38--100K LB Excavator

On or about 24 July 2009, this office will issue a Request For Quote (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of a 100K Hydraulic Excavator. This solicitation will be for unrestricted business participation only under the NAICS Code 423810 with an unlimited size standard of employees. The government intends to trade in a 1999 Komatsu PC-400-6. The contractor will be given the hours on the 1999 Komatsu PC-400-6 at the time of bidding. The machine will be used until the new hydraulic excavator is delivered. The hours of use during that period is unknown but average 30 hours per week. Please be advised of on-line registration requirement in the central Contractor Registration (CCR) database http://www.ccr.gov/ and directed solicitation provisions concerning electronic annual On-line Representations and Certification (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. Representations and Certifications are required to be updated annually as a minimum to keep information current, accurate and complete. The electronic annual representations and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to ORCA. Obtaining Solicitation Documents: Solicitation documents, including area map, will be posted to the web via Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov). Follow the instructions located at the www.fbo.gov website to register for electronic notification, interested vendors information, and access to secured documents. Telephone calls regarding Contractual concerns should be addressed to Twila Hopkins at +1 (555) 000-0000; Contents of the specifications contact Stephen Earl at 996-3745.