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36 -- PROCUREMENT OF INCANDESCENT LAMP (1 ITEM) SOL DTCG40-98-Q-70009 DUE 020698 POC Point of Contact -- Contact Catherine Baskin, Contract Specialist, 410-762-6483 James McGuirk, Contracting Officer, 410-762-6486, Telefax (410) 762-6008 36 -- 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 announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is DTCG40-98-Q-70009. This synopsis/solicitation constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. Applicable Strandard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) is 3646, size 1,000 employees. The acquisition is for the procurement of 1). 6240-00-905-7512, Lamp, Incandescent, Quartz Halogen, 120 Volts, Mogul Bipost Base, T20 Clear Bulb, CC-8 Filament, 4" Light Center Length, General Electric P/N Q1000T20BP120V, (GE Product Order Code 41734), quantity 451 each. This item shall include the manufacturers best standard Commercial Warranty. *NOTE: NO DRAWINGS, SPECIFICATIONS OR SCHEMATICS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS AGENCY. Delivery shall be F.O.B. Destination, 30/90 days ARO to USCG Engineering Logistics Center, Warehouse Annex, 6751 Alexandria Bell Drive, Columbia, MD 21046-2102. Offerors are instructed to include a completed copy of FAR provision 52.212-3, "Offerors Representations and Certification -- Commercial Items" with their proposal. A copy of clause 52.212-3 will be provided upon request. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this Request for Quotation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (OCT 1995). The following addenda is added to 52.212-1: (1) Paragraph (b) -- Offerors who choose to submit their proposal on an SF 1149 may contact Mrs. Baskin for a copy of the SF 1449, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 1995). 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Aug 1996) applies to this acquisition and the following clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition: 52.22-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O 11246); 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10, 19 U.S.C. 2501-2582). The following addenda is added to 52.212-5: FAR Clause 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation, is herevy incorporated by reference in this Request for Proposal. The following evaluation procedures are included as an addendum to FAR Clause 52.212-2: All resoponsible and responsive sources are invited to express their interst and ability to provide the above described item, via fax in writing, to Mrs. Catherine Baskin not later than 06 February 1998. Attention: Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working captial financing in the form of lines of credit to finance acocunts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. (AC0123038-05) (0023)

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