BOBCAT WORK MACHINE

BOBCAT MODEL 5610 TOOLCAT UTILITY WORK MACHINE 1. 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation that will be issued; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Government anticipates a Firm-Fixed Price Purchase Order will be issued from this solicitation. 2. This requirement is being solicited as Request for Quotation (RFQ). The RFQ number is NIH-RFQ-5907806. 3. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-05, dated March 10, 2021. 4. This requirement is solicited as a full and open competition. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 333120. Its associated Small Business Size Standard is 1250 employees. 5. List of Item(s): The vendor shall provide the following item(s) in the quantities specified below. a. Bobcat Model 5610 Toolcat Utility Work Machine, 1 each 6. Description of Item Requirements Background: The National Institutes of Health (NIH) currently owns Bobcat brand utility work machines and attachments. The attachments owned are made specifically for use with Bobcat brand utility work machine and are not compatible with other brands of machine. The machine must accommodate the attachments that NIH currently owns. Other brand similar products do not meet and cannot be modified to meet the agency's needs. Procuring a different brand machine would require NIH to repurchase these attachments. If the Government must purchase new attachments, it would incur substantial duplication of costs that are not expected to be recovered through competition. General Requirements: The machine supplied shall be a new machine and must meet the manufacturer's performance standards for new machines. The machine shall not have been used previously, remanufactured, refurbished, or reconditioned. Functional Specifications -Adjustable Vinyl Seats All-Wheel Steer -Automatically Activated Glow Plugs Auxiliary Hydraulics -Variable Flow with dual direction detent Beverage Holders -Bob-Tach Boom Float -Cowl and Cowl Support Cruise Control Deluxe Equipment: -Cab Enclosure with Heater and Air Conditioning -Deluxe Operator Canopy (Front Window, Rear Window, Front Wipers, and 2-Electrical Power Port) -Deluxe Road Package (back-up alarm, turn signals, flashers, tail lights, brake lights, rear view mirror, side mirrors, horn, lower engine guard, rear work light, and headlights) -Engine and Hydraulic Monitor with Shutdown Front Work Lights -Full-time Four-Wheel Drive Horsepower Management Instrumentation: -Hour meter, Job Hours, Speedometer, -Tachometer, Fuel Gauge, Engine -Temperature Gauge, and Warning Lights Heavy Duty Battery -High Flow Hydraulics and Attachment Control Kit Keyless Ignition System -Power BobTach -PTO Package (rear PTO-540 RPM, PTO Shield, PTO Tachometer) -Three-Point Hitch Package (Three-Point, depth position gauge) -Rear Remote Package (One set of poppet-style couplers, for use with implement hydraulics) -Roll Over Protective Structure (ROPS) - Meets Requirements of SAE-J1040 & ISO 3471 -Falling Object Protective Structure (FOPS) - Meets -Requirements of SAE-J1043 & ISO3449, Level I Dome Light -Interior Trim -Joystick, Manually Controlled with Lift Arm Float Lift Arm Support -Limited Slip Transaxle Parking Brake, automatic -Power Steering with Tilt Steering Wheel Radiator Screen -Radio: - AM/FM/Weather band -qAux Input & Headphone Jacks Lower Engine Cover -Rear Receiver Hitch -Seat Belts, Shoulder Harness Spark Arrestor Muffler Storage Bins -Suspension, 4-wheel independent Tires: 27 x 10.5-15 (8 ply), Lug Tread -Toolcat Interlock Control System (TICS) Two-Speed Transmission -Traction Control -Fire Extinguisher Kit -Hose Guide Kit, D-Ring -Lower Debris Guard -Rear RH Remote Hyd Kit -Rotating Beacon -Side Screen Kit -Suspension Seat Kit -62" Heavy Duty Bucket -Bolt-On Cutting Edge, 62" -Pallet Fork Frame -48" 4K Heavy Duty Pallet Fork Teeth -Box Blade -Rear Aux Orifice Kit Warranty 1. Machine: 12 months, unlimited hours 2. Engine Warranty: Additional 12 months or total of 2000 hours after initial 12 month warrant Delivery and Acceptance Deliveries required by the contractor shall be made F.O.B. destination within ninety (90) days after receipt of the purchase order to the address/addressee listed below: Delivery Address/Addressee: National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Building 12, Bethesda, Maryland 20814 Unless otherwise specified, deliveries shall be made to the Delivery Point specified above, Monday through Friday (excluding Federal Holidays, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. in accordance of the delivery location time zone (Eastern Time, Central Time, or Pacific Time). Supplies or services scheduled for delivery on a Federal holiday shall be made the next business day. Holidays and Closures The Contractor shall not make deliveries on any holiday as prescribed below: or as prescribed by an Executive Order (EO) or OPM.gov due to inclement weather. New Year's Day Labor Day Martin Luther King Day Columbus Day Inauguration Day (Washington DC area only) Veterans Day President's Day Thanksgiving Day Memorial Day Christmas Day Independence Day 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This RFQ incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far 1. Provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2020) is incorporated by reference. 2. Provision 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (October 2014) is incorporated by reference. The provision 52.212-2 incorporated above is completed as follows. Quotes received in response to this RFQ will be evaluated using the lowest-priced-technically-acceptable (LPTA) methodology. To be determined - Technically Acceptable the offeror must meet or exceed all salient characteristics, specifications, and features listed. Award will be made to the vendor whose proposed machine meets all salient characteristics and whose total price is the lowest quote. 3. Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certific ations - Commercial Items (Feb 2020) applies to this acquisition 4. Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions'Commercial Items (Oct 2018), applies to this acquisition and no addenda to the clause are included. 5. Clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders'Commercial Items (Jan 2021), applies to this acquisition. Questions are due no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on March 19, 2021. Send questions via email to Zetherine Gore Quotes are due no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Monday, March 30, 2021. Send quotes via email in PDF format to Zetherine Gore