SOLICITATION NOTICE
20 -- RAID Rack Mounted System
- Notice Date
- 7/25/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 55 Broadway; Cambridge, MA 02142
- ZIP Code
- 02142
- Solicitation Number
- DTRS57-03-Q-80167
- Response Due
- 8/7/2003
- Archive Date
- 8/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- Point of Contact - Katherine Chao, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-3124
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Purchasing Agent
(chao@volpe.dot.gov)
- Description
- NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation No. DTRS57-03-Q-80167 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation is being conducted under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Part 13.5. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-13. The NAICS Code is 423840 and the Small Business size standard is 100 Employees. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price Purchase Order and to solicit and negotiate on a competitive basis. The Volpe Center has a requirement to purchase ISO, Steel Containers. The Volpe Center is providing the U.S. Army Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command (TACOM) with engineering and logistics support with its Modular Causeway System upgrades and modifications. This solicitation consists of designing and prototyping the containerization of support equipment, tooling, ancillary components and deployment systems that will assist in staging of the Modular Causeway components and maintaining inventory control during Logistics-Over-the-Shore operations. These storage and shipping systems are to utilize containers that comply with the International Organization for Standards (ISO) and with the international shipping requirements for intermodal transportation standards. The Contractor shall provide all materials and labor to construct new steel, ISO containers, inspect, and deliver these containers in accordance with the specifications listed below. The Government will consider one-time-use and refurbished containers for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation dependant upon full compliance and acceptability of each one-time-use and refurbished container meeting the same requirements as listed below for a new container. All containers shall comply with and be certified to the requirements of International Organization for Standards (ISO) Numbers 668, 830, 1161, 1496-1, and the American Bureau of Shipping or Bureau Veritas or equal approved. The containers shall also meet the U.S. Coast Guard Specifications for military explosives, Commandant Coast Guard Approval Number 001-90, Revision 2. Upon delivery, each container shall also be certified to the requirement of the International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) per CFR 49, Parts 450 to 453, and the Contractor shall furnish certification paperwork. Each ISO container shall be examined by the Contractor and certified in writing to the Government prior to shipping that each container meets the specification requirements contained herein. These inspections shall be done at the Contractor?s plant and again at the U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay, which shall be the point of final acceptance. The Government shall verify specification compliance at the point of final destination. The Contractor shall submit in writing to the Contracting O fficer a schedule of production, inspections, and delivery of all ISO containers within seven (7) calendar days after receipt of the contract award. The delivery of all ISO containers to the final destination shall be completed by 120 days after contract award. The ISO containers may be shipped on an interim basis as each is completed. All containers shall be delivered to the following destination: U.S. Coast Guard Yard, Curtis Bay 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-1797 Mark for: Jim Schriefer, Industrial Department, Building 58. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing the number of ISO container(s) to be delivered 7 days prior to shipping to US Coast Guard Yard. Proposal shall include pricing for the following item in a written quotation: Unit pri ce_____ Total price_____. CLIN 0001, ISO Steel Container, Quantity: 7, 20ft Full Access (Sides and Ends Opening) Measurements are as follows: External Dimensions Length: 6.058m (19ft, 10ft 1/2 inch?s), Wdth 2.438m 8ft, Height: 2.591m 8ft 6 inch?s. Solicitation provision FAR 52.212-1, Instruction of Offerors-Commercial Items (OCT 2000) is hereby incorporated by reference; the offer must include a copy of the standard commercial warranty per FAR Clause 52.212-1(b)(5), Terms of any Express Warranty. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items: Award may make made based upon the best value to the Government. The Government may make multiples awards resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Govern ment, considering lowest price. All Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (MAY 2002) must be submitted with the offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 2002), is hereby incorporated by reference, additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 22, 23. This notice of intent is a request for competitive proposals. Offer is due to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Attn: Katherine Chao, DTS-852, 55 Broadway, Building 4, Room 243, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 2:00 P.M. EST on August 7, 2003. Responses may be sent via facsimile to Katherine Chao at (617) 494-3024 or via email to Chao@volpe.dot.gov. When submitting your proposal you must submit a complete list of specifications. The following notice is provided for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800)532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official above.
- Web Link
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Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page
(http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html)
- Record
- SN00383007-W 20030727/030726120558 (fbodaily.com)
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