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J -- OVERHAUL -- TRANSMISSION MARINE GEAR CATERPILLAR 7241 ONBOARD USS PORPOISE SOL N00244-98-Q-0308 DUE 070398 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 (this means you must be a small business, quoting the product of a small-business manufacturer); all REGISTERED, 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 number/RFQ N00244-98-Q-0308 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 7699 and the business size standard is $5.09M. The agency need is for services to overhaul/repair the port marine gear Caterpillar transmission onboard the USS Porpoise located at the Submarine Base, Point Loma (San Diego) CA. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract as follows. DESCRIPTION: Contractor shall provide all labor, travel, equipment and parts/materials to overhaul/repair the port marine gear Caterpillar transmission Model 7241, Serial number 39E533, part number 5N5113 (Ratio 2.94:1, 1175 HP, 1800 RPM) onboard the USS Porpoise located at the Submarine Base, Point Loma (San Diego) CA. Services to include: 1) Welding and fabrication -- Remove 4' x 4' portion on ship's deck above port transmission. Provide proper fire watch and take proper measures to prevent excess sparks and slag from damaging surrounding area. Provide engine room, vapor-free environment for necessary welding to be done (Navy personnel to remove insulation and overhead obstructions from ceiling above transmission). Replace removed section and re-weld back in place in accordance with applicable codes. Prime paint-welded areas. 2) Removal and Re-install -- Remove all hardware and mounts from port transmission. Remove marine gear cooler. Reinstall cooler. Replace transmission hydraulic lines with new lines. Disconnect prop shaft and slick back. Service shaft to inhibit movement during repair. Remove all mounting bolts on weapons transfer carriage. Remove hydraulic motor for carriage. Lift carriage from vessel for transmission removal. Remove transmission from vessel. Cover hole in ship's deck w3ith plywood during transmission rebuild. Reinstall transmission after rebuild Fill with lubricant. Reinstall transmission to pre-existing alignment position. Perform sea trial. 3) Transmission rebuild—Rebuild transmission to caterpillar specifications. Paint transmission. 4) Contractor to provide crane and crane operator, and all necessary parts (list of anticipated parts will be provided to prospective offerors by the Contracting Officer upon request). Contractor must be a factory-authorized repair facility experienced in these rebuilds/repairs. Certification to this effect required. LOCATION: Services are to be performed on-site at the Submarine Base, Point Loma, San Diego, CA. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: Contractor must be able to begin services the week of JULY 6, 1998. 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; and DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 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 certification verifying the company is an OEM factory-authorized repair facility. In addition, a minimum of three (3) references from local San Diego agencies and/or companies for whom the company has provided similar services are to be provided. 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, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), anticipated delivery/availability of product/s, 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, 7/3/98, 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. (0169)

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