Fleet & Industrial Supply Center, Regional Contracts Dept, Attn: Bid Officer/Code 210A94, 937 N. Harbor Drive, Suite 212, San Diego, CA 92132-0212

44 -- CONTROLLED PYROLYSIS FURNACE SOL N00244-98-T-0033 DUE 092198 POC Joan Balazs FAX 619-532-2347 or 1088 Phone 619-532-2892 WEB: Click here to obtain more information regarding FISC, http://www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, joan_balazs@sd.fisc.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis-/-solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and THERE WILL BE NO WRITTEN REQUEST FOR QUOTATION ISSUED. The solicitation number for this Request for Quotation is N00244-98-T-0033. This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-05. This solicitation is issued on an unrestricted basis, under Standard Industrial Code 3567 with a small business standard of 500 employees. FISC San Diego has a requirement for the following items: CLIN 0001 Controlled Pyrolysis Furnace with the following specifications, furnace shall include 30' of insulated steel chimney, 15' for each afterburner chimney, adjustable roof flashing, storm collar with weatherproof sealant tape, rain cap. 2 each furnace manuals, furnace shall be supplied with 4 burners, 2 burners for the afterburners and 2 for main heat input burners. A flatbed cart with grating, wall protection provided by 2" square tubing frame on all interior walls. Minimum size requirements, inside 10'-9" W X 20'-8" D X 9'-9" H. footprint 15'-4" W X 23'-4" D X 11'-0" H. Flatbed cart or stationary rack 10'-0" W X 20'-1/2" D X 8'-3" H. Furnace designed to remove cured organic coating from metal parts in a controlled manner with no ignition taking place. No visible smoke will be emitted from the chimney stack. Furnace must be able to maintain a maximum temperature of 800 degrees F. in the furnace compartment and a minimum temperature of 1400 degrees F. in the afterburner. Water mist utilizes a rate of temperature rise system, which controls the rate temperature rise in both the afterburner and the main furnace compartment. The rate must self adjust with the change in load requirements without input from an operator. Cycle timer which automatically sense the amount of smoke in the furnace and runs the furnace only enough to clean the parts and no longer. Cycle timer must be able to sense the time required for various loads and self adjust automatically. Afterburner combustion chambers must be positioned near the top of the furnace compartment and the main heat input burners near the bottom of the compartment. Diagnostic panel which monitors the operation of the furnace and advises the operator of any abnormality. Back-up water spray. A 300 degree F cool down feature which activates the water spray and purges the furnace of any smoke present if the furnaces shuts down prematurely. A burner trip system which locks out the bottom burners of the furnace if the water spray can not control the cleaning process. Honeywell or equal microprocessor digital controllers. External spray nozzle strainer for primary water spray system. Battery back up system. Furnace must comply with current Factory Mutual Standards. Furnace must have a five layer wall protection which include: layer of anticorrosive stalastic, 1/8 anticorrosive flintlastic, 2" mineral wool insulation, 1"wool insulation and hex mesh wire/perforated metal liner. An hour meter that is accurate to the tenth of an hour. The following shall be provided; 2 sets of complete installation instructions, 2 sets of assembly and wiring diagrams, 2 sets of operating and maintenance manuals. QTY one (1) each. CLIN 0002 8" CASTERS for L model load cart #81-VG-08401 or equal, QTY forty (40) each. Required delivery is to NAS North Island, San Diego, CA. Acceptance shall be at destination. The following provision apply FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items, Addendum to FAR 52.000-1, 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 complete and include a copy of the following provisions with their proposals: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and certifications Commercial Items. Clause FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses; FAR 52.211-5, New Material, FAR 52.211-7 Other than New Material, Residual Inventory, and Former Government Surplus Property. The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statues or Executive Orders Commercial Item 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, DFAR 252.204-7004 Required Central Contractor Registration, applies to all solicitations issued on or after 6/1/98. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make an offeror/quoter ineligible for award. Please ensure compliance with this regulation when submitting your quote. Call 1-888-227-2423 or on the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for more information. DFAR 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies with the following clauses applicable for paragraph (b) DFAR 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program, and DFAR 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities. 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. All responsible Offerors are to submit current pricing, delivery time, payment terms, cage code, Dunn and Bradstreet number, Tax Identification Number and all applicable specifications regarding this solicitation. Also required are copies of applicable commercially published price lists pertaining to your company's products that meet the specifications. Quotes must be received no later that 3:00 p.m. PST, September 21, 1998 and will be accepted via FAX (619-532-2347) Attn: Joan Balazs. Clause information can be downloaded from the Internet from the following addresses; http://www.arnet.gov/far/ or http://www.acq-ref.navy.mil/turbo/arp51.htm/ Posted 09/09/98 (W-SN247726). (0252)

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