Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Norfolk Naval Shipyard Annex, Purchase Division, Bldg. 1500, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000

W -- RENTAL OF PURE AND DEOXYGENATED WATER PROCESS UNITS INCLUDING REGENERATIONS SOL N0018199QE203 POC Lolita Waters, C531.4E, (757) 396-8348 E-MAIL: lwaters@sy.nnsy.navy.mil, lwaters@sy.nnsy.navy.mil. Rental of processing rigs for providing approximately 4,103,208 gallons of pure water and approximately 900,720 gallons of deoxygenated water for the first year, including regenerations. The government anticipates awarding a contract for one base year with four (4) one year options. Second year estimates are 3,586,680 gallons pure water and 787,320 gallons of deoxygenated water; Third year estimates are 4,423,080 gallons pure water and 970,920 gallons of deoxygenated water; Fourth year estimates are 3,808,080 gallons pure water and 835,920 gallons of deoxygenated water; Fifth year estimates are 3,734,280 gallons of pure water and 819,720 gallons of deoxygenated water; This solicitation will be awarded as an Indefinite Delivery Requirements type contract under FAR Part 13.5 -- Test Program for Certain Commercial Products. All options will be evaluated with the base period. Delivery shall be FOB: Destination to Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Receiving Officer Bldg. 276, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. Closing date to be established when solicitation is issued. Fax and/or phone requests are not allowed and will not be considered. Requests for solicitations shall be accepted via regular/expedited mail and E-mail only to: Purchase Division, Attn: Lolita Waters, C531.4E, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Building 1500, 2nd Floor, Portsmouth, VA 23709-5000. While price is a factor in the evaluation of offerors, the final contract award decision will be based on a combination of factors, including historical quality performance of the contractor whose price quotation is being evaluated Posted 04/09/99 (W-SN317925). (0099)

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