Contracting Section USCG Aircraft Repair & Supply Center, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001

16 -- AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS AND ACCESSORIES SOL DTCG38-99-Q-200037 DUE 060899 POC Cynthia Boone, Contract Specialist, (252)335-6822 or Elissa D. Gill, Contracting Officer, (252) 335-6141 17. The U. S. Coast Guard Aircraft Repair and Supply Center intends to issue a purchase order to SFIM, Inc. of Grand Prairie, TX for the purchase of the following item for the HH-65A helicopter (Manufacturer's CAGE code number is furnished in parentheses): Item 1, NSN 4935-14-397-1393, TEST SET/FIXTURE, PN 418-65037-003, (F6158), 5 Ea. 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. DTCG38-99-Q-200037 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. This is an unrestricted acquisition. Award will be made to the offeror proposing the best value to the Government considering technical acceptability, price, delivery, and past performance. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 3829. The small business size standard is 500 employees. Drawings or specifications are not available, and cannot be furnished by the Government. Delivery to USCG Aircraft Repair and Supply Center, Elizabeth City, North Carolina 27909 shall be f.o.b. destination only. Delivery is required within 365 days from date of order. Packaging, packing, and preservation shall be in accordance with best commercial practices to enable shipment to destination and transshipment to Coast Guard units without repacking or incurring damage during shipment and handling. Material shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129M, Marking for Shipment and Storage, dated 15 Jun 93. The test sets shall be individually packaged and labeled. Labeling shall include the appropriate National Stock Number, Part Number, Nomenclature, Quantity, Purchase Order and Line Item Number. Labeling data shall be attached to the outside of the shipping container. Bar Coding is not required. The following FAR Subpart 12 provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Aug 98); 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (May 99). The offeror shall submit completed representations and certifications with their offer. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 99), with the following included by addendum: 52.204-6 Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number (Apr 98), 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense Use (Sep 90) DO rated, 52.211-15 Defense Priority and Allocation Requirements (Sep 90), 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantities (Sep 89), 52.225-10 Duty-Free Entry (Apr 84) the Coast Guard is not accorded duty free entry for the items under this award, 52.225-11 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Aug 98), 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance (Apr 84), 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination (Nov 91), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items (May 99) (b) (1), (5), (11)-(15), and (23). 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 98) The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically via Internet at http://www.deskbook.osd.mil. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System assigned rating is DO-A1. Point of contact is Cynthia Boone at (252)335-6822, fax (252)334-5240. Closing date/time for submission of quotations is 8 June 1999 at 3:00 P.M. EDT. Submit to Aircraft Repair and Supply Center, HH65 Product Line Building 75, Elizabeth City, NC 27909-5001, Attn: Cynthia Boone. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Offers may be submitted on company letterhead stationery indicating the National Stock Number, Nomenclature, Part Number, and Unit Price. Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $500,000 with interest at the prime rate. For further information, call (800) 532-1169. Internet address: http://osdbuweb.dot.gov. Posted 05/20/99 (W-SN333632). (0140)

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