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66 -- BIT ERROR RATE TEST SET (TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER) SOL RFQ3-146373 DUE 041200 POC Teresa Monaco, Contract Specialist, Phone (216)433-8293, Fax (216)433-2480, Email Teresa.L.Monaco@grc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=D&pin=22#RFQ3- 146373. E-MAIL: Teresa Monaco, Teresa.L.Monaco@grc.nasa.gov. This notice 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. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for a Bit Error Rate Test Set (Transmitter and Receiver) with the following features: 1. Handles Serial and Parallel (8-bit) Input/Output (I/O). 2. Operates at Rates up to 3.6 Gbit/sec. 3. I/O offers Amplitude, Offset, and Delay Adjustments: Compatible with Transistor Logic (TTL), Emitter Coupled Logic (ECL), Positive Emitter Coupled Logic (PECL) Levels. 4. Transmitter Contains Built-in Pseudo-Random Patterns. 5. Transmitter Is Programmable -- Accepts User-Defined Patterns. 6. Keyboard and ethernet card. 7. Error location analyzer. The provisions and clauses in the RFQ are those in effect through FAC 97-15. This procurement is being conducted under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13. The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 3826 and 500 employees, respectively. "Number of employees" is a measure of the average employment of a business concern and means its average employment, including the employees of its domestic and foreign affiliates, based on the number of persons employed on a full-time, part-time, temporary, or other basis during each of the pay periods of the preceding 12 months. The quoter shall state in their quotation their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to GRC is required within 45 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Two copies of the quotations for the items(s) described above are due by Wednesday, April 12, 2000, at 1:00 p.m. local time and may be mailed or faxed (one copy is sufficient if faxed) to: NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field ATTN: Teresa Monaco, RFQ3-146373 Code 0613, M/S 500-306 21000 Brookpark Road Cleveland, OH 44135 Telephone: (216) 433-8293 FAX: (216) 433-2480 E-mail: teresa.monaco@grc.nasa.gov and include solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Forms/Index.html to submit a quotation. Quoters shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. Award will be based upon overall best value to the Government, with consideration given to the factors of proposed technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, price and past performance; other critical requirements (i.e., delivery) if so stated in the RFQ will also be considered. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer (see FAR 52.212-1(b)). Quoters must provide a copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. It may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/. FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.225-1, Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Supplies (41 U.S.c. 10a-10d). FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act -- Balance of Payments Program. FAR 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. If the end product(s) quoted is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause entitled "Buy American Act-Balance of Payments Program-Supplies," the quoter shall so state and shall list the country of origin. The following provision are incorporated in full text in this solicitation: Compliance with Veterans' Employment Reporting Requirements (February 1999) By submission of its offer, the offeror represents that, if it is subject to the reporting requirements of 38 U.S.C. 4212(d) (i.e., the VETS-100 report required by Federal Acquisition Regulation clause 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era), it has submitted the most recent report required by 38 U.S.C. 4212(d). (End of provision) Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than Friday, April 7, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. local time. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nasanote.html. It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor the Internet site for the release of the amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). These documents will be in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 97, Excel 97, or PowerPoint 97) format and will reside on a World Wide Web (WWW) server, which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The Internet site, or URL, for the NASA/GRC Business Opportunities home page is http://nais.msfc.nasa.gov/cgi-bin/EPS/bizops.cgi?gr=C&pin=22 Posted 04/04/00 (D-SN441250). (0095)

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