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J -- SERVICE/MAINTENANCE OF GOVERNMENT OWNED SPECTROMETER EQUIPMENT (OEM-THERMO JARRELL ASH CORP) SOL N00244-99-T-B504 DUE 092099 POC Contract Officer, Ralph A. Franchi, 619-532-1416, fax: 619-532-2347 WEB: ., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, ralph_a_franchi@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with format in the FAR Part 12.6 and FAR 13.5 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contract Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/after 6-1-98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter ineligible for award of a contract/purchase order. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 888-227-2423/800-841-4431 or utilize http://www.ccr2000.com/ for more information. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number: N00244-99-T-B504 is hereby applicable. This solicitation is being issued as a RFQ (Request for Quote). This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis. The Standard Industrialization Classification Code is 3826 and the business size standard is 500 employees. FISC San Diego is announcing a requirement for the following: Item 0001: Service/maintenance for (1) each Spectrometer, Model 61E ICP, serial# 60090, mfr. Thermo Jarrell Ash Corp.; Item 0002: Service/maintenance for (1) each Spectrometer Model AS125 ICP, serial# 2702 mfr. Thermo Jarrell Ash Corp.; This equipment is Government owned. The requirement entails on-site service maintenance and repair. Period of performance is 10-1-99 through 9-30-2000. The contractor is required to provide complete service, labor and for the equipment listed. Parts are required to be new, not used or reconditioned. Full service maintenance is to include all labor travel time, travel expenses and all parts excluding expendable items and emergency service. One preventive maintenance visit is required during the period of performance. Preventive maintenance shall include but not be limited to the following: Removal, cleaning and replacement of worn parts and alignment of the optics per OEM specifications. Diagnostics are to be performed to verify operation of the system. All statistical data produced as a result of the diagnostics shall be reviewed and verified as part of the standard performance check. Regular and Emergency service is to be provided during the hours of 8:00 am and 5:00 PM, Monday through Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. All service will be performed at SIMA, Material Lab, Naval Station, San Diego, CA. The contractor awarded the contract will be required to invoice on a quarterly basis in arrears. Standard commercial packaging is acceptable for the material in this requirement. Inspection and acceptance of all material will be made at destination. The Government is seeking qualified contractors that has experience in servicing the equipment specified. Qualified contractors are encouraged to review this announcement completely and are required tosubmit all applicable information that is being requested. Contact the Contracting Officer for additional information. THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE APPLICABLE AND ARE HEREBY INCORPORATED INTO THE SOLICITATION BY REFERENCE. THE FULL TEXT OF THE PROVISIONS FROM THE FAR AND DFARS CAN BE ACCESSED VIA THE INTERNET USING THE FOLLOWING WEB-SITE ADDRESS: www.arnet.gov or http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Para (b)(5): Quotations shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the purchase order. NOTE: This provision must be reviewed completely. It contains important for the submission of your quotation. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items; (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the quotation: (i) Technical capability of the contractor to meet the requirement (ii) Past Performance (iii) Pricing To be determined technically acceptable, the contractor must furnish a qualification statement regarding the company's technical capability that demonstrates and proves that they have the training and technical expertise to service, repair and maintain the listed type of equipment. Only those quotations which meet the first factor (i) will be further evaluated unders factors (ii) and (iii). In step two of the evaluation of technically acceptable quotations, Factor (ii) Past Performance will be evaluated: The contractor must provide a minimum of two current references that can verify the companies ability to provide service, effect repairs and maintain the equipment. In step three pricing will be evaluated (iii) Pricing: Contractor is required to submit Firm Fixed Pricing that includes all costs for Labor, Travel, Parts for the period of performance. The contractor's ability to meet the requirement shall be demonstrated by the contractor's submission of a signed quotation which has not taken exception to the requirements specified. Quotations which take exception and do not meet the Government's specifications may be determined to be unacceptable and not considered for award. At the discretion of the Contracting Officer the Government intends to evaluate quotations and award a Firm Fixed Price purchase order without discussions with contractors. Each initial offer should, therefore contain the contractors best terms from both a technical, delivery and pricing standpoint. Pricing quoted for each line item is to include any applicable shipping costs for that particular line item. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; Addendum Clauses apply FAR 52.211-5 New Material, 52.247-34 FOB Destination; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): 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 Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Registration (31 USC 3332) DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and conditions required to implement statutes or executive orders applicable to defense acquisitions of commercial items-JAN 1999, DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act-Balance of Payment Program (41 USC 10a-10d, EO 10582); DFARS 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items-ALT I-OCT 1998; NOTE: This provision is considered a "fill-in". All applicable fields must be completed. Submit this provision with your quotation. Submit quotations via FAX to: Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept., 937 N. Harbor Dr., Ste. 60, San Diego, CA 92132-0060 Attn: Ralph Franchi, Code 2611. 619-532-2347 fax. Address all questions or inquiries to the Contracting Officer at: 619-532-1416 or e-mail: ralph_a_franchi@sd.fisc.navy.mil Reference solicitation number: N00244-99-T-B504 on all documents and requests for information. Quotes must be received no later than COB 4:00 p.m. (PST) on 9/20/99. Posted 09/13/99 (W-SN379515). (0256)

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