PRE-MADE SHELTER BUILDINGS

Shelter Buildings General Information: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Solicitation Number: AG-0436-S-10-008 1st Posted Date: June 28, 2010 Re-posted: August 27, 2010 Response Date: September7, 2010 by 1600 PST Set Aside: Total Small Business Contracting Office: USDA/NRCS Oregon State Office 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 900 Portland, OR 97232 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR 5.203 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number AG-0436-S-10-008 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). USDA/NRCS Oregon intends to award a firm fixed price contract and will utilize procedures under FAR part 13, simplified acquisition procedures. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-36. The clauses and provisions referenced in this solicitation can be found in full text format at http://www.arnet.gov/far and http://www.da.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar_x/agar04.pdf This acquisition is set-aside for Small Businesses. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 332311. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. Description: USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) Oregon State Office Snow Survey unit intends to procure: 2- 8' shelter building 2- 12' shelter building 2-16' shelter building The shelter buildings must be built in accordance with attached blue prints. The standard enclosure is an Instrument shelter house, typically constructed of metal clad wood, to provide protection from weather, animals, and people. Usually the Instrument shelters have a footprint approximately 4 feet by 4 feet, and are 8 feet, 12 feet or 16 feet tall depending on the estimated depth of snow at the selected location (see attached plan drawings). The various heights allow the service technicians access to trouble shoot, repair, or replace the electronics at any time during the year, including the period of time of the peak snow depth. These shelters need to be constructed in such a fashion, that they can be transported from the warehouse facility to the site locations by a number of means, including people, and helicopter sling loads. These shelters will be located in very remote places and will need to be easily installed with no other equipment than hand tools. The principle place of delivery is FOB Destination to the following address: USDA/NRCS Snow Surveys 463 NW Perimeter Way, Portland, OR 97060 The delivery will be scheduled on or around October 10, 2010. Alternate locations within the continental United States may be identified at the time an order is placed. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses are included as an addendum: 52.214-31, Facsimile Bids (+1 (555) 000-0000); 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options. RFQ are due 4:00 p.m. Pacific Standard Time, September 7, 2010, at USDA-NRCS (Attn: Bethany Bonasera), 1201 NE Lloyd Blvd Suite 900, Portland, OR 97232. Offerors may mail a hard copy or submit their proposals by fax to +1 (555) 000-0000 (reference FAR 52.214-31). At a minimum, offers must show: 1. Solicitation Number: AG-0436-S-10-008 2. The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers; 3. The name, address, fax and telephone numbers of the offeror; 4. A description of the product being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation; 5. Terms of express warranties, if any; 6. Price and any discount terms for the base and all option years identified above; 7. Remit to" address, if different than mailing address; 8. A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3; 9. Acknowledgement of solicitation amendments, if any; 10. A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish requirement representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. The successful offeror MUST be in the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) before a contract will be issued.