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43 -- COMPRESSOR SOL N00244-97-Q-A660 DUE 090497 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contracting Officer at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347 WEB: Click here to learn more about FISC San Diego and additional contracting opportunities., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to submit your quote electronically or to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil. This announcement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-6; all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13.6 and the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation; quotes are being requested and A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number N00244-97-Q-A660 applies and is issued as a Request For Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-11. The standard industrial code is 3563 and the business size standard is 500 employees. The agency need is for a compressor to refill self-contained breathing apparatus bottles used by firefighters on emergency responses. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for One (1) line items as follows. Line Item 0001: Quantity One (1) each fill station, three position, air-cooled, oil-lubricated, single acting, four-stage reciprocating piston compressor; sized to accept high or low pressure SCBA and booted SCUBA bottles in a total containment type enclosure; stainless steel control panel angled and recessed to permit maximum visibility and easy operator accessibility to fill controls; programmable controller capable of up to 200 separate functional readouts; digitized components; directed glare-free illumination; electronic carbon monoxide monitor with accessible, simplified calibration technique; dimensions -- approximately 83" L x 33" W x 65" H (must be able to fit through standard door); equipped with an automatic condensate drain system completed with an exhaust muffler and condensate reservoir with overflow protection; oil/water coalescing separator with a solid steel casing rated for 6000 PSIG working pressure with a four to one safety factor; electronic moisture monitoring system processes air that meets or exceeds all recognized standards for breathing air; replaceable cartridge filter elements; air storage system consisting of up to four ASME 5000 PSIG (5250 MAWP) air receivers; tank capacity 454 CF at 5000 PSI, 70 deg. F.; total stored air capacity of 1816 CF; Charging Rate: 20.4 (SCFM -- based on recharging 80-cubic foot tank from 500 to 3000 PSIG), 17.0 (FAD -- free air delivered); 4-stage; 15.0 HP; Air processing capability: 150,000 CF.; system to include (1) panel mount remote connection, (1) electronic CO monitor; (2) 5000 PSI ASME cylinders, and (2) 25' high-pressure fill hoses. Contractor or local representative must deliver, install, hookup to user-supplied electrical power, run final test of system, and provide on-site operating training for Federal Fire Department personnel. Delivery of all items is required 30 days after award of contract to be delivered FOB Destination to: Federal Fire Dept., Fire Station, Bldg 791, NAS North Island, San Diego, CA 92135. Mark for: N00242-7220-8H34, Federal Fire Dept.. Acceptance shall be made at destination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications Commercial Items. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 219-1, Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, New Material; FAR 52.211-7, Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory, and Former Government Surplus Property. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; and DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO-rated order certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price related factors. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a) completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror that meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for technical acceptability at the lowest price. To be determined technically acceptable, the offeror must furnish product literature that demonstrates the product(s) offered meet all requirements stated in the above purchase description for Line Item 0001. Note: The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at "www.arnet.gov" OR "www.deskbook.osd.mil". Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local time, 090497, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil) ONLY. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. (0232)

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