USDA, Forest Service, Region 1, Procurement and Property, P.O. Box 7669, Missoula, MT 59807

54 -- RENTAL OF MODULAR/MOBILE OFFICE SPACE SOL R1-99-12 DUE 010499 POC For additional information contact Lynette Band at (406) 329-3007 or Shane LaValley (406) 329-3680. E-MAIL: USDA Forest Service, Region 1, Procurement & Property,, lband/r1@fs.fed.us. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. RFQ R1-99-12 is issued as a Request for Quotations. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-09. This solicitation is not restricted to small businesses. The standard industrial code (SIC) for this procurement is 5271. The small business size standard is 500 employees. This contract will be a firm fixed-price contract awarded for the base year (from date of award with option to extend for four (4) additional one (1) year periods. (1) Background: The Forest Service is in need of renting temporary office space to be located at a Government-owned site in Missoula, Montana. (2) General Requirements: Two triple wide mobile offices, 2160 sq. ft. each connected together and accessible through a common door. The two sections of office will be parallel to each other and will be offset 36 feet from the front end of one to the front of the other. The front shall be considered as the towing end of a unit. One triple wide will require no interior walls. The other will require two 120 sq. ft. offices, one 140 sq. ft. office, one 220 sq. ft. office and two accessible bathrooms for persons with disabilities. An approximate area of 200 sq. ft. in each triple, will need to have additional blocking to handle 100 psf live loads for heavy files. A ramp shall also be supplied at the front entrance to the office. Additional egress doors and stairs shall be placed to meet code requirements. The site where these units will be located is basically flat and does not exceed 1' in elevation drop in any direction. (3) Specific Criteria: The buildings shall be a 1996 or newer manufactured product and shall conform to the layout described above and as agreed to by the Contracting Officer. Exterior and interior color schemes shall be consistent between each unit. Each bathroom will require one water closet and one lavatory. The Men's will also require a urinal. Carpet shall be anti-static and located in all spaces except entrance and bathrooms, which will require vinyl. The interior finish shall be vinyl gypsum or gypsum board walls and the ceilings shall be 8' high and consist of a t-grid with energy efficient fluorescent light fixtures. Windows shall be double insulated horizontal sliders and shall have blinds. Window locations and amount will need to be coordinated with the Contracting Officer. Interior doors shall be hollow core steel doors with standard locks and exterior doors shall be insulated. The heating and cooling shall be central HVAC, all electric. Electric shall be 110/240 volt single phase. Two 240 volt outlets will be required in the facility. Duplex receptacle outlets shall be installed so that no point along the floor line in any wall space; except building service areas, is more than 8 feet on center. Rooms wider than 16 feet shall also have floor receptacles mounted on an 8' x 8' grid. Workstation interfaces (WSI) shall be installed at the same spacing as outlets. Use dual RJ45 8 pin modular jacks for WSI's. All wire and connections to the WSI's will be installed by others. A minimum r-value of 19 in the walls, 11 in the floor and 38 in the ceiling is required. The facility shall meet all ADA requirements as well as all local, state and federal codes. The price shall include everything stated above, as well as, any mobilization and/or transportation costs, complete installation including skirting around perimeter, tie down anchors and temporary foundation. All perimeter skirting shall be insulated to an r-value of 19. The forest Service will provide the following: all utility service and connections to building stubouts (water, sewer, power, phones), maintain site accessibility and clear any snow or debris from building site and placement of furnishings. (4) Schedule: Installation on site in Missoula Montana, shall be installed, completed and ready for occupancy no later than March 22, 1999. Offeror may use readily available product literature to provide a technical description of the products offered. The following FAR clauses shall apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items -- Offeror shall include a completed copy of this provision with their proposal; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers, 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies; and 52.225-21, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program. The clauses and certifications referenced above may be obtained from the following website: http://www.arnet.gov Offers are due January 4, 1998, at close of business. Posted 12/17/98 (W-SN281422). (0351)

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