SOLICITATION NOTICE
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- Notice Date
- 6/6/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 313112
— Yarn Texturizing, Throwing, and Twisting 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
- CT1727-05
- Response Due
- 6/27/2005
- Archive Date
- 7/12/2005
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with 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 CT1727-05 and this solicitation is issued as a three (3) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), type contract. The solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) No. 05 03. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 313312 and small business size is 1000. This is a firm fixed price contract for the following item: Line Item0001. A-A-52094,CTT,WHT,30,I,3 THD,A-A-52094,CTT,WHT,30,TY-I,3PLY UNICOR PART NUMBER: THD0005 DESCRIPTION: THREAD, COTTON PROCUREMENT SPEC: A-A-52094. TYPE: I SIZE: 30 PLY: 3 COLOR: WHITE. UNIT OF MEASURE: CONE Special Instruction: Consignment-Vendor must maintain 500 cones on hand for immediate shipment. Additional item description besides the spec. text: Color-Bleached white Cone size-12,000 yards per cone. Guaranteed Minimum quantity for life of the contract is 36,000,000 yards, and not to exceed maximum quantities for each line item. Delivery shall be F.O.B Destination: USP Terre Haute, UNICOR, FPI, 4200 Bureau Road North, Terre Haute, IN 47808. JAR 2852.201-70 CONTRACTING OFFICER?S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (COTR) (JAN 1985) Patty Bauer, QA manager is hereby designated to act as Contracting Officer?s Technical Representative (COTR)(USP Terre Haute, IN) Tele:812-238-3586. Under this contract. The COTR is responsible, applicable for: receiving all deliverables, inspecting and accepting the supplies or services provided hereunder in accordance with the terms and conditions of this contract; providing direction to the contractor which clarifies the contract effort, fills in details or otherwise serves to accomplish the contractual Scope of Work; evaluating performance and certifying all invoices/vouchers for acceptance of the supplies or services furnished for payments. The COTR does not have the ability to alter the contractor?s obligations under the contract, or modify any of the express terms, conditions, specifications, or cost of the agreement. If as a result of technical discussions, it is desirable to alter/change contractual obligations or the Scope of Work, the Contracting Officer shall issue changes in writing and signed. ADMINISTERED BY: This contract will be administered by: UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. Clothing & Textiles Branch 320 First Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20534-0001 ATTN: Moses Pettigrew, Contracting Officer (202) 305-3702 Written communications shall make reference to the contract number and shall be mailed to the above address. ADDRESS TO WHICH REMITTANCE SHOULD BE MAILED: Offeror shall indicate below the complete mailing address (include the nine digit ZIP code) to which remittance should be mailed if such address is other than that shown in Block 15A, Page 1 (Standard Form 33), they shall enter it below: (a) Payee Name (Contractor) :______________________ (b) Check Remittance Address: ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ ____________________________________________ Any questions or problems regarding payment should be directed to the Business Manager at the following locations: UNICOR, USP Terre Haute, 4200 Bureau Road North, Terre Haute, IN 47808 ATTN: Dennis Larsen, 812-238-3581 Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors. Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies. 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 discussion- therefore, the offeror(s) initial offer should contain offeror(s) best pricing. Tradeoff Process: It may be in the Government?s best interests 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 the additional cost. FPI 999.999-9, Business Management Questionnaire - This must be completed with a minimum three (3) references of contracts that are of similar size and complexity. And provided with your offer- The document can be downloaded at the following website: http://www.unicor.gov/fpi_contracting/about_procurement/forms/ Clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions of Commercial Items (OCT 2003) (Deviation)(d) Disputes. This is not subject to contract Disputes Act of 1978, as amended (41 U.S.C. 601-613). Disputes arising under or relating to this contract shall be resolved in accordance with clause 52.333-1 Disputes (July 2002) (Deviation), which is incorporated herein by reference. The contract shall proceed diligently with performance of this contract, pending final resolution of any dispute arising under the contract. To view full text clause go to www.unicor.gov select contracting opportunities, then select, contracting disputes deviation. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies, which includes 52.203-6, Restrictions on subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I. 52.204-6, Contractor Identification number Data Numbering System (DUNS) applies. IDIQ contract: FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitation, applies with the Minimum order limitations per delivery order of 3,000,000 yards (250 cones) and a Maximum not to exceed of 18,000,000 yards (1,500 cones) each line item. Contractor will not be obligated to honor a series of orders from the same ordering office, within 15 day period that together call for quantities exceeding the Maximum order limitation unless the order, or orders, is returned to the ordering office within seven calendar days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractor?s intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.216-18 Ordering, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through three (3) years thereafter. FAR 52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity clause. PROPOPOSAL SHALL BE submitted on a signed SF1449, with all amendments, if any. No proposal will be accepted by facsimile. All proposals that Fail to furnish/provide the required information and/or reject terms and conditions of the solicitation may exclude offer from being considered. Vendors may submit a signed and dated Federal Express, mailed, or hand carried proposal to: UNICOR, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC. Clothing & Textiles Group, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534, 6th Floor, Attn.: Moses Pettigrew, Tele:202-305-3702. The date and time for receipt of proposals is Monday, June 27, 2005. Proposal must indicate Solicitation No. CT1727-05, time specified for receipt of offer 2:00PM Eastern Standard Time (EST), 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, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms, remit to address, a completed of representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3., Effective January 1, 2005, all offers are required to complete Representations and certifications IAW FAR 4.1201(a), Prospective contractors shall complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http://orca.bpn.gov in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database (see FAR 4.1102). (b) Prospective contractors shall update the representation and certification submitted to ORCA as necessary, but at least annually, to ensure they are kept current, accurate, and complete. The representation and certifications are effective until one year from date of submission or update to ORCA. To make a change that affects only one solicitation, contractors are required to complete the appropriate sections of FAR 52.212-(j) or 52.204-8 whichever is included in the solicitation. Any amendments hereby issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror. Offeror must hold pricing firm for 60 Calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Proposals or modifications to proposals received at the address specified for receipt of proposals after the exact time specified may not be considered. Questions regarding requirement may be addressed in writing to Moses Pettigrew at mpettigrew@central.unicor.gov As mandated by the Department of Justice, all contractors must register in the NIH Contractor Performance System at the time of award. The web address is: http://cps.od.nih.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. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. The small business size standard is 1000 employees. Delivery orders shall be issued by or authorized at UNICOR, USP Terre Haute, IN, excluding the Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR). Delivery Hours: 7:00 AM 11:00 AM, and 11:30 AM- 2:30 PM Monday thru Friday notwithstanding emergencies and Federal Holidays. 52.211 16 Variation in Quantity:+ 10% increase and 10% decrease apply to each delivery order. The Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 21 days beyond contract expiration. 52.213 2 Invoices: Invoices shall be submitted to the Business Manager at UNICOR, USP Terre Haute, 4200 Bureau Road North, Terre Haute, IN 47808; Telephone No: 812 238-3585. 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 21 days after receipt of delivery order. 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; 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. 52.219 1 Small Business Concern Representation. 52.222 21 Certification of Facilities. 52.223 6 Drug Free Workplace, 52.232 11 Extras. 52.232 18 Availability of Funds. 52.242 13 Bankruptcy. 52.242 15 Stop Work Order, 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items. 52.246 16 Responsibility for Supplies. 52.246 15 Certification of Conformance 52.246 23 Limitation of Liability. 52.247 34 FOB Destination. 52.253 1 Computer Generation of Forms by the Public.
- Place of Performance
- Address: UNICOR, USP Terre Haute, 4200 Bureau Road North, Terre Haute, IN
- Zip Code: 47808
- Country: USA
- Zip Code: 47808
- Record
- SN00823273-W 20050608/050606211810 (fbodaily.com)
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