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39 -- GARMENT CONVEYORS SOL RFQ00Q039 DUE 022900 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=RFQ00Q039&Loc ID=38. E-MAIL: Renea Morton, None. This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for a commercial item 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; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number RFQ00Q0039 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-14. This action is not a small business set-aside. The SIC code is 5084, and the small business size standard is 100 employees. The U. S. Secret Service, Uniformed Division, has a requirement for the purchase and installation of three (3) single tier conveyors (for single hanging) and seven (7) double deck tier conveyors (for double deck hanging). Conveyor systems shall be installed in the new U. S. Secret Service Protective Operations Building located at 1111 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 Each single tier conveyor shall measure twenty-eight (28) feet in length, four feet three and one-half inches (4'-3 12'") in width and six (6) feet in height. Each two tier conveyor shall measure twenty-eight (28) feet in length, four feet three and one-half inches (4'-3 12") in width and eight feet in height. Frames: Conveyors shall have ten (10) slots in each twelve-inch (12") frame. All frames shall have hardened hinge pins and spacers to minimize wear. Material for the frames shall be steel. Yokes: Die Cast Aluminum with four (4) load bearing wheels, one and three-eight inch (1-3/8") diameter, nylon tires, on steel cores. Bearings shall have hardened inner races on steel ball bearings. Two (2) nylon-stabilizing rollers shall be mounted on the underside of the yoke to provide positive tracking of the chain. There shall be one (1) yoke per twelve (12) inches with a rated load capacity of sixty (60) pounds per foot. Bi-Directional Hand Switch: Twenty-four (24) volt, three-(3) position switch for clockwise and counter-clockwise movement. Two-tier conveyors shall also incorporate a bi-directional foot activated switch with the hand switch. Electrical: Reversing motor starter, twenty-four (24) volt coils with mechanical interlock, class two step-down transformer mounted in the starter box. Motor: Open drip-proof, 1725 RPM 12 HP, ball bearing shaft mounting, single phase 115V, 60 HZ, permanently lubricated, manual reset button for overload protection. Drive: Single stage gearbox connected to the main drive sprocket by a #40 roller chain. Track: The track shall be 15/16" O.D. x 13 gauge welding steel tubing, zinc plated to prevent corrosion, cross members shall be 3" steel formed channel. Drawing, showing proposed layout is available upon request. DRAWING: Layout drawing is available upon request. DELIVERABLES- Item 001: Single Conveyor with 115v Motors, Qty. 3 Each Item 002: Double Deck Conveyor with 115v Motors, Qty. 7 Each Item 003: Shipping and Handling, Qty. 1 Lot Item 004: Installation Charges for above conveyors, Qty. 1 Lot Deliver to: US Secret Service, Uniformed Division, 1111 18th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20036 The following FAR provisions are applicable to this RFP -- FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial (June 1999); FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 1999); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999); FAR 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: 1,8,9,11,12,13,14,15,22). Offerors must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offers. Copies of the Representations and Certifications are available on-line at GSA's web page at www.arnet.gov/far. The contract specialist will not accept telephone call requests for copies of the FAR provisions. EVALUATION PROCEDURES-In accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2, the following factors are added to paragraph (a): Offerors price and past performance shall be evaluated. Past performance and cost shall be evaluated in accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 15.305. Award shall be made to the offer that is most advantageous to the Government based on price and past performance. The Government intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the items listed herein, will be the most price advantageous to the Government. Award will be on an all-or-none basis with respect to the listed items. All offers, which shall include a include past performance, a price proposal, and signed copy of the Representations and Certifications, shall be mailed to the U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 950 H Street, NW, Suite 6700, Washington, DC 20001 Attn: Renea Morton, for receipt not later than 3:00 p.m. February 29, 2000. Award is anticipated within 30 days of receipt of proposals. Posted 02/15/00 (D-SN425375). (0046)

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