(Describe in substantial detail minimum facilities and personnel required) are invited to submit complete information to the procuring office listed above. Information furnished should include the total number of employees and professional qualifications of scientists, engineers, and technical personnel; a description of general and special facilities; an outline of previous projects; a statement regarding industrial security clearance, if previously granted; and other available descriptive literature. This is not a request for a proposal."

(8) Names of concerns to whom requests for proposals have been issued. Where the contracting officer determines in accordance with § 1-1.10034(a) that the names of concerns to whom requests for proposals have been issued should be included in the synopsis, such synopsis shall contain substantially the following statement:

Requests for proposals have been issued to the following concerns:

opportunities in connection with this procurement make direct contact with the above arms.

(9) Architect-engineer services project notice. Each notice publicizing procurement of architectural and/or engineering services shall be headed "R. Architect-Engineer Services." The project shall be listed with a brief statement concerning the location, scope of service required, and, where applicable, the relative importance of the significant evaluation factors, the construction cost limitation, type of contract proposed, the estimated start and completion dates, and the date by which responses to the notice must be received. Appropriate statements shall be made concerning any specialized qualifications, security classifications, and limitations on eligibility for consideration. Qualifications or performance data required from architect-engineer firms shall be described. The foregoing data shall be followed by the statement "Firms desiring consideration shall submit appropriate data as described in Numbered Note 63. This is not a request for a proposal." The name of the responsible procurement office shall then be shown complete with its full address and telephone number. The numbered note will appear in each issue of the Commerce Business Daily as follows:

"63. Architect-Engineer firms which meet the requirements described in this announcement are invited to submit: (1) a Standard Form 254, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire, (2) a Standard Form 255, Architect-Engineer and Related Services Questionnaire for Specific Project, and (3) any requested supplemental data, to the procurement office shown. Firms having a current Standard Form 254 on file with the procurement office shown are not required to resubmit this form. Firms responding to this announcement before the closing date will be considered for selection, subject to any limitations indicated with respect to size and geographic location of firm, specialized technical expertise, or other requirements as listed. Following an initial evaluation of the qualification and performance data submitted, three or more firms considered to be the most highly qualified to provide the services required will be chosen for interview. The contract for architectural and/or engineering services will be negotiated. Selection of an architect-engineer firm for negotiation shall be based on demonstrated competence and qualifications necessary for the satisfactory performance of the type of professional services required, including any special qualifications required by the procuring

agency. Firms desiring to register for consideration for future projects administered by the procurement office (subject to specific requirements for individual projects) are encouraged to submit annually a statement of qualifications and performance data utilizing Standard Form 254, ArchitectEngineer and Related Services Questionnaire."

[29 FR 10104, July 24, 1964, as amended at 30 FR 9592, July 31, 1965; 35 FR 3070, Feb. 17, 1970; 38 FR 33594, Dec. 6, 1973; 40 FR 2811, Jan. 16, 1975; 40 FR 30440, July 18, 1975] § 1-1.1004 Synopses of contract awards. Awards of all unclassified contracts to be performed in whole or in part within the United States, exceeding $25,000 in amount, shall be publicized in the Department of Commerce Synopsis (see 1-1.1003-1). This dollar amount is not a prohibition against publicizing smaller awards where it is determined that such publication would be advantageous to industry or to the Government.

(a) Procuring activities shall prepare and forward single copies of synopses of contract awards daily by airmail or ordinary mail, whichever is considered more expeditious, addressed as follows: Commerce Business Daily, U.S. Department of Commerce, Room 1304, 433 West Van Buren Street, Chicago, [ll. 60607.

(b) Each synopsis message shall be prepared as described below:

(1) Spacing shall be as stated in 1-1.1003-7(b)(1).

(2) The contracting office and address will be shown as described in § 11.1003-7(b) (3).

(3) The appropriate classification code 'see 1-1.1005) for each contract award shall begin five spaces from the left margin and be followed by two hyphens and the common name of the supplies or services. If a contract covers more than one class of supplies or services, enter the code for the class which accounts for the largest dollar amount. Immediately following the common name, using full lines across the page, enter the contract number, the number of the invitation for bids or request for proposals (in parenthesis), the quantity, unit, and dollar amount for each item, and the name and address of the contractor. The

quantity, unit, and dollar amount for individual items of $25,000 or less in a single award need not be shown. In lieu thereof, a statement, such as "various Items" or "20 items" or "items 3, 5, 6, 7, 9, 16, 20, and 23", followed by the total dollar amount of the award for such items, may be used.

(4) When requested by the prime contractor, a statement will be included regarding the industries, crafts, processes. or component items in or for which subcontracts are available and subcontractors are desired, together with the general area, if any, indicated by the prime contractor, such as Southeast States, West Coast, New England.

[29 F.R. 10104, July 24, 1964, as amended at 35 F.R. 3070, Feb. 17, 1970]

§ 1-1.1005 Classification codes.

The classification codes to be shown In synopses messages, as required by § 11.1003-7(b) (4) for proposed procurements and § 1-1.1004-1(b) (3) for contract awards, shall be in accordance with this 1-1.1005. Services (including construction and experimental, developmental, test, and research work) shall be coded with the applicable letter code set forth in § 1-1.1005-1. Supplies shall be coded with the applicable two-digit numerical code set forth in § 1-1.1005-2 § 1-1.1005-1 Codes for services.

The code letters to be used for services are as follows:

X

Transportation Services.

Examples:

Passenger and cargo transportation

Vessel charter.

Vessel operation.

Tug service.

Stevedoring service.

Vehicle hire.

Railway equipment charter.

Weapons.

Nuclear Ordnance.

Fire Control Equipment.

Ammunition and Explosives.

Guided Missiles.

Aircraft; and Airframe Structural Com

ponents.

16 Aircraft Components and Accessories. 17

Aircraft Launching.

Landing. and

Ground Handling Equipment.

Space Vehicles.

Ships, Small Craft, Pontoons, and Flost

ing Docks.

20 Ship and Marine Equipment.

22 Railway Equipment.

23 Motor Vehicles, Trailers, and Cycles. Tractors.

24

25

Vehicular Equipment Components.

26 Tires and Tubes.

28 Engines, Turbines, and Components Engine Accessories.

Mechanical Power Transmission Equipment

80

Bearings.

32 Woodworking Machinery and Equipment 34 Metalworking Machinery.

35 Service and Trade Equipment.

36 Special Industry Machinery.

Equipment.

Examples:

Lease of ADP or EAM equipment. Lease of earth-moving equipment Miscellaneous (Includes services which do not fall within code letters-A, H, J, K, L, M, N, O, P, Q, R, S, T, U, V, W, Y, or Z). Y Construction; i.e., new construction and major additions to existing buildings or facilities.

Z Maintenance, Repair, and Alteration of Real Property; i.e., painting, building maintenance, alteration and repair, grounds maintenance and repair, roads maintenance and repair.

[29 FR 10104, July 24, 1964, as amended at 41 FR 43538, Oct. 1, 1976]

1-1.1005-2 Codes for supplies.

The two-digit code numbers to be used for supplies are as set forth below. The numbers and descriptions used are the same as the 76 assigned commodity groups of the Federal Supply Classification system as shown in the Cataloging Handbook, H 2-1. Federal Supply Classification, Part 1. Groups and Classes This handbook, together with CatalogIng Handbooks H 2-2 (Numeric Index of Classes) and H 2-3 (Alphabetic Index),

37 Agricultural Machinery and Equipment. Construction, Mining. Excavating, and Highway Maintenance Equipment. Materials Handling Equipment.

40 Rope. Cable, Chain, and Fittings. Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Equipment.

41

Fire Fighting, Rescue, and Safety Equip

ment.

Pumps and Compressors.

Furnace, Steam Plant, and Drying Equip ment; and Nuclear Reactors.

48 Plumbing, Heating. and Sanitation Equipment.

Water Purification and Sewage Treatment Equipment.

Pipe, Tubing, Hose, and Fittings.

Valves.

Maintenance and Repair Shop Equip

ment.

Measuring Tools.

46

47

48

49

51

Hand Tools.

52

53

Hardware and Abrasives.

Prefabricated Structures and Scaffolding

55

Lumber, Millwork, Plywood, and Veneer

§ 1-1.1006

Advance planning procurement information.

[35 F.R. 3070, Feb. 17, 1970]

§ 1-1.1006-1 General.

An agency may have unclassified long-range estimates of requirements for items or materials which are expected ultimately to be procured in large quantity. It may be desirable for such agency to provide information to industry substantially in advance of institution of buying procedures.

[35 F.R. 3070, Feb. 17, 1970]

§ 1-1.1006–2 Application.

Public release of long-range procurement estimates may be made by an agency head or his designee if he determines that the:

(a) Information to be released will assist industry in its planning and facili

tate meeting the procurement requirements; and

(b) Announcement will not adversely affect procurement by encouraging undesirable practices, such as attempts to corner the market or hoard industrial materials.

[35 F.R. 3070, Feb. 17, 1970]

§ 1-1.1006-3 Conditions.

The conditions set forth below shall be adhered to in the preparation and Issuance of long-range procurement estimates.

(a) The agency head or his designee shall be responsible for the determination of the need for, and the preparation of, the proposed announcement. (b) Only unclassified shall be released.

information

(c) The information shall be: (1) Released as nearly simultaneously as possible; and

(2) Publicized as widely as practicable, consistent with the needs of the individual case, by any or all of the following means: Dissemination to prospective bidders on the purhcasing office's bidders lists, posting in public places, and other appropriate means.

(d) Each release shall state that the estimate is based on the best information available at the time of publication, the information is subject to modification, is in no way binding on the Government, and that more specific information relating to any individual item or class of items will not be furnished until the proposed procurement is publicized in the Synopsis (see § 1-1.1003), or the solicitation issued.

(e) Each release shall contain the name and address of the purchasing office which will process the procurement.

(f) Modifications to the original release shall be publicized as expeditiously as possible, in the same manner as the original.

(g) Each proposed release shall be coordinated with small business, public information, and public relations personnel, as appropriate.

(h) Each release shall contain, if applicable, a statement to the effect that small business or labor surplus area set-asides may be involved in some of the procurements, and that the determination of the applicability of these factors can be made only at the time that procurement action is initiated.

(1) Each release shall contain the name or description of the item, and the estimated quantity to be purchased by calendar quarter, fiscal year, or other period. It may also contain such additional information as the number of units last purchased, the unit price, and the name of the last supplier. [35 F.R. 3070, Feb. 17, 1970]

§ 1-1.1006-4 Commerce Business Daily

announcements.

(a) General. In addition to the publication of estimates as provided in § 1-1.1006-3, further publication, where consistent with the needs of the individual case, shall be accomplished by announcements in the Synopsis reflecting the fact that long-range procurement estimates have been published and are obtainable, on request, from the issuing organization.

(b) Preparation and transmittal. Activities publishing long-range procurement estimates shall, in accordance with § 1-1.1006-4(a), publicize them in the Synopsis by forwarding to the address listed in § 1-1.003-7(a) (2), an announcement reflecting the fact that a long-range procurement estimate has been published and citing the address of the office from which a copy of the estimate can be obtained. Each announcement should identify the commodity and buying office concerned, designate the presumptive date of buying. and state that the estimates are subject to review and are in no way binding on the Government.

[35 F.R. 3071, Feb. 17, 1970; 35 F.R. 3284. Feb. 21, 1970]

§ 1-1.1007 Agency responsibility for conformance with synopsizing pro.

gram.

Each agency shall be responsible for full compliance with the synopsizing procedures of this Subpart 1-1.10. Periodic verification should be made by a central authority within the agency to ensure that procuring activities are forwarding all required synopses in a complete. timely, and uniform manner to the Commerce Business Daily. Full cooperation should be extended to Department of Commerce personnel with respect to such monitoring and review of agency synopsizing operations as the Commerce Business Daily staff may undertake. [35 F.R. 3071, Feb. 17, 1970]

Subpart 1-1.11-Qualified Products

§ 1-1.1101 Procurement of qualified products.

(a) Whenever qualified products are to be procured only bids or proposals offering products which have been qualified prior to the opening of advertised bids or the award of negotiated contracts shall be considered in making an award. Manufacturers having products which have been qualified but which are not yet included on the qualified products list involved, should be given consideration and an opportunity to offer evidence of such qualification in the time interval before award must be made. (Other instructions concerning establishment of qualified products lists, qualification of products, etc., are contained in General Services Administration Regulation 1-VI, Part 2.)

(b) Whenever procurement of qualifiled products is to be made by formai advertising, the following provision shall be inserted in invitations for bids:

QUALIFIED PRODUCTS

With respect to products described in this invitation as requiring qualification, awards will be made only for such products as have, prior to the time set for opening of bids, been tested and approved for inclusion in the qualified products list identified below. Manufacturers who wish to have a product tested for qualification are urged to communicate with the officer designated below. Manufacturers having products not yet listed, but which have been qualified, are requested to submit evidence of such qualification with their bids, so that they may be given consideration.

[Identify the Qualified Products List involved and give the name and address of the office with which manufacturers should communicate.]

(c) The provision in § 1-1.1101(b) shall be appropriately modified and used in requests for proposals when procurement of qualified products is to be made by negotiation.

Subpart 1-1.12-Responsible
Prospective Contractors

SOURCE: The provisions of this Subpart 1-1.12 appear at 36 F.R. 17419, Aug. 31, 1971. unless otherwise noted.

§ 1-1.1200 Scope of subpart.

This subpart prescribes policies con. cerning the responsibility of prospective contractors, minimum standards for responsible prospective contractors, requirements and procedures for the determination of responsibility, and pol