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38 -- BRUSH/TREE CUTTING EQUIPMENT SOL N00244-00-R-0031 DUE 031600 POC Contract Specialist, Gretchen Yeh, (562) 626-7365; Bid Branch, (562) 626-7464; FAX (562) 626-7877 WEB: Click here to get more information about FISC, San, www.sd.fisc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Use this e-mail address to contact the contract specialist, yeh.gretchen@sbeach.navy.mil. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation 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 separate written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number N00244-00-R-0031 applies and is issued as a Request for Proposal. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15 and Defense Acquisition Change Notice 20000210. The standard industrial code is 3599 and the business size standard is 500 employees. This procurement is for brush/tree cutting equipment to cut and mulch vast, dense groves and piles of brush and trees located in wetlands at the U.S. Marine Corps Base (MCB), Camp Lejeune, NC. Requirements are as follows: SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS -- The equipment shall consist of a cutting head and a tracked vehicle and be capable of working in the wetland and pocosin swamp areas of Camp Lejeune without sinking. The cutting head shall be capable of cutting a 42 to 60 inch path, be capable of being angled to cut on a slope or ditch bank, and be capable of clockwise and counterclockwise rotation. The equipment shall be capable of cutting a 40-foot swath minimum. Timber to be cut and mulched is up to 18 inches in diameter at the base. Much of the timber to be cut and mulched has fallen and is in piles. VEHICLE REQUIREMENTS -- The vehicle shall operate using diesel fuel. The equipment will be transported over public highways and shall not require a NCDMV special use permit. The tracked vehicle shall not exert ground pressure of more than 5.55 pounds per sq inch. The interior of the vehicle's cabin shall be air conditioned for operator comfort. The vehicle shall have a windshield washing system to keep debris created by vegetation clearing operations from accumulating on the operator's window. SAFETY REQUIREMENTS -- The equipment shall prevent debris from flying out of the sides of the cutting area. The vehicle cabin windows shall be covered with wire mesh to protect the operator from flying debris. The vehicle's operator cabin shall have at least one emergency egress in addition to the primary entrance. MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS -- Daily maintenance requirements shall not be more complicated than greasing and checking fluid levels. Blade changes shall require only one person and be capable of being completed in under an hour. The vendor shall be capable of providing on-site warranty maintenance within 48 hours of notification. Regular vehicle maintenance shall be of the type that can be accomplished by a diesel/ hydraulic mechanic without additional specialized training. ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS -- The equipment shall be capable of working in wetlands and environmentally sensitive areas with minimum disturbance to soil, of reducing debris to biodegradable mulch to avoid requirements to haul off material and to dissipate ground fuel in the event of forest fire. And it shall not push or drag or have similar activity that redeposit soil material. The cutting head shall cut above the ground surface leaving the soil and roots intact. EQUIPMENT INTEGRATION -- The contractor shall fully integrate the vehicle and cutting head. All valves, plumbing, and circuitry to connect the cutting head to the vehicle shall be installed and operational prior to delivery. DEMONSTRATION AND APPROVAL PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD -- The equipment shall have been approved by (MCB) Camp Lejeune's Fish and Wildlife Div as environmentally sound for use in the Camp Lejeune swamps prior to procurement award. The contractor shall demonstrate the equipment within five days of notification. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS -- The contractor shall provide a min of 3 days user operator/maintenance training. The training shall cover such areas as driving the vehicle, proper methods for using the cutting attachment, safe operation of equipment, changing the cutting attachment, and maintenance of the vehicle and attachment. The contractor shall submit a training course outline at least 14 days prior to training. The course outline shall consist of training objectives, summary of course content, breakdown of course topics, time allotted for each topic, method of instruction to be employed in presenting each topic, list of publications to be used and list of required apparatus (other than desks and chairs). DATA REQUIREMENTS -- The contractor shall provide recommended spares list and required tools and test equipment list no later than 15 days after contract award. The spares list shall identify appropriate spare parts for the range to keep on hand to minimize equipment downtime and contain the following information: part number, part nomenclature, original manufacturer, model number, quantity recommended, and estimated cost. The other list shall identify all tools or test equipment required to maintain the equipment. Two (2) sets of operations and maintenance manuals concurrent with equipment delivery are required. QUALITY ASSURANCE /PERFORMANCE EVALUATION -- The contractor shall test the operation of the equipment, at Camp Lejeune, to show compliance with the above stated requirements. All responsible sources may submit an offer. Anticipate FFP, w/delivery and FOB destination to Camp Lejeune, NC. Inspection and acceptance destination. Time of delivery: Within 30 dys after effective date of contract. Navy Acquisition Procedure Supplement clause 5252.246-9401, Standard Commercial Warranty applies. Also, offerors shall provide all information contained in FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Offerors are required to include a completed copy of the following provisions w/proposal: FAR 52.212-3, ALTI, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items; DFARS Clause 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items; and addendum clause DFARS 252.225-7006, Buy American Act-Trade Agreements-Balance of Payments Program Certificate. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies as well as the following addendum clauses: FAR 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies w/following applicable clauses for para (b): FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government-Alt I; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; FAR 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns; FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 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; and FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era. FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.39-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (5 U.S.C. 552a), DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration applies and 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 para (b): DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities; DFARS 252.225-7021, Trade Agreements, DFARS 252.225-7036, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payment Program, DFARS 252.225-7035, Buy American Act -- North American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act -- Balance of Payments Program Certificate, DFARS 252.243-7002, Certification of Requests for Equitable Adjustment; and DFARS 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea. Any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation will be a DO rated order certified for national defense use under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System. Sealed offers in original and 1 copy must be received no later than 3:00 p.m., local time, 15 MAR 00. Offers sent via US Postal Service should be mailed to Fleet and Industrial Supply Center, Seal Beach Det., Bid Officer (Code 280), 800 Seal Beach Blvd, Bldg. 239, Seal Beach, CA 90740-5000. All offers not sent through the US mail will be considered to be hand carried and direct delivered. Hand carried offers must be delivered directly to Bid Officer in Bldg. 239. Direct delivery of offers is only possible during weekdays, excluding federal holidays, between the hours of 8:00 am and 3:00 p.m. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429520). (0060)

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