This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the following service prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-20, Effective 23 Feb 2004 and Class Deviation 2003-O0003. This solicitation is issued as unrestricted; the NAICS Code is 541511; the NAICS size standard is $18 Million. 55 CONS intends to issue a purchase order for annual maintenance and upgrades for the SIRSI software listed below: Bibliographic and Inventory Control - Z39.50 compliant catalog Authority Control Enhanced Public Access Request System Circulation Control Acquisition Control Serials Control Information Gateway Z39.50 Host Client DROLSTR Intelligent Interface Five (5) SmartPORT Concurrent Users Ten (10) InfoVIEW - Terminals/MS-DOS Thirteen (13) InfoVIEW - Windows 3.1 w/Z39.50 InfoBASE FastSTART - Single Vendor InfoBASE FastSTART - Additional Vendor InfoBASE FastSTART - Update Utility MARC Bibliographic Import Utility MARC Authority Import Utility ASCII Patron Record Loader Utility Reports/Report Writer WebCat World Wide Web Catalog Access No substitutes allowed. No partial awards will be allowed. All potential offerors are reminded, in accordance with DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contract Registration, that lack of registration in the CCR database by 7 March 04 will make an offeror ineligible for award. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items - evaluation factor will be price; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items; applies to this acquisition. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additionally, the following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5 are applicable: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-21, Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities; 52.222, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity For Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans; 52.232-28, Invitation To Propose Performance Based Payments; 52.333-3, Protest After the Award; 52.243-5, Changes and Changed Conditions; 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements; 52.253-1, F.O.B. Destination. The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product; 252.204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration; 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications; 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Reports; and 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations. Any questions should be submitted Lt Joseph Hannasch at 55 CONS/LGCB, 101 Washington Square, Building 40, Offutt AFB, NE 68113-2107. Phone at (402) 294-9605 or via facsimile at (402) 294-2780 NLT close of business on Friday, 5 March. Complete written quotations will be due and must be physically received by the 55th Contracting Squadron/LGCB on Offutt AFB NLT close of business on Monday, 8 March. Facsimile copies may be submitted to (402) 294-2780.

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