Naval Hospital, Materials Management Dept., Purchase Div., Bldg. 81-H, Great Lakes, IL 60088

65 -- DROP SHIPMENT OF HCG (PREGNANCY) TEST KITS SOL N0021197Q0015 DUE 092497 POC Dominador Gavina (847)688-4749 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number N00211-97-Q-0015 applies and is issued as a Request for Quote. The Naval Hospital, Materials Management Dept., Purchase Division, Great Lakes intends to acquire through other than full and open competition, in accordance with FAR 6.302-1, a quantity of 720 kits of Test Pack Plus HCG from Abbott Laboratories, Diagnostics Division, Abbott Park, IL in support of the Naval Hospital, Laboratory Dept., Great Lakes, IL. The requirement is for a firm fixed- price purchase order for the following line item to be provided for one (1) base year and three (3) one-year option periods. Lot I is the Base Period which spans from 01 Oct 97 through 30 Sep 98 and includes Line Item 0001. Line Item 0001 is the 3A60-16 Test Pack plus HCG for pregnancy testing,packaged as kits. The kits must be usable with urine or serum; must require only the placement of the sample into the kit (no other reqgents used in test procedures); must be sensitive to 25 mlU/ml of HCG concentrations. Lot II -- First Option Year - 01 Oct 98 through 30 Sep 99 includes Line Item 0002 which is identical to Line Item 0001 above. Lot III -- Second Option Year -- 01 Oct 99 through 30 Sep 00 includes Line Item 0003 which is identical to Line Item 0001. Lot IV -- Third Option Year - 01 Oct 00 through 30 Sep 01 includes Line Item 0004 which is identical to Line Item 0001. Delivery: Delivery shall be made to the Naval Hospital, Bldg 81-H, Great Lakes, IL 60088-5255. 30 kits to be delivered on the first and fifteenth of each month. Regular warehouse receiving hours are between 7:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. All proposals shall specify FOB destination. Options: FAR 52.217-9 "Option to Extend the Term of the Contract" is hereby incorporated in full text into subject solicitation. (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration, provided, that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any option under this clause, shall not exceed four (4) years. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commericial items and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial items. As an addendum to 52.212-5 paragraph (b), the following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontracting Sales to the Government; 52.219-8 Utilization of Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women owned small business concerns; 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.22-37 Employment Reports for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans in Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies; 52.225-9 Buy American Act Trade Agreements Act -- Balance of Payments Program. The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFAR 252.212-7000 Offeror Representation and Certificaiton -- Commercial Items DFAR 252.212-7001 Contracting Terms and Conditions Required to implement Status Applications to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. A proposal from the aforementioned sole source provider in response to the solicitation must be submitted in accordance with the instructions set forth in FAR 52.212-1 paragraph (b). As a minimum, the proposal shall include a price proposal on company letterhead or the SF 1449 for the requested line items showing unit price and extended price. If the SF 1449 is not used, the proposal must include a statement specifying the extend of Agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions of solicitation. The proposal must also include technical information, remittance address, completed copies of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000 and any warranty, price or discount terms. Copies of clauses 52.212-3 and 252.212-7000 will be provided upon offeror request. Responses to this solicitation are due no later than 3:00 p.m. CST, 24 Sep 97. All offers shall be sent to Naval Hospital, Materials Management Dept., Purchase Division, Bldg 81-H, Great Lakes, IL 60088 and should reference N00211-97-Q-0015. Solicitation point of contact is Dominador Gavina, (847)688-4749. Other interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or to submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of this notice of intent will normally be considered soley for the purposes of determining whether to conduct competitive procurement. The applicable standard industrial classification number is 2834, size standard 750 employees. (0248)

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