20 -- REMOTE OPERATED VEHICLE (ROV) FOR USE BY REGIONAL BOAT SHOP IN THE INSPECTION OF DAMS

Notice Date

August 17, 2001

Contracting Office

Bureau of Reclamation, Lower Colorado Regional Office, 400 Railroad Ave, Boulder City, NV 89005-2422

ZIP Code

89005-2422

Solicitation Number

01SQ308290

Response Due

August 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Leslie Leavitt, (702) 293-8642, FAX (702) 293-8050

E-Mail Address

lleavitt@lc.usbr.gov (lleavitt@lc.usbr.gov)

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will NOT be issued. The solicitation number 01SQ308290 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-28. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 488390. The small business size standard is five (5) million dollars.. This acquisition is set-aside for small businesses according to the size standard as indicated above. Simplified Acquisition Procedures apply. LINE ITEM 001: The Bureau of Reclamation, Boulder City, Nevada, has a requirement for one (1) Remote Operated Vehicle (ROV) to be used in the inspection of its dams. The vehicle is to be assembled with the following requirements: Vehicle to be rated for operation to 500 feet, include two thrust plus horizontal thrusters, one vertical thruster, a mounted optional lateral thruster, RDA camera tilt actuator (+/- 90 degree), electronic depth and compass, 2 x 250 watt halogen lamps (one mounted to camera), leak detectors, ballast weights, stainless steel crash frame. LINE ITEM 002: One Smart Color Zoom Camera to include 12:1 zoom, auto/manual focus, 450 line resolution, wide angle lens, auto iris, 1 km depth housing, NTSC. LINE ITEM 003: Control console, including joystick thruster controls, zoom camera controls, auto depth, vertical time adjustment, 4 thruster circuits, depth and heading display, controls for up to 4 auxiliary functions and GFI housed in a portable splashproof enclosure and exterior isolation transformer. LINE ITEM 004: A monitor with a 13-inch high resolution NTSC monitor. LINE ITEM 005: A 550 foot umbilical cable. LINE ITEM 006: A single function manipulator. LINE ITEM 007: One (1) ON screen display to display depth, heading, cable turns, text. LINE ITEM 008: A Temperature gage displayed on OSD (real time). Delivery will be FOB Destination to Boulder City, Nevada.. Acceptance shall be made at destination. This procurement will be done as a "Best Value" to the Government. Price, technical requirements, and past performance will be considered. Please submit with your quote three references of other companies you have provided with a Remote Operated Vehicle. Please include phone numbers and a contact person for each reference. Also, provide cut sheets/specifications for the ROV. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial (Jun 97). Offerors MUST include with their offer a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Feb 99); 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (May 99) with the following clause incorporated by addendum: FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination; and FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (May 99); with the following applicable FAR clauses for paragraph (b): 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Supplies (Jan 94). The Contractor shall extend to the Government the full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial sale, provided such warranty is available at no cost to the Government. The resulting purchase order will be a firm fixed-price purchase order. All responsible offerors may submit their quotes by fax to: (702) 293-8050 or by mail to the Bureau of Reclamation, Attn: Leslie Leavitt, 400 Railroad Ave, P.O. Box 61470, Boulder City, NV 89005. Oral quotes will not be accepted. Quotations are due no later than 4:00 p.m., PST on August 31, 2001. The full text of a FAR provision or clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.arnet.gov/far/.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010821/20SOL002.HTM (W-229 SN50V330)