USDA -- Forest Service, San Bernardino National Forest, 1824 S Commercenter Circle, San Bernardino, Ca 92408-3430

74 -- COPY MACHINE SOL R5-12-00-1058 DUE 092100 POC Jennie Camacho, Procurement Assistant, 909-884-6634, Ext. 3092 E-MAIL: click here to contact the Procurement Assistant via, Jennie Camacho@fs.fed.us. Purchase a photocopy machine, Angeles National Forest, 701 North Santa Anita Avenue, Arcadia, CA 91006. RFQ NO.: R5-12-00-1058. DUE: 09/21/00. DESCRIPTION: This notice is a combined synopsis/Request for Quotation (RFQ) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented, with additional information included in this notice. This announcement consitutes the only quotation; offers are being requested and a written RFQ will not be issued. This acquisition is a 100% set-aside for small business. The applicabale Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 5044. Business Size Standard is 500 employees. This notice is being issued as a RFQ for: Item No. 1: Copy Machine SPECIFICATIONS/FEATURES NEEDED: High Volume, High Speed, Original weights: positioner 13- to 110-lb. Index; feeder 13- to 110-lb. Index originals, Original sizes: positioner 7" x 8" to 11" x 17"; feeder 8" x 10 to 8.5" x 14", Feeder capacity: 100 sheets of 20-lb. Bond, Graphic color touch screen, Key sheet programming of special features, Preprogrammed job selection stores up to 60- job setups, Continuous run switches paper drawers, Job interrupt, Semi-automatic positioner and automatic recirculating document feeder, Auto-start document positioner, Variable enlargement/reduction/ 150% to 50%, Auto-sizing to reduce originals to fit paper size selection, Fully automatic duplex copying, Image overlay that merges text and images, Selective screening of continuous-tone photos, Image shift, front and back, Image centering, Variable slip sheeting, Transparency interleaving, Book copying, Next-job programming available, Chapterization, Subset stapling (with optional finisher), Edge erase, left and right, Copy exposure control, Integrated Copy Controller system. ACCESSORIES: Accent color capability, Continuous forms feeder, Document editing capability, Electronic Billing device, Finisher, Sorter. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor shall deliver and install the copy machine within 90 calendar days after issuance of Purchase Order. PAYMENT: Payment will be made after acceptance of all and upon receipt of a properly prepared Invoice by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Finance Center, P.O. Box 60075, New Orleans, LA 70160. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, with the following evaluation factors (a) technical capability of offered item to meet agency requirement, price, and past performance; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items. FAR references can be located at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall include RFQ No., discount/payment terms, warranty duration, a complete copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, and be signed by an authorized company representative, to the USDA Forest Service, SoCal Province Acquisitions,1824 South Commercenter Circle, San Bernardino, CA 92408, by close of business September 21, 2000. Quoters are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items, which can be located at: http://www.gsa.gov/forms/far.htm/. Posted 08/22/00 (W-SN488948). (0235)

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