Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

89 -- BOTTLED WATER SOL N66604-00-R-6275 DUE 083100 POC C. Boehler, Contracting Officer at (401) 832-1489; FAX (401) 832-4820 WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: Carol G. Boehler, Contracting Officer, boehlercg@npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center, Division Newport, Rhode Island intends to award a one-year contract with four (4) one-year options for bottled water. Line items include 68 bottled water cooler rentals for the Newport, Rhode Island facility and 3 bottled water cooler rentals for the Niantic, Connecticut facility. We estimate a need for a total of 901 five-gallon bottles of water with cups to be delivered on a bi-weekly basis (891 bottles to Newport and 10 bottles to Niantic bi-weekly). The Government will award a firm-fixed-price contract to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government will evaluate technical capability and price. The offeror shall demonstrate acceptable water quality based on the results from a Bottled Water Analysis taken within the last year. The Bottled Water Analysis shall include the results and analytical method used pertaining to the bottled water contaminant/substance level requirements addressed in 21 CFR 165.110. The analysis shall also include the Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) for microbiological contaminants outlined in 40 CFR 141.63. The offeror shall submit the analysis with the completed solicitation document. The predecessor contract number is N66604-00-M-0027 with Crystal Spring Water Company, Middletown, Rhode Island. A Request for Proposal will be issued 10 August 2000, closing 31 August 2000, and we anticipate award for 1 October 2000. Procedures per Parts 12 and 13 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations will be followed. The acquisition is set aside 100% for Small Business under SIC 5149; size standard 500 employees for supplies. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Our department no longer issues solicitations or amendments in paper form. Instead, they may be accessed at our web site http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. We also provide electronic access in our Bid Room. Estimated RFP release date: 8/10/00. Posted 08/04/00 (W-SN482483). (0217)

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