Forensic Workstations

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has a requirement for Forensic Workstations. The offeror shall provide a prototype of the forensic workstation to ATF. IMPORTANT: This prototype shall be developed and delivered at the offerors expense. The offeror shall deliver the prototype to Sterling, VA. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the form in Subpart 12.6, 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. The reference number is RQ 870120000908. The specifications are as follows: Forensic Workstation - AMD Phenom Quad 2.3GHz; 12-Bay Full Tower Chassis; 650W PS Ultra Quiet - 4GB DDR2; 800MHz RAM; 150GB 10K RPM 8M HDD for OS; DVDRW; 1.44 Floppy and Media Card Reader; Seven USB 2.0/1.x Ports (three front) - minimum; Three IEEE 1394a (one front) - minimum; Two IEEE 1394b (one front) - minimum; NX8400GS 512MB Video HDTV out; FW800/USB2.0 - Tableau T335 Write Block Drive Controller; 4 Promise Superswap SATA and IDE Write-block 5.25 Swap Bays - 2xSATA Imaging and Working Swap Bays , 2xIDE Imaging and Working Swap Bays; Keyboard and Optical Mouse; Installation/Configuration - Assemble components and burn-in, delivered to Sterling VA; Customer provided hard drive image, to be loaded onto all units prior to delivery of awarded unit; 3-Year Depot Parts and Labor Warranty, with standby-by unit ready for immediate shipment 24/7/365 (no exceptions); and Equipment must be compatible with our custom build of SMART Slackware 2.4 and 2.6 as well as Windows XP and must function with a duel boot load on the hard drive. Award will be made based on the best value to the Government. Quality, performance, compliance with the specifications and price are factors for award. The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors'Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications'Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders'Commercial Items. These clauses are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-26 effective on June 12, 2008. No addenda apply to these provisions and clauses. The NAICS code is 541512. Quotes/submissions must include price and best delivery time as well as a prototype. The award winner must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to receive payment. If not already registered, register for CCR on-line at http://www.ccr.gov/. All interested parties must submit a quote by August 7, 2008. Quotes must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on August 7, 2008. Quotes are acceptable by e-mail contact@example.gov. IMPORTANT NOTE: The prototype should be delivered to Sterling, VA and the quotes (prices and best delivery time) should be sent via email to contact@example.gov. If an offeror is responding to this solicitation contact the Contracting Officer for the specific delivery address and point of contact in Sterling, VA.