Life Fitness Accessories

Travis AFB intends to award sole source contract to Life Fitness located at 5100 North River Road, Schiller Park IL 60176 for the below listed equipment. The solicitation number is FA4427-08-Q-0013. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-26 and Defense DCN 20080812, and the Air Force Acquisition Circular 2008-0605. This is sole source due to the unique design and layout of the equipment and compatible with the monitors currently being used at the Fitness Center. Another competitors screens are not customized to attached properly to the life fitness equipment and therefore would not function. This requirement is pursuant to Section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996, as implemented by FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). The following FAR Clause is included in this solicitation: FAR 52.232-18 --Availability of Funds. Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government's obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer. The following provisions or clauses apply to this acquisition. Offerors must comply with all instruction contained in FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers-Commercial. FAR 52.212-2-Evaluation-Items paragraph (a) to this provision is completed as follows: Technical experience as required by the government and price. FAR 52.212-4-Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items will be incorporated into any resultant Purchase Order by reference. FAR 52.212-5-Dev Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Item include clauses: (a)(1) 52.233-3 Protest After Award, (a)(2) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, ; (b)(15) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program; (b)(16) 52.222-3 Convict Labor; (b)(17) 52.222-19 Child Labor -Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; (b)(18) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; (b(19) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; (b)(21)52..222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, (b)(24) 55.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; (b)(36) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronics Funds Transfer. FAR 52.204-7 CCR; 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items; 52.247-34 FOB Destination; 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms; 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.252-6 Authorized Deviation in Clauses; DFARS 252.204-7004 ALT A Required Central Contractor Registration; 252.212-7001 Dev Contract Terms and Conditions; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.247-7023 Alt III Transportation of Supplies by Sea; 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; 252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors; 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman; Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://www.farsite.hill.af.mil. Vendors must be actively registered with the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). The CCR website is http://www.ccr.gov. Contractors are asked to submit their TAX ID number with their proposal. Quotes must be valid for 60 days and may be transmitted by e-mail or fax to nel.cadacio@travis.af.mil, fax 707-424-2712, and are to be received at the 60th Contracting Squadron no later than 27 Aug 08. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. Response should be addressed to Nelia A. Cadacio, Contract Specialist, 707-424-7729, E-mail at nel.cadacio@travis.af.mil or Josephine G. Cobb, 707 424-7720, e-mail at josephine.cobb@travis.af.mil. Fax number is (707) 424-2712. Verbal requests will not be accepted. ITEM DESCRIPTIONS AS FOLLOWS: Descriptions Model # Qty Unit Cost Ext Cost LCD TV, Gray 17" LCD-0201-03 16 ea $ $ Silver/Gray Recumbent 93Si TV bracket/adapter AK71-00027-0000 16 ea $ $ External TV Remote Control, Life Fitness LF-TV-Remote 16 ea $ $ Non Life Fitness Remote Control IR-TV-Remote 1 ea $ $ Freight & Installation 1 Lot $