Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

43 -- UPGRADE PARTS KITS FOR MEDIUM PRESSURE COMPRESSOR (MPAC) SOL N00244-98-Q-0125 DUE 022498 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contracting Officer at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347 WEB: Click here to learn more about FISC San Diego and additional contracting opportunities., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to submit your quote electronically or to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil. FISC San Diego is announcing its intent to issue a directed Sole Source procurement to RIX Industries under authority of FAR 6.302. This procurement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-6; all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.6 and 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 SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number N00244-98-Q-0125 applies and is issued as a Request For Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-11. The standard industrial code is 3563 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for Three (3) line items as follows. Line Item 0001: Quantity 2 each Upgrade Kits, RIX Industries P/N 204-1002 REV 7/97; Line Item 0002: Quantity 2 each Crankshaft, RIX Industries P/N 5-D2349-1M; Line Item 0003: Quantity 2 each Bearing Plates, RIX Industries P/N S10DA-826. RIX Industries proprietary drawings are not available for release from the issuing agency. These items are required to upgrade existing government-owned Model 30A compressors on MCM Class ships with counterbalancing to promote quieter smoother operation. Delivery of all items is required 30 days after award of contract to be delivered FOB Destination to: Receiving Officer, FISC San Diego Ingleside Det., 188 Coral Sea Rd. Ste A, Bldg 233 Naval Station, Ingleside, TX 78362-5000. Mark for: V47316-7305-2M59/2M64. Acceptance shall be made at destination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 52.211-5, New Material. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; Deliveries/Performance: Deliveries to Naval Station Ingleside must be made between the hours of 7:00 am and 3:30 pm local time, Monday through Friday. Receiving is closed on Government Holidays. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; and DFARS 252.225-7015 Preference for Domestic Hand or Measuring Tools. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO-rated order certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. Note: The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at "www.arnet.gov" OR "www.deskbook.osd.mil". Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: 1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), and the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number, and Taxpayer ID number. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local time, 022498, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or e-mail (gwen_young@,fmso.navy.mil) ONLY. If your quote is submitted as an attachment to an e-mail, please use Word 6.0 or higher. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. (0041)

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