SOURCES SOUGHT
84 -- Sources Sought to supply Forest Service Item, NSN 8465-01-223-8421, Pad, Sleeping, NFES 1566
- Notice Date
- 8/5/2009
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 337910
— Mattress Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Southwest Supply Operations Center (QSDL), 819 Taylor St Room 6A00, Fort Worth, Texas, 76102, United States
- ZIP Code
- 76102
- Solicitation Number
- QSDACE-H4-09-0534-SourcesSought
- Archive Date
- 8/12/2009
- Point of Contact
- Linda K. Haffner, Phone: 817 574-2565
- E-Mail Address
-
linda.haffner@gsa.gov
(linda.haffner@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE Sources are sought for a possible firm fixed price term contract to supply GSA with the item listed below. This is a National Fire Equipment System (NFES) item. Review the item purchase description at the end of this document for specifications and requirements to supply this item. This is not a request for a quote. Do not submit a quote, but only the information requested following the item. ITEM: NSN 8465-01-223-8421, Pad, Sleeping, NFES 1566 Unit of Issue: BX (Box of 50 pads) Estimated Peak Monthly Requirement: 228 BX One Year Estimated Quantity: 844 BX If you are interested and can supply these items, please respond to this notice by emailing the requested information to: Linda Haffner at linda.haffner@gsa.gov 1. Point of Contact Name, phone number, fax number, and email address. 2. Company Name and Address 3. Are you a small business? Is your manufacturer a small business (see FAR 19.502-2 (c))? 4. The item must comply with the item purchase description (no exceptions). 5. Read the item purchase description and any referenced commercial item description, etc. carefully for special requirements such as ASTM testing requirements, marking, and palletization, unit of issue, etc. 6. Item shall be in accordance with Forest Service Specification 5100-522A with the exceptions identified in the item purchase description below. 7. Must comply with the special palletization requirements of 80" X 50". 8. If you have any questions regarding the item purchase description requirements, please include these questions and any comments. 9. What is your best delivery time? You will be contacted after receipt of the above information. THIS NOTICE IS ONLY TO IDENTIFY SOURCES AVAILABLE TO SUPPLY THESE ITEMS. THIS IS NOT AN ORDER. UPON COMPLETION OF THIS RESEARCH AND IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT IT IS IN THE BEST INTEREST OF THE GOVERNMENT, A SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV IN THE NEAR FUTURE. YOU WILL THEN HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SUBMIT AN OFFER. Thank you for your time and interest in supplying this information. The Item Purchase Descriptions follow.-------------------------------------- ITEM PURCHASE DESCRIPTION NSN: 8465-01-223-8421 DATE: 7/21/2009 NFES 1566 PAD, SLEEPING: Shall be in accordance with Forest Service Specification 5100-522A dated March, 1991, and Amendment 1 dated May, 1993. The unit of issue shall be BX (a box of 50 pads). FIRST ARTICLE SAMPLE(S) ARE REQUIRED. EXCEPTIONS TO 5100-522A: 1. Table I. Change the maximum moisture absorption requirement to 10%. 2. Certificates of conformance based on the bun manufacturers test reports are acceptable in lieu of the first article testing and lot-by-lot testing required by paragraph 4.4.3. 3. Wherever shown in the specifications delete "MIL-STD-105" and substitute "ASQ Standard Z1.4. (Copies are available from the American Society for Quality, PO Box 3005, Milwaukee, WI 53201-3005.)" 4. Paragraph 5.1.1, delete entire paragraph and substitute the following: "Packing pads. Fifty (50) sleeping pads shall be packed stacked flat in a fiberboard shipping container conforming to style FTC, type CF variety SW, class domestic, minimum burst strength 350 psi (ECT 55) in accordance with ASTM D 5118, except the size limitations shall be waived. Boxes shall be in compliance with the National Motor Freight Classification. Each shipping container shall be closed in accordance with ASTM D 1974." 5. Paragraph 2.2 Non-Government Publications. Delete in its entirety and substitute the following: "2.2 Non-Government publications. The following documents form a part of this specification to the extent specified herein. Unless otherwise specified, the issues of these documents are those in effect on the date of the invitation for bids or request for proposals (see 6.2). AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM) D1056 - Standard Specification for Flexible Cellular Materials--Sponge or Expanded Rubber D3575 - Standard Test Methods for Flexible Cellular Materials Made From Olefin Polymers D3576 - Standard Test Method for Cell Size of Rigid Cellular Plastics (Copies of ASTM standards are available from ASTM, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conschohocken, PA 19426-2959, Website: http://www.astm.org/.)" 6. Paragraph 6.5 Preparing activity. Delete in its entirety and substitute the following: "6.5 Preparing Activity. USDA Forest Service, Missoula Technology and Development Center (MTDC), 5785 Highway 10 West, Missoula, Montana 59808." In order to provide clarification to the sampling and inspection procedures as outlined within the referenced Forest Service specification and the industry standard cited therein (ANSI/ASQ Z1.4-2003), the following exceptions shall be incorporated. All references to "defect" (or "defects") shall be deleted and the term "nonconformity" (or "nonconformities") shall be substituted in its place. Similarly, all references to "percent defective" shall be changed to "percent nonconforming" and the phrase "defects per hundred units" shall be changed to "nonconformities per hundred units." The term "rejection" shall be changed to "nonacceptance" when it refers to a result of following the specified procedure. PACKAGING/PACKING: Fifty (50) sleeping pads shall be packed as specified by section 5 of the specification. SPECIAL MARKING: The National Fire Equipment System (NFES) number appearing below the National Stock Number (NSN) of this Item Purchase Description shall be marked on the shipping container below the NSN. The NFES number shall be preceded by "NFES". MARKING: Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Palletization: The shipping (transport) containers shall be palletized. The pallets shall be 80-inch length x 50-inch width, general purpose, four-way entry, flush stringer, and double-face non-reversible pallets. The palletized load shall not exceed 2500 pounds in weight for shipments to the Eastern Distribution Center (Burlington). The palletized load shall not exceed 2000 pounds in weight for shipments to the Western Distribution Center (French Camp and Stockton Locations). The palletized load shall not overhang the pallet deck board edge by more than 1 inch and shall not exceed 53 inches in overall height (including pallet). Less than half pallet loads or loads shipped by small package carrier in acceptable transport packing need not be palletized. When less than full but more than a half pallet is used, the palletized load shall utilize proper bracing and/or reinforcement to ensure that the load can withstand two additional loads placed on it. Stacking: A load-stacking test shall be performed once, at the beginning of the contract, for each different unitized or palletized load configuration. A fully palletized load shall be tested utilizing a total stack of three palletized loads, with all the proper bracing and/or reinforcement necessary to perform the test. There shall be no evidence of damage to the pallets, shipping containers or products when stack is tested on the rigid surface for a minimum of 24 hours, in compliance with all the National and Local Safety Regulations. The pre-tested palletized load configuration shall be duplicated using the same packaging materials, pattern, number of shipping (transport) containers, and procedures consistent throughout the duration of the contract. Palletized loads shall be stable and safe when handled with mechanical equipment by qualified personnel. Materials: All lumber used inside or outside a shipment shall be bark free. No used wood pallets with repaired components or stringers will be acceptable. All wood pallet stringers shall be manufactured from hardwoods. Pallets manufactured of materials other than wood, shall conform to all the requirements specified herein. Unitization: For the purpose of this requirement, the assembled group of containers or items in a single load that can be handled as a unit throughout the distribution system. Unitization encompasses, but is not limited to, consolidation in a container, placement on a pallet or load base having forklift capability, or securely binding together. Shipments should be considered for unitization where appropriate or specified. Unitization of pallet load: The palletized load shall be unitized and secured to the pallet to insure that the load arrives intact without product damage. The containers or items shall be placed in a suitable pattern to form a stable and balanced load. Vertical, horizontal or filler reinforcement shall be added as necessary to meet the stacking strength requirements. A palletized load shall be secured to the pallet by shrink or stretch wrapping, and/or, by steel or nonmetallic strapping. When steel or nonmetallic strapping is used, edge protectors shall be provided to prevent damage to the cartons when tensioning the strapping. As a minimum, two straps shall run lengthwise, two straps shall run widthwise, and two straps shall run around the girth of the palletized load. A palletized load shall be capable of protecting the products against damage in a multiple handling, transportation, and storage environment having distribution warehouses with rack systems that support the load/s overhead of warehouse personnel. Notice of special requirements for shipment to all countries that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published on March 15, 2002, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade". Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/. Clause D-FSS-468 requires non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood packaging material used in shipments destined to IPPC compliant countries require the appropriate wood treatment. Additionally, shipments delivered to DOD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU/IPPC countries shall comply with applicable DLA Regulations and Procurement Letter PROCLTR 02-17.
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