NAICS Code: 334516 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. QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The solicitation number is RFQ-RT-03-00181, and the solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 01-12. The associated North American Industry Classificaiton System (NAICS) Code is 334516, which has a size standard of 500 employees to qualify as a small business. T he Environmental Protection (EPA) anticipates that a firm-fixed price purchase order will be awarded as a result of Full and Open Competition using Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Since this has been determined to be a commercial item, this procurement will NOT be a Small Business Set-Aside. Open Market, GSA and Federal Supply contractors are encouraged to respond. This procurement is for a Programmable Calibrator and one set of spare parts. All offerors should review the specifications and other information posted with this Request for Quotation on EPA's website at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. The following FAR provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS. Offerors are to include a completed copy of Provision 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS; 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITION-- COMMERCIAL ITEMS. 52-212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS. It is requested that the completed Representations and Certifications be included with quotation. COMMERCIAL BUY CLAUSES are provided for your convenience at the following address: http://www.epa.gov/oam/rtp_cmd. All technical questions are to be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist at the following email address:
[email protected]. Quotation can be faxed to: (919) 541-0611 or Courier delivery address is U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Attn: Margaret Dougherty (D143-01) , 4930 Old Page Road, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709. All offers are due by April 25, 2003 at 2:00 p.m. Please allow sufficient time for your mailed or faxed quotation to arrive in a timely manner. No telephone requests will be honored.