Department of the Air Force, Air Force Space Command, 45CONS (Bldg 423), 1201 Edward H White II St MS 7200, Patrick AFB, FL, 32925-3238

K -- RETROFIT OF R-11 CHILLER SOL F0865099T2835 DUE 082399 POC Diane Hines, Contract Specialist, Phone 407-494-6051, Fax 407-494-5136, Email diane.hines@pafb.af.mil -- Patricia Colbary, Contract Specialist, Phone 407-494-3938, Fax 407-494-5136, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F0865099T2835 &LocID=516. E-MAIL: Diane Hines, diane.hines@pafb.af.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. IMPORTANT NOTICE: FAR 52.232-33 (Payment by) Electronic Funds Transfer ( -- Central Contractor Registration) requires registration in the CCR database. CONTRACTORS MAY REGISTER ON-LINE AT HTTP://CCR.EDI.DISA.MIL. IT'S MANDATORY TO OBTAIN A DUNS NUMBER PRIOR TO REGISTERING. CALL DUN & BRADSTREET (1-800-333-0505) TO OBTAIN. AWARD CANNOT BE MADE UNLESS REGISTERED. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. F08650-99-T-2835 is issued as a Request for Quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect thru Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12 and thru Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement DCN 19990722. It is advertised with a Standard Industrial Classification Code (SIC) of 7623, business size of $5 Million. Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, material, and all other items necessary to accomplish the conversion of an existing R-11 Chiller, Trane Centrifugal Model CVHE-0186-AQ-2BC240ECE1A11DE1A0000000021W1A0, to R-123 at Building 425 on Patrick AFB, FL. Work shall be accomplished by a State Certified Mechanical Contractor with experience in chiller retrofitting. The materials and services are as follows: Motor rewind, compatible with R-123 refrigerant. New orifices, gaskets and O-rings compatible with R-123. Services to rework impellers to operate efficiently with R-123 refrigerant. New R-123 refrigerant for the chiller. New purifier purge. Refrigerant Monitoring System (in accordance with ASHRAE Standard 15) including two (2) self-contained breathing apparatus, ventilation system with alarm interlock and a pipe rupture disk. Contractor to recover and return R-11 to the Air Force. Provide factory start-up of one year parts and labor warranty and two year motor warranty. A site visit will be held on 18 Aug 99 at 9 AM at Bldg 425, in the courtyard, Patrick AFB FL. Attendance at the site visit is mandatory to be considered for contract award. If you plan to attend contact Diane Hines, Contract Specialist at (407) 494-6051 by 16 Aug 99. Pursuant to the Service Contract Act, the Department of Labor Wage Determination 94-2117 (Rev 13) applies. The Wage Determination will be handed out at the site visit. The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-1; At paragraph (c), Period of Acceptance for Offers, the amount of time an offeror must hold its prices firm is hereby changed. An offeror must hold the prices in its proposal, firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of proposals. Paragraph (e) multiple offers has been determined by the Contracting Officer to be non-acceptable to this solicitation and is hereby removed in its entirety for the purpose of this requirement. Offerors are advised that proposals may be evaluated without discussions. Award might be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal is responsive to the terms of the RFQ and is most advantageous to the government. In accordance with FAR subpart 9.104-1, each offeror is required to provide information on at least five recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items, as well as the offeror's primary financial institution, to include contract numbers, points-of-contacts, telephone numbers, and any other relevant information, which will be used by the Contracting Officer to make a responsibility determination about a prospective offeror. Far provision 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria (arranged in their relative order of importance) are hereby incorporated. Upon receipt and evaluation of all offerors, award will be made to the offeror with the lowest price who meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for technical acceptability with regards to past performance at the lowest price. FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items shall be completed and submitted with the proposal. FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items hereby applies to this solicitation. The following are addenda to FAR clause 52.212-4. The following FAR Clause is hereby incorporated by reference: FAR Clause 52.232-33 (Payment by) Electronic Funds Transfer ( -- Central Contractor Registration). FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items hereby applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-5, the following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37 Employment Records on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52-222-41 Service Contract Act at 1965. Note: The full text of the FAR and DFARS can be accessed on the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices but must include the following information: Company's complete mailing address, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number, and Taxpayer ID number. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price-related factors. Offers are due no later than 4:00 PM EST on 23 Aug 99 at 45 CONS/LGCV Attn: Diane Hines, 1201 Edward H. White II St, Bldg 423, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3238.***** Posted 08/06/99 (D-SN364381). (0218)

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