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91 -- DIESEL FUEL, DF2 & JET A1 SOL SP0600-99-R-0078 DUE 033199 POC Mark J. Santoro, (703) 767-9558 or Ray B. Bone (703) 767-9536 WEB: Ground Fuels homepage, http://www.desc.dla.mil/main/p/grfuels/gfi&;ii.htm. E-MAIL: POC's for Solicitation SP0600-99-R-0078, msantoro@desc.dla.mil or rbone@desc.dla.mil. High sulfur diesel fuel #2, DF2, NSN: 9140-00-286-5294, ASTM D 975. Jet Fuel, Aviation, JA1, NSN 9130-00-753-5026, ASTM D 1655 as modified by Clause C16.09. Ordering period is 04 April 1999 through 15 August 1999. Estimated initial fill of 2,500 US gallons of high sulfur diesel #2 on or about 04 April 1999 at the port of La Union, El Salvador. All other deliveries of diesel fuel, an estimated 227,500 US gallons, will be to a base camp in the town of Chirlangua, El Salvador. All diesel fuel deliveries will be made into two 5,000 gallon tankers. Initial fill of 2,500 US gallons of jet A1 on or about 04 April at the port of La Union, El Salvador. All other deliveries of jet fuel, an estimated 35,000 US gallons, will be to the base camp in the town of Chirlangua, El Salvador. All jet fuel deliveries will be into one 2,500 gallon HEMTT. All delivery trucks must be equipped with pumps. This is a combination synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, assupplemented by additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. DESC intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, offerors' inital offer should contain their best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government contemplates award of a Requirements Type, Fixed Price with Economic Price Adjustment contract resulting from this solicitation. In accordance with Clause B19.37, ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT -- MARKET PRICE, the prices will escalate / de-escalate cent for cent or any fraction thereof with any change in: a) the Precio A Distribuidor prices as announced by the Refineria Acajutla, S.A. for diesel and jet fuel; and/or b) any change in the applicable freight rate; and/or c) any change in the prior month's average exchange rate. Please base your offer prices on the Precio A Distribuidor prices diesel fuel and jet fuel in effect on 10 March 1999. Request that offerors submit the price notice from the Refineria Petrolera Acajutla, S.A. used in formulating your offer. Offer prices should include the applicable taxes (including IVA) and transportation rates. However, DESC requests that offerors specify 1) the name of the taxes, with respective amounts, 2) the applicable transportation rate (in COL/km/usg), and 3) the total transportation rates, which are included in the offer prices. Please submit your initial offer in both Salvadoran colones/usg and US dollars/usg. For purposes of your offer, please convert colones to US dollars using the exchange rate effective on 10 March 1999 (8.79 Colones per 1 US dollar) as published by the El Salvador Banco Central de Reserval. All offerors are responsible for submitting an offer in accordance with the appropriate importation regulations, taxes, duties, subsidies and other regulations of the government of El Salvador. Offerors' written proposals should be submitted in English, in US dollars per gallon and signed by an authorized company official. Proposals must be received by 1 PM, local Ft. Belvoir, VA, US time on 31 March 1999. Please submit your offer via fax. Your fax should be addressed to the BID CUSTODIAN / DESC-PCC / RM 3729 / FAX # (703) 767-8506. Please note the solicitation number (SP0600-99-R-0078) on the fax. The following clause is hereby incorporated into this solicitation in full text: I1.20 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (JUN 1988) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ http://www-far.npr.gov/ (FAR 52.252-2) Under the provisions of Clause I1.20 above, the following clauses are hereby incorporated into this solicitation by reference: I. FAR/DFAR CLAUSES I1.03-1 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 1998) (FAR 52.212-4) I1.04 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (FAR 52.212-5) I1.05 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS APPLICABLE TO DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (DFARS 252.212-7001) I28.21 TAXES -- FOREIGN FIXED-PRICE CONTRACTS (JAN 1991) (FAR 52.229-6) I33 INTEREST (JUN 1996) (FAR 52.232-17) I84 REQUIREMENTS (OCT 1995) (FAR 52.216-21) I115 CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY FOR RETURNING UNDELIVERED FREIGHT (APR 1984) (FAR 52.247-16) L2.05-5 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (PC&S) (DESC FEB 1999) (FAR 52.212-1 TAILORED) K1.01-9 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 1998) (FAR 52.212-3) (DEVIATION) (ALT 1) *OFFERORS ARE REQUESTED TO INCLUDE A COMPLETED COPY OF THIS PROVISION WITH THEIR PROPOSAL. II. DESC CLAUSES B19.37 ECONOMIC PRICE ADJUSTMENT -- MARKET PRICE (PC&S/BUNKERS) (CENTRAL AMERICA)(DESC MAR 1997) C16.09 TURBINE FUEL, AVIATION (JET A/A1/A50/B) (DESC SEP 1998) G9.07 ELECTRONIC TRANSFER OF FUNDS PAYMENT -- CORPORATE TRADE EXCHANGE (DFSC OCT 1997) G18 ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION (DFSC FEB 1968) G162.02.100 EXCHANGE RATES -- ADJUSTMENT FOR FLUCTUATION (EL SALVADOR) (DESC OCT 1997) I11.01 ADMINISTRATIVE COST OF DEFAULT (DFSC APR 1997) I190.04 MATERIAL SAFETY DATA SHEETS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DFSC MAR 1996) I209.09 EXTENSION PROVISIONS (PC&S) (DFSC OCT 1994) K45 FACSIMILE INVOICING (DFSC SEP 1988) L5.01 AGENCY PROTESTS (DESC AUG 1997) -- DLAD L54 SITE VISIT (DFSC OCT 1992) III. ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS In addition to the terms and conditions noted above and in the clauses incorporated by reference, the following terms and conditions shall also be included in any resultant contract: 1. DELIVERIES. All deliveries shall be made on the day specified in the delivery order unless otherwise authorized by the receiving activity during normal working hours of such activity, provided that the Contractor shall have received the order at least 48 hours prior to the day so specified. 2. QUANTITY DETERMINATION. At the Government's option, quantity may be determined at the receiving activity on the basis of- (a) Weight, using calibrated scales; or (b) A calibrated meter on the receiving tank system. If the Government does not elect to use one of the methods in (a) or (b) above, the quantity shall be determined (at the Contractor's option) on the basis of -- (a) Calibrated meter; (b) Certified capacity tables. The tables must be made available at the time of delivery; (c) Certified tank calibration markers. Certified tank calibration markers will not be accepted unless the conveyance is full to the marker and the entire quantity is delivered; or (d) The net quantity determined at the loading point by a calibrated loading rack meter or calibrated scales. This quantity must be mechanically imprinted on the loading rack meter ticket that is generated by the loading rack meter or calibrated scales. If this method is used, the Government reserves the right to redetermine the quantity received at time of delivery by gauging the receiving tank before and after delivery. 3. WATER BOTTOMS. (a) Every delivery must be free of all water bottoms prior to discharge; and (b) The Contractor is responsible for their removal and disposal. 4. VOLUME CORRECTION. Volume correction to gallons at 60oF (or liters at 15 degrees Celsius) is required for all volumes of measured in tank trucks, trucks and trailers and tank wagons which are in excess of 5,000 gallons. 5. MEASUREMENT STANDARDS. All measurements and calibrations made to determine quantity shall be in accordance with the most recent edition of the API Manual of Petroleum Measurement Standards (MPMS) Outside the U.S., other technically equivalent national or international standards may be used. Certified capacity tables shall mean capacity tables prepared by an independent inspector or any independent surveyor. (1) Volume XII, Table 52,shall be used to convert cubic meters at 15oC to barrels of 60oF. Convert liters at 15oC to cubic meters at 15oC by dividing by 1,000. Convert gallons at 60oF to barrels at 60oF by dividing by 42. Should foreign law restrict conversion by this method, the method required by law shall be used. (2) If the original measurement is by weight and quantity is required in U.S. gallons, then -- .(A) Volume XII, Table 58, shall be used to convert metric tons to U.S. gallons at 60oF. (3) API MPMS, Chapter 4, Proving Systems. All meters used in determining product volume shall be calibrated using this standard with the frequency required by local regulation (foreign or domestic). If no local regulation exists, then the frequency of calibration shall be that recommended by the meter manufacturer or every 6 months, whichever is more frequent. 6. INVOICING AND PAYMENT. (A) Overbillings -- (a) That are less than or equal to 0.5 percent of the quantity listed on the receiving document will be paid as originally invoiced by the Contractor when the overbilled quantity is solely a result of a difference in measurement techniques. (b) That exceed 0.5 percent of the quantity listed on the receiving document will be paid based on the corrected quantity as determined by the activity and annotated on the activity's receiving document. (B) Underbillings will be paid as invoiced. (C) Notwithstanding any permissible variation percentage, payment is authorized for a percentage not to exceed 120 percent of the ordered quantity. Payment shall be made for quantity within this allowable variation listed on the receiving document as received and accepted by the activity and invoiced by the Contractor. 7. VARIATION IN QUANTITY. A variation in quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified. The permissible variation shall be limited to a 10 percent increase / decrease. This increase or decrease shall apply to each delivery order. 8. INSPECTION. In addition to the inspection and acceptance procedures contained in commercial clause I1.03-1, the following inspection procedures apply to the jet fuel Item 301-03. Before trucks are released, the basis analysis on the trucks needs to be approved by the in-country QAR. Delivery requires the use of a dedicated truck, to include dedicated discharge hoses. The QAR will witness the delivery from time of loading to time of discharge. Posted 03/24/99 (W-SN312067). (0083)

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