John Deere #5083ECab Tractor & JD #553NSL Loader for BCF

The State of Maine is soliciting bids for a John Deere #5083ECab tractor and JD #553NSL loader for the Bureau of Commercial Fisheries, with bids due May 31, 2013.

Bidders must certify compliance with federal suspension and debarment requirements under 49 CFR Part 29 and Executive Orders 12549 and 12689, confirming they are not debarred, suspended, excluded from federal covered transactions, convicted of fraud or related crimes within the preceding three years, indicted or charged with such offenses, or subject to public transaction termination by default within the preceding three years. Knowingly false certifications are subject to federal remedies including suspension and debarment.

The tractor specification calls for a John Deere Model 5083ECab Limited Utility Tractor with an 83-horsepower engine (69 PTO, minimum 80 horsepower or equivalent), cab enclosure with heating and air conditioning, four-wheel drive, 12-forward and 12-reverse synchronized transmission, 22.5 gallons per minute hydraulic pump, 540E PTO, and 16.9x30 rear tires with 11.2x24 front tires with preheater. The loader is a John Deere Model 553NSL Standard Loader with 2,756-pound lift capacity at bucket edge, 137-inch lift height, hood guard, and 73-inch heavy-duty bucket with edge, mounted on a 1010 mounting frame designed for 5E limited tractors. If tractors are already equipped with dual mid-valve systems, the loader must be matched accordingly.

Bidders must submit questions through the Question and Answer link on the Solicitation Details View page; answers will be posted in the same location. The source does not specify contract value, term, incumbent, or evaluation criteria.