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84 -- CLOTHING SOL 0110-XXXXXX DUE 063099 POC Ruth Porter, Contracting Officer, PH:202-776-8720 and FAX:202-776-8775 The INL Bureau is soliciting offers for some personal gear/clothing for aviators. These supplies will be mailed out of the country to Bogota, Colombia. THIS PROCUREMENT IS A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE AND A SOLICITATION. NO ADDITIONAL INFORMATION WILL BE MAILED OUT. The items required are Brand Name US Cavalry or Equal for the following total order required: 9 Prs. Boots #BA 6373; 9 ea. Nomex Flight Suits #AA2942, and 9 ea. Nomex Flight gloves #AA 6786. In your offer, vendor must note which items are in stock and which items would have to be ordered from your manufacturer. To avoid problems, you will need to supply REALISTIC delivery dates for all items which must be ordered from a manufacturer. Colors required are sage green for the gloves and flight suits and black for the boots. Be sure and note the colors you are offering. Include in your offer full descriptive material and pictures for each item required. Sizes required for each item and individual quantities required for each item are as follows:Flight suits, one each size 46R, one each size 42L, one each size 46S, two each size 40R, one each size 38S and three each size 40S. Gloves, five pairs of size 10, one pair size 11, 3 pairs of size 9. Boots, one pr of size 8, one pair of size 11, one pair of size 9, four pairs of size 8 and 2 pairs of size 8R. NOTE AND THIS IS IMPORTANT: If after receipt of the supplies, the Embassy would like to make an exchange for a different size, etc., the Government, at its own shipping & insurance expense should be able to return the ordered item(s) and effect an even exchange for a similar item of the same price WITHOUT BEING CHARGED A RESTOCKING FEE BY THE VENDOR. THE VENDOR MUST ADDRESS THIS REQUIREMENT IN THEIR OFFER. If the vendor would charge a restocking fee or similar fee under the circumstances noted above, that fee must be spelled out in the quote and this charge will be included as a consideration in the evaluation of offers. Prices quoted must include the costs of insurance & shipping by US parcel post to the American Embassy, Bogota, Colombia. THIS IS AN URGENT REQUEST. IMPORTANT: Please note that the award will not necessarily be made to the lowest priced items. The Government will make an award to the responsible Offeror(s) whose offer(s) conforms to the solicitation contained herein and is the most advantageous to the Government, (i.e. that which represents the Best Value for the Government, cost or price and other factors including time period required to the Embassy. The combined relative merit of the technical evaluation factors listed above will be more significant than cost or price in the selection of the contractor. While the cost or price factor has no numerical weight, it is a criterion in the overall evaluation of the offers. Furthermore, the proposed cost or price must be reasonable and reflect technical requirements. The Government may award to other than the lowest price. In the event that two or more offers are technically equivalent, the cost/price & delivery time will be primarily important. Total prices quoted must include shipping by US parcel post and insurance costs to the american Embassy, Bogota, Colombia. All responsible offers will be considered by the Bureau. Offers must be submitted by telefax to Ruth Porter, Contracting Officer no later than close of business on June 30, 1999 at 4:30 pm, E.S.T***** Posted 06/25/99 (W-SN347230). (0176)

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