AMENDMENT NOTICE:This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is W53W9LCONVEYOR and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-76. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333922 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-10-01 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be CRANE , IN 47522 The ACC RI IS - Crane Army Ammo Activity requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: LI 001: Conveyor assembly, 840" Long, 12" Wide belt, 4" pitch metal belt; see attached salient requirements for complete description., 1, EA; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, ACC RI IS - Crane Army Ammo Activity intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. ACC RI IS - Crane Army Ammo Activity is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (
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contact@example.gov of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. It is also required any contractor doing business with the government under contract be registered in ORCA, website url below: https://orca.bpn.gov/ Sellers must read and comply with all specifications, shipping information, and terms outlined in the attachments. BIDS are to be submitted on the FedBid ONLY or they will not be accepted. The evaluation will be conducted to ensure that the bidder can meet the salient and minimum needs of the Government which is provided to the bidder on the Salient attachment. THIS REPOST IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO CLARIFY MINIMUM NEEDS OF THE GOVERNMENT: Therefore, when price and technical are considered acceptable (low price), then, best delivery time will be the deciding factor for award. This equipment is considered essential to mission requirements, therefore the Government requests an expedite of the material, meeting all other technical factors for award. The contractor will provide all the necessary bid literature and sketches outline the dimeninsions and make clear the other specific requirements to ensure the material workmanship is compliant with the end use of the equipment, all weatherproofing and the explosion proof feature which is a salient that is associated with the special requirement. The bidder should estimate and include a firm fixed freight into the price of the equipment. Do not separate the line item for freight since it will be added to the total cost as one line item on the award document. The freight will be calculated to Crane, IN 47522.
