ESC/PKOP, Services Branch, Operational Contracting Division, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1806

70 -- HARD DRIVE UPGRADES SOL F19650-00-Q-0027 DUE 050300 POC Lisa Heins, Contract Specialist, 781-377-6648; Christine Dolan, Contracting Officer, 781-377-2236 WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, lisa.heins@hanscom.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional comments included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation F19650-00-Q-0027 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15 dated 25 FEB 00. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3577, and the small business size standard is less than 1000 employees. The supplies to be purchased are as follows: Clin 01, Three (3) UltraSpare modules, 400MHz speed, Sun part number 2244A, no substitutions will be accepted for this line item; Clin 02, Six (6) sets of RAM memory chips, Sun part number 7005A or equivalent; Clin 03, Two (2) 8-Bay Drive Expansion Kits, Sun part number 6601A, no substitutions will be accepted for this line item; Clin 04, Twenty (20) hard drives, 18 Gb, 10K RPM, low profile drives, 5.2 ms seek time or better, Ultra2 SCSI interface, SCA-2 80-pin connector, optimized for RAID application, the contractor shall include a 5 year Mail-In Replacement warranty with Web based return process, Sun part number 5237A or Seagate ST318203LC, no substitutions will be accepted for this line item; Clin 05, Twenty (20) hard drive adapter brackets to allow 3.5", low profile, SCA-2 drives to be installed into a Sun Enterprise 450 server. Quotes should include delivery to [Hanscom] AFB, Bedford, MA. Contractors responding to this solicitation must bid on all line items. Quotations that do not include prices for all of the Clins may be determine to be non-responsive. Award shall be made based on the lowest priced, technically accepted. The following provisions and clauses apply to this procurement: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror representations and certifications-Commercial Items(all offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision with their quotation); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions (Commercial Items); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: FAR 52.222.-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.232-33); FAR 52.204-5 Contractor Identification Number-Date Universal Numbering System (DUNS) number; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following provisions apply: DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program, DFARS 252.227-7015 Technical Data-Commercial Items, and DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration). Clauses and Provisions may be accessed full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. All offers are due no later than 3:00 PM (local time) 03 May 2000. Offers may be faxed to ESC/PKOP Attention: Lisa Heins, 781-377-9217. Any questions may be directed to Lisa Heins at 781-377-6648. Be advised that all interested parties must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database in order to receive an award. If you are not registered, you may request an application via 888-227-2423 or go to website http://www.ccr2000.com. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. See numbered Note 1. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Steven H. Sheldon, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. Posted 04/19/00 (D-SN446695). (0110)

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