US Bureau of Reclamation, Code 7810, PO Box 620, Grand Coulee, WA 99133

44 -- FURNACES SOL 00SQ170762 DUE 080200 POC Pamala K Marrs 509-633-9512 E-MAIL: FURNACES, pmarrs@pn.usbr.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 00SQ170762 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-16. This acquisition is a Small Business set-aside. The size standard is 750 employees and the standard industrial classification code is 3567. U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Grand Coulee, Washington has a fixed price requirement for the following items: CLIN 0001 -Furnace, oven box, high temperature up to 2,200 degrees F, miniumum chamber size 24" H x 36" W x 42" L, minimum overall size 76" H x 82" W x 78" L, 65 Kw, 460 volts, 3 phase. Shell to be a continuously welded 3/16" plate steel and heavy structural steel members, front frame to be a minimum of 1/2" thick to preclude thermal warpage. The wall and roof insulation should be of layered ceramic fiber blanket with a low thermal mass. The door should use edgestacked fiber insulation to prevent lamination failure. Floor and entrance vestibule sides should be insulating firebrick. The blanket insulation should be a minimum of 9" thick and the resultant shell temperature should be less than 120 degrees f above ambient. The hearth to be of silicon carbide flat plates 1-1/2" thick. The door to be pneumatic power operated and of such weight to be lifted with 1 hand. A safety switch is required to shut the power off when the door is opened. The heating elements to be iron/chrome/aluminum alloy resistance wire supported in a hard refractory plate. Elements to be suspended on the side walls and placed under the hearth. Power density to be less than 15 watts per square inch and ceramic holders to keep elements away from side wall insualtion. The power controls to be magnetic contactor with voltage reducing power transformer, mounted below the furnace. A second magnetic contactor to operate a high limit controller as a safety backup, Thermcraft Model No. BHAF-243642-1093, or equal. -- 1 each. The items must be delivered to U. S. Bureau of Reclamation, Warehouse B -- Door 6 -- Industrial Area, Grand Coulee WA 99133 by September 15, 2000. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (MAR 2000), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (FEB 2000), 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY 1999), 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (FEB 2000) and 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination (NOV 1991). Clause 52.212-5, paragraph (b) is tailored to incorporate the following clauses by reference: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-1. The Government intends to make a single award to the responsible bidder whose bid is most advantageous to the Government, based on items meeting the specification, price and price-related factors, and delivery schedule considered in descending order of importance as listed here. The closing date for receipt of offers is August 2, 2000. Offers are to be mailed to the following address: Bureau of Reclamation, Code 7810, P O Box 620, Grand Coulee WA 99133-0620 or faxed to 509-633-9175. All sources responding to this Request for Quotation shall do so in writing. All sources responding to this Request for Quotation shall submit information relating to business status, including identification as to whether small, minority-owned, and/or women-owned. Include Federal Tax Identification number and Dun and Bradstreet number on your bid. All responsible sources may submit a bid, which will be considered by this agency. Posted 07/18/00 (W-SN476098). (0200)

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