SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Manufacture and Storage of Ice in Puerto Rico
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 312113
— Ice Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah, P.O. Box 889, Savannah, GA 31402-0889
- ZIP Code
- 31402-0889
- Solicitation Number
- W912HN-06-R-0059
- Response Due
- 6/12/2006
- Archive Date
- 8/11/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- 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.Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Number W912HN-06-R-0059. This procurement action is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 312113 with a size standard of 500 employees. The work consists of manufacturing and storage of 600,000 pounds of ice. The vendor will maintain a stock level of 600,000 pounds of ice manufactured within no more that 90 calendar days. The ice must be available for inspection and use by the government on demand. SCOPE OF WORK for Puerto Rico Ice Purchase and Storage: This scope is for the manufacture and storage of 600,000 pounds of ice. The vendor will maintain a stock level of 600,000 pounds of ice manufactur ed within no more than 90 calendar days and available for inspection and use by the government on demand. Product Requirements: Ice provided under this contract shall be: (a) manufactured within 90 calendar days of the date of delivery/out load; ( b) tube or crushed ice (block or shaved ice is unacceptable); with a per piece volume of approximately 2 cubic inches; (c) manufactured in compliance with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) of 21 C.F.R. 110, the Int ernational Packaged Ice Association (IPIA) standards; (d) manufactured by ice plants that use source water from a public water supply which is currently in compliance with the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (NPDWR) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA) and which achieved that compliance without an exemption under the SDWA; (e) produced, packaged, transported, stored and handled in accordance with all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and regulations; and (f) produced and stored on the island of Puerto Rico. Packaging: Ice shall be sealed in 5 to 20 pound plastic bags and stacked on pallets. Each pallet shall contain 2,000 pounds, net weight, of ice. A protective layer (slip sheet) of thick paper, plastic (6 mil) or waterproo f corrugated cardboard shall be placed between the stacked ice and the pallets. Pallets of packaged ice will be fully covered on the top and all four (4) sides with a minimum of four (4) layers of stretch-wrap. The stretch-wrap will be applied prior to o ut load of ice onto Government supplied transportation. The cost of purchasing the ice will include the cost of packaging. Pallets shall be 4 X 4 nominal, constructed of hardwood or plastic, designed for pickup on all four sides and repeated use with a 2,000 lb. load. Pallets constructed of softwood (pine or other) shall not be utilized and will not be accepted. Pallets are to be cleaned (washed) with disinfectant solution consistent with State and Federal Health Standards prior to placement of slip sh eet and loading of ice on the pallet and shall be visually clean at time of out load. Pallets will become U.S. Government property at final destination. Labeling: Each pallet of ice shall have a label clearly stating the following: 1 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Contract Number, 2- Out Load Order Number, 3- Contractors Name, 4- Name, Address, Telephone Number, Point of Contact of Ice Manufacture, 5 - Date Ice Manufactured, 6 - Total Quantity on Pallet, in Pounds, 7 - Manufactures Lot Container Code(s) , if any, and 8 - MANUFACTURED TO FDA STANDARDS FOR (Identify Island location). Labels will be applied prior to out load of ice onto Government supplied transportation. The label will be visible from two adjacent sides and should be placed between the thi rd and fourth layer of stretch-wrap. Quality Assurance and Control: The government has the right to inspect the ice at any time. The ice will be maintained wi thin an area isolated from storage of non-similar products. This is to keep down the possibility of contamination of the ice. Storage Cost: The cost of storage of 600,000 pounds will include storage, product rotation so no ice is more than 90 days old wh en the notice of out loading is given, and out load cost. Out Load: The contractor will be ready to start out loading of the ice within thirty minutes of the arrival of government supplied transport and will have twenty 2,000 pound pallets loaded within o ne hour of start of out loading. Twelve hour notification will be given by a Contracting Officer prior to arrival of government supplied transportation. This notification is applicable twenty four hours a day seven days a week fifty two weeks a year. Ou t Load will be ordered under this contract by issuance of oral or written Orders to the Contractor. Length of Contract: One year from issue of contract and four option years. Bit items: A. Ice Purchase of 600,000 pounds per pound to be billed once all i ce is in storage. B. Storage of ice per pallet per day to be billed every month. C. At the end of the contract period, the government will receive a credit from the contractor based on a price per pound for ice which has not left the facility. The credi t will be applied to the last billing period for the storage cost. D. Negotiated Items Not Elsewhere Priced 1 LS To Be Negotiated. Ice Purchase: Ice purchase will be paid per pound of ice manufactured up to a total of 600,000 pounds. The purchase pr ice of the ice shall include packaging and labeling as outlined in this solicitation. Payment for the ice will be made upon manufacture and storage of all 600,000 pounds. Ice Storage: The cost of ice storage will be made per pallet per day and paid for m onthly. Payment will start the day the ice is first stored and based on the quantity of ice stored at midnight local time. The cost of ice storage will include the cost of out loading the ice onto Government supplied transportation. Disposal of Ice: No ice is expected to be disposed of. At the end of the contract period (one to five years with all four option years) the Contractor shall purchase the stored ice back from the Government and give the Government credit applied to the last month storage cost . If the credit to the Government is greater than the cost of storage the Contractor will make payment to the Government. The ice will not leave the possession of the Contractor until an out load order is issued by the Contract Officer. The Combined Syn opsis/Solicitation is a negotiated procurement utilizing Best Value techniques whereby the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable offer will be awarded the contract. (Reference FAR 15.101-2) This contract will have a base and four one-year option periods. In order to be Technically Acceptable the contractor must demonstrate his ability to meet the following requirements: (1) Capability to produce and store 600,000 pounds of p ackaged ice for 12 months on the island of Puerto Rico; (2) Be certified in accordance with the Scope of Work. (3) Have Emergency Power and (4) Capable of product rotation to enable that no ice is older than 90 days from production at time of shipment. As part of the submittal, the contractor shall provide documentation that the government selection team can rev iew to determine his/her technical capability to perform. You must be determined technically acceptable before the team will consider prices offered. Your proposal shall address each of the four technical requirements listed herein, as well as, prices fo r the four contract line items. The provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors, applies to this acquisition. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, with its proposal. The clauses at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, and FAR 52.212-5, Contrac t Terms and Conditions Required to Implement or Executive Orders Commercial Items which includes clauses 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 and 52.232-29, also applies. This announcement cons titutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Proposals in response to this Combined Synopsis/Solicitation are due on June 12, 2006 NLT 5:00 p.m. You must be registered with the Central Contr actor Registration Database (CCR) to receive a government contract award. You may register with the CCR at http://www.ccr.gov/.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Army Corps of Engineers, Savannah 69A Hagood Avenue Charleston SC
- Zip Code: 29403-5107
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 29403-5107
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