T.S. KENNEDY - Purchase and Delivery of Dual Shafted Shredder for Food and Garbage Grinder

The U.S. Maritime Administration (MARAD), Norfolk, VA intends to award a firm-fixed priced purchase order for the purchase and delivery of One (1) 3-SHRED-H-1800-SS dual-shafted shredder for food and garbage grinding to achieve MARPOL Compliance manufactured by Monster industrial, JWC Environmental 290 Paularino Ave Costa Mesa, CA 92626 P: +1 (555) 000-0000 F: +1 (555) 000-0000 E: contact@example.gov. (items 1A-1E) "brand name or equal" with the following features: - 1. Twin-shafted grinding - 2. Automatic load-sensing and grinder reversals for difficult materials, three forward-and-back reversals with an electric motor. - 3. 2,210 foot-lbs or greater of peak cutting force at tooth tip - 4. Stainless steel cutters - 5. Tungsten carbide seal faces with Buna-N neoprene elastomers - 6. Seals and shaft supports at both ends of the cutter stack prevents shaft deflection - 7. ABS design certified / JWCE's U.S. factories are ISO 9001:2008 registered with UL - 8. Stainless steel feed hopper - 9. Stainless steel cutters and grinder housing Offerors will be permitted to submit quotes containing "or equal" components as long as such "or equal" components are clearly stated and detailed. Any quote substitution must be equal to the specified model, must be sufficiently documented to prove equality, and must meet the performance requirements of the vessel. Quality, Reliability and Supportability: When quoting "or equal" components to the brand name component specified, the offeror shall only quote equipment and components with a proven history of operation aboard ships. This history shall be supported by documentation listing names and contact information of the offerors existing customers. In addition, the unit quoted and its components shall be fully supportable with technical personnel and/or parts support located within the 48 Contiguous United States. If the Offeror recommends "or equal" component for the equipment listed in, the offeror shall prove the equipment meets or exceeds the quality, reliability and supportability of the listed items. Required Delivery Date: Unit will be delivered to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, 101 Academy Drive, Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 no later than 01 November 2013. Attachment #1 - Request for Quotation Attachment #2 - Pricing Quote Sheet Delivery Location: T.S. KENNEDY Massachusetts Maritime Academy 101 Academy Drive Buzzards Bay, MA 02532 Responsible sources shall provide the following: - Provide requested documentation to support "Equivalent" equipment. - Total price (Attachment #1 - Price Quote Sheet) - Prompt Payment Terms - Remittance address, Tax Identification Number, DUNS number All Potential Offerors are required to be a registered vendor in the System for Award Management Maintenance (SAM); formerly Central Contractor Register (CCR). All quotes are due no later than 12:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday, August 07, 2013. BASIS FOR AWARD Award will be made to the responsible acceptable offeror, whose quote is conforming to the solicitation requirements, and offers the lowest evaluated price. ATTENTION: Minority, Women-Owned, and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs)! The Department of Transportation (DOT), Short-Term Lending Program (STLP) offers working capital financing in the form of lines of credit to finance accounts receivable for transportation related contracts. Maximum line of credit is $750,000 with interest at the prime rate, as published daily in the Wall Street Journal, plus 1.75 percent. For further information, call +1 (555) 000-0000 or e-mail contact@example.gov