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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 16, 2002 FBO #0076
SOLICITATION NOTICE

83 -- Champagne Sheeting

Notice Date

2/14/2002
 

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

CT1490-02
 

Response Due

2/25/2002
 

Archive Date

3/12/2002
 

Point of Contact

Mellisa Rhinehart, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-3787, Fax 202-305-7344, - Joscie Barnes, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-7268, Fax 202-305-7344,
 

E-Mail Address

mrhine@central.unicor.gov, jbarnes@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 CT1490-02 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 2001-01. The North American Industry Classification System code is 31321 and small business size standard is 1000. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a three-year, firm-fixed-price, requirements type contract for the following commercial items. The quantity requested is 45,000 yards. This is an estimated quantity. Item 0001 -SHTG, CTT/POLY, CHMPGN, 90", WP-LOGO, 180, CHAMPAGNE SHEETING WITH WRIGHT-PATTERSON INN LOGO, PRESHRUNK-180, I.A.W. ASTM-D-5431-93. THE LOGO SHALL BE POSITIONED 18" FROM EACH SELVAGE EDGE, WITH A 6" REPEAT AND A 19.25" GAP. THE LOGO SHALL BE BROWN IN COLOR. LOGO SHALL BE EXACTLY AS ATTACHED DRAWING. *CONTINUED ON LINE 20* UNICOR PART #: FAB0036, DESCRIPTION: FABRIC, ADJECTIVE: SHEETING, MATERIAL: COTTON/POLYESTER, COLOR: CHAMPAGNE, SIZE: 90" WIDE, PLANT: MMCS, CERTIFICATE OF COMFORMANCE MUST ACCOMPANY OR PRECEDE ALL SHIPMENTS. ROLL CORE MUST BE NO LESS THAN 3 INCHES IN DIAMETER. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: THE FABRIC COUNT SHALL BE 180 +/-3 YARNS PER SQUARE INCH, DIMENSIONAL CHANGE IN ANY DIRECTION SHALL NOT EXCEED 3%. THE COLOR IS VAT-DYED CHAMPAGNE. THE LOGO SHALL BE POSITIONED 20.5" FROM EACH SELVAGE EDGE, WITH A 7-1/2" REPEAT AND 18" GAP. THE LOGO SHALL BE GOLD IN COLOR. FABRIC SHALL HAVE TWO (2) FAST SELVAGE EDGES. SELVAGES SHALL BE OF THE FAST WOVEN TYPE. THE CLOTH SHALL SHOW GOOD COLORFASTNESS TO LAUNDERING. WIDTH: 90" +/-1/4" (INCLUSIVE OF SELVAGE). COLOR: CHAMPAGNE (VAT-DYED) PUT-UP: MATERIAL SHALL BE PUT UP ON ROLLS OF 500 YARDS +/-50 YARDS. CLOTH SHALL BE IN CONTINUOUS LENGTHS. EACH NOT LESS THAN 200 YARDS (BETWEEN SPLICES). SPLICES SHALL BE SEWN ENDS. CORE INSIDE DIAMETER SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 3". PACKING AND PRESERVATION: SHEETING SHALL BE PACKED AND PRESERVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE "COMMERCIAL" REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATION PPP-P-1134D. BID SAMPLES ARE REQUIRED AND ARE A CONSIDERATION OF CONTRACT AWARD. SHOULD YOUR SAMPLE NOT BE SUBMITTED, YOUR OFFER WILL NO LONGER BE CONSIDERED. A ONE (1) YARD SAMPLE OF FAB0036 IS REQUESTED FROM EACH OFFEROR AND SHALL BE RECEIVED NOT LATER THAN FEBRUARY 25, 2002 AT 2:00 PM. ALL SAMPLES SHALL BE SENT TO THE ATTENTION OF PETE DIAZ, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, UNICOR FCI MIAMI, 15801 SW 137TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FLORIDA 33177-1297. ALL SAMPLES SUBMITTED SHALL HAVE MARKED ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE PACKAGE "SAMPLE", ALONG WITH THE SOLICITATION NUMBER. A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE AND LABORATORY TEST REPORT SHALL BE INCLUDED WITH THE SAMPLE. THE INCUMBENT CONTRACTOR IS EXEMPT FROM PROVIDING A SAMPLE. PRODUCTS IN THIS SOLICITATION MUST BE DOMESTIC ONLY, MANUFACTURED IN ITS ENTIRETY IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. IF YOU OFFER FOREIGN PRODUCTS, YOUR OFFER WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. Required delivery shall be 45 days after receipt of the delivery order. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS); 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity, The permissible variation shall be +3%/ -3%; 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 document must be completed and provided with offer; 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; 52.214-20, Bid Samples; 52.215-6, Place of Performance, Please include the name and address of the supplier; 52.216-1, Type of Contract; 52.216-18, Ordering, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through three (3) years thereafter; 52.216-19, Order Limitation applies with (a) minimum order of 5,000 yards for line item 0001 and (b)(2) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a combination of items in excess of 5,000 yards. Contractor will not be obligated to honor a series of orders from the same ordering office, within a 10 day period that together call for quantities exceeding the maximum order limitations. The Contractor shall honor any orders exceeding the maximum order limitations unless the order, or orders, is returned to the ordering office within five calendar days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractor's intent not to ship; 52.216-21, Requirements - applies until 45 days after contract expiration date; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 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; 52.232-18, 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; 52.247-34 Destination, delivery shall be FOB destination to UNICOR FCI Miami, Florida, 15801 SW 137TH Avenue, Miami, Florida 33177-1297. The COTR at FCI Miami, FL is Pete Diaz, Telephone (305) 259-2469; and FPI 1000I1, Preferences for Certain Domestic Commodities, Should a full text copy of this clause be requested, please contact the Contracting Officer. 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. All offers shall be submitted by the date and time specified (February 25, 2002 @ 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 9000-0136 expires 02/29/2004. The date and time for receipt of proposals is Monday, February 25, 2002 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. CT1490-02, 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 (February 25, 2002 @ 2:00 PM) 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. 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: UNICOR FCI MIAMI, 15801 SW 137TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FL

Zip Code: 33177-1297

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00026637-W 20020216/020214213122 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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