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35 -- HORIZONTAL BALER SOL N00244-98-Q-0295 DUE 062698 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, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to submit your quote electronically or, gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6/1/98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or visit the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for more information. This announcement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-6; you must be a small business quoting the product of a small-business manufacturer; all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13 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/RFQ number N00244-98-Q-0295 applies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. The standard industrial code is 3569 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This requirement is for a fixed-priced contract for hydraulically-operated horizontal baler equipment. (1) The Naval Security Group Activity located in Sabana Seca, Puerto Rico has a need for baling equipment. It is envisioned that the system would consist of a Baler with conveyor and hopper. Quotes will be accepted on a "Brand Name or Equal" basis. The following brand name products are known to be acceptable: 1) McLain/EPCO Baler Model ESP II with 17' Incline Conveyor and 1-cubic yard Hopper; 2) International Baler Model LD-60 with Model ICBC-48240 Conveyor; 3) Excel Baler Model EX60-II and Model 4815 Above-Ground Conveyor; 4) J.V. Manufacturing Model HE-60 Baler with hopper and conveyor. The following salient characteristics are CRITICAL/ESSENTIAL to the Government -- a) BALER -- Baler size approximately 60" x 30" x 48"; motor not less than 20 HP TEFC; voltage 230V, 3-phase; ram force not less than 125,000 lbs; platen pressure not less than 75 PSI; cycle time not greater than 35 seconds (no load): b) CONVEYOR (configured to interface with conveyor feed hopper) -- length approximately 17'; width not less than 48" (belt width); belt -- PVC 150 belting or equal; approximately 3" cleats on 18" centers; electrical -- not less than 2 HP, 230V, 3-phase TEFC motor, not less than 40 feet per minute belt speed: c) HOPPER (integral with conveyor) -- not less than 1-cubic yard capacity: d) CONTROLS -- key lock, push button control panel, integrated controls for baler and conveyor. . Additional Requirements -- Baler/Conveyor assembled overall height shall not be greater than 168". Quantity one (1) each of all components. All supplied equipment must be accompanied by four (4) sets of standard/commercial Operating Manuals. Must include any items necessary for start-up of system (e.g. hydraulic oil, three (3) bundles of baling wire, etc.). INSTALLATION/TRAINING: Contractor personnel or representatives shall travel to Sabana Seca, Toa Baja, Puerto Rico to provide installation and training. Installation and training shall be performed during the same trip. The contractor shall install the equipment at the consignee's facility within twenty (20) days after delivery of the equipment. The contractor shall provide all labor and resources required for the installation and start-up, except the government will provide an electrician to connect electrical power in accordance with local regulations and laws. The receiving activity is responsible for preparation of the installation site in accordance with the site requirement list and for removing the equipment from the truck/semitrailer. The contractor shall validate the installation by operating the equipment. Operation of the equipment shall include modes and evolutions for which the equipment is intended to perform. Operating time shall verify that performance, controls, instrumentation and gauges indicate that the equipment is operating properly and within design parameters. The contractor shall provide eight (8) hours (or normal training timeframe) of training for up to 12 government personnel after installation and start-up of the equipment. The training shall include operation and preventive maintenance evolutions on the equipment and shall be consistent with instructions in the contractor's Operation and Maintenance Manual. The contractor's instructor shall be expert in the operation and maintenance of the equipment and shall have a prepared training agenda. The instructor shall explain manufacturer warranty provisions related to the equipment. The contractor's operation and maintenance manual shall be used as a training aid. Any item that will be invoiced as an individual line item must be broken out that way when quoting (e.g. price for baler, price for conveyor, etc.). If you plan to invoice as a "lot" price, please indicate that when you quote. All items to be delivered to the following Port of Embarkation (POE) for processing/transshipment -- Military Traffic Management Command, Bldg 1063, Freight Traffic CC-ASS, Cape Canaveral, FL 32920-4499, Mark for Supply Officer, NSGASS Puerto Rico, Attn: Clery Morales, Public Works Dept. Acceptance shall be made at destination. EQUIPMENT DELIVERY: The contractor shall be responsible for shipping equipment directly to the address cited above. To assure the receiving activity is adequately prepared for offloading and storage/installation of equipment, the contractor shall notify the activities by letter of the estimated delivery date at least 2 weeks before the equipment is shipped. A copy of the letter shall be sent to: Officer in Charge, Seabee Logistics Center, Attn: Code 15L2, 4111 San Pedro Street, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4410. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: The following notation must be shown on all orders, contracts, bills of lading, correspondence, crates,boxes, shipment markings, etc., pertaining to procurement and shipment of this equipment: "N62583-98RC-NH314". SHIPPING DOCUMENTS: All shipping documents, including CONTRACTOR'S COMMERCIAL SHIPPING NOTICES, shall be expanded to include the following information, as applicable, to permit ready identification of the appropriate procurement transaction and provide required control information: 1. Contractor's Name and address; 2. "Shipped from" location if different; 3. "Shipped to" code and address; 4. "Marked for" code and address; 5. Contract or Purchase Order Number; 6. DOCUMENT or Requisition Number; 7. Appropriation and Accounting Data; 8. Description of item(s) delivered; 9. Prime contractor's Make, Model and Serial Number; 10. Quantity of items delivered; 11. Unit price and extended total price; 12. Date of shipment; 13. Weight and cube; 14. Special shipping instructions as specified in the contract or purchase order; 15. A descriptive list including quantity of items shipped, with the CLIN, but not permanently attached thereto, i.e., tools, jacks, manuals, spare tire, etc. Distribution of shipping documents shall be as follows: Two copies proof of shipping to: Officer In Charge, Seabee Logistics Center, Attn: Code 15L2, 4111 San Pedro Street, Port Hueneme CA 93043-4410. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. 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 219-1, Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, New Material; FAR 52.211-7, Other Than New Material, Residual Inventory, and Former Government Surplus Property. 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. 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 252.211-7003, Brand Name or Equal. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price-related factors. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a) completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror that meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for technical acceptability at the lowest price. To be determined technically acceptable, the offeror must furnish product literature that demonstrates the products offered meet all requirements identified as "critical/essential" in the above purchase description/s. Note: The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) can be accessed on the Internet at www.arnet.gov/far OR www.deskbook.osd.mil; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at www.dtic.mil/dfars. 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, anticipated ship date/availability, FOB point (city and state), discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), and the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number, and Taxpayer ID number. In addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. All FAR certifications and representations specified above must also accompany your quote. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local time, 6/26/98, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil) ONLY. Quotes submitted as an attachment to an e-mail should be sent in Word Version 6.0 or higher. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. (0163)

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