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60 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE SOL DTRS57-98-R-00014 DUE 071098 POC Point of Contact -- Eric Schuessler, Contract Specialist, FAX (617) 494-3024. WEB: Volpe Center Acquisition Division home page, http://www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, Schuessler@volpe.dot.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (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. DTRS57-98-R-00014 is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-04. This solicitation is not a small business set-aside; the standard industrial classification code is 2298 and the small business size standard is 500. The U. S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Cente r (Volpe Center), Cambridge, Massachusetts, has a requirement for multi-fiber, optical wave-guide multi-mode, graded index, 1300 nm spectral window 50/125um fiber to be used in the transmission of control/communication signals at airports. The cable shall be in compliance with the specifications which will be posted on the Volpe Center Web Site http: www.volpe.dot.gov/procure/index.html. Two types of cable are required. The first, Type A, as defined in the specification posted on the web site for increments l.a., 2, and 3, consists of twelve, twenty-four, and thirty-six fiber non-armored, totally dielectric cable including interstice water-interceptor compound and buffer-tube gel-filling, with a central strength member. The second, a variation on Type A, is a 36 fiber riser rated cable which is in compliance with the specification posted on the web site for Increment l.b. The cable is to be ordered in three increments. Increments l.a. and 1.b. shall be ordered at time of award. Increments 2 and 3 shall be ordered at a later date. Increment l.a. consists of 35,400 linear feet of 12 fiber optic cable, 18,900 linear feet of 24 fiber optic cable and 16,650 linear feet of 36 fiber optic cable. Increment l.b. consists of 1 km of riser rated cable which is in compliance with specifications posted on the above web site. Increment 2 consists of 22,400 linear feet of 24 fiber optic cable. Increment 3 consists of 1,250 linear feet of 12 fiber optic cable and 14,300 linear feet of 36 fiber optic cable. Please not, these lengths are for pricing purposes only, final cable reel lengths for all increments to be determined at the time the cable is ordered. Pricing table follows. Increment l.a. -- 34,300 linear feet of 12 fiber optic cable -- unit cost ______________,total cost ___________; 18,100 linear feet of 24 fiber optic cable -- unit cost ______, total cost ___________; 16,750 linear feet of 36 fiber optic cable -- unit cost __________, total cost ______________. Increment l.b. 1 km of riser rated cable -- unit cost _________, total cost _________. Increment 2. -- 61,300 linear feet of 24 fiber optic cable unit cost ___________, total cost ___________. Increment 3. -- 1,250 linear feet of 12 fiber optic cable unit cost ______________, total cost _______________; 14,300 linear feet of 36 fiber optic cable -- unit cost ________, total cost _______________. Delive ry shall be FOB for Increments l(a), l(b) and 3 to: FAA System Support Center, Newark International Airport, Tower Road, Newark, NJ 07114. Delivery shall be FOB for Increment 2 to: San Francisco SSC, San Francisco International Airport, Central Terminal, San Francisco, CA 94128. Dates of delivery Increments la. and lb. shall be Aug. 1, 1998. Delivery dates for Increments 2 and 3 shall be 30 days after receipt of order (ARO). Inspection and acceptance at destination. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (APR 1998) is hereby incorporated by reference. Solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (OCT 1997) -- Evaluation factors are: (1) Technical capability (certification that the cable is in compliance with the specificati ons posted on the above web site for this procurement.); (2) Past Performance (three references where stated cable has been delivered to other customers; and (3) Price. Offerors are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JAN 1997), with its offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (APR 1998), is hereby incorporated by reference. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders-Commercial Items (APR 1998), is hereby incorporated by reference. The following paragraphs apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract: (b)(1)52.203-6 (ALT I), (b)(3) 52.219-8, (b)(6) 52.222-27, (b)(7) 52.222-35, (b)(8) 52.222- 36, (b)(9) 52.222-37, and (b)(10) 52.225-3. Additional contract terms and conditions to this procurement are Type of contract -- a firm fixed price, indefinite delivery, definite quantity contract in accordance with FAR Clauses 16.202 and 16.502 shall be awarded; period of performance ofthe contract shall be for thirty months from date of award (estimated to be January 17, 2001); delivery date for Delivery Order 1 shall be August 1, 1998 and the delivery date for all other delivery orders shall be 30 days ARO. The following FAR Clauses are included by reference: 52.216-18 (OCT 1995) ordering -- for purposes of this clause the blank(s) are completed as follows: (a) issued through 2 years 6 months from date of contract award; 52.216-19 (OCT 1995) Order Limitations -- for purposes of this clau se the blank(s) for (a), (b), and (d) are completed as follows: No minimum/maximum amounts or quantities are specified. Two copies of each offer must be delivered to the U.S. Department of Transportation, Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, ATTN: Mr. Eric Schuessler, Contract Specialist, DTS-853, 55 Broadway, Building 4, Room 195, Kendall Square, Cambridge, MA 02142 no later than 3:00 p.m. EST on July 10, 1998 . The package must be marked RFP DTRS57-98-R-00014. FAX questions to Eric Schuessler at 617 494-3024. The following notice is for informational purposes for Minority, Women-owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises: The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU), has a program to assist minority, women-owned and d isadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $500,000. For further information and applicable forms concerning the STLP, please call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169. Posted 06/26/98 (0177)

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