Department of the Treasury, U. S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street, N. W., Suite 730, Washington, DC 20223

69 -- TARGET BACKING CURTAINS FOR OUTDOOR PISTOL AND RIFLE RANGES SOL USSS99Q014 DUE 021999 POC April Delancy (202)435-7174, and Kathy Wilson (202)435-7167 This is a combined solicitation/synopsis for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with 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 99Q014 is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). All references of "offers" are understood to be "quotations". The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. The SIC code is 3949, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The U.S. Secret Service has a requirement for the purchase and installation of new primary target backing curtains and intermediate sections for an outdoor pistol range and an outdoor rifle range, located at the James J. Rowley Training Center, 9200 Powder Mill Road, Laurel, MD 20708. Contractor shall provide new primary target backing curtains and intermediate sections for the outdoor pistol range, as follows: thirty two (32) primary target backing curtains, four (4) ft wide X ten (10) ft long; twenty eight (28) intermediate target backing curtains, thirty (30) inches X ten (10) ft long. Contractor shall provide new primary target backing curtains and intermediate sections for the outdoor rifle range, as follows: twelve (12) primary target backing curtains, four (4) ft wide X seven (7) ft long; eleven (11) intermediate two-and-a half (2 1/2) ft wide X seven (7) ft long. Target backing curtain material shall be self-sealing and shall be 95% pure natural rubber manufactured from fresh field latex using a liquid phase compounding procedure. This material shall have the following mean physical properties: 38 IRHD durometer per ISO 48-1979, 3,850 psi tensile strength per ISO 37-1977, 810% elongation at break per ISO 37-1977, 7% tension set per ISO 2285-1981, 250 Lb SF/in tear strength per ISO 34-1979 Method C, 83% resilience per BS.903, Part A8, 0.97 specific gravity . Contractor shall provide new metal hangers and straps to hang the new curtains. All primary and intermediate curtains shall have a woven fabric reinforced backing applied in the area of the new hanger straps. After installation, contractor shall clean, SST prep, and spray curtains on the front side with an ultra-violet light protective coating. Contractor is responsible for transportation of new curtains to the site and complete installation of new curtains. Contractor is responsible for removal of existing curtains and storing them at a location on site designated by U.S. Secret Service personnel. SPECIAL PROVISION: Contractor personnel proposed to work under this contract shall be subjected to and successfully pass Police background investigations prior to being admitted to the James J. Rowley Training Center. Upon contract award, the contractor will be provided with U. S. Secret Service contractor personnel access forms. Within five business days of contract award, the contractor shall submit these completed Personnel access forms to the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative. The contractor shall deliver the complete quantity; FOB Destination, to the U.S. Secret Service, James J. Rowley Training Center, 9200 Powder Mill Road, Laurel, MD. Delivery to be completed within 45 days after receipt of award. The following FAR provisions are applicable to this RFP -- FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes for Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. Offerors must include a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications with their offerors. Copies of the Representations and Certifications are available on-line at http://www.treas.gov/usss/proc/rfqcerts.htm. All offers, which shall include the price proposal and a signed copy of the Representations and Certifications shall be mailed to the U.S. Secret Service, Procurement Division, 1310 L Street NW, Room 730, Washington, DC 20223, Attn: April Delancy, for receipt no later than Friday, February 19, 1999 at 2:00 p.m. Please note no price quotes by facsimile or electronic responses, including electronic mail will be accepted. The Government intends to award an order to the responsible small business offeror whose quotation conforming to the specifications will be the most advantageous to the Government. Award is anticipated within thirty (30) days. See Note 1. Posted 01/29/99 (W-SN292943). (0029)

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