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68 -- CARBON TETRAFLUOROMETHANE GAS SOL 1-161-DAB.1084 DUE 051898 POC Darlene Baxter, Contract Specialist, Phone (757)-864-2472, Fax (757) 864-7709, Email D.T.BAXTER@larc.nasa.gov WEB: Click here for the latest information about this notice, http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-161-DAB.1084. E-MAIL: Darlene Baxter, D.T.BAXTER@larc.nasa.gov. This notice 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items. The Government intends to procure 8,000 pounds of Carbon Tetrafluoromethane Gas. The Contractor shall furnish carbon tetrafluoromethane gas that is at least 99.99 percent pure; furnished at a pressure of 1500 psig plus or minus 100 psig; and have a dew point of -112 degrees Fahrenheit or less. The contractor shall be required to furnish this gas in a Government-owned tube trailer with a License Number of NA1562. The contractor shall provide tractor and driver for transporting the trailer to and from NASA Langley Research Center. The Contractor shall evacuate and fill the tubes of the trailer with dry N2 gas of 99.99 percent purity at a pressure of 200 psig; the tubes shall be marked with tags. The tubes shall be ready for pick up approximately on June 1, 1998; and the Contractor shall notify the Government 48 hours in advance before picking up the tube trailer from NASA Langley Building 1275. The Contractor shall furnish a certificate of purity from an independent testing laboratory or gas manufacturer upon delivery. The provisions and clauses in the solicitation are those in effect through FAC 97-03. The SIC code and the small business size standard for this procurement are 2813 and 500 employees, respectively. The offeror shall state in their offer their size status for this procurement. All qualified responsible business sources may submit a offer which shall be considered by the agency. Delivery to NASA Langley Research Center is required within 14 days ARO. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. The DPAS rating for this procurement is DO-C9. Offers for the items(s) described above may be mailed or faxed to the identified point of contact [or bid distribution office, by the date/time specified and include, solicitation number, FOB destination to this Center, proposed delivery schedule, discount/payment terms, warranty duration (if applicable), taxpayer identification number (TIN), identification of any special commercial terms, and be signed by an authorized company representative. Award will be made on a Standard Form 1449. Offerors shall use the Standard Form 1449 Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items form found at URL: http://procure.arc.nasa.gov/Acq/Standard_Forms/Index.html to submit a offer. Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1. Addenda to FAR 52.212-1 are as follows: 52.204-6 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER-DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER (DEC 1996); 52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE (APR 1991); 52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY (APR 1991); 52.233-2, SERVICE OF PROTECT (AUG 1996); 52.252-3 ALTERATIONS IN SOLICITATION (APR 1991); 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (APR 1984). Please note that payments are to be made by electronic funds transfer, accordingly, you must provide the mandatory information for electronic funds transfer with your representations and certifications. Failure to provide this information may delay or prevent the receipt of payments through the Automated Clearinghouse Payment System. If the end product(s) offered is other than domestic end product(s) as defined in the clause 52.225-21 entitled "Buy American Act -- Supplies," the offeror shall so state and shall list the country of origin. FAR 52.212-4 is applicable. Addenda to FAR 52.212-4 are as follows: 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA-GENERAL AS MODIFIED BY NFS 1852.227-14 (JUN 1987)); 52.232-33 MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENTS (AUG 1996); 52.245-2 GOVERNMENT PROPERTY (FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS (DEC 1989)(DEVIATION (JUL 1995); 52.247-34 F.O.B. DESTINATION (NOV 1991); 1852.215-84 OMBUDSMAN (OCT 1996); 1852.219-76 NASA 8 PERCENT GOAL (JUL 1997). FAR 52.212-5 is applicable and the following identified clauses are incorporated by reference. 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS ON SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT (JUL 1995)ALTERNATE I; 52.203-10 PRICE OR FEE ADJUSTMENT FOR ILLEGAL OR IMPROPER ACTIVITY (JAN 1997); 52.219-8 UTILIZATION OF SMALL, SMALL DISADVANTAGED AND WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS (JUN 1997); 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (APR 1984); 52.222-35 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR SPECIAL DISABLED AND VIETNAM ERA VETERANS ((APR 1984); 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR HANDICAPPED WORKERS (APR 1984); 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS AND VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA (JAN 1988); 52.225-18 EUROPEAN UNION SANCTION FOR END PRODUCTS (JAN 1996); 52.225-21 BUY AMERICAN ACT-NORTH AMERICAN FREE TRADE AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT-BALANCE OF PAYMENTS PROGRAM (JAN 1997). Questions regarding this acquisition must be submitted in writing no later than 05/08/98. Quotations are due by 05/18/98, 4:00 p.m. eastern time to the address specified above and to the attention of Mail Stop 144/Darlene T. Baxter, the Bid Depository. Facsimile offers are also acceptable. The facsimile phone number is 757-864-7709. However the Government is not responsible for errors in transmission and it is the offeror s responsibility to confirm that their offer is submitted in its entirety before the closing date of this procurement. Selection and award will be made (on an aggregate basis) to the lowest priced, technically acceptable offeror. Technical acceptability will be determined by information submitted by the offeror providing a description in sufficient detail to show that the product offer meets the Government's requirement. Selection and award will be in accordance with FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 1997) and as follows: Offerors must include completed provide copies of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items with their offer. These may be obtained via the internet at URL: http://ec.msfc.nasa.gov/msfc/pub/reps_certs/sats/. These representations and certifications will be incorported by reference in the resultant contract. An ombudsman has been appointed -- See Internet Note "B". Prospective offerors shall notify this office of their intent to submit an offer. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor this site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combination synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any): http://nais.nasa.gov/EPS/LaRC/date.html#1-161-DAB.1084. See Note(s) B. Any referenced notes can be viewed at the following URL: http://genesis.gsfc.nasa.gov/nnotes.htm. (0118)

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