Department of Transportation, Maritime Administration (MARAD), WESTERN REGION, 201 MISSION, SUITE 2200, San Francisco, CA, 94105-1905

61 -- SUBMERSIBLE ELECTRICAL POWER CABLE, 3C, 250 MCM, 5 KVA SOL DTMA4Q99001 DUE 092299 POC Patricia Etridge, Contracting Officer, Phone (415) 744-2586, Fax (415) 744-2576, Email patricia.etridge@marad.dot.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTMA4Q99001&L ocID=803. E-MAIL: Patricia Etridge, patricia.etridge@marad.dot.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. Solicitation Number DTMA4Q99001 is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. This is a total small business set-aside under Standard Industrial Classification Code 5063; the size standard applicable is a maximum of 100 employees. Description of requirement: three conductor, 250 MCM electric submersible cable, 0-600 volts. This specification covers multi-conductor cable insulated with EPR (ethylene propylene rubber) and jacketed with Neoprene Hypalon. Conductors: The cable has to be suitable for 0-600 volts operation in conduit, underground ducts, submerge underwater service, aerially or directly buried, and suitable for continuous operation with conductor temperatures of 90 degree Centigrade in wet or dry location. The cable shall consist of 3 conductors that are sized at 250 MCM and shall have 37 strands per conductor. The conductor shall be of soft copper and maybe coated with tin or lead alloy meeting the requirements of ASTM specification B-33 and B-189. Insulation: The insulation shall consist of EPR (ethylene propylene rubber), extruded concentrically over the conductor to a minimum wall thickness of .090 inch. Circuit Identification of conductors shall be as follows: Colored fibrous coverings in the form of braid, serve or tape. NOTE: There will be no requirement for ground conductor. The assembly of the multi-conductor cable shall be accomplished by cabling together the required number of insulated conductors with a suitable left-hand lay, in accordance with ICEA-NEMA standard. Sufficient moisture resistant rubber filler shall be used in the interstices to make the cable round. A binder of Kevlar or Mylar reinforcement shall be applied overall. Jacket: Over the insulated conductor assembly, there shall be applied an ozone resistant hypalon jacket. The jacket shall be applied to a minimum thickness of 0.187 inch. And shall meet the requirements of ICEA-NEMA standard. Jacket markings shall be marked as follows: type, size, number of conductors and voltage rating. Test: The finish cables shall be tested in accordance with and meets the requirements of ICEA-NEMA standard. Test result shall be provided to the Contracting Officer Technical Representative. Cable must be in continuous lengths of unbroken cable but no less than 1,500 feet of cable per reel and a 0-5% reel tolerance. Vendor to provide manufacturer's standard commercial limited warranty guaranteeing the cable to be free of defects in material and workmanship valid for a period of not less than one year. Quantity required: 5,000 feet. The cable is to be delivered within 120 calendar days following receipt of order FOB at Suisun Bay Reserve Fleet, 2595 Lake Herman Road, P.O. Box 318, Benicia, CA 94510. The provision at FAR 42.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items, does not apply to this acquisition. Offers will be evaluated on the basis of price alone. A completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, shall be included with quotes (Fax requests for a copy of this provision to Ms. Patricia Etridge at 415-744-2576). FAR 52-212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition, FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act -- Supplies, applies to this acquisition. Offers are due by 1200 PST, September 17, 1999, delivered to the Maritime Administration, Western Region Office, ATTN: Ms. Patricia L. Etridge, Contracting Officer, 201 Mission Street, Suite 2200, San Francisco, CA 94105. For more information regarding this acquisition, contact Ms. Patricia L. Etridge at (415) 744-2586. Posted 09/13/99 (D-SN379402). (0256)

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