USDA, APHIS, Field Servicing Office, Butler Square West, 5th Floor, 100 North 6th St., Minneapolis, MN 55403

99 -- CHILLERS SOL RFQ-99-1701 DUE 121798 POC Pam Tucker, 612-370-2130 The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Animal Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection Quarantine (PPQ), Phoenix, AZ, intends to acquire a packaged liquid chiller 30 ton packaged liquid chiller. This chiller is required to chill the fluid and hot insect diet used to mass produce pink bollworm moths. Specifications: Equivalent to an Edwards model CE-60AHP Unit type: Air cooled for outdoor application at a max. amb. temp. of 120 F. Duty: Approx. 30 tons @ 35 Coolant: Food Grade 40% Propylene Glycol/Water mix. Special Feature: Dual control system for chiller operation at 60 F LCT under no load. Power Supply: 460/3/60 This is a firm fixed price requirements contract. 100% small business set aside. Delivery required by January 15, 1998. F.O.B. Destination. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the commercial item. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-07. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Prompt Payment 52.249-1 (4/84); Fixed price 52.243-1 (8/87); Evaluation -- Commercial Items 52.212-2 (10/97); Offeror Representations and Certifications 52.212-3 (10/98); contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items 52.212-4 (4/98); Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders _ Commercial Items 52.212-5 (10/98). ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A QUOTATION FOR CONSIDERATION. Award will be made to the lowest priced responsive responsible offeror. Proposals are due by 2:30 p.m. CST, December 4, 1998. Proposals may be faxed to 612-370-2136 with signed original forwarded by mail to: USDA APHIS Purchasing, Butler Square West, 5th Floor, Minneapolis, MN 55403. Referenced FAR clauses can be accessed for review on the Internet at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. Offers should include tax payer identification number and DUNS number. Posted 12/03/98 (W-SN276897). (0337)

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