38 -- CRAFCO MELTER/APPLICATOR

This is a combined Synopsis/Solicitation as per Part 12 of the FAR. No other solicitation will be issued. RFQ #_AG-91U9-S-06-0004_, Crafco 125 Melter/Applicator or EQUAL Contracting Office: ATTN: Carrol Jagger USDA Forest Service IBET Province, Eldorado National Forest 100 Forni Road Placerville, CA 95667 FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000 NAICS: 333120 CONSTRUCTION MACHINERY MANUFACTURING SIZE STANDARD: <750 employees SET ASIDE: 100% Small Business Set Aside ISSUE DATE: 9/6/2006 QUOTATION DUE DATE: 9/12/2006 at 1:30 PM PST ANTICIPATED AWARD DATE: 9/20/2006 The award will be made as a Fixed Price Contract. DELIVERY SCHEDULE: 1 to 30 days after receipt of order. FOB Destination delivery is required. DELIVERY ADDRESS: USDA Forest Service, Placerville Work Center, 2350 Carson Road, Placerville, CA 95667 Contact consignee 24 to 48 hours in advance to schedule delivery: +1 (555) 000-0000 Delivery contacts: Mike Heckendorn or Diana Cole Delivery is Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, 0730 to 1530. POC: Carrol Jagger, Contracting Officer, Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 Mike Heckendorn, Contracting Officers Technical Representative, +1 (555) 000-0000 DESCRIPTION OF ITEM: The intent of this contract is to supply 1 each CRAFCO SUPERSHOT 125 Diesel Melter/Applicator with 2 one-half inch pintle hitch, 28? hitch extension, 7 pin light plug, strobe light kit, overnight heater, fire extinguisher mounted, spare tire kit, engine cover, engine gauge kit or EQUAL. Contractor Responsibility: The Contractor shall provide everything--including, but not limited to, all equipment, supplies, transportation, labor, and supervision--necessary to obtain and deliver the Melter/Applicator, except for that which the contract clearly states is to be furnished by the Government. INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS: 1. Update or Register in the Central Contractor Registry located at http://www.ccr.gov 2. Either Provide completed FAR Clause 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications---Commercial Items (JUNE 2006), this provision is available at: http://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/FARTOCP52.html#wp340130 or complete the ORCA application at http://www.bpn.gov/ 3. Provide price quote for required item. Be sure contact information is provided with quote. Additional information required is DUNS number and Tax Identification Number. 4. If other than Brand Name is offered, backup literature and specifications so that an evaluation can be done must be provided. See AGAR Clause 411.170 Brand Name or Equal, included below, for the salient characteristics. See and complete AGAR Clause 452.211.7 Equal Products Offerred which is included in full below. 5. Provide all other information that documents the item provided meets all the other evaluation factors listed in FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Factors?Commercial Items below. Such as warranty information, service information, etc. 6. FAX (preferred) or Mail all above material to contacting office number and address above. The Government intends to award without discussion, however if discussions are necessary to obtain the best value, the government reserves the right to open discussions with one or more contractors. The contractor is encouraged to provide their best pricing/offer during the initial quotation. SCHEDULE OF ITEMS: ITEM #0001-Crafco Supershot 125 Diesel Melter Applicator $________________ Price should include delivery costs. AGAR 411.170 Brand name or equal. (a) Since this solicitation is for a Brand Name or Equal the following information is provided: (i) Melter/Applicator, diesel powered, to do repair cracks in roads. (ii) CRAFCO SUPERSHOT 125 Diesel Melter/Applicator with 2 one-half inch pintle hitch, 28? hitch extension, 7 pin light plug, strobe light kit, overnight heater, fire extinguisher mounted, spare tire kit, engine cover, engine gauge kit (iii) Manufacturer: Crafco Inc, an Ergon Company, 420 Roosevelt Avenue, Chandler, AZ 85226 http://www.crafco.com +1 (555) 000-0000 (iv) Required Salient Characteristics Size: Not to exceed 125 gallon capacity. Any larger and the machine would be too large for the road conditions of the forest. Pump System: On demand pump system that only allows the material to flow when the trigger is pulled, eliminating line pressure, therefore making it impossible for the line to burst. Material Pump: Located inside the material tank, thereby eliminating material re-circulation, external pumping and high pressure lines. The internal pump also does not require pump packings that leak and eliminates pump maintenance. Safety: Has a lid safety switch which stops the agitator when the loading door is opened and a low flow profile angled opening, eliminating splash back on the operator. The double safety thermostat eliminates overheating of the oil and crack sealing material. Interlock Hydraulic: This systems allows the unit to automatically begin agitating and heating the hose at the appropriate time, which reduces the chance of damage to the machine by the operator. Hose Heating System: Has a low voltage 700 watt heated hose heating element controlled by a thermostat system which eliminates material building up in the hose. AGAR 452.211.71 EQUAL PRODUCTS OFFERED (NOV 1996) (a) Offerors proposing to furnish an "equal" product, in accordance with the "Brand Name or Equal" provision of this solicitation, shall provide the following information for each offered "equal" product: Contract Line Item Number (if any): _0001_ Brand Name or Equal Product identified by the Government in this solicitation: _CRAFCO SUPERSHOT 125 Diesel Melter/Applicator with 2 one-half inch pintle hitch, 28? hitch extension, 7 pin light plug, strobe light kit, overnight heater, fire extinguisher mounted, spare tire kit, engine cover, engine gauge kit Offered Product Name:_______________________________________ Catalog Description or part Number:____________________________ Manufacturer's Name:________________________________________ Manufacturer's Address:______________________________________ (b) Offerors are responsible for submitting all additional information on the above product necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine whether the product offered meets the "brand name or equal" product's salient characteristics listed in the solicitation. FAR 52.212-2 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 capability of the item offered to meet or exceed the Government Requirements as listed in AGAR 411.170 Brand name or equal clause above. (ii) Has service technician and/or service/maintenance distributor within a 100 mile radius of delivery location. (iii) Past Performance information to be provided if other than Brand Name is being provided. Contact names and addresses of at least 3 other users of the other than Brand Name product being provided (iv) Warranty. Provide the warranty information for the product (v) Price The technical criteria above are of equal importance. Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal to price. (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. ALL REFERENCED CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS ARE INCLUDED IN THIS SOLICITATION AND ANY RESULTING CONTRACT. All the clauses and provisions are available from http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html if you wish to see the full text version. Click on FAR HTML format button and select Part 52. All the clauses are in numerical order. FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items (JUNE 2006) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions?Commercial Items. (Sept 2005) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (AUG 2006) The following paragraphs in FAR 52.212-5 are applicable to this solicitation: (a) (1) and (2); (b) (1), (5)(ii), (7), (9), (14), (16), (17), (18), (19), (23), (26), (31); (c); (d) (1), (2), and (3); and (e) (1)(i-vii) and (2).