(W) x 1.7"(H) x .7"(L) or smaller. Line Item #3: 50 each of WATEC model WAT-660-60 B&W Board Cameras with 6.0mm micro lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 1/4" CCD Black and White NTSC video board camera/>380 TV lines resolution/.5 Lux @F1.2/6mm micro lens F2.5/>46db Signal to noise ratio/.5 Lux minimum illumination at F1.2/Electronic shutter/9VDC/1.2"(W) x 1.2"(H) x 1"(L) or smaller. Line Item #4: 100 each of WATEC model LCL-145A Color Board Camera with 4.3mm pinhole lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 1/4" CCD Color NTSC video board camera/>330 TV lines resolution/5 Lux resolution/>52 db Signal to noise ratio/4.3mm pinhole lens/5VDC/Electronic Shutter/.9"(W) x 1.1"(H) x 1"(L) or smaller. Line Item #5: 50 each of WATEC model LCL-145AL-6 Color Board Cameras with micro lens mount, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 1/4" CCD Color NTSC video board camera/ >330 TV lines resolution/5 Lux resolution/>52db Signal to noise ratio/micro lens mount/5 VDC/Electronic Shutter/.9"(W) x 1.1"(H) x 1"(L) or smaller. Line Item #6: 25 each of WATEC model XC-025 25mm micro lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 25mm micro style lens for line item #1 (WAT-902HS). Line Item #7: 20 each WATEC model XC-011 11mm micro lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 11mm micro style lens for line item 1 (WAT-902HS). Line Item #8: 20 each of WATEC model XC-037 3.7mm micro lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 3.7mm pinhole style lens for line item 1 (WAT-902HS). Line Item #9: 20 each of WATEC model XC-008 8mm micro lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 8mm micro style lens for line item 1 (WAT-902HS). Line Item #10: 25 each of WATEC model LS-008, 8mm lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 8mm micro lens for line item 3 (WAT-660). Line Item #11: 25 each of WATEC model LS-038, 3.8mm lens, or equal -- Salient Characteristics: 3.8mm micro lens for line item 3 (WAT-660). The above list is intended to be descriptive, but not restrictive. The evaluation of quotes and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and shall be based on information provided by the vendors. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the quotation and reasonable to the purchasing activity. To insure that sufficient information is available, the vendor must furnish as part of their quote, all descriptive material necessary for the purchasing activity to determine whether theproducts meet this requirement. Vendors proposing to modify a product to make it conform to the requirements of this announcement, shall include a clear description of the proposed modification and clearly mark any descriptive material to show proposed modification. Destination shall be FOB to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Engineering Research Facility, Quantico, VA. All quotes shall be mailed to the address listed in the CBD announcement no later than 1:00 pm EST, March 7, 2000 and clearly marked with the RFQ No. 858700. No hand carried quotes will be accepted. The point of contact for information is Karen Smith, Contract Specialist, at the address and phone number listed above. All potential bidders are hereby notified,due to security requirements, that Federal Express, DHL, UPS, etc., deliveries for FBI Headquarters are now received at an offsite location, therefore, the normal response time of 15 days has been extended to 20 days. The FBI has allowed five (5) extra days from the release of the CBDsynopsis/solicitation for receipt of bids. Vendors are hereby notified that if your proposal is not received by the date/time stated above, and at the specified location in this announcement, your quote will be considered late. The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items: 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. The full text clauses can be obtained at Web Site (FAR) http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items are tailored to read as follows: The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Technical (technical design, capability of the item offered to meet the government's need); Past Performance; and Price. Past performance consists of: quality of product; customer satisfaction; and adherence to delivery schedule. Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly moreimportant than price. However, past performance is more important than price. The following clauses/provisions are applicable in Clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items: 52.203-6 Alt I. (JUL 1995); 52.219-8 (OCT 1999); 52.222-21 (FEB 1999); 52.222-26 (FEB 1999); 52.222-35 (APR 1998) 52.222-36 (JUN 1998); 52.222-37 (JAN 1999); 52.225-3 (JAN 1994); 52.232-33 (MAY 1999); and 52.232-36 (MAY 1999). The following Department of Justice clauses are applicable to this solicitation and can be obtained in full text at http:://www.usdoj.gov/jm; 2852.2001-70 Contracting Officer's Technical Representative,(JAN 1985); 2852-233-70 Protests Filed Directly with the Department of Justice, JAN 1998. The following clause is also incorporated by reference into this solicitation: 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (AUG 1999). By submitting a quote to this solicitation, offerors are certifying that their equipment is/will be Year 2000 compliant. If any of this equipment does not conform with Year 2000 requirements, the Government will require the Contractor to perform any and all services necessary to ensure equipment conforms with Year 2000 requirements, at no increase in contract amount. The rights of the Government and remedies described in this clause are in addition to all other rights and remedies set forth in this solicitation. Specifically, the Government reserves its rights under the Inspection of Services and Termination Clauses. The contractor represents that the following warranty applies to products provided under the resulting contract: The Contractor warrants that the products provided under the resulting contract shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the manufacturer's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract or the applicable End User License Agreement, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include an obligation by the Contractor to repair or replace any such product whose noncompliance is discovered and made known to or for a period of six months following acceptance, whichever is the later date. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit the rights or remedies that the Government may otherwise have under this contract. This warranty shall not apply to products that do not require the processing of date/time data in order to function as specified in the contract. Offerors are to provide their commercial warranty and delivery information with their proposals. If necessary, the Contractor will be required to submitproduct samples and all product literature and technical information, including specification data sheets, in order for the government to sufficiently evaluate whether the product meets the government's need. Offerors are to provide the last three current and/or past contract references to include name, address, current phone number and facsimile number, and contract number. This information will be used to evaluate offeror's past performance history. Offerors are to submit provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their proposal. Offers are due by 03/07/00, 1:00 pm EST to the address identified above. Proposals shall be submitted on the Standard Form 1449 with an original and one copy. Facsimile and hand deliveries are not accepted at any FBI location. This information should be relayed to courier services. Please submit any questions, in writing 5 days before receipt of proposals are due, to Attn: Karen Smith at facsimile (202) 324-5722. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure that their proposal is received at or prior to the noted date/time in this announcement. ***** Posted 02/15/00 (W-SN425399). (0046)

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