DIRECTORATE OF CONTRACTING, CONTRACTING DIVISION, BUILDING NUMBER 2102 B, FORT GORDON GA 30905-5110

89 -- ICE, MANUFACTURED, CUBED OR CRUSHED. SOL DABT11-98-B-0011 DUE 090898 POC Contract Specialist SUSANNE MEREDITH (706) 791-1822 (Site Code DABT11) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a requirements, fixed price contract for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is an Invitation For Bid (IFB), number DABT11-98-B-0011, for three line items to include two option periods. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a 100% set-aside for small business. All responsible sources may submit a bid. The Standard Industrial Code is 2097. Small business size standard is 500 employees. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-3. Bidder is to enter its Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and DUNS number on its bid. Bidder's mailing envelope shall identify the company's name and the solicitation number stated above. Delivery is FOB destination Fort Gordon, Georgia. Inspection and acceptance shall be at destination Fort Gordon, Georgia. Each shipment shall be accompanied by a certificate of origin stating the items were produced or manufactured in a U.S. Army military sanitarily approved facility. Inspection of the total plant production of the product shall be conducted by the Fort Gordon Military Veterinary Service in accordance with Army Regulation 40-657. Potential bidders/ suppliers who are not currently listed in the Directory of Sanitarily Approved Food Establishments For Armed Forces Procurement, Circular 40-1, must request, in writing, an initial sanitary inspection of the manufacturing facility. A request for a facility inspection is to be faxed to the Directorate of Contracting, Contracting Division, Attention: Susanne Meredith, Building 2102-B, Fort Gordon, Georgia at 706-791-8651. A bid, which is received from a contractor whose facility has not been sanitarily approved by a military veterinary service on or before opening of bids, will be declared non-responsive and will be rejected. Bid schedule: Line item 0001: Ice, manufactured, cubed or crushed, 40 pounds per bag, encased in a plastic bag for an estimated 12,000 bags to be ordered during the base period 01 October 1998 through 30 September 1999. Line item 0002: Ice, manufactured, cubed or crushed, 40 pounds per bag, encased in a plastic bag for an estimated 12,000 bags to be ordered during the first option period 01 October 1999 through 30 September 2000. Line item 0003: Ice, manufactured, cubed or crushed, 40 pounds per bag, encased in a plastic bag for an estimated 12,000 bags to be ordered during the second option period 01 October through 30 September 2001. Purchase description: the contract is for the supply and direct delivery of ice to Eisenhower Army Medical Center and other designated locations at Fort Gordon, Georgia. Crushed or cubed ice shall be delivered, as ordered, once a day, Monday through Saturday, excluding holidays, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.. Ice is to be delivered to approximately six (6) dining facilities, the Eisenhower Army Medical Center's dining facility and two training sites to be determined. Deliveries shall be made within 24 hours after orders are placed. The contractor will be notified upon award of contract with the names and office responsible for placing orders under the contract. Provisions and clauses applicable are: FAR clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Bidders shall respond to FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, FAR clause 52.219-2, FAR clause 52.225-1 and DFAR clause 52.212-7000 and submit with the bid. FAR clause 52.214-10, FAR clause 52.214-14, FAR clause 52.216-18, FAR clause 52.216-19, Ordering Limitations: Minimum order shall be 50 bags and a maximum order shall be 700 bags. Peak period for deliveries will be 01 April through 31 August. However, orders will be placed during all months of the year. FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (FAR clause 52.222-3, FAR clause 52.233-3, FAR clause 52.203-6, FAR clause 52.219-8, FAR clause 52.222-26, FAR clause 52.222-35, FAR clause 52.222-36, FAR clause 52.222-37 are applicable); FAR clause 52.232-33, Electronic Funds Transfer of Payment Methods, FAR clause 52.214-1, FAR clause 52.214-3, FAR clause 52.214-4, FAR clause 52.216-21, FAR clause 52.232-11, FAR clause 52.52.247-4, FAR clause 52.203-6 (I), DFAR clause 52.212-7001 (DFAR clause 52.225-7001 and DFAR clause 52.247-7024 are applicable), DFAR clause 52.217-7017, DFAR clause 52.217-7019, DFAR clause 52.243-7001, and DFAR clause 52.243-7002. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 33-103(d)(4), an alternative agency protest forum for an independent review at a level above the contracting officer is available to interested parties. This procedure is published on the world wide web at http//www.tradoc.acq.army.mil/parc/fpr.txt. Bidder must submit remittance address, if different than mailing address, with bid. After award of the contract, the contractor must submit invoices prepared in accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4, for Prompt Payment in quadruplicate to the following billing office: DFAS-Lexington, Bluegrass Station, Vendor Pay Division, P.O. Box 14063, Lexington, Kentucky 40512-4063. Award is to be made on all line items or none basis. A pre-award survey may include financial resources, ability to comply with schedule and purchase description, past performance, past record of integrity and any other qualifications or eligibility requirements for receipt of award. Bidder is to provide two (2) references of government or private industry contracts of a similar nature and identify the company's financial institution to include name, point of contact, address and phone number. References identified are to be for contracts three years old or less. Sealed bids shall be received in the Directorate of Contracting, Contracting Division, Building 2102-B, Fort Gordon, Georgia for the bid opening no later than 2:00 p.m. local time on 8 September 1998. Bids received in this office after time designated for receipt of bids will not be considered. Delivery period required is 1 October 1998 through 30 September 1999. Faxed and telegraphic bids are not acceptable. Posted 08/19/98 (I-SN239142). (0231)

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