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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 using procedures as described in FAR Part 13, SAP, and 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.

Questions/Clarifications Deadline
No questions will be answered.  

Acceptance of an award certifies that the contractor will comply with FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons
by notifying all employees and subcontractors at all levels. Contractor must provide written statement of compliance with
submission of pricing.

Offeror Attachments (Shall be return as part of your quote)
In addition to providing pricing, Offeror shall include certain non-pricing information as document(s) attached to their quote, so they are received no later than the closing date and time of this RFQ. Attachment(s) can total no more than 20 MB, whether multiple files, or one file, and may be zipped to decrease their size. Pricing will not be accepted if it is included in the attachment(s). An Offeror's failure to comply with these terms may result in its quote being determined incomplete and shall not be evaluated.
1- Vendor shall return the specification Attachment 1, Tech Eval, filled as directed. The specification matrix shall be filled-out for each area. Please see buy term, Technical Evaluation of Quotes for details.
2- Vendor shall return the RFQ document, Techincal Exhibit 2- Pricing, signed.

Brand Name or Equal
Vendor may submit quotes for alternate brand name items, provided those items meet all of the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified by this solicitation. Vendor MUST enter exactly what they are offering (including make, model and description) into the blank description field in order for the quote to be considered. The government will evaluate'equal' items on the basis of information furnished by the Vendor or identified in the quote and reasonably available to the government. The government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the quote.
Please see attachment for specifications. Equal Brand must have all equal specification.

Evaluation for Award - (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) 
The Government will award a firm fixed price (FFP) 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: price, technical capability, past performance, and delivery of the item offered to meet the Government requirement. All evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are equally important as price (Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)). 

Technical Evaluation will be performed on all alternate models. Alternate models will be evaluated against all listed required specifications provided by the government. Item shall meet all of the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics specified by this solicitation to be consider technically acceptable. Offeror must present a line by line comparison of alternative products using manufacturer name, model/part number, and salient features.

Special Delivery/Installation Instructions
Delivery must be made within the specified number of days after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror mustprovide within its offer the number of days required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. Dock to Dock delivery is being requested. 

30 Day(s) - Preferred (No. of calendar days after receipt of order (ARO) by which the government prefers the Awardee to deliver)

Set-Aside Requirement
This solicitation is an unrestricted open market. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

Shipping Condition
Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller
must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination.

Equipment Condition 
New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. 

Line Items Quote MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy.