SOLICITATION NOTICE
93 -- "GREEN" PAPER TOWELS
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 424130
— Industrial and Personal Service Paper Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;VA Midwest Health Care System;Attention: Network Contract Manager;One Veterans Drive, Building 68;Minneapolis MN 55417
- ZIP Code
- 55417
- Solicitation Number
- VA-263-07-RP-0123
- Response Due
- 9/7/2007
- Archive Date
- 10/7/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and Part 13, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Simplified acquisition procedures apply and the VA will conduct the procurement according to a combination of Parts 12 and 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation issued. A separate written solicitation will not be issued. Request For Proposal (RFP) VA263-07-RP-0123 entitled "Paper Towels" is issued for "green products" in accordance with Section 6002 of the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) which establishes a government agency buy-recycled program. It requires each "procuring agency" subject to the statute to comply with its requirements with respect to "any purchase or acquisition of a procurement item." These requirements include an obligation to procure items composed of the highest percentage of recovered materials practicable except under defined circumstances. Pub. L. No. 94-580, section 6002(c), 90 Stat. 2822 (1976). Under section 6002(i) each procuring agency is required to develop an affirmative procurement program to "assure that items composed of the recovered materials will be purchased to the maximum extent practicable." This content is currently set at 30% post-consumer materials. Contractor shall provide Paper Towel, Multifold, disposable, 9 1/2 inches long by 9 1/4 inches wide. Estimated usage per year is 6,800 cases.Bid sample is required and must be received prior to time and date of opening. Provide two (2) packages of towels, and no more. Do not send case lots. Additional product samples beyond the two required package may by discarded. All samples become the property of the VA. Orders will consist of case quantities only. Vendor will ship in an on-demand, as-needed basis. Delivery: FOB Destination. Delivery will be to the VA Medical Center, ATTN: Warehouse (90D), One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. IMPORTANT: ALL SAMPLES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE SOLICITATION NUMBER, THE OFFEROR'S COMPLETE BUSINESS NAME & ADDRESS, AND BE PROPERLY ADDRESSED TO THE RESPONSIBLE CONTRACTING OFFICER. This applies regardless whether the samples are provided by a third party or not. RESULTS: Failure to clearly identify samples may cause offer(s) to be down-rated or to be considered outside of the competitive range and rejected prior to award. The Government will not undertake extraordinary steps to match proposals and unidentified or under-identified samples. In accordance with PL 109-461 this is a 100% Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business Set Aside. NAICS Code 424130 applies and the small business size standard is 100 employees. Offeror's proposals are hereby being requested in response to requirements under a firm fixed price contract and shall be submitted on offeror's letterhead or bid form and shall contain the name, title, and signature of person authorized to submit proposals on behalf of the contractor. Contract period estimated to be from October 1, 2007 (or as soon thereafter as practical) through September 30, 2008, with four one year options. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://www.va.govoa&mm/vaar/ (VAAR); FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offers Commercial Items; FAR 52.21 2-2, Evaluation of Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders -Commercial Items; FAR 52.216-18 - Ordering; FAR 52.216-19 - Order Limitations; FAR 52.216-21 - Requirements; FAR 52-217-6 - Option for Increased Quantity; FAR 52.21 7-8 - Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9- Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.219-2 Equal Low Bids; FAR 52.237-3 - Continuity of Services; VAAR 852.270-4 - Commercial Advertising; 852.219-70 - Protest Content 52.219-6 - Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside; and 852.233- 71 - Alternate Protest Procedure. The Department of Veterans Affairs is currently implementing a Department-wide standardization program. As a result, VA is issuing National Consolidated Contract(s) /BPAs for standardized items. In the future, when any item in this contract is standardized under any National Consolidated Contract or BPA, the item will be deleted from this contract 30 days after written notice from the Contracting Officer. Should this standardization be implemented before the date offers are due this combined synopsis/solicitation shall be cancelled. If cancelled samples will not be returned. Include a completed copy of 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications - Commercial Items with proposal. The full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR). Proposals should address number of days for delivery after receipt of an order; all evaluation factors; names and telephone numbers of contractor personnel for ordering and problems; pricing; and a statement addressing credit card payment acceptance. The Government may award to one or more offerors. The Government intends to make award to the offeror(s) that is/are most advantageous to the Government. Evaluation factors will include: 1) provision of a product with 30% post-consumer materials, 2) evaluation of bid samples provided to meet the Governments needs, 3) descriptive literature, 4) delivery time frame, 5) past performance history, and 6) price. Evaluation of bid samples will be subjective in nature. The acceptability of each item offered for evaluation will be determined solely by medical center staff. Evaluation decisions are final. Award will be made to the offeror(s) determined to provide the "best value" and award may be made with or without discussions. Offers and bid samples are due September 7, 2007, at 4:30 pm CT. Submit proposals to Michael Owen (90C), Contracting Officer, VISN 23 Contracting and Purchasing Office, Bldg. 68, VA Medical Center, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417. Electronic offers will not be accepted.
- Place of Performance
- Address: ONE VETERANS DRIVE
- Zip Code: 55417
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 55417
- Record
- SN01364371-W 20070809/070807220844 (fbodaily.com)
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