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13 -- 357 AMMUNITION SOL USSS-990034 DUE 062599 POC George Robertson, Contract Specialist, Phone 202/435-6940, Fax 202/435-7138, Email NONE WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=USSS-990034&L ocID=38. E-MAIL: George Robertson, NONE. This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for a commercial item 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 USSS-990034 is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-08. This action is an unrestricted procurement. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3482; the size standard is 1,000 employees. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement to purchase one million (1,000,000) rounds of .357 caliber SIG, 125 grain, Jacketed Hollow Point (JHP), Nickel cased ammunition. The round velocity will be 1350 fps (+/- 50 fps). The chamber pressure shall read 35,200 psi (+/- 1,500 psi.) Ammunition will be a bonded bullet which expands to at least .60 inches in diameter when fired into a (20% mixture) gelatin block at 15 feet out of a Sig Sauer P229 pistol. An initial sample testing lot of 2,000 will be provided with the proposal. This quantity is expendable and does not count within the overall production quantity of one million (1,000,000) rounds under this contract. Delivery shall be within one hundred twenty (120) days of contract award with partial deliveries initiated as soon as possible. Offerors desiring confirmation of the technical acceptability of their ammunition previously submitted for sample testing under solicitation USSS990012 must submit a written request to the Contracting Officer at least five working days prior to the due date for proposals under this solicitation USSS-990034. Rounds not previously tested and found technically acceptable shall be tested for pressure, velocity and accuracy as follows: Pressure- The pressure test will be performed utilizing a Universal receiver, a SAAMI specified test barrel, and a PCB peizoelectric conformal transducer. Five (5) strings of ten (10) shots will be fired. The corrected pressures (psi) and velocity (fps) figures are averaged from 5 strings of 10 shots fired. Measurements will be taken utilizing the Oehler System 82 data acquisition system. Chamber pressure shall read 35,200 pounds per square inch (+/- 1,500 psi.) Velocity- The velocity test will be performed utilizing a Universal receiver, a SAAMI specified test barrel, and an Oehler chronograph. The nominal mean velocity at fifteen (15) feet from the barrel shall be 1,350 feet per second (+/- 50 fps). Accuracy Specifications -- Accuracy shall not exceed an extreme spread of 3.0 inches at 50 yards, when fired through a S.A.A.M.I. specified accuracy barrel, measured from the center of the two extreme bullet holes. Delivery and acceptance shall be FOB destination (all freight included in delivered price) to the U.S. Secret Service, JJRTC, 9200 Powder Mill Road, R-2, Laurel, MD 20708, Attn: Michael G. Belasco. The following FAR provisions are applicable to this procurement; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial; FAR 52.212.3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. Offerors must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offers. Copies of the Representations and Certifications are available online at http://www.treas.gov/usss/proc (go to the Web page, click button for "Procurement Opportunities", then scroll down to clause for 52.212-5. ) The Contracting Officer will not accept telephone call requests for copies of the FAR provisions. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the specification, will be the most price advantageous to the Government. Proposals stating that their offered sample ammunition per solicitation USSS990012 was previously evaluated by the Government as technically acceptable are considered to conform to the specification for purposes of solicitation USSS-990034, provided the ammunition was so evaluated. Completed offers shall be mailed to the U.S. Secret Service Procurement Division, 1310 L Street NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223, Attn: George Robertson, Contracting Officer, for receipt not later than 3 p.m., Eastern Standard Time, June 25, 1999. Facsimile proposals are not acceptable. Sample rounds as specified herein, if required per the terms of this solicitation, are to be provided concurrent with the proposal to the above cited Laurel, MD address. Award is anticipated within thirty (30) days of receipt of proposals. Posted 05/24/99 (D-SN334718). (0144)

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