37 -- 37 -- TORO REELMASTER 6500-D 4WD

Notice Date

September 26, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL, 36112-6334

ZIP Code

36112-6334

Solicitation Number

F13EDS12141400

Response Due

September 26, 2001

Point of Contact

James Bane, Contract Specialist, Phone (334) 953-3539, Fax (334) 953-3527, Email james.bane@maxwell.af.mil

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitations; a proposal is being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number F01600-01-T-0126 is issued as a Request for Quote using simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporate provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 97-24. It is the contractor?s responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. Contractor shall furnish the following items: MODEL: 03801-70204, TORO REELMASTER 6500-D 4WD OR EQUAL WITH 7 BLADE CUTTING UNITS, 1500HRS, 1 YEAR WARRANTY, FOB Destination, Maxwell AFB AL. Warranty information shall be provided with proposal. Desired delivery shall be 30 days or less after receipt of award. The following clauses and provisions are incorporated either by reference or full text and are to remain in full force in any resultant purchase order; FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial Item (Oct 2000) applies to this acquisition. Submit signed and dated proposals on company letterhead. The contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration database. 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items. As prescribed in 12.301(c), the Contracting Officer may insert a provision substantially as follows: Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) technical, (ii)past performance and (iii)price, with technical and past performance being significantly greater than price.=20 (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Apr 2001) and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications?Commercial Items (Nov 1995), 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (MAY2001), 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAY 2001) and DFARS 252.225-7000, Buy American Act-Balance Payment Program Certificate (Sep (1999) with the proposal. Clauses and provisions may be accessed via the internet, http://farsite.hill.af.mil. The clause at FAR 52.212-4 (May 1999), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (May 1999), is incorporated into this RFQ; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb2001) is applicable. The following additional FAR clauses under paragraph (b) are applicable: 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; 52.222-37, Employment Report on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer?Central Contractor Registration; 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels. DFARS clause 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Dec 2000) applies to this RFQ. The following additional DFARS clauses under paragraph (a) are applicable: 252.225-7001, Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program; 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities, 252.243-7002, Request for Equitable Adjustments, 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea. DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration and 252.225-7002, Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors are also applicable. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System rating is C9E. A due date for offers will be 27 September 2001 / 2:00PM CST. Send quotes to 334-953-3527 in attention to James Bane. Reference the RFQ number and provide delivery date on the proposal. Please call if you have any questions/comments to James Bane (phone 334-953-3539).

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Record

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