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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 19,1999 PSA#2457

Installation Business Office -, Contracting, Drawer 70120, Fort Bragg, NC 28307-0120

S -- UTILITIES-PURCHASE AND TRANSPORT NATURAL GAS SOL DAKF40-99-R-0510 DUE 110299 POC Contract Specialist, Barbara Bowles (910)396-4362 ext. 224/Contracting Officer, Catherine Wilt (910)396-4362 ext. 236 WEB: Click here to view combined synopsis/solicitation, http://www.bragg.army.mil/www-doc/solicit.HTM. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Barbara Bowles via e-mail., bowlesbl@bragg.army.mil. The U.S. Army, Fort Bragg, North Carolina seeks to enter into Basic Ordering Agreements (BOAs) with responsible sources for the supply and delivery of Natural Gas. It is the Army's intent to issue BOAs to multiple Gas Marketers for the supply and delivery of natural gas. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; OFFERS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. All offers must reference the Request for Proposal (RFP) number DAKF40-99-R-0510. Solicitation document and incorporated clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-13. It is the Contractor's responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) is 1311. Size Standard is 500 employees. The terms of the BOA are contained herein. A.1. ORDERING PROCEDURES AND SERVICES TO BE PERFORMED. (a) The Government will request transport natural gas under this agreement by distributing a Delivery Order (DO) containing this agreement number and the designated daily nominating quantity of natural gas for the specified month as required under the terms of this agreement. This agreement shall apply only to natural gas delivered to NCNG at Station 65 of the Transco Interstate Pipeline (TIP) for final delivery to the Fort Bragg Military Reservation. (b) The BOA Holder shall not furnish any natural gas pursuant to this agreement prior to the effective date of a request for such natural gas in the form of a signed and executed DO issued by the Installation Business Office-Contracting (IBO-C) in accordance with FAR Clause 52.216-18, Ordering. A.2. QUOTES AND QUANTITIES. (a) Each BOA Holder shall designate a primary and two alternate points of contact for pricing and receipt of orders on a monthly basis. A Government Agent, currently Honeywell, Inc., will be provided an estimated required amount of natural gas for use by Fort Bragg for the following month. The Government Agent will telephonically obtain a price quote from the BOA Holders for the required quantity of natural gas. The price quote shall be for natural gas to be delivered at an average daily quantity (i.e. the same quantity each day) over the course of the month. The BOA Holder shall identify both the price per Decatherm (Dt) and the quantity available for the month identified. (b) If the BOA Holder cannot provide the full amount requested, the BOA Holder may submit a Partial Price Quote with a unit price for the amount of natural gas available. (c) The BOA Holder shall provide the Government with a unit price for the estimated quantity of natural gas requested not later than 5 business days prior to the end of the month. The quoted price shall consist of all charges to include commodity, interstate transportation and shrinkage, and all fees and taxes, for one month of firm natural gas to NCNG at Station 65 of the TIP for final delivery to Fort Bragg. The BOA Holders will be provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order, however, the Government will not necessarily order natural gas for transport every month. Requests for quotes are not orders and do not obligate the Government for purchase of any amount until a DO is placed as described in section A.3. ORDERS. A.3. ORDERS (Nominations). (a) The Government will place DOs for supply and delivery of natural gas by nominating quantities and prices (based on quotes received) to the BOA Holder on a DD Form 1155, Order for Supplies or Services, signed by a designated Contracting Officer. (b) The BOA Holder shall provide the Government confirmation that the Government's nomination has been received and that the natural gas has been secured on behalf of the Government for Fort Bragg by signing the DO and by returning it to the Contracting Officer. This confirmation shall be no later than one (1) business day before the Local Distribution Company (LDC), currently NCNG, is required to nominate its natural gas volumes for the next month (this is currently and typically three (3) business days before the end of the month). (b) The BOA Holder shall provide NCNG's Natural Gas Supply and Transportation Department, with copy to the Contracting Officer, notice of the firm daily quantity of transport natural gas for a particular month and year along with the quantity in Decatherms, that the BOA Holder will be providing to the Government for Fort Bragg. The BOA Holder shall also provide NCNG with the receipt point, Station 65 of the TIP, the Contract number, the physical source of the natural gas (i.e. field or well) and the producer, if known. This notice shall be no later than one (1) business day before the LDC is required to nominate its natural gas volumes for the next month and shall include the Fort Bragg DO number, the BOA number and the Agent Numbers. A.4. WARRANTY OF TITLE: The BOA Holder shall warrant title to all natural gas delivered by it under the BOA, that such natural gas is free from liens and adverse claims of every kind. A.5. STANDARDS: Natural gas delivered for transport under this agreement shall meet ANSI Standards for volume and heating value. A.6 TRANSPORTATION AND IMBALANCES (a) In the event the Government incurs any type of penalty and/or imbalance charges caused by the BOA Holder or the Transporter's failure to deliver the Monthly Nominated Quantity during the applicable monthly period, scheduled daily to the LDC's Citygate, the BOA Holder shall be responsible for all such charges. (b) The BOA Holder agrees to cooperate with the Government, the LDC and any other Transporter(s) to correct imbalances through make-up natural gas volume adjustments during any applicable balancing period that may be provided for in the LDC's and/or the Transporter's (NCNG's) tariff. The NCNG Rate Schedule and T-10 contract addendum for Fort Bragg is available by contacting the points of contact identified on this solicitation. A.7. COMPENSATION. (a) The Government will compensate the BOA Holder for thespecified/delivered quantity at the rate quoted for the specified month. (b) Procedures for submission of invoices will be included in the BOA but are available for review by contacting the points of contact identified on this solicitation. A.8. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENT. Termination by either party shall not be the basis for any special charge of claim by the Contractor. Contractor will be provided 30 days to stop work in any Termination notice. A.9. TERM OF AGREEMENT. This agreement shall remain in effect for one full year from the date of Contracting Officer signature unless sooner terminated by either party under the terms and conditions set forth in the BOA. The BOA shall contain two one-year option periods. A.10. DEFINITIONS. Explanation of terms as they apply to this BOA is available by contacting the points of contact identified in this solicitation. A.11. HISTORICAL DATA. Historical data on past usage of natural gas by Fort Bragg is available by contacting the points of contact identified in this solicitation. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: Full text of solicitation provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at these addresses: http://www.arnet.gov/far; http://farsite.hill.af.mil; 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items with paragraph (c) changed to 60 calendar days; 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, with the following evaluation factors inserted in paragraph (a) of the provision: "Bids will be evaluated as to contractor's capability in performing the described services. Price competition will be accomplished on a monthly basis between BOA Holders. The contractor shall provide recent and relevant past performance information on contracts that the contractor has performed. Recent means within the past 5 years; relevant means similar in size, scope and complexity to this requirement. Those references will be contacted relative to relevant past performance. The resulting information will be used to determine whether or not the contractor should become a BOA Holder and as information supporting a determination of responsibility. The Government also reserves the right to contact other sources relative to the contractor's experience and past performance. If a contractor does not meet the recent and relevant past performance requirement identified in this paragraph, they will not be issued a BOA. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.223-13, Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Paragraph (a) shall state: "Catherine A. Wilt, IBO-C, Bldg. 1-1333, Corner of Macomb and Armistead Streets, Ft. Bragg, NC 28310); and Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS) 252.204-7001, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code reporting; 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive Orders-Commercial Items, with the following clauses being applicable: 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36 and 52.222-37; 52.203-3, Gratuities; 52.216-18, Ordering (Paragraph (a) shall state: "Such orders may be issued from 1 Nov 99 through 31 Oct 00. If the Government elects to exercise any or all option years of the contract, DOs may be issued as follows: First Option Year -- 1 Nov 00 through 31 Oct 01; Second Option Year -- 1 Nov 01 through 31 Oct 02."); 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Paragraph (a) shall state: "30 days of contract expiration date" and paragraph (c) shall state: "three (3) years"; 52.223-14, Toxic Chemical Release Reporting; 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, with the clauses 252.225-7007, 252.243-7002 and 252.247-7024 applicable; 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; 52.204-4, Printing/Copying on Double Sided Paper; 52.232-11, Extras; 52.232-17, Interest; 52.241-2, Order of Precedence-Utilities; 52.242-13, Bankruptcy. OFFERS DUE: Initial offers shall be received at the IBO-C, AFZA-IBO-C (B. Bowles) Drawer 70120, Ft. Bragg, NC, 28307-0120. (Bldg. 1-1333, Room 107, Corner of Macomb and Armistead Streets, Ft. Bragg) not later than 1:00 p.m. ET, 2 Nov 99. Offers shall include: (1) original letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization, containing written documentation describing the contractor's capability and/or past experience in performing the described services, (2) copy of FERC license with agent number, and a statement specifying special capabilities or limitations, (3) completed Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000) and (4) acknowledgement of any amendments that may be issued. Any amendments that may be issued will be published in the CBD the same as this solicitation. Requests for information may be directed to Barbara L. Bowles, Contract Specialist or Catherine A. Wilt, Contracting Officer, (910) 396-4362, extensions, 224 and 236 respectively or via e-mail at bowlesbl@bragg.army.mil. This is an open continuous solicitation with the initial closing date as stated above. The announcement will be available at http://www.bragg.army.mil/www-doc/solicit.HTM and will remain open to allow emerging Gas Marketers to submit offers to become BOA Holders. The Government will, at its discretion, determine a final closing date when offers will no longer be accepted. Notification of final closing date will be published in the CBD. Posted 10/15/99 (W-SN392199). (0288)

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