SOLICITATION NOTICE
66 -- Replacement Barrels and Liners for Twin Screw Extruder
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area Office, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL, 61604
- ZIP Code
- 61604
- Solicitation Number
- 5114-3-0053
- Response Due
- 9/11/2003
- Archive Date
- 10/11/2003
- Point of Contact
- Norma Cremeens, Procurement Assistance Officer, Phone 309-681-6618, Fax 309-681-6683, - Georgetta Stonewall, Contract Specialist, Phone (309) 681-6624, Fax (309) 681-6683,
- E-Mail Address
-
cremeenn@mwa.ars.usda.gov, gstonewall@mwa.ars.usda.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 5114-3-0053 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-15. The solicitation is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 339111. For a company to qualify as a small business, the small business standard is 500 employees. The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Midwest Area, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Peoria, IL has a requirement/need for REPLACEMENT BARRELS and LINERS for a Werner Pfleiderer ZSK30 twinscrew extruder. Presently the ZSK30 (purchased in 1992) is used for reactive extrusion research, to process starch with various monomers. The interior of the barrel is subjected to wear and corrosion from a wide variety of mild acids, mild bases, and more corrosive initiator/reagents. Listed is the description of the replacement part and quantities required: CLIN No. 1 - new barrel sections with liner (14 total). THE SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: These barrel sections must conform to the dimensions and physical requirements of our existing 30 mm ZSK30 twinscrew extruder. (1) The barrels must be capable of being water cooled (with inlet and outlet holes, standard pipe thread). (2) Must be capable of being electrically heated (three holes for mounting each of the two existing heaters, two holes on each of two sides, two holes on bottom). (3) Each of the 14 barrels must have a hole for the control thermocouple (on bottom), holes for alignment pins (barrel to barrel and barrel to support or end plate), holes in the top to mount barrel plugs, and four holes to accept the tie rods. (4) The barrel sections must be made of 17-4 PH steel, a precipitation hardened stainless steel. (5) The barrel sections must have liners made of Supermet Ni 50 or equivalent to provide corrosion and wear resistence. (Supermet Ni 50 is a nickel based alloy which is manufactured using a powder metallurgical process. The naturally hard alloy has a hard nickel matrix with almost spherical finely distributed bodies of Ni3B, CrB, and Cr5B3. Mechanical properties include a hardness of 50-56 HRC, about 700 Mpa tensile strength, and about 1300 Mpa bending strength. Corrosion resistance is <1mm/a for 1% sulfuric acid, <1mm/a for 10% hydrochloric acid, and about 45mm/a for 10% nitric acid) (If equivalent material is quoted, provide name of equivalent material plus mechanical and corrosion properties). The liners must not be cracked or damaged. (6) The barrels must be warranted to be free from defects on delivery, and must not leak when tested with cooling water. All of the holes (threaded or otherwise) necessary to assemble the barrel with its components must be present. REJECTION OF QUOTATION: Failure to demonstrate compliance will be cause to reject the quotation without further discussions. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference are as follows: FAR 52.204-6, Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (Provide with Quote); FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Provide with Quote); FAR 52.214-21, Descriptive Literature (Provide with Quote); and FAR 52.222-22, Previous Compliance Report. FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses cited in 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (June 2003) are applicable to this acquisition: FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans; FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act - North American Free Trade Agreement - Israeli Trade Act; FAR 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases; 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); FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (31 U.S.C. 3332) and FAR 52.233, Protest After Award. The above FAR clauses may be viewed at http://www.ARNet.gov/far/. SHIPPING: FOB Destination. DOCUMENTS INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award Offerors shall provide 1) a quotation on company letterhead detailing the item description (if equivalent material for liners is quoted, provide name of equivalent material plus mechanical and corrosion properties), unit price, and extended price; 2) at least 3 to 5 references for the proposed parts and liners. References must have received the proposed parts and liners within the last three (3) calendar years (Government references preferred but will accept commercial references). References shall be provided for the product quoted; and 3) Duns Number. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS, with this offer; a copy of this provision may be obtained at http://www.arnet.gov/far. DELIVERY TO: USDA-ARS, NCAUR, Peoria, IL 61604. QUOTATION PRICE MUST INCLUDE any freight or shipping, as well as any applicable duties, brokerage, or customs fees. DELIVERY DATE DUE: The Government requires delivery on or before 16 weeks after award, however, each offeror shall include their proposed delivery schedule as part of their quotation. FAR 52.212.-2 EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEM, the significant evaluation factors, in the relative order of importance, are (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement including delivery date (Companies may be required to provide a sample of the material to be used for the barrel liners for evaluation); (ii) past performance; and (iii) price (based on F.O.B. Destination), technical and past performance are more important than price. The Offeror shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Acceptance of the standard commercial warranty does not waive the Government?s rights under the Inspection clause nor does it limit the Government?s right with regard to the other terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of the contract shall take precedence over the standard commercial warranty. The contractor shall provide a copy of its standard commercial warranty (if applicable) with this response. Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Internet site: http://www.eps.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of those documents related to this procurement. Furnish quotations and other required documents to Norma R. Cremeens, Contracting Officer, USDA, ARS, MWA, Contracting Office, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL 61604, no later than 2:00 p.m., September 11, 2003. Quotations and other required documents may be provided by facsimile to (309) 681-6683 if desired. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Contracting Officer at (309) 681-6618 or email below.
- Place of Performance
- Address: USDA-ARS-MWA-NCAUR, 1815 N. University Street, Peoria, IL
- Zip Code: 61604
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 61604
- Record
- SN00424963-W 20030906/030904213104 (fbodaily.com)
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