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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 10, 2004 FBO #0866
SOLICITATION NOTICE

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Notice Date: 4/8/2004
Notice Type: Solicitation Notice
NAICS: 313312 — Textile and Fabric Finishing (except Broadwoven Fabric) Mills
Contracting Office: Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR, Procurement Branch, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20534
ZIP Code: 20534
Solicitation Number: CT1652-04
Response Due: 4/21/2004
Archive Date: 5/6/2004
Point of Contact: Carolyn Lee, Contracting Officer, Phone 202-305-3702, Fax 202-305-7344,
E-Mail Address: clee@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 CT1652-04. The solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-19. The North American Industry Classification System NAIC)code is 313312 and small business size standard is 500. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into a firm-fixed-price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract for delivery to two locations, USP Atlanta, GA, and FCI Dublin, CA. The period of performance shall be a Three-Year Base period with Two option years, if exercised. The product is a commercial item, Thread. Quantities requested are: BASE YEARS - 845,200,000/YD; OPTION YEAR ONE- 278,900,000/YD; OPTION YEAR TWO -278,900,000/YD ********** GUARANTEED MINIMUM QUANTITIES for the life of the contract are: Atlanta: THD0035- 6,000/YD; THD0171- 10,000/YD; THD0172- 13,000/YD. Dublin: THD0035- 6,000/YD; THD0113- 6,000/YD; THD0121- 12,000/YD; THD0122- 6,000/YD; CRD0160- 5,400/FT. ********** DELIVERY ORDER MINIMUM for the base years and option years, if exercised-- Atlanta: THD0035- 6,000/YD; THD0171- 10,000/YD; THD0172- 13,000/YD. Dublin: THD0035- 6,000/YD; THD0113- 6,000/YD; THD0121- 12,000/YD; THD0122- 6,000/YD; CRD0160- 5,400/FT. ********** DELIVERY ORDER MAXIMUM for the base years and option years, if exercised-- Atlanta: THD0035- 10,000,000/YD; THD0171- 10,000,000/YD; THD0172- 10,000,000/YD. Dublin: THD0035- 1,000,000/YD; THD0113- 1,000,000/YD; THD0121- 1,000,000/YD; THD0122- 1,000,000/YD; CRD0160- 1,000,000/FT. ********** NOT-TO-EXCEED QUANTITIES for the life of the contract are: THD0035- 509,600,000/YD; THD0171- 500,000,000/YD; THD0172- 250,000,000/YD; THD0113- 15,000/YD; THD0121- 7,800,000/YD; THD0122- 96,000,000/YD; CRD0160- 27,000,000/FT.******* Deliveries shall be FOB DESTINATION to both locations. DELIVERY SHALL BE 15 DAYS AFTER RECEIPT OF DELIVERY ORDER. Award will be made based on the aggregate of the base years and all option years, and the best value to the Government.************ STATEMENT OF WORK/DESCRIPTION****UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0035 - THREAD, NYLON, PROCUREMENT SPEC: V-T-295, TYPE: II, CLASS: A, SIZE E, PLY: 3, COLOR: WHITE, UNIT OF MEASURE: YD, SEWING THREAD, WHITE NYLON, CONFORMINGTO FED SPEC V-T-295E DATED; 8-1-85. MACHINE SEWING THREAD, NEEDLE, LOOPER, TYPE II, CLASS A, LETTER SIZE E. COLOR:WHITE. LEFT HAND OR AZ@ TWIST. TEST REPORTS AND A CERTIFICATE OFCONFORMANCE IS REQUIRED WITH EACH SHIPMENT.*** UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0171 - THREAD, COMM. GRADE, POLY, WHITE, 45-46/2, 2.LFT; ADJECTIVE: COMM-POLY-GRADE, COLOR: WHITE, SIZE: TICKET-46, 2-PLY, UNIT OF MEASURE: YD***UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0172 - THREAD, POLYESTER, TYPE: COMMERCIAL GRADE, SIZE: TEX-35, PLY: N/A, COLOR: WHITE, UNIT OF MEASURE: CONE ***** UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0113 - THREAD, COTTON/POLYESTER, PROCUREMENT SPEC: N/A, TYPE-COMMERCIAL GRADE, SIZE: E, PLY- N/ACOLOR: OYSTER, UNIT OF MEASURE, CONE***** UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0121 - THREAD, ARAMID, PROCUREMENT SPEC: MS,83193B, TYPE- NONE, SIZE 45, PLY 2 OR 3, COLOR: ROYAL BLUEUNIT OF MEASURE, CONE ***** UNICOR PART NUMBER, THD0122 - THREAD,BLACK,T27,70/2,100% POLYESTER***** UNICOR PART NUMBER, CRD0160 - DRAWSTRING, MATERIAL, COTTONTABLE-V, TYPE: IVA, PLY: 7, MIL SPEC: A-A-52094, COLOR: NATURAL OR GREEN, UNIT/MEASURE: CJ. THREAD, COTTON, TABLE-V, TYIVA, #8,7PLY, LEFT, TWIST, COLOR-NATURAL OR GREEN, MANUFACTURED TO MIL, SPEC A-A-52094. PUT UP IN 2 POUNDS CONES******** 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 +1%/-0%; 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items. 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 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 rated technical 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 your offer. The document may 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, the required information must be completed for the following: Place of Performance (Street Address, City, State, County, Zip Code) _________________________________________________ Name and Address of Owner and Operator of the Plant or Facility if Other than Offer 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 base period with two 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 Atlanta: THD0035- 6,000/YD, THD0171- 10,000/YD, THD0172- 13,000/YD. Dublin: THD0035- 6,000/YD, THD0113- 6,000/YD, THD0121- 12,000/YD; THD0122- 6,000/YD; CRD0160- 5,400/FT, the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract. DELIVERY ORDER MAXIMUM for the base years and option years, if exercised-- Atlanta: THD0035- 10,000,000/YD, THD0171- 10,000,000/YD, THD0172- 10,000,000/YD. Dublin: THD0035- 1,000,000/YD, THD0113- 1,000,000/YD, THD0121- 1,000,000/YD, THD0122- 1,000,000/YD, CRD0160- 1,000,000/FT. (b) Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor (1) Any order for a single item in excess of 30,000,000/YDS each line item at Atlanta; 1,000,000/YDS/FT for each line item at Dublin, (2) Any order for a combination of items in excess of 3,000,000/YDS at Atlanta; 4,000,000/YDS (Thread) and 1,000,000/FT (Drawstring) at Dublin, 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 15 days of 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 ten (10) days of the end of the contract; provided that the Government shall give 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 provision. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any option under this clause, shall not exceed FIVE (5)years or 60 months. (End of clause) 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; 52.232-15, Progress Payments Not Included; 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, 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. 52.253-1, 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 Test Report and 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 15 days after receipt of delivery order. The period of performance for this contract will be from the date of award through the three (3) years base period with two option years, if exercised. FPI 9999.999-9, Business Management Questionnaire - This document must be completed and provided with your offer (see below).********** PROPOSAL SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS: Offers shall be submitted no later than April 21, 2004 at 2:00 P.M. Eastern Time via USPS or overnight delivery to the attention of Carolyn B. Lee, Contracting Officer, UNICOR Clothing and Textiles-6th Floor, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOT AUTHORIZED. Offers should be submitted on the form, SF1449. OMB Clearance 9000-0136 expires 02/29/2004.********* REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: Each proposal package shall consist of the following completed and signed documents: (1) SF1449, (2) a signed copy of any amendments issued, (3) a copy of FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications for Commercial Items, (4) FPI9999-999.9, Business Management Questionnaire, (offerors submit three for contracts/subconstracts that which demonstrate your ability to perform the proposed effort), and (5) an ACH form. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. All documents referenced above that are necessary to submit an offer may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm. Offerors who fail to furnish required Representation and Certification information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Implementation of the Central Contractor Registration (CCR)was effective October 1, 2003. ALL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED in the CCR system PRIOR TO CONTRACT AWARD. Register at the CCR website .www.ccr.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 L=Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Phone: 202-619-8925 and Facsimile 202-619-8978. Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Carolyn B. Lee, at clee@central.unicor.gov. All FAR forms, clauses and provisions referenced in this solicitation may be accessed at the following web site: http://www.arnet.gov/far. This combined synopsis/solicitation is available at web site: http://www.eps.gov and www.unicor.gov.
Place of Performance: Address: USP ATLANTA, 601 McDONOUGH BLVD., S.E., ATLANTA, GA and FCI DUBLIN, 5701 8TH STREET, CAMP PARKS, DUBLIN, CA 94568; Zip Code: 30315; Country: USA
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