65 -- RESPIRATOR SUPPLIES

This is a Combined/Solicitation for Commercial Items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included with this notice. This notice constitutes the ONLY SOLICITATION. Price Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation WILL NOT be issued. This solicitation HSCG84-07-Q-3VH004 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated Provisions and Clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-16. FAR clauses and provisions are available via internet address: http://www.arnet.gov.gov/far/. This RFQ is being solicited as SET ASIDE SMALL, WOMEN-OWNED, SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED, HUBZONE, SMALL DISADVANTAGED VETERAN-OWNED, businesses etc. The North American Industry Classification System is 423450 and Small Business Size Standard is 100 Employees. ITEM(S) DESCRIPTION and QUANTITIES are as indicated: Line Item #1, 3M ID#70070709640, 3M Qualitative Fit Test Apparatus FT-30 Bitter, 425 Cases, and Line Item #2, 3M ID#70070121473, 3M Nebulizer FT-13 3/Case, 70 Cases. ACCEPTANCE: Various Destination(s), F.O.B: Destination, delivery of Line Item #1 to the following: 70 cases, Commanding Officer (ksa), Boston, MA 02109, 70 cases, Commanding Officer (she), Portsmouth, VA 23703, 60 cases, Commanding Officer (kse), Opa-Locka, FL,33054, 25 cases, Commanding Officer (kse), St. Louis, MO 63103, 75 cases, Commanding Officer (kse), Cleveland, OH 44199, and 125 cases, Commanding Officer (kse), Norfolk, VA 23510. Line Item #2 to the following: 70 cases, Commanding Officer (kse), Norfolk, Va. 23510. BRAND NAME, NO EQUAL OR SUBSTITUTES. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Provisions that applies to this RFQ: 52.212-1, Instruction to Offeror-Commercial Items (Sept 2006), 52,212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999), and 52.212-5, Facsimile Proposals (Mar 2007). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible offeror whose offer conforming to this solicitation will be MOST advantageous to the Government, Price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: PRICE, DELIVERY, and PAST PERFORMANCE FACTORS (please provide Points of Contacts, Telephone Numbers, and the Types of Supplies of which contracts have been satisfactorily completed of at least 3 current references). 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Sep 2006), (Note: As of Jan. 1, 2005 Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) has become mandatory and is available through the Business Partner Network (BPN) at http://www.bpn.gov/). Contractors who are registered with ORCA will no longer be required to submit hard copies of Representations and Certifications (Reps & Certs). If NOT registered, the contractor can upload their Reps & Certs to ORCA. Contractor must have an active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) record and a Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN). To search for the contractor?s Reps & Certs, you must go to this page http://orca.bpn.gov/publicsearch.aspx and enter the contractor's DUNS number). NO CONSIDERATION WILL BE GIVEN TO QUOTES LACKING THIS INFORMATION. Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Clauses that applies to this RFQ: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb. 2007), 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Supplement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Mar 2007) applies as follows: paragraph (b) (1), (9), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (20), (21), (24), and (32). In compliance with the said clauses, the following additional FAR Clauses 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) as part of and apply to the RFQ: 52.247-32, F.O.B. Origin, Freight Prepaid (Feb 2006), and 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination (Nov 1991). PLEASE READ, COMPLETE, AND PROVIDE ALL INFORMATION REQUESTED IN THIS SOLICITATION PARTICULARLY FAR PROVISION(S) 52.212-1 and 52.212-3. Any questions, please contact Ms. Robin Smalley @ +1 (555) 000-0000, Due to URGENCY OF NEED offerors have up to 8 days after publication of this notice to provide their quotes. NO QUOTES WILL ACCEPTED AFTER 5/8/2007.