Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, N. W., Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001-4518

V -- TRANSPORTATION, TRAVEL & RELOCATION SERVICES SOL 00-Q-021 DUE 011400 POC Contact: Kathleen S. Wilson, Contracting Officer (202)406-6940; fax (202)406-6801 17. 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 00-Q-021 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. This action is a 100% set-aside for small businesses. The SIC code is 7515 Passenger Car Leasing, and the small business size standard is $18,500,000. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement to lease four (4) Chevrolet Suburbans for a period of one base year plus two (2) one-year options. The successful offeror shall provide model year 2000 vehicles for the full term of the lease in accordance with the specifications outlined herein. The offeror shall provide a mileage allowance of 15,000 miles per vehicle per year. Each vehicle shall be equipped as follows: standard item #108; rear panel doors with windows; color: dark blue #29, with gray vinyl interior; seating: S5 (note: rear seat and rear air conditioning not required); DTG: dark tinted glass; D7: towing/mountain ratio; engine: gas/E4 8-cylinder/ extra power; RACS: radio/cassette; and TTP: trailer towing prep package. The offeror shall be responsible for any vehicle title, registration, or licensing fees and costs. The offeror shall provide a current vehicle registration and license plates for each vehicle upon delivery. The vehicle registration documentation shall not identify the U.S. Secret Service as the lessee of the vehicles. The offeror shall be responsible for renewing the vehicle registration and vehicle tags over the full term of the lease at no additional cost to the Government. Installation of law enforcement equipment: the U.S. Secret Service may install law enforcement lights and communications equipment within or on the vehicle, and will remove the same at the end of the lease term. Insurance: see FAR clause 52.228-8. Service and Parts: the offeror shall have service facilities at or near delivery points to provide immediate service and replacement parts to effect the continuing operation of the vehicles. Replacement of Vehicles: in the event a vehicle becomes unserviceable as a result of theft, wreckage or repairs not completed in a timely manner, the offeror shall provide the Government with a replacement vehicle on a one for one basis. Return of Vehicles: thirty (30) days prior to the end of the lease period, the COTR and the contractor shall coordinate the return of the vehicles. Excess Mileage: A per mile allowance shall be made for mileage of vehicles in excess of the total lease mileage allowance. Warranties: the offeror shall provide at a minimum the manufacturer's warranty to the Government. The Government shall be responsible for all maintenance of the vehicles other than for those items covered under the manufacturer's warranty. A copy of the warranty shall be provided upon delivery of the vehicles. Delivery: shall be made on October 1, 2000, FOB destination within the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. The exact delivery location will be coordinated between the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative and the offeror. The Government will make payments via electronic funds transfer through the Automated Clearinghouse (ACH) Payment System. The Government intends to award a firm fixed price contract, to the offeror whose quotation will be the most price advantageous to the Government. All responsible offerors shall mail quotes to the U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001, Attn: Kathleen S. Wilson; no later than the 12:00 P.M. (noon) Friday, January 14, 2000. Award is anticipated within fifteen (15) days of receipt of quotes. The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are applicable: 52.208-4 Vehicle Lease Payments; 52.208-5 Condition of Leased Vehicles; 52.208-6 Marking of Leased Vehicles (Apr 1984); 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). The following additional clauses cited in 52.212-5 that apply to this acquisition are: (1) 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government; (11) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (12) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; (13) 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans; (13) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; (15) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and (22) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer. Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414076). (0007)

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