SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Purchasing Agent
- Notice Date
- 7/14/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-1 Northern Region, P.O. Box 7669 200 East Broadway Regional Office, Missoula, MT, 59807
- ZIP Code
- 59807
- Solicitation Number
- R1-03-37
- Response Due
- 7/28/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2003
- Point of Contact
- Pecnick Sue, Purchasing Agent, Phone 406-329-3007, Fax 406-329-3536, - Laurie Hamers, Supervisory Contract Specialist, Phone 406-329-3244, Fax 406-329-3536,
- E-Mail Address
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specnick@fs.fed.us, lhamers@fs.fed.us
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Very Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is R1-03-37 and this requirement is being issued as a Request for Quote. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-13. The procurement is 100% set-aside for small business. See Numbered Note 1. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) number is 333999-size standard 500 employees. The USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, Montana 59807 intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for the acquisition of the following items. Aberdeen Plant Materials Center Small Lot Seed Cleaning Equipment Specifications (1) Westrup LA-H Laboratory Polishing/brushing machine for preparing seed samples before cleaning on air/screen cleaner. · top feed hopper · steel table stand · main drive with two step pulley · woven wire mantle with internal brush agitation · discharge gate with calibration opening · collection pans for thru product and end discharge agitation · dust suction including vacuum · 110 volt single phase power with start/stop and wall plug · #7 square mantle · 1 additional wire mantle · mounting for our brushes instead of two · inlet hopper with vibrator feeder · outlet pipe connections for transport to box and floor (box not provided) · motor 0.75 kw with frequency converter for variable speed. (1) Westrup LA-LS laboratory precision air-screen for laboratory testing and small volume of seed. Operates on both continues flow or batch basis. Perspiration and tail aspiration. Screens easily changed from back of machine. Equipped with Cyclone and filter · Steel table · Top vibratory seed hopper · Main eccentric drive with variable speed drive · One main show with short scalp · Maine shoe with short pre-scalp · Tow main screen for scalping and shifting · Pre-and final inspection · Settling chamber with collection tray for lifted product · Calibration air controls · Inspection window in final air column · Bottom bag filter and side mounted cyclone dust collector · Bottom mounted fan with adjustable air gates · Enamel collection pans for prime and cull products · 110 volt single phase with start/stop and wall plug · set of screens · three main screen in a “Z” configuration · large feed hopper (25 liter) · (24) additional main screen, one each, mm (6) 0.5 to 0.95 mm (6) 1.0 to 1.95 mm (12) 2.0 mm or larger · outlet pipe connections for discharge into floor buckets (buckets not provided) · fan with inverter drive for fine adjustment of air pressure · airlock discharge for air lifting’s (to pan on shoe then to slide) · air velocity meter in final column (1) Westrup LA-K Laboratory gravity separator for small seed volumes with positive pressure deck fan system with air volume throttle. Deck pitch adjustable in two directions with adjustable eccentric stroke and length. · steel table stand · 60 Hz single phase power connection with start/stop switch · feed hopper with vibratory conveyor and calibration control · deck size 1570 cm2 · adjustable deck incline and side tilt with calibration controls · bottom fan with adjustable air regulation · collection pans for finished product · additional full size deck · large feed hopper (25 liter) · outlet pipe connection for discharge to floor containers (containers not provided) · fan motor with integrated frequency inverter (1) Westrup :A-T Laboratory indented cylinder for laboratory testing in small volumes of seed to separate long and/or short seed from sample. · Steel table stand · Top feeder with vibratory feeder · Main drive with mechanically variable rpm speed control · Indented cylinder mantle · Adjustable internal collection hopper to vary lifted product with vibratory conveyor · Adjustable discharge gate · Collection pans for thru product and lifted product · 110 volt. 60 Hz single phase power with start/stop and wall plug · (6) additional cylinders · large feed hopper (25 liter) · frequency converter for electrical speed control · outlet pipe connection for discharge to floor containers (containers not provided) (1) Westrup LA-P Laboratory debearder for laboratory testing and small volumes of seed to remove awns, husks, or hair from seed. Made entirely of steel with adjustable inclination, and rotor with steel beaters. · Steel table stand · Top feed hopper · Fixed speed drive · Adjustable dicharge gate with spring tension · Main shaft with rounded pegs mounted on a steel shaft for agitation · Removable stationary pegs · 110 volt single phase power with start/stop and wall plug · ¾ hp motor · electronic variable speed drive (1) Freight to Aberdeen, Idaho The Contractor shall include all shipping and transportation cost in price proposal . The Contractor shall be responsible for any and all damages occurring in transit. All Equipment shall be delivered by August 15, 2003 or an alternate date may be proposed. The Equipment shall be delivered to Loren St. John, C/O Plant Materials Center, P.O. Box 269, Aberdeen, Idaho 83210. Final acceptance of delivered item under this contract shall be the responsibility of the Contracting Officer or his/her designee. Quality of the deliverables is subject to verification by the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) with the final payment to be withheld pending acceptance. Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the RFQ, and is considered to be the best value to the Government. The following factors shall be used: Contractor’s ability to meet aspects of the specifications, past performance (provide 3 references of recent customers) and price. The government reserves the right to make award on initial quotes received without discussions. The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3--Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items, FAR 52.219-6 – Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, FAR 52.204-6 – Data Universal Numbering system (DUNS) Number, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders--Commercial Items, FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26 - Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246), FAR 52.222-35 – Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, FAR 52.222-37 – Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), FAR 52.222-19 – Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (E.O. 13126), FAR 52.225-3 – Buy American Act – North American Free Trade Agreement – Israeli Trade Act (41 U.S.C 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 not, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note), FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O. 12722, 12724, 13059, 13067, 13121, and 13129), FAR 52.225-15 – sanctioned European Union Country End Products (E.O. 12849), FAR 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds-Transfer Other Than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). Vendors wishing to respond to this RFQ should provide the following: A price quote on company letterhead for the requested items showing unit price, delivery time if other than date specified above, payment terms, correct remittance address; past performance information, product literature; and a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items. The Government will consider all quotes received by 4:00 p.m MDT, July 28, 2003, USDA Forest Service, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, Montana 59807. Note: full text of the FAR can be accessed on www.arnet.gov/far/ .
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