[Commerce Business Daily: Posted in CBDNet on June 11, 1998]
[Printed Issue Date: June 15, 1998]
From the Commerce Business Daily Online via GPO Access
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PART: U.S. GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENTS (MODIFICATION)
SUBPART: SUPPLIES, EQUIPMENT AND MATERIAL
CLASSCOD: 78--Recreational and Athletic Equipment
OFFADD: Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts
  Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite
  212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212
SUBJECT: 78--BLEACHERS
SOL N00244-98-Q-0250
DUE 061798
POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contracting Officer at 619-532-2890;
  FAX 619-532-2347
DESC: IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central
  Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued
  on/after 6/1/98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will
  make an offeror/quoter ineligible for award. Please ensure
  compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote.
  Call 1-888-227-2423 or on the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil
  for more information.  This requirement, originally published
  in CBDNet on 5/13/98 as a Total Small Business Set-aside Action,
  is hereby republished on an UNRESTRICTED basis. The deadline
  for quotes is extended to 6/17/98, 3 p.m. Pacific Time. 
  This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items
  prepared in accordance with FAR 13.6 and the format in FAR
  Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included
  in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation;
  quotes are being requested and A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION
  WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number/RFQ N00244-98-Q-0250
  applies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions
  and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition
  Circular 97-04 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. The
  standard industrial code is 2531 and the business size standard
  is 500 employees.   The agency need is for "FORWARD FOLDING
  SYSTEMS BLEACHERS".   This requirement is for a fixed priced
  contract for four (4) line items as follows. "Brand Name or
  Equals" will be considered. Name of Manufacturer: Interkal
  Inc located in Kalamazoo, MI. The following salient characteristics
  are applicable -  LINE ITEM 0001: Quantity one (1) each -
  TELESCOPIC, FORWARD FOLDING SYSTEMS BLEACHERS: 14.4m x 4.6m,
  2 sections, 8-row, 10-inch wall attached friction, 24'8" long,
  10-1/4" rise, 24-inch span, with foot level aisles and self
  storing end rail one side. Operates on 3-phase, 208 volts,
  60Hz. Finish color: medium blue.  LINE ITEM 0002: Quantity
  two (2) each - TELESCOPIC, FORWARD FOLDING SYSTEMS BLEACHERS:
  7.8m x 3.4m, 2 sections, 6-row, 10-inch wall attached friction,
  13'4" long, 10-1/4" rise, 24-inch span, with foot level aisles
  and self storing end rail one side. Operates on 3-phase, 208
  volts, 60Hz. Finish color: medium blue.  LINE ITEM 0003:
  Quantity one (1) each - TELESCOPIC, FORWARD FOLDING SYSTEMS
  BLEACHERS: 6.4m x 3.4m, 1 section, 6-row, 10-inch wall attached
  friction, 23'0" long, 10-1/4" rise, 24-inch span, with foot
  level aisles and self storing end rail one side. Operates on
  3-phase, 208 volts, 60Hz. Finish color: medium blue.  LINE
  ITEM 0004: Quantity one (1) each - TELESCOPIC, FORWARD FOLDING
  SYSTEMS BLEACHERS: 5.5m x 3.4m, 1 section, 6-row, 10-inch wall
  attached friction, 20'0" long, 10-1/4" rise, 24-inch span,
  with foot level aisles and self storing end rail one side.
  Operates on 3-phase, 208 volts, 60Hz. Finish color: medium
  blue.  Delivery of all items is required 30 days after award
  of contract to be delivered to: Receiving Officer, Naval Construction
  Battalion Center, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301.
  Mark for: YNA290. Notice not included in original advertisement
  - these items are to be shipped to Port Hueneme for transshipment
  to Japan.  The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to
  Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1,
  Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty
  which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including
  offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public.
  Express warranties shall be included in the contract.  Offerors
  are required to complete and include a copy of the following
  provisions with their quotes: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation
  and Certifications-Commercial Items.   Clause 52.212-4, Contract
  Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the
  following addendum clauses: FAR 219-1, Small Business Program
  Representations; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business
  Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, New Material; FAR 52.211-7, Other
  Than New Material, Residual Inventory, and Former Government
  Surplus Property.   The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms
  and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive
  Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable
  clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity;
  FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and
  Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for
  Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special
  Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era.  DFARS
  252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement
  Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions
  of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable
  for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and
  Balance of Payment Program; and DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference
  for Certain Domestic Commodities. Addendum to DFARS 252.212-7001:
  DFARS 252.211-7003, Brand Name or Equal.  The government
  intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose
  offer is the most advantageous to the government considering
  price and price-related factors.   Note: The full text of
  the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) can be accessed on
  the Internet at www.arnet.gov/far OR www.deskbook.osd.mil;
  Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can
  be accessed on the Internet at www.dtic.mil/dfars.   Parties
  responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance
  with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead,
  formal quote form, etc.) but MUST INCLUDE the following information:
  1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts
  for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), FOB point (FOB
  Destination is preferred; if quoting FOB Origin, please indicate
  city/state and shipping charges), and the company's CAGE Code,
  Dun & Bradstreet number (you can apply for one at http://www.dnb.com/aboutdb/dunsform.htm
  or by calling 1-800-333-0505.), and Taxpayer ID number. In
  addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item,
  product literature must be included. All FAR certifications
  and representations specified above must also accompany your
  quote. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local
  time, 6/17/98, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347)
  or via e-mail (gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil) ONLY. Quotes submitted
  as an attachment to an e-mail should be sent in Word Version
  6.0 or higher. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 13. 
LINKURL: http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil
LINKDESC: Click here to learn more about FISC San Diego and additional
  contracting opportunities.
EMAILADD: gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil
EMAILDESC: Click here to submit your quote electronically and/or
  to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail.
CITE: (W-162 SN210327)