Federal Emergency Management Agency, Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance Center, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont, VA 20135

72 -- CARPET TILE SOL EMV-97-RQ-0056 POC Maria L. Martin, Contract Specialist, 540-542-2300 E-MAIL: EMV-97-RQ-0056 -- Carpet Tile, maria.martin@fema.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation according to the format in FAR Supart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. EMV-97-RQ-0056 is to purchase the following items: (1) Carpet Tile 2'x2' with trim #104-0000 with curry #2901 carpet, quantity 2,183 each. (2) Nevamar Grad FL-12 perforated Floor Tile 2'x2' #606-0000 #MR-6-1 (with damper) 66 each. Manufacturer GHI, Inc. Manufacturer cannot be substituted due to the match of existing floor grid. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written request for quotes will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotes (RQ). Contractor must meet all requirements detailed in this synopsis/solicitation. Government's desired delivery time is January of 1998. Please specify best delivery time ARO. Include shipping charges, if any, in your qoute as a separate line item. It is anticipated that a firm-fixed price single award purchase order will result from this RFQ. Price is of greater importance when compared with technical. Quoters must include price for items 1-2 above. Quoters are to include a completed copy of the provisions of 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their quote. The following clauses also apply 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items, 52-212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items, 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, 52.222-26 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), 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies (41 U.S.C.10). This is a small business set-aside. The SIC is 2273, the small business size standard is 500 employees. The due date for submission of quotes is September 10, 1997 at 4:30p.m., local time, to FEMA,Mt. Weather Emergency Assistance Center, 19844 Blue Ridge Mountain Road, Bluemont, Virginia 20135. All requests for information are to be addressed to Ms. Maria L. Martin, Contract Specialist, at 540-542-2300. Technical and/or administrative questions must be received no later than five business days after publication of this notice and may be faxed to 540-542-2631/2632 or mailed to the address for submission of quotes shown above. Any amendments to this solicitation will be published in the same manner as the initial synopsis/solicitation. (0232)

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