U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services, 1011 East Tudor Road, Anchorage, AK 99503-6199

J -- COMBINED CBD SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION FOR (REQUEST FOR QUOTATION FOR SERVICES) TO PROVIDE LABOR AND ALL PARTS FOR OVERHAULING TWO EACH, CAT D3412 MAIN ENGINES ON M/V TIGLAX, LOCATED AT THE TRANSIT DOCK, HOMER BOAT HARBOR, HOMER, ALASKA. SOL 70181-9-Q015 DUE 040199 POC Gary Goldberg, Contracting Officer, Phone (907) 786-3408, E-mail: Gary_Goldberg@fws.gov. Contracting Officer is located in Anchorage, Alaska (which is 1 hour earlier than the Pacific Time Zone). E-MAIL: Click here to copy the contracting officer by email., Gary_Goldberg@fws.gov. (i) This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) SubPart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation (a Request For Quotations- RFQ), Quotations are being sought, a separate written RFQ will not be issued. (ii) This Request for Quotation Number is 70181-9-Q015. (iii) The Request for Quotation Document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) # 97-08. (iv) SIC Code is 7699, Engine Repair Except Automotive. Size Standard is $5.09 Million. This is a Set-Aside for a Small Business. (v) The Quotation you provide shall be a " Single Total Job Price" -- Firm Fixed Price Quotation encompassing all labor services and parts costs necessary to perform the entire job (detailed below) in the time allotted. There will be no adjustments to accomodate "price over-runs". Your response should state that the price for the entire job is " $ X" amount. The scope of performance is "all or none." (vi) SCOPE OF PERFORMANCE: Two Caterpillar Model 3412 Marine Engines, Serial #'s 60M02792 and 60M02794, requiring "IN-FRAME" rebuilds a the vessel's normal berth in Homer Harbor, Homer, Alaska. Both engines are in operating condition, with no known problems other than normal wear. Both engines have approximately 8000 hour meter units since last over-haul. Perform the following: a. Rebuild cylinder heads or replace w/ rebuilt exchange heads, replace head bolts w/ new. b. Replace turbocharger cartridges w/ rebuilt ones. c. Replace water pumps w/ rebuilt ones. d. Replace pistons, rings, liners, wrist pins, rod bearings w/ new. e. Replace main bearings and front and rear main seals w/ new. f. Inspect crankshaft, camshaft, lifters, and blocks. g. Replace vibration dampers w/ new. h. Replace coolant temperature regulators w/ new. i. Replace oil pumps w/ new or reconditioned pumps. j. Clean aftercoolers andhousings, inspect. k. Replace hour meters, adapters, and tachometer drives w/ new. l. Remove and rebuild injector pumps and governors. m. Replace injectors and fuel transfer pumps w/ new or rebuilt. n. Replace all gaskets and seals as necessary w/ new. o. Replace engine/transmission couplers if available (furnished by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service -- USFWS). p. Replace transmission front main seals, furnished by USFWS. Tools and adapters needed for skidding engines forward furnished by USFWS. All parts are to be genuine Caterpillar or factory authorized parts. Contractor shall be a Certified or Authorized or Approved Caterpillar Engine Mechanic, and SHALL PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION TO THE USFWS Contracting Officer verifying this, along with the price quotation. Engines currently have synthetic oil in them. If conventional oil is needed for initial run-in, crankcases are to be filled by contractor. Coolant shall be saved to drums as much as possible, rather than drained into bilge. Mechanics shall use their own tools, unless annotated above that the USFWS will provide them. Work shall be performed during the normal work week Monday -- Friday (8 a.m. -- 4 p.m.) as much as possible. Service Contract Act does apply. Food, lodging, and transport for the contractor's personnel to be furnished by the contractor. Vessels engineer will be on hand to serve as Contracting Officer's Technical Representative, but will NOT perform labor. After re-build / overhaul of both engines contractor shall perform a thorough dock-side "run up" and "sea-trial". (vii) Performance shall begin approximately April 6, 1999 and shall be completed within 14 calendar days after performance begins at the Homer Transit Dock in the Homer Boat Harbor, Homer, Alaska. (viii) The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial is incorporated by reference and applies. (ix) Evaluation -- Commercial Items, the following factors shall be used: Award shall be made on Best Value Basis (to the responsive, responsible, small business) taking into consideration the following factors in order of importance: a. Lowest Firm-Fixed Price Quotation, from an authorized/certified/approved Caterpillar Engine Repair Representative. Your Quotation shall be "all-or-none", dated, and signed on your company's letterhead . Please provide a statement on your quotation that you accept the terms of this synopsized solicitation # 70181-9-Q015 without qualification. b. Warranty on the work you perform covering your labor and parts, provide in writing with your quotation. c. Minor adjustments in the approximate start date shall NOT be grounds for disapproval, based on mission impact evaluation by the USFWS. State minor adjustment /deviation in start date, if necessary. Failure to state deviation will constitute acceptance of USFWS date. Additional qualifications / modifications to the aforementioned Scope of Performance by the quoters are NOT permitted. (x) Respondents / Quoters shall include a completed copy of the provisions at 52.212-3, Certificationsand Representations -- Commercial Items along with their Quotation and Evidence of their being an Authorized Caterpillar Engine Repair Representative and Documentation of Warranty Coverage. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items shall apply. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders apply. (xiii) Current Service Contract Act Wage Determinations Apply for personnel likely to be performing engine overhauls / rebuilds, such as : Heavy Equipment Mechanic, Instrument Mechanic, Laborer, Machinery Maintenance Mechanic, Machinist Maintenance. (xiv) N/A ; (xv) N/A; (xvi) Quotations (including the items in " ix -- a,b,c" above and ( "x" -certifications and representations) are due NO LATER THAN April 1, 1999, at 1500 hrs Alaska Time at the : U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Contracting and General Services (Room 144), 1011 East Tudor Rd, Anchorage, AK 99503. Be sure to mark your quotations with the solicitation number 70181-9-Q015 and Attn: Gary Goldberg. There will be NO public opening. Fax'd quotations are acceptable, so long as the contracting officer is telephonically notified of their transmission (ahead of time). Fax Number is 907-786-3923. Incomplete Fax'd Transmissions not including the required items may be dismissed as non-responsive. Posted 03/17/99 (W-SN309648). (0076)

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