Solicition will be issued requesting FOB Destination pricing for the delivery of a minimum quantity of 100 ea, maximum quantity of 500 ea, Diesel Burner Units to various DLA Depots throughout the continental US. ITEM DESCRIPTION FOR SUBJECT SOLICITAION IS AS FOLLOWS: BURNER UNIT, DIESEL (JP8) BABINGTON ENTERPRISES MC LEAN VA CAGE 04AL0 P/N B42000-95-0001 WHEN THE PURCHASE ITEM DESCRIPTION (PID) DESCRIBES THE REQUIRED PRODUCT(S) BY NAME AND PART NUMBER OF A SPECIFIC ENTITY, BY THE NAMES AND PART NUMBERS OF A NUMBER OF SPECIFIC ENTITIES, OR BY THE NAME(S) AND PART NUMBER(S) OF SPECIFIC ENTITY/ENTITIES AS MODIFIED BY ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THE PID, ONLY THAT/THOSE PRODUCT(S) HAVE BEEN DETERMINED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF THE GOVERNMENT AND ARE ACCEPTABLE. SUCH PRODUCT(S) ARE "EXACT PRODUCT(S)" AS DEFINED IN "DLAD 52.217-9002, CONDITIONS FOR EVALUATION AND ACCEPTANCE OF OFFERS FOR PART NUMBERED ITEMS." . A VENDOR OFFER/QUOTATION, "BID WITHOUT EXCEPTION," IS A CERTIFICATION THAT THE "EXACT PRODUCT," MANUFACTURED AND/OR SUPPLIED BY ONE OF THE ENTITIES CITED IN THE PID WILL BE FURNISHED UNDER THE CONTRACT OR ORDER. ANY PRODUCT NOT MANUFACTURED AND/OR SUPPLIED BY ONE OF THE ENTITIES CITED IN THE PID IS AN "ALTERNATE PRODUCT," EVEN THOUGH IT MIGHT BE MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DRAWING(S) AND/OR SPECIFICATIONS OF ONE OF THE ENTITIES CITED IN THE PID. . IF AN ALTERNATE PRODUCT IS FURNISHED UNDER A CONTRACT OR ORDER FOR AN EXACT PRODUCT, THE ALTERNATE PRODUCT WILL BE AN UNAUTHORIZED SUBSTITUTION, AND MAY YIELD CRIMINAL PENALTIES IN ADDITION TO ANY CIVIL REMEDIES AVAILABLE TO THE GOVERNMENT. This will be an Unrestricted Acquisition. All materials used in fabrication are to be furnished by the successful bidder(s). All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Estimated solicitation issue date is approximately 28 July 2004. Effective immediately, solicitations (Requests for Proposals) will no longer be mailed to potential offerors (FAR 5.102(d).n If you are interested in offering on the above solicitation, you may obtain a copy of the solicitation from the Procurement Gateway. Contractors are required to be registered with DIBBS in order to download solicitations. The website can be found at https//www.dibbs.bsm.dla.mil/. From the DIBBS homepage, select "RFPs" and then choose the RFP you wish to view. Remember, you must be registered in order to download RFPs. If you require assistance, please contact the DIBBS Help Desk at 614-692-2529 or email
[email protected]. Your response may be transmitted via fax to: 215-737-9300, 9301, 9302 or 9303. For questions concerning this particular solicitation, please contact Bill Woltjen, at 215-737-3831 or via email at:
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