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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 19, 2003 FBO #0474
SOLICITATION NOTICE

12 -- CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS

Notice Date

3/17/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219
 

ZIP Code

22219
 

Solicitation Number

SALMEC-03-Q-0070
 

Archive Date

3/20/2003
 

Point of Contact

Kevin McGhee, Contract Specialist, Phone 7038754566, Fax 7038756292,
 

E-Mail Address

mcgheekt@state.gov
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

BRAND NAME OR EQUAL ALL OR NONE. NO SPLIT SHIPMENTS. MUST MEET ALL SPECIFICATIONS. SPECIFICATIONS REQUIRED. F.O.B. DESTINATION. LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA). REQUIRED DELIVERY: APRIL 30, 2003. All responsible small businesses may submit a quote which if timely received shall be considered by the agency. Vendors shall fax quote by the deadline to P.O.C. Vendors shall call to confirm receipt after faxing quote. Dept. of State P.O.C.: Kevin T. McGhee (703) 875-4566; FAX: (703) 875-6292; E-mail: mcgheekt@state.gov AWARD WILL BE POSTED ON FEDBIZOPPS.GOV Carbon Monoxide Alarm, SENCO Model 1, Brand Name or Equal. 2,000EA. SPECIFICATIONS: Alarm Features: The CO alarm must have the following features: The carbon monoxide alarm must have the following features: 1. Must be designed for residential use. 2. Must be listed by Underwriter's Laboratories Inc. (UL) and meet the UL Standard for Safety for Single and Multiple Station Carbon Monoxide Alarms, UL 2034. 3. Must have a warranty period of at least 6 years. 4. Must be battery operated. 5. Must have a digital display that does not display CO levels until they exceed at least 30 ppm. 6. Must have a low-level alarm. The low-level alarm must produce the same audible alarm sequence as high level alarms (see item 7) and display a unique visual low level indicator. The low level alarm sensitivity must not produce an audible alarm when the time-weighted average concentration of carbon monoxide is below 9 ppm over eight-hours or 35 ppm over one hour. 7. All audible alarms for carbon monoxide detection (low, high, etc.) must be at least 85 decibels with a 4 beep, 5 second silence, 4 beep pattern. 8. Must have a test/reset button that tests the unit's electronics, horn, and battery, silences the alarm, resets the alarm and any visual signals, and displays the peak level stored in the unit's memory. 9. Must have a peak level memory that is stored for at least 4 weeks and displayable by pressing the test/reset button. 10. Must display unique visual indicators that denote the low level and high level alarms, low battery, and unit malfunction when these events occur. 11. Must use an electrochemical sensor. 12. Must be equipped with a battery or batteries for initial installation and an owner's manual that explains the installation and operational information. The vendor must supply an electronic copy of the owner's manual to the Department for distribution in a customized format to overseas residences or give permission to the Department to scan the owner's manual into an electronic form for distribution. The Department will generate and distribute the customized document 13. Must be able to be shipped via commercial airliner and not violate International Air Transport regulations. SHIPPING REQUIREMENTS: The Department of State, Office of Safety Health and Environmental Management (SHEM) will order a set number of alarms from the vendor on this contract. These alarms will be sent to various posts around the world. SHEM will notify the vendor as orders from posts are placed with SHEM. SHEM will notify the vendor by fax or email of the post and the exact number of alarms to be shipped (varying from a few alarms to over one hundred). The vendor will affix a label to each shipping package (which may contain numerous alarms) meant for a particular post with the address supplied by SHEM after the order has been awarded to the vendor. SHEM will contact the vendor at various times during the award period requesting orders to be shipped to various posts until the order quantity has been depleted. The vendor will ship the individually labeled packages to the Diplomatic Pouch Facility (SA-32T) in Sterling, Virginia. Packages (boxes) may not exceed 24inches x15inches x11inches and may contain as many alarms that will fit into the package. Each package shipped to SA-32T must be traceable to ensure delivery to SA-32T and to provide proof of delivery to SHEM upon request. Once accepted at SA-32T, the Department of State will be responsible for shipping the individually labeled boxes to the various posts according to the labels affixed to the box. SA-32T receiving hours are from 7 AM - 3:30 PM Monday through Friday.
 

Place of Performance

Address: U.S. Department of State, Pouch & Mail, SA-32, 44132 Mercure Circle, Sterling, VA

Zip Code: 20166

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00280959-W 20030319/030317213429 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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