Contracting Office, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Box 5653, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal

65 -- MEDICAL PROCEDURE KITS SOL USAID/NEPAL RFP 97-021 DUE 071497 POC Contact Point: Mike Snyder, Contracting Officer, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Box 5653, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal, Fax: 977-1-272357. This is part II of 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. Parts (i) though (iv) were published in part I. (vii) CIF Delivery and acceptance at Sheik and Pundi, 3/1 Banshall Street, Calcutta 70000, India, No later than November 30, l997. (viii) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial applies to this acquisition. (ix) The evaluation procedure set forth in FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items." will be utilized. The provision, starting with the second sentence, reads as follows: "The following factors, in decreasing order of importance, shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government requirement, price, past performance in providing similar quantities of similar goods to overseas locations. Technical and past performance factors, when combined, will be equal to price. Technical score shall be determined by examination of sample merchandise. All offerors must submit one sample of all items (components of kits) offered with their offers. All samples will be returned to offerors following examination at offeror's expense. Past performance will be determined by checking with references provided by offerors. Each offeror must provide contacts -- name and fax or email numbers -- for customers for similar overseas transactions during the past two years." (x) All offerors must included with their offers a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. (xi) FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. (xii) FAR clause 52.212- 5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, with the addition of FAR clauses 52.303-6, 52.203-10, 52.219-8, 52.219-9, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37 and 52.247.64, is applicable to this solicitation. (xiii) The authorized geographic code for this procurement is 941 (which excludes developed countries other than the US). Only goods meeting the requirements of AIDAR 752.225-70 (FEB 1997) which requires that goods conform to 22 CFR Part 228, "Rules on Source, Origin and Nationality for Commodities and Services Financed by USAID" will be considered for award. Please note the following excerpts from 228.11. "(c)When the commodity being purchased is a kit (e.g., scientific instrument, tools, or medical supplies packaged as a single unit), the kit will be considered a produced commodity." "(f) In order to be eligible for USAID financing, when items are considered produced commodities under paragraphs (c), (d), or (e) of this section, the total cost (to the system supplier) of the commodities making up the kit, spare parts or system which were manufactured in countries not included in the authorized geographic code may not exceed 50 percent of the lowest price (not including ocean transportation and marine insurance) at which the supplier makes the final product available for export sale." Offerors will include in their proposals the following statement "All goods offered will confirm to the source/origin requirements of AIDAR 752.225-70 (FEB 1997) (xiv) The closing date and time for the receipt of proposals is 1600 Kathmandu local time, July 14, l997. The address to which proposals must be submitted is: Contracting Office, USAID/Nepal, G.P.O. Box 6553, Kalimati Durbar, Kathmandu, Nepal. (xv) The contact person for this acquisition is Mike Snyder, USAID/ Nepal, telephone 977-1-271425, fax 977-1-272357. (0163)

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