U--MACHINERY AND MACHINE GUARDING STANDARDS COURSE

The Government intends to award a small business set-aside Firm Fixed Price Task Order utilizing, FAR part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures, for Machinery and Machine Guarding Standards Courses for the Naval Safety and Environmental Training Center. The RFQ will be available on or about 4 December 2008 by downloading the documents at http://www.neco.navy.mil or http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The applicable NAICS Code is 611430. The size standard is $6.5M million. The FSC Code is R419. The RFQ solicitation and any subsequent amendments will ONLY be available for download at the above sites; this office will no longer issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a quote, the vendor is self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any federal agency. Failure to do so may represent grounds for refusing to accept the offer. By submission o! f an offer, the contractor acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee must be registered in the CCR database prior to award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation, except for awards to foreign vendors for work to be performed outside the United States. Lack of registration in the CCR database will make a contractor ineligible for award. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://www.ccr.gov. All solicitation/proposals shall be signed by vendor and include: (1) price(s) for the CLINS listed in accordance with the attached schedule, (2) written information on how you will perform the requirements; and (3) a point of contact, name / phone number / email, business size, and payment terms. This is a firm fixed priced order and award will be made utilizing the Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR Part 13. The Government intends to make a single award utilizing the evaluation criteria set forth in the solicitation. Each response must clearly indicate the capability of the quoter to meet all specifications and requirements. Please review websites for the most up-to-date version of the solicitation and for the correct offer due date and time (if applicable). Responses may be submitted to Darryl L. Richardson by facsimile at (757) 443-1424 / 1327 or emailed to darryl.richardson@navy.mil. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice.