USAID/Honduras/Office of Contract Management, Unit 2927, APO AA 34022

23 -- MOTOR VEHICLES SOL IFB 99-045 DUE 082399 POC John McAvoy, Contracting Officer/Maria Elena Zelaya, Contract Specialist, Tel: (011-504) 236-9320, Ext. 2454; Fax: (011-504) 238-2804, Internet: mazelaya@usaid.gov WEB: http://www.info.usaid.gov/procurement_bus_opp/procurement/announce/cbd, http://www.info.usaid.gov. E-MAIL: http://www.info.usaid.gov, mazelaya@usaid.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bid (IFB). The solicitation No. is USAID/Honduras RFP 99-045. The solicitation document and the associated standard provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-046. The following is the description of items requested: LOT A -- See attached page; LOT B -- See attached page; LOT C -- See attached page; LOT D -- See attached page; Warranty: The above vehicles shall include a minimum warranty of 24 months/50,000 kilometers, whichever occurs first. The acquisition is unrestricted (not set aside). The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) is 3711. Prices shall be F.O.B. Inland Point Country of Importation Tegucigalpa, Honduras for all lots. Delivery of motor vehicles shall be as follows: All vehicles shall be delivered to: SANAA, Barrio La Bolsa, 1era. Avenida, Comayaguela, Honduras. All motor vehicles shall be delivered sixty (60) days after contract award. The Geographic Code approved for this procurement is 000-United States only. Inspection and acceptance of vehicles will be made as follows: Place of Inspection: The contractor's local dealer premises, Tegucigalpa, Honduras. Place of Acceptance: Same as place of inspection. Inspection and Acceptance will be performed by: Herbert Caudill, Project Officer, or his representative designated in writing. Offerors shall indicate the name of the custom broker who will clear the vehicles through Customs. The following is a list of custom brokers who have experience in clearing USAID shipments through customs. Offerors must select one of them to avoid delays in clearing the vehicles: a) Agencia ARHSA, Tegucigalpa: Tel: 011 (504) 239-2454, 239-2452; Fax: (504) 239-2459, Puerto Cortes: Tel: 011 (504) 665-0543, Fax: (504) 665-1184, b) Agencia Barahona: Tegucigalpa: Tel: 011 (504) 233-6997, 237-2635; Fax: (504) 237-2633; Puerto Cortes: Tel: 011 (504) 665-2080; Fax: (504) 665-1062; c) Agencia Rolando Erazo: Tegucigalpa: Tel: 011 (504) 237-8266, 236-5131, Fax: 011 (504) 234-0541, Puerto Cortes: Tel: 011 (504) 234-6996, d) Agencia Julio C. Rodriguez, Tegucigalpa: Tel: 011 (504) 233-5429, 225-3749; Tel: 011 (504) 225-3751, 233-5429. Please note that the following provisions apply to this solicitation: -52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; -52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications; -52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, -- Commercial items; -52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items: -52.222-3 Convict Labor; -52.233-3 Protest After Award; -52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; -52.203-10 Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal orImproper Activity; -52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns and Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; -52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; -52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; -52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; -52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; -52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels. Offerors shall include with its proposal a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Offerors shall indicate in his/her proposal, the supplier/manufacturer's authorized representative in Honduras, who will handle warranty, predelivery, and/or after sales services, and a letter from the local representative stating the above shall be included in the proposal. Failure to provide this information may render a bid nonresponsive and ineligible for further consideration. The offeror shall submit original and two copies of signed and dated offers in sealed envelopes or packages addressed as follows: If sent by courier, Office of Contract Management, USAID/Honduras, Avenida La Paz, Frente Embajada Americana, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, and if by US postal Service, USAID/Honduras/OCM, Unit 2927, APO AA 34022. Offers shall be received at the above address at or before 3:00 p.m., August 23, 1999. Offers, modifications, withdrawals, descriptive literature received after the date and hour above specified will not be considered. Telegraphic, facsimile, or electronic commerce bids, will not be accepted. The offeror accepts to hold prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. In order to evaluate an offer, the offeror shall attach to his/her bid, original descriptive literature, such as cuts, illustrations, drawings and brochures, which shows the characteristics of a product or explains its operation. The Government will evaluate bids in accordance with the following Evaluation Criteria: Evaluation Criteria; 1. Price 70%, 2. Past Performance 20%, 3. Representative with Capabilities for Maintenance & Repair of Vehicles 10%. USAID/Honduras will award up to four firm fixed price contracts to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government. For information regarding this solicitation, offerors should contact Maria Elena Zelaya, at (011-504) 236-9320, Ext. 2494. This CBD notice can be viewed and downloaded using the Agency Web Site. The RFP, once issued, can be downloaded from the Agency web site. The Worldwide Web address is http://www.info.usaid.gov. Select Business and Procurement Opportunities from the home page, then "USAID Procurements." On the following screen, select "Download Available USAID Solicitations." Receipt of this RFP through INTERNET must be confirmed by written notification to the contact person noted above. It is the responsibility of the recipient of this solicitation document to ensure that it has been receivedfrom INTERNET in its entirety and USAID bears no responsibility for data errors resulting from transmission or conversion processes. Posted 07/28/99 (W-SN359810). (0209)

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