Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, HSW -- 311 Human Systems Wing, 311th HSW/PK, 8005 9th Street, Brooks AFB, TX, 78235-5353

J -- REMOVAL, PURGING AND DISPOSAL OF GAS CALIBRATION CYLINDERS SOL F41624-00-R-1101 DUE 063000 POC Dennis Clements, Contract Specialist, Phone 536-2359/2664, Fax 536-3392, Email dennis.clements@brooks.af.mil-- Dennis Clements, Contract Specialist, Phone 536-2359/2664, Fax 536-3392, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=F41624-00-R-1 101&LocID=1183. E-MAIL: Dennis Clements, dennis.clements@brooks.af.mil. This is a combined CBD synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with the 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 solicitation, F41624-00-R1101 is being issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16. This is a 100% small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Classification is 7699, Not Elsewhere Classified, with a small business being one with 5 million or fewer employees. There is (1) Contract Line Item Number (CLIN), CLIN 0001, Quantity: 419 M/H. Contractor will remove and dispose of all hazardous materials from the National Stock Numbers (NSNs) listed on Bid Schedule. (SEE Exhibit _A_. All NSNs begin with 6665 stock class number. Once hazardous material(s)have been removed, subject items are to be returned to the government inventory with the original condition code tags affixed. Contractor shall comply with MIL-STD-130, preservation, packing, and special packaging instructions stipulated on the AFMC Form 158 (Packaging Requirements) (See Exhibit _D_) and DD Form 2169 (Special Packaging Instructions),(See Exhibit _B_ for Special Packaging Instructions.) Hazardous materials associated with each NSN are also listed on the attached Bid Schedule, (Exhibit "A"). Gas cylinders and cartridges may contain a multitude of different type gases and may or may not be flammable. Each should be handled as specified in the appropriate Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS). Batteries and battery packs may or may not contain electrolyte, sulfuric acid or lead acid in one form or another and should be handled as specified in the appropriate MSDS. They shall be purged/discharged safely, neutralized, rendered useless and disposed of in accordance with local city, state and/or federal regulations. Oxygen sensors contain potassium hydroxide and shall be handled as specified in the appropriate MSDS and shall be purged/discharged safely, neutralized, rendered useless and disposed of in accordance with local city, state and/or federal regulations. All hazardous materials shall be purged/discharged safely, neutralized, rendered useless and disposed of in accordance with local city, state and/or federal regulations. (See Appendix _C_ for safety specifications.) All items shall be shipped to and marked for: Depot Supply, Warner Robbins ALC, Robins AFB, GA. 31098 no later than 30 days after receipt of assets. The FOB point will be origin. WAGE DETERMINATION NO: 94-2521 REV (18) AREA: San Antonio, TX is hereby incorporated into this synopsis/solicitation. If you have any problems acquiring this wage determination revision, contact the contract administrator listed below for further assistance. Contractors should submit best overall price with a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items. The contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses and law or executive orders applicable to acquisition of commercial items, which are incorporated into said solicitation by reference, in accordance with FAR 52.252-2, Clause Incorporated By Reference. The following provisions and clauses can be viewed at the Air Force FAR Site, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. In accordance with FAR 52.252-1 and FAR 52.252-2, the following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) price. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification Commercial Items. Offerors shall include a complete copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, with quote. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions, Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial items. The following checked clauses in paragraph (b) apply: (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I, (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns, (5) 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns, (7) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, (12) 52.222-26, Equal opportunity, (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, (22) 52.232-33, Safety Data, DFARS 252.223-7001. The following checked clauses in paragraph (c) apply: (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As amended, (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. Additional contract clauses and provisions are as follow: FAR 52.223-2 Hazardous Material Identification and Material, Hazardous Warning Labels, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contract Registration, contractors may register via the Internet at http://ccr2000.com DFARS252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Offeror shall include a complete copy of the provision at DFARS 252.212-7000 with proposal. 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, with the following clauses checked in paragraph (b): 252.243-7002 Request for Equitable Adjustment, and 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) assigned rating is DO. Proposals are due at 311 HSW/YACN, 7909 Lindbergh Drive, Bldg 578, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5218, no later than 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time, on 30 June, 2000. Exhibits and Appendixes may be downloaded at the following web address referencing solicitation F41624-00-R-1101: http://www.eps.gov. Click on EPS for Vendors and Search EPS Posts. Click on answers to the prompts and input solicitation number. Proposals may be hand carried, e-mailed to dennis.clements@brooks.af.mil, or faxed to (210) 536-2993, to the attention of Lt Dennis Clements, Contract Administrator or Michael Forbis, Contracting Officer, (210)-536-6390. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/POC identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If the buyer or contracting officer does not satisfy your concerns, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Brooks AFB Acquisition Ombudsman, Stephen Plaisted at 937-255-9005 or send E-mail to: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil. Posted 06/14/00 (D-SN464827). (0166)

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