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66 -- OPTICAL VIDEOPROBE SOL N00244-00-T-1166 DUE 080900 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contract Specialist at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347; email gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil WEB: Click here to access an electronic copy of the RFQ., http://www.neco.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all DOD solicitations. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter INELIGIBLE FOR AWARD. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or visit the Internet at http://www.ccr2000.com/ for more information. This procurement is unrestricted; all responsible sources may submit an offer. FISC San Diego is announcing its intent to issue a directed sole source procurement to Everest VIT Inc. under authority of FAR 6.302-1 for the following items. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13 and the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation number/RFQ N00244-00-T-1166 applies; an electronic copy of the RFQ can be accessed at http://www.neco.navy.mil within 24 hours of this notice. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through all Federal Acquisition Circulars and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement 1998 Edition including updates through today's date. The standard industrial code is 3829 and the business size standard is 500 employees. The agency need is for an OPTICAL VIDEOPROBE. To be used for internal inspection of engineering machinery, in situations which would normally require disassembly. Data gathered from internal inspections of malfunctioning equipment will be transmitted back to shore-based technical personnel for remote evaluation and advice. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for five (5) line items as follows. Quotes will be accepted on a "Brand Name or Equal" basis. The following brand name products are known to be acceptable: 1) Everest VIT PXLM630 XL PRO Videoprobe, 6.1 mm diameter x 9.8' working length; with the following accessories spare lamps, general purpose forward view tip with 100 degree Field of View (FOV), rigidizer, and supportarm. The following salient characteristics are CRITICAL/ESSENTIAL to the Government -- a) Miniature digital camera connected electronically to a recording box. Fiberscope, which uses a probe cable composed of individual optical fibers, is NOT adequate. Cable must withstand forces and conditions exceeding the usual capabilities of fiberscope cable. Optical resolution must meet or exceed display of 500 horizontal lines on its LCD screen. b) Range of articulation cable control must articulate the sensor 180 degrees within centerline-to-centerline distance of approximately 2 inches. Cable diameter must be 6.1 mm or less, allowing access through small openings and into small cavities. c) Forward view tip must have field of view (FOV) of 100 degrees and minimum focal distance of one quarter (1/4) inch. d) Must have shadow measurement capability or comparable form of field measurement to ensure an accurate size determination of foreign objects or surface damage can be made. Ability to make distance measurementsfrom probe to surface, and to process successive measurements to determine geometry and contour height relative to an observed surface. e) Ability to record a running inspection on videotape, and to annotate with voiceover, as well as capture still images directly to a floppy disk. f) Articulation control requires a "return to home" command, to reset the probe sensor to a neutral (unbent) angle). Line Item 0001: PXLM630 XL PRO Videoprobe, 6.1 mm diameter x 9.8' working length, quantity two (2) each. Line Item 0002: XA101 Spare lamp for Videoprobe XL System, quantity five (5) each. Line Item 0003: XT6100FG General purpose forward view tip, 100 degree Field of View, quantity two (2) each. Line Item 0004: GTR-605S Rigidizer, quantity two (2) each. Line Item 0005: XA119S XL Support arm, quantity two (2) each. All items are to be delivered to: Receiving Officer, Fleet Technical Support Center, Pacific, 3985 Cummings Road, Bldg 116, 1st Floor, San Diego, CA 92136-5000. Mark for: Gary Bollenbach, Code 302. Inspection/Acceptance shall be made at destination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum -- Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. Addendum provisions FAR 52.247-45, F.O.B. Origin and/or F.O.B. Destination Evaluation, and FAR 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal, also apply. FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items and FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; and DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program; and addendum provisions/clauses DFARS 252.225-7035, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program Certificate. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price-related factors. OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISION WITH THEIR PROPOSALS: FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Note: IMPORTANT INTERNET ADDRESSES: 1) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at http://www.arnet.gov/far; 2) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html; 3) Navy Electronic Commerce On-Line (NECO) at http://www.neco.navy.mil/ to access a copy of the RFQ electronically; and 4) Other federal/defense links (e.g. Central Contractor Registration On-line, Commerce Business Daily On-Line) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp (scroll down to the bottom of the page for numerous links). Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses; published price list for product/s being offered; discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days); anticipated delivery/availability of product/s; company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number (DUNS), Taxpayer ID number, and COMPLETED FAR 52.212-3 Alt I. Reference Solicitation number on all correspondence. In addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. Quotes must be received no later than midnight, local time, 080900, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil) ONLY. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) (N/A). Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN481031). (0215)

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