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23 -- MOTOR VEHICLES!! SOL 0122-122319 DUE 080197 POC Contact Ruth L. Porter, Contracting Officer, Tel:202-776-8720, fax202-776-8775 The INL Bureau is requesting quotations from Offerors for the purchase of at least seven sport/utility vehicles. The vehicles must be sport utility vehicles with 4 doors and 4 wheel drive, unleaded gas, manual transmissions, air conditioning (optional), power steering/power disc brakes, minimum of 6 cyclinder engine, driver and passenger air bags, folding rear seat, manual shoulder/lap safety belts for outboard front and rear seats, manual lap safety belt for front and rear center seats, cloth seats. A mixture of dark colors is preferred. Quotations from Offerors are also requested for at least two pick-up trucks, with 4 wheel drive, with extended cab, 6 cylinder, 4 L engine, manual transmissions preferred, air conditioning, all terrain tires, heavy duty bumpers with two package, cloth interior, standard size bed, color beige or gold preferred. Offers will only be considered from following manufacturers:(Ford Motor Co), Chevrolet (General Motors Corp) and Dodge (Chrysler Corp) as they will be maintained at the locations of the requiring User in Central America. Those are the only brands for which maintenance facilities are available in those countries. The Government will make an award to the responsible offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation contained herein and is most advantageous to the Government (i.e., that which represents the best value to the Government), cost or price and other factors including time period required for delivery to US Despatch Agency, Miami, FL, considered. The combined relative merit of the technical evaluation factors listed above will be more significant than cost or price in the selection of the contractor. While the cost or price factor has no numerical weight, it is a criterion in the overall evaluation of proposals. Furthermore, the proposed cost or price must be considered reasonable and must reflect the proposed technical requirements for the vehicles. The Government may award a contrct to other than the lowest priced offer. In the event that two or more offers are considered technically equivalent, the evaluated cost or price will be of primary importance in determining the proposal most advantageous to the Government. Delivery period must be at a minimum no greater than 90 days after award, unless an award is made for a vehicle which must be purchased off the Manufacturer's assembly factory prouction line in order to meet the Government's technical requirements. In that case, the Manufacturer's factory production schedule for the models of vehicles required will be taken into consideration and a longer time period may be allowed by the Government for delivery to the US Despatch Agency in Miami, FL. For answers to questions, contact Ruth Porter, Contracting Officer, at Tel:202-776-8720 or FAX:202-776-8775. The solicitation is contained in this notice. No additional solicitation will be issued. All responsible sources may submit quotations which shall be considered by the Bureau.***** (0206)

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