SOLICITATION NOTICE
43 -- RFQ for a Hydraulic Power Unit, Brand Name or Equal
- Notice Date
- 8/6/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197
- ZIP Code
- 20783-1197
- Solicitation Number
- DAAD17-03-T-0103
- Response Due
- 8/20/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/19/2003
- Point of Contact
- Gregory Davies, 410-278-6809
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division
(gdavies@arl.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA The Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD plans to buy one (1) each Hydraulic Power Unit (quantity of one each plus provide a price for installation and any support accessories). The Government will be purchasing this equipment as a Brand Name or Equal type of proposal, with the product features and salient characteristics identified herein.(See FAR Clause 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (8/99).) The contract will be firm-fixed price. The anticipated award date is August 2003. This action is a full and open competition and is unrestricted as to business size. The NAICS code for this action is 334519; the SIC code is 3829. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as sup plemented 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. This action is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The so licitation number is DAAD17-03-T-0103. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2001-14. This purchase will be made under the test procedures for the procurement of com mercial items under the authority of FAR 13.5. ARLs technical requirements are based on the brand name MTS, Hydraulic Power Unit, Model 505.90. The product features and salient characteristics for this brand name item are as follows: Flow rate of at least 90 gpm; Desired operation noise level of 68 decibels, or less; Min. 250 gallon reservoir capacity; Motor size of at least 60 HP; A minimum of 3 motor/pump units (variable displacement type pumps); Operating pressure of at least 3000 psi. The technical POC for this requirement is: Paul Moy, AMSRL-WM-MA, APG, MD, Tel: 410-306-0684, Fax: 410-306-0676, Email: pmoy@arl.army.mil The acceptance and FOB point is Destination. Delivery shall be made to U.S. Army Research Laboratory, ATTN: AMSRL-WMMA, Bldg. 434, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5001. Final acceptance of this system will be made only after unit is assembled, tested, and found compliant by the Government end user. Evaluation Criteria: Timely proposals will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation ?????? Commercial Items. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the so licitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Contracting Officer shall make a best value award decision based on the following evaluation factors: Technical approach of the item offered to meet the Governments requirements; Price; Past Performance, and Delivery Schedule, in descending order of importance. Technical approach and past performance, when combined, are equal in importance, when compared t o price. Delivery schedules are important to the Government and will be evaluated separately, but will be given a lower importance than price. The Government will award a contract to the offeror whose offer conforms to the specifications that match the ide ntified brand name and the stated product salient characteristics outlined herein. The Government will make an award that will result in a contract most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Prices must be furnished as firm fixed price and will include a price for installation and any required accessories. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. The technical evaluation will be a determination of the offerors ability to deliver a complete Hydr aulic Power Unit that meets the stated specifications and shall be based on information furnished by the offeror. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any information that is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient inform ation is available, vendors mus t furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the Government to determine whether the product(s) meets technical requirements. Past performance will be evaluated based on information provided by the offeror as to actual sales o f the similar products to industry or government agencies (contractor format for past performance data is desired). Past performance will consider the reviews/ratings of other users who presently use or used offerors products and ability of the offeror to meet delivery schedules. Offerors must include records of at least three recent sales, within the last 5 years, and identify a point of contact for each by providing a name and telephone number. Failure to submit past performance information (or to addres s past performance) with your proposal will result in your proposal being made non responsive. Technical capability is more important than price, and the contracting officer may make award to other than the lowest priced offeror. The Government reserves t he right to make an award without discussions. The technical capability evaluation will be a determination of the offerors ability to meet or exceed the stated requirements and shall be based on information furnished by the offeror. The government is not responsible for locating or securing any inform ation that is not identified in the proposal. To ensure sufficient information is available, vendors must furnish as part of their proposal all descriptive material necessary for the Government to determine whether the product(s) meets technical requireme nts. Offerors shall include a completed and signed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (APR 2001) with its offer. The clause DFARS 252.212-7000 (JUL 1997), Offeror Representations and Certi fications, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive order s - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal (8/99); FAR 52.203-6, Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (JUL 1995); FAR 52.219.8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2000); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam E ra (APR 1998); FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities; FAR 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Products; FAR 52.232-33 , Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer (MAY 1999), DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy America Act and Balance of Payments Program, DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data-Commercial Items (NOV 1995); DFARS 252. 227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data (SEP 1999) . Clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference and apply to this acquisition. Clauses and provisions can be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov. Proposals are due at 1700 ES T, August 20, 2003, via email to RMAC-Adelphi@arl.army.mil. Offerors must cite the solicitation number in the subject line. Proposals received after this date and time will be considered non-responsive. The Contracting Officer for this solicitation is M r. Greg Davies, telephone 410-278-6809/email gdavies@arl.army.mil. The mailing address for the contracting officer is U.S. Army Research Laboratories, Aberdeen Branch, Bldg. 434, Suite 200, AMSSB-ACC-AA, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, ARL Aberdeen Proving Ground ATTN: AMSSB-ACC-AA, Building 434 APG MD
- Zip Code: 21005
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 21005
- Record
- SN00393839-W 20030808/030806213921 (fbodaily.com)
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