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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 24, 2003 FBO #0633
SOLICITATION NOTICE

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Notice Date

8/22/2003
 

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

CT1623-03
 

Response Due

9/12/2003
 

Archive Date

9/27/2003
 

Point of Contact

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

E-Mail Address

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 CT1617-03 is issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-14. The North American Industry Classification System code is 313221 and the small business size standard is 500. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract for a period of three (3) years with two (2) one (1) year options if exercised for the following commercial items: The quantities requested are as follows: BASE YEAR: TPE0133 - 2,000,000 YARDS; TPE0520 - 1,500,000 YARDS TPE0521 - 300,000 YARDS; TPE0686 - 600,000 YARDS TPE0687 - 1,750,000 YARDS OPTION YEAR 1: TPE0133 - 650,000 YARDS; TPE0520 - 500,000 YARDS TPE0521 - 100,000 YARDS; TPE0686 - 200,000 YARDS TPE0687 - 600,000 YARDS OPTION YEAR 2: QUANTITIES WILL BE THE SAME AS OPTION YEAR ONE (1) IF EXERCISED The Delivery Order minimum is 2000 YARDS. The Delivery Order maximum is 50,000 YARDS for a single item or a combination of items. The Guaranteed Minimum quantity is: 200,000 YARDS FOR THE COMBINATION OF ITEMS. THE 200,000 YARD GUARANTEED MINIMUM SHALL BE FOR THE ENTIRE PERIOD OF THE CONTRACT INCLUSIVE OF OPTIONS. SEE SECTION B FOR A FULL DESCRIPTION OF EACH LINE ITEM 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. THIS REQUIREMENT SHALL BE OFFERED AS ALL OR NONE. DELIVERY SHALL BE 30 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF EACH DELIVERY ORDER. The following FAR clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.204-6, Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS); **NOTE: INCLUDE THE DUNS # IN BLOCK 17A OF THE SF1449** 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity, The permissible variation shall be +1%/ -0%; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1) (i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of spceifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East LEnfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone: 202-619-8925, Facsimile: 202-619-8978. 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. 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 must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can 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, it shall insert in the following spaces the required information: Place of Performance Name and Address of Owner (Street Address, City ,and Operator of the Plant State, County, Zip Code) 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 (2) 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 2000 YARDS, 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 YARDS; (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 250,000 YARDS; 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 10 days provided that the Government gives 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 clause. (c) The total duration of this contract including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years/60 months. 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representation; The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 313210. The small business size standard is 1,000. 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; XX 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status; XX 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting; XX 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Incentive Subcontracting; XX 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; XX 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; XX 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; XX 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; XX 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; XX 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; 52.233-3, Protest after Award; 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order; 52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements; 52.246-15, Certificate of Conformance; 52.246-16, Responsibility for Supplies; 52.247-34, F.O. B. Destination, Delivery shall be FOB destination to the following location: USP ATLANTA, GA, UNICOR, FPI, 601 McDonough Blvd. SE, Atlanta, GA 30315; The COTR at USP Atlanta, GA is Greg Davis, Factory Manager, Telephone: 404-635-5422 DELIVERY HOURS: Normal delivery hours are as follows: 7:30 am - 11:00 am and 12:00 noon - 2:30 pm, Monday through Friday, notwithstanding emergencies and Federal holidays. Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to the Business Manager at USP Atlanta, GA, Telephone: 404-635-5403. 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 30 days after receipt of delivery order. The period of performance for this contract will be from the date of award through three (3) years with two (2) option years if exercised. If any options to extend the term of the contract are exercised, the period of performance shall extend through the end date of the option(s) (See FAR Clause 52.217-9) FPI 1000I1, Preferences for Certain Domestic Commodities, (a) The Contractor agrees to deliver under this contract only such of the following articles that have been grown, reprocessed, reused, or produced in the United States, its possessions, or Puerto Rico-- (1) Food; (2) Clothing; (3) Tents, tarpaulins, or covers; (4) Cotton and other natural fiber products; (5) Woven silk or woven silk blends; (6) Spun silk yarn for cartridge cloth; (7) Synthetic fabric, and coated synthetic fabric; (8) Canvas products; (9) Wool (whether in the form of fiber or yarn or contained in fabrics, materials, or manufactured articles); or (10) Any item of individual equipment manufactured from or containing such fibers, yarns, fabrics, or materials. (b) This clause does not apply-- (1) To supplies listed in FAR 25.108(d)(1), or other supplies for which the Government has determined that a satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity cannot be acquired as and when needed at U.S. market prices; (2) To foods which have been manufactured or processed in the United States, its possessions, or Puerto Rico; or (3) To chemical warfare protective clothing produced in the countries listed in subsection 225.872-1 of the Defense FAR Supplement; FPI 1000K2, SUBCONTRACT CERTIFICATION, This contract does ( ) does not ( ) provide for any subcontracting possibilities. If answer is in the affirmative, offeror will submit a subcontracting plan in accordance with the requirements of FAR 52.219-9, FPR Temp. Reg. 50; 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: .www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm.. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Each proposal package shall consist of the following completed and signed documents: SF1449, all amendments issued under this solicitation,a copy of current offerors representations and certifications for commercial items (FAR 52.212-3), three (3) Business Management Questionnaires of current contracts being performed that are similar or like the items being solicited for, and an ACH form. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award - All the above mentioned documents can be downloaded at the following website: .www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm.. All offers shall be submitted via mail or federal express by the date and time specified (September 12, 2003 @ 2:00 PM) to the attention of Joscie L. Barnes, Senior Contracting Officer, UNICOR Clothing and Textiles-6th Floor, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. Offers should be submitted on the SF1449. A copy of the solicitation will be uploaded to the Federal Business Opportunities Website to include Section B for each offeror to indicate pricing for each line item. OMB Clearance 9000-0136 expires 02/29/2004. ALL REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION IS DUE BY THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED IN THIS SOLICITATION. ANY OFFERS RECEIVED PAST THE DATE AND TIME SPECIFIED WILL BE CONSIDERED AS LATE AND WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD. THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTS FOR A COMPLETE SOLICITATION OFFER ARE AS FOLLOWS: 1. A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION (FILLED OUT); ALONG WITH AN ORIGINAL SIGNED COPY OF STANDARD FORM 1449, WITH BLOCKS 12, 17A, 30A, AND 30C COMPLETED 2. A SIGNED COPY OF ANY AMENDMENTS ISSUED PRIOR TO THE OFFER DUE DATE. 3. 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS- COMMERCIAL ITEMS 4. FPI9999-999.9, BUSINESS MANAGEMENT QUESTIONNAIRE (COMPLETED FOR 3 REFERENCES) 5. ACH VENDOR/MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENT ENROLLMENT FORM The date and time for receipt of proposals is Friday, September 12, 2003 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Offers must indicate Solicitation No. CT1623-03, 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 of contract award. 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 auction date. Offers or modifications shall be received by the date and time specified in this solicitation (July 17, 2003 @ 2:00 PM) or they will not be considered for award. Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Joscie L. Barnes, jbarnes@central.unicor.gov. All FAR Clauses that are referenced are as much in full force and effect as if they were in full text. Any clarification of a FAR Clause/provision as well as FAR forms, may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. This combined synopsis/solicitation are available on the following web site: http://www.eps.gov or http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proclothing.htm.
 

Place of Performance

Address: UNICOR, USP ATLANTA, 601 MCDONOUGH BLVD., SE, ATLANTA, GA

Zip Code: 30315

Country: US
 

Record

SN00409748-W 20030824/030822213258 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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