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16 -- VOICE AND DATA RECORDER SOL USZA95-98-R-0050 DUE 092498 POC Robert Blaine (757) 878-5223 X245 E-MAIL: Buyer, bblaine@tapo.eustis.army.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation number is USZA95-98-R-0050 and is issued as a request for proposal (RFP). This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-2. The Standard Industrial Classification applicable to this solicitation is 3728. The size standard is 1,000. The Government intends to acquire the following on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1: up to 85 each Voice and Data Recorders (VADRs) Smith Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems model number 3253E. This requirement will result in a firm fixed priced Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity contract. The ordering period will be from date of award through 30 September 2001. A minimum order quantity of 1 VADR shall be established; however, an initial order for fifty one (51) VADRs with delivery 300 days after award is anticipated. The intended source of supply is Smith Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems, Inc., 3290 Patterson Ave., SE, Grand Rapids, MI. Desired delivery is as follows: VADRs ordered under the first delivery order shall be delivered beginning 240 days after the date of order at a rate of 10 per month, subsequent orders placed VADRs shall be delivered 60 days after the date of order at a rate of 10 per month or begin immediately after final delivery of VADRs purchased by the first delivery order (which ever is longer). The inspection/acceptance and FOB Point are Origin. The FOB Point is destination -- Ft. Campbell, Kentucky. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition without addenda. The provision at 52.212-2 "Evaluation -- Commercial Items" applies to this solicitation. Award will be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition with addenda as follows: 52.216-18 -Ordering (Oct 1995): (a) Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued from Date of contract award through 30 September 2001. (b) All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control. (c) If mailed, a delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail. Orders may be issued orally, by facsimile, or by electronic commerce methods only if authorized in the Schedule.(End of Clause); 52.216-19 -- Order Limitations (Oct 1995): (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than one VADR, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor -- (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 85 VADRs; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 85 VADRs; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 365 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 30 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. (End of Clause); 52.216-22 -- Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995): (a) This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract. (b) Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum." (c) Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations. (d) Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor's and Government's rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract's effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after September 30, 2003(End of Clause). The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following optional clauses cited within 52.212-5 apply: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small, Small Disadvantaged and Women-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disable and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-18, European Union Sanction for End Products; 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following optional clauses cited within 252.212-7001 apply: DFARS 252.205-7000, Provision of Information to Cooperative Agreement Holders; 252.219-7003, Small Business and Small Disadvantaged Business Subcontracting Plan (DoD Contracts); 252-219-7005, Incentive for Subcontracting with Small Businesses, Small Disadvantaged Businesses, Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Minority Institutions -- Alternate I; 252.219-7006, Notice of Evaluation Preference for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns -- Alternate I; 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; 252.225-7014, Preference for Domestic Specialty Metals; 252.225-7015, Preference for Domestic Hand or Measuring Tools; 252.227-7015, Technical Data -- Commercial Items; 252.233-7000, Certification of Claims and Requests for Adjustment or Relief; and 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. This is a DO A-1 rated order. As previously noted, the intended source of supply is Smith Industries Aerospace & Defense Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI. Specifications, plans or drawings relating to the procurement described are not available and cannot be furnished by the government. Numbered Note 22 is applicable to this RFP with the exception of the forty-five days response time. All responsible Sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Proposals are due 24 Sep 98, 2:00 p.m. local time. Written proposals should be sent to: Technology Applications Contracting Office, ATTN: AMSAM-AR-Z-A-K (Robert Blaine), Lee Blvd., Building 401, Ft. Eustis VA. Point of Contract is Mr. Robert Blaine at (757) 878-5223, X245 or Facsimile (757) 878-4199. The contracting officer is Mr. Rich Cooney (757) 878-5223 X251. Posted 09/14/98 (W-SN249517). (0257)

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