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43 -- PORTABLE PUMP AND POWER UNIT SOL RFQ-98-31 DUE 041698 POC Elida Monroe, 503-231-6188, Contracing Officer 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 consitututes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is FWS1-98-31(EM) for this Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. Standard Industrial Classification Code 5074 applies. **Provide your written quotations for the following item. Quotation must include a total price for portable pump and power unit. Pump and power unit shall be ready for use and have the following minimum specifications but not limited to: Pump: Shall have a 12" discharge and the frame higher from the ground in the center than on the ends to allow the pump to be installed down steep banks (comparable to the Crisafulli "Humpback" or the Gator "Ditchrider" designs). Power Unit: Shall be a diesel, air-cooled engine and include enough horsepower to pump a minimum of 4000 gallon per minute through the 12" pump at 20 feet total head, at normal operating RPM. Normal operating RPM as described here means that a minimum of 4000 gallon per minute can be pumped continuously without exceeding manufacturers recommended speed. Power unit shall be mounted on a trailer and include a rapid shutdown system for low oil pressure and high engine temperature. It shall also contain a fuel tank system with a capacity to be capable of continuous operation for a minimum of 8 hours. The power unit trailer shall have a draw-bar/drop-in hook-up installed on the tongue, to facilitate towing by a tow-bar on a farm tractor. The tongue shall include a safety chain and have a trailer jack installed for support while detached from transportation equipment. A minimum of two (2) rear stabilizer supports shall be installed on the rear of the trailer. The back of the trailer shall have a pin connection for fastening to a pump hitch. Miscellaneous: Shall include attachments to connect the power unit to the pump (PTO power drive shaft), three (3) lengths of 12" x 50' rubber (butyl) discharge hose and four (4) 12" reusable hose clamps. Safety guards shall be installed as appropriate. Offerors shall also be responsible for submitting all additional information on the above product necessary for the Government to Determine whether the product offered meets fair and reasonable price. The following clauses and provisions shall apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, 52,212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, 52,212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Quotations must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. FOB Destination -- Portable Pump and Power Unit, Kootenai National Wildlife Refuge, Westside Road, HCR 60 Box 283, Bonners Ferry, Idaho 83805. Quotations due to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, 911 N.E. 11th Avenue, Portland, Oregon 97232-4181 on or before 4/16/98. (0064)

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