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

56 -- SUPPLY AND INSTALL CERAMIC TILING SOL N00244-99-T-B259 DUE 090399 POC Point of Contact is Gwen Young, Contract Specialist at 619-532-2890; FAX 619-532-2347; email gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil WEB: Click here to access an electronic copy of the RFQ., http://www.neco.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist via, gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration" applies to all solicitations issued on/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 visit the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil for more information. This announcement is published as a Total Small Business Set-Aside action per FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-6 (this means you must be a small business, quoting the product of a small-business manufacturer); all eligible, responsible sources may submit an offer. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR 13 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/RFQ N00244-99-T-B259 applies. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through all Federal Acquisition Circulars and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations Supplement 1998 Edition including updates through today's date. The standard industrial code is 1743 and the business size standard is $7.0 million (annual sales). The agency need is for a contractor to supply and install new ceramic tiling in the scullery and kitchen area (front line/serving area) at the Fleet AntiSubmarine Warfare Training Center, 32444 Echo Lane, San Diego, CA 92147-5199. This requirement is for a fixed priced contract for one (1) line item as follows. Line Item 0001: Provide/install 3,880 square feet of 4" x 4" semi-gloss ceramic tiles 3,680 square feet of arctic white tiles with 200 square feet of navy blue tiles (trim). All items are to be delivered to/installed at: the Fleet AntiSubmarine Warfare Training Center, 32444 Echo Lane, San Diego, CA 92147-5199. Inspection/Acceptance shall be made atdestination. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items applies. Addendum -- 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. Addendum provisions FAR 52.247-45, F.O.B. Origin and/or F.O.B. Destination Evaluation. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 219-1, Small Business Program Representations; FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; FAR 52.211-5, Material Requirements. The clause at FAR 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 Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; and FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration. 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 FAR 52.225-11, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. 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. Price and delivery will be the determining factors. OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO COMPLETE AND INCLUDE A COPY OF THE FOLLOWING PROVISION WITH THEIR PROPOSALS: FAR 52.212-3 Alt I, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. Note: IMPORTANT INTERNETADDRESSES: 1) Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) at http://www.arnet.gov/far; 2) Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp/dars/dfars.html; 3) Navy Electronic Commerce On-Line (NECO) at http://www.neco.navy.mil/ to access a copy of the RFQ electronically; and 4) Other federal/defense links (e.g. Central Contractor Registration On-line, Commerce Business Daily On-Line) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.acq.osd.mil/dp (scroll down to the bottom of the page for numerous links). 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), anticipated delivery/availability of product/s, the company's CAGE Code, Dun & Bradstreet number (DUNS), Taxpayer ID number, and COMPLETED FAR 52.212-3. Reference Solicitation number on all correspondence. 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, 9/3/99, and will be accepted via fax (619-532-2347) or via e-mail (gwen_young@sd.fisc.navy.mil) ONLY. DO NOT mail. See Numbered Note(s) 1, 13. Posted 08/31/99 (W-SN374862). (0243)

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