Panama Canal Commission, LOGISTICAL SUPPORT DIVISION, UNIT 2300, APO MIAMI, AA 34011-2300

42 -- GLOVES, LEATHER SOL IAP-761,520-05 DUE 110696 POC C. Keeney, Contracting Officer, (507) 272-4604, C. Keeney, Contracting Officer, (507) 272-4604 This is a combined sinopsis/solicitation for comercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THESE ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSED. Solicitation No. IAP-761,520-05 is ussed as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Adquisition Circular 90-41. Item #1. Gloves, leather, cowhide, gunn cut, leather palm and thumb, rubberized waterproof, safety cuf, spec. shall be BOSS No. 1395, their ironsides type. SAF-T-GARD style 4551 and LAUGHLIN CARTRELL, INC., their glove model No. G-095. Delivery terms are as folllws: FOB DESTINATION, 6140 Jefferson, LA 70123-5121 /__/, or Other /__/ (Specify). Delivery Time: /__/. Provision 52-212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Oct. 1995), applies to this adquisition. Provision 52-212-2, Evaluation, Commercial Item (Oct. 1995), applies to this adquisition. The Goverment will award a contract resulting from the solicitation to the responsible offerer whose affer will be the most advantageous to the Goverment. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price, Quality of Product, Past Performance (timely deliverance of shipment and customers satisfaction; state names of three customers, contact person, telephone and fax numbers during the past three (3) years of previous customers to whom you have supplied this item). Price is more important than other factors. Bidders shall include a completed copy of the provitons 52-212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Oct. 1995). these clauses are available Via Internet URL:http://www.cais.net/pancanal, or http://www-far.npr.gov . Offers are due not later than November 06, 1996, at 3:30 p.m. local time, by fax at 011-507-272-7588 or via courier to the following address: Panama Canal Comissin, Logistical Support Division, Inventory Management Branch, Building 5, Balboa Industrial Area, Balboa, Ancon, Rep. of Panama. When requesting solicitation state Name, Address, and Solicitation Number. All responsible sources may submit a quotation which, if timely received, shall be considered by the Commission. (0291)

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