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32 -- FOUR-SIDE PLANER AND WIDE-BELT SANDER SOL N00244-98-Q-0148 DUE 052098 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contracting Officer at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347 WEB: Click here to learn more about FISC San Diego and additional contracting opportunities., http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to submit your quote electronically or to contact the Contracting Officer via e-mail., gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil. This announcement, originally published in the CBDNet on 3/26/98, is re-solicited on an unrestricted basis and the deadline for quotes is extended to 5/20/98. The original notice is republished here in its entirety, removing the Total Small Business Set-Aside and extending the due date. All eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13.6 and the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the ONLY solicitation; quotes are being requested and A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation number N00244-98-Q-0148 applies and is issued as a Request For Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-01 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-11. The standard industrial code is 3553 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for two (2) line items as follows. Line Item 0001- Quantity one (1) each four-side planer with the following standard features: equipped with the following head sequence -- bottom, fence, near side, top; four-sided planing in one pass; edge referencing for straightening and control; digital readouts; infeed table; brake motors to all spindles; electrical control panel; UL/CSA-approved magnetic starters with overload protection; electrically interlocked "gate" and infeed; referencing head for straightening and control included with cutters; one set of 5-inch diameter 4-knife heads; dust hoods for all heads. Technical specifications: maximum size of lumber admitted -- 9 inch x 5 inch; minimum size of finished timber -- 3/4 inch x 1/4 inch; CFM required -- approximately 8-900 CFM per Hd; electrical -- 460V, 3-phase, 80-amp unit, 80-psi compressed air connection. Item 0002 -- Quantity one (1) each 37" wide belt sander with the following standard features: single head design with combination contact roll and adjustable platen; three-way sanding capability (drum only, platen only, or both); extended infeed conveyor; quick release sanding head support; accurate scale for thickness adjustment; loadmeter; variable speed feed; contact roll; electronic tracking system to monitor belt position and automatically compensate to maintain proper tracking of most belts; belt tracking adjustment knob; adjustable spring-loaded pressure rolls; magnetic starters with overload protection for all motors; built-in dust collection hood. SAFETY: 1) perimeter emergency stop; 2) emergency stop button on control panel; 3) limiting device; 4) limit switches for belt run-off or breakage; 5) protective guards; 6) noise level below 90 dBA. Technical specifications: contact roll -- 20hp/3-phase/440 volt; feed motor 3/4 hp; feed speed -- 10-50 fpm; minimum part length (w/o butted feeding) -- 11 3/4 inches. Delivery of all items is required 30 days after award of contract to be delivered FOB Destination to: Receiving Officer, FISC San Diego Ingleside Det., 188 Coral Sea Rd. Ste A, Bldg 233 Naval Station, Ingleside, TX 78362-5000. Mark for: V47316-8007-7H28/7H29. Acceptance shall be made at destination. AMENDMENT: Upon delivery, the customer will be responsible for unloading equipment; uncrating and moving to installation location; running air, electricity, etc. and ensuring equipment is ready for installation. Contractor shall then be notified by customer, and contractor will then visit site to perform connections, performing operational test, and providing safety instruction and proper operational training of equipment to customer personnel. All costs associated with these requirements are to be included in your quote/s. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1, Paragraph (b)(5): Offers shall provide an express warranty which at a minimum shall be the same warranty terms, including offers of extended warranties, offered to the general public. Express warranties shall be included in the contract. Offerors are required to complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies with the following applicable clauses for paragraph (b): FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b): DFARS 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; and DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO-rated order certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. The government intends to make a single award to the responsible offeror whose offer is the most advantageous to the government considering price and price-related factors. Provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies with paragraph (a) completed as follows: Award will be made to the offeror that meets the solicitation's minimum criteria for technical acceptability at the lowest price. To be determined technically acceptable, the offeror must furnish product literature that demonstrates the products offered meet all requirements stated in the above purchase descriptions for Line Items 0001 and 0002. Note: The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) can be accessedon the Internet at www.arnet.gov/far OR www.deskbook.osd.mil; Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) can be accessed on the Internet at www.dtic.mil/dfars; NAVSUP Clauses can be found at www.nll.navsup.navy.mil; Navy Acquisition Procedures Supplement (NAPS) Clauses can be found at www.abm.rda.hq.nayv.mil/nap1.html. Parties responding to this solicitation may submit their quote in accordance with their standard commercial practices (e.g. on company letterhead, formal quote form, etc.) but must include the following information: 1) Company's complete mailing and remittance addresses, discounts for prompt payment, if any (e.g. 1% 10 days), and the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number (you can apply for one at http://www.dnb.com/aboutdb/dunsform.htm or by calling 800-333-0505), and Taxpayer ID number. In addition, if you are quoting on a comparable commercial item, product literature must be included. All FAR certifications and representations specified above must also accompany your quote. Quotes must be received no later than 5:00 PM, local time, 5/20/98, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@fmso.navy.mil) ONLY. Quotes submitted as an attachment to an e-mail should be sent in Word Version 6.0 or higher. DO NOT mail. (0138)

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