Department of Veterans Affairs, Chief, A&MMS (90C), 1055 Clermont St, Denver, CO 80220

W -- RENTAL HEAVY EQUIPMENT SOL RFP 554-NASC-1-98 DUE 082979 POC David L. Herndon (303) 393-2858 This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation for Commercial Items in accordance with procedures in FAR PART 12. This constitutes the only Solicitation, no written solicitation will be issued. The Network Acquisition Service Center located at the VA Medical Center, Denver, Colorado, in contractual support for the National Cemetery Office (Western Division), are requesting rental proposals for the following equipment; EARTH MOVING EQUIPMENT -- Backhoes Diesel Powered 14' 3/4 to 1 Yd ... 16' 1 Yd ... 18' 3/4 to 1 Yd extendahoe ... 24" Std Trenching bucket -- Maintainter, Grader Diesel Powered ... 68 to 155 hp ... 10' & 12' Moldboard -- Trenchers... Handlebar & Manual Boom ... Cap. 4"w, 24"w or 6""w, 24"D... Gasoline Powered -- Riding, Gasoline/Diesel Powered ... Crawler/or Rubber Tires ... Hydraulic Boom ... Backfill Blade 6" to 12"w -- Dozers, Track Mounted...Various Sz's ... 57 to 100 hp ... Diesel Powered ... 6-way Tilt Blade 6 to 9' w ... Torque Converter Powershift -- Loaders, Diesel Operated ... 4 in 1 buckets ... Track Mounted, Various Sz's 1 to 2 Yd Cap. ... Torque Converter Powershift -- Front End Loaders, Gasoline/or Diesel Powered ... 30 to 50 hp ... Cap. 1/4 YD to Yd -- Articulated 4WD Diesel ... to 3.5 Yd Cap. ... Attachments /4 in 1 buckets ... Cab -- Tractor, Loader, 3-Point Hitch ... Farm Tractor/w Loader Landscaper ... 30 to 60 hp ... Gasoline/Diesel Powered .... 3/4 to 1 Yd cap. ... Attachments/cab, Rake, Mower, Box Blade -- MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT -- Forklifts, Industrial ... 5000 to 15,000 lb rating ... Gas, Propane, Duel Fuel/or Diesel Powered -- Forklifts, Construction ... 5000/6000 lb lift to 21' ... 8000/15,000 lb lift to 30' -- TRUCKS -- Flat-Bed Dump, Diesel Powered ... 14' & 16'L /w 12" Sideboards ... 5 -- Speed Tran. ...2 -- Speed Rear Axle ... Up to 12,000 lb Cap. -- Box Dump, Diesel Powered ... 6 Cu. Yd Cap. / up to15,000 lbs ... 5 -- Speed Tran ... 2 -- Speed Rear Axle -- ALSO TO INCLUDE -- Aerial Equipment (Mobile Platforms, Telescopic Booms) -- Air Equipment (Compressors -- Portable/towable -- Various CFM's) -- Sweepers -- Lawnmowers (72") -- Seeder/Slicers -- Compaction/Paving Equipment -- Concrete/Masonry Equipment. The Contractor will be required to provide rental of heavy equipment to the following National Cemeteries located at; Denver, CO -- Sturgis, SD -- White City and Portland, OR -- El Paso, TX -- Maxwell/North Platte, NE -- Leavenworth and Fort Scott, KS -- Minneapolis, MN -- Sante Fe, NM -- Phoenix, AZ -- Kent, WA -- San Bruno, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Loma Linda, and Gustine, CA, Honolulu, HA and Anchorage, AK. Rental periods from minimum of 1 day to maximum of 90 days w/approval up to 180 days. Delivery and return of equipment at no cost to the Government. 24 hour 800 number customer service trouble desk and dispatcher provided by the Contractor. Over-The-Road mechanics dispatched by the Contractor to repair sight within 4 hours of service call placed during daily working hours (Exceptions exist at Honolulu/Anchorage/Fort Scott/Maxwell), Contractor will have local operators that will initiate repairs and invoice the Contractor. All parts and Labor at no cost to the Government. All parts will be delivered and installed on site by the Contractor. Replacement equipment for non- repairable equipment on site shall be treated in the same venue as described as parts replacement, delivery and pickup at no cost to the Government. Initial equipment ordered shall be delivered on site within 72 hours after request for rental is received by the Contractor. Equipment rental concludes on the date of the end of the work day by notification from the appropriate cemetery by telephone and confirmed in writing by fax to the Contractor. Specifically, rental period begins only when equipment arrives on site and ends when written notice is received, not when order placed prior to delivery on site or date equipment is picked-up on site by the Contractor for return.The Contractor shall provide rental heavy equipment services to all cemetery sites listed in this notice. Centralized billing/invoicing shall be required of the Contractor. The Centralized trouble desk will provide for emergency responses 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including all Government recognized holidays. Payment methods will require acceptance of the Government Impact card for all transactions below $2500.00 as well as be Electronic Funds Payable (deposit) capable. The following FAR provisions apply to this proposal; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial; 52-212-2, Evaluation -Commercial Items. Evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) provision 52.121-2 as follows: Technical Capability, Past Performance, and Price. Technical Capability and Past Performance when combined, are approximately equal in importance to Price. Also all offerors are to include a complete copy of provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, including 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number -- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. The following FAR clauses apply to this proposal; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. Addendum to 52-212-4 includes VAAR Clause 852.219-70, Veteran-Owned Small Business, 52. 217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. Included by reference, FAR Clauses 52.232-19, Availability of Funds for next Fiscal Year, VAAR Clause 852.219-70, Commercial Advertising. Additional FAR clauses sited in 52.212-5 are applicable to this proposal: 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicap Workers, 52-222-43, Fair Labor Standards Acts and Service Contract Act -- Price Adjustment. An evaluation shall be performed to determine if each proposal is technically acceptable. A technically acceptable proposal must clearly show the offeror can meet the minimum requirements of the Government. Each proposal will be reviewed to assure that each specification and function required in the proposal is addressed. The offer is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 7353. Offers must be signed by an official authorized to bind your organization and are due August 29, 1997 at the close of the business day, August 29, 1997 addressed to David L. Herndon, Contracting Officer (90-NASC), VA Medical Center, 1055 Clermont St., Denver, CO 80220. No telephone request for proposals or FAX'd replies (proposals) will be accepted. (0211)

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