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19 -- FIRE RESCUE ALUMINUM VESSEL, GLEN CANYON NRA, UTAH SOL RP124800018 DUE 071700 POC Sonya Armstrong, C.O. 303 969 2540; Wally Salonka, Technical Contact 303 969 2571 This is a COMBINED-SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEM prepared in accordance with information in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcemen5 constitutes the only solicitation. PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number is RP124800018 and is issued as a Request for Proposals. The proposal should be the standard product literature including the cost, in accordance with commercial item procedures. This procurement is unrestricted and is being advertised as full and open competition. The contractor shall provide: one manufactured standard production fire-rescue aluminum vessel. The vessel shall be 28-29 feet long with a beam of approximately 11 feet. Delivery shall be destination at Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Bull Frog, Utah. Elevation is 4000 feet and over 110 degrees in the summer. There will be approximately 2000 lbs of gear on the boat. Sea trials shall be at manufacturerfacility with a full load of fuel and three 50 gallon barrels of water. All deficiencies shall be completed prior to delivery. The higher the top speed achieved for the vessel would be a benefit to overall park operations. A lay out drawing of the vessel would be useful for the evaluation process. Hull: The hull shall be the manufacturers standard proven self-bailing hull capable of operating in 4-foot seas. There shall be a bow door with safety chains that is 36 to 40 inches wide, hinged at the bottom, and lowers to the water by a hand winch. There shall be a bow eye for highway towing. The hull shall have grounding, beaching keel installed. There shall be heavy-duty aluminum rub rails full length of the vessel. There shall be fenders or a type of protection mounted on both sides of the vessel. This will be used for boarding other vessels. There shall be six mooring bits welded on top of the gunwale. The bits shall be approximately 4 inches high. The deck shall have a soft patch over an aluminum 150-gallon fuel tank. The fuel tank fill shall have a spill dam around it. There shall be a swim platform welded to the transom. There shall be foam in the bottom of the hull and damping material installed inside the engine room and along the inside length of the hull. There shall be holding tie downs and or compartments for storing tools along side both gunwales. There shall be two fold out doors with folding ladders. One shall be on each of the hull behind the cabin. The door opening shall allow a 55-gallon barrel to go through. There shall be 6-tie downs mounted flush on the deck. There shall be a removable towing post mounted at the rear of the vessel. There shall be a patch over the towing post hole on the deck when the post is not in use. There shall be storage for the post to be stored along side the gunwale. There shall be a swim platform off the transom. There shall be a holder on the side of the gunwale to store a backboard. There shall be hand rails around the vessel hull and cabin as needed. There shall be two hatches, forward of the cabin. These hatches will be used to store fire hose and shall be large in size and open outboard. The hatches shall have overboard drains built into them. There shall be one push knee on each side of the bow. There shall be a six-inch wide insert of replaceable material for pushing. The push knees shall be 12"above water line and shall extend about 12" above the gunwale. The push knees shall be forward of the bow when the bow door is raised. Cabin: There shall be 20-inch walkways around the cabin. There shall be a rear sliding door at the back bulkhead. The helm shall be starboard and the pump controls shall be mounted on the port side. The cabin shall have a single forward facing window with upper viewing windows on all four sides of the cabin roof. There shall be a visor over the front windshield and the rear roofline shall extend 12 inches past the rear bulkhead. The cabin shall be approximately 8 feet long by 7 feet wide inside. The rear of the cabin shall start approximately 11 feet from the transom. The front windshield shall be fixed and the side windows shall be sliding. There shall be a windshield wiper on the windshield. There shall be handrails welded on the cabin top, sides and back for safety. There shall be two mariner type seats installed for the helm and pilot. There shall be storage for SCBA air bottles under the helm and pilot seats. There shall be additional bench storage seats with seat and back cushions fitted in the cabin. The cabin shall be insulated. There shall be a radio bar install overhead. There shall be a welded grab handle welded across the forward dash. The cabin top shall be built to hold a person on top. There shall be a hatch mounted in the roof. Engine: There shall be two merc cruisers 496 MAG-HO 425hp, fresh water cooled engines with brovo one out-drives with propellers sized for 4000 feet elevation. Besides the standard blower fans there shall be a marine fan located in the engine room and the pump room for additional air circulation. There shall be two batteries sized for each engine with an off/on switch. There shall be a large capacity heatercraft or equal type heater installed in the cabin running off the engine. There shall be high water and low oil sensors with lights and buzzers for both engines. There shall be hydraulic trim tabs mounted. Pump: There shall be a 700-gpm @100 psi self-priming fire pump and water cooled engine mounted below the deck in front of the engines. There shall be sufficient air circulation for the pump and engine when in operation. The pump engine shall be gas driven and gas shall come from piping of the main fuel tank. The water intake to the pump shall have a water filter and shall have a manual gate valve that can be opened to charge the pump and closed after pump operation. The pump shall have one water line that runs to the bow where it splits off to make two hydrants. One hydrant will be for the monitor the other will be a 21/2" hydrant. The 21/2" hydrant will be about 18-20 inches high from the deck. Both the bow and stern 21/2" hydrants shall have a gated "Y" valve. The other hydrant shall have a fire monitor attached to it. The monitor shall be removable and have a cap over it at deck level. There shall be one 21/2" line that runs from the pump to the stern and is 18" to 20" above the deck to also be a hydrant. All water lines shall have the capability to drain after charged when the operation is finished. The monitor shall be straight bore np and fog nozzle. The monitor shall be mounted at the bow centered. All connections shall be standard thread and the water lines shall be schedule 40 aluminum from the pump. All water lines that go to the monitor and hydrants shall have open and closing gate valves. The water line size shall be as sized by the pump manufacture. The manufacturer shall have a factory representative available during pump installation. The boat manufacture shall state which pump manufacture and model they plan to use in this vessel. There shall be a one-inch Hannay reel or equal installed in front ofthe cabin next to the portable generator set. The reel shall be plumbed into the pump. Electrical: Radar, gps antennas, emergency lights and four working lights shall be mounted on the mast. The government shall furnish the radar, gps, depth sounder and antennas, Also furnished will be a park radio and a siren to be mounted for operation. There shall be shore power mounted to the side of the cabin. There shall be a 3.0 to 3.5 portable generator set mounted in front of the cabin. There shall be one 120v marine receptacle mounted inside the cabin connected to the shore power and one connected to the portable generator. There shall be two remote spotlights of 400,000-candle power mounted on the cabin. There shall be one red/white light mounted in the cabin. The dash shall be hinged for ease of maintenance and all wiring shall be labeled. Paint: The hull and cabin shall be painted white. The deck, side gunwale folding doors, and bow door shall be painted with a light gray duraback material. Both side folding doors shall be painted with duraback material. The bull works shall be a gray zolatone and the inside of the cabin shall be a gray zolatone. The zolatone shall be clear coated. There shall be diagonal slash stripes and the words "NATIONAL PARK SERVICE" of 4-inch bold block size in forest green color installed on both sides of the bow area. Trailer: The vessel shall be delivered on a trailer sized for the vessel. The winch shall have a strap instead of a wire cable. The trailer shall have guides for loading and a ladder or steps for getting onto the vessel. The trailer shall be a 2" ball hitch, roller type, painted, and be road legal. CLAUSES/PROVISIONS: FAR CLAUSE 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial is hereby included by reference. FAR Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria(arranged in their order of importance, in descending order): 1)Overall Boat Design; ease of operation, ease of maintenance, ease of operation and performance 2) Past Performance/Experience for this type of vessel 3) Customer Service & Warranty 4) Cost. FAR PROVISION 52.213-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS SHALL BE COMPLETED AND SUBMITTED WITH THE PROPOSAL. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS HEREBY APPLIES TO THIS SOLICITATION. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE OREDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS APPLIES TO THIS ACQUISITION. PROPOSALS SHALL BE SENT TO: Sonya Armstrong, Contracting Officer, National Park Service, IMDE-CM, PO Box 25287, Denver, Co 80225, FED EX: Address line change only: 12795 W. Alameda Pkwy, Lakewood, Co 80228 -- all other information is the same. Delivery of vessel is April 1, 2001 to Glen Canyon NRA. All proposals must be received by close of business on Monday, July 17, 2000. Offerors may request 52.212-3 pages by faxing to Sonya at 303 969 2063. Posted 06/26/00 (W-SN468636). (0178)

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