Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, N. W., Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001-4518

70 -- GENERAL PURPOSE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY EQUIPMENT SOL RFQ00Q0056 DUE 050300 POC Roger Due, 202-406-6940 COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT -- This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Request for Quotations; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number RFQ 00Q0056 is issued as a Request for Quotation through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 3577 and the small business size standard is 1,000. The United States Secret Service ("USSS") has a requirement for Hewlett-Packard (HP) printers. The requirement is as follows: Line Item 0001: HP Laserjet 1100xi (Part No. C4225A), including IEEE 1284 compliant, bi-directional parallel printer cable (Part No. C2946A), and one year HP Express Exchange Warranty. Quantity of nine hundred eighty-nine (989); Line Item 0002: HP Deskjet 930C (Part No. C6427A) including IEEE 1284 compliant centronics parallel printer cable (Part No. C2950A) and one year HP Express Exchange Warranty. Quantity of one hundred seventy-five (175); Line Item 0003: HP Laserjet 2100xi (Part No. C4139A) including IEEE 1284 compliant bi-directional parallel printer cable (Part No. C2946A) and one year HP Express Exchange Warranty. Quantity of four (4); Line Item 0004: HP Inkjet 2000Cxi (C4530A) Quantity of two (2); and Line Item 0005: HP Laserjet 8000N (Part No. C4086A) Quantity of one (1). No substitutions will be accepted. The following FAR Provisions and Clauses are applicable unless otherwise noted: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. 52.212-1 (Addendum): Paragraph (b)(10) is deleted; please insert the following: "For evaluation of past performance, the offeror must provide at least three references for contracts/purchase orders of similar products/services. Each reference must include customer's name and address, contact person, project name, date of performance, telephone number and contract value for each reference. If business entity establishment is less than three years, provide related experience of key personnel. Past Performance shall be valued as acceptable, unacceptable, or neutral." 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 (Addendum): Paragraph (a) is deleted in its entirety and replaced with: "The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order to the responsible offeror with acceptable past performance whose quotation is lowest in price and conforms to the specification as provided herein." 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. The following clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies; 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. These FAR Provisions and Clauses may be accessed via the world wide web at: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Telephone requests for copies of FAR Provisions and/or Clauses will not be accepted. The Contractor shall deliver the complete quantity, FOB Destination -- Inside Delivery, with all freight included in the delivered price. Delivery to be made to: approximately 109 different locations within the United States. Specific locations will be provided at time of award. All quotations should include a unit cost for the equipment. Delivery of supplies is required within thirty (60) days of award. A signed copy of the Request For Quotation -- Representations and Certifications shall be included with offeror's quotation. A copy of the Representationsand Certifications is available via the world wide web at: http://www.treas.gov/usss/proc/rfqcerts.htm.. Please note: All responsible offerors may fax quotations to (202) 406-6801, Attn: Roger Due; to be received no later than 4:00 P.M.(EST), Tuesday, May 3, 2000. Quotations may be forwarded by mail to U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, Attn: Roger Due, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20373-5802. Please note: Award is anticipated within 30 days of receipt of quotations. Posted 04/14/00 (W-SN445335). (0105)

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