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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 17,1999 PSA#2284

Department of the Treasury (DY), US Customs Service, Field Procurement Services Group, 6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, IN 46278

66 -- SIX AUTOMATIC SACCHARIMETERS SOL CS-I-99-007 DUE 030599 POC Contact Point, Eva Roberts, (317) 298-1180x1127, Contracting Officer, Lee Sullivan, (317) 298-1180x1119 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. The solicitation number, CS-I-99-007, is issued as a Request for Proposal, and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular, 97-10. The standard industrial classification code is 3826, with a small business standard of 500 employees. The proposed contract will include one contract line item (CLIN). The CLIN is as follows: six automatic saccharimeters. The description of the equipment is as follows: The Customs laboratory system is in need of six automatic saccharimetes at several of their field locations. This instrument shall be capable of analyzing sugar and other products for the determination of their degree of polarization. The instrument shall have the following characteristics: (1) fully automatic; (2) capable of reading at 880 nm and 589 nm (the process of changing from one wavelength to the other should be very simple; (3) calibrated in degrees Z, i.e., the international sugar scale (ICUMSA), no other scale will be acceptable; (4) it shall be able to operate within a range of measurement of 150 degrees (+ or -) in the Z scale; (5) it shall have an accuracy of not less than 0.01 degrees for the Z scale; (6) it shall have a zero adjustments button or be able of doing automatic zero adjustments; (7) it shall come with a calibration cell in degrees Z, i.e., a quartz control plate traceable to the National Institute of Standards and Technology; (8) it shall come with a built in temperature sensor that normalize all readings to 20 degrees C; (9) it shall be able to accommodate measurement tubs up to a length of 200 mm; (10) it shall have at least one communication RS232 port; (11) it shall have a port for a printer (to be added); (12) it shall operate at115 volts; (13) it shall be a whole new system. (14) Two copies of descriptive literature shall be provided with your proposal. (15) Two copies of descriptive manuals shall be furnished with your proposal including, but not limited to, on-disk tutorials. The contractor shall also keep the receiving laboratories informed of any changes or revisions in any of the software packages purchased. (16) The contractor shall provide four hours informal training on site to at least two government employees at each customs laboratory. (17) The proposal must include a two year warranty on all parts and labor. The contractor must provided a copy of the warranty with their proposal. When service/repairs to the equipment are required, the contractor shall repair the equipment in eight days. If the equipment is not repaired/serviced in eight days, the contractor will provide a loaner to U.S. Customs Service to continue the work. The six automatic saccharimeters will be delivered to various addresses within in the Customs Service: (1) U.S. Customs Service, Research Laboratory, 7501 Boston Blvd., Suite 113, Springfield, VA 22153, (703) 921-7200; (2) U.S. Customs Service, New York Laboratory, 6 World Trade Center, New York, N.Y. 10048; phone, (212) 466-4582; (3) U.S. Customs Service, Chicago Laboratory, 610 South Canal Street, Suite 1100, Chicago, IL 60607, phone (312) 353-2338; (4) U.S. Customs Service, New Orleans Laboratory, Customhouse-Room 326, 423 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130, phone (504) 670-2276; (5) U.S. Customs Service, Los Angeles Laboratory, 300 S. Ferry Street, Suite 1300, Terminal Island, CA 90731, phone, (310) 514-6184; and (6) U.S. Customs Service, San Francisco Laboratory, 630 Samsome Street, Room 1429, San Francisco, CA 94111, phone, (415) 705-4405. One automatic saccharimeter shall be delivered to the above Customs Laboratories within 30 -- 60 days after contract award. Contractor shall delivered one saccharimeter to each of the locations listed above, FOB destination within consignees premeises. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commerical Items; with the following evaluation criteria; award will be made to a technically acceptable offeror, at fair and reasonable prices; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, will apply to the resultant contract: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52,222-36, 52.222-37, and 52.225-3. All offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with their offer. Because this is a commercial item, FAR 12.603(c)(3)(ii) will be used for establishing the solicitation response time. Offers are due to the Contracting Officer on March 5, 1999, 2:00 p.m., (local time), at the U.S. Customs Service, Field Procurement Services Group, 6026 Lakeside Boulevard, Indianapolis, Indiana 46278. The following clause is added to the solicitation by addenda: TAPR 1046.673, Inspection Acceptance, and Receiving Reports. All responsible sources sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. Posted 02/12/99 (I-SN298225). (0043)

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