SOURCES SOUGHT
12 -- Carbon Monoxide Alarms
- Notice Date
- 6/6/2002
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 9115 Rosslyn Station, Arlington, VA, 22219
- ZIP Code
- 22219
- Solicitation Number
- 1030-Alarms
- Response Due
- 6/14/2002
- Archive Date
- 6/15/2002
- Point of Contact
- Kevin McGhee, Contract Specialist, Phone 7038754566, Fax 7038756292,
- E-Mail Address
-
mcgheekt@state.gov
- Description
- Alarm Features: The carbon monoxide alarm must have the following features:  The carbon monoxide alarm must be rated excellent in low and high CO level sensing categories rated by Consumer Reports.  Must be battery operated  Must not have a digital display  The alarm on the unit must emit at 85 decibels and incorporate a 4 beep, 5 second silence, 4 beep sequence.  It must have a test reset button to test the units electronics and to silence the alarm  The units must have an indicator to show when batteries are low, or when the sensor or the unit electronics are experiencing problems.  The detection unit must have an electrochemical sensor with a water-based reservoir to maintain the sensors accuracy over a wide range of humidity.  Each alarm must come with batteries and an owners manual that explains the installation and operational information. The vendor must supply an electronic copy of the owners manual to the Department for distribution in a customized format to overseas residences or give permission to the Department to scan the owners manual into an electronic form for distribution.  The alarm must have a warranty period of at least 5 years.  The alarm must meet the most recent Underwriters Laboratories Inc. (UL) standard 2034.  The alarms must be able to be shipped via commercial airliner and not violate International Air Transport regulations. ***Vendor must be able to handle 1000ea alarms at a time. Shipping Information: The Department of State, Office of Safety Health and Environmental Management (SHEM) will order a set number of alarms from the vendor. These alarms will be sent to various posts around the world. SHEM will notify the vendor of the post and the exact number of alarms to be shipped (varying from a few alarms to over one hundred). The vendor will affix a label to each shipping package (which may contain numerous alarms) meant for a particular post with the address supplied by SHEM after the order has been awarded to the vendor. SHEM will contact the vendor at various times during the award period requesting orders to be shipped to various posts until the order quantity has been depleted. The vendor will ship the individually labeled packages to the Diplomatic Pouch Facility (SA-32T) in Sterling, Virginia. Packages (boxes) may not exceed 24in.x15in.x11in. and may contain as many alarms that will fit into the package. Each package shipped to SA-32T must be trackable to ensure delivery to SA-32T and to provide proof of delivery to SHEM upon request. Once accepted at SA-32T, the Department of State will be responsible for shipping the individually labeled boxes to the various posts according to the labels affixed to the box. ****E-mail point of contact Kevin T. McGhee at mcgheekt@state.gov
- Place of Performance
- Address: Diplomatic Pouch Temporary Facility (SA-32T), 101 International Drive, Sterling, VA
- Zip Code: 20166
- Country: United States
- Zip Code: 20166
- Record
- SN00089182-W 20020608/020606213125 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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