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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 13, 2004 FBO #0808
SOLICITATION NOTICE

83 -- TYPAR, NONWOVEN FABRIC

Notice Date

2/11/2004
 

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

CT1644
 

Response Due

2/24/2004
 

Archive Date

3/10/2004
 

Point of Contact

Carolyn Lee, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-3702, Fax 202-305-7344,
 

E-Mail Address

clee@central.unicor.gov
 

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 CT1644-04. The solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-19. The North American Industry Classification System (NAIC)code is 313210 and small business size standard is 1,000. ******UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ)type contract for delivery to one location, USP Atlanta, GA. The period of performance shall be a Three Year Base with Two option years, if exercised. The product is a commercial item, Fabric, TYPAR.**********The quantities requested for the BASE YEARS are: Line Item 0001 (FAB0018) 1,350,000/YD, Line Item 0002 (FAB0022) - 750,000/YD, Line Item 0003 (FAB0046) 300,000/YD; OPTION YEAR ONE: Line Item 0004 (FAB0018) 450,000/YD, Line Item 0005 (FAB0022) - 250,000/YD, Line Item 0006 (FAB0046) 100,000/YD; OPTION YEAR TWO: Line Item 0007 (FAB0018) 450,000/YD, Line Item 0008 (FAB0022) - 250,000/YD, Line Item 0009 (FAB0046) 100,000/YD. **********The GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITY FOR THE LIFE OF THE CONTRACT for a combination of all items is 37,000 YDS. The DELIVERY ORDER MINIMUM for the base years and option years, if exercised, is 2,000/yd. The DELIVERY ORDER MAXIMUM for the base years and option years, if exercised, is 50,000/yd. Deliveries shall be FOB Destination, Atlanta, GA. DELIVERY SHALL BE 15 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DELIVERY ORDER. Award will be made based on the aggregate of the base years and all option years, and the best value to the Government.**********This requirement is DOMESTIC ONLY and ALL OR NONE. A Certificate of Conformance and Lab Test Report must accompany each shipment. ***********STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTION******UNICOR PART NUMBER FAB0018-- FABRIC, NONWOVEN, GREY, WEIGHT: 1-1/2 TO 3 OZ PER SQ. YD., SIZE 50. WIDE, UNIT/MEASURE YD; NONWOVEN FABRIC: SPUN BONDED POLYPRO-PYLENE OR TYPAR, MANUFACTURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FED SPEC V-M-96K, DATED 2-15-90, PARA 3.3.7.2 INTERIM AMEND 1, DATED 5-24-90.******UNICOR PART NUMBER: FAB0022-- FABRIC, NONWOVEN, GREY, WEIGHT: 1 1/2-3oz/SQ YD., SIZE 40" WIDE, UNIT/MEASURE YD.; NON-WOVEN FABRIC: SPUN BONDED, POLYPROPYLENE OR TYPAR, MANUFACTURED-AND-FINISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FED SPEC V-M-96K, DATED 2-15-90 PARA 3.3.7.2, INTERM AMEND 1 DATED 5-24-90.******UNICOR PART NUMBER FAB0046 FABRIC, NONWOVEN, GREY, WEIGHT: 1 1/2-3oz/SQ YD., SIZE 65" WIDE, UNIT/MEASURE YD.; NON-WOVEN FABRIC: SPUN BONDED, POLYPROPYLENE OR TYPAR, MANUFACTURED-AND-FINISHED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FED SPEC V-M-96K, DATED 2-15-90 PARA 3.3.7.2, INTERM AMEND 1 DATED 5-24-90.***************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; 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity, The permissible variation shall be +1%/-0%; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. 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 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 rated technical 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 document must be completed and provided with your offer. The document may be downloaded at the following website: 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, the required information must be completed for the following:**** Place of Performance(Street Address, City, State, County, Zip Code) ** Name and Address of Owner and Operator of the Plant or Facility if Other than Offeror or Respondent ______________________________________________________ 52.216-1, Type of Contract; The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract resulting from this solicitation. 52.216-18, Ordering, Orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through three (3) years with two option years, if exercised; 52.216-19, Order Limitations. (a) Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of less than 2,000 YDS., the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 50,000 YDS, (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 150,000 LBS; or (3) A series of orders from the same ordering office within 10 days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in subparagraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section. (c) If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section. (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within 5 days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor's intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source. 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity; The Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 30 days after contract expiration; 52.217-9, Option To Extend the Term of the Contract (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within ten (10) days of the end of the contract; provided that the Government shall give the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any option under this clause, shall not exceed FIVE (5)years or 60 months. (End of clause) 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; 52.232-15, 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, 7th Floor, 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. 52.253-1, 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 15 days after receipt of delivery order. The period of performance for this contract will be from the date of award through the base three (3) years, with two option years, if exercised. **** FPI 9999.999-9, Business Management Questionnaire - This must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: **************PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Each proposal package shall consist of the following completed and signed documents: (1) SF1449, (2) a signed copy of any amendments issued, (3) a copy of FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications for Commercial Items, (4) FPI9999-999.9, Business Management Questionnaire, (submit three for contracts that are of similar or like items), and (5) an ACH form. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. All documents referenced above that are necessary to submit an offer may be accessed at the following web site: "http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm." Offerors who fail to furnish required Representation and Certification information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. *********** Implementation of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)was effective October 1, 2003. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED in the CCR system PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD. Register at the CCR website .www.ccr.gov. ******* All offers shall be submitted no later than February 23, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time via mail or overnight delivery to the attention of Carolyn B. Lee, Contracting Officer, UNICOR Clothing and Textiles-6th Floor, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. Offers should be submitted on the form, SF1449. OMB Clearance 9000-0136 expires 02/29/2004. *****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. ******* Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Carolyn B. Lee, at "clee@central.unicor.gov". All FAR forms, clauses and provisions referenced in this solicitation may be accessed at the following web site: "http://www.arnet.gov/far." This combined synopsis/solicitation is available at web site: http://www.eps.gov" or "www.unicor.gov."
 

Place of Performance

Address: USP ATLANTA, 601 McDONOUGH BLVD., S.E., ATLANTA, GA

Zip Code: 30315

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00520422-W 20040213/040211212111 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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