28--Cylender Head Assemblies for Government of Taiwan.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation W91CRB-05-T-0123 for commercial items prepared under the authority of FAR 13.5, Test Program for Certain Commercial Items and in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional info rmation included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This action will be solicited as a full and open competition. The NAICS code for this acti on is 336312. Requirement is for 1,536 each Cylinder Head Assemblies for a 1790 diesel engine. NSN 2815-00-150-7405 - Cylinder Head Assembly with Valves STD.AVDS1790-2. This is an FMS Requirement for the Government of Taiwan. Delivery terms are F.O.B. Destination. Items shall be shipped to Nexus International Express, Inc., 3301A Trembley Point Rd Suite 5, Linden, NJ 07036-3564, (Freight Forwarder). Contractor to provide best commercial standard of packaging for overseas shipment and storage. Offeror s shall propose firm, fixed-prices that includes shipping. Exact delivery instructions will be provided with the contract. Offerors must provide a delivery schedule with their proposal. Each item must be separately packaged and marked as specified in co ntract. Desired delivery is 45 days ARO, however, offerors are encouraged to propose alternate delivery schedules if complete delivery cannot be met. Partial shipments are acceptable, however, shipments shall be consolidated as much as possible. The pro vision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2 Evaluation  Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Contracting Officer shall make a best value award decision based on the following ev aluation factors: Price and delivery schedule. Award will be made to the offeror that provides the best delivery schedule for the best price. A completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, mus t be provided with offers. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, appli es to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable: (7) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; (8) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting; (14) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; (15) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (16) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (17) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity; (18) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity For Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, (19) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action For Workers with Disabilities, (20) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, (25) 52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (31) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (May 1999); (34) 52,239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards. A completed copy of the provision at DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, must be provided with offers. The clause at DFARS 252.212-7001 applies to this acquisiti on. Additional clauses that apply to this acquisition: 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities; 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements; 52.246-2, Inspection of Supplies-Fixed Price, 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance (Apr 1984), 252.204-7004 Requ ired Central Contractor Registration. 52.247-34 FOB Destination. The full text of the FAR and DFARS references may be accessed electronically at this address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Responses to this RFQ must be signed, dated, and received by 13 Sep tember 05, no later than 4:00 PM EST at the US Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, AMSRD-ACC-U (Debbie Morrow), 4118 Susquehanna Avenue, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-3013. E-mail or fax submissions are acceptable; however, do not send .zip files, as they will be automatically deleted by our e-mail server. Vendors who are not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award will no t be considered. Vendors may register with CCR by calling 1-800-334-3414 or by registering online at www.ccr.gov. For questions concerning this solicitation contact Debbie Morrow, Contract Specialist, phone (410) 278-2509, fax (410)306-3848, or email debra [email protected].