In accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 and FAR Part 8.405-6(a)(2), The New Hampshire Army National Guard intends to award a purchase order for Life Support Equipment. Reference number W912TF-08-T-0029 is issued as a Request For Quotation (RFQ). 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. This requirement is UNRESTRICTED. The North American Industries Classification System Code is 315999; Other Apparel Accessories and Other Apparel Manufacturing; Small Business Size Standard is 500 employees. All items are listed as or Equal. Please provide quote for identified items or 100% compatible equal items. Quotes are requested for ALL or NONE of the items listed in this solicitation. Item 1: Quantity: 8 PR; Gloves, Ringers Rope w/ gel padded rope control channel, part number: GLO-2100-size. Item 2: Quantity: 6 EA; Litter Sling ,4-point, Stainless - Litter Hoisting Sling - Quick Attachment/Detachment from all Stokes-type litters. All stainless steel, including 5/32 inch cable. Color-coded snap hooks w/ retro-reflective tape w/ additional material provided for marking litter frame. Part Number: RBS-S Item 3: Quantity: 6 EA; Litter, Medevac IIA, 2-Piece with Flotation Kit. Part Number: RS-406-F Item 4: Quantity: 6 EA; Splint, Miller Full Body, Military. Spine immobilization board & litter with full military head and body harness. Part Number: RES-0701-00 Item 5: Quantity: 6 EA; Hoist Bumper Light, Reflect Guard. Hook assembly with night/low visibility light operations in Green and Red for use with Goodrich Brand Hoist. Part Number: RES-9002-GR Item 6: Quantity: 6 EA; Hoist Cable Cutter, Axel Cut. Lightweight, one-handed emergency cable. Part Number: RES-9000-00 Item 7: Quantity: 6 EA; Trail Line Assembly. Line Pack, 120' of 3/8 inch polypropylene diamond braided rope, one weak-link (400-500 lbs), one 5lb. shot bag, one pair of line handling gloves, and a v-strap for hoisting the Medevac & Stokes-type litters. Stainless Steel hardware. Part Number: RES-0220-00 The provisions at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items apply. Award will be made to a single responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government based on technical conformance, cost or price, and past performance. Technical conformance and past performance when combined are significantly more important than cost or price. The provisions and clauses listed below are applicable to this solicitation. FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal, FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Dev), 52.218-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation, FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration, FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award, FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses, DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items (Dev), DFARS 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A, DFARS 252.225-7035 Alt 1 Buy American Act-Free Trade agreement-Balance of Payments Program certificate (Oct 2006)-Alt 1, DFARS 252.225-7036 Alt 1 Buy American-Free Trade Agreement-balance of Payments program (Mar 2007) Alternate 1, DFARS 252.225-7000 Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program Certificate, DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payments Program, DFARS 252.232.7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, DFARS 252.232-7003 Levies on Contract Payments. DFARS 252.232-7003 ADDENDUM: In accordance with DFARS 252.232-7003 (c), this DOD agency is unable to receive a payment request in electronic form; the Contractor shall submit the payment request to the address shown in Block 18a of the Standard Form 1449. All Offer Representations and Certifications (Reps and Certs) should be provided in written format and provided with the proposal or accessible by this office in the ORCA database at https://orca.bpn.gov/. All offerors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database. Lack of registration in CCR and Reps and Certs will make an offeror ineligible for award. Contact CCR at 1-888-352-9333 or visit ccr.gov. Information concerning FAR clauses can be obtained at http://farsite.hill.af.mil or http://www.arnet.gov/far. Delivery requirement: 30 days ARO, Pricing is required to include all shipping and handling charges (FOB Destination.) to New Hampshire Army National Guard, 1 Minuteman Way, Concord, NH 03301-5652. Offers submitted on a basis other than FOB Destination will be rejected as non-responsive. Quotes are due: 12:00 PM EDT on Friday, 26 September 2008.via e-mail to
[email protected] or by fax to 603-225-1362. Late submissions will not be considered. Questions/comments regarding this RFQ should be sent via e-mail to
[email protected], telephonic inquires will not be accepted.