Department of the Navy, NAWCAD Contracts Competency Division, Villa Road, Bldg. 8110, St. Inigoes, Maryland 20684-0010

59 -- BARCO MONITOR MODEL MPRD9874 W/2 INPUTS (P/N: V9517980)QTY OF 10 EA; RACK MOUNT KITS (P/N: V5637851); QTY OF 10 EA; AND HAND-HELD KEYPAD (P/N: V5627412) QTY OF 10 EA. SOL N00421-00-R-0186 DUE 041700 POC Rhoda Hall, Contract Specialist, Code 2.4.5.1.1.4 at (301) 862-8950 WEB: Synopsis is available on the NAVAIR Homepage. Click, http://www.navair.navy.mil/business/ecommerce/index.cfm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, Hallrg@navair.navy.mil. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N00421-00-R-0186 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The incorporated document and provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement Change Notice 20000316. The Government intends to purchase on a firm fixed-price basis and to solicit and negotiate the proposed contract for rugged display monitors and ancillary items on a sole source basis with BARCO, Incorporated, Display Systems Division, 3059 Premiere Parkway, Duluth, GA 30097 for the part numbers listed below, under the authority of FAR Part 6.302-1. BARCO Incorporated is the soledomestic distributor and the sole qualified supplier of this equipment at the present time. The monitors must be compatible with the existing hardware for the AN/TPX-42A (V) 14 Air Traffic Control and Landing System that is utilized onboard CVN and LHD/LHA class ships. The BARCO Model MPRD9874 monitors are currently in use by the fleet and existing software imbedded within the AN/TPX-42A (V) 14 system has been written specifically for such items. Minimum salient characteristics of the high resolution, rugged display monitors are as follows: monitor must meet applicable Military standards for vibration and shock; maximum dot pitch: 0.37MM; minimum resolution: 1600x1200; refresh rate: 80kHz; minimum display area: 29 inches diagonal; unit must be capable of being mounted in a 25.5 inch rack; must be compatible with existing hardware for the AN/TPX-42A (V) system and be capable of running existing software without modifications. The BARCO Model MPRD9874 rugged display is the only commercial-off-the-shelf item that can meet these identified Government minimum requirements. The contract line item numbers and description are** CLIN 0001 -- MPRD9874 W/2 INPUTS (P/N: V9517980). QTY OF 10; CLIN 0002 -- RACK MOUNT KITS (P/N: V5637851). QTY OF 10; CLIN 0003 -- HAND-HELD KEYPAD (P/N: V5627412) QTY OF 10. The proposal along with completed representations and certifications is due by 17 April 2000. Award is expected to be 25 April 2000 with an expected delivery date of 30 June 2000. FOB Destination to Receiving Officer, NAWCAD, Bldg 8115, Villa Road, St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010; M/F: Ernie Eichhorn, Code 4.5.8.2.2. Inspection and acceptance shall be made at destination. The contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale. Acceptance of the warranty does not waive the Government's rights under the Inspection clause, nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the warranty. The warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable deliverable listed in the schedule. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) does not apply to this acquisition. The Government will evaluate BARCO Incorporated proposal for fairness and reasonableness in accordance with simplified procedures as defined in FAR Subpart 13.5 prior to making an award. The offeror shall provide back-up information that verifies the price offered. This could consist of a copy of the current catalog or price list; invoices from previous sales of the identical item(s); etc. Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ALT I -- COMMERCIAL (FEB 2000) with its proposal. FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 1999) is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. The following addendum is added: YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE (OCT 1998) (a) The Contractor shall ensure that all information technology, which will be required to perform date/time processing involving dates subsequent to December 31, 1999, shall: (1) be Year 2000 compliant or (2) if the Contracting Officer approves in writing, the identified information technology will be upgraded to be Year 2000 compliant prior to the earlier of: (I) the earliest date on which the information technology may be required to perform date/time processing involving dates later than December 31, 1999 or (ii) December 31, 1999; and (3) Describe existing information that will be used with the information technology to be acquired and identify whether the existing information is Year 2000 compliant. (b) "Year 2000 compliant" means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes 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 lap year calculations, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (FEB 2000) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); (2) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchase (E.O.'s 12722, 12724, 13059; and (3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C 3553). (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C 2402); (2) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small*[,]Small Disadvantaged*[, and Women-Owned Small]Business Concerns (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)); (3) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (4) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); (5) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); (6) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (7) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to include any FAR clause, other than those listed below (and as may be required by an addenda to this paragraph to establish the reasonableness of prices under Part 15), in a subcontract for commercial items or commercial components-(1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); and (4) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flagged Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 1241) (flow down not required for subcontracts awarded beginning May 1, 1996). **End of clause** Offeror shall include a completed copy of the provision at DFAR 252.212-7000, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 1995) with its proposal. DFARS 252.212-7001 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2000) is incorporated by reference. The Contractor agreesto comply with the following list of DFARS clauses, which are included in this solicitation by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive Orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (1) 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance or Payment Program (41 U.S.C. 10a,-10d, E.O. 10582); (2) 252.225-7007, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 2501-2518, and 19 U.S.C. 3301 note); (3) 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; (4) 252,243-7002, Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment (10 U.S.C. 2410). (c) In addition to the clauses listed in paragraph (e) of 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items clause of this contract, the Contractor shall include the terms of the following clause, if applicable, in subcontracts for commercial items or commercial components, awarded at any tier under this contract: 252.225-7014, Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals, Alternate I (10 U.S.C. 2241 note). The provision at 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (MAR 2000) applies to this solicitation. THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR COMPETITIVE PROPOSALS. However, responsible interested parties may submit a proposal in which they identify their interest and capability. Offer is due to Rhoda Hall, Contract Specialist, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Building 8110, Unit 11, Villa Rd., St. Inigoes, MD 20684-0010 by 3:30 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, 17 April 2000. All proposals received by 3:30P.M. Eastern Standard Time 17 April 2000 will be considered by the Government solely for the purpose of determining whether to initiate a competitive procurement. The Government reserves the right to process the procurement on a sole source basis based upon the responses received. The Government will not pay for any information received. Facsimile proposals shall be accepted. For information regarding this solicitation or copies of FAR provision 52.212-3 and DFAR clauses 252.212-7000 contact Rhoda Hall, Code 254114, Tele#301-862-8950 or via e-mail: If an offeror is not able to contact the Contracting Office via e-mail, please fax correspondence/requests to the point of contact above @ facsimile (301-862-8670) or telephone (301-862-8950). **END SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION #N00421-00-R-0186. ** Posted 03/28/00 (W-SN438863). (0088)

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