W -- W -- ONE-YEAR RENTAL OF THREE 15-PASSENGER VANS

Notice Date

September 5, 2001

Contracting Office

Other Defense Agencies, U.S. Special Operations Command, (USASOC), ATTN:E-2929, Fort Bragg, NC, 28310

ZIP Code

28310

Solicitation Number

USZA92-01-Q-0024

Response Due

September 14, 2001

Point of Contact

Barbara Bowles, Contract Specialist, Phone 910-432-8598, Fax 910-432-9345, Email bowlesb@soc.mil

Description

Summary of Amendments: Amendments 0001 & 0002 change the Delivery and Acceptance criteria to: The contractor shall have available a facility in the Fort Bragg/Fayetteville, NC area to facilitate vehicle pick up and delivery and vehicle turn in for maintenance, upkeep and current vehicle inspection as required by the state in which the vehicles are registered. Amendment 0002 adds the following FAR clauses: 52.208-4 and Vehicle Lease Payments; 52.208-5, Condition of Leased Vehicles. Amendment 0002 also adds the following criteria to the Requirement: 1) The average mileage of the vans is estimated at 12,000 miles per van, per year. 2) All vehicles provided under this order shall not be older than model year 2000 and shall comply with the requirements in FAR 52.208-5. The vehicles shall be delivered to the government licensed and tagged by the contractor. It shall be the contractor?s responsibility to maintain current state tags on all vans provided under this order. The government will register the vehicles with the Fort Bragg Provost Marshall?s office and provide the vans with vehicle registration decals which will be placed on the vehicle?s windshield. Due date for receipt of quotes is not extended. Synopsis/Solicitation With Amendments 0001 & 0002. The US Army Special Operations Command, Fort Bragg, North Carolina has a requirement for the rental of three (3) 15 passenger vans. 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. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. All quotes must reference the Request for Quotation number USZA92-01-Q-0024. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 97-21. It is the Contractor?s responsibility to be familiar with all applicable clauses and provisions. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 53212. Size Standard is $5 million. This requirement is 100% set aside for small business. REQUIREMENT: Rental of three (3) 15-passenger vans, to include unlimited mileage, maintenance, upkeep and current vehicle inspection as required by the state in which the vehicles are registered. The average mileage of the vans is estimated at 12,000 miles per van, per year. All vehicles provided under this order shall not be older than model year 2000 and shall comply with the requirements in FAR 52.208-5. The vehicles shall be delivered to the government licensed and tagged by the contractor. It shall be the contractor?s responsibility to maintain current state tags on all vans provided under this order. The government will register the vehicles with the Fort Bragg Provost Marshall?s office and provide the vans with vehicle registration decals which will be placed on the vehicle?s windshield. RENTAL PERIOD: The vans will be used in support of the Special Operations Medical Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina from 1 October 2001 to 30 September 2002. DELIVERY/ ACCEPTANCE: The contractor shall have available a facility in the Fort Bragg/Fayetteville, NC area to facilitate vehicle pick up and delivery and vehicle turn in for maintenance, upkeep and vehicle inspections as required by the state in which the vehicles are registered. A government point of contact for coordination will be provided at the time of contract award. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE: The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions are applicable to the acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, with the following evaluation factors inserted in paragraph ?a? of the provision: ?Quotes will be evaluated as to price. Award will be made to the lowest responsive quote from a responsible bidder submitting an offer found to be most advantageous to the government.?; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and Defense Federal Acquisition Supplement (DFARS) 252.212.7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items are applicable to this requirement and offerors shall include a completed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their bid. The following FAR Clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 52.208-4, Vehicle Lease Payments; 52.208-5, Condition of Leased Vehicles; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, with the following clauses being applicable to the solicitation: 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.222-26, 52.232-33, 52.222-36, 52.247-64, and 52.222-35. Additionally, DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, with the clause 252.225-7024 applicable. QUOTES ARE DUE: Quotes shall be received at HQ-USASOC ATTN: AOCO (Barbara Bowles), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 28310, not later than 2:00 p.m. ET, 14 September 2001. Fax submissions will be accepted at (910) 432-9345. Quotes shall include: (1) original letter signed by an individual authorized to bind the organization, with a schedule of offered items to include unit and total price, (2) completed Representations and Certifications, and (3) acknowledgement of any amendments that may be issued. All answers will be provided via an amendment to the solicitation. Any amendments that may be issued will be published in the FBO/CBD the same as this combined synopsis/solicitation. The point of contact for this requirement is Barbara L. Bowles, Contract Specialist at (910) 432-8598, e-mail bowlesb@soc.mil.

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