PRESOL | 80 | Powder Paint and Servicing

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JANUARY 06, 2002 FBO #0035
PRESOLICITATION NOTICE

80 -- Powder Paint and Servicing

Notice Date: 1/4/2002
Notice Type: Presolicitation 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: MT609-02
Response Due: 1/15/2002
Archive Date: 1/30/2002
Point of Contact: John Huotari, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-7258, Fax 202-305-7353, - Alice Calabro, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-7331, Fax 202-305-7353,
E-Mail Address: jhuotari@central.unicor.gov, acalabro@central.unicor.gov
Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial Powder Paint for delivery in seven (7) calendar days to the following locations 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 MT609-02 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal for a 5 year Requirements contract. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97﷓27. The Standard Industrial Classification code is 2816, Inorganic Pigments and the small business size standard is 500. The Classification Code is 8010. The NAICS number is 325131. The vendor must (for receipt of delivery order and notice for performance remediation) include the contractor?s point of contact. The Solicitation is placed on the UNICOR?s Website www.unicor.gov/procurement/metals from which the solicitation, attachments, and all required forms may be downloaded for completion using the ?Navigate To? box by scrolling down and clicking on the ?Procurement Forms? line. The contractor must offer prices on all specified line items for all locations only based on the estimated quantities for the life of the contract. The minimum delivery order dollar amount is $60 dollars. The maximum delivery order amount per line item is $50,000 and the maximum delivery order amount for a combination of line items is $100,000. Variation-in-quantity is +5%/-5% no exceptions. Historically, UNICOR has purchased on average approximately $1000 per line item of Powder Paint per delivery order. UNICOR will issue paint samples to offerors determined to be in the Competitive Range after evaluation of the technical proposals received by the due date for proposals and before the CBE (reverse auction described below). After the CBE, UNICOR representative(s) may visit the production facilities of the top three offerors determined from a best-value evaluation of responsive offerors to determine and assure their capabilities in responding, performing, supporting and servicing UNICOR?s paint requirements under this contract. The award shall be made to the offeror determined to be the best-value considering price, past performance, technical, and the site visit. Offerors must bid their prices through the CBE to be considered responsive. The awardee shall in performing in accordance to the contract provide UNICOR paint samples within 15 calendar days after award that will include: twenty-five (25) 3?by5? Que Panels of each color for testing and approval including in-house test reports for all criteria except for the salt spray requirement. A Notice to Proceed will be issued to the awardee immediately after approval and satisfactory testing of the samples. The awardee will then have 30 days to prepare for the receipt and performance on Delivery Orders from any of the factories listed in this solicitation according to the delivery time stated in the contract on an as needed basis for 5 years after the Notice to Proceed is issued. Failure to provide samples meeting specifications and testing within the time frame stated may result in a Termination for Default and an opportunity for award will be given to the next best-valued Offer. The contractor will only deliver items and quantities specified by individual delivery orders placed by acting Contracting Officers from the respective factory locations. Items shipped without a delivery order will be returned to the contractor at the contractor?s expense. The contractor will assure wrapping and packaging of the material to be according to stated specifications. Delivery Hours are Monday through Friday, 7:30am to 2:30pm excluding Federal Holidays. Delivery shall be FOB destination in 7 calendar days ARO (At Receipt of Order): UNICOR, USP Lewisburg, PA, P.O. Box 1000, William Penn Rd, Lewisburg, PA, Gina Reed, Contracting Officer, 570-523-1251 X448; UNICOR, FCI Milan, P.O. Box 502, 4002 Arkona Rd, Milan, MI, 48160, Nancy Keeler, Contracting Officer, 734-439-1511 X 372; UNICOR, FCI Terminal Island, 1299 Seaside Avenue, Terminal Island, CA, 90731-0207, Pam Gonzales, Contracting Officer, 310-732-5456; UNICOR FCI Bastrop, 8 mi. NE of Bastrop on Hwy. 95, Bastrop, TX 78602, Contracting Officer, Charlotte McKinney, 512-321-3903; UNICOR FCI El Reno, Hwy. 66 West, P.O. Box 1000, El Reno, OK, 73036-1000, Contracting Officer, Kirk Kennedy, 405-262-4875 X 163 or X368. The COTR will be Mike Meier 303-763-2581. Provision at FAR 52.212﷓1, Instructions to Offerors﷓Commercial applies to this acquisition. Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212﷓3, Offeror Representations and Certifications﷓Commercial Items, with their proposal. Clause 52.212﷓2, Evaluation﷓Commercial Items applies. The proposal will be evaluated according to the following best-value criteria: (1)Past Performance, (2)Price, and (3)Technical. FPI9999.999﷓9, Business Management Questionnaire must be completed with a minimum of 5 references of contracts that are of similar size and complexity and this form can be found on UNICOR?s Website. Clause at 52﷓212﷓4, Contract Terms and Conditions﷓Commercial Items apply. Clause 52.212﷓5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders﷓Commercial Items, applies, which includes 52.203﷓6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I. 52.204﷓6, Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) applies. FAR 52.216﷓19, Order Limitations, applies. Contractor will not be obligated to honor a series of orders from the same ordering office, within a 15 day period that together call for quantities exceeding the maximum order limitations of this item. However, the contractor shall honor orders exceeding the maximum order limitation unless the order, or orders, is returned to the ordering office within seven calendar days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractor's intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.216﷓18 Ordering, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of Notice to Proceed through five years thereafter. FAR 52.216-21 Requirements clause applies. FAR 52.232﷓34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Non-Central Contractor Registration applies. (An ACH form with DUNS number and TIN is required to be completed as part of the proposal, along with certifications and representations, business questionnaire, 1449 form, and the technical evaluation forms can be found on UNICOR?s website). Vendors shall submit signed and dated proposals to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, 400 First Street N.W., Rm 6036, Washington D.C. 20534. Proposals shall be submitted using the SF1449. This form can be found on UNICOR?s Website. Proposal and certifications may also be sent by e-mail in Microsoft ?WORD? format to jhuotari@central.unicor.gov if attachments can be completed in a readable format, or by facsimile at 202-305-7353/or 7354 to the attention of M. John Huotari, Contracting Officer. (DUE TO THE CURRENT DISRUPTION OF GOVERNMENT MAILROOM OPERATIONS, OFFERORS ARE ENCOURAGED TO FAX OR TO SEND VIA PRIVATE SECTOR EXPRESS SERVICES THAT HAVE PRIOR CLEARANCES FOR PROMPT DELIVERY if FAX IS NOT POSSIBLE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ENSURING PROPOSALS ARE RECEIVED BY THE GOVERNMENT BY THE DUE DATE). The date and time for receipt of proposals is End of Business Day, Tuesday, January 15, 2002. Proposals must indicate solicitation No. MT609-02, time specified for receipt of offerors, name, address and telephone number of the offeror, and acceptance period of the solicitation in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, discount terms, remit to address, a completed copy of representations and certifications at FAR 52.212﷓3, and acknowledgment of all amendments, if any. All proposals that fail to furnish required representations and certifications or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. The offeror?s initial proposal should NOT contain pricing. The Contracting Officer has opted to conduct a competitive, anonymous, online reverse auction to establish prices for proposals. UNICOR has contracted with FreeMarkets, Inc. to conduct the auction for this solicitation. FreeMarkets refers to such an auction as a Competitive Bidding Event No. 5977. Time set for CBE 5977 is February 6, 2002 at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. For the sake of consistency and to avoid confusion, this solicitation will similarly refer to such action 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 as FAR Part 15. During the CBE, offerors will provide pricing through 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 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. During the CBE, offerors may revise their price proposals through submission of electronic offers during anonymous CBE. This CBE shall constitute discussions with the offerors. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to suspend or cancel the CBE at any time. If the Contracting Officer cancels the CBE, Final Proposal Revisions will be requested by an amendment to the solicitation. Notwithstanding FAR 52.215, offerors will submit pricing only through the online mechanism supplied by FreeMarkets. Offerors will not submit pricing via any other mechanism including but not limited to post, courier, fax, e-mail or orally unless specifically requested by the Contracting Officer. At the conclusion of the CBE, UNICOR intends to award the contract, to the eligible, best-valued, responsible offeror. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to award to other than the low-priced offeror or to make no award under the solicitation. Further information about the CBE is provided on UNICOR?s Website. Offerors may also contact Chris Nonevski, Associate Market Maker, at FreeMarkets at (412) 297-8554 with specific questions about the CBE and forms and attachments. Interested offerors must register for CBE 5977 at FreeMarkets.com and must accept the online ?Offeror Agreement? in order to participate. Any amendments hereby issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror. Offeror must hold prices firm for 60 calendar days from the date of CBE (acceptance period). Proposals or modifications to proposals received at the address specified for the receipt of proposals after the exact time specified may not be considered. Questions regarding requirement may be addressed in writing to M. John Huotari (see above). Forms necessary to submit a proposal can be found on UNICOR?s Website or FreeMarkets and all clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current or Reference 52.211-1, FSA, Federal Supply Service Bureau, Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 L?Enfant Plaza, S.C. Washington D.C. 20407, Telephone 202-619-8978, Fax No. 202-219-8978. No Telephone requests or proposals will be accepted. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award.
Place of Performance: Address: Various
Record: SN20020106/00011587-020107071958 (fbodaily.com)
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