U.S. Dept. of Energy, Western Area Power Admin., 200 4th St., SW, Huron, SD 57350

61 -- CONTROL CABLE SOL DE-RQ65-97WC11349 DUE 032897 POC Cheryl L. Jones, Contract Specialist, James E. Dickey, Contracting Officer, (605) 353-9215 WEB: Home Page for the Department of Energy, Western Area Power Administration, http://www.wapa.gov. 17. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION, for a commercial item, prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; Offers are being requested in response to this notice. A written solicitation will NOT be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-45. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3357 and the small business size standard is 1,000 employees. The Western Area Power Administration intends to procure, on a fixed price basis, 600 volt insulated control cable as follows: CLIN #001: 5/c-10 control cable, 15 reels, 3,000 feet of cable per reel; delivered FOB destination to Huron Substation Huron, SD. CLIN# 002: 12/c-10 control cable, 17 reels, 2,500 feet of cable per feel, delivered FOB destination to Huron Substation, Huron, SD. CLIN #003: 5/c-10 control cable, 1 reel, 3,000 feet of cable per reel, delivered FOB destination to Watertown Field Office, Watertown SD; CLIN #004: 5/c-10 control cable, 1 reel, 2,500 feet of cable per reel, delivered FOB destination to Watertown Field Office, Watertown SD; CLIN #005: 12/c-10 control cable, 1 reel, 2,500 feet of cable per reel, delivered FOB destination to Watertown Field Office, Watertown SD. SPECIFICATIONS FOR 600-VOLT INSULATED CONTROL CABLE SECTION 1: All cable shall (A) Be in accordance with National Electrical Code (NEC) and NEMA WC Publications as specified. (B) Be furnished with a certification of date of manufacture. Cable which was manufactured more than two years ago is not acceptable. (C) Be round, except for 2-conductor cable with parallel conductors. (D) Have Class B or Class C copper conductor. (E) Have American Wire Gage designation. (F). Have coverings or insulation suitable for installation in vertical position without injury to the covering or deformation of the insulation when supported in accordance with NEC Article 300-19. (G) Color coding: In accordance with WC 30 Section 5.6.3.1.1. -- Method 1.SECTION 2: Shielded power/control cable for 600 volts or less shall be suitable for all uses, including direct burial, and shall be as follows: (A) Insulation (600 volts): Cross-linked-thermosetting Type per WC 7, Part 3, and meeting thickness and test requirements per WC 7, Table 3-1, Column B. (B) Shield: Conforming to WC 7, Part 4, except that type shall be limited to the following: Copper tape with a thickness of at least 5 mils and a minimum lap of 10 percent or copper braid consisting of 24 groups of 6 or 7 No. 30 AWG wires per group or the equivalent in total circular mil area and shall provide a minimum coverage of 85 percent. (Example, each No. 30 AWG wire has an area of 100.5 circular mils and 6 strands of the wire in 24 groups to give a total area of 14,472 circular mils.) SECTION 3: Covering (Jacket): (A) Thermoplastic Type per WC 7, Part 4, and thickness per WC 7, Table 4-5, or (B) Rubber or thermoplastic Type per WC 8, Part 4, and thickness per WC 8, Table 4-5. SECTION 4: CABLE DATA FOR RECORD PURPOSES: The Vendor shall furnish one copy of manufacturer's data which completely identifies all cable to be furnished. (A) Data submitted for shielded cable shall include manufacturer's certification that cable conforms to requirements of these specifications and gives the number of groups, number of wires per group, and sizes of wires used to meet the 14,472 circular mil area requirement for braid type shielding or the dimensions and details of other type permitted. (B) All individual wire and cable shall be subject to tests at the factory, by and at the expense of the Vendor, in accordance with the requirements and recommendations of Part 6 of NEMA Publication No. WC 5. No materials shall be shipped until all tests have been made. Acceptance of material shall in no way relieve the Vendor of the responsibility for furnishing material meeting the requirements of these specifications. Certified test reports of electrical tests shall be forwarded to: Western Area Power Administration, 200 Fourth Street SW, Huron, SD 57350, Attention: B5340, within two (2) weeks after shipment of the cable is made. SECTION 5: RIGHT TO OPERATE AND USE UNSATISFACTORY MATERIALS OR EQUIPMENT:If, after installation, the operation or use of the materials or equipment provides to be unsatisfactory to the contracting officer, the Government shall have the right to operate or use such materials or equipment until correction of defects, errors, or omissions by repair or by partial or complete replacement can be made without interfering with Government operations. Unless otherwise agreed upon in advance, the period of such operation or use, pending correction of defects, will not exceed one year. SECTION 6: PACKAGING AND SHIPPING: The control cable shall be furnished on nonreturnable cable reels, with nonreturnable lagging, which are suitably designed with strong flanges of sufficient diameter to protect the cable from damage during shipment and storage. The cable shall be furnished in continuous (nonspliced) lengths as specified in this notice. Exact quantities specified are desired; however, variance due to packing or allowance in manufacturing processes will be accepted and paid for at the applicable unit price provided, that any such variance does not exceed 10 percent of the quantity stated. Delivery date: July 1, 1997. Offerors will provide both unit and extended prices for each CLIN identified in this notice. Offerors will also submit information concerning their standard commercial warranty of the product offered. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES applicable to this requirement are as follows: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JUN 1996) -- offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision; FAR 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996); FAR 52-212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 1996), for Paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9) and (10). Full text of these provisions and clauses may be obtained via the following Internet Web Sites: http://www.gsa.gov/far -or- http://www.wapa.gov (go to: Doing Business With Western, then go to: Links to Procurement Regulations.) Offers shall be submitted in writing to the attention of the Contract Specialist identified in this notice, not later than close of business (4:30 pm central time) March 28, 1997. (0069)

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