Directorate Of Contracting, Bldg 9504 MS 19, Box 339500, Fort Lewis WA 98433-9500

87 -- GRASS SEED FOR FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON SOL DAKF57-99-T-0055 DUE 090399 POC Doraine Robertson, Contract Specialist, (253) 967-2151, ext. 211 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only quote; quotations are being requested and a written quote will not be issued. Number DAKF57-99-T-0055 applies and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The RFQ document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-13. This procurement is issued as 100 percent set-aside for small business (SB) concerns. If adequate response is not received from SB concerns, the quote will be issued as unrestricted without further notice. Therefore, replies to this notice are requested from all business concerns as well as from SB concerns. Concern means any business entity organized for profit with a place of business located in the United States, including, but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, associations, or cooperative. This is an "all or none" quote; no partial responses will be accepted. The size standard for any concern including its affiliated shall not be in excess of 500 employees, with a SIC code of 5161. Seeds must be delivered to Yakima Training Center no later than September 15, 1999. CLIN 0001: 3,616 Pounds, Siberian Wheatgrass Seed "Agropyron Fragile P-27", minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0002: 3,432 Pounds, Snake River Wheatgrass Seed "Agropyron Spicatum-Secar", minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0003: 2528 Pounds, Beardless Bluebunch Wheatgrass Seed "Agropyron Inerme Whitmar" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0004: 1,144 Pounds, Indian Rice Grass Seed "Oryzopsis Hymenoides" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0005: 1,144 Pounds, Western Yarrow Seed "Achillea Millifolium" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0006: 572 Pounds, FFP Canby Bluegrass Seed "POA Canbi Canbar" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0007: 904 Pounds, Intermediate Wheatgrass Seed "Elytrigia Intermedia" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0008: 240 Pounds, Bottlebrush Squirrel Tail Seed "Elymus Elymoides" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0009: 120 Pounds, Big Bluegrass Seed "POA Ampla Sherman" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0010: 240 Pounds, Needle and Thread grass seed "Stripa Comata" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound; CLIN 0011: 120 Pounds, Sickle Keeled Lupine grass seed "Lupinus Albicaulis" minimum PLS 75.0% certified PLS pound. All responses to the quote must be in writing or fax response to (253)967-8137; telephonic responses will not be accepted. The F.O.B. delivery address is Yakima Training Center, Attn: Scott Weiss, Directorate of Installation Services, Building 830, Yakima Training Center, Yakima, Washington. Award will be made on SF 1449. Clarification to solicitation provisions wherever the words "offer", "proposal", "offerors", or similar terms are used in this solicitation, they shall be read to mean "quote", "quotation", "quoter", or similar corresponding term reflecting that this solicitation is a Request for Quotations, not a Request for Proposals. Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items, Paragraphs (d), (e), and (h) are deleted. FAR Clauses 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. The following clauses within 52.212-5(b) are applicable to this acquisition: 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Handicapped Workers; 52.222-37, Employment Reports-Vietnam Veterans; 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; DFARS Clause 252-204-7304, Required Central Contract Register; DFARS Clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms & conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The following clause within 252.7001 is applicable to this acquisition: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program. The complete text of any or all of the clauses and provision effective on the date of the latest Federal/Defense Acquisition Circular is also available electronically from the following World Wide Web (WWW) Home Pages: General Services -- http://www-far.npr.gov; DOD Electronic Commerce Office -- http://www.acq.osd.mil and Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC) -- http://www.dtic.dla.mil. Written quotes are due on September 3, 1999 at 4:00 PM(PDT) and shall include all required representations and certifications. Quotes shall be sent to Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: Doraine Robertson, Building 9504, MS 19, Box 339500, Fort Lewis, WA 98433-9500. For more information regarding this procurement, contact Doraine Robertson at (253)967-2151, extension 211. Posted 08/13/99 (W-SN367506). (0225)

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