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23 -- PASSENGER BUS GRAND CANYON NP SOL RFP 1270-97-013 DUE 072397 POC jim Clark Contracting Officer 303 969-2755 This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with information in FAR subpart 12.6 as supplemented with the additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number is RFP 1270-97-013 and is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation documents and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3713, with a small business size standard of $5.0 million. This procurement is unrestricted and is being advertised as full and open competition. The contractor shall provide between one and five passenger buses. They shall be dedicated natural gas (Liquefied or Compressed Natural Gas) engine, low floor transit buses for use in the Visitor Transportation System at the South Rim of Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. The buses should be low floor, with simple ramps for wheelchair access, ADA compliant with accommodations for wheel chair tie-downs. Seating should be forward facing, with straps or handles for standees. Buses should be in the 35 to 45 foot length range. Air conditioning is not desired. The park hopes to be able to use the buses in the 1998 operating season, beginning in the spring. Consideration should be given to site elevation and climate for year round operation. Elevation is 7,000 feet; average low temperature in January is 18 degrees Fahrenheit and average high temperature in July is 84. All applicable DOT, ASME, NFPA, ANSI, OSHA, UL, and any other code design requirement and state and federal motor vehicle and transit requirements in effect at the time of delivery must be met and certified. Two on-site 8-hour training sessions, one for fuelers, mechanics and drivers, and a separate session for park emergency services and safety staff members, should be included in the proposal. Proposals should include: 1) specifications, including at least; maximum speed on level surface, maximum gradeability, length overall, width overall, height, wheel base, approach and departure angle, aisle floor height, door step height, kneeling capability (if appropriate), road clearance, axle clearance, interior headroom, aisle width, wall to wall and curb to curb turning radius, curb weight, GVW, GVR, payload, seated and standing capacity, range, engine model and specifications, and fuel storage capacity (commercial product literature is preferred). 2) photographs. 3) availability for delivery. 4) warranty. 5) repair and parts availability. 6) price per bus up to five, including F.O.B. destination Grand Canyon. 7) company experience with natural gas and diesel transit manufacturing. Clauses/provisions: Far Clause 52.212-1 "Instructors to Offerors-Commercial," is hereby included by reference. The following are addenda to FAR Clause 52.212-1: Paragraph (c) Period for acceptance of offers; The offeror agrees to hold prices in their proposal firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Offerors are advised that awards may be made without discussions. Award will be made to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal is responsive to the terms of the RFP and is most advantageous to the government. Each offeror is required to provide past performance information for same/similar buses, to include 2 most recent contracts, points of contact/current telephone numbers, type of buses provided. FAR provision 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this solicitation and the following evaluation criteria (arranged in their order of importance) shall be used to evaluate offers: (1) Overall Bus Design, (2) Cost, (3) Past Performance. FAR provision 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items shall be completed and submitted with the proposal. FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, hereby applies to this solicitation. FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Proposals shall be sent to Jim Clark, Contracting Officer, CPSO-A, Room 116, 12795 West Alameda Parkway, Lakewood, CO 80228, by 2:00p.m. (Denver time) on July 23, 1997. For questions contact Jim Clark, Contracting Officer at (303) 969-2755. (0171)

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