SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Packing and Crating in the KMC area
- Notice Date
- 12/3/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, United States Air Force Europe, USAFE Contracting Squadron, USAFE Contracting Squadron UNIT 3115, APO, AE, 09094-3115
- ZIP Code
- 09094-3115
- Solicitation Number
- F61521-03-T-0007
- Archive Date
- 1/15/2003
- Point of Contact
- Neil Belden, Contract Specialist, Phone (49) 631 536 7509, Fax (49) 631 536 8412, - Annette Labuniak, Ms., Phone (49) 631 3539 110, Fax (49) 631 3539 114,
- E-Mail Address
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Neil.Belden@ramstein.af.mil, Annette.Labuniak@ramstein.af.mil
- Description
- Services Nonpersonal: Contractor shall furnish all tools, labor equipment, transportation and materials to provide packing, drayage, storage and delivery of personal property as specified in the attached scope of work. Services to be performed for the period of a base year with four option years. Long Term Storage C-1 Scope: a. The purpose of this Agreement is to establish the terms and conditions under which the contractor will provide necessary supervised labor, materials, and equipment for storage of personal property and related services under orders issued from time to time by the ordering officer. This Agreement does not obligate the Government to issue any orders for any services. b. The contractor shall furnish all necessary supervised labor, materials, drayage, vehicle equipment and warehouse space for the storage of personal property and the performance of related services such as; wardrobes, inventory of high value items, handling out, as requested by an authorized ordering officer at the using activities. c. The rights and obligations of the parties to the Agreement shall be subject to and governed by the provisions of the Agreement and the order(s) issued hereunder. To the extent of any inconsistency between the Agreement and any order the provisions of the Agreement shall prevail. d. The Agreement shall be reviewed annually, as a minimum, and revised to conform to all requirements of statues, Executive Orders, the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or the DOD FAR Supplement (DFARS). This revision shall be evidenced by an Agreement modifying the Agreement or by the issuance of a superseding Agreement. e. The following terms used throughout this Agreement have the meaning as forth below: (1) ?Ordering officer? means an individual of a using activity authorized to issue orders under this Agreement. The individual may be the contracting officer of a using activity or a duly appointed ordering officer so authorized. (2) ?Using activity,? means an installation, base or command of a military department or a Government agency, which has been properly authorized by the contracting officer to issue service orders under this Agreement. (3) ?Personal property? or ?household goods? includes furniture, appliances, clothing, baggage, all other personal effects of a similar character, professional books, paper, and equipment, and other items authorized by entitlement. (4) ?Lot? means personal property placed in storage at Government expense and covered by one order. (5) ?Storage period? means the period of time the contractor has possession of property pursuant to Government orders. (6) ?Owner? or ?member? means the individual in whose name the property is stored under this agreement. (7) ?Program? means the Department of Defense Personal Property Movement and Storage Program. (8) ?FAR? means the Federal Acquisition Regulation, formerly the Defense Acquisition Regulation. (9) ?DFARS? means the Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. (10) ?Material change? means any change, which, if authorized by one party, would vary its rights and duties to the party making the change or injuriously affect its legal relations with third parties. C-2 GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: a. Premove Survey (1) I agree to perform a premove survey on long term storage lots estimated 3,000 pounds or more, at origin points within a 50-mile radius of the warehouse facility designated for storage. I understand this requirement will apply to only those lots on which I am provide a minimum of 5 working days advance notice of the pickup date requirement. (2) I agree that if a telephone numbers is provided five (5) days in advance of pickup, I will make a telephone contact premove survey for long term storage lots of lesser weights than indicated above, or for lots with origin points exceeding 50 miles of the warehouse facility designated for storage. b. Vehicle Specifications. Vehicles used in draying personal property under this Agreement shall be closed furniture vans. The interiors thereof shall be clean, dry, and free from vermin, acid, paint, grease, and all other substances injurious to the articles packed, and shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of clean pads, covers, and other protective equipment to ensure safe delivery of the personal property. The tailgate of vans shall not be used for hauling of personal property unless specifically authorized in advance by the ordering officer. When tailgate loading is authorized the lad shall not extend beyond the surface of the tailgate or above the top exterior surface of the vehicle and must be adequately protected against damage. Pallet-van packing may be using in lieu of closed vans provided prot4ections is afforded against inclement weather and pilferage. Containers moving by flat-bed equipment in local pickup or delivery service will be covered with a waterproof tarpaulin or other material providing equal protection, when local weather conditions dictate. This waterproof tarpaulin will cover the cargo on the top and sides down to the vehicle bed and all surfaces of the overhang. In any event, such protective covering will be available in pickup or delivery services. Equipment shall be in safe mechanical condition. c. Containers and Materials. All containers and materials used shall be in new or sound condition, adequate for the use employed, and must be dry, clean, and free from vermin, acid, paint, grease, and all other substances injurious to the articles packed. If material is not new, all marks pertaining to any previous usage shall be completely obliterated prior to ruse. New material must be used for packing mattresses, box springs, linens, bedding and clothing. Egg crates, orange crates, and similar types of containers shall not be used. (1) Boxes. Wood or fiberboard boxes used as specified hereinafter shall be as follows: Wood-cleated fiberwood, wood-cleated plywood, nailed wood, wood-cleated veneer, paper overlaid, wire bound corrugated fiber, or solid fiber boxes. Boxes may be made of lumber, plywood or solid fiber and shall be well manufactured and free from imperfections, which shall affect their utility. Size and spacing of nails shall be in accordance with the best commercial practice. All unclenched nails shall be either cement coated or chemically etched. (2) Cartons. Cartons of solid or corrugated fiberboard may be used for packing linens, books, bedding, mattresses, lampshades, draperies, or similar articles. All cartons shall be adequate for the use employed. After packing, cartons must be closed and either glued, stapled (provided specialized stapling machines are used), or sealed by taping lengthwise at the joint on top and bottom. The sidewalls and ends of corrugated or solid fiber cartons shall have a minimum average bursting strength of 200 pounds per square inch. Cartons should be stacked in an upright position so as to minimize crushing. With the exception of mattress cartons, the inside dimensions of the carton?length, width, and depth totaled?shall not exceed 75 inches with a maximum weight limitation of 65 pounds. When determined by the ordering officer as necessary to assure prot4ection, safe movement, and storage of articles, boxes, as indicated in (1) above, may be used in lieu of cartons. Cartons lacking a manufacturer?s certification are not authorized for use. (3) Fiber drums, dish packs, and cartons. Fiber drums, dish packs, or cartons with a capacity of not less than 5 cubic feet are to be used for packing glassware, chinaware, bric-a-brac, table lamp bases, and other fragile articles. When packing of fragile items has been completed and space is left in a dish pack, such space may be used for packing other light items. Corrugated containers may be used in lieu of drum-type containers. The sidewalls and ends of containers will be of a minimum bursting strength of 350 pounds per square inch. Not more than 120 pounds of material will be packed therein. The sum of the interior horizontal, and vertical girths will be not less than 157 inches for fiber drums, or other drum-type containers. The cube of corrugated containers will be determined by actual measurements. All fiber drums, or dish packs will be securely sealed and marked ?THIS END UP?. (4) Filler and padding. Good quality cellulose wadding, fiberboard, corrugated fiberboard, Styrofoam, or kraft-type paper shall be used as a filler or for padding for general packing. Material shall be clean, dry, and free from vermin, or any substance injurious to the articles being packed. (5) Wrapping paper. All wrapping paper used shall be new or clean, kraft-type of not less than 30-pound weight except as otherwise provided herein. Unicellular polypropylene foam may be used providing it is new, clean and appropriate for the purposes intended. Each item of silverware, silver ornamentation, or brass/copper shall be completely wrapped in nontarnish tissue paper. (6) Paper-waxed or treated. All waxed paper used shall be new or clean manila wax or equivalent of not less than 30-pound weight. Treated paper shall be of ?butcher? paper type, free from creases and folds. (7) Unicellular polypropylene foam. All unicellular polypropylene Foam-wrapping material will be new, clean and will conform to Federal specification PPP-C-1797. d. Packing and preparation for drayage and/or storage. The contractor shall be required to perform all packing and crating services in accordance with the following: (1) All packing shall be performed in a manner required the least cubic measurement, producing packages that will withstand normal movement and storage without damage to containers or contents and at a minimum of weight. Further, the number and weight of containers shall not be greater than necessary to accomplish efficient movement of storage. All containers must be properly sealed or secured. (2) All finished surfaces whether wood, metal, or other material likely to be damaged shall be so protected as to prevent scratching and marring. (3) The use of damp, wet, or unclean materials is prohibited. (4) Care shall be exercised to prevent loss or damage of personal property in process of packing, and the contractor shall properly and amply protect property by utilizing proper protective measures and by stowing effects in a manner not likely to cause damage. (5) For movement or storage, all fiber drums or dish packs shall be properly and clearly marked to indicate ?TOP?, ?THIS END UP?, or similar markings, and shall be so handled and placed. (6) In the absence of any general or specific requirements or contract provisions, the services shall be performed in accordance with the best commercial practices. e. Pickup and Drayage. The contractor is required to pick up personal property at locations designated and dray them to the contractor?s warehouse subject to requirements hereinafter specified. Pickup and drayage shall be completed on the date specified unless the ordering officer gives advance approval to a change in date(s). Pickup or delivery shall be completed at the member'? residence or warehouse between 0800 and 1700 hours unless prior approval is received from the member or warehouseman. The contractor shall complete wrapping/processing of items for storage, which is in addition to that required for drayage to the contractor?s warehouse, and preservation of items for and during the storage period, no later than the close of business the third (3rd) work day following the date of pickup of the property. When the prearranged time of pickup cannot be met, it is the contractor?s obligation to notify the member and ordering officer immediately. Clothing, mattresses, and fragile items, such as dishes, glassware, and lamps, shall be packed before being drayed. Items that do not require packing or crating may be moved in a loose condition and prepared for storage at the warehouse. f. Disposition of containers and packing materials. All containers, carton, and filler material required for packing and protection incident to movement shall remain with each lot until unpacking is performed at destination residence, whether or not the contractor performs the unpacking services. g. Contractor personnel. The personnel will be qualified to perform the assigned duties in the handling of personal property. They will be clean, neat and courteous. If at any time, they appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol, use abusive language, or otherwise improperly perform according to provisions herein; they will be replaced by qualified personnel when requested by the personal property shipping office.
- Place of Performance
- Address: KMC Area
- Record
- SN00214798-W 20021205/021203213650 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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