Contracting and Purchasing Division, Post Office Box 5069, Marine Corps Recruit Depot/ERR, Parris Island, South Carolina 29905-5000

35 -- COMMERCIAL LAUNDRY DRYER/TUMBLER SOL M00263-96-B-0001 DUE 053096 POC Contact Barbara Coppinger, Contract Specialist, (803) 525-2190,Linda Stroh, Contracting Officer, (803) 525-2151 (i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.(ii) Solicitation M00263-96-B-0001 is being issued as an invitation for bid (IFB).(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-37. (iv) This acquisition is unrestricted. The associated standard industrial classification code (SIC) is 3582. (v) The following is a list of contract line item numbers, item descriptions, quantities, and units: 0001-Drying and conditioning tumbler, laundry, commercial, 400 dry weight pound, one door type, end loading style, reversible, steam heat, self-contained lint filter, finished in accordance with standard commercial practice, electromagnetic compatibility not required, 480 volts, 60 cycle, 3 phase. Moisture retention control required. Levels of preservation and packaging-A, packing A. Delivery and installation included. Quantity-1. Unit-Each. 0001AA-State unit price of line item 0001 without any exchange. 0001AB-State unit price of line item 0001 with the following exchange property: 2 American 100 pound, one door type, end loading style, steam heated reversible and non-reversible units, serial numbers FT-24070 and FT-24072.(vi) The drying and conditioning tumbler shall be in accordance with the following general and detailed federal specifications: (a) General Specifications Number-00-D-1297B/GEN. Date-April 5, 1974: Title-Drying and Conditioning Tumblers, Laundry, Commercial, and (b) Detail Specifications Number-00-D-1297/3, Amendment-1, Date-August 3, 1976: Title-Drying and Conditioning Tumblers, Laundry, Commercial: One door type, End Loading Style, Reversible. Change paragraph 3.1.6 of Number-00-D-1297/3, on page 3, Lint Collector, to read: The lint collector shall be self contained, and an integral part of the dryer. Delete any language in paragraph 3.1.6 which is not applicable to a self-contained lint collector. (c) Installation: The contractor shall provide all materials, tools, equipment, and labor necessary to complete installation of the equipment at the time of delivery. This shall include, if an exchange is offered, the disassembly and removal of the two Government-owned dryers. All external moving parts shall be effectively guarded. All external wiring shall be installed in rigid metal conduit with connection to motors and equipment with flexible conduit. Sufficient anchors and braces shall be utilized and spaced not more than 48 inches apart and shall be plumb and true to line. All steam piping shall be electric resistance welded schedule 40 black steel pipe conforming to ASTM A 106 or ASTM A 53 grade ''b''. Pipe used for bending shall conform to ASTM A 53. All pipe shall conform to the equipment manufacturer's recommendations. All insulation shall be calcium silicate with aluminum covering. Equipment vent(s) shall be included in the contract price. Vent(s) shall be installed in working condition, and shall meet all OSHA requirements and standard commercial practices. If an exchange is offered, prior to installation of the new equipment, the contractor shall remove the equipment offered for exchange. The exchange equipment shall not be removed before the new equipment is delivered, so that removal and installation of the old and new equipment occurs simultaneously. The exchange is contingent upon a successful offer for the new equipment. If the exchange of equipment is advantageous to the Government, the equipment will become the property of the contractor, and must be removed from the Government site no later than the completion date of the installation for the new equipment. If the equipment is not exchanged, the Government will retain ownership of the equipment, and assume responsibility for its disassembly and removal. (vii) Inspection and acceptance shall be performed at Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. The dryer shall be delivered FOB destination, on or before 120 days from the date of award, Mon-Fri, 6:30 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. (viii) The following Federal Acquisition Regulations(FAR) provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, to include the specific evaluation criteria in paragraph (a): Any economic advantage associated with offers providing a trade-in price will be utilized in evaluating the lowest bid. If the evaluation results show that the lowest bid does not include a price for the trade-in equipment, the equipment shall remain the property of the Government; Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with a copy of its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional clauses cited in the clause by reference apply: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products; 52.225-21, Buy America Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program; and 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels. The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement (DFARS) clauses and provisions apply to this contract: Offerors shall include a completed copy of provision 252.225-7035, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program Certificate, with a copy of its offer. The clause at 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Clause 252.225-7036, North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act, is included by reference. (ix) Addendum 1, provision 252.217-7002, Offering Property for Exchange, is included in this acquisition: (a) The property described in item number 0001AB, is being offered in accordance with the exchange provisions of Section 201(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, 63 Stat. 384(40 U.S.C. 481(c)). (b) The property is located at Depot Laundry, bldg. 158, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC. Offerors may inspect the property during the period 1 May 1996 through 20 May 1996, from 8:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M. Provision 52.214-31, Facimile Bids is also included in this acquisition. (x) Each Offeror shall review the clauses and provisions incorporated by reference in paragraphs (viii and ix) above, and return a completed copy of the two required provisions with its offer. Copies of clauses and provisions may be provided upon request. (xi) The Defense Priorities and Allocation System (DPAS) assigned rating is DO C9E. (xii) Submit bids to Contract and Purchasing Division, Attn Formal Contracts Branch, Bldg 159, Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, SC 29902. Offerors may also fax their bids, to include completed provisions, to 803-525-2163. Offerors must submit their bids to reach destination by 3:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, 30 May 1996. (0123)

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