16th Contracting Squadron, 350 Tully Street, PO Box 9190, Hurlburt Field FL 32544-9190

39 -- HORIZONTAL BALER SOL F08620-96-T0896 DUE 071596 POC Aleta Wall, Contract Specialist, 904-884-1256 Scott Ilg, Contracting Officer, 904-884-1258. HORIZONTAL BALER. SOL F08620-96T0896. DUE 071596. 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. Quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is hereby issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) F08620-96T0896. This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses as those in effect through Federal Aquisition Circular Number 90-36. This requirement is being advertised 100% set aside for small business concerns (Note 1, CBD). As such, nonmanufacturing small businesses are required to obtain the item from a small business manufacturer. The standard classification code is 3569; small business size standard is 500 employees. Schedule: The contractor shall provide the following item, 1 each: HORIZONTAL BALER: Provide and install factory assembled and tested horizontal recyclables baling machine consisting of compression chamber, conveyor, and automatic bale ejector. Specificatons of Compression Chamber: Opening to allow loading of items up to 60'' x 36''. Allow the baling of various recyclable items to include corrugated cardboard, bond paper,news paper, computer paper, steel cans, PET plastic and HDPE plastic. The size of the bale produced must be no longer than 62'' x 36'' x 52'', nor smaller than 48'' x 24'' x 36''. The completed cycle time for the baler to completly compress and eject a complete bale of any ofthese items with the compression chamber full shall be 1 minute. Conveyor: Electrically powered conveyor belt that moves the loaded commodities from within 24'' of the floor up to and into the compression chamber with no spillage. A switch should be provided within 36'' of the conveyor to start and stop the operations of the belt. Installation: Contractor shall wire the baler (including conveyor) into the existing 208 VAC 3 phase service in Bldg 91360, Hurlburt Field, FL. The baler will be installed on an existing 6'' deep concrete floor inside the building. Anchor bolts provided by the contractor will be used for the installation. The baler and conveyor together must take up no more than 36 feet x 12 feet of clear floor space under the 12 foot ceiling for proper installation and operation. Contractor will touch up paint as required, make sure all appropriate safety decals are present and in their proper location, check that the baler motor is wired for the correct voltage, check that the motor starter has the correct thermal overloads for the installed voltage, and check that the performer is wired correctly for the installed voltage. Contractor will demonstrate baler to facility personnel and produce at least one bale of each of the different types of recyclable commodities that the baler is capable of processing. Subsequent to the demonstration, the vendor will provide four additional hours of on-site instruction in the care and use of the baler. Performance requirements: Electrical - 208 volts, 3 phase; Daily Capability - 10 bales; Bale Weight - Corrugated: 1100-1300 lbs, Bond Paper: 1300-1500 lbs, Newspaper: 1350-1600 lbs, PET Plastic: 750-900 lbs; HDPE Plastic-800-950 lbs. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies. IAW 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 solicitation will be most advantageous to the government price and other factors considered. The Government anticipates the award of a firm-fixed price purchase order. The following factors (in decending order of importance) shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, (ii) past performance, and (iii) price (including cost of delivery of item) Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are 65% of the evaluation factor. Quotations should be submitted in sufficient detail (product literature is requested and will be considered in evaluation of the quotations) to be used in evaluation of the offers. For evaluation of past performance, offerors are required to submit information pertaining to previous sales to other government activities or to private companies. Include contract number, date of purchase, amount of purchase, and name/address/phone number of purchaser. Failure to submit this information for evaluation will result in subpar scoring in the applicable area of evaluation. Offerors should include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. The FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, are incorporated by reference. Quotations should be submitted to 16 CONS/LGCS, Attention: Aleta Wall, P.O. Box 9190, Hurlburt Field, FL 32544-9190 or faxed to 904-884-5372, Attention: Aleta Wall to arrive no later than 15 July 1996. Questions should be directed to: Aleta Wall, 904-884-1256. (0172)

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