Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Puget Sound, Bldg 467 W Street, Code 200 Bid Desk, Bremerton, WA 98314-0051

61 -- SINGLE CONDUCTOR CABLE SOL N00406-97-R-4079 DUE 051297 POC Maureen Renville (360)476-7772, Karen Pennington (360)476-2326 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Part 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. This solicitation number N00406-97-R-4079 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45. FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside is hereby incorporated by reference. The standard industrial classification code is 3357 and the small business size standard is 1000 employees. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for two line items of cable as follows: CLIN 0001: 11,000 feet of 500 MCM: CLIN 0002: 15,000 feet of 800 MCM; APPLICABLE TO BOTH CLINs: Type W, 90 degrees centigrade dry, 2000 volt, single conductor, black jacket, continuous lengths on non-returnable cable reels; minimum cable requirement on reels -- 250 ft.; cable must be listed and labeled by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, such as UL or CSA. Variation in quantity of +/- OF 5% applies. Cable to be used for the following applications: a) shore power support for vessels; b) welding rectifier grids; and c) service outlets for temporary service. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a)completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror(s) that meet the minimum criteria for technical acceptability stated herein, and evaluated based on (i) past performance and (ii) lowest price based on multiple award evaluation, with price and past performance being equal in value. Technical acceptability will be based on product literature that demonstrates the products offered meet all requirements for CLINs 0001 and 0002. Past performance will be evaluated using the Navy's Red/Yellow/Green program, as follows: A) This procurement is subject to the Navy's Contractor Evaluation System, Red/Yellow/Green (RYG) program. RYG is authorized by the Assistant Secretary of the Navy (Research, Development and Acquisition) for the acquisition of commodities used to build and maintain the Fleet -- materials, parts and components of ships, planes and weapons systems. B) The Government reserves the right to award to the contractor whose offer represents the best overall purchase value to the Government. As such, the basis for contract award will include an evaluation of proposed contractors' quality performance history. The price to be considered in determining best value will be the evaluated price after Technical Evaluation Adjustments (TEA) or related quality assurance actions, as applicable, are applied to the offered price. C) The procedures described in the clause of this solicitation entitled "ADDITIONAL EVALUATION FACTORS -- CONTRACTOR EVALUATION SYSTEM, RED/YELLOW/GREEN PROGRAM(MAY 1992)" will be used by the Contracting Officer to assist in determining the best purchase value for the government -- price, past quality performance, and other factors considered. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items shall be completed and returned with offer. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional clauses are: FAR 52.214-31 FACSIMILE BIDS (DEC 1989) and 52.219-14 LIMITATION ON SUBCONTRACTING (15 USC 637(a)(14) Desired delivery of 90 days; required delivery of 8 weeks after effective date of contract. FOB Destination: Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, WA 98310-5100. Submit proposal to Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Bid Desk (Attn: Code 204.CP), 467 W St., Bremerton, WA 98314-5120 or FAX to (360) 476-2931 or (360) 476-6413, no later than 1:00 PM (PDT) on 9 May 1997. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT (OFFER/BID/QUOTATION) WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE FLEET AND INDUSTRIAL SUPPLYCENTER PUGET SOUND. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. NOTE: 1 applies (0108)

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