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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. The solicitation documents, incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-27. Solicitation number AG-83D5-S-08-43 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR subpart 13.5. This acquisition is a 100% small business set-aside. The Northern American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 444190 and the size standard is $6 Million. A firm-fixed price purchase order will be issued for these Commercial Items. The solicitation is for Fencing Material for the Mountainair Ranger District, with the line items as follows: Item 1: (5000-Qty) - 6' T-post 1.33# DOMESTIC Item 2: (240-Qty) - 12-1/2 Gauge 2 pt AMERICAN Barbed wire Item 3: (80-Qty) - 12-1/2 Gauge AMERICAN (Barb-less wire) Item 4: (60-Qty) - Bundles/100 42" Metal Stays Item 5: (22-Qty) - 1-5/8" x 6' 6 Bar Tubular Gates Item 6: (22-Qty) - 1-5/8" x 12' 6 Bar Tubular Gates Item 7: (3-Qty) - 50 lb Cartons 1-1/2 Galvanized Staples Item 8: (400-Qty) - 6" x 8' Pressure treated posts ***PLEASE ADD ALL APPICABLE TAXES TO YOUR QUOTE*** D.1 MATERIAL DELIVERY - The first scheduled delivery of material is to begin on approximately Sept. 30, 2008(or earlier alternative proposed delivery date) Contractor to provide all labor, supervision, transportation, services and facilities necessary to perform work. Contractor is responsible for loading, hauling materials to Mountainair Ranger District. Quotations shall be provided by unit price for each item. D.2 LOCATION - Delivery site is on the Cibola National Forest - Mountainair Ranger District. Delivery address: #40 Ranger Station Road, Mountainair, NM 87036 For technical questions related to this project, please contact Alan Warren at 505-847-2990 or Molly DeFrates 505-346-3805. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation--Commercial Items is applicable. The Government will award the contract to that responsible vendor whose quotation, conforming to the combined synopsis/solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and the price-related factors included in the combined synopsis/solicitation. **********PLEASE RESPOND TO THE FOLLOWING FACTORS************ Factor One - Price of material and delivery. Factor Two - Vendor's availability to start delivering material on Sept. 30, 2008 FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, must be completed and included with offer. These clauses can be accessed through the website http://www.arnet.gov/far/. *****Certification and Representations can be found on above website****** ************************************************************************************** The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate 1, 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors?Commercial Items, 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-- Commercial Items, with the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause which are applicable to this acquisition. 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer -- Other than Central Contractor Registration For information regarding this solicitation, contact Brian Cooper at 505 346-3811. Vendors wishing to respond to this solicitation should send their responses to Cibola National Forest, Attn: Molly DeFrates, AQM, 2113 Osuna Road NE, Suite A, Albuquerque, NM 87113 or fax responses to (505) 346-3909, Attn: Molly DeFrates. Be sure to reference the solicitation number listed above. Quotations must be in writing accompanied by the completed representations and certifications or they will be rejected. Telegraphic offers will not be accepted. Quotations are due no later than September 11, 2008 at 1 P.M. Local Time (MST).