U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau Of Investigation, J. Edgar Hoover Building, Rm 6833, 935 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, DC 20535-0001

99 -- MISCELLANEOUS-SERVICE AWARD KEYS, PLAQUES AND BADGES SOL RFQ#70483 DUE 092297 POC Earlene H. Lewis, Contract Specialist, 202 324-2947 This is a Commercial Item procurement prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The solicitation document and incorporated prevision and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 90-46. This solicitation is being issued under Request for Quotation Number (RFQ) # 70483. This solicitation is under Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP), FAR Subpart 13.6, Test Program, and is a 100% set aside for Small Business. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3911 and Business Size Standards is 500 employees. The contract type is Firm-Fix price-Indefinite Delivery- Indefinite Quantity with base year plus 4 one-year options. The minimum requirements are: CLIN# 1: FBI Service Award Keys-The keys are to be made of 10K yellow gold, free of pits and scales; the weight of each key shall be 4.65 grams plus or minus one percent; the weight does not include jump rings;all keys are to be furnished with a jump ring made of 10K yellow gold with wire size .051. The FBI will provide the gold upon award for the Service Award keys. Samples of Service Award keys are available by appointment at FBI Headquarters-Washington, D.C..CLIN# 2: Special Agent Badges: Badges are to have a curvature of 1/16 of an inch; The entire badge is to be 14K gold filled including the pin and the safety catch; Badges are to be manufactured with 12 gauge stock with the finished product being no less than 14 gauge; Badges shall have a solid back; each badge must be equipped with genuine jeweler's hard-soldered joint pin and revolving safety catch. All parts of the badge shall be gold plated; All lettering and the design on the front of the badge are to be in relief; Beveled edges are to be polished; Badges must be numbered consecutively on the reverse side ( the beginning and ending numbers will be provided by the FBI), depth of the numbers shall be a minimum of 1/32 of an inch, and the minimum height shall be at lease 3/16 of an inch; Lettering on the front of the badge must be hand lapped. The gold and Die Plates for Special Agent Badges will be provided by the FBI upon award. The Die Plates and all unused gold are the property of the Government and must be returned to the FBI. Samples of the Special Agent Badges are available by appointment at FBI Headquarter-Washington, D.C.. CLIN# 3: Retirement Plaques: A shadow box make of basswood, stained medium walnut, and has a black accent line on top; The frame has two rabbets cut out-one for the press board insert and one for the gator board back, outside measurement is 13-1/2" X 9-9/16". Items to be mounted on each plaque will be provided by the FBI. Samples of the Retirement Plaques are available by appointment at FBI Headquarters-Washington, D.C.. Estimated minimum and maximum for the above items will be stated in the solicitations. Contractors are requested to submit samples of similar work to be evaluated by the FBI. Contractors should Provide at least three references (commercial, State/Local Govt. or Federal Govt.). This will be a best value procurement based on past performance, quality of the product, price and delivery. This contract is to be awarded late October 1997, upon the availability of funds. Solicitation request may be obtained 15 days after date of this publication at the above address. (0234)

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