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60 -- FIBER OPTIC CABLE AND ACCESSORIES SOL M00681-99-T-0440 DUE 090899 POC GySgt. Loretta Nared, (760)725-8133, FAX (760)725-8445 E-MAIL: Click here to E-mail the Contract Specialist, GySgt., naredla@mail.cpp.usmc.mil. 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 Number is M00681-99-T-0440 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. This is an unrestricted procurement. The Standard Industrial Code is 3357 the business size standard is NTE 1,000 employees. The agency need is for a firm fixed price contract. Line Item 0001 quantity 6,000 feet. Fiber optic cable-48 strand, single mode, direct burial, heavy duty. Line Item 0002 quantity 33,000 feet. Fiber optic cable-48 strand, single mode, direct burial, heavy duty. Line Item 0003 quantity 18,000 feet. Gel-Filled cable-400 pair Sealpic-FSF, Conductor: solid annealed bare copper, sizes 24 AWG (0.5MM). Insulation: inner layer of foamed natural polyolefin covered by outer layer of solid color polyolefin, color-coded in accordance with standard telephone industry code. Twisted pairs: individual conductors twisted into pairs with varying lays to minimize crosstalk and with specified color combinations to provide pair identification. Cable assembly: cables having 25 pairs and less are assembled in units each individually identified by color-coded unit binders. The interstices between the pairs are filled with an 80 degree calivin filling compound. Core covering: non-hygroscopic dielectric tape. Shield: seal pic-fsf-electrically continuous 0.008 in (0.2mm) thick polymer coated, corrugated aluminum tape applied longitudinally with overlapped edges and flooded with a flooding compound. Jacket: black polyethylene. Identification and length marking, manufacturer's identification, pair count, conductor size, year of manufacture and telephone handset are surface marked on the jacket at 2 ft (61omm) intervals. Sequentially numbered length markings are located at alternate 2ft intervals. Line Item 0004 quantity 23,500 feet. Gel-field cable-400 pair sealpic-fsf, conductor; solid annealed bare coppers, sizes 24AWG (0.5mm). See Item 0003 for specifications. Line Item 0005, quantity 12 each. Double door pedestals-green, upc1248 with lift off covers. Line Item 0006 quantity 12 each. Double door pedestals-green upc1248 with lift-off covers. Line Item 0007 quantity 3 each. Load coils-for 400 pair outdoor cable coils. Line Item 0008 quantity 5 each . Load coils-for 400 pair outdoor cable coils. Contractor is to provide descriptive literature for items quoted. The provision at FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Aug 1998) applies to this acquisition. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the provisions FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representation and Certification -- Commercial Items (Feb 1999) with their proposals. The FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 1999) applies to this acquisition. FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions' Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 1999) applies with the following applicable clauses from paragraph (b). FAR 52.203-6 Restriction on Subcontractor Sales to the to the Government -- Alternate I. FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers. FAR 5.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Supplies. FAR 52.225-21 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act-Balance of Payments Program. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or~Executive Orders Applicable to DefenseAcquisitions of Commercial Items (Jan 1999), applies with the following clauses'applicable from paragraph b.DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program. DFAR 252.225-7036 North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act. Clause and DFAR 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration (Mar 98). Any Contract awarded, as a result of this solicitation will be an order certified for National Defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a) completed as follows, The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers. (1)Price, (2) Delivery. Mail, or fax copy offers must be received no later than 12:00 PM PST, on 8 September 1999 to the Contract Specialist, Gunnery Sergeant Nared, voice (760) 725-8133, Fax (760) 725-8445 or 725-4346. Quotations sent via the US Postal Service should be mailed to the Contracting Division, P. 0. Box 1609, Oceanside CA 92051-1609. Federal Express should be sent to Contracting Division Bldg. 22180, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055 Posted 08/25/99 (W-SN372362). (0237)

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