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V -- OUTDOOR VEHICLE STORAGE IN THE OTAY MESA -- SAN DIEGO, CA AREA SOL MS-00-Q-0018 DUE 042800 POC Janet R. Hall 202-305-9422 E-MAIL: Contact the CO via e-mail., janet.hall@usdoj.gov. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and is subject to the special authority for acquisitions of commercial items exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold but not greater than $5,000,000.00, including options. This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16. This RFQ is set aside for small business, the small business size standard is $5 million and the Standard Industrial Classification Code is 7521. It is the intent of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) to award a purchase order for a base period of 6 months with 9 -- 6 month options for secured, fenced and alarmed, outdoor storage for 500-1500 seized vehiclesin the Otay Mesa -- San Diego, CA area.. The USMS option clause will be incorporated in the order and is available by email form the Contracting Officer. This order will contain a guarantee minimum and the actual dollar amount will determined at time of award. It will be established on an amount equal to 50% of the monthly vehicle capacity (parking spaces) for the parking lot(s) but will not to exceed 500 vehicles. The schedule will contain a single contract line item number (CLIN) for each contract period, 0001 is the base period, 1001 is the 1st option, 2001 is the second option and so on. A firm-fixed price per vehicle per day is required for each CLIN. The actual quantities will vary according to the operational requirements of the USMS. The estimated maximum quantity of services that may be required under this contract is not expected to exceed 1,500 vehicles per day. The USMS will consider quotes for multiple lots and for both additional or lesser quantities then the estimated maximum. To be considered technically acceptable, the Quoter must submit a technical description which describes parking plan, security, lot size(s), condition and location(s) in sufficient detail for the Contracting Officer (CO) to decide that the quotation meets the requirements of the RFQ. The provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, and FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items, are applicable to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2, subparagraph a is as follows: The Government will make an offer to the responsible contractor quoting fair and reasonable prices and determined to be the best value in terms of technical acceptability, price, capacity and past performance. The Government will perform an integrated assessment evaluation. For evaluation purposes: technical acceptability is a pass/fail determination, past performance and capacity is significantly more important than price. NOTE: Quoters responding to this solicitation must quote a firm-fixed-price for each contract period, specifythe maximum number of vehicles it can store, specify any prompt payment terms, and submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offer Representations and certifications-Commercial Items. The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, and the clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, apply to this acquisition. Evaluation of Commercial Items: The following FAR clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323),52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246),52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). FAR 52.216-19 Order Limitations Insert: Minimum Order. There is no minimum delivery order under this contract. Maximum Order. The contractor is not obligated to honor -- Any order for a single item in excess of $100,000.00, Any order for a combination of items in excess of $1,00,000.00, A series of orders from the same ordering office within three days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraphs (1) or (2) above. FAR 52.216-18 Ordering -- Insert in paragraph (a) "Date of contract award through the period of contract performance." FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity. The full text for the above listed clauses is available at http://www.arnet.gov/far/. See Note 1. Posted 04/17/00 (W-SN445561). (0108)

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