99--MOUNTED GENERATORS

AMENDMENT NOTICE: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1015-615233 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 05-09. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561790 with a small business size standard of $5M. This requirement is unrestricted and only interested offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Friday, September 29, 2006 at 15:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Linden, NJ 07036 The Department of State requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, G40 MOBILE GENERATOR SET, : ENCLOSURE: MITSUBISI S4S-Y262SD DIESEL ENGINE, 12V STARTINE, 47 GALLON FUEL TANK. GENERATOR: 38KVA/30KW PRIME AND 42 KVA/33KW STANDBY OUTPUT, 94KVA MOTOR START CAPABILITY AT 35% VOLTAGE DIP, CLASS"H" INSUL: VOLTAGE SELECT SW. DIRECT HOOK-UP TERMINALS. RECEPTICLES. ANALOG INDICATORS. SINGLE & THREE PHASE 60HZ SIMULTANEOUS VOLTAGES. ENCLOSURE. NOISE LEVEL 66 DBA AT 7 METERS AT FULL LOAD, 12, EA; LI 002, OPTIONAL TRAILER WITH HYDRAULIC SURGE BRAKES. TRAILER HAS LIGHTING THAT COMPLIES WITH NHTSA/DOT FMVSS 571.108 STANDARD NO. 108, 12, EA; LI 003, MOBILE DIESEL GENERATOR: JD 4045 TF275 DIESEL ENGINE, 102 HP @1800RPM, 12V START, +103 GALLON FUEL TANK: GENERATOR 83KVA/66 KW PRIME AND 91 KVA/73 KW STANDBY OUTPUT. 215 KVA MOTOR START CAPABILITY AT 35% VOLTAGE DIP. CLASS "H" INSUL: VOLTAGE SELECT SWITCH . DIRECT HOOK-UP TERMINALS, RECEPTACLES. DIGITAL INDICATORS, SINGLE & THREE PHASE 60HZ SIMULTANEOUS VOLTAGES, ENCLOSURE IS RATED AT NOISE LEVEL OF 67 DBA AT 7 METERS FULL LOAD, 6, EA; LI 004, OPTIONAL TRAILER WITH HYDRAULIC SURGE BRAKES. TRAILER HAS LIGHTING THAT COMPLIES WITH NHTSA/DOT FMVSS 571.108 STANDARD NO. 108, 6, EA; LI 005, SHIPPING, 1, LOT; For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Harry Lundy at lundyhe@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com or call 1-877-9FEDBID to address any questions of comments In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) prior to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov ALL BOXES AND CONTAINERS MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE REQUISITION REFERENCE NUMBER FOUND IN BLOCK 4, OF 347 ORDER FOR SUPPLIERS AND SERVICSE. SHIPPING DOCUMENTS WILL CELARLY LIST EACH ITEM AND THE QUANTITY SHIPPED AS CONTAINED WITHIN BOXES OR CONTAINERS. IF SINGLE LINE ITEMS HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED INTO MAJOR COMPONENT, SHIPPING DOCUMENTS MUST ACCOUNT FOR THE INDIVIDUAL ITEMS SHIPPED WITHIN THE MAJOR COMPONENT. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products *The Vendor may not substitute any item listed on this order without prior written approval by the Contracting Officer. *No other individual is authorized, either verbally or in writing to change part numbers, manufacturers, quantities, delivery dates or any other specification of this award. *Items that do not conform to descriptions and part numbers found in Block 17 will be rejected at the time of delivery causing a return at the Vendors expense. *Items received must adhere to the configuration as submitted and approved by the PMA Lab. *Vendors must deliver to the configuration as tested and approved. *Items not in compliance will be returned to the Vendor at no additional cost to the Government and comments will be noted to Vendor Performance. *Random Quality Assurance will be conducted to ensure Vendor/Manufacturer conformance.