SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Request For Quote - Box, Pack, Crate, Palletize and Ship Files to Archive
- Notice Date
- 10/4/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 488991
— Packing and Crating
- Contracting Office
- Administrative Office of the U. S. Courts, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle Dist of Florida, United States Bank Ct Middle FL, 801 N. Florida Avenue, Suite 727, Tampa, FL, 33602, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- USBC-ArcShipRFQ001
- Response Due
- 10/19/2007
- Archive Date
- 11/3/2007
- Point of Contact
- Johnnie Prophet, Contract Officer, Phone 813-301-5107, Fax 813-301-5054
- E-Mail Address
-
johnnie_prophet@flmb.uscourts.gov
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for services. The Solicitation number is USBC ArchShip001 and is issued as a Request For Quote (RFQ). All information pertaing to the RFQ follows to include Wage and Determination Statemen, and Provisions. DESCRIPTION: The U.S. Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, 801 North Florida Avenue, Tampa Florida, has a requirement for services; to have approximately 11,088 linear feet of files to be packed,crated, palletized, shrink wrapped and shipped to the Federal Records Center (FRC) in Ellenwood Ga. 1. Statement of Work/Requirements: Upon award of contract the files are to be pulled from shelves, boxed, palletized (including shrink wrapped), loaded in accordance with Court and FRC?s guidelines, and transported to the Federal Records Center in Ellenwood, Ga. If vendor is subcontracting out the transportation/trucking requirement vendor is to provide the name and address of subcontractor/trucking company to be used. The Court estimates the approximate number of boxes to be around 11,000. 2. Contractor is to describe implementation plan, setting forth the steps associated with packing, crating, loading, shrink wrapping, and transporting the files. Additionally, contractor is to identify any requirements of the Court; steps the court must perform to prepare site for receipt of contract personnel and/or equipment. 3. Additional Information: a) The Court will prepare the Standard Form (SF) 135, Shipping Document to accompany each shipment and will provide guidance and technical assistance throughout the process. The Court will also provide the boxes and tape to be used in packing the files. b) Award from this procurement will be made on the lowest price, technically acceptable, responsive, responsible offer. c) It is higly suggested that potential vendors visit place of performace to view floor/office, loading dock and freight elevator set-ups to gain as much knowledge relative to how files are stored and area to which you will have to work with. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS JP3 Clause 1-1, Employment by the Government (a) The contractor covenants that throughout the term of this contract no contractor employee who performs services under this contract will be an officer or employee of the government of the United States. (b) If the contractor be an individual, the contractor covenants that throughout the term of this contract the individual will not be or become an officer or employee of the government of the United States. If during the term of contract the contractor intends to become an officer or employee of the government, the contractor shall advise the contracting officer in writing of such intentions so appropriate measures may be taken. (c) If the contractor be other than an individual, the contractor covenants that throughout the term of this contract no partner, principal, officer, stockholder, or other person having a financial interest in the contractor or the ability to control the contractor, directly or indirectly, will be or become an officer or employee of the government of the United States. The status of a stockholder as an officer or employee of the government of the United States will not constitute a violation of this subsection if the stock of the contractor is traded publicly over the counter or on a regional or national stock exchange. (d) For purposes of subsection (c), a business or partnership interest or stock owned by a spouse, child, or parent of an officer or employee of the government of the United States shall be deemed to be owned by such officer or employee. (e) The violation of any subsection of this section will constitute a material breach for which the judiciary may seek any and all remedies under the contract, including terminations. JP3 Clause 3-160, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended (a) Definitions "Act", as used in this clause, means the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). "Contractor", as used in this clause or in any subcontract, shall be deemed to refer to the subcontractor, except in the term "Judiciary Prime Contractor." "Service employee", as used in this clause, means any person engaged in the performance of this contract other than any person employed in a bona fide executive, administrative, or professional capacity, as these terms are defined in Part 541 of Title 29, Code of Federal Regulations, as revised. It includes all such persons regardless of any contractual relationship that may be alleged to exist between a contractor or subcontractor and such persons. (b) Applicability This contract is subject to the following provisions and to all other applicable provisions of the Act and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4). (c) Compensation (1) Each service employee employed in the performance of this contract by the contractor or any subcontractor shall be paid not less than the minimum monetary wages and shall be furnished fringe benefits in accordance with the wages and fringe benefits determined by the Secretary of Labor or an authorized representative, as specified in any wage determination attached to this contract. (2) If a wage determination is attached to this contract, the contractor shall classify any class of service employee which is not listed therein and which is to be employed under the contract (i.e., the work to be performed is not performed by any classification listed in the wage determination) so as to provide a reasonable relationship (i.e. appropriate level of skill comparison) between such unlisted classifications and the classifications listed in the wage determination. Such conformed class of employees shall be paid the monetary wages and furnished the fringe benefits as are determined pursuant to the procedures in this paragraph (c). JP3 Clause 7-20, Security Requirements The contractor shall provide competent personnel to perform the services under this contract. Work shall be performed in accordance with judiciary security requirements, and the best commercial practices without unnecessary delays or interference with the judiciary's mission or functions. Personnel visiting court sites to provide support covered under this contract may be subjected to FBI and/or U.S. Marshals Service screening. JP3 Clause 7-30, Public Use of the Name of the Federal Judiciary (a) The contractor shall not refer to the judiciary, or to any court or other organizational entities existing thereunder (hereinafter referred to as "the judiciary"), in advertising, news releases, brochures, catalogs, television and radio advertising, letters of reference, web sites, or any other media used generally by the vendor in its commercial marketing initiatives, in such a way that it represents or implies that the judiciary prefers or endorses the products or services offered by the contractor. This provision will not be construed as limiting the contractor's ability to refer to the judiciary as one of its customers. (b) No public release of information pertaining to this contract will be made without prior judiciary written approval, as appropriate, and then only with written approval of the contracting officer. JP3 Clause 7-40, Judiciary - Contractor Relationships (a) The judiciary and the contractor understand and agree that the services to be delivered under this contract by the contractor to the judiciary are non-personal services. The parties recognize and agree that no employer-employee or master-servant relationships exist or will exist under the contract between the judiciary and the contractor and/or between the judiciary and the contractor's employees. It is therefore, in the best interest of the judiciary to afford the parties a full and complete understanding of their respective obligations. (b) The contractor and/or the contractor's personnel under this contract shall not: (1) be placed in a position where they are appointed or employed by a federal officer, or are under the supervision, direction, or evaluation of a federal officer; (2) be placed in a staff or policy making position; (3) be placed in a position of command, supervision, administration or control over judiciary personnel or the personnel of other contractors, or become a part of the judiciary organization; (4) be used for the purpose of avoiding manpower ceilings or other personnel rules and regulations. (c) Employee Relationship (1) The services to be performed under this contract do not require the contractor or its employees to exercise personal judgement and discretion on behalf of the judiciary. The contractor's employees will act and exercise personal judgment and discretion on the behalf of the contractor, as directed by the contractor's supervisory personnel, and in accordance with the contract terms and conditions. (2) Rules, regulations, directions, and requirements issued by the judiciary under the judiciary's responsibility for good order, administration, security, and safety are applicable to all personnel physically located on-site, inclusive of contractor personnel who are required under the terms and conditions of this contract to be so located.. This is not to be construed or interpreted to establish any degree of judiciary control which is inconsistent with a non-personal services contract. JP3 Clause 7-135, Payments The judiciary will pay the contractor, upon the submission of proper invoices or vouchers, the prices stipulated in this contract for products delivered and accepted or services rendered and accepted, less any deductions provided in this contract. Unless otherwise specified in this contract, payment will be made on partial deliveries accepted by the judiciary if: (1) the amount due on the deliveries warrants it; or (2) the contractor requests it and the amount due on the deliveries is at least $1,000 or 50 percent of the total contract price. END...............
- Place of Performance
- Address: United States Bankruptcy Court, Middle District of Florida, Sam Gibbons U.S Courthouse, 801 N. Florida Ave, Tampa, Florida
- Zip Code: 33602
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33602
- Record
- SN01428424-W 20071006/071004223050 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |