Field Command, Defense Special Weapons Agency, Acquisitions Office (FCA), Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5669

60 -- CABLE, FIBER OPTIC, DIRECT BURIAL SINGLEMODE 20 FIBER Sol DSWA02-96-Q-0088 Due 091396 Contact Toni Sandoval, (505) 846-8830/Contracting Officer Patricia M. McDaniel, (505) 846-8799 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. DSWA02-96-Q-0088 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. Solicitation Line Item 0001 - Cable, Fiber Optic, 46,000 ft, Variation in Quantity: Plus 0% Minus 10% Salient Characteristics: The cable is intended for transmission of dual wavelength, widelength, wide bandwidth light pulses. The operating wavelengths of each working optical fiber are specified as 1310 nm and 1550 nm. The cable shall be able to withstand the following range of environmental conditions: Temperature: Non-flexing (Shipping and Storage): - 25 C to +70 C, Flexing (Installation and Operation): -20 C to +60 C; Geophysical: Water, crude oil, sand, coal tar, epoxy, gravel; Installation: The cable shall be able to withstand direct burial plow-in, aerial suspension, and on-the-ground surface installation techniques; Installed: The cable construction shall include provisions against, but not limited to: impact, abrasion, rodent intrusion, lighting strike, humidity, high winds and general exposure to desert environment. Testing: Tests and measurements indicated are in accordance with Electronic Industries Association(EIA) standards. Number Of Acceptable Fibers Per Cable: Each cable shall have twenty optical fibers (minimum) which meet all the performance requirements specified. Fibers which fail to meet the performance criteria shall be easily identifiable; corresponding optical test data shall accompany the cable at the time of shipment. Optical Fiber: The optical fibers shall be a glass/glass fiber with a step index of retraction in the core and proof stressed at least at 50 kpsi. The fiber composition shall be such that the finished cable meets the optical and mechanical requirements included in the below referenced standards. Color Coding: The buffers and/or fibers shall be color coded for circuit identification by means of colored compounds, surface coatings, and/or surface markings (tracers). Colors shall be in accordance with EIA Standard RS-359-A-85, Extended Limits. Cable Assembly: The finished cable shall be assembled in a manner which imparts no twist to the individual optical fibers. Inner Components: All cable components, such as strength member, fillers, inner jacket, etc., shall be such that the finished cable meets the optical and mechanical requirements included in the below referenced standards. Outer Jacket: The jacket shall be applied as a smooth, tight fitting, continuous jacket. The jacket material shall be modified to ensure ultraviolet stabilization for an exposure to a desert sunlight environment. Applicable Documents/Commercial Standards: Electronic Industries Association (EIA) Standard 359-A-95, Electronic Industries Association (EIA) Standard RS-455, Standard Colors for Color Identification and Coding, Standard Test Procedures for Fiber Optic Fibers, Cables, Transducers, Connecting and Terminating Devices. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to the Permanent High Explosive Test Site (PHETS), Northern Range of White Sands Missile Range, Socorro County, NM. Delivery is required within 60 days of award. Initial Government inspection at origin; final inspection and acceptance at destination. This solicitation is unrestricted. Applicable SIC Code is 3357. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses effective through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAR) #90-39 and Defense Acquisition Circular (DAC) #91-10. The following FAR provisions, clauses, and addenda apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items. FCDSWA includes these specific evaluation criteria in paragraph (a) of that provision: (1) Past Performance - FCDSWA shall evaluate performance on at least three past contracts for the same or similar items accomplished within the past two years. Offeror shall submit the names and telephone numbers of at least three entities who have purchased or used this cable for at least two years without any problems. (2) Technical Excellence - Technical acceptability will be determined solely on the content and merit of the information submitted in response to this provision. Therefore, it is incumbent on the offeror to provide sufficient technical literature, documentation, etc., that clearly demonstrates that the offered cable meets the Government's minimum requirements as cited above. Award shall be made to the responsible offeror submitting a technically acceptable quote and offering the lowest evaluated price. Price shall be the deciding factor among technically quotes. Offers shall submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their quote. The following additional clauses apply 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders; 52.223-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 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, 52.225-3, Buy American Act - Supplies and 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products. Additionally, each offer shall include a completed copy of Defense FAR Supplement (DFARS) provision 252.212-7000, Offer Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. The following clauses apply DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, Paragraph (b), 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program, and 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. This is a DO rated contract. This acquisition will be processed in accordance with the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Offers are due by 4:00 p.m. on September 13, 1996 at Field Command, DSWA, Acquisitions Office (FCA), Attn: Toni Sandoval, 1680 Texas Street SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5669 (Faxed quotes will not be accepted). The anticipated award date shall be on or before 30 September 1996. All responsible sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by this agency. (235)

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