Proposed commercial item requirement is to procure fifty (50) HNF-2/TSEC Rack Backplanes, as delineated in Clause C-302 in the solicitation, only on a firm fixed price type contract. Note that the specification/drawings mentioned in Clause C-302 are 'For Official Use Only'. To obtain these drawings, an offeror must contact the Contracting Officer, provide security clearance information for the company and individual(s) handling the drawings at the SECRET level or above. Once the Contracting Officer has verified the necessary security clearance(s), the drawings will be provided to the potential offeror. Requests for drawings must be received by the Contracting Officer NLT 10:00 EST, 16 September 2005. Proposals, which must include a narrative explaining how the offeror's product meets all requirements of the specification detail, must be returned to the Government NLT 10:00 EST, 20 September 2005 via email ([email protected]) or fax (843-218-5963). In an effort to maintain uniform/standardized equipment interoperability with existing systems, the following prerequisites apply to this procurement: (1) All material must be in 'new' or 'un-used' condition never having been sold or leased to an end-user, (2) All material must be under full 'new equipment' manufacturer warranty, and (3) All equipment must be delivered to the Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center – Charleston by 31 DEC 2005. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable North American Industry Classification (NAICS) Code is 332999 and the size standard is 500 employees. Comments shall be submitted to Jennifer Kelley, Code 0217JK.

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