FISC Norfolk Detachment Washington, 901 M St., S.E., Bldg. 200, 4th Fl., Washington, DC 20374-5014

35 -- FORKLIFT SOL N00600-96-Q-4154 DUE 061896 POC For a copy of the solicitation, fax request to (202) 433-9569. For additional information, contact: Mrs. Yvette Jenkins (703) 602-3592 or Ms. Brenda Harley (703) 602-3760. The Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Detachment Washington has a requirement for a Simplified Acquistion. I. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for lease with option to purchase of a 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 N00600-96-Q-4154 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). All references to ''offers'' are understood to be ''quotations''. III. The Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 37. IV. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is hereby incorporated by reference. The standard industrial classification code is 35 and the small business size standard is 3537. V. A list of contract line item number (s) and items, quantities and units of measure (brand name or equal) are: CLIN 0001: Truck, Forklift lease (12 mo.) with option to purchase. CLIN 0002: Purchase of Truck Forklift (1 ea.) (option). VI. Description of requirements for the items to be acquired are: CLIN 0001. Tuckk Forklift make: Hyster Sales Co. Model: H80XL or Kalmar AC, Inc. Model: C-80H-L-PS, 8,000 pound capacity forklift for warehouse use, with an option to purchase the equipment. The equipment, new and unused, shall be a manufacturer's current production model. The salient characteristics of the equipment are: a. 8,000 lb. capacity, b. liquid propane gas powered, c. up to 60 in. pallet, d. pneumatic tires, e. maximum lift height 172 in., f. collapsed mast height 88 in. (maximum), g. audible back-up alarm. vII. FOB: Destination: GSA Warehouse Complex, Aburn, WA 98001. VIII. FAR 52-212-1, Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquistion. IX. Evaluation: The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation/request for quotation of the responsible offer whose quotation conforming to the solicatation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotation; (i) Technical capabilities of the items/service offered to meet the Government requirement requirements and (ii) Price. Technical is approximately equal to price in terms of evaluation. X. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certification Commercial Items, and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offerors Representation and Certification Commercial Items, with its written quotation. XI. FAR 52.212-4, ''Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items'' is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquistion 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. FAR 52.232-18, Electronic Funds Transfer Payment (APR 1984). XII. FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Exective Orders-Commercial Items is incorporated by reference, however only the following provisions within the clause apply to this acquistion: 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 Disable and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action or 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 Statues Applicable to Defense Acquistion 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, Perference for certain Domestic Metal, 252.247-7024, notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sec. XVI. Written quotations are due 18 June 1996, 4:00 pm at FISCNORVADETWASH, Customer Service Center, 901 M Street, SE, Washington Navy Yard, Bldg., 200, 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20374. Written quotations must contain the information required by FAR 52,212-3, DFAR 22.212-7000 and FAR 52.212-1. XVII. The following individuals should be contacted for information regarding this solicitation will be Mrs. Yvette Jenkins on (703) 602-3592 or Ms. Brenda Harley on (703) 602-3760. IMPORTANT: Written quotations must include all the information required by FAR 52.212-1 and FAR 52.212-3. Include technical literature if offering something other than brand name and model number, all technical literature shall be written in the English language. (0311)

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