Supply Department, U.S. Naval Academy, 181 Wainwright Road, Annapolis, MD 21402-5007

66 -- LABORATORY EQUIPMENT SOL N00161-97-Q-0028 DUE 122796 POC 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 N00161-97-Q-0028 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). All references 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) 42. IV. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is hereby incorporated. The standard Industrial classification code is 38 and the small business size standard is 500. V. A list of contract line item numbers and item, quantities and units of measure is: Clin 0001 Hewlett Packard Model 33120A Function/Arbitrary Waveform Generator, quantity 17 each. Clin 0002 Hewlett Packard Model HP34401A Digital Multimeter, quantity 17 each. VII. F.O.B. Destination: Receiving Officer, Hangar Building 234, U.S. Naval Station, Annapolis, MD 21402-5070. 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 by Sec. XVI. Written quotations are due on 27 December 1996, 3:30 p.m. 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. (0344)

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