Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Office of Procurement, 14th & C. Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20228

39 -- 39 -- VEHICLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM SOL BEP-99-35 DUE 061599 POC Joan Smoot, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 874-2183, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov -- Sharon Phillips, Supervisor, Equipment and Services Contracts Division, Phone (202) 874-3255, Fax (202) 874-2200, Email sharon.phillips@bep.treas.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=BEP-99-35&Loc ID=142. E-MAIL: Joan Smoot, joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov. 17. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing has a requirement for fourteen (14) vehicle restraint systems. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) for this procurement is 5084 with a small business size standard of 100 employees. The Contractor shall deliver and install 14 vehicle restraint systems at the loading docks of two (2) separate BEP facilities (three (3) systems at the BEP Annex Building Loading Dock, D St., S.W., between 13th & 14th St., S.W., Washington, D.C. 20228-0001 and 11 systems to be installed at the Lorton Warehouse Facility located at 9610 Gunston Cove Rd., Lorton, VA 22079). The restraint system shall remedy the risk of the following accident prone situations: (1) Unscheduled departure; (2) departure with a fork truck or dock crew in the trailer; (3) load shift imbalance or trailer upending; and (4) landing gear collapse. The solicitation shall be issued on or about June 22, 1999. The vehicle restraint systems provided shall consistof an electrically powered device firmly fixed to the ground and/or loading dock structure that positively maintains a parked semi-trailer, backed up to a loading dock. Reinforcing of existing foundations or other masonry work necessary to achieve a complete installation shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. All installations shall comply with the National Electric Code (NEC)The restraint system shall be made by the engagement of one or more hooks that rise to and rotate around the ICC impact bar fitted to the trailer. The hooks shall automatically adjust for changes in bar height when engaging the trailer and throughout off-loading operations. The restraining hooks shall be actuated by pushbutton switch controls mounted on the dock for the attendants use. Please email requests to joan.smoot@bep.treas.gov or telefax to (202) 874-2200. No telephone requests will be honored. All requests must state the firm_s name, address, point of contact, phone number, fax number, request for proposal number and business size status (small, minority, or women-owned) based on SIC code 5084. All responsible small business sources may submit a proposal that shall be considered by the agency. See numbered Note 1. Posted 06/08/99 (D-SN340569). (0159)

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