58 -- Switch, Telephone, Keyboard

1. The Defense Supply Center Philadelphia is planning to place an Industrial Research and Development, Inc item under a Long Term Contract (Indefinite Delivery Contract) for a Switch, Telephone, Keyboard with a NSN of 5805-01-143-8438.2. Delivery will be CONUS (excluding Alaska) 3. Subject solicitation will be issued as Unrestricted. 4. Subject solicitation will have a two (2) year base and three (3) one year options. 5. Delivery schedule is 90 days. 6. FOB Destination is required. 7. FAR Subpart 13.5 procedures will apply to subject solicitation. 8. Award will be based on Best Value and anticipated award date is 7 Augsut 2006. 9. Numbered Notes 22 and 26 apply. 10. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. 11. The acquisition is not subject to the requirements of the Trade Agreements Act of 1979. 12. Copies of this solicitation can be found on the DLA Procurement Gateway (Gateway) at http://progate.daps.mil/home after 10 May 2006. From the Gateway homepage, select "Search RFPs" from the left-hand sidebar. Then choose the RFP you wish to view. You must be registered in order to download RFPs. If you are not, you will be directed to register at time of download. In order to ensure e-mail notification of RFPs, prospective vendors MUST go to the RFP Information page and select DSCP General & Industrial as the commodity center from which notices will be sent. The solicitations will be in a downloadable, printable format when viewed with an Adobe Acrobat Reader. Free software is available at http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html. Gateway technical assistance is available at admin_support@pgmail.daps.mil.