This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for (QUANTITY: 10 each) CSU/DSU Ethernet for SNMP 2 Serial DTE Ports (RS-530) w/rack mounts kits, console and power cable (Part. Number OR200-C-EYA) and (QUANTITY :10 each) 1st Network Port-T1, DA15, Integral CSU, 100Ohm, (Part Number NIM-TT01) . The equipment is being procured as BRAND NAME OR EQUAL. This document is being prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Offers are to be forwarded before 2:00 p.m., Aug 30, 2002, EST, by the following means: Offers may be faxed to 202-757-5264 or emailed to
[email protected]. Any questions on the above may be directed to Ms. Davis at (202) 757-5231. Please include your business size (i.e., S, SDB, 8(a), WOB, HUBzone, Large) Cage Code, DUNs Number, CCR registration Status, Tax Identification Number, and in accordance with Section 508, your compliance or non-compliance. OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT THEIR QUOTES BASED ON THE INFORMATION PRESENTED HEREIN AND IT IS NOT ANTICIPATED THAT THERE WILL BE ANY RFQ AMENDMENTS. QUOTATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED EITHER BY FAX OR EMAIL. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-08. The North American Classification is 334418 and the Size Standard is 500 employees. The requirement is solicited on an open market basis for potential set-aside to a small business. If two or more business firms submit responsive proposals the requirement will be set-aside to small businesses and award be made to that small business offering the lowest price. Should fewer than two small businesses submit responsive proposals the requirement will be deemed unrestricted and award made to the lowest responsive offeror. Normally, the Government expects to see a discount, which is at least equal to that provided by your standard commercial discount policy for that item. The offeror's standard commercial packing / packaging will be utilized to provide for damage-free shipment and receipt at destination. THE OFFERED PRICE WILL INCLUDE ALL FRIEGHT CHARGES (F.o.b. Destination). Anticipated award date is no later than 10 Sep 2002. The Government intends to award (1) purchase order for the above requirement to the lowest priced offeror who meets all of the requirements stated herein. (a) ?Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794d) requires Federal agencies acquiring Electronics and information Technology (EIT) to ensure that Federal employees with disabilities have access to and use of information and data that is comparable to the access and use by Federal employees who are not individuals with disabilities. (b) All EIT procured under this contract/order must met the following 36 CFR 1194 accessibility standards. The full text of the accessibility standards is available at: http://www.access-board.gov/sec508/508standards.htm ___ 1194.21 ? Software Applications and Operating Systems ___1194.22 ? Web Based Intranet and Internet Information and Applications. _X_1194.23 ? Telecommunications Products. ___ 1194.24 ? Video and Multimedia Products. _x_ 1194.25 ? Self-Contained, Closed Products. ___1194.26 ? Desktop and Portable Computers. ___ 1194.31 ? Functional Performance Criteria (c) The standards do not require the installation of specific accessibility-related software or the attachment of an assistive technology devise(s), but merely require that the EIT be compatible with such software and device(s) so that it can be made accessible if so required in the future. (d) Contractors may propose products or services that result in substantially equivalent or greater access to and use by individuals with disabilities; this is known as equivalent facilitation. The following FAR and DFAR clauses apply: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.232-17, Interest FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer ? Central Contract Registration FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award FAR 52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses DFAR 252.204-7004, Required Contract Central Registration DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. All information technology provided under, or in support of, this contract by the contractor and all subcontractors shall be Year 2000 compliant. "Year 2000 compliant" means, with respect to information technology, that the information technology accurately processes date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations, to the extent that other information technology, used in combination with the information technology being acquired, properly exchanges date/time data with it. To ensure Year 2000 compliance, the contractor shall, at a minimum, test a representative sampling of the information technology, or the same type of information technology, that will be provided under the contract. Year 2000 Compliance testing will be accomplished and documented in accordance with generally accepted commercial standards/practices. If requested, the contractor shall provide the Government with a copy of such Year 2000 compliance test documentation at no additional cost to the Government. Point of Contact Costella H. Davis, Contracting Officer/Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 757-5231, Fax: (202) 757-5264, Email:
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