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38 -- EXCAVATOR, YAKIMA FIELD OFFICE, YAKIMA WASHINGTON SOL 1425-97-SP-10-14190 DUE 040797 POC Becky Young 208-378-5107 and Terry K. Ford, Jr. 208-378-5100 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, byoung@pn.usbr.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format 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 No. 1425-97-SP-10-14190 is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. This acquisition is a total small business set-aside. The size standard is 750 employees and the standard industrial classification code is 3531. The Yakima Field Office, Yakima, Washington has a fixed price requirement for furnishing and delivery of the following items: CLIN 0001 -- 1 each, Excavator, equal to or better than John Deere Model 590D with the following salient characteristics: General: Weight cannot exceed 35,000 lbs with fuel tank full and bucket attached, Width cannot exceed 9 ft. 6 in., Minimum digging depth of 21 ft., Minimum reach at ground level of 30 ft.; Engine: Altitude-compensating turbocharged diesel engine, Minimum rated at 95 hp, Radiator trash screen, Cold weather (ether) starting aid, Oil cooler; Hydraulic System: 5 spool control valve (5th valve for auxiliary attachment function), Compatible with quick disconnect attachments; Swing Mechanism: Automatic hydraulic lock swing brake; Undercarriage: Permanently lubricated track rollers, idlers, and sprockets with floating seals, Hydraulic propel motors with planetary drives for each track (A) multiple-disk brakes with automatic release during travel and application when stationary, Propel motor and hydraulic line shields, Variable travel speed; Boom and Arm: Centralized lubrication system, Dirt seals on all bucket pins, Set up for bucket with thumb and hydraulic hammer attachments; Upperstructure: Fully enclosed swing gears, Right and left-hand mirrors, Work lights -- (A) one light on frame, (B) one light on boom; Tracks: Sealed track chain, Hydraulic track adjustment with shock absorbing recoil springs, Hardened rolled alloy track shoes, Minimum 28" wide triple grouser track shoes; Cab: Hydraulic system lockout for entry and exit from cab, Centralized monitoring alarm system with the following indicators (A) air cleaner restriction warning light, (B) alternator charge indicator light, (C) automatic idle indicator light, (D) engine coolant level light, (E) engine coolant temperature gauge, (F) engine coolant temperature warning light w/alarm buzzer, (G) engine oil pressure warning light w/warning buzzer, (H) fuel gauge, (I) hydraulic oil level light, (J) low fuel indicator light, (K) hourmeter, (L) work lights "on" indicator light, Automatic idle mode for digging and travel, Front windshield wiper, Horn, Interior light, Positive position hand throttle, 20,000 Btu/hr heater, Defroster fan; Seat; Controls: Two lever control for swing, boom, arm and bucket, Plumbed to standard dual joy stick backhoe controls; Vandal protection: Built in lockson machine covers, fuel cap and door locks; CLIN 0002 -- 1 each quick coupler to match all buckets and attachments; CLIN 0003 -- 1 each hydraulic hammer; CLIN 0004 -- Bucket, 1 ea. Heavy-duty plate lip bucket, 24 inches in width, minimum 1/2 cu. yd. capacity, with rock teeth, T-1 steel sidecutters, two piece moldboard, and heavy duty wear strips mounted with matching bucket thumb; CLIN 0005 -- Length cannot exceed 28 ft. in lowest height position; CLIN 0006 -- 24 volt with alternator electrical system; CLIN 0007 -- Heavy duty fuel filter; CLIN 0008 -- Hydraulic cushion at each end of arm cylinder; CLIN 0009 -- Hydraulic cushion at rod end of boom and bucket cylinders; CLIN 0010 -- Minimum variable swing speed 0 to 10 rpm; CLIN 0011 -- toolbox; CLIN 0012 -- Tracks with front and center track guides; CLIN 0013 -- Cab isolation mounted; CLIN 0014 -- Cab sound protected; CLIN 0015 -- air conditioning; CLIN 0016 -- Adjustable seat with armrests; CLIN 0017 -- Bucket,1 each general purpose plate lip bucket, 36 in. width, minimum 0.75 cu. yd. capacity, with clay teeth, not to exceed 1100 lbs. in weight. CLIN 0001 -- 0004 are required for award. CLIN 0005 -- CLIN 0017 are items that are not required but are desired. The award will be all or none for items 0001 -- 0004 and any additional items if we decide to purchase them. We anticipate using this item frequently and require that the service center be within a 25 mile radius of the Yakima Field Office located at 1917 Marsh Rd. Yakima, Washington 98901. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (OCT 95), 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 95), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JUN 96), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (AUG 96), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (AUG 96). Clause 52.215-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to incorporate the following clauses by reference: 52.203-6 with Alternate 1, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.225-18, and 52.225-21. The Government intends to make a best value buy to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the Government. Evaluation will include price, price-related factors, verification that the offer meets the required technical specifications, past performance (submit 3 references that have purchased the same or similar items, Government customers preferred and then commercial customers), verification that a service center is within 25 mile radius of the Yakima Office, and the merits of the desired characteristics. The Government reserves the right to award on items that meet the salient characteristics as well as the desired items if they are determined to be worth the additional cost. Each offeror needs to submit a price breakdown which shows the additional costs of the desired items. The Government may pick and choose between these desired items if the value of the item is determined to be worth the cost. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (MAR 96), with the RFP. Offerors may request a copy of this clause to be faxed to them. The closing time and date for receipt of proposals is close of business, April 7, 1997, local time. Offers are to be mailed to the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Offer Depository, 1425-97-SP-10-14190, 1150 N. Curtis Road, Boise Idaho 83706-1234. All sources responding to this synopsis/solicitation shall do so in writing. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, large, minority-owned, and/or women-owned. All responsible sources may submit a offer, which will be considered by this agency. ***** mmmm (0079)

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