US Army Corps of Engineers, New York District, Attn: CENAN-CT, 26 Federal Plaza, Rm 1843, New York, N.Y. 10278-0090

M -- SECURITY GUARD SERVICES FOR TROY LOCK AND DAM RESERVATION, ALBANY, N.Y. SOL DACW51-99-T-0011 DUE 010899 POC Rosemarie Trotman, 212-264-9118 The Government contemplates the award of a "Nonpersonal services contract" subject to The Service Contract Act and the following Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) clauses for commercial items will apply: 52.212-1 through 5. ABBREVIATED DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES: Provide services (7) days a week from 10p.m. to 6a.m. daily, including all holidays. The contractor will be given at least two weeks notice of change in schedule, with any new schedule remaining in effect at least 30 days. Duties will include the monitoring of dam gauges. This requirement is for an UNARMED guard, licensed for New York State, in accordance with paragraph 11c of the attached specifications. Quote is based on an hourly rate for an 8-hour day, for a contract period of eleven months (2,672hrs). Quoters are reminded that the Government will not make advance payments, therefore quoters should not condition their quote on advance payment discounts. Point of contact for this procurement is: Rosemarie Trotman, (212) 264- 9118. WHEN RETURNING YOUR QUOTE, ONLY RETURN THE FIRST FOUR PAGES. Faxed quotes are acceptable. Quotes may be faxed by the closing date of 4pm, New York Time, 8 January 1999 to (212) 264-3013, ATT. Rosemarie Trotman (remember to mail the original). It is the quoter's responsibility to verify that the Government received the quote by the closing time. This RFQ consists of a total of TWENTY-TWO (22) pages, including description of services (10) pages and wage determination (8 pages). This procurement is reserved for small business. However, if no responsive quotes are received from small businesses, quotes from large businesses will be considered. Quoter MUST complete the following: Quoter is a large____/small____ business. (See box 10) Quoters with GSA contracts, include your contract number and expiration date. Quote is subject to most recent prevailing U.S. Department of Labor Wage determination No. 94-2367 Rev. (9). BY RESPONDING TO THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATION, THE QUOTER IS CERTIFYING THAT IT IS NOT A QUASI-MILITARY AGENCY, IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING PROVISION: FAR 37.109 Services of Quasi-Military Armed Forces: Contracts with -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- "Pinkerton Detective Agencies or similar organizations" are prohibited by 5 U.S.C. 3108. This prohibition applies only to contracts with organizations that offer quasi-military armed forces for hire, or with their employees, regardless of the contract's character. An organization providing guard or protective services does not thereby a "quasi-military armed force", even though the guards are armed or the organization provides general investigative or detective services. ( See 57 Comp. Gen. 524.) FAR 52.232-19, AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR (APR 1984): Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract Beyond 30 September 1999. The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond 30 September 1999, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. (END OF CLAUSE) Posted 12/22/98 (W-SN282733). (0356)

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