National Interagency Fire Center, Bureau of Land Management, 3833 S. Development Avenue, Boise, ID 83705-5354

58 -- COMMERCIAL UHF DUPLEXERS SOL R220Q970021 DUE 082597 POC Contracting Officer, Kay Ryan, 208-387-5717 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; no written solicitation will be issued. A firm, fixed-price quote under Request for Quotes (RFQ) solicitation number R220Q970021 is being requested. It is anticipated the requirement will not exceed the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT). This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular #90-46. This procurement is a 100 percent set-aside for Small Business Concerns. The SIC code for this procurement is 3663, Radio and Television Broadcasting and Communications Equipment. The Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. The National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), Bureau of Land Management (BLM), radio cache has a requirement for 50 each UHF duplexers. The BLM radio cache supports natural disaster support personnel and persons dispatched to remote wildland fire activity locations with communications equipment and kits. The requirement is for small size duplexers as components of the portable incident command repeater kits. The kit components are shipped in fiberglass containers that also serve as mounting platforms by affixing the unit to the container. The duplexers must be of a rugged construction designed for mobile operation. They will be transported by truck over rough mountain top terrain and placed with other equipment in remote areas to form an interconnecting communications web that links forest fire fighting personnel dispersed over thousands of acres. Kits offer a means of coordinating support efforts and instantly relaying information that may same lives. Standard 19" rack mounted duplexers designed for fixed base station operation will not meet the requirement for two reasons: 1) the mount, and 2) the tuning. The mount for a duplexer measuring 3" H x 19" W x 9" D would normally measure about 3" x 19". Any movement or twisting would be absorbed by the 3" mount unless modifications made to the mount would support all of the unit's weight and keep the unit completely stable. Only units equipped with a stable, mobile mount will be considered. As to the the tuning, many of the base station units are built with a variable trimmer capacitor. Rough transport may cause these units to not stay in tune unless all tuning controls are provided with some type of locking mechanism. Only those units with a locking mechanism on the tuners will be considered. Kits consist of two primary components, a repeater and a duplexer. The duplexer unit shall be affixed to the lid by the mobile mount. At a minimum, the duplexer shall be attached to a flat plate of .080" aluminum measuring 7.5" x 19" so that the overall dimensions of the plate and attached duplexer do not exceed 5.5" H x 19" W x 7.5" D. Only units measuring this size or smaller shall be considered. The mounting plate shall have four 1/4" mounting holes, one in each corner centered 1" from each side of the plate corner. These holes shall not be covered in any way by the duplexer. Each duplexer with mounting plate shall weigh no more than 10 lbs. A heavier unit could tip the lid when batteries are changed. All duplexers shall be tunable to a frequency range of 406 to 430 Megahertz (MHz). Thirty (30) duplexers shall have a carrier suppression greater than 80 decibels (db) at 5.0 MHz of transmit to receive frequency separation. The insertion loss shall be not more than 1.5 db for either transmit or receive. The transmit power rating shall be 25 watts continuous and the impedence shall be 50 ohms nominal. The VSWR shall be less than 1.3:1 and the transmit, receive, and duplex port connectors shall be the "N" type receptacle. Twenty (20) of the duplexers shall have a carrier suppression greater than 80 db at 3.0 MHz of transmit to receive frequency separation. The insertion loss shall be not more than 1.7 db for either transmit or receive. The transmit power rating shall be 25 watts continuous and the impedance shall be 50 ohms nominal. The VSWR shall be less than 1.3:1 and the transmit, receive, and duplex port connectors shall be the "N" type receptacle. Delivery and acceptance shall be made FOB Destination, freight charges included in the unit price, to NIFC-BLM, 3833 S. Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705-5354. Delivery shall be made by August 25, 1997; partial deliveries will be accepted. The clause 52.212-04, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Aug 1996), applies to this acquisition. There are no addenda to this clause. The Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulations (DIAR) clause at 1452.212-05, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jan 1996)(Deviation), applies to this acquisition. Additional cited FAR clauses applicable to this acquisition are 52.252-06, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984), 52.252-02, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Jun 1988), 52.225-11, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Oct 1996), 52.232-33, Mandatory Information for Electronic Funds Transfer Payment (Aug 1996), and WO IM #94-199, Electronic Funds Transfer Payments (May 1994). CBD numbered Note 1 applies to this notice. The DIAR provision at 1452.212-01, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995)(Deviation), applies to this acquisition. Under this provision, insert "...sentence #7 of this notice..." in the first blank, insert "...SF18..." in the second blank, and insert "...SF18..." in the third blank. There are no addenda to this provision. An additional cited FAR provision applicable to this acquisition is 52.252-05, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984). The provision 52.212-02, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Ot 1995), applies to this acquisition. Evaluation criteria shall include: 1) ability to meet the equipment specifications, and 2) price. Price shall be less important than specifications. Equipment shall be evaluated on the following items, listed here indescending order of importance: 1) mount, 2) physical size, 3) weight, 4) type of receptacle connector, 5) carrier suppression, 6) insertion loss, 7) VSWR, 8) all other factors. Quoters shall provide detailed specifications sheets covering each of the evaluation criteria listed above. Quoters shall also include completed copies of the provisions at 52.212-03, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jan 1997), with their quote. Requests for information regarding the solicitation may be made to Kay Ryan, 208-387-5717. Quotations shall be submitted by July 25, 1997, 4:00 PM local time to Kay Ryan at fax 208-387-5574 or mailed to NIFC-BLM, ATTN: Kay Ryan, 3833 S. Development Ave., Boise, ID 83705-5354. (0184)

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