The Bureau of land Management, Alaska Fire Service, Ft Wainwright Alaska has a requirement to purchase 1 each 12,500 gallon retardant tank. This notice is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This notice is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) LAQ082023.The NAICS code is 332420 and the small business size for this procurement is 500 employees. The 12,500 gallon steel retardant tank must meet the following requirement at a minimum: skid mounted, constructed from minimum ? inch A 36 steel plate, all welds will be 100 per cent both inside and outside, two top mounted 24 inch manway entry ports, top lifting eyes adequately sized for moving tank, two 4 inch schedule 80 relief vents mounted on top of tank with ? inch wire mesh screen covering opening, two end mounted 24 inch manway entry ports w/32 - 7/16 inch bolts, 1/8 inch thick neoprene gasket, rear of tank will have one treaded 4 inch recirculation/aeration line with 5/8 inch holes drilled at approximately 135 degrees from one another and staggered every 6 inches on bottom line with capped end that is no more than 12 inches from end of tank, and one 4 inch inlet line used to transfer between tanks, front of tank will have one threaded 4 inch outlet line located at bottom of tank, access ladder mounted on front of tank, saddles designed to support tank, interior of tank shall be entirely seal welded, all sharp edges shall be ground to a minimum 1/8 inch radius and interior coating shall be Tnemec Series 66 Hi-Build Epoxline Polyamide epoxy coating, exterior of tank shall be painted with red oxide primer and two coats of enamel commercial grade paint (color to be determined) must meet UL 142 Tank Standards, FOB Fort Wainwright, Alaska.Offerors shall provide the information required by FAR 52.212-1(June 2008), Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, which is incorporate by reference. 52.225-01 Buy American Act - Supplies (June 2003) (41U.S.C. 10a-10d).FAR 52.212-4 (Feb 1007), Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR 52.212-5 (June 2008) Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is applicable. FAR clauses may be viewed at the web site www.arnet.gov/far. Additional terms and conditions that apply to this solicitation are: 52.219-06 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) ( 15U.S.C. 644), 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation ( June 2007) ( 15 U.S.C. 632(a) (2), 52.222-03 Convict Labor (June 2003) I.O. 1755, 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Feb 2008) (E.O 13126), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers wit Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Aug 2007) (applies to all contracts), 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.o.s. proclamations and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332), 52-247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S,-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241 (b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631. Award will be made to the offeror whose quote will be most advantageous to the Government. Evaluation criteria includes technical specification and price. Other critical requirements such as delivery and warranty shall also be considered. It is critical that offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their offer. To submit a quote offerors must include completed copies of the provision at 52.212-3 (June 2008) Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial items with their offer they may be obtained via the internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far. For any questions you may contact Terese Bertini at (907)271-4542 or
[email protected]. The closing date for this Request for quote is 09/09//2008 at 4:00 pm Alaska Time