General Parametrics Corp. 
1250 Ninth Street 
Berkeley, CA 94710 
Phone: (800) 223-0999 (literature only) 
Phone: (510) 524-3950
VideoShow HQ, portable multimedia delivery platform (projection) 
ACR (Advanced Remote Control) for VideoShow systems 
Spectra*: Star Q10e (thermal wax) printer

Metal Management, Inc. (the "Company") was incorporated under the laws
of Delaware in June 1986, as General Parametrics Corporation ("GPC"), and 
succeeded to the business of General Parametrics Corporation, a California 
corporation, pursuant to a reincorporation merger effected in June 1986. The 
California corporation was incorporated in 1981. The Company changed its name to
Metal Management, Inc. on April 12, 1996. The Company's principal executive 
offices are located at 1250 Ninth Street, Berkeley, CA 94710, and its telephone 
number at that address is (510) 524-3950. The Company has announced that it 
intends to move its offices and corporate headquarters to Chicago, IL.

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Subject: PIC - Video Show Graphics Format

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Native file format used by the General Parametrics Corporation Video
Show Film Recorder.

70 -- VIDEO REPRODUCER SOL TASA12-95-R-0028 DUE 060595 POC Jerri Fambro, Contract Specialist, (916) 643-5285 or Richard H. Talbert, Contracting Officer, (916) 643-4896. The Television Audio Support Activity proposes to trade-in fifteen (15) each Videoshow Model 160 Presentation Systems (P/N 4000165) toward the purchase of fifteen (15) each Videoshow Model HQ Presentation Systems with four (4) Memory and 21 internal floptical Disc Drive General Parametrics (P/N 4000670), 3 1/2 inch floppy disk drive, displays charts, graphs, text and photo images on virtually any monitor. Video projector, lcd panel, lcd projector or tv over 200,000 simultaneous colors, works with wireless remote control or Arc Act II remote control, photo metric slidemaker for 35mm slides, and printmaker for hardcopy or overhead transparencies, Presentation System software (P/N 4000704), GPC startime two (2) conversion utility software (P/N4000706). Items for use with IBM PS/2 or PC/AT, compatible with 3 1/2 in drive or Macintosh II. Power requirements 110/220VAC, 50/60HZ selectable (P/N 4000487). The Government anticipates negotiating and entering into a contract on a sole source basis with General Parametrics under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirement. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Solicitation package will be issued fifteen (15) days after publication of this notice. No telephone requests will be accepted, all requests must be submitted in writing to: Television-Audio Support Activity, Directorate of Contracting, 3116 Peacekeeper Way, McClellan AFB, CA 95652-1068. Facsimile requests are acceptable. FAX is (916) 643-4032. (0097)