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59 -- REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT FOR ONE BASE YEAR AND TWO OPTION YEARS (IF EXERCISED) FOR CESIUM BEAM TUBE ASSEMBLY & ADAPTER KITS (IF REQUIRED) SOL DTCG40-99-B-40013 DUE 011599 POC Point of Contact -- Sandy Miller, Contract Specialist, (410) 762-6452/David H. Monk, Contracting Officer, (410) 762-6456 Estimated quantity for one year of 30 each cesium beam tubes assemblies and 10 each adapter kits (if required) per year. Item to be equal to Hewlett-Packard's part number 05061-6077 or Frequency Time & Systems part number 7105. Salient characteristics will be provided in the solicitation. Final acceptance shall be destination, U.S.C.G. Engineering Logistics Center, Bldg. 86, Receiving Room, 2401 Hawkins Point Road, Baltimore, MD 21226. All responsive and responsible bidders may submit a bid which will be considered by this agency. The bidder must submit documentation with his bid proving that the product has previously performed in Hewlett-Packard 5061A cesium standards and that the product bid meets or exceeds the Hewlett-Packard cesium beam tube assebly installed. All responsible soruces may submit a bid which will be considered. The cesium beam tube assembly is a commercial buy and the bidder is responsible for providing all information and/or descriptive literature, (such as cuts, illustrations, drawings and/or other information necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine whether the product meets the salient characteristics of the solicitation. If the bidder must modify a products so as to make if conform to the requirements of this silicitation it shall include in its bid a clear description of such proposed modifications, and clearly mark any descriptive material to show the proposed modifications. Modifications proposed after sealed bid opening to make a product conform to a salient characteristic in the solicitation shall not be considerfed. If the bidder proposes to offer an equal product, the brand name, if any, of the product to be offered shall be clearly identified in the bid. Failure of descriptive literature to show that the product offered conforms to the requirements of this solicitation will require rejection of the bid. The evaluation of the offer and the determination as to equality of the product shall be the responsibility of the Government and will be based solely on the information furnished by the bidder in this bid. The Coast Guard anticipates issuing the solicitation approximately 30 days after date of this publication. The date in Block 10 is for informational purposes only. Maximum delivery shall be 120 days for each delivery order. For minority, women-owned and disadvantaged business enterprises to acquire short-term working captial assistance for transportation related contras. Loans are available under the DOT shaort 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 (AC1207011-04) Posted 12/07/98 (I-SN277865). (0341)

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