W -- FACILITY GENERATOR LEASE FOR EPA FACILITY, NARRAGANSETT R.I.

Notice Date

November 15, 2001

Contracting Office

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency, Contracts Management Division (MD-33), Attn: ORDSC, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711

ZIP Code

27711

Solicitation Number

XPZ100

Response Due

December 3, 2001

Point of Contact

matt ake (919) 541-3112 lenora hilliard (919) 541-4392

E-Mail Address

click here to contact the contract specialist via (ake.matt@epa.gov)

Description

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN 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. The solicitation number is XPZ100, and the solicitation is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 335312 which has a size standard of 1000 employees to qualify as a small business. This procurement is set aside for a small business. The requirement is for the lease of a generator as follows -- Deliver, install and make fully functional one 600kwm277-480 volt, three phase diesel generator. This diesel generator shall have the following minimum characteristics: 1) Trailer Mounted; 2) 1000 Gallon diesel fuel tank; 3) On board fuel gauge; 4) The generator shall start automatically on loss of commercial power to the main building; 5) Fuel consumption shall be no greater than 60 Gallon per hour at full load. Installation shall include all labor, equipment and materials necessary to: 1) Deliver the generator to the AED; 2) Install the feeders from the generator to the transfer switch (the AED electrician will perform the final connection of the feeder to the transfer switch; 3) Startup of the generator; 4) Connect the feeder to the generator; 5) Remove the generator and all related cables at the end of the contract period; 6) Include all required cable installation and removal for the contract period; 7) All movement of the generator to and from EPA property. The generator shall be located on the side of the building about 150 ft away from the transfer switch 2) The contract period shall be for five (5) months, with options for four (4) additional months, (to be exercised in one month increments) if required; 3) Installation and wiring will be in accordance with NFPA 72 (1999). The proposed generator shall meet all of the salient characteristics and specifications detailed above in the synopsis. Any proposed generator that does not meet the above minimum specifications shall be rejected. Award shall be made to the offeror with the lowest price meeting the minimum specifications. The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- - Commercial Items. All offerors shall include with their offers a completed copy of provision 52.213-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications -- - Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses which are cited in Clause 52.212-5 are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on subcontracting Sales to the Government, with Alternate I; 52.203-10, Price or Fee Adjustment for Illegal or Improper Activities; 52.219-14, Limitation on Subcontracting; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-41. It is requested that the completed Representations and Certifications be included with the proposal. All technical questions are to be forwarded via email to the contract specialist at the following email address: ake.matt@epa.gov by November 23, 2001. Telephone inquiries may be directed to the contract specialist at (919) 541-3112. Quoters should review the Statement of Work for complete requirements and additional information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. Representations and Certifications can be found on the EPA Website under "Commercial Buy Clauses". Enter this page and click on FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Oct 2000). Interested parties should go to the website and click on the RFQ to check the status of this procurement and to ascertain when and if any amendments have been issued. Please submit three client references capable of commenting on your organization's past performance. Please submit two (2) copies of the price proposal to; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Attention Matt Ake) , POD MD-D143-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27711. Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (Attention Matt Ake) POD MD-D143-01, 4930 Old Page Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709. All offers are due by December 3, 2001 at 5:00 p.m. Please allow sufficient time for your mailed quotation to arrive in a timely manner.

Web Link

click here to download a copy of the RFQ (http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd/)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011119/WSOL001.HTM (W-319 SN5130Y8)