National Imagery and Mapping Agency, Contracting for Acquisition & Technology Directorate, Attn: PCA/D-88, 4600 Sagamore Road, Bethesda, Md 20816-5003

70 -- FASTLANE RELEASE 3 UNIT WITH OC-3 MULTIMODE INTERFACE SOL NMA201-00-R-0524 DUE 060900 POC Ms. Barbara Nelson, Purchaser (703)755-5352; Ms. Leslie Vandivere, Contracting Officer (703)755-5349 WEB: click here to get information about FASTLANE products, http://www.gd-cs.com. E-MAIL: click here to contact the purchaser, nelsonbr@nima.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 solicitation. PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is NMA201-00-R-0524 and this solicitation is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. This is not a total small business set-aside. National Imagery and Mapping Agency wishes to procure the following: two (2) FASTLANE Release Units with OC-3 Multimode interface, part number GD-34678-4. Acceptance shall be at destination upon delivery. Delivery shall be FOB destination. The delivery will be to National Imagery and Mapping Agency (TESB), 4600 Sangamore Road, Bethesda, Maryland 20816. The provision at 52.212-1, "Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items" applies to this order. Interested parties shall submit offerors which include the 2 items outlined in FAR 52.212-1(b). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Provision at 52.212-2, "Evaluation-Commercial Items" is hereby incorporated by reference. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest-priced offer of the responsible offeror, whose past performance is acceptable, whose offer conforms to the solicitation to satisfy the Government need, and whose offer will be most advantageous to the Government. Offerors are to include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3, "Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items", with offer. The clause at 52.212-4, "Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items", is hereby incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, "Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items", is hereby incorporated by reference (including: 52.233-3; 52.222-26; 52.222-35;52.222-36; 52.222-37; 52.222-41; 52.222-42; 52.222-47). The following DFARS clause is hereby incorporated by reference: 252.212-7001. Offers are to be completed and delivered to the National Imagery and Mapping Agency address listed above by 9 June 2000. Attn: Barbara Nelson, 703-755-5352. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified. Posted 05/24/00 (W-SN458400). (0145)

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