COMMANDING OFFICER, ATTN NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFFICE CODE 27, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4301

39 -- VARIOUS BALERS SOL N47408-97-Q-1399 DUE 032197 POC Contract Specialist, TRUDY DILIELLO, 805-982-5762 This procurement is being solicited using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation Number N47408-97- Q-1399 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. This requirement is a 100% small business set-aside and will result in a Firm Fixed Supply type contract. Award will be made to a single quoter on each entire lot. Offeror must quote on all items in a lot to be eligible for award of that lot. LOT I: CLIN 0001-0003. LOT II: CLIN 0004-0006. LOT III: CLIN 0007-0009. Award will be made to the lowest responsible quoter. SIC code 3535; Small business size standard is 500 employees. CLIN 0001: Qty:1-CARDBOARD BALER, VERTICAL, in accordance with the salient characteristics, options and general requirements specified herein. Materials to be baled: Aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and all types of paper. Cylinder diameter not less than 10"; Motor not less than 20 horsepower; Platen force not less than 196,000 pounds; Cycle time not longer than 40 seconds; Electrical: 230V-3 PHASE; Bale size: commercially acceptable size; Bale weight: 800-2000 LBS.; UL listed enclosures and controls; NEMA Type 12 electrical enclosures are required; Baler shall meet or exceed all ANSI and OSHA standards for balers. OPTIONS FOR CLIN 0001: Baling wire. 25 bundles @ 250 wires per bundle or 50 bundles @ 125 wires per bundle shall be delivered with the baler. MODEL DESCRIPTION FOR CLIN 0001. The following model of baler is known to meet the requirements of this procurement. Listing this model is for guidance only and is not intended to exclude manufacturers of other models that meet the requirements as well: MAX-PAK Model MP-60HD. CLIN 0002: Qty: 4-Standard Commercial Operation and Maintenance Manual and Site Requirements List. CLIN 0003: Standard Commercial Warranty-Not Separately Priced. LOT II: CLIN 0004: Qty: 1-CARDBOARD BALER, VERTICAL, REAR FEED, in accordance with the salient characteristics, options and general requirements specified herein. Materials to be baled: Aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and all types of paper. Cylinder diameter not less than 10"; Motor not less than 20 horsepower; Platen force not less than 196,000 pounds; Cycle time not longer than 40 seconds; Electrical: 230V-3 PHASE; Bale size: commercially acceptable size; Bale weight: 800- 2000 LBS.; Baler shall be rear feed with a gravity feed chute. UL listed enclosures and controls. NEMA Type 12 electrical enclosures are required. Baler shall meet or exceed all ANSI and OSHA standards for balers. OPTIONS FOR CLIN 0004: Baling wire. 25 bundles @ 250 wires per bundle or 50 bundles @ 125 wires per bundle shall be delivered with the baler. MODEL DESCRIPTION FOR CLIN 0004. The following model of baler is known to meet the requirements of this procurement. Listing this model is for guidance only and is not intended to exclude manufacturers of other models that meet the requirements as well: MAX-PAK Model MP-60HD (rear feed). CLIN 0005: Qty: 4-Standard Commercial Operation and Maintenance Manual and Site Requirements List. CLIN 0006: Standard Commercial Warranty-Not Separately Priced. CLIN 0007: Qty: 1-CARDBOARD BALER, HORIZONTAL, in accordance with the salient characteristics, options and general requirements specified herein. Materials to be baled: Aluminum cans, steel cans, plastic bottles, corrugated cardboard, and all types of paper. Cylinder diameter not less than 8"; Motor not less than 25 horsepower; Platen force not less than 125,000 pounds; Cycle time not longer than 20 seconds; Electrical: 230V-3 PHASE; Bale size: commercially acceptable size; Bale weight: 1200-1500 LBS. Hopper: The hopper shall be three sided with the opening facing the control unit side of the baler. UL listed enclosures and controls. NEMA Type 12 electrical enclosures are required. Baler shall meet or exceed all ANSI and OSHA standards for balers. OPTIONS FOR CLIN 0007: Baling wire. 25 bundles @ 250 wires per bundle or 50 bundles @ 125 wires per bundle shall be delivered with the baler. Hydraulic oil. As required to operate the unit. MODEL DESCRIPTION FOR CLIN 0007. The following model of baler is known to meet the requirements of this procurement. Listing this model is for guidance only and is not intended to exclude manufacturers of other models that meet the requirements as well: MAX-PAK Model HCE-4860. CLIN 0008: Qty: 4-Standard Commercial Operation and Maintenance Manual and Site Requirements List. CLIN 0009: Standard Commercial Warranty-Not Separately Priced. INSTALLATION PLANNING AND DELIVERY: NOTE -- Contractor will send the receiving activity a copy of the purchase order (with approximate delivery date) upon award of contract. The contractor shall prepare a site requirements list for installing the equipment at the receiving activity. The site requirements list shall contain all the information needed to construct an installation site for the equipment at the receiving activity. The list shall include design data on any required weather protection (i.e., shelter) for the equipment, foundation and associated mounting pads, utility lines (e.g., electrical power, water, sewer, etc.), and safety & security items external to the equipment (e.g., railings, theft protection, protection against unauthorized access and use of equipment). The site requirements list shall be submitted to the government for approval within fourteen (14) days after award of contract. Preparation of the site by the receiving activity must be complete prior to delivery of equipment. NOTE -- Contractor shall contact the receiving activity 7 days before delivering equipment in order to verify shipping address (the building may have moved). INSTALLATION: The contractor shall install the equipment at the consignee's facility within twenty (20) days after delivery of the equipment. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources required for the installation except the activity will provide an electrician to connect electrical power in accordance with local regulations and laws. The receiving activity is responsible for preparation of the installation site in accordance with the site requirements list and for removing the equipment from the truck/semi-trailer. START-UP: The contractor shall validate the installation of the equipment by operating the equipment within twenty-five (25) days of delivery. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources for the start-up operation. Operation of the equipment shall include modes and evolutions for which the equipment is intended to perform. Operating time shall not be less than four (4) hours. The contractor shall verify that performance, controls, instrumentation and gauges indicate that the equipment is operating properly and within design parameters. TRAINING: The contractor shall provide eight (8) hours of training for personnel at the receiving activity after installation and start- up of the equipment and within thirty (30) days of delivery of the equipment. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources for the training. The training shall include operation and preventive maintenance evolutions on the equipment and shall be consistent with instructions in the contractor's Operation and Maintenance Manual. The contractor's instructor shall be expert in the operation and maintenance of the equipment and shall have a prepared training agenda. The instructor contractor's Operation and Maintenance Manual shall be used as a training aid. The government requires delivery to be made FOB destination 90 days after award. DESTINATION: SHIP DIRECTLY TO: COMMANDING OFFICER; NAVAL TRAINING CENTER; ENVIRONMENTAL DEPARTMENT; 2703 SHERIDAN ROAD; SUITE 120, BLDG 1A; GREATLAKES, IL 60099; POC: MARIA SUS OR LUIGI ABBATE. The manufacturer of the MAX-PAK Balers is Waste Processing Equipment Inc. Contractor must supply list of references with quote. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Contractor must include with offer a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition which indicates FAR Clauses 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate 1, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled 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. Defense Priority Rating of this acquisition is DO. The quote is due to the NAVFAC Contracts Office; Code 272313; 1000 23rd Avenue, Bldg. 41; Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301 by 4:00pm on March 21, 1997. POC: Trudy DiLiello. Submit questions by FAX (805)982-3015. (0057)

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