Commanding Officer, Code 044/64, USCG Engineering Logistics Center, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000

34 -- LATHE ENGINE SOL DTCG40-96-B-30046 DUE 092596 POC Sandy Miller, Contract Specialist, (410) 636-4370/David H. Monk, Contracting Officer, (410) 636-4373 K - LATHE ENGINE SOL. NO. DTCG40-96-B-40036. 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; BIDS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This synopsis/solicitation constitutes an information for bid (IFB) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-40. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 3541, Size 500 (Employees). This requirement is being solicited on brand name or equal basis. All responsible sources may submit a bid which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. DESCRIPTION: The government intends to procure the following items: one each lathe engine, 32'' X 236'' equal to Hercules Model SPA-8, one each 3 Jaw Universal Chuck 16'' diameter, one each 4 Jaw Faceplate chuck, one each 4 Jaw Independent chuck 16'' diameter, one each complete set of closed type steady rests consisting of the minimum quantity needed to cover a range of diameters from 2'' to 18'', one each additional small steady rest, one each follow rest which has 2 roller type adjustable jaws with a minimum range of diameters to include 2'' to 7'', one each follow telescopic taper turning attachment, one each Digital Readout Systems (DRO) including installation, three sets Operation & Maintenance Manuals, including Electrical Schematics & Repair Parts Lists and one day operator training for machine and DRO for 4 employees. The training shall take place at a time mutually agreed upon by the Government and the Contractor, but no later than 15 calendar days after receipt of the engine lathe. OEM shall also verify the accuracy of the setup on the machine. the best standard commercial warranty for the machine and the Digital Read Out (DRO) is requested and shall be identified in the offerors proposal submission. The SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS for the above items are as follows: For the working range, the unit shall have a Distance between centers of 230'' minimum to 264'' maximum. The Head Stock Spindle Nose shall be a D1 Camlock Style. The speed range for the feeds, speeds, and threads must be 12-1250 RPM (must include this range). The electrical main motor power shall be 30 HP minimum. The measuring and indicating devices shall be graduated in inch/pound and metric graduations. The machine is designed to operate on 230/460 volts, 3 phase, 560 Hertz (HZ), initially wired for 460 volts, C. All standard equipment required to properly operate the lathe (such as special tools) shall be furnished. The bed shall be (2) piece maximum. The Coolant system shall be complete to deliver the necessary flow to the cutting tool. The lathe shall have hardened and ground bedways and gears and four direction power rapid traverse. All steady rests shall have at least 3 adjustable jaws, each filled with a roller type tip and a screw for adjusting and locking in position. The DRO shall include the following minimum features: 90 tool offsets, a tool library, and 190 points of memory. Award will be made on an all or none basis. Items are to be delivered to U.S.C.G. Engineering Logistics Center, Receiving Room, Bldg. #86, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. Required delivery date shall be within 180 days after receipt of award. Final acceptance shall be at destination. CLOSING DATE AND TIME FOR RECEIPT OF BIDS IS 25 SEPT. 1996, 2:00 P.M., EASTERN STANDARD TIME. Facsimile offers are not accepted. FAR clause 52.212-2 does not apply, in that, award will be made to the bidder who offers the lowest price. BIDDERS ARE INSTRUCTED TO INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF 52.212-3 ''OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS'', (JUN 1996) WITH THEIR BIDS. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, (Oct 1995). The following addenda is added to FAR Clause 52.212-1, (1) Paragraph (b) Bidders who choose to submit their bid on an SF 1449 may contact Sandy Miller at (410) 636-4370, for a copy of the SF 1449; (2) paragraph (b) (4) In addition to the wording in the cited paragraph, if the bidder proposes to furnish an equal product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be furnished shall be clearly identified in the bid. The evaluation of the bids and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the government and will be based solely on the information furnished by the bidder or identified in it's bid. The evaluation of the bids and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based solely on information furnished by the bidder in it's bid. the bidder is resposible for providing all information and/or decriptive literature, (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings and/or other information) necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine whether the product offered meets the salient characteristics requirement of the solicitation. If the bidder must modify a product so as to make it conform to the requirements of this solicitation, it shall include in it's bid a clear decription of such proposed modification, and clearly mark any decriptive material to show the proposed modifications. Modifications proposed after sealed bid opening to make a product conform to a brand name product reference in the solicitation will not be considered. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jan 1996), FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor, (Apr 1984), FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award, (Oct 1995) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 1984), 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (Apr 1984), 52.222-36, Affirmative Actions for Handicapped Workers (Apr 1984), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Veterans and Veterans of Vietnam Era (Jan 1988), FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act--supplies (Jan 1994), Defense Priorities and Allocations Rating DO-A1. Mail bids to U.S.C.G. Engineering Logistics Center, Attn: Sandy Miller, Electronic/General Contracting (Code 044) 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226-5000. Facsimile bids are not acceptable. Questions may be directed to Mrs. Sandy Miller at (410) 636-4370. For Minority Women Owned and disadvantaged business Utilization (OSDBU) the Department of Transportation (DOT) has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantage business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short-term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit if $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. (0247)

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