DOI, Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS-Mail Stop 60181, P.O Box 25486, DFC, Denver, CO 80225

W -- RENTAL OF RUBBER TRACK TRACKTOR SOL RFQ 60181-9-Q249 DUE 040799 POC Diana Boehning, Contracting Officer 303/236-4772 ext 230  This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS prepared in accordance with 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 WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation No. 60181-9-Q249 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and will be awarded as a purchase order using simplified acquisition procedures. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 7353 Heavy Construction Equipment Rental and Leasing. Small Business Size is 5 million. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-10. The solicitation item is as follows: Rental of one rubber tracked tractor and 15.5 cubic yard pull type scraper. Track type tractor shall have a minimum of 250 hp at the drawbar at 1900 rpm, and equipped with rubber racks to reduce ground pressure and allow traversing wet and muddy conditions. Tractor shall be equipped with a cab with air-conditioning and heater, sound suppression, and roll over protective structure (ROPS), meeting required OSHA safety standards. Tractor transmission shall be direct drive power shift with a minimum of 10 forward and 2 reverse. Scraper shall be a pull type with a capacity of a minimum 15.5 cu. yds. and have suitable hitch and hydraulic connections for attachment to the track type tractor provided. Cutting width for the scraper shall be a minimum of 10 ft. Horsepower requirements for the scraper operation shall be within the listed range of the tractor unit provided. Equipment furnished shall be new or used with no mechanical defects, and shall have less than 1500 registered use hours. Rental period requested is April 15, 1999, to September 30, 1999. Some modification of dates due to weather is possible. Rental price to include one round trip delivery and pick-up of the tractor and scraper, to and from destination. Contractor shall be responsible for delivering and off loading equipment to the first site (Unit 63) within the Quivira National Wildlife Refuge. Quivira NWR headquarters is located 13 miles northeast of Stafford, Kansas or 8 miles north of Zenith, Kansas (approx. 100 miles from Wichita, KS). Pick-up will be at the last site worked within the Refuge or at Refuge Headquarters. Quivira NWR personnel will be responsible for the equipment movement within the confines of the Refuge. The equipment will be used at four wetland sites within the Refuge to fill borrow areas to allow improved water management. Work will involve removing fill material from large areas of the wetland bottoms and depositing the fill into borrow areas adjacent to the wetland dikes. Work will be in soft, wet, slippery conditions requiring equipment with the maximum traction available under such conditions. Fueling and daily maintenance (greasing and oiling) of the equipment shall be the government's responsibility. Contractor shall provide the Government with a checklist of daily maintenance requirements consisting of fueling and essential lubrication. A working service hour meter shall be installed on the equipment and shall be capable of being verified by the Government operator. This record of hours of operation shall determine the amount of time the equipment has been used and if necessary, the over hours used. The rental rate per month of use shall include a maximum of 176 hours of use, the cost of all scheduled maintenance, repair parts, and costs to repair equipment unless the repairs are due to operator negligence or misuse. Contractor must state cost per hour for rental of over 176 hours per month. Time for repair of equipment shall not be considered as performance time. Such repair time shall extend the monthly end date for the time it takes to make the repairs. Equipment that is to be replaced due to breakdown, for which the Government is not at fault, shall be replaced with no delivery and pick-up charges to the Government. Such equipment shall be repaired orreplaced by a comparable item of equipment within ten (10) working days from the date of the breakdown. The Government will award to the responsible offeror based on price and availability of equipment for desired delivery date of April 15, 1999. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, and FAR Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items, are applicable to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Vendors wishing to respond to this RFQ should provide this office with the following: A price quote on company letterhead for: (1) the requested item(state make and model) showing (2) monthly rental price, and over 176hrs monthly rate; (3) date equipment is available; (4) correct remittance address; (5) and a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. This form may be obtained from the Contracting Officer by FAX ( 303/236-4791). The offeror agrees to hold the prices in the offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for the receipt of offers. Quotes are due Close of Business (4:00pm MDT) April 7, 1999, and can be faxed to 303/236-4791. Note 1. Posted 03/23/99 (W-SN311473). 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