USDA Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705-2398

36 -- PAPER INDUSTRIES MACHINERY/ACCESSORIES SOL RFP-FPL-00-11 DUE 060700 POC Christina Shade, Contracting Officer, 608/231-9285, FAX 608/231-9585 WEB: Click here to obtain referenced FAR Provisions and, http://www.arnet.gov/far/. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer, cshade@fs.fed.us. 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: proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This request for proposals RFP-FPL-00-11 is for providing a Sommerville-type Screen (as described below) to be delivered FOB Destination to the USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, 507 Highland Ave., Madison, WI 53705-2398. Inspection and acceptance will be at destination. Offerors shall indicate time for delivery, but it is desired within 30 days ARO. When responding to this request, please indicate on your outer envelope in the lower left-hand corner; "RFP-FPL-00-11, DUE 06/07/00, 2:00PM". The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-17 (4/25/2000). They are located in Part 52 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations. They can be found on the Internet at the URL noted at the end of this notice. FAR Provision 52.212-1 (MAR 2000), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. SIC Code is 3554 with a size standard limit of 500 employees to be considered as a small business applies. This acquisition is a small business set-aside. Offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision at FAR 52.212-3 (FEB 2000), Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer. FAR Clause 52.212-4 (FEB 2000), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52-212-5 (FEB 2000), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive orders-Commercial Items, applies to this order and the additional clauses referenced in part (b) are items (11-16). EVALUATION: Responses will be evaluated using simplified acquisition procedures (FAR 13.106-2). Selection will be made from the source, which in the opinion of the Government offers the best value. Note that award may be made without further discussions. The criteria considered will be TECHNICAL (capability of offered item to meet the agency need with particular emphasis on the screen plate which should have 756 slits), PRICE (total price inclusive of shipping charges,) WARRANTY offered, TECHNICAL SUPPORT offered (including availability of manufacturer support, service, and parts-current and future), EXPERIENCE supplying similar equipment to pulp and paper mills, and pulp and paper research laboratories (provide a list of customers in the pulp and paper industries that have previously purchased this equipment), and quality of PAST PERFORMANCE. Relative importance of the criteria will be determined on a "best value" basis by the government. RESPONSES SHALL ADDRESS ALL OF THESE AREAS. Those offering "or equal" products shall also submit descriptive product literature and compare technical features against the requirements listed in the Item Description following. -- -ITEM DESCRIPTION: The USDA Forest Products Laboratory requires a Somerville-type screen (or equal) to separate stickies from pulp fibers for subsequent examination and quantification with the following minimum specifications: (1) meets TAPPI T-275 "Screening of pulp (Somerville-type equipment)", (2) screening device consists of a rectangular screen box, a screen plate, a diaphragm chamber with a weir box attached and a stand, (3) the screen box must be tall enough so that a water level of 102 mm +2 mm over the screen plate can be maintained, (4) screen plate has 756 slits arranged in 6 columns of 126 slits each, slit pitch within a column is 2 mm, the entire slit pattern on the screen plate must not exceed an area measuring 250 x 300 mm, (5) slits are 45 + 0.5 mm long by 0.15 + 0.005/-0.01 mm wide, (6) have a spray nozzle with 12 equal spaced horizontal holes mounted at the center of the screen plate, the spray nozzle is calibrated for a flow of 8.6 + 0.2 liter/minute at water supply of 124 + 5 kPa, (6) a rubber diaphragm in the diaphragm chamber that is connected to an eccentric mechanism which in turn is driven by a motor, (7) have an automatic dosing system to handle large samples, (8) provides two copies of Somerville-type screen operating manual, (9) provides list of customers in the pulp and paper industry who have purchased the equipment. See Note 1. Posted 05/15/00 (W-SN454910). (0136)

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