SOLICITATION NOTICE
36 -- VARIOUS EQUIPMENT
- Notice Date
- 12/18/2003
- 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
- CT1638-04
- Response Due
- 1/9/2004
- Archive Date
- 3/31/2004
- Point of Contact
- Mellisa Rhinehart, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-3787, Fax 202-305-7344,
- E-Mail Address
-
mrhine@central.unicor.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is CT1638-04 and is issued as a Request For Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-18. This requirement is a 100% set aside exclusively for small businesses. The North American Industry Classification System code is 333298 and small business size standard is 500. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a firm-fixed price definite delivery/definite quantity type contract for various equipment. The period of performance for this requirement is 90 days. Delivery is required 45 days after receipt of delivery order. THE QUANTITY AND LINE ITEM DESCRIPTIONS ARE STATED IN SECTION B OF THE SOLICITATION. (REFER TO SECTION B OF THE SOLICITATION) Machines are to be set up, sewn off, and tested prior to shipping. All machines shall be complete with table, motor & stand. Packaging of all machines should be, at a minimum, screwed/strapped down to the shipping pallet and shrink wrapped. Each machine shall include a sew-off sample to be evaluated upon delivery of the machine. THIS REQUIREMENT MAY RESULT IN A MULTIPLE AWARD. THIS IS A BRAND NAME OR EQUAL REQUIREMENT. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS); 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; 52.211-6, Brand Name or Equal; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items, Significant evaluation factors are past performance, ability to conform to the specifications, and price. Past performance is significantly more important than cost or price. The Government may make award without discussions - therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain offeror's best pricing. Tradeoff Process: It may be in the Government's best interest to consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest technical rated offeror. This process may include tradeoffs among cost/price and non-cost factors and allows the Government to accept other than the lowest priced proposal if the perceived benefits of the highest priced proposal are determined to merit the additional cost.; 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, This must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, which includes 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I and 52.232-33, Payment of Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration; 52.215-6, Place of Performance, Please include the name and address of the supplier (s); (a) The offeror or respondent, in the performance of any contract resulting from this solicitation, [ ] intends, [ ] does not intend [check applicable block] to use one or more plants or facilities located at a different address from the address of the offeror or respondent as indicated in this proposal or response to request for information. (b) If the offeror or respondent checks ?intends? in paragraph (a) of this provision, it shall insert in the following spaces the required information: Place of Performance Name and Address of Owner (Street Address, City, and Operator of the Plant State, County, Zip Code) or Facility if Other than Offeror or Respondent ____________________ _______________________ ____________________ _______________________ 52.216-1, Type of Contract; 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representation; The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 333298. The small business size standard is 500. 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status; 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting; 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Incentive Subcontracting; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances; 52.225-3, Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act; 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products; 52.232-15, Progress Payments Not Included; 52.232-18, Availability of Funds; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration; 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party; 52.233-2, Service of Protest, Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Richard A. Broadwater, Procurement Branch, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO; 52.233-3, Protest after Award; 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order; 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements; 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance; 52.246-16, Responsibility for Supplies; 52.247-34, F.O. B. Destination, Delivery shall be FOB destination to the following locations: (1) UNICOR, USP Atlanta, 601 McDonough Blvd, S. E., Atlanta, GA 30315-The COTR is Greg Davis, Factory Manager, 404-635-5417. Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to Ted Guerrant, Business Manager, Telephone: 404-635-5403. (2) UNICOR, USP Beaumont, Route 4 Hebert Road, Beaumont, TX 77705-The COTR is to be determined. Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to Paula Gropp, Business Manager, Telephone: 409-727-8172 Ext. 2081. (3) UNICOR, FCI Greenville, U. S. 40 & 4th Street, Greenville, IL 62246-The COTR is Gregory McClean, QA Manager, 618-664-6367. (4) UNICOR, FCI Manchester, Route 8, Fox Hollow Road, Manchester, KY 40962-The COTR is Carl Wilson, QA Manager, 606-598-1900 Ext. 4537. Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to Laura Chappell, Business Manager, Telephone: 606-598-1900 Ext. 4533. (5) UNICOR, USP Pollock, 1000 Air Base Road, Pollock, LA 71467-The COTR is Jon Schreckengost, Industrial Specialist, 318-561-5424. Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to David Roach, Business Manager, Telephone: 318-561-5420. DELIVERY HOURS: Normal delivery hours are as follows: 7:30 am - 11:00 am and 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday, notwithstanding emergencies and Federal holidays. 52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms; FPI 1000D, Packaging and Marking - Preservation, packaging, and marking for all items covered by this contract shall be in accordance with commercial practice and adequate to insure acceptance by common carrier and safe arrival at destination. The contract number should be on or adjacent to the exterior shipping label. Each package received must be marked for type and quantity. A Certificate of Conformance must accompany each shipment. All shipments should be labeled as follows: a. Vendor name b. Purchase Order number and/or Contract number c. Item description d. Item quantity and weight e. Other pertinent information FPI 1000F1, Delivery Order - Orders shall customarily be made by phone, with subsequent written confirmation containing the following information: a. Date of order b. Contract number and order number c. Item number and description, quantity, and unit price d. Delivery or performance date e. Place of delivery f. Shipping instructions g. Accounting data h. Any other pertinent information Delivery shall be no later than forty-five (45) days after receipt of delivery order. The period of performance for this contract will be from the date of award through ninety (90) days. FPI 1000H2 YEAR 2000 WARRANTY Supplement: LCL APPR (11) The Contractor represents that the following warranty applies to products licensed under this contract/order/BPA: The Contractor warrants that the products provided under this contract/order/BPA shall be able to accurately process date/time data (including, but not limited to, calculating, comparing, and sequencing) from, into, and between the twentieth and twenty-first centuries, and the years 1999 and 2000 and leap year calculations. The duration of this warranty and the remedies available to the Government for breach of this warranty shall be as defined in, and subject to, the terms and limitations of the manufacturer's standard commercial warranty or warranties contained in this contract or the applicable End User License Agreement, provided that notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such commercial warranty or warranties, the remedies available to the Government under this warranty shall include an obligation by the Contractor to repair or replace any such product whose non-compliance is discovered and made known to the contractor in writing at any time prior to June 1, 2000 or for a period of six months following acceptance, whichever is the later date. Nothing in this warranty shall be construed to limit any rights or remedies that the Government may otherwise have under this contract. This warranty shall not apply to products that do not require the processing of date/time data in order to function as specified in this contract/order/BPA. NOTE: DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE IS REQUIRED TO BE SUBMITTED WITH YOUR PROPOSAL IF YOU ARE OFFERING OTHER THAN BRAND NAME EQUIPMENT (PLEASE SUBMIT BROCHURES/PAMPHLETS AND VOLTAGE REQUIREMENTS.) A minimum six (6) month warranty is required. Warranty information shall accompany each machine. All operating manuals will be required for these items. FPI 1000K2, SUBCONTRACT CERTIFICATION, This contract does ( ) does not ( ) provide for any subcontracting possibilities. If answer is in the affirmative, offeror will submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, FPR Temp. Reg. 50; FPI 999.999-9, Business Management Questionnaire - This must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Each proposal package shall consist of the following completed and signed documents: SF1449, all amendments issued, copy of current representations and certifications for commercial items (FAR 52.212-3), three Business Management Questionnaires of contracts that are of similar or like items and an ACH form. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award - This document can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm. Implementation of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will be mandated and effective October 1, 2003. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST REGISTER in the CCR prior to award. For additional information and to register, go to www.ccr.gov. All offers shall be submitted by the date and time specified (January 9, 2004 @ 2:00 PM) to the attention of Mellisa J. Rhinehart, Contracting Officer, UNICOR Clothing and Textiles-6th Floor, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. Offers should be submitted on the SF1449. OMB Clearance Number 9000-0136 expires 02/29/2004. The date and time for receipt of proposals is Friday, January 9, 2004 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. CT1638-04, time specified for receipt of offer, name, address and telephone number of offeror, technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. All offerors that fail to furnish required representation and certification information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Any amendments hereby issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror. Offerors must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Offers or modifications shall be received by the date and time specified in this solicitation (January 9, 2004) or they shall not be considered for award. Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Mellisa Rhinehart, mrhine@central.unicor.gov. All FAR forms, clauses and provisions necessary to submit an offer may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. This combined synopsis/solicitation and necessary forms are available on web site: http://www.eps.gov or http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proclothing.htm. Interested parties may obtain copies of Military and Federal Specifications and Standards, Qualified Product Lists, Military Handbooks, and other standardization documents from the DoD Single Stock Point (DODSSP), in Philadelphia, PA. Most documents are available in Adobe PDF format from the ASSIST database via the Internet at http://assist.daps.mil. Users may search for documents using the ASSIST-Quick Search and, in most cases, download the documents directly via the Internet using standard browser software. Documents not available for downloading from ASSIST can be ordered from the DODSSP using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard, after establishing a DODSSP Customer Account by following the registration procedures or by phoning the DoDSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-2179 (DSN: 442-2179). Users not having access to the Internet may contact the DODSSP Special Assistance Desk at (215) 697-2179 (DSN: 442-2179) or mail requests to the DODSSP, Bldg. 4/D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094. Patterns, Drawings, Deviations Lists, Purchase Descriptions, etc., are not stocked at the DODSSP. Copies of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained from GSA, Federal Supply Service, Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 LEnfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Phone: 202-619-8925 and Facsimile 202-619-8978.
- Place of Performance
- Address: 5 LOCATIONS: USP ATLANTA, GA;USP BEAUMONT, TX; FCI GREENVILLE, IL; FCI MANCHESTER, KY; USP POLLOCK, LA-SEE SOLICITATION FOR COMPLETE ADDRESSES.
- Country: USA
- Country: USA
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