General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), General Products Center (7FX), 819 Taylor Street, Room 6A24, Fort Worth, TX, 76102

61 -- 61 -- POWER DISTRIBUTION EQUIPMENT, GENERATORS, AND BATTERIES SOL 7FXP-E5-00-6109-B POC Sheila Brannan, Contracting Officer, Phone (817) 978-8421, Fax (817) 978-8634, Email sheila.brannan@gsa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=7FXP-E5-00-61 09-B&LocID=3. E-MAIL: Sheila Brannan, sheila.brannan@gsa.gov. Solicitation scheduled to issue on or about October 8, 1999. The solicitation will be posted on EPS. This solicitation is a standing solicitation for Federal Supply Schedule FSC Group 61, Part V from which the Government contemplates award of contracts for supplies and servies listed in the Schedule of Items covering 34 Special Item Numbers. The scope is expanded to include worldwide delivery. FOB Destination terms apply to the domestic scope, 48 contiguous United States and Washington D.C.. FOB Origin apply to all locations outside the domestic scope. This solicitation will remain in effect unless amended and/or replaced by an updated solicitation. There is no closing date for receipt of offers; therefore, offers may be submitted for consideration at any time during the life of this solicitation. Effective immediately, this Federal Supply Schedule period will be continuous, and will contain contracts with periods that commence on the date of award (DOA) and expire five years (exclusive of any options)from the DOA. In addition the Multiple Award Schedule solicitations will become "standing" opportunities for new offers. This means that new offers may be forwarded to the Contracting officer, at the address above, at any time. Under this solicitation, offers will be accepted for brands identical to those currently awarded. All contracts under this Multiple Award Schedule Solicitation will include an option to extend the term of the contract. Contracts awarded under this solicitation will be in effect for five years from date of award, unless further extended pursuant to any Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, or canceled sooner. All contracts will be indefinite delivery -- indefinite quantity contracts with $100 guaranteed minimum for the contract period. The following SINs are included in this solicitation: SIN 412-99 -- Introduction of New Products; 412-50 -- Ancillary Services; and 412-51 -- Installation Requiring Construction. SINs 412-50 and 412-51 may only be awarded to contractors offering products. SIN 412-52, Progessional Power Systems Engineering Services is also included in this solicitation and may be awarded independent of products. Various clauses including Clause I-FSS-599, Electronic Commerce -- Federal Acquisition Network (FACNET), which implements GSA Advantage (GSA's On-Line Shopping Program) are included. Also included is Clause I-FSS-125, Requirements Exceeding the Maximum Order, and related clauses which implement the new maximum order provisions. These new provisions allow customer agencies to seek price decreases based on requirements which exceed the maximum order established on any resultant contracts. To assist the customer agencies to determine when they should seek a price decrease, a level called a maximum order will be established under each contract. When an agency order exceeds this amount, it is recommended that the agency contact the vendor for a reduced price. The vendors will not be obligated to accept these orders in accordance with FAR 52.216-19 (Var III). All contracts to be awarded include Industrial Funding provisions. Note 2 applies to hard-wired surge protection devices, Special Item Number 412-8. See Note 12 (Trade Agreements). All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Posted 10/01/99 (D-SN387569). (0274)

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