U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Columbia Area Office, P.O. Box 1749, Yakima, WA 98907-1749

53 -- WOVEN WIRE SCREEN SOL 1425-98-SQ-1U-00014 DUE 042398 POC Becky Neuman 509-575-5848 ext. 241 E-MAIL: click here to contact the c.o. via e-mail, bneuman@pn.usbr.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR 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 No. 1425-98-SQ-1U-00015 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. This acquisition is a small business set-aside. The size standard is 500 employees and the standard industrial classification code is 3496. The Yakima Field Office, has a fixed price requirement for furnishing and delivery of the following items: CLIN 0001 -- Woven Wire Screen, 4 1/2" mesh, .105 diameter, (12 ga.), T304 Stainless Steel, clear span, .117 inch, 72 inches wide, 48 feet length, quantity of 12 rolls; CLIN 0002 -- Wosven Wire Screen, 4 1/2" mesh, .105 diameter (12 ga.), T304 Stainless Steel, clear span, .117 inch, 60 inches wide, 26 feet length, quantity of 10 rolls. CLIN 0001 & 0002 NOT TO BE ROLLED AND SHIPPED IN LESS THAN 3 FEET 6 INCH ROLLS. Place of delivery will be Bureau of Reclamation, Yakima Field Office, 1917 March Road, Yakima, WA 98901-2058. Required delivery date will be June 3, 1998. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (APR 98), 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 97), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JAN 97), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (APR 98), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (APR 98), Clause 52.215-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to incorporate the following clauses by reference: 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-3, 52.225-9, 52.225-18, and 52.225-21. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Government. Evaluation will include price, price-related factors, past performance and verification that the offer meets the technical specification. Bidders are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (JAN 97), with the RFQ. Offerors may request a copy of this clause to be faxed to them. The closing time and date for receipt of proposals is 12 noon, April April 23, 1998, local time. Offers are to be mailed to the following address; Bureau of Reclamation, Attn. Becky Neuman, Bid Depository, 1425-97-SQ-1U-00014, P.O. Box 1749, Yakima, WA 98907-1749. All sources responding to this synopsis/solicitation shall do so in writing. Telephone responses will not be accepted. All sources responding to this synopsis shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, large, minority-owned and or women-owned. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by this agency.***** (0098)

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