The South Dakota Army National Guard (SDARNG) has a requirement for a Networkable, High Speed copier or 2 Tandem Copiers. Resultant contract shall be for a base period of 12 months, 1 October 2004 – 30 September 2004, with 2 option periods of 1 2 months each. The copier equipment must be installed by 1 October 2004. The Cost Per Copy (CPC) price shall remain the same for the initial contract period and for each option period exercised by the Government. The volume of copies is estimated to be at 1-2 million copies per each 12-month period, with a discount rate for copies made above 1.5 Million. The Government Guarantees 1.5 Million copies for the base contract period and for each 12 month option period that is exercised. The contractor is required to have an office located within a 60 mile radius of Rapid City, SD. Any repairs are to be completed within 4 hours. No subcontracting authorized. This acquisition shall be 100% small business set aside. The appropriate NAICS is 532420 (formerly SIC 7359). For NAICS 5324 the applicable small business size standard, including affiliates, is no more than $21M average annual revenue for three previ ous years. The solicitation and any amendments will be available at the Website, http://sdguard.ngb.army.mil and then by selecting “Contractingâ€�. It is anticipated that the solicitation will be available at this website o/a 28 May 2004. No award shall be made unless the Contracting Officer makes an affirmative determination of responsibility, to include past performance, for the potential contractor. Potential contractor must complete the Central Contractor Registration process prior to award of contract. Tentative IFB solicitation response date is 30 June 2004.

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