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23 -- MOTOR VEHICLES SOL 2710-01020101 DUE 100297 POC Ruth Porter, Contracting Officer, PH 202-776-8720;FAX202-776-8775 The INL Bureau is requesting quotations from Offerors for the purchase of at least quantity four sport utility vehicles with four doors and rear tailgate and four wheel drive 4X4. 2.5L 4 cyl turbo diesel 115 HP 5 speed manual transmission, p/s and p/b air conditioning H.D off road suspension with FR & RR stabilizer bars & Fr & RR reinforced shock absorbers. H.D. alternator & battery H.D. Radiator, center console, driver's side air bag and passenger's side air bag dual reclining bucket seats rear folding bench seat with cloth supholstery Color of 4 vehicles should be different dark colors -- not all the same. The INL Bureau is also requesting quotations from Offerors for the purchase of at least one, 4WD,4X4 crew cab pickup truck with a diesel engine. Style cab must be 4 doors. Engine, 8 cyclinders, manual 5 speed transmission, seating a minimum of 6 passengers with air conditioning p/s and p/b. Diesel engine turbo charged. Vehicle should have driver and passenger side air bags and radios. Cloth seats and a dark outside color. Load bed size,min M(FT) 2.4(8). H.D. step type rear bumper. H.D. front and rear bumper cabin roll guard h.d. diesel battery h.d. suspension full width recl bench seat front and rear preferred. The Government will make an award to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offer conforms to the solicitation contained herein and is most advantageous to the Government (i.e., that which represents the best value to the Government), cost or price and other factors including time period required for delivery to US Despatch Agency, Miami, FL, considered. The combined relative merit of the technical evaluation factors listed above will be more significant than cost or price in the selection of the contractor. While the cost or price factor has no no numerical weight, it is a criterion in the overall evaluation of proposals. Furthermore, the proposed cost or price must be considered reasonable and must reflect the proposed technical requirements for the vehicles. The Government may award a contract to other than the lowest priced offer. In the event that two or more offers are considered technically equivalent, the evaluated cost or price and delivery time will be of primary importance in determining the proposal most advantageous to the Government. Delivery period must be no greater than 90 days unless the vehicles must be purchased from the manufac- turer's assembly line. In that case, the factory production schedule would be taken into consideration and perhaps an extended time period for delivery would be allowed. For answers to questions, contact Ruth Porter, Contracting Offi- cer, at Tel:202-776-8720 or FAX:202-776-8775. The solicitation is contained in this notice. No additional solication will be issued. All responsible sources may submit quotations which shall be considered by the Bureau***** (0261)

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