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72 -- REMOVE/INSTALL CARPET & COVE BASE SOL F4161498Q0563 DUE 083198 POC SSgt Arthur W. Makekau, phone: (915)654-5016; fax: (915)654-5149 E-MAIL: click here to contact the buyer via e-mail, arthur.makekau@mail.gdf.aetc.af.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 solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is F41614-98-Q0563 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). Responses/Offers are due by 5:00 PM CST, 31 August, 1998. Solicitation documents and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-5 and Defense Acquisition Circular 91-13. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. If offering an equal item, submit descriptive literature with offer. The following Statement of Work (SOW) describes subject requirement: CONTRACTOR FURNISHED CARPET AND COVE BASE INSTALLATION BUILDING 81405, BARRACKS HALLWAYS & ROOMS, 1ST, 2ND, & 3RD FLOORS [1.0] SCOPE OF WORK: The contractor will provide all plant, labor, tools, transportation, supplies, supervision, materials, and incidentals necessary to perform all the work described herein in strict accordance with this Statement of Work (SOW) to remove existing carpet and cove-base and install contractor furnished carpet and cove-base. The installation of contractor furnished carpet shall be accomplished as the facilities are made available to the contractor by the government. The materials furnished by the contractor shall be subject to government approval of the best quality and consistent with the use within the industry. The work shall be accomplished in a safe, careful and workmanlike manner and shall present a clean and neat appearance after the work has been completed. [1.2] MATERIAL AND DEBRIS REMOVAL: All material and debris, unless so specifically indicated at the time of removal, shall become the property of the contractor and shall be disposed of off-base at the contractor's expense in accordance with local, state and federal environmental laws and regulations. Material and debris will be removed from the premises at the end of each workday. [2.0] DELIVERY AND STORAGE: The contractor shall maintain responsibility for the acquisition and the initial storage of all carpet. The contractor will assume full and complete responsibility for the quantity and quality of the material. [2.1] DELIVERY: The contractor will assume the full responsibility of having his work force and any needed equipment to load and unload the delivery vehicles at the specified areas of work and for any damage to the material while under his care (i.e. effects of water, cuts, tears) and any deformations due to the mishandling of the material. [3.0] INSTALLATION OF MATERIAL: [3.1] GENERAL: The complete installation shall be smooth, uniform and secure and all cutouts for such areas as doorjambs, ducts and etc. shall be neatly fitted. The contractor shall coordinate all work with the 314th Training Squadron Commander or his representative. [3.2] DETAILS: The site of the installation shall be examined before any removal to determine if any different conditions exist which could affect the performance of the carpet after the installation and if so, it shall be corrected by the contractor. Holes, depressions, and cracks shall be smoothed with material recommended by the carpet manufacturer and other manufacturers of that type of material. Rough places, ridges, etc shall be ground off smooth to provide a level surface for the installation. Loose vinyl tile shall be cleaned and the tile installed with adhesive to form a uniform level surface area and the floor shall be thoroughly cleaned, free of foreign materials, dry and free of moisture prior to installation. [3.2.1] The carpeting shall be installed with the least amount of lengthwise and cross seams. The seams shall run toward the light where practical and where such layout does not increase the number of seams and all breadths shall be installed parallel with the pile in the same direction. Patterned carpet shall be installed with the pattern perpendicular to the direction of traffic and the seams shall not occur at doorways or perpendicular to doors, but when terminating at a doorway seams shall be parallel to and centered directly under the doors. Seams occurring at corridors for change of direction shall follow the wall line parallel to the carpet direction. The contractor shall provide metal carpet strips at all exterior doorways unless doorway has a threshold then carpet will be installed under the threshold and interior doorways where the new carpet joins new/existing rubber/vinyl tiles. The carpet will stop at the edge of those tiles and a metal carpet strip will be installed at that point. [3.2.2] The carpeting shall be installed in the areas indicated in this SOW. The indicated rooms will receive wall-to-wall carpet. Wall-to-wall is defined as all material to be uniformly installed which covers every square inch of the existing substrate that is not covered by items mechanically fastened to the building structure. The material will be installed against all permanent walls and the entire perimeter of items penetrating through the substrate/floor (i.e., columns, piping, electrical boxes, raceways, conduit, etc.). [3.2.3] All existing cove base or other types of baseboards shall be removed. The cove-base will be replaced with a dark blue rubber cove-base or an approved equal. The contractor shall remove and reinstall items such as telephone lines, which may be attached to the baseboards, moldings or cove-base. 3.2.4 The carpet is to be installed by the direct glue-down method using the carpet manufacturer's recommended adhesives or an approved equal. The contractor shall use the carpet manufacturers recommended seam sealer/adhesive or approved equal for joining seams by the compression seaming method. [3.2.5]. All useable waste pieces of carpeting (15 square feet or greater) shall be rolled and bound by the contractor and given to the 314th Training Squadron for the purpose of patching material. All unusable waste pieces of carpeting shall be removed from the job site bythe contractor and discarded as rubbish. [4.0] CLEANING, FINAL INSPECTION AND PROTECTION: [4.1] Appearance of all carpeting upon final inspection will be as follows: (a) All carpeting will be flat with no bubbles, dips or sharp rises within it. (b) The carpeting shall be wall-to-wall with no irregularities in color or pattern. The pattern shall be continuous when crossing a seam. (c) The carpeting will show no signs of stretching, torn pile or backing within it. [4.2] All carpeting and baseboards will be vacuumed and cleaned of all scrap, rubbish, dust and loose pile. [4.3] The contractor shall protect the new carpeting if not pre-treated by the manufacturer from soiling by applying a Scotchguard treatment, or an approved equal, in accordance with the manufacturer's recommendations prior to final inspection of the work. (For Scotchguarding, a minimum of 1 gallon per 400 square feet shall be the minimum accepted coverage. All other treatments must be submitted for approval prior to treatment.) [5.0] WARRANTY:[5.1] The contractor will provide a written 10-year quality, workmanship and wear warranty. CARPET SPECIFICATIONS: TYPE: Rockford; APPROX. QTY: 2450 Sq Yds; CONSTRUCTION: Random tip-sheared graphic loop pile; YARN WEIGHT: 26oz per sq. yd min; DYE METHOD: Solution dyed; FIBER: 67% BCF Nylon/33% Ultron VIP BCF Nylon w/ antimicrobial; PILE HEIGHT: 0.187 inch; FINISHED PILE THICKNESS: 0.120 inch; STITCHES PER INCH: 11; GUAGE: 1/10; PRIMARY BACKING: Polypropylene; SECONDARY BACKING: PermaBac; SIZE: 6 ft; DENSITY: 7800; FLOORING RADIANT PANEL: ASTM E648; NBS SMOKE CHAMBER: ASTM E622, Flaming Mode-450 or less; TUFT BIND: ASTM D1335; TEAR STRENGTH: ASTM D2261; STATIC PROPERTIES: 3.0 KV or less (AATCC-134, 70 degrees F 20% RH) COVE BASE SPECIFICATIONS: TYPE: Standard 4" rubber cove base with toe; COLOR: Navy blue; APPROX. QTY: 54 cartons, SIZE: 100' per carton; MFR: Burke or equal FOB point is Fort Huachuca AIN, Arizona. The government requests completion 30 days after receipt of order. In accordance with FAR 52.301, the following provisions are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1 (Aug 1998), Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2 (Oct 1997), Evaluation, Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 (Jan 1997), Offeror Representations and Certifications, Commercial Items (Deviation); FAR 52.212-4 (Apr 1998), Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 (Jun 1998), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items; FAR 52.222-26 (Apr 1984), Equal Opportunity (Deviation); FAR 52.222-35 (Apr 1998), Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36 (Jun 1998), Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37 (Apr 1988), Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; DFARS 252.204-7004 (Mar 1998), Required Central Contractor Registration; DFARS 252.225-7001 (Mar 1998), Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; DFARS 252.232-7009 (Jun 1998), Payment by Electronic Fund Transfer; Offerors must return a copy of FAR 52.212-3 (Jan 1997), Representation and Certifications, Commercial Items, and; DFARS 252.212-7000 (Nov 1995), Offeror Representations and Certification, Commercial Items, with offer. All provisions may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Offers may be sent by mail or electronically. Contracting Officer is Diane Rasmussen, (915)654-3814 email: rasmussen.diane@mail.gdf.aetc.af.mil; Point of Contact: SSgt Arthur W. Makekau, email: makekau.arthur@mail.gdf.aetc.af.mil., Phone: (915)654-5016; Fax: (915)654-5149. Posted 08/24/98 (W-SN240941). (0236)

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