SOLICITATION NOTICE
55 -- 55 - -Lumber, millwork, plywood & veneer
- Notice Date
- 8/26/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR, Procurement Branch, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20534
- ZIP Code
- 20534
- Solicitation Number
- fn1120-02
- Response Due
- 10/10/2002
- Point of Contact
- Darlene Robinson, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-7314, Fax 202-305-7337/7350,
- E-Mail Address
-
drobins@central.unicor.gov
- Description
- UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive Request for Proposal basis. The contract award resulting from this solicitation will be a firm fixed price, requirement type of contract for delivery of various species and sizes of lumber. The solicitation number assigned for this procurement is FN1120-02/ 6200001805. A written copy of this solicitation may be downloaded from the UNICOR website at www.unicor.gov/procurement/, on Sep 10,2002. Lumber is to be delivered F.O.B. destinations to 1) FCI Texarkana, Prison Road, Texarkana, TX 75505, and 2) FCI Allenwood, Golf Course Road, Montgomery, PA 17752. Offerors are advised that the Government intends to evaluate proposals on a multiple awards basis. The period of performance is date of award through three years. Delivery acceptance is 30 calendar for the first initial delivery and 21 calendar days thereafter receipt of each delivery order. An economic price adjustment provision will be included in this solicitation under Section H. See Information to Offerors under Section A, of the solicitation. The initial proposal should contain the offerors best terms from past performance, specification, cost or price and other factors specified in this solicitation. The time for receipt of initial proposals is 2:00 P.M. (Eastern Standard Time), on Oct 10, 2002. Vendors may submit a signed and dated proposal by Federal Express, facsimile, hand carried or mail the proposal to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Office Furniture Group, 400 1st Street, NW, Washington, D.C. 20534, 7th Floor, Attn.: Bid Custodian. All proposals must reference the solicitation number and due date for receipt of proposals. In addition to this, each proposal must contain the name, address, telephone number of offeror, and description of items offered, and the remittance address (if different from the current mailing address). Offeror must hold unit prices firm in its offer for 60 calendar days from date specified for receipt of offers. If an offer is not submitted on an SF33 or SF1449 offerors are to submit on a company letterhead with a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation. After receipt of initial proposals, the Contracting Officer has opted to conduct a competitive, anonymous, on-line reverse auction (?auction?). Further details will be provided in an attachment to the solicitation. The Contracting Entity has contracted with FreeMarkets, Inc. (?FreeMarkets?) for FreeMarkets to conduct the auction for this solicitation. FreeMarkets refers to such an auction as a Competitive Bidding Event (?CBE?). For the sake of consistency and to avoid confusion, this solicitation will similarly refer to such an auction as a CBE. However, use of this phrase shall not be construed to imply that this solicitation is being conducted under the procedures set forth at FAR Part 14. Rather, this solicitation is being conducted under the procedures set forth at FAR Part 15. During the CBE, Offerors will provide pricing through the submission of electronic offers via software that will be provided by FreeMarkets. The primary pricing competition for this solicitation will be through the online reverse auction. FreeMarkets will explain this process in detail and train each qualified Offeror prior to the CBE. Offerors will have the ability to submit revised pricing during the CBE in response to prices submitted by other Offerors. The identity of Offerors will not be revealed to each other during the CBE. The final such revision during the CBE will be considered the Offeror?s final price proposal. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct verbal or written discussions with respect to factors other than price with the Offerors at anytime prior to award. All offers that fail to furnish required representations and certifications or information and/or reject terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2421 and small business size standard is 500. The NACICS Code is 321999. The kinds of lumber under this procurement are kiln-dry, maple, red oak, yellow pine, poplar, and cherry. Specific line item number, description, estimated quantity and unit of issue of the items being solicited will be located under Sections B of the solicitation. Sections B of the solicitations contains the specifications. Delivery Hours: 7:30 A.M. - 2:30 P.M., Monday thru Friday notwithstanding emergencies and Federal Holidays. 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity: + 10% increase and - 10% decreases apply to each delivery order. Proposals may be facsimile to (202)305-7350 or 7337. Contract Identification Number--Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS): Offeror must specify (DUNS) number. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or acceptance otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within time for acceptance specified in the solicitation, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before an offer expiration time the Government may accept an offer or part of an offer after its receipt unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before an award. Documents and forms cited in this solicitation may be obtained from General Services Administration's Internet Web Page (at http://www.arnet.gov.far/). Your point of contact for information regarding this solicitation is Mrs. Darlene Robinson at (202)305-7314.
- Place of Performance
- Address: FCI Allenwood, PA and FCI Texarkana, TX
- Country: US
- Country: US
- Record
- SN00149896-W 20020828/020826213238 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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