International Boundary & Water Commission, United States Section, The Commons, Building C, Suite 310, 4171 N Mesa St., El Paso TX 79902-1441

68 -- CHEMICALS FOR THE NOGALES INTERNATIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT SOL RFQ H-35-99 DUE 092099 POC Colleen Elliott (915)832-4714 WEB: IBWC, Acq. Div., http://www.ibwc.state.gov. E-MAIL: IBWC, Acq. Div., colleenelliott@ibwc.state.gov. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation number is H-35-99 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-12. The standard industrial code is 2819 with a small business size standard of 1,000 employees or less. The International Boundary and Water Commission, United States and Mexico, US Section, has a requirement for a firm-fixed price requirements commercial item contract for the not-to-exceed estimated quantities for the following commodities: Item 1, Calcium Hypochlorite, Granular, 65% Chlorine Content, in 100-lb Drums, 120 Each; Item 2, Calcium Hypochlorite, 3" Tablets, 65% Chlorine Content, in 55-lb Drums, 456 Each; Item 3, Calcium Hypochlorite, 1" Tablets, 65% Chlorine Content, in 100-lb Drums; Item 4, Gaseous Chlorine in 1-ton Cylinders, 55 Each; Item 5, Sulfur Dioxide in 150-lb Cylinders, 451 Each. The maximum discount available should be provided in view of order placement with credit card authorization. The performance period for the requirements contract is 10/1/99 through 9/31/00. Place of delivery and acceptance is the USIBWC Nogales Field Office, 865 Rio Rico Industrial Park, Rio Rico, Arizona 85648. FOB Destination 3-4 calendar days after receipt of an oral Delivery Order. Projected delivery order frequency and estimated quantities: Once Each Quarter: Item 1, Granular Calcium Hypochlorite, 30 100-lb Drums; Item 2, 3" Tablet Calcium Hypochlorite, 114 55-lb Drums; and Item 3, 1" Tablet Calcium Hypochlorite, 10 100-lb Drums. Every Two Weeks: Item 4, Gaseous Chlorine, 2 1-ton Cylinders; and Item 5, Sulfur Dioxide, 15 150-lb Cylinders. Delivery Orders issued against this contract will be issued orally by personnel identified in the awarded purchase order, along with dollar limitation per purchase for each individual. Only the personnel identified are authorized to issue oral Delivery Orders under this contract, and only in accordance with the provision of the Ordering clause, FAR 52.216-18. As a minimum, the oral orders will contain the PO # and credit card number to be charged. The delivery ticket/invoice shall contain: (1) Contractor's name, (2) PO #, (3) Name of authorized individual placing order, (4) Date of order, (5) Date of delivery, (6) Itemized list of supplies furnished, and (7) Quantity, Unit Price, and Extension of Each Item, Less Applicable Discounts. Note: Delivery tickets shall never include the credit card account number -- it should be annotated with the words "credit card purchase" only. The provisions at 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Jun 1999) apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference. Offerors are required to complete a copy of the provisions at 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Jun 1999) with its offer The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 1999) applies to this acquisition and is incorporated by reference. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (May 1999) applies to this acquisition with FAR clauses incorporated by reference as follows: 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.233-3 Protest After Award, 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government with Alternate I, 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns, 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting, 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.2222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.225-3 Buy American Act -- Supplies, 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party. The clause 52.216-18 Ordering (Oct 1995) is incorporated by reference with paragraph (a) completed as "...orders may be issued from October 1, 1999 through September 30, 2000." The clause 52.216-19 Order Limitations (Oct 1995) is incorporated by reference with paragraph (a) Minimum order "...an amount of less than one unit of any line item," paragraph (b) Maximum order (1) Any order for a single item in excess of "the total not-to-exceed estimated quantity specified for each line item;" (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of "the total quantity of the combined total not-to-exceed estimated quantity in line item totals;" and (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within "365" days that ... The clause 52.216-21 Requirements (Oct 1995) is incorporated by reference with paragraph (f) ...provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after "October 4, 2000." Copy of provisions and clauses are available on the Internet at http:www.arnet.gov/far/. Quotations will be evaluated on either (1) an "all or none" basis for each line item with multiple awards, one for each line item, with a total of five awards possible; or (2) an "all or none" basis for all of the line items, whichever is most advantageous to the Government. Award will be made on the basis of price and past performance. For the purpose of making multiple award evaluations, the administrative cost to the Government is assumed to be $500 for issuing and administering each contract awarded under the solicitation. Individual awards shall be for the line items or combinations of line items that result in the lowest aggregate cost to the Government, including the assumed administrative costs. Offerors shall provide three (3) customer references with business name, address and point of contact with telephone number. Offerors submit information to show that their qualifications meet or exceed the standards required. Applicable Commerce Business Daily Numbered Note: 1. Quotations are due September 20, 1999 at 3:00 p.m. MST at the International Boundary and Water Commission, United States & Mexico, US Section, Acquisition Division, Attn: Colleen Elliott, RFQ H-35-99, The Commons, Building C, Suite 310, 4171 North Mesa, El Paso, TX 79902-1441. For further information contact Colleen Elliott (915)832- 4174. Internet address: http://www.colleenelliott@ibwc.state.gov. Offerors may submit facsimile quotations as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile quotations are subject to the same rules as paper quotations. The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: (915)832-4192. If any portion of a facsimile quotation received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document: (1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the quotation; (2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the offeror; and (3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timeliness, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer. The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile quotation. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed quotation. Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Quotations received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered non-responsive and will be rejected. Posted 09/08/99 (W-SN377588). (0251)

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