61--Sole Source Batteries

The Contracting Department, Fleet and Industrial Supply Center (FISC), Norfolk, VA, 23511-3392 intends to negotiate a sole source Firm Fixed Price contract and will utilize procedures under FAR Part 13, with Exide Technologies, DBA, GNB Technologies, 3950 Sussex Avenue, Aurora, IL 60504-7932. This procurement will be sole source due to the Material Handling Equipment Service Life Extension Program Processing Guide QPL for Shipboard Electric Powered Forklift Batteries limiting certified replacement batteries for 24V Reach & Tier Forklifts to GNB/Exide with no substitutions permitted. The Contractor shall provide 10 Shipboard Elect-Pwr fork-lift batteries, Exide/GNB #M3401217013DNYWA for the MHE Division of FISC. A complete RFQ package will be available on or about 04 March 2008 by downloading the documents at the Neco Website as follows: http:// www.neco.navy.mil. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 335912. Potent! ial contractors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will ONLY be available for download at the above site; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting an offer, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission of an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information ! on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888- 227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. Numbered Note 22 applies.