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The USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Legislative and Public Affairs (LPA), Riverdale, MD, has a requirement for hotel rooms in the Kansas City, MO, area October 30 through November 1, 2006. A fixed-price purchase order will result. QUOTATIONS ARE DUE JULY 31, 2006, by 10:00 a.m. local time. Submit written or faxed quotation to “Purchasing Section”, at (612) 370-2136 Attention Joanne Mann. Simplified procurement procedures will be used as well as commercial item acquisition regulations per FAR 12. This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular. Applicable FAR clauses are incorporated by reference: Instructions to Offerors -Commercial Items 52.212-1; Evaluation-Commercial Items 52.212-2; Offeror Representations and Certifications 52.212-3; Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items 52.212-4; Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items 52.212-5; 52.225-3 and 52.225-3 Alt I, Buy American Act -Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act; Prohibition of segregated facilities 52.222-21; Equal Opportunity 52.222-26; Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-35; Affirmative Action for Workers with Dsiabilities 52.222-36; Employment Reports on Special Disable Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-37; Installment Payments on Commercial Items 52.232-30; Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration 52.232-33; All responsible sources may submit a quotation for consideration. ****NOTE: 52.212-3 MUST BE COMPLETED AND RETURNED WITH THE OFFERORS QUOTE. **** The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. All evaluation factors other than cost or price, when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. ALL OFFERS SHALL CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION: Company Name _____________________________________________________________________ Address ___________________________________________________________________________ Contact Person ___________________________________ Phone number ______________________ DUNS # ___________________________________ Tax I.D. ________________________________ SPECIFICATIONS: The USDA requires a block of hotel sleeping rooms for the participants of the National Animal Identification System (NAIS) workshop/training, October 31 – November 1, 2006 in Kansas City, MO. A minimum of 100 rooms is guaranteed October 30 and 31, maximum of 130 sleeping rooms. November 1, a minimum of 30 rooms is guaranteed, maximum of 40 sleeping rooms. The hotel must be handicap accessible; full service, i.e., bell cap service, restaurant, gym, meeting space, catering. The hotel must be located within 10 miles of Country Club Plaza. The hotel must have available meeting space for the training/workshop, which will be procured by a partnering agency and not intended to be part of this solicitation. The hotel must have the capability of providing catering service, which will be procured by a partnering agency, and not intended to be part of this solicitation. Transportation: Please indicate on your quote if shuttle service is provided for transportation to and from the airport. If not shuttle service is available, please provide a separate quote for transportation costs. The USDA will provide a list of participants. Quotes shall be within the prevailing Government per diem rate. This synopsis/solicitation is for a maximum total of 300 sleeping room nights. Quotes shall be based on a per night accommodation: $ ___________ Total number of nights: 300 X $ ________ equals $ ____________