Instructions to Offerors.pdf

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INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items Sep 2021

Evaluation Criteria Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability/Performance Factor 2 – Speed of Delivery Factor 3 – Price

Evaluation Method

52.212.2 Evaluation-Commercial Items Oct 2014

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this Request for Quote (RFQ) to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the RFQ is the most advantageous to the Government, price and non-price factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate the quotations and are listed in relative order of importance:

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability Factor 2 – Speed of Delivery Factor 3 – Price

Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability The Government will assess the information submitted with the offeror’s quotation to determine how well the product meets the salient characteristics of this solicitation. Technical acceptability will be evaluated to determine an overall pass/fail rating according to the ability of the offeror to provide new manufactured commercial items that meet all of the requirements in this solicitation.

Schedule of Supplies and Salient Characteristics

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) requires the items listed in the Schedule of Supplies on a brand name or equal basis.

The USCG requires the purchase of one (1) complete, functioning and fully self-contained portable cleaning Pressure Washing System to include the Pressure Washer and Tanks mounted and on a Tandem Axel Trailer. The Pressure Washing System will be diesel driven and diesel heated, hereinafter referred to as the Pressure Washing System. The brand name and original equipment manufacturer (OEM) of the Pressure Washer and its related equipment is Alkota Cleaning Systems, Inc. (CAGE Code: 1Y6W8).

The salient characteristics and features of the Pressure Washing System and its accessories are as follows:

Line Item 1:

Pressure Washer Part/Model Number: PH5035DGOD/20151

a. 26 HP Kohler Model water cooled diesel engine, with 12-volt electric start, mounted on 3/8” plate steel with 27-gallon fuel tank & 12-volt battery. Operates on diesel or JP-8 fuel.

b. Gas cap with a float or sight glass to mitigate the issue of trach getting in the fuel line due to the pressure washer running out of fuel.

c. Belt drive triplex plunger water pump with 4 main bearing, oil bath, hardened steel crankshaft, oil level eye & dipstick for maintenance.

d. Must have a volume of 5 gallons per minute (GPM) - 2.5 barrel per minute (BPM) each wand for a Two-man operation.

e. Adjustable pressure up to 3000 pounds per square inch (PSI)

f. Adjustable temperature settings from 70-220 degrees F.

g. Burner Coil: Schedule 80-AST 53 Steel Pipe, welded to ASME Standards with a seven (7) year warranty and a totally enclosed stainless steel trap.

h. Oil fired burner, horizontal draft housing, automatic ignition pilot & flame monitor, fuel solenoid valve with pressure switch, spin on fuel water filter separator, 10 micron, 450,000 BTU, burning JP-8, #1 or #2 diesel fuel, 27-gallon fuel tank.

i. Soft damping system (SDS) for protection & long life of coil and pump.

j. Safety pressure relief valve for pump and oil protection. Thermo temperature relief valve for pump system protection. Safety high temperature shut down & pressure switch for burner protection.

k. Two (2) each 36” insulated wands/guns with quick connect nozzles change capability, trigger control shut-off.

l. Two (2) each 150 Ft. 3/8” ID of high-pressure hose rated to 5500 PSI, one 100 ft. ¾” inlet water fill hose, 150 ft. 5/8” soap hose.

m. Structural steel tubing frame, power platform mounted with vibration isolators.

n. Fully hinged stainless steel front panel with engine start/stop, hour meter, burner on/off controls and adjustable temperature controls.

Trailer Specifications

a. Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW): 9000 Lbs.

b. Dual, 6,000 Lb. axles with extended leaf springs

c. Wheels will be 6 x 5½ bolt pattern, tire size 225 x 75 x 15 with full size spare wheel with bracket welded to channel.

d. Steel oval tandem style fenders.

e. Coupler: Adjustable height lunette eye ring with safety chains

f. Submersible sealed LED stop, turn and taillights.

g. Tongue: Swing up jack style, zinc plated with caster wheel.

h. 535-gallon capacity water tank, polyethylene UV protected, 8” threaded lid, 50 micron stainless steel filter, auto fill valve (Shuts off water when tank is full), dump valve.

i. Two (2) 30-gallon chemical tanks with 1 GPM @ 60 Psi 12-volt DC soap pump and soap injector.

j. One (1) 12-gallon antifreeze tank.

k. Electric brakes on both axles with rechargeable battery back-up.

l. Four (4) hose reels - one (1) with 100 Ft. for soap, two (2) for high pressure 3/8” hose, and one

(1) with 100 Ft. low-pressure fill ¾” hose to water tank.

m. Trailer construction -All tubular steel of 3”, 4” and 6” construction with four sided welds, painted desert tan color.

n. Lockable steel storage toolbox.

If offering the products of the listed OEM, all parts must have clear traceability to the OEM including the OEM’s Certificate of Conformance (COC) IAW FAR 52.246-15. Traceability is defined as a clear, complete, documented, and auditable paper trail which traces each step from an OEM or distributor to its current location.

Contractors providing “equal to” items shall clearly indicate so in their offer and include the OEM of each item. “Equal to” offers shall include a product description along with detailed specifications, product characteristics, processing/handling guidance, illustrations, pictures, and other information sufficient to enable the Contracting Officer to determine that the quoted product is “equal to” the brand-name product. Specific website addresses containing this information may be provided in lieu of product literature. The offeror must clearly demonstrate that the quoted product is “equal to”; the offeror’s assertion is insufficient. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

Factor 2 – Delivery Under this factor, the Government will evaluate the offeror’s delivery schedule to determine which offeror is able to meet or exceed the required delivery timeframe.

Factor 3 – Price The offeror shall provide pricing as requested in the Schedule. Any quantity price discounts and discounts for prompt payment should be included in this section. The offeror’s quotation will be evaluated using one or more of the techniques defined in FAR 13.106-3, in order to determine if pricing is fair and reasonable.

Submission of Quotes and Additional Instructions:

Quotes and supporting documentation for “equal to” items shall be emailed directly to Ms. Stacey Riggs, Purchasing Agent, at Stacey.M.Riggs@uscg.mil no later than the closing date of this solicitation. Offerors shall quote on an “all or none” basis.

Items shall be shipped to the following address:

USCG Elizabeth City 1664 Weeksville Road Bldg. 63 Elizabeth City, NC 27909

Quotes shall include the following information:

A. Part numbers and manufacturer of items being offered.

B. If offering “or equal” items, include any supporting documentation necessary to demonstrate its compliance with all of the listed salient characteristics.

C. Unit price D. Lead/delivery time E. Delivery terms and estimated shipping costs if FOB Origin. ALL QUOTES WILL BE

CONSIDERED F.O.B. DESTINATION UNLESS F.O.B. ORIGIN IS CLEARLY STATED

AND SHIPPING COSTS ARE INCLUDED.

mailto:Stacey.M.Riggs@uscg.mil