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69 -- TARGET BACKING CURTAINS FOR OUTDOOR PISTOL AND OUTDOOR RIFLE SOL 00Q014 DUE 111099 POC Renea Morton, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 406-6940, Fax (202) 406-6801, Email None WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=00Q014&LocID= 38. E-MAIL: Renea Morton, None. 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 No. 00Q014 is issued as a Request for Quotations. All references to "offers" are understood to be "Quotations". The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular No. 97-13. This action is a 100% small business set-aside. The associated SIC Code is 3949; and the small business standard is 500 Employees. The U. S. Secret Service (USSS) has a requirement for the purchase and installation of new primary target backing curtains and intermediate target backing curtains for an outdoor pistol range (OPR) and an outdoor rifle range (ORR), located at the James J. Rowley Training Center, 9200 Powder Mill Road, Laurel,MD 20708. CLIN 001, Primary Target Backing Curtains, OPR, four (4) feet wide X ten (10) feet long, qty. 32 each. CLIN 002, Intermediate Target Backing Curtains, OPR thirty (30) inches wide X ten (10) feet long, qty. 28 each. CLIN 003, Primary Target Backing Curtains, ORR, four (4) feet wide X seven (7) feet long, qty. 12 each. CLIN 004, Intermediate Target Backing Curtains, ORR, thirty (30) inch wide X seven (7) feet long, qty. 11 each. Target backing curtain material shall be self-sealing and shall be 95% pure natural rubber manufactured from fresh field latex using a liquid phase compounding procedure. This material shall have the following mean physical properties: 38 IRHD durometer per ISO 48-1979, 3,850 psi tensile strength per ISO 37-1977, 810% elongation at break per ISO 37-1977, 7% tension set per ISO 2285-1981, 250 Lb SF/in tear strength per ISO 34-1979 Method C, 83% resilience per BS.903, Part A8, 0.97 specific gravity. Contractor shall provide new metal hangers and straps to hang the new curtains.All primary and intermediate curtains shall have a woven fabric reinforced backing applied in the area of the new hanger straps. After installation, contractor shall clean, SST prep, and spray curtains on the front side with a ultra-violet light protective coating. Contractor is responsible for removal of existing curtains and storing them at a location on site or disposal off site, as determined by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. Contractor is responsible for transportation of new curtains to the site and complete installation of new curtains. Removal of existing curtains and installation of new curtains will be accomplished on a weekend or at a time other than normal duty hours, as directed by the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. SPECIAL PROVISION: Contractor personnel proposed to work under this contract shall be subject to and successfully pass a Police background investigation prior to being admitted to the James J. Rowley Training Center. Upon contract award, the contractor will be provided with U S Secret Service Contractor Personnel Access Forms. Within five (5) business days of contract award, the contractor shall submit these completed Personnel access forms to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. The contractor shall deliver the complete quantity; FOB Destination, Delivery to be coordinated with COTR and completed within 45 days after receipt of award. Payments. The Government will make any and all payments via electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearing House (ACH) Payment System. Award is anticipated within ten (10) days after receipt of proposals. Firm-Fixed priced purchase orders are anticipated as a result of the RFQ. All responsible, small business sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the USSS> The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses are applicable: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (June 1999) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct 1999)52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 1999) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 1999) ((additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16. Offerors must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.212-3) with their offers. Copies of the Representations and Certifications are available on-line. Offerors may view FAR provisions and clauses by visiting www.arnet.gov/far. Offers are due by November 10, 1999, 3:00 PM, local time, Offers shall be mailed to the following address: U. S. Secret Service, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001, ATTN: Renea Morton. Faxed proposals may be forwarded via FAX 202/406-6801; then the original proposal must be forwarded via U. S. Mail. See Note No. 1. Posted 11/02/99 (D-SN396854). (0306)

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