FISC Norfolk Acq Group, Hampton Roads Detachment, 1968 Gilbert St., Suite 600, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392

68 -- CHEMICALS & CHEMICAL PRODUCTS SOL N00189-00-T-H487 DUE 062100 POC David St. Laurent, Contract Specialist(757)443-1444 WEB: None, None. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist, David_St._Laurent@nor.fisc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in FAR Subpart 12.6, supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation number for this procurement is N00189-00-T-H487 and is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ is issued in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.5 -- Test program for certain Commercial Items (Clingher-Cohen). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses listed in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 17; and Defense Acquisition Circular (DAC) 91-13. The Standard Industrial Code is 2813 and the Small Business size standard is $5 million dollars. The period of performance is from 1 July 2000 to 30 June 2001. Quotes shall be for the following NALCO Chemical Company, Naperville, IL products. Line Items 0001-PWC Building P-1 Piersey Street, Norfolk Naval Base, Norfolk, VA; 0001AAProduct No. 22104, Serial Number 500245, Qty 20171 lbs; 0001AB Product No. 1720, Serial Number 07771, Qty 10350 lbs; 0001AC Product No. 1820, Serial Number 13675, Qty 16460 lbs; 0002-PWC Building Z-312, Admiral Tausig Blvd, Norfolk. Naval Base, Norfolk, VA; 0002AD, Product No. 22104, Serial Number 67080, Qty 2793 lbs; 0002AE, Product No. 1820, Serial Number 45260, Qty 755 lbs; 0003Navy Hospital, Bldg 20 CEP, John Young Street, Portsmouth, VA; 0003AF, Product No. 22104, Serial Number 160063, Qty 3212 lbs; 0003AG Product No. 1720, Serial Number 170899, Qty 1451 lbs; 0003AH Product No. 52211, Serial Number 171643, Qty 1166 lbs; 0004 Dam Neck, Bldg 529Tartar Ave, Virginia Beach, VA 23461; 0004AJ Product No. 7204, Serial Number 42427, Qty 1606 lbs; 0004AK Product No. 1720, Serial Number 109964, Qty 881 lbs; 0004AL Product No. 52211, Serial Number 160620, Qty 5250blbs; 0005 Oceana Air Station, Bldg 601 Hornet Road, Virginia Beach, VA 23460; 0005AM Product No. 22104, Serial Number 50265, Qty 3747 lbs; 0005AN Product No. 1720, Serial Number 151365, Qty 1382 lbs; 0005AP Product No. 52211, Serial Number 160621, Qty 5250 lbs. The government intends to purchase the above items, under other than full and open competition in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1. Proposals received shall specify FOB Destination at locations designated by line item. Acceptance to be at Destination. Point of Contact is Pat Bryant telephone (757) 445-6773 extension 3018. Delivery will be accepted between 0600 -- 1330 hours Monday through Friday. Service shall be provided within 48 hours upon issuance of a Delivery Order, unless a longer period is specified. Emergency Orders shall be treated as normal delivery with the occurrence of approximately four times per year. (Emergencies may include weekends or holiday delivery). A Material Safety Data Sheet (MSD) and a certificate of Analysis shall be provided with each delivery. Applicable Federal Government Regulations for handling and shipping of Hazardous Material will be complied with. The contractor shall deliver chemicals in quantities, to locations specified in Line Item 0001 through 0005, as specified on each individual Delivery Order. The transportation vehicle must be equipped with necessary fittings (various sizes of quick disconnect fittings) and self sustaining equipment to off-load the chemicals. The transportation vehicle will require at least 100 feet of hose. The vehicle driver must be trained by Department of Transportation (DOT) for the transportation of the type of Hazardous Material he is transporting. The Contractor must be ISO 9000 certified. The contract resulting from this solicitation will be an Indefinite Quantity Requirements type contract with a Firm Fixed unit pricing arrangement. Offers other than FOB Destination shall be ineligible for award. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, (June 1999) apply to the following: a price proposal on letterhead or a proposal cover sheet signed and dated that contains the requested items with unit prices, extended prices, prompt payment terms, remittance address, and telephone number of offeror; terms of any express warranty and all other documentation specified herein. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999); the Government will award a contract to the responsible offeror, whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Evaluation will consist of the the following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (i) Technical Acceptability, (ii) Past Performance (See FAR 15.304) and (iii) Price ( See FAR Subpart 13.106): Technical Acceptability will be evaluated on the chemical compatibility with the Government and Nalco Chemicals and equipment and will be based on a pass or fail evaluation. Past performance shall be determined through submission of the following: List no more than the five most recently completed contracts completed during the past three years which are in any way relevant to the effort required in this solicitation. Also include the following for each contract: contract number, contract period of performance, contract type, dollar value of the contract, detailed description of the work performed or supplies delivered, name, position, title and phone number of a point of contact. Price will be evaluated in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106. Offerors shall include a complete copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items (Feb 1999) and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 1995) with their offer. A copy of the clauses may be provided by the Contract Specialist if requested. The following clauses apply to this solicitation and are hereby being incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, (May 1999) and any addenda that apply to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms andConditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items sub paragraphs (b) (1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10) and (11) "Regulatory". Facsimile Proposals (Oct 1997); FAR 211-11 Liquidated Damages- Supplies, Services, or Research and Development ($180.00 per Day); FAR 52.215-2 Audit and Records -- Negotiations (June 1999); FAR 52.216 -21 Requirements; FAR 52.216-18 Ordering (from 1 August 2000 through 31 June 2001; FAR 223-3 Hazardous Material identification and Material Identification and Material Safety Data; FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right to Know Information (Apr 1998); FAR 52.223-14 Toxic Chemical Release Reporting (Oct 1999); FAR 52.233-1, Disputes (Dec 1998); FAR 52.232.18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1998); FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest (Aug 1996); FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996). The following DFAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFAR 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels; DFAR 252.204.7004, Required Central Registration (Mar 1998), DFAR 252.225-7000 Buy American-Balance of Payments Program Certificate (Dec 1991), DFAR 252.212-7000 Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 1995), a copy may be provided by the Contract Specialist if requested. DFAR 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items (Jan 199); sub paragraphs (b) clauses 252.225-7001, 252.225-7007 and 252.247-7023 apply. DFAR 252.204-7004, (Mar 1998), Required Central Contractor Registration, (a) Definitions as used in this clause (1) "Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Database"- means the primary DOD repository for contractor information, required for the conduct of business with DOD. (2) "Data Universal Numbering Systems (DUNS) number" means the 9 digit number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet. Services to identify unique business entities. (3) "Data Universal Numbering System +4 (Duns+4) number" means the Duns number assigned by Dun and Bradstreet plus a 4-digit suffix that may be assigned by a parent (controlling) business concern. This 4-digit suffix may be assigned at the discretion of the parent business concern for such purposes as identifying sub-units or affiliates of the parent business concern. (4) "Registered in the CCR database" means that all mandatory information, including the DUNS number or the Duns +4 number, if applicable, and the corresponding Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, is in the CCR database; the DUNS number and the CAGE code have been validated; and all edits have been successfully completed. (b) (1) By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States.(5) The offeror shall provide its DUNS or, if applicable, its DUNS +4 number with its offer, which will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the offeror is registered in the CCR database. (6) Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror ineligible for award. (7) DOD has established a goal of registering an applicant in the CCR database within 48 hours after receipt of a complete and accurate application via the Internet. However, registration of an applicant submitting an application through a method other than the Internet may take up to 30 days. Therefore, offerors that are not registered should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. (c) The contractor is responsible for the accuracy and completeness of the data within the CCR, and for any liability resulting from the Government's reliance on inaccurate or incomplete data. To remain registered in the CCR database after the initial registration, the contractor is required to confirm on an annual basis that its information in the CCR database is accurate and complete. (d) Offerors and contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil.; (end of clause). The following NAVSUP clause applies to this solicitation: SUP 5252.243-9400, Authorized Changes Only By The Contracting Officer (Jan 1992), (a) Except as specified in paragraph (b) below, no order, statement, or conduct of Government personnel who visit the Contractor's facilities or in any other manner communicates with Contractor personnel during the performance of this contract shall constitute a change under the "Changes" clause of this contract, (b) The Contractor shall not comply with any order, direction or request of Government personnel unless it is issued in writing and signed by the Contracting Officer, or is pursuant to specific authority otherwise included as a part of this contract, (c) The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract and notwithstanding provisions contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely the Contracting Officer's. In the event the contractor effects any change at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in charges incurred as a result thereof. The address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer is: Tami Hardison, Code 202B, Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Acquisition Department, 1968 Gilbert Street Suite 600, Norfolk VA 23511-3392, phone 757/443-1362, fax 757/443-1424 (end of clause); The following FISC Norfolk provision applies to this solicitation: Independent Review of Agency Protest (3 Apr 1999)(FISC Norfolk), FAR 33.103 sets forth procedures for inexpensive, informal, procedurally simple and expeditious resolution of protests. Where appropriate and permitted by law, FISC Norfolk encourages the use of those techniques set forth in FAR 33.103 to resolve agency protests. Therefore, offerors may submit protests to the Contracting Officer, who is Tami Hardison, at Commanding Officer, Fleet Industrial Supply Center, Attn: Code 202C, 1968 Gilbert Street Suite 600, Norfolk VA 23511-3392, phone 757/443-1362, fax 757/443-1424. Protests should comply with, and will be processed in accordance with the protest procedures set forth in FAR 33.103. As an alternative, offerors who protest may request FISC Norfolk to review the merits of the protest independent of the contracting officer who is conducting the source selection. FISC Norfolk's Acquisition Department Chief of the Contracting Office will conduct this independent review. (End of Provision). Offerors shall not be currently debarred, suspended, and must be otherwise eligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. As a minimum, responsible sources should provide this office: a price proposal on letterhead or a SF1449 for the requested items,unit prices, extended prices, prompt payment terms, remittance address, Tax I.D. #, Duns #, Cage code, and a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3. Responses to this solicitation are due by 1630 EST, 21 June 2000. Offers can be faxed to (757-443-1442) or mailed to; Acquisition Department, Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, 1968 Gilbert St., Suite 600, Attn: David St. Laurent, Code 202B1, Norfolk, VA 23511-3392. Reference RFQ N00189-00-T-H487, on your quote. This is a synopsis/solicitation in one, no synopsis will be issued. Posted 06/15/00 (W-SN465275). (0167)

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