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70 -- IOFS SERVER, CLIENTS, AND HARDWARE SOL RFQ5-67730-905 DUE 020598 POC Deanna E. Herschell, Contract Specialist, Phone (301) 286-6303, Fax (301) 286-1654, Email deanna.herschell@gsfc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/date.html#RFQ5-67730-905. E-MAIL: Deanna E. Herschell, deanna.herschell@gsfc.nasa.gov. THIS NOTICE CONSTITUTES AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE COMBINED SYNOPSIS/RFQ FOR IOFS SERVER, CLIENTS, AND HARDWARE. Companies shall acknowledge all amendment(s) in their quote. This notice serves as the official amendment to subject synopsis/RFQ and a written amendment will not be issued. This combined synopsis/ solicitation for commercial items is prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this solicitation. The purpose of this amendment is to provide specific requirements related to this synopsis. This combined synopsis/solicitation, number RFQ5-67730-905, Amendment 1, is issued an a request for quotation (RFQ. The due date for receipt of offers is extended to February 5, 1998. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. The SIC Code and Size Standard are 3577 and 1000 employees, respectively. The DPAS Rating for this procurement is DO C9. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct. 1995), does not apply to this acquisition. However, the paragraph below describes the evaluation factors used in the best value determination. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: -- The level and availability of support in troubleshooting and resolving problems will be the basis for the best value determination. The offeror shall submit a brief narrative discussing how their firm handles problem resolution, including the time telephone help support is available and the escalation procedures for help desk support. Additional value that will be considered is the extent of the software versions/release updates included in the price and the level and period of software support is offered. Companies shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Statement of Work: All maintenance services using return to depot or return to factory shall ship via overnight express for next day delivery of replacement parts for any defective parts. All pricing shall be inclusive of any and all shipping charges from the company to the end user. The government will pay for shipping of the defective part back to the contractor if so desired by the contractor. Companies shall provide the information stated in the synopsis/RFQ posted on the NASA Acquisition Internet Service (NAIS) on or before February 4, 1998. Documents related to this procurement are available over the Internet and are in Microsoft Office Suite (Word 6.0, Excel 5.0, or PowerPoint 4.0) format and reside on the World Wide Web (WWW) server which may be accessed using a WWW browser application. The WWW address or URL of the NASA/GSFC Business Opportunities home page is http://procurement.nasa.gov/EPS/GSFC/class.html. (0029)

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