PRESOL | 83 | FUSIBLE LINING | 25-Feb-04

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 25, 2004 FBO #0821
SOLICITATION NOTICE

83 -- FUSIBLE LINING

Notice Date: 2/23/2004
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 313210 —
Contracting Office: Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR, Procurement Branch, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20534
ZIP Code: 20534
Solicitation Number: CT1646-04
Response Due: 3/11/2004
Archive Date: 6/30/2004
Point of Contact: Mellisa Rhinehart, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-3787, Fax 202-305-7344,
E-Mail Address: mrhine@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 CT1646-04 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 2001-20. The North American Industry Classification System code is 313210. The small business size standard is 1,000 employees. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a three-year, firm-fixed-price, requirements type contract for various fusible lining. The quantity requested is as follows: The quantities are estimated. (FCI MIAMI, FL) FAB7054 - 500,000 EA; FAB7055 – 32,000 EA; FAB8018 – 225,000 EA; FAB8019 – 250,000 EA; FAB8020 – 120,000 EA; FAB8021 – 30,000 EA; FAB8036 – 56,000 EA; FAB8037 – 90,000 EA; FAB8038 – 75,000 EA; FAB8039 – 75,000 EA; FAB8040 – 50,000 EA; FAB8041 – 300,000 EA; FAB8042 – 600,000 EA; FAB0249 – 15,000 EA; FAB0250 – 60,000 EA; FAB0251 – 57,000 EA; FAB0246 – 250,000 EA; FAB0245 – 250,000 EA; FAB7193 – 15 EA; FAB9215 – 30,000 EA; FAB9216 – 30,000 EA; FAB9217 – 30,000 EA; FAB5339 – 15,000 EA; FAB8034 – 50,000 EA; FAB8035 – 50,000 EA; FAB9973 - 10,000 EA; FAB8769 – 10,000 EA; FAB8770 – 10,000 EA; FAB8771 – 10,000 EA. (FCI BUTNER, NC) FAB0196 – 90,000/YD; FAB1252 – 75,000/YD; FAB0195 – 108,000/YD. (FCI FORT DIX, NJ) FAB9350 – 600,000 YARDS. LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION: PLEASE REFER TO SECTION B OF THE SOLICITATION. FAB0196, FAB1252, AND FAB0195 (FCI BUTNER, NC) are to be produced in accordance with Section B, A-A-50135, A-A-55263, and MIL-S-87214B. FAB9350 (FCI FORT DIX, NJ) is to be produced in accordance with Section B and A-A-50135. PATTERN SAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FOR LINE ITEMS 0001-0029, FCI MIAMI, FL BY CONTACTING MARCIA SANTACOLOMA, CONTRACTING OFFICER, AT 305-259-2472. FOR FAB9350-FCI FORT DIX, NJ - THE STANDARD PRODUCT SAMPLE FOR CLOTH, POPLIN, POLYESTER AND COTTON, IAW A-A-55292 WILL BE PROVIDED TO PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS FOR SHADE, FINISH, AND DISCOLORATION TO LIGHT, LAUNDERING AND PERSPIRATION. INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SAMPLE MAY BE OBTAINED BY CONTACTING MS. D. CHAIRLONE, (DSPC-FRDB-2) VIA TELEPHONE AT 215-737-2040. A STANDARD SAMPLE IS ALSO AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST FROM: UNICOR, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, P. O. BOX 6000, FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY 08640, ATTN: JOHN PEREZ, QUALITY ASSURANCE MANAGER, AT 609-723-1100 Ext. 356. THIS REQUIREMENT IS ALL OR NONE. Please provide pricing for all line items listed in the solicitation. Offerors who fail to submit pricing for all line items will not be considered. 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. SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR FAB9350 (FCI FORT DIX, NJ) ONLY: Source sample inspection is required for FAB9350 (FCI Fort Dix, NJ). The vendor is responsible for source inspection. Shipment will not be accepted without completion of a DD Form 1222. It is the responsibility of the vendor to have all testing and shade evaluations required by Commercial Item Description A-A-50527B, dated July 3, 1996, be performed by DSCP and a certified QLL Lab. PUT-UP REQUIREMENT FOR FAB9350 (FCI FORT DIX, NJ): Material shall be in a roll size with a minimum of 50 yards and a maximum of 250 yards. The rolls must be marked with the roll number, yardage, and product name. The rolls must be individually shipped in protective plastic, secured on pallets, and moveable by forklift. DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR FAB9350 (FCI FORT DIX, NJ): Packing list stating each roll number and yardage, UNICOR’s delivery order number, and release number. Written physical test results or required testing. DD Form 1222 with shade evaluation results, Certificate of Conformance to A-A-50527B, dated July 3, 1996. Failure to supply these documents with each delivery is grounds for non-acceptance of the shipment and may result in the cancellation of the contract. For FAB9350 (FCI Fort Dix, NJ), UNICOR reserves the right to conduct a site visit prior to award. During the site visit, an approved bid sample will be required from the offeror. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Delivery shall be no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of delivery order for FCI Miami, FL’s line items (0001-0029) and FCI Butner, NC’s line items (0030-0032); For FCI Fort Dix, NJ’s line item (0033), the initial delivery shall be no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of delivery order. All subsequent deliveries shall be no later than thirty (30 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); 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration; 52.211-16, Variation in Quantity, The permissible variation shall be +10%/ -10% ; 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities; 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 must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: http://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; 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 Limitations, Order Limitation for (FCI MIAMI, FL) applies with (a) minimum order of 1 each of FAB7193 and 300 each per line item for all other fusings (b) (1) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a single item in excess of - FAB7054, 500,000 EA/FAB7055, 32,000 EA/FAB8018, 225,000 EA/FAB8019, 250,000 EA/FAB8020, 120,000 EA/FAB8021, 30,000 EA/FAB8036, 56,000 EA/FAB8037, 90,000 EA/FAB8038, 75,000 EA/FAB8039, 75,000 EA/FAB8040, 50,000 EA/FAB8041, 300,000 EA/ FAB8042, 600,000 EA/FAB0249, 15,000 EA/FAB0250, 60,000 EA/FAB0251, 57,000 EA/FAB0246, 250,000 EA/FAB0245, 250,000 EA/FAB7193, 15 EA/FAB9215, 30,000 EA/FAB9216, 30,000 EA/FAB9217 30,000 EA/FAB5339, 15,000 EA/FAB8034, 50,000 EA, FAB8035, 50,000 EA, FAB9973, 10,000 EA/FAB8769, 10,000 EA/FAB8770, 10,000 EA/FAB8771, 10,000 EA (b)(2) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a combination of items in excess of (3,280,015 EA). Order Limitation for (FCI BUTNER, NC) applies with (a) minimum order of 5,000 yards per line item (b) (1) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a single item in excess of – 15,000 yards per order (b)(2) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a combination of items in excess of (15,000 Yards). Order Limitation for (FCI FORT DIX, NJ) applies with (a) minimum order of 2,100 YARDS (FAB9350) (b) (1) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a single item in excess of 10,000 YARDS (FAB9350) (b)(2) the Contractor is not obligated to honor any order for a combination of items in excess of (10,000 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, The Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 30 days after contract expiration; 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 employees. 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan; 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status; 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting; 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Incentive Subcontracting; 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; 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances; 52.225-1, Buy American Act – Supplies; 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; 52.233-3, 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 (1) UNICOR, FCI Miami, 15801 SW 137th Avenue, Miami, FL 33177. The COTR at FCI Miami is Pete Diaz, Telephone (305) 259-2469. (2) LSCI Butner, Old NC Highway 75, Butner, NC 27509. The COTR at LSCI Butner is David Elsea, QA Manager, (919) 575-5000 Ext. 1203. (3) FCI Fort Dix, 5734 Doughboy Loop, Fort Dix, NJ 08640. The COTR at FCI Fort Dix is to be determined. 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 (FOR DELIVERY TO FCI FORT DIX, DRIVERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO CALL PRIOR TO ARRIVAL AT 609-723-1100 EXTENSION 505, 516, OR 507); 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 1000E1, (FOR FAB9350-FCI FORT DIX, NJ ONLY) Supplement: LCL APPR (7), IDENTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED LABORATORY AND SOURCE SAMPLING SOURCE SELECTION, Reference FAR Clause 52.246﷓2, INSPECTION OF SUPPLIES- FIXED-PRICE (AUG 1996), paragraph (i) (1) AND (2), inspection of material to source sampling, the following clause titled: IDENTIFICATION OF QUALIFIED LABORATORY AND SOURCE SAMPLING is hereby incorporated into and made a part of this contract: (a) The offeror or bidder shall indicate in paragraph (e) below the name and address of the laboratory or laboratories where components or end items will be tested during the course of any resultant contract. A Qualified Laboratories List (QLL) is available through the Commander, DPSC, 2800 South 20th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19101, ATTN: DPSC﷓POL. Any laboratory proposed by the contractor not on the QLL is subject to the approval of the Contracting Officer. (b) Government QAR will cut samples from a lot at the textile component source and send them for testing to the Qualified Laboratory (QL) cited below. (The acceptability of each lot will be determined through the testing of these samples). In addition, the QAR will simultaneously cut samples from the same rolls of material and send them to the DPSC Laboratory. For end items, duplicate samples will be drawn. Source sampling procedures are detailed further in DPSC Manual, Quality Systems Requirement, 4155.3, which is incorporated by reference. (c) The prime contractor will notify the DPSC Laboratory (DPSC﷓POL #215﷓'737﷓7052) in writing at least ten (10) days in advance when lots are to be presented to allow Government witnessing of QL testing. If the Government intends to witness testing, a representative from the DPSC laboratory will notify the QL. In the absence of Government notification, testing should proceed as scheduled. (d) If a laboratory is removed from the QLL during the course of a contract, DPSC will perform the required testing for up to 30 calendar days from the date of removal. The contractor is responsible for securing the services of another QL during this period. The charge for testing will be the DPSC Laboratory's effective cost rate on the date of testing. (e) Any change in the laboratory (laboratories) specified below is prohibited unless approved in advance by the Contracting Officer: NAME AND ADDRESS OF LABORATORY: [ ]. COMPONENT IDENTIFY: [ ]. NAME AND ADDRESS COMPONENT SOURCE: [ ]. * When a single lot of material requires testing by more than one laboratory for difference characteristics, list the name of the secondary laboratory and test characteristics below: NAME AND ADDRESS OF LABORATORY: [ ]. COMPONENT IDENTIFY: [ ]. TEST CHARACTERISTICS: [ ]. (f) It is solely the prime contractor's responsibility to schedule QL testing and to obtain test reports. The cost of QL testing shall also be borne by the prime contractor. (g) Shipment of component materials to the prime contractor need not be deferred pending test results except when shade approval is required (see paragraph (h)). Cutting production lots without a passing QL test report on the corresponding samples is done at the contractor's own risk. (h) Shade evaluation is acceptance testing. Therefore, component lots may not be shipped to the prime contractor until the DPSC Laboratory accepts the shade of the material. 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 no later than thirty (30) days after receipt of delivery order for FCI Miami, FL’s line items (0001-0029) and FCI Butner, NC’s line items (0030-0032); For FCI Fort Dix, NJ’s line item (0033), the initial delivery shall be no later than ninety (90) days after receipt of delivery order. All subsequent deliveries shall be no later than thirty (30 days) after receipt of the delivery order. The period of performance for this contract will be from the date of award through three (3) years. 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 999.999-9, Business Management Questionnaire - This must be completed and provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: http://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, 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 - This document can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm. Implementation of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will be mandated and effective October 1, 2003. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST REGISTER in the CCR prior to award. For additional information and to register, go to www.ccr.gov. All offers shall be submitted by the date and time specified (March 11, 2004 @ 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 Thursday, March 11, 2004 at 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. CT1646-04, 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 (March 11, 2004) 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/procurement/proclothing.htm. 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.dla.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.
Web Link: Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.eps.gov/spg/DOJ/FPI-UNICOR/MMB/CT1646-04/listing.html)
Place of Performance: Address: FCI MIAMI, 15801 SW 137TH AVENUE, MIAMI, FL 33177; FCI BUTNER, NC, OLD NC HIGHWAY 75, BUTNER, NC 27509; AND FCI FORT DIX, 5734 DOUGHBOY LOOP, FORT DIX, NJ 08640.; Country: USA
Record: SN00528443-F 20040225/040223224326 (fbodaily.com)
Source: FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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