68--FORT RILEY HAS A REQUIREMENT FOR SODIUM HYDROXIDE, 50% CAUSTIC SODA, IN LIQUID FORM.

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Fort Riley has a requirement for the purchase of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% Caustic Soda. This will include a base year plus three option years. CLIN 0001 has a maximum total of Three hundred thousand (300,000) wet pound of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% Caustic Soda. The period of performance will be 1 OCTOBER 2008 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2009. CLIN 1001 OPTION YEAR has a maximum total of Three hundred thousand (300,000) wet pound of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% Caustic Soda. The period of performance will be 1 OCTOBER 2009 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2010. CLIN 2001 OPTION YEAR TWO has a maximum total of Three hundred thousand (300,000) wet pound of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% Caustic Soda. The period of performance will be 1 OCTOBER 2010 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2011. CLIN 3001 OPTION YEAR THREE has a maximum total of Three hundred thousand (300,000) wet pound of Sodium Hydroxide, 50% Caustic Soda. The period of performance will be 1 OCTOBER 2011 TO 30 SEPTEMBER 2012. The Government contemplates award of a single contract resulting from this solicitation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-25 effective on April 22, 2008. This requirement is Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable NAICS code is 325181 with a size standard of 1,000 emp. We prefer to make payment by Direct Deposit or other Electronic means. You must be registered in the CCR (Central Contractor Registration) (http://www.ccr.gov/) and in ORCA (Online Representations and Certifications Application https://orca.bpn.gov/). Award shall be made to the best value; delivery date, past performance, technical, and price quote. From the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), the following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation: FAR 52.211-16,52.211-17, 52.212-1; 52-212-3 Alt 1, FAR 52.212-4, FAR 52.212-5 (52.219-6, 52.219-8,52.219-14, 52.222-3, 52.222-19,52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33), 52.216-2, 52.216.18, 52.216-19. 52.216-21, 52.232-18, 52.232-19, 52.217-5, 52.217-8, 52.217-9 52.252-2 and DFAR 252.204-7004 ALT 1, 252.211-7003, 252.212-7001, DFAR 252.225-7001, DFAR 252.232-7003, DFAR 252.247-7023 ALT III, AFAR 5152.233-9000. Full text of these clauses may be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/cffara.htm or http://www.acqnet.gov/far/index.html. From the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), the following provisions and clauses may be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/VFDFARA.HTM . The entire Combined Solicitation/Synopsis can be viewed at the Fort Riley Contracting website: http://www.riley.army.mil/Services/Fort/Contracting.asp. Your Quote and commercial literature, limit your literature with your quote to 4 MB, shall be submitted electronically to [email protected] no later than 2:00 PM CDT on 7 July 2008.