DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Coast Guard intends TO PROCURE FRC-B MANUALSAS PER THE ATTACHED RFQ. This notice is a solicitation for commercial ITEMS in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 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. Therefore, please read this entire notice, the instructions herein, and the attachment documents carefully. This acquisition is on a(n)UNRESTRICTED. HOW TO RESPOND: In order to compete for this project, interested parties must demonstrate that they are qualified to perform the work by providing a brief (20 pages or less) Technical and Cost Proposal by 2:00 PM, ET, APRIL 17, 2008. Cost Proposal: provide Firm Fixed-Price. Offerors must submit proposal to Baptistia Albino, USCG Headquarters Support Command, Code A-3, Room B411, 2100 Second St. SW, Washington, DC 20593. Electronic transmissions to [email protected] are PREFERRED, and must be timely. Proposal Evaluation Criteria: Award will be based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable. Questions about this requirement must be in writing and submitted by fax or e-mail. Telephone inquiries are strongly discouraged. All inquiries must include the solicitation number, your full name, organization name, address, phone and fax numbers, and must be received by 12:00 PM ET, APRIL 16, 2007. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to ensure the proposal is received by the date and time shown above. The following Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Items (Sept 2006), FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Feb 2007). FAR 52.212-3 OFFERER REPRESENTATION AND CERTIFICATIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2006) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders-Commercial FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246). FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212). FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332). Items (Mar 2007) are attached. Offerors can retrieve these clauses on the INTERNET at www.arnet.gov.

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