DOT/RSPA/VOLPE National Transportation Systems Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142

20 -- THE PURCHASE OF SYSTEMS HARDWARE COMPONENTS FOR U.S. ARMY'S MODULAR CAUSEWAY FERRY (MCF) POWERED SECTIONS SOL DTRS57-97-Q-80204 POC Karen Marino, Purchasing Agent, (617) 494-2437 WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division Home Page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm. E-MAIL: Purchasing Agent, doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This notice constitutes the ONLY solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. The Volpe Center plans to solicit a sole source Simplified Acquisition purchase from Lakeshore Inc. of Iron Mountain, MI to provide an updated Interim Support Item List (ISIL) of manufacture's part numbers, updated list of cage codes for each part number, recommended quantities for each part number (including lengths, sizes and numbers, as applicable), the list and a copy of each Lake Shore Specification Control Drawing for each part number (as applicable). The contractor must also provide one (1) kit of systems hardware components listed in the updated ISIL for the U.S. Army's MCF powered sections. There are five hundred and twenty six (526) line items required, of the 526 items listed in theISIL, two hundred and fifty six (256) line items have national stock numbers (NSN), these items will also need to be updated. Parts substitutions are acceptable as long as the part(s) meet or exceed current physical, mechanical, chemical and performance specifications. A list must be submitted to indicate which parts are being substituted, the Volpe Center must approve all substitutions. The contractor must be fully familiar with the current floating causeway systems and will be required to demonstrate their capability and knowledge. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), Solicitation No. DTRS57-97-Q-80204. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3731 and the Small Business Size Standard is 1,000 employees. All interested sources must identify the product by submitting pricing data and an accurate description of the equipment offered which includes make and model numbers. Interested sources must contact Karen Marino at 617/494-2437 to obtain a complete listing of the items listed on the Interim Support Item List (ISIL) in order to respond to the RFQ. Delivery shall be FOB Destination October 30, 1997 to: Receiving Officer, CBC Warehouse 320, Mark for Building 400, POC: Larry Jacobs, U.S. Department of the Navy, Naval Construction Battalion Center, 5200 CBC 2nd Street, Gulfport, MS 39501. The provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, no addenda applies. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition as follows: The contractor shall verify that parts meet all approved drawings and conform to good design and manufacturing practices. Award: Offers will be received on an all or none basis. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation that will be the most advantageous to the Government, price, past performance and other factors considered. All offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercials Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercials Items, applies to this acquisition; additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 13, 14. Offers will be received at U.S. Depart of Transportation, Volpe Center, 55 Broadway, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142, Attn: Karen Marino, DTS-853, 3:00PM Local time September 5, 1997. This notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. For information concerning the acquisition, contact the contracting official listed above. The solicitation and any document related to this procurement will be available on the Internet, these documents will be available in text format and reside on a WWW server which may be accessed using Web browsers. The WWW address, or URL, of the Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page is: "http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/procure.htm". Offerors desiring to receive electronic notification of the solicitation's posting and availability for downloading may register at the Volpe Center site. Contractors are warned that when they register to receive solicitations, amendments, and other notices, the responsibility for providing the Government with an accurate and complete e-mail address lies with the contractor. The Government will make no additional efforts to deliver information when the system indicates that transmission cannot be delivered to the e-mail address provided. Requests for a hardcopy of the solicitation may be mailed or sent via E-Mail to doylek@volpe1.dot.gov. Telephone requests will not be honored. (0237)

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