Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau, Office of Contracts (CON), 330 C Street, SW, Room 2500, Washington, DC 20237

J -- MAINTENANCE SERVICE FOR GOVERNMENT OWNED QUANTEL EQUIPMENT SOL CON-00-0069 DUE 072700 POC Contact Point/Phyllis Bryan, Purchasing Agent; Voice: (202) 619-2662; Contracting Officer; Gloria Sweetney; Voice: (202) 619-1623; Facsimile: (202) 205-1921. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Purchasing Agent via e-mail., pbryan@IBB.GOV. The Broadcasting Board of Governors, International Broadcasting Bureau (BBG/IBB) Office of Contracts, Simplified Acquisition Branch, (CON/SA) has a requirement, subject to availability of funds, to procure maintenance service on the government-owned Quantel equipment listed below, using the "Simplified Acquisition Procedures" specified in Part 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). This is a combined Notice/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 for the maintenance service on the below-listed equipment. Quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation document will not be issued. Price quotations submitted in response to this combined CBD Notice and Request For Quotation (RFQ) No. CON-00-0069 that exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (as specified in FAR Subpart 2.101, Definitions) will not be considered as responsive to this RFQ. For the purpose of this RFQ, all references to "Offers" are understood to be "quotations" and all applicable FAR solicitation provisions and contract clauses up through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-17, are hereby incorporated by reference into this RFQ. This solicitation is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside in accordance with FAR Subpart 19.502. The Standard Industrial Code is 4899. Full maintenance service is required on the below-listed Quantel equipment. Full maintenance service shall include all replacement parts as necessary to maintain the below-listed equipment to full factory specifications and the parts shall be covered at no charge, as well as remote diagnostic procedures and on site visits by contractor's maintenance personnel. In addition, all shipping and transportation charges for parts as necessary for maintenance of the below devices shall be covered by the contractor. If an on-site visit is necessary, the contractor shall have a maintenance technician on site within 24 hours. Further, the contractor shall provide full remote diagnostics service via dial up telephone modem on a 24 hour per day basis throughout the life of the agreement. The solicitation line items are as follows: Item 1: CLIPBOX VIDEO FILE SERVER, (S/N C15029) Qty: (1 ea); Item 2: HAL COMPOSITOR, (S/N C14209) Qty: (1 ea); Item 3: PICTURE BOX II (S/N C71382, C71386, C16261) Qty: (3 ea); Item 4: PAINTBOX EXPRESS, (S/N C15408) Qty: (1 ea); Item 5: PAINTBOX ESPRIT, (S/N 16205) Qty: (1 ea). PLACE OF PERFORMANCE: BBG/TV WorldNet, 330 Independence Avenue, S.W., Washington, DC.; PERFORMANCE PERIOD: 1 year from date of award and one option year. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items and 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items are applicable to this procurement. The following FAR clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms andConditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, including subparagraphs (b) (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20 and 23) and (c) (1 and 2); FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Service and FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Terms of the Contract. Evaluation: The Government will award a firm-fixed price Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation/request for quotation to the responsible quoter whose quotation, conforming to this RFQ, will be most advantageous to the Government based on price and past performance (3 current references are required). To be technically acceptable a contractor must have an established track record of maintaining and repairing all of the above enumerated Quantel equipment down to the component level. Further, the supplier of this service must possess all Quantel technical manuals, test jigs, test equipment module extenders, diagnostic and set-up software, and the like as required to maintain the above Quantel equipment to factory operational and performance specifications. Quoters responding to this RFQ shall submit to the below-listed Purchasing Agent the following information: unit and extended price for all requested items, prompt payment terms, correct remittance address if different from the firms mailing address, Tax Identification Number (TIN), DUNS number and a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their price quotation. In addition, the quoter must provide a technical capabilities/experience statement which shall include information on experience related to maintaining Quantel equipment as stated in this R.F.Q. The quoter must also provide, company name, address, point of contact and telephone number of 3 references. A company not in possession of the above-referenced FAR clauses or provisions in full text may contact the Purchasing Agent and a copy of the clause(s) or provision(s) will be facsimiled to the company. Price quotations shall be in writing and they shall be accompanied by a completed Representations and Certifications or they will be rejected. A company representative authorized to bind your company must sign the price quotation. Oral quotations will not be accepted for this procurement. Any questions (technical or otherwise) related to this procurement shall be in writing and shall be sent directly and only to the Purchasing Agent, Phyllis Bryan. All price quotations shall be submitted to the Purchasing Agent for this procurement not later than, COB (5:00 EST),Wednesday, August 02, 2000 and shall reference this R.Q. No. CON-00-0069. Price Quotations may be sent via either facsimile (202) 205-192 or mail to the above address. See Numbered Note 1. Posted 07/20/00 (W-SN476845). (0202)

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