This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format prescribed in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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. The solicitation number stated above, and it is being issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-62, effective December 20, 2012.  The Solicitation number is DTMA95Q1500005 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The combined synopsis/solicitation will result in a firm fixed-price purchase order. This requirement is a total SET ASIDE for a SMALL BUSINESS.  The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 424920 with a business size standard of 100. The United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) at Kings Point, New York requires the services of a qualified organization capable of providing copies of the below listed textbooks.  REQUIREMENT:  Total of Requested Books: 213 Items 1) Title: Basics of Engineering Economy  Author: Leland Blank, Anthony Tarquin  Edition: 2nd Edition  ISBN 13: 978-007-337635-6  Quantity: 38  Condition: NEW 2) Title: Fluid Mechanics  Author: Cengel, Yunus  Edition: 3rd Edition  ISBN 13: 978-0-07-338032-2  Quantity: 55  Condition: NEW   3) Title: Shigley's Mechanical Engineering Design  Author: Richard Budynas and Keith Nisbett  Edition: 9th Edition  ISBN 13: 978-0-07-339820-4  Quantity: 60 Each  Condition: NEW   4) Title: Technical Graphics Communication  Author: Gary Bertoline, Eric Wiebe, Nathan Hartman and William Ross  Edition: 4th Edition  ISBN 13: 9780077221300  Quantity: 60 Each  Condition: NEW    TERMS OF DELIVERY: A. Required Delivery Date: NO LATER THAN 02/15/2015. B. Delivery shall be FOB Destination. C. Delivery and acceptance of deliverables shall be FOB DESTINATION at the following location:                                  U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA) Attn: USMMA Book Store 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024-1699 CLAUSES:  52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following Internet address:  Federal Acquisition Regulations (52) https://www.acquisition.gov/COMP/FAR/CURRENT/HTML/FARTOCP52.HTML  The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this solicitation.  The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999) applies to this acquisition. (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be deemed the lowest price technically acceptable offer. Delivery, technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, and past performance will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability.  The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items is incorporated into this solicitation, however, only the following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.219-6, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36 and 52.232-33.  INVOICE SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS -  The Contractor may submit invoices in either electronic or paper format. Electronic submission is preferred. (1) Electronic invoices shall be address to [email protected]. Electronic invoices shall conform to the following criteria, or be subject to rejection: a. Invoice and supporting documentation shall be in Adobe Acrobat (PDF) format. b. The e-mail subject shall include the contract/purchase order number and invoice number. c. The transmitting e-mail shall include the following information: Name of the Contractor; Invoice date and number; Invoice amount; Contract number and, if applicable, the order or modification number; Terms of any discount for prompt payment offered; Payment Instructions (i.e., financial institution, ABA routing#, account#) (2) Paper invoices shall be submitted to the following address. Multiple copies are not required. MARAD A/P Invoices P.O. Box 25710 Oklahoma City, OK 73125  BASIS FOR AWARD A. A single Fixed Price Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be deemed the lowest price technically acceptable offer. Delivery, technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement, and past performance will be evaluated to determine technical acceptability. B. The provision at 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial items, applies to this solicitation. A copy of the provision may be attained from https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Each offeror shall included a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 (NOV 2006) or certification that these have been completed online via Online Representations and Certifications application (ORCA) at https://www.sam.gov. C. To be awarded this contract, the offeror must have an active and current registration in SAM. SAM information may be found at: https://www.sam.gov. D. All responsible business sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency. E. Signed quotes must be received NO LATER THAN Wednesday, January 21, 2015 at 5:00 P.M. EST. F. Quotes with unit and extended pricing may be electronically submitted via email to Jeannie Glienna at [email protected], hand delivered or mailed (U.S. Mail, commercial express mail) to:  U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Attention: Jeannie Glienna  (DTMA95Q1500005) Procurement Department Furuseth Building - Room 212 300 Steamboat Road Kings Point, NY 11024-1699  G. Offers for less than the full quantity will not be considered.  H. All questions on the editions of the title may be directed to [email protected]. All substitutions for the latest editions must be confirmed by the Government. ______________________________________________________________________ For information or inquiries regarding this solicitation, please contact:  (A) Jeannie Glienna, Procurement Technician Phone: 516-726-6183, Fax 516-773-5131, Email: [email protected] Â

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