SOLICITATION NOTICE
85 -- RFP070078: Procurement of White C-Fold Paper Towels & Toilet Tissue for the U.S. Senate Office Buildings, Washington, D.C.
- Notice Date
- 1/17/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 322291
— Sanitary Paper Product Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Architect of the Capitol, AOC Procurement Division, AOC Procurement Division, Ford House Office Building Second and D Streets, S.W., Washington, DC, 20515, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- RFP070078
- Response Due
- 1/31/2007
- Archive Date
- 1/31/2007
- Description
- The Architect of the Capitol has a requirement for a Definite/Quantity, Firm Fixed-Price Contract to procure White C-Fold Paper Towels and Facial Quality Toilet Tissue for the Senate Office Buildings Washington D.C. C-Fold paper towels provided shall have a minimum unfolded width of 10.25 inches, with a permissible variance of plus .25 or minus .50 inches, and maximum length of 14 inches. Each towel shall have a minimum area of 130 square inches. Packaging C-Fold Paper Towel must consist of 200 paper towels per sleeve. The folded width of each towel shall be 3 ? inches, with a permissible variance of plus .25 r minus .50 inches. PACKAGING OF C-FOLD PAPER TOWEL MUST CONSIST OF 200 PAPER TOWELS PER SLEEVE. All toilet tissue procured herein shall be 2-ply, unglazed, white, soft and of good formation. The tissue shall be substantially free form shieves, specks, holes, wrinkles and other imperfections in accordance with the requirement of Interim Federal Specification UU-P-00556K dated January 10, 1978 for Type I, Grade A toilet tissue. The tissue shall have a basis weight within the range of 17.8 to 22 pounds, inclusive, for 500 24 inch x 36 inch 2-ply sheets. Average bursting strength shall be not less than 14 points for ten 2-ply sheets, tested together. Water absorption time shall not exceed 10 seconds using 0.05 milliliter of water. Brightness shall be not less than 70 percent. Rolls shall be individually wrapped and shall contain not less than 500 4-1/2 inch x 4-1/2 inch ply sheets. The tissue shall meet or exceed the EPA recommended minimum 20% of postconsumer recovered materials as set forth in the Federal Register, Vol. 53, No. 120, published Wednesday June 22, 1988. Rolls shall be so perforated that all sheets are easily detachable. THIS SOLICITATION WILL BE AVAILABLE ELECTRONICALLY ON OR BY JANUARY 31, 2007 at http://www.aoc.gov/business/procure-opps.cfm. INTERESTED PARTIES ARE ENCOURAGED TO DOWNLOAD THE ELECTRONIC VERSION, AS THIS WILL EXPEDITE RECEIPT OF THE SOLICITATION. It is the Vendor?s responsibility to monitor this web site for amendments, or other changes to the solicitation, and obtain the amendments from the AOC Internet site. Failure of vendor to do so shall not become the responsibility of the Government. Send questions or inquires in writing to Mrs. Shola Matthews-Aroloye, Contract Specialist via Fax to: (866) 221-4163, or E-mail smatthew@aoc.gov. All correspondences shall indicate: Company Name, Address, Phone Number, Name of Contact Person and Solicitation Number. *TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR THE SOLICITATION PACKAGE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED*.
- Place of Performance
- Address: AOC-Senate Superintendent's Office, GPO Building 4, 1st Street and G Street, NE, Washington, D.C.
- Zip Code: 20402
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20402
- Record
- SN01212493-W 20070119/070117220043 (fbodaily.com)
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