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84 -- SEA AIR RESCUE (SAR) CUSTOM-FIT WETSUITS SOL N00244-99-T-0057 DUE 112598 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contract Specialist 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@sd.fisc.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; 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 number/RFQ N00244-99-T-0057 applies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those ineffect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-06 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement 1998 Edition. The standard industrial code is 3069 and the business size standard is 500 employees. An indefinite delivery type contract (requirements) for an estimated quantity of eighty (80) custom-fit Sea Air Rescue {SAR} wetsuits is anticipated. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for one (1) line item as follows. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: {Upon award November 1998} to 30 September 1999. LINE ITEM 0001- Sea Air Rescue {SAR} custom-fit wetsuits, each to include the following components: 1 each 9520 1-sz deep see boot heel and toe cap boot molded sole #5 zipper; 1 each hood -- sz 6mm with 3mm face seal with barrack seams; 1 pair gloves 1SZ 2mm neoprene with leather amara suede palms; 1 8904-n-spcl SAR issue wet suit, custom package to include: farmer john style pants with double velcro shoulder closures, knee pads and ankle zippers; long-sleeve beaver tail jacket with velcro closure and wrist zippers. All material is Yamamoto#380l-200-81540-24 4.5mm {or equal}. 3mm short sleeve shorty with diagonal zipper. Wetsuits are for graduates of the Surface Rescue Swimmer Course given by the Fleet Training Center, San Diego. Eight to ten classes are given per year. COMNAVSURFPAC sponsors/purchases one wetsuit per ship in SURFPAC claimancy per year. Contractor must be within the San Diego commuting area in order to take measurements of class candidates. Upon graduation, the Contractor will be provided with a list of graduates qualifying for wetsuit. Contractor shall be responsible for shipping the wetsuit/s directly to the ship, even if deployed. Delivery shall be made within 30 calendar days after date of each individual delivery order. 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. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements; FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; FAR 52.216-18, Ordering, with Para (a) completed as follows: " Such orders may be issued from {date of award} through 30 September 1999"; FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations, completed as follows: Para (a) three (3) each; Para (b)(1) 80 each; Para (b)(2) (n/a); Para (b)(3)10 days; Para (d) five (5) business days; and FAR 52.216-21, Requirements, with Para (f) completed as follows: " Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 31 January 2000". 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 Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on 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. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price only. OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISION WITH THEIR PROPOSALS: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Note: The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at www.arnet.gov. 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), the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number (DUNS), Taxpayer ID number, and completed FAR 52.212-3. Reference Solicitation number on all correspondence. In addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. Quotes must be received no later than 3:00 PM, local time, 11/25/98, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil) ONLY. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. Posted 11/19/98 (W-SN273138). (0323)

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