THE U.S. ARMY TACOM-ARDEC ANTICIPATES AWARDING A SOLE SOURCE PURCHASE ORDER TO 3D SYSTEMS, INC. 26081 AVENUE HALL, VALENCIA, CA 91355-1274 FOR A VIPER SI2 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS. OPERATION OF THE VIPER SI2 STEREOLITHOGRAPHY APPARATUS SHALL BE CONTROLLED WITH 3D SYSTEMS BUILDSTATION TM SOFTWARE THAT SHALL OPERATE ON TOP OF WINDOWS TM 2000 OR XP OPERATING SYSTEM. OLDER OPERATING SYSTEMS SUCH AS WINDOWS NT WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED, UNLESS THE CONTRACTOR GUARANTEES TO UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 2000 OR XP AT SOME POINT DURING INITIAL WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE UPGRADE SHALL BE INSTALLED AT NO COST BY THE CONTRACTOR. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE, AS A MINIMUM, TEN (10) SEATS OF 3D SYSTEMS LIGHTYEAR SOFTWARE FOR INSTALLATION ON VARIOUS PC’S. A SINGLE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE PACKAGE SHALL BE PROVIDED SO LONG AS THE REQUISITE NUMBER OF LICENSE CODES CAN BE OBTAINED VIA THE 3D SYSTEMS WEB SITE. SETUP SHALL INCLUDE, AMONG OTHER THINGS, LEVELING OF THE MACHINE, POWERING THE MACHINE UP, CALIBRATING THE MACHINE, BUILDING TEST PARTS AND MEASURING SAME. THE RFQ IS ESTIMATED TO BE ISSUED ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 5, 2003. THE EXACT DUE DATE OF THE PROPOSAL WILL BE SET FORTH IN THE RFQ. IT IS THE GOVERNMENT’S INTENTION TO AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICE COMMERCIAL ITEM AS DEFINED BY FAR PART 12. A COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR QUOTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ON THE INTERNET, ON OR ABOUT SEPTEMBER 5, 2003, AT http://procnet,pica.army.mil. NO HARD COPY OF THE REQUEST FOR QUOTE WILL BE ISSUED. POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THIS ACTION ARE MARGARET RHINESMITH, BUSINESS SPECIALIST, [email protected], OR KAREN KEHOE, CONTRACTING OFFICER, [email protected]. SEE NUMBERED NOTE 22.

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