MODIFICATION
61 -- RFQ to Acquire Electrical Worker Ladders, Hot Sticks and Portable Earth Grounding Equipment
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 221112
— Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Coalition Provisional Authority, Republican Presidential Compound, Republican Presidential Compound APO, Baghdad, Iraq, AE, 09335
- ZIP Code
- 09335
- Solicitation Number
- W914NS-04-Q-2361
- Response Due
- 4/30/2004
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2004
- Point of Contact
- Donald Croes, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-343-9220, Fax null,
- E-Mail Address
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croesd@orha.centcom.mil
- Description
- This amendment ** * to RFQ W914NS-04-Q-2361* is issued to Replace the Combined Synopsis/Solicitation issued 04-14-2004*** 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation, W914NS-04-Q-2361 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This action is unrestricted and provides for full and open competition. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-13 and DFARS Change Notice 20020531. The associated NAICS code is 221112. The Coalition Provisional Authority (CPA), Baghdad, Iraq has a requirement for Electrical Workers Ladders, Hot Sticks and Portable Earth Grounding Equipment. **LINE ITEM 0001*QUANTITY*Double Section Rope Operated Ladders (2m x 4.5m)*QUANTITY 700 EACH** Yellow, electrically non-conductive side rails. Mar-resistant molded end caps. Pre-pierced holes for easy field installation of accessories. External guides at top of base securely interlock rails. Heavy duty pulley with rope. Plate and rung assembly are riveted at four points to each side rail to allow for rung placement. Interlocking side resistant D rungs. Base and fly separate easily to use base section as single ladder. Rugged gravity spring locks operate smoothly. Nylon coated internal guides on bottom of fly section. Rope clamp ties rope to rung. Durable rails shield and shoe bracket protects rail from damage. Shoe with slip resistant pad and spur plate. Minimum weight capacity of 250 kg. Suggested brand name type or like type/model: Werner. MUST CONFORM TO BS EN131; **LINE ITEM 0002*Double Section Rope, Operated Ladders (2M x 6.0m)* QUANTITY 300 EACH** Yellow, electrically non-conductive side rails. Mar-resistant molded end caps. Pre-pierced holes for easy field installation of accessories. External guides at top of base securely interlock rails. Heavy duty pulley with rope. Plate and rung assembly are riveted at four points to each side rail to allow for rung placement. Interlocking side resistant D rungs. Base and fly separate easily to use base section as single ladder. Rugged gravity springs locks operate smoothly. Nylon coated internal guides on bottom of fly section. Rope clamp ties rope to rung. Durable rail shield and shoe bracket protects rail from damage. Shoe with slip resistant pad and spur plate. Minimum weight capacity of 250kg. Suggested brand name type or like type/model: Werner. MUST CONFORM TO BS EN131; **LINE ITEM 0003*DISCONNECTING HOT STICKS * QUANTITY 150 EACH ** Made of -Fiberglass-Reinforced Plastic(FRP) - and must be designed and constructed to withstand 100,000 V/foot for five minutes. The hot-sticks should be distributed equally for 1kV, 11kV, 33kV, and 132kV voltage sources. Suggested Brand name type or like type/model: None. ASTM Standard F-711-89 compliant or equivalent; **LINE ITEM*0004*HOT STICK TESTER* QUANTITY 50 EACH** to periodic field test hot sticks to give further assurances that there is no defect or contamination that might adversely affect the insulating qualities and that would require removal of the tool for service for more extensive examination and testing . Suggested brand name type or like type/model: A.B. Chance LS-80 Hot-Stick Tester; **LINE ITEM 0005*PORTABLE EARTH (Grounding Equipment for High Voltage Line Work)*QUANTITY 700 SETS** EACH SET CONSISTING OF : 1 ea. Serrated aluminum - C - clamp 1/25 inch cluster; 74ft 1/0 Copper cable, 3pr ferrules; 1ea. screw ground rod, and 1 ea. Storage bag. Suggested brand name type or like type/model: None; ** LINE ITEM* 0006*DELIVERY COST*QUANTITY 1 LOT** for Sea and Land to Baghdad, including insurance and all tariffs, taxes and duties; -**LINE ITEM*0007* Alternate/Optional Air Freight and Land Transportation to Baghdad* QUANTITY 1 LOT** Delivery 30 days date of order to FOB Baghdad, Iraq approximately 20 miles from Airport. Detailed shipping instructions will be included with the actual award document. Payment terms Net 30 wire to wire SWFT transfer after Physical Inspection at Destination. All Cost included, Firm-Fixed Price. All Traiffs and Duty into Iraq are unpaid all other duties and Tax are the responsibility of the Contractor. . All shipments shall be marked “Iraq Reconstruction Program” and “Shipment in transit for Humanitarian Purposes”. Recent Changes in the Tariff Charges coming into Iraq require a 5% fee effective 15 April 2004. That fee is waived for the items being acquire for Humanitarian Purposes. Awardee will be provided the appropriate form to be included with all packages and invoice for this waiver. Proposal Submission IAW FAR 52.212-1 ** Proposal shall be submitted in three severable volumes (Technical and Delivery, Past Performance and Price). The TECHNICAL PROPOSAL PORTION and DELIVERY PROPOSAL PORTION (in one volume) shall include detailed product description that highlights specifications, qualifications; catalogue pages; brochures; specification and or data sheets that shall track back to or be indentified to the **ITEM NUMBERS REQUIREMENTS AND NAMES AS IDENTIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE ABOVE. Offerors are cautioned that unsupported promises to comply with the RFQ requirements will not be sufficient. Quotes must provide convincing documentary evidence in support of any conclusionary statements relating items being proposed. DELIVERY ** shall be as requested 30 days ARO or earliest possible date and shall detail how it will assure that delivery will be accomplished to arrive on the time frame offered. ** The PAST PERFORMANCE PORTION ** Offerors should provide references for a minimum of three of the offeror’s customers (contracts and/or subcontracts) for items of similar scope. References should be recent (within the last 3 years of the date of the quote). The references should be limited to a brief description of the service provided, together with client points of contact (include email address and phone number of references). Each offeror will be evaluated on their performance under existing and prior contracts for similar services during the past three years. The PRICING PROPOSAL PORTION - pricing shall be supported by catalogue or commercial pricing data separate from the technical portion of the proposal and identified to each ITEM in the RFQ. The Contracting Officer will EVALUATE QUOTES on the basis on the overall Best Value considering the Technical; Delivery; Past Performance and Prices proposed. Factors for Award are listed in descending order of importance as follows: 1) Technical; 2) Delivery; 3) Past Performance; and 4) Price. Technical will be evaluated considering the degree to which the Offerors submitted documents demonstrates the proposed items meet or exceed the requirements as specified in the RFQ for each item proposed. Delivery will be evaluated on the basis of earliest delivery to the final destination and how the offeror will assure delivery by that earliest possible date considering price. For delivery Government will choose between line item 0006 and 0007 depending on which ever is determined to be in the best interest of the Government considering price and delivery date. The PAST PERFORMANCE PROPOSAL portion will be evaluated in order to determine responsibility and risk to perform. The Government will focus on information that demonstrates timely deliveries and customer satisfaction with quality and performance of items relative to the size and complexity of the procurement under consideration. The offeror’s record of past performance, or the lack thereof, will be an important factor in the assessment of the risk involved in the offeror’s quote. The Proposed PRICE PROPOSAL portions will be evaluated based on prices alone. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-1 Type of Contract, the Government anticipates award of a firm fixed price contract, with delivery 30 days ARO. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items, offerors should submit with their quotation: (1) Technical, Delivery; Price and Past Performance as detailed above (2) COMPLETED COPY OF THE PROVISION AT FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS – Commercial Items (MAY 2002), and Alternate I (APR 2002); (3) Contractor’s Duns and Bradstreet (DUNS) number; (4) Contractor’s Cage Code; and (5) An affirmation that it has an active registration on the Central Contractor Registration (CCR), which is at the website www.ccr.gov. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition/solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items (OCT 2000); FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (FEB 2002); FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of or Executive Orders – Commercial Items (MAY 2002) applies to this acquisition, to include the following subparagraphs; FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor; FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities with Authorities and Remedies (DEC 2001); FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2002); FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers With Disabilities (JUN 1998); FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (DEC 2001); FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUL 2000); FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999)]; FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party; FAR 52.219-6 FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996; FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984); DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor’s Registration (NOV 2001); De-Ba’athification of Iraqi Society, Coalition Provisional Authority Order Number 1, dated 16 May 2003, subject: De-Ba’athification of Iraqi Society and the corresponding implementation plan and delegations of authority can be found at http://cpa-iraq.org. *** All interested, responsible firms should submit quotes identified by the RFQ Number and all Applicable documentation IAW FAR 52.212-1 no later than 5:00 P.M. (Baghdad Time), 30 APRIL 04, to the following email address: cpa_contracting_act1@orha.centcom.mil, Attn: Contracting, Coalition Provisional Authority, Baghdad, Iraq. ***Questions in regards to this quotation should be directed to DON CROES at email croesd@orha.centcom.mil; DO NOT CONTACT WANDA CROSS. *** Faxed quotes will NOT be accepted. Copies of above referenced clauses are available at http://www.arnet.gov/far/ . Please note that any amendments to this Solicitation shall be processed in the same manner as this Synopsis/Solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to use the Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items found at http://web1.whs.osd.mil/icdhome/SFOFFORM.HTM for use in preparation of quotation for submission. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor’s Registration database (www.ccr.gov) prior to the award of any Government Contract. 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- Place of Performance
- Address: Baghdad
- Country: Iraq
- Country: Iraq
- Record
- SN00567160-F 20040417/040415215033 (fbodaily.com)
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