Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

35 -- ADVANCED OXIDATION LAUNDRY SYSTEM SOL N00244-00-T-0878 DUE 052600 POC Contract Specialist Bill Archambeault, (619)532-2894; (619)532-2575(fax) WEB: Click here to find more information of FISC San Diego, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact Contract Specialist 619-532-2984;619-532-2575(fax), William_R_Archambeault@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis / solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subparts 12.6 and 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation to be issued; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this Request for Proposals is N00244-00-T-0878. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16. This solicitation is issued on a restricted basis as a 100% small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Code is 3582 and applies to businesses with less than 500 employees. FISC San Diego has a requirement for materials and services to incorporate an advanced oxidation system into an existing naval conventional hot-water laundry. Advanced oxidation systems include, but are not limited to, systems that add ozone to the water, and systems that use UV light and hydrogen peroxide to effect oxidation. The equipment will be supplied to the Public Works Center (PWC) Pearl Harbor to launder naval industrial rags. The advanced oxidation system shall add oxidizing agents during the washing machine wash & rinse cycles, forming an integral part of the laundry process. It is not the intent of PWC to supplement the existing laundry wastewater treatment system; the resulting laundry wastewater shall be suitable for direct sewage discharge without pretreatment. SOW/Specifications: The Contractor shall provide all necessary equipment for 1) one complete ozone laundry system. This system shall consist of a 125-150 pound capacity industrial grade hard mounted washing machine, a 150-175 pound capacity industrial grade dryer, a laundry chemical injection system, and a matched ozone system. Ozone shall be generated using the corona discharge process with an enriched oxygen feed stream. Ozone shall be added to all wash and rinse cycles. All electrical equipment shall operate with a maximum voltage of 440. The dryer shall use propane as the heat source. If compressed air is required, it will be provided by the Government. The Government, at no cost to the equipment supplier, will complete required utility system modifications such as adding an electrical circuit breaker. 2) All labor required for installation of the new equipment and testing of the integrated system. Qualified PWC trades employees may be available, if desired. Exact costs to the Contractor will depend on the requested trade. 3) The ozone generation and injection system shall include hardware that provided the equipment operator an indication of proper system operation. 4) A complete set of engineering drawings, including control systems. 5) A complete system material list. 6) Two copies of the operating manual and maintenance schedule. 7) Three on-site person days of technical assistance to support PWC operator training and process start-up. 8) The equipment installation, testing, and start-up shall be completed by a datenegotiated with the Government. A site visit is available to responsible / qualified offerors during the week of May 15, 2000. The time and security arrangements for the visit shall be arranged with Stanley Hamamoto of PWC at (808) 471-0768. Visits will only be scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, and must be scheduled at least two business days in advance. The Government will not provide reimbursement for the cost of the site visit. The only information given at the site visit will be technical criteria pertaining to the site. All contractual questions must be submitted to the Contract Specialist in writing. All questions will be answered in the form of an amendment to the solicitation. To be considered qualified, the Contractor must have been responsible for the design and construction of a minimum of one advanced oxidation laundry system, handling a minimum of 100,000 lbs. of fabrics per year. As part of the evaluation process, a Government technical representative may request a visit to a currently operational facility where the potential contractor has been responsible for the construction and installation of an advanced oxidation laundry system. The potential contractor will be responsible for obtaining permission of the facility owner and ensuring that a technically knowledgeable representative is available during the inspection to answer questions. Potential contractors must be registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). Inspections and acceptance will be done by the Receiving Officer. The following clauses and provisions are applicable and hereby incorporated into the solicitation by reference and will be provided by the Contracting Officer in full text upon request. FAR 52.212-1; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4; FAR 52.212-5; FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal; FAR 52.222-26; FAR 52.222-35; FAR 52.222-36; FAR 52.222-37; DFAR 252.212-7001; Contract Terms and Conditions; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items: a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: price, technical capability, and past performance. Technical capability and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price. b) Option periods are not applicable to this solicitation. c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Evaluation criteria: Technical capability will be determined by three factors, 1) Has the Contractor submitted proof that the requirement was constructed and installed within the last two years? 2) Has the Contractor submitted descriptive literature of the equipment? and 3) Does the proposed product meet or exceed the salient characteristics of the equipment in the solicitation? Past Performance information shall be in the form of three references and points of contact for similar items sold and installed within the last two years, and one reference of a currently operating facility in which the Contractor was responsible for the construction and installation of the equipment. Responses from responsible offerors and inquiries may be faxed to Bill Archambeault at (619) 532-2575. Offerors MUST be registered with the Central Contractor Registration. No phone calls, please. ****Note 1 Posted 04/28/00 (W-SN449687). (0119)

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