15th Contracting Squadron, 90 G Street, Bldg 1201 Hickam, AFB, HI 96853-5230

36 -- PROVIDE/INSTALL AUTOMATIC CAR WASH SYSTEM, HICKAM AFB HI SOL F64605-97-R0016 DUE 063097 POC Kyoung W. Lee, Contract Specialist, (808) 449-6860, x602; Carol J. Allison, Contracting Officer, (808) 449-6860, x601 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the Representation and Certification to be completed by the contractor., http://www.hickam.af.mil/cons. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, leekk@wpgate.hickam.af.mil. (I) SCHEDULE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). Proposals are due on or before 30 Jun. 97, 10:00 a.m. HST. Proposal envelope is required to be marked with RFP number and closing date and time. This procurement is under Standard Industrial Code 3559. Interested offerors are encouraged to attend a site visit scheduled for 16 Jun 97, 9:00 a.m. at the 15th Contracting Squadron, Building 1201, Hickam AFB, Hawaii. Notify Kyoung Lee at (808) 449-6860, ext 602 if you plan to attend. The building drawings for the proposed carwash installation site will be provided during the site visit. (II) STATEMENT OF AGENCY NEEDS: The contractor shall provide all parts, labor, equipment, and materials to install drive-throughautomatic carwash system at Hickam AFB, Hawaii. (a) Manufacture's Name: Fluid Manufacturing (or equal). (b) Salient characteristics of item: automatic brushless carwash, ACW-4 auto-cashier, wall hanging menu sign, vertical air compressor, water heater, aerojet touchless vehicle dryer with control panel, control box with motor starters for air dryers, additional instruction signs, and training for one person (c) Offerors shall specifically address each characteristic listed in (II)(b). Annotations and descriptive literature shall be furnished with proposal. Information provided shall be sufficiently detailed to adequately evaluate the product. Failure to provide product information by due date and time may render an offeror non-responsive. (d) Installation will include assembling of all parts, hanging and anchoring all the hardware for the automatic tunnel, installing guide rails, placing equipment in the machinery room; hooking up lines between automatic tunnel and pump module. The contractor is required to provide the Government with the information necessary to construct the underground work for the equipment installation, i.e., conduits from auto-cashier into machinery room; conduits to inside of automatic bay and hard plumb water lines to various pieces of equipment after placement in machinery room. The government will furnish high voltage hookup. Period of performance will begin approximately 90 days after the contract award. This will be a firm fixed price contract. (III) SUPPLIES/SERVICES: This synopsis/solicitation contains two line items as follows: CLIN 0001, Provide in-bay automatic brushless carwash to include: heavy gauge aluminum ceiling mount bay frame and heavy gauge aluminum gantry system; shroud and trim package with lighted menu sign; infra-red photo-cell for vehicle size detection; stainless steel cable drive system; self lubricating synthetic bearings; aluminum treadle plate; high pressure rocker panel/undercarriage assembly; stainless steel chemical tank, with automatic chemical proportioners; compact stainless pump module chassis; 25 HP 3-phase electric motor; Cat 3535 pump with quad belt pulley and stainless steel belt guard; programmable controller for on-site flexibility; integrated self diagnostics; foaming pre-soak system; UL listed electronic enclosure. Top-following high pressure sprayer the front and back of each vehicle being washed. One automatic cashier that activates machine and gives customer 4 choices of wash, has digital read-out instructions; accepts $1, $5, $10, and $20 bills and gives change. One menu instruction sign directing customer into automatic bay; tells customer when to enter, stop, and when the automatic carwash starts, letting the customer know what the equipment is doing, "washing," "waxing," "rinsing," etc., and tells customer when to "exit." One air compressor, 5 HP, 230V 3-Phase, two stage, with 80 gallon ASME tank complete with motor starter for 3-Phase application in machinery room next to car wash bay. One electric water heater, 91 gallon with a rating of 199,999 BTU in machinery room next to car wash bay. One compact Aerojet touchless vehicle dryer with control panel stainless steel modular design with no moving parts except motor and impeller, minimum 60 HP. No chance of damage to any vehicle that is being washed. Control box with motor starters and relays for air dryers installed in 1 control panel to be installed in machinery room next to electrical breaker panel. Additional instruction sign for the patrons at the entrance to the car wash at the auto-cashier. CLIN 0002, Labor/nonpersonal services for the installation of CLIN 0001 and provide hands-on training regarding maintenance for one government employee. (IV) PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES: The following FAR provisions are applicable to this solicitation: 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial; 52.212.2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, for the purposes of this clause the blank(s) are completed as follows, (a)(1) Technical/manning expertise, (2) Past performance, and (3) price/cost; (b) Technical/manning expertise and past performance are of equal importance and when combined, these areas are more important than cost/price. No advantage will accrue to an offeror who proposes to perform work for an unrealistically low or high price; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.232-33, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payments. (V) Specifically, the following cited FAR clauses are applicable to this solicitation; 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402); 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity (41 U.S.C. 423); 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. (d)(4)); 52.219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan (15 U.S.C. (d)(4)); 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting (15 U.S.C. 637 (a)(14)); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled and Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10). (VI) WAGE DETERMINATION -- Pursuant to the Service Contract Act of 1965, As Amended, Wage Determination No. 94-2153 (Rev. 8), Dated 02/25/1997 will apply to this solicitation/contract for labor hours. (VII) REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representation and Certification-Commercial Items. (VIII) BASIS OF AWARD -- Award will be based on the best value to the government to include all evaluation factors. Proposals must be submitted in writing and must address all evaluation factors. Proposal must include technical data (product specs, technician's resume, etc.) and past performance on similar projects (preferably Defense Department projects), including items, dollar amount, location, point of contact for each project during the past 3 years. Address all proposals to the 15th Contracting Squadron, 90 G Street, Hickam AFB, Hawaii 96853-5230. Award is anticipated by 31 July 1997. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which, if timely received will be considered by this agency. (0156)

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