U.S. Agency for International Development, (USAID), Room 1412, SA-14, Office of Procurement, Washington, D.C. 20523

91 -- KEROSENE SOL M/OP/-97-1196 DUE 070797 POC Contact Point: Ms. Kimberley McNeil Atsalinos, katsalinos@usaid.gov, Tel: 703/875-1086, Fax: 703/875-1103. 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 written solicitation will not be issued. The closing date and time for receipt of proposals is July 7, 1997 at 12:00 local time, 1100 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington VA 22209, 14th Floor, Room 1412. The SIC Code is 2911 and the small business size standard is 1,500 employees. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The objective of this procurement is to deliver approximately 10,000 MT of heating-grade kerosene to Fuel Storage Facilities in Armavir, Giumri, and Spitak, Armenia for distribution through the Winter Warmth 97/98 Program. This Statement of Work covers operations relating to this kerosene up to and including the time it is delivered to each Fuel Storage Facility and discharged. Kerosene Specifications are as follows: a. Specific Gravity @ 60 Deg-F: 0.820 Max, or Density @ 15 Deg-C: 0.8199 Max, or API: 41 b. Flash Point: 130 Deg-F/(55 Deg-C) Min c. Color: Saybolt +16 MIN. Sulfur: 0.1% Max e. Corrosion, 3 hr @ 100 deg-C: 1b, Passed f. Smoke Point, mm (Method D-1322): 23 Min g. distillation, Deg-F/(Deg-C) 95% 392 Deg-F/(200 Deg-C) Min FBP 590 Deg-F/(310 Deg-C) Max n. Doctor Test (IP-30): Negative i. Net Heat of Combustion: 18,500 BTU/Lbs/(43 MJ/KG)Min j. Freezing Point: -40 Deg-C Max Kerosene Purchase and Delivery -- Overview a. The Contractor shall arrange for delivery of up to 10,000 MT of heating-grade kerosene. The kerosene is to be loaded aboard vessel(s) with Bill(s) of Lading date no later than August 15, 1997 and the entire shipment delivered to final destinations in Armenia prior to October 15, 1997. b. This kerosene shall have source and origin within USAID Geographic Code 935 (Special Free World). Suppliers must be of USA or Newly Independent States Region nationality. c. Cargo Preference: Inaccordance with USAID regulations and consistent with the regulations of the maritime Administration, USAID applies Cargo Preference requirements on the basis of programs or activities that generally include more than one contract. Thus, the amount of cargo fixed on privately owned U.S.-flag vessels under this contract may be more or less than the required 50 or 75%, depending on current compliance with Cargo Preference Requirements. Therefore, Offerors are encouraged to submit proposals which comply with the Cargo Preference requirements, as well as proposals which do not, if this would result in savings to the Government. d. Contractor shall coordinate shipments to the following fuel storage facilities with USAID/Caucasus: ARMOIL fuel storage facility in Armavir, Armenia: 3,400 MT, plus or minus ten percent. ARMOIL fuel storage facility at Giumri, Armenia: 3,700 MT, plus or minus ten percent. Ministry of Transportation fuel storage facility at Spitak, Armenia: 2,900 MT, plus or minus ten percent. e. Contractor shall make arrangements with port authorities and terminal operators to secure necessary tank storage at discharge port (if applicable) and to secure means of transport for delivery of cargo to final destination(s) in Armenia. Contractor is responsible for payment of all inland transport charges including, but not limited to, payment of Georgian and Armenian Railroad costs up to and including delivery and discharge at the designated tank farm facilities at the Armenian cities listed above. This solicitation document and following incoporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, para(a)is filled in as follows: "The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price, and other factors considered. The following factors, listed in descending order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: (a) Combined commodity, ocean freight, and inland freight prices. (b) Contractor's operational concept and plan for shipping the commodity to the final destinations. (c) Demonstrated knowledge of conditions prevailing in the Caucasus. (d) Past performance in general, and past performance on similar shipments within the Caucasus, if applicable. Technical evaluation criteria and past performance, when combined, are significantly less important than price. 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- offerors must include a completed copy with their offer 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, para (b) the following clauses are applicable: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I 53-203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity 52.211-11 Liquidated Damages 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns 52.219-9 Small, Small Disadvantaged, and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans 52.222-37 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. The following USAID Acquisition Regulations are applicable: 752.202-1 Definitions, Alternate 72 752.203-1 Officials Not to Benefit 752.211-70 Language and Measurement 752.7004 Source and Nationality Requirements -- (as altered by overview paras b and c above) 752.7006 Notices 752.7009 Marking 752.7017 Local Procurement 752.7025 Approvals 752.247-70 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. Flag Commerical Vessels. The preferred method of distribution of USAID procurement information is via the Internet or by request of a solicitation on a 3.5" floppy disk (WordPerfect5.1/5.2 format). This CBD notice/solicitation can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. It is impracticable to distribute all of the applicable technical data with the solicitation. These documents are contained in an addenda which is available on the Internet. It is required that all offerors obtain the addenda to this solicitation prior to submission of their proposal. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select "Business and Procurement Opportunities" from the home page, then "USAID Procurements". On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations". The addenda can also be downloaded via Anonymous File Transfer Protocol (FTP). The FTP address is FTP.INFO.USAID.GOV. Logon using the user identification of "anonymous" and the password is your e-mail address. Look under the following directory for the addenda: pub/OP/RFP/971196/971196.rfp. If the FTP service is down, please refer to the Agency Web Site in the interim. Receipt of this notice/ solicitation package through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this document to ensure that it has been received from INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Problems regarding Internet access to these documents or problems in the downloading process should be directed to the USAID Internet Coordinator at (703) 875-1116. (0157)

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