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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 03, 2005 FBO #1377
MODIFICATION

83 -- LEATHER

Notice Date

9/1/2005
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

NAICS

316993 — Personal Leather Good (except Women's Handbag and Purse) Manufacturing
 

Contracting Office

Department of Justice, Federal Prison Industries/UNICOR, Procurement Branch, 320 First Street, N.W., Washington, DC, 20534
 

ZIP Code

20534
 

Solicitation Number

CT1740-05
 

Response Due

9/21/2005
 

Archive Date

9/27/2005
 

Description

UNICOR, intends to enter into a Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract for Leather which will be used to produce Wild Land Firefighter Gloves. This requirement is for commercial items. This announcement should be posted on or about September 1, 2005. The requirement number is CT1740-05 and this requirement is issued as a five (5) year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), type contract (52.216-1). The requirement document incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) No. 05 05. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 316993 and small business size is 500. FAR 52.225-4 (Buy American Act North American Free Trade Agreement Israeli Trade Act Certificate). Guaranteed Minimum Quantity for life of the contract: 162,500 SQ Ft. The Maximum Quantity for life of the contract: 3,500,000 SQ Ft. Minimum Delivery Order Quantity: 50,000 SQ Ft. Maximum Delivery Order Quantity: 500,000 SQ Ft. ITEM DESCRIPTION: Line Item0001. F-GRAIN,TYII,CL-A-B,CT,COW,SMOOTH,CREAM*USDA SPEC: 6170-5C, MIL-L-40051 VERIFIED-PER-MIL-L-44051 UNICOR PART NUMBER: LEA0021 DESCRIPTION: LEATHER. LEATHER SHALL BE MADE I.A.W.: USDA SPEC- 6170-5C, MIL-L-40051,TYPE 2,CLASS A (OR) B. THE COLOR SHALL BE CREAM. ALL SHIPMENTS SHALL BE CONSISTENT IN COLOR. THE LEATHER SHALL BE PRE-STAKED WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF LENGTHWISE STRETCH REMOVED. THE THICKNESS OF THE LEATHER SHALL NOT BE LESS THAN 3.0 OUNCES NOR MORE THAN 3.75 OUNCES. ALL HIDES SHALL BE AT LEAST 88% USABLE. SPECIAL NOTE: REVERSE AUCTION PROCEDURES The Contracting Officer has opted to conduct a competitive, anonymous, on-line reverse auction using Global eProcure. UNICOR has contracted with Global eProcure to conduct the reverse auction for this solicitation. HOWEVER, THE ON-LINE REVERSE AUCTION SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED TO IMPLY THAT THIS SOLICITATION IS BEING CONDUCTED UNDER THE PROCEDURES SET FORTH AT FAR PART 14, SEALED BIDDING. Rather, this solicitation is being conducted under the procedures set forth at FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation. During the auction, Offerors will provide pricing through submission of electronic offers via the Global eProcure website. The primary pricing competition for this solicitation will be through the online reverse auction. Global eProcure will explain this process in detail and train each qualified offeror prior to the reverse auction through a simulated reverse auction. Qualified Offerors will have the ability to submit revised pricing during the auction in response to prices submitted by other offerors. The identity of offerors will not be revealed to each other during the auction. The final such revision during the auction will be considered the Offerors final proposal. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct verbal or written discussions with respect to factors other than price with the Offerors at anytime prior to award. Only offerors that have been determined qualified will be permitted to participate in the auction. Offerors who are deemed qualified will be notified by the Contracting Officer. Please contact Roopa Makhija from Global eProcure to indicate your intentto participate in this bidding event via email at roopa.makhija@globaleprocure.com. Offerors are NOT to submit pricing with there initial proposals. Offerorors should submit all required information, except for pricing , by the deadline for submissions. Pricing should only be accepted through the auction. Global eProcure will explain the process in detail and train each qualified offeror prior to the reverse auctionthrough a practice reverse auction. All interested shall retrieve a complete copy of the solicitation from the Federal Business Opportunities website at: www.eps.gov. or UNICOR?S website at: www.unicor.gov/procurement/proclothing.htm. No telephone or mailed requests will be honored. All questions/inquiries shall be put in writing and addressed to the Contracting Officer indicatedin this notice. All responsible small businesses may submit an offer that shall be considered. One original signed copy of the solicitation is to be completed in it?s entirety and mailed to the attention of Moses Pettigrew, UNICOR Clothing & Textiles Group, 6th Floor, 400 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534. THE LEATHER MUST MEET THE PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NATIONAL FIRE PROTECTION ASSOCIATION OF 1977, PROTECTIVE CLOTHING AND EQUIPMENT FOR WILDLAND FIRE-FIGHTING, 1998 EDITION, CHAPTER 4-3, PROTECTIVE GLOVES. A CERTIFICATE OF CONFORMANCE AND LAB TEST RESULTS MUST ACCOMPANY OR PRECEDE THE SHIPMENT OF GOODS TO OUR DOCK. THE CERTIFICATE MUST STATE THE GOODS MEET OR EXCEED THE REQUIRED SPECIFICATIONS NEEDED BY THE GOVERNMENT AND VERIFIED WITH THE INDEPENDANT TESTING LABS RESULTS ENCLOSED. THE CERTIFICATE AND TEST RESULTS MAY BE MAILED TO THE ATTENTION OF: (SEE SOLICITATION). Delivery is FOB Destination FCI Sandstone, MN. Delivery Acceptance is 45 Days after the receipt of each delivery order. This requirement is an all or none requirement. The award will result in the Best Value to the Government: The evaluation factors are: Past Performance, Price and Specifications. All interested parties shall retrieve a copy of the solicitation from the Federal Business Opportunities website at: http://www.eps.gov or http://www.unicor.gov/fpi_contracting/about_procurement/for ms/.
 

Place of Performance

Address: UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, 2300 County Road 29, Sandstone, MN

Zip Code: 55072

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00884754-W 20050903/050901211947 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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