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81 -- CONTAINERS SOL N00033-97-R-6747 DUE 092497 POC E. Gregory Dawson Jr. @ (703) 681-5625 Amend as follows: (iv) This solicitation is a small business set aside. This SIC code is 3443. (vi) Description of requirements for the items to be purchased by the Government: The JTMO intends to purchase new/like new ammunition grade, ISO containers that are less that two (2) years old (i.e. Containers that were used once since their manufacture to transport a domestic load between the Manufacturer's point of origin to the Offerors depot). Containers purchased in response to this synopsis/solicitation shall be fully operational and comply with International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Standards 668, 1161, 6346 and sections of International Standard 1496 applicable to the type of container purchased, and all amendments, supplements and successors thereto. State of Repair. IICL Guide for Container Equipment Inspection (most recent edition) and all supplements and technical bulletins pertaining thereto. Dimensions. All containers shall be 8 feet wide and 8 feet 6 inches high. Containers purchased under CLIN 0001 shall be suitable for repeated use and specifically designed to facilitate the carriage of hazardous/explosive cargo by road rail, and sea modes of transportation worldwide. Containers purchased under CLIN shall be the length specified, 20ft steel, and possess the following features or characteristics: 1. Forklift pockets. 2. Interior sidewalls lined with corrugated sheet steel panels that are welded to the main structural steel top and bottom side rails and end frames. 3. Floors shall be laminated or solid hardwood boards with current Australian Department of Health Standards. 4. Rear end floors reinforced for forklift truck operation or impact. 5. Color. Container shall be painted "military green" in color (i.e. OD Green, Olive Drab, etc.). "USMC" shall be stenciled on the side in black letters. The ISO registry data shall be stenciled in white letters. 6. Containers shall be furnished in a condition meeting or exceeding the recommendations of the latest edition of the IICL Guidefor Ammunition Grade Container Inspection and Repair and all supplements and technical bulletins pertaining thereto. All containers purchased by the Government pursuant to this solicitation must be in compliance with inspection standards as set in Mil Handbook 138-A. Customs Conventions on Containers and certification of compliance shall be issued by American Bureau of Shipping or Lloyds Register. Safety. International Convention for Safe Containers (CSC) 1972 and U.S. regulations thereunder. All necessary examinations shall be valid and current for at least thirty (30) months(xiii) Additional Requirements: Warranty. The Contractor shall extend to the Government full coverage of any standard commercial warranty normally offered in a similar commercial purchase, provided such warranty is available at no additional cost to the Government. Acceptance of the standard commercial warranty does not waive the Government's rights under the "Inspection Clause" nor does it limit the Government's rights with regard to the other terms and conditions of this purchase. In the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of this purchase contract shall take precedence over the standard commercial warranty. The standard commercial warranty period shall begin upon final acceptance of the applicable material and/or services listed in the schedule. 52.225-3 Buy American Act Supplies (JAN 1994). All other information remains unchanged. (0266)

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