Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service (FMS), Acquisition Management Division, 401 14th Street, S.W., Room 454D, Washington, DC, 20227

35 -- SPARE PARTS INVENTORY SOL FHQ00Q00458 DUE 050400 POC Dave Powery, Simplified Acquisition Specialist, Phone (202) 874-6977, Fax (202) 874-7275, Email dave.powery@fms.sprint.com WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=FHQ00Q004 58&LocID=1763. E-MAIL: Dave Powery, dave.powery@fms.sprint.com. 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. FHQ00Q00458 is being issued as a Request for Quotation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 3579 with a corresponding size standard of 500. The Department of the Treasury, Financial Management Service, 401 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20227, intends to award a sole source Blanket Purchase Agreement, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures and provisions and clauses for Commercial Items to F. L. Smithe Machine Company, Inc, 899 Old Route 220 North, Duncansville, PA, 16635. Smithe will provide the FMS Central Parts Inventorywith spare parts for the 30 year-old Champion Envelope Machines. This machine wraps the government checks. A not all inclusive sample parts list is: Part # EW-60291, roll bracket; EW-60293, op-side clamp; EW50061, roll; EW-60289, holder; EW-70861, timing belt, EW-71135, cylinder; EW-71509, bracket, EW-80059, shaft; EW-80811, thumb screw; EW-80810, screw anchor; EW80116, gear; OS-5724, pull spring. Vendors interested in submitting proposals must submit technical and pricing data by 10am, May 4, 2000. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items is hereby incorporated by reference. The government will award a blanket purchase agreement using simplified acquisition procedures to the responsible offeror whose offer is most advantageous to the government. The offers will be evaluated on the basis of technically acceptable low price offer. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. Addenda to 52.212-4 include: FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 1989); FAR 52.232-19, Availability of Funds for Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984); FAR 52.222-37, VETS 100 Compliance Report. The clauses may be viewed at http://www.arnet.gov/far. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items apply to this solicitation. Proposals are to be received no later than 10am, May 4, 2000. The period of performance is from May 15, 2000 through May 14, 2001 with two (2) 1-year options: Option Year 1, May 15, 2001 through May 14, 2002 and Option Year 2, May 15,2002 through May 14, 2003. Responses must be in writing and must be received within ten calendar days of publication of this notice. Responses must include the Representations and Certifications and the VETS 100 Compliance Report. Interested vendors who can meet the above requirements should submit technical and cost proposals to Dave Powery . Posted 04/24/00 (D-SN447848). (0115)

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