Supply Department, US Naval Academy, 181 Wainwright Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5007

19 -- LASER SAILBOATS Sol N00161-96-Q-0117. Due 960927. Contact Point - Kathleen McCloskey (410) 293-3520/ FAX (410) 293-5293. The United States Naval Academy has a requirement for a Simplified Acquisition. I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the Format in FAR Subpart 12.6, supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; written quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. II. This solicitation number N00161-96-Q-0117 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). All reference to ``offers'' are understood to be ``quotation''. III. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 38. IV. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is hereby incorporated. The standard Industrial classification code is 37 and the small business size standard is 500. V. A list of contract line item number and item, quantity and unit of measure is: Clin 0001 Sunfish Laser Sailboats. VI. Description of requirements for the item to be acquired is: Make: Sunfish Laser Sailboats. Clin 0001: Sunfish Laser Sailboat, Quantity 10 each. Single handed white on white sailboat. Planing hull sailboat designed to be sailed by one person, but capable of being sailed by either one or two persons. Unsinkable, fiberglass, round bottomed hull with foam cored deck. Capable of self rescue from a capsize, with a self bailing cockpit. Hull weight of 130 lbs (+/- 5 lbs). Inspection port, fittings, and hiking strap installed in hull. Length overall (LOA) 14 ft (+/-4''). Beam 4'6'' (+/-2''). Deck shall have not skid surface on appropriate spaces. Hull and deck shall be colored white using polyester gel coat. Unstayed cat rig with two piece aluminum mast. Aluminum boom with fittings. Complete running and standing rigging to include boom vang, cunningham, traveler, mainsheet and outhaul. Boat capable of being rigged and sailed without shrouds, spreaders, forestay or halyards. Fiberglass, foam cored daggerboard and kick-up rudder blade. Draft of less than one foot with daggerboard up, and draft of less than 4 ft with daggerboard down. Tiller & tiller extension of either aluminum or wood. Aluminum kick-up rudder head. Singlehanded sailboat must be appropriate for beginning and advanced sailors in an institutional sailing program. Singlehanded sailboat must be capable of being raced, and must be recognized as an international class by the International Yacht Racing Union. Must comply with one design class racing rules and come complete with racing equipment package, including mainsheet ratchet block, racing quality lines and aluminum clam cleats. Singlehanded sailboat must be delivered to the U S Naval Academy complete and ready to rig and sail away directly from the shipping carton. VII. F.O.B. Destination: Robert Crown Sailing Center, U S Naval Academy, 601 Brownson Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5043. VIII. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers- Commercial Item, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. IX. Evaluation: The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation/request for quotation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations; (i) technical capability of the item/service offered to meet the Government requirements and (ii) price. Technical is approximately equal to price in terms of evaluation. X. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, with its written quotation. XI. FAR 52.212-4, ``Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Item'' is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition and resulting purchase order. The following terms and conditions are added as an addendum to this clause: Type of Purchase Order. The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price purchase order. XII. Far 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is incorporated by reference, however only the following provision within the clause apply to this acquisition: 52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity, 52.219-8 Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women Owned Small Business Concerns, 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting, 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. DFAR 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference, however, under paragraph b only the clauses listed here apply: 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payment Program, 252.225-7012, Reference for Certain Domestic Metal, 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supply be Sec. XVI. Written quotations are due on 27 September 1996, 3:30 pm at Supply Department, Contracts Branch, U.S. Naval Academy, 181 Wainwright Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5007. Written quotations must contain the information required by FAR 52.212-3, DFAR 252.212-7000 and FAR 52.212-1. XVII. The individual to be contacted for information regarding this solicitation is Kathleen McCloskey on (410) 293-3520. Fax quotations will be accepted on fax number (410) 293-5293. (260)

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