Acquisitions Management Operations Branch, NIAID, 6700-B Rockledge Drive, Room 1130, Bethesda, MD 20892-7605

65 -- BULK TRUCKS SOL 0002 DUE 042000 POC Guy Baratte, Purchasing Agent, (301) 402-2282/Carolyn Sentz, Contracting Officer (301) 402-2282 Previous announcement of 2/29/00 is modified to extend the closing date to April 20, 2000. Offers may now be submitted no later than 4:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), April 20, 2000. The announcement is also modified to provide additional information on the requirement's specifications. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases intends to procure twenty-four (24) stainless steel, three-sided bulk trucks for animal storage and transportation. Twenty (20) of the trucks should be made of custom stainless steel, be three-sided and have stainless steel casters and autoclavable/phenolic wheels. The approximate overall dimensions of each of these trucks should be twenty-seven inches deep by forty-five inches wide by seventy-seven inches high (27"D X 45"W X 77"H). The approximate interior dimensions of these trucks should be twenty-five and one-half inches deep by forty-two inches wide (25.5"D X 42"W). Each truck should have a removable support grid mounted on its front upper third. Four (4) of the trucks should be made of stainless steel, be three-sided and have stainless steel casters and autoclavable/phenolic wheels. The approximate overall dimensions of each of these trucks should be twenty-eight inches deep by sixty inches wide by sixty inches high (28"D X 60"W X 60"H). Each of these trucks must also have a removable support grid mounted on its front upper third. The configuration of each of the two types of trucks should be equal, or equivalent, to the bulk truck depicted on Page #13 of the 1999 catalogue of Ancare Corporation of Belmore, NY. (Their telephone Number is 800-645-6379.) Each of the two types of trucks should be constructed of heavy-duty, 18-Gauge 1.5" and 1" stainless steel tubes. Copies of illustrations of the trucks can be obtained by calling Guy Baratte at (301) 402-2282. Delivery location is the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, Bethesda, Md. and shall be inside delivery. FAR provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52-212-4, Contractor Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR Part 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. FAR 52.225-3, Buy American Act also applies. Offerors must include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions of FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. The Government intends to make a Best Value Buy to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. Evaluation will include 1) The technical capability of the item offered to meet the agency's need, 2) Price and 3) Delivey Schedule: The contractor must be able to deliver the trucks within six (6) to eight (8) weeks after receipt of order (ARO). Offers must be submitted no later than 4:30 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), April 20, 2000, to Mr. Guy Baratte. Copies of the aforementioned clauses are also available upon request by telephone to Mr. Baratte at (301) 402-2282. For delivery through the Postal Service, the address is Room 1130; NIH/NIAID/AMOB; 6700B Rockledge Drive MSC 7605; Bethesda, MD 20892-7605. Other requests for information concerning this requirement can also be addressed to Mr. Baratte at (301) 402-2282. Collect calls will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered by this Agency. Posted 04/06/00 (W-SN441837). (0097)

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