Regional Contracting Department, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Box 300, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5300

60 -- CABLE, FIBER OPTIC SOL N00604-97-R-0019 DUE 041597 POC P. Mesiona, (808) 474-2397 Ext. 219, Contract Specialist, Mary McFeely, Contracting Officer This solicitation is unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit a proposal. 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 separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. N00604-97-R-0019 applies and is issued as a Request for Proposal. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-11. The standard industrial code is 3357 and the business size standard is 750 employees. This requirement is for a fixed price contract for fiber optic cable in eight(8) different lengths as follows; Item 0001, 4,500 ft; Item 0002, 5,000 ft; Item 0003, 4,300 ft; Item 0004, 5,300 ft; Item 0005, 4,700 ft; Item 0006, 5,500 ft; Item 0007, 5,100 ft; Item 0008, 5,900 ft. Cable shall be compatible with existing Fiber Optic cable installed at the Navy Public Works Center, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, "OCC GX Series 72". Fibers shall be of a tight buffered style, sub-bundled in pressure extruded color-coded sub-bundles that are marked multi mode or single mode with 12 color coded fibers in each bundle. Cable contains 48 multi mode 62.5/125 FDDI SPEC, 100 KPSI Fibers and 24 Single Mode 100 KPSI Fibers with Max5DB/KM specification. Each Fiber has 250 Micron Acrylate coating unbuffered to 900 Micron PVC Buffers. Cable is PVC indoor/outdoor and riser rated with a "Core-Locked" jacket that is fungus and moisture resistant, UV inhibited and Flame retardant. Must have Pressure extruded design to eliminate axial migration of cable inner core from cable jacket. Operating temperature is -40 deg C to +85 deg C; Storage temp -55 Deg C to +85 deg C. Minimum bend radius; installation tensile load; 20 X OD (20MM); Long Term tensile load; 10 X OD (20MM); Crust resistance: 2100N/CM; impactresistance: 1,500 impacts; flex resistance: 2000 cycles. Delivery for Items 0001 through 0004 is required no later than 20 July 1997 and Items 0005 through 0008, no later than 10 August 1997; FOB destination to Navy Public Works Center, Receiving Section, Bldg 44, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5470. The delivery dates specified above are based on the assumption that the Government will make an award by 21 May 1997. Each delivery date in the delivery schedule above will be extended by the number of calendar days after the above date that the contract is in fact awarded. Acceptance shall be made at destination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1: Paragraph (b) "Technical Description", Substitute "Descriptive Literature" for "Technical description"; Paragraph (h), Multiple Awards-Delete entire paragraph. Substitute "Award. The Government plans to award a single contract resulting from this solicitation". Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. Also DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program Certificate; DFARS 252.233-7000, Certification of Claims and Requests for Adjustment or Relief. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-4: Paragraph (o) Warranty-Add: "Additionally, the Government will accept the contractor's commercial warranty". Add the following addendum clause, FAR 52.209-7, Organizational Conflicts of Interest Certificate-Marketing Consultants; FAR 52.211-5, New Material; FAR 52.211-6, Listing of Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory, and Former Government Surplus Property; FAR 52.211-7, Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory, & Former Government Surplus Property; and provisions: FAR 52.215-18, Facsimile Proposals. The clause at FAR52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government-Alternate I; FAR 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity; FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.225-9, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements Act-Balance of Payments Program; FAR 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable to paragraph (b); DFARS 252.219-7006, Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns-Alternate I; DFARS 252.225-7007, Trade Agreements, DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, DFARS 252.227-7015, Technical Data-Commercial Items; DFARS 252.227-7037, Validation of Restrictive Markings on Technical Data; DFARS 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible contractor whose proposal is technically acceptable and the lowest price. The Government reserves the right to judge which proposals show the required capability and the right to eliminate from further consideration those proposals which are considered unacceptable and not capable of being made acceptable without major rewrite or revision. Proposals must be received no later than 5:00 p.m., Hawaii Standard Time (HST), 17 April 1997. Proposals should be mailed to: Regional Contracting Department, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Bldg 475, 2nd deck, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5300. Facsimile proposals will be accepted at 808/471-5750 or 474-8885. (0078)

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