PRESOL | 35 | STRETCH WRAP MACHINES

FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 02, 2008 FBO #2441
SOLICITATION NOTICE

35 -- STRETCH WRAP MACHINES

Notice Date: 7/31/2008
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 333993 — Packaging Machinery Manufacturing
Contracting Office: Defense Logistics Agency, DLA Acquisition Locations, Defense Distribution Center, 2001 Mission Drive, DDC CSS-AB, Bldg 404, New Cumberland, Pennsylvania, 17070-5001, United States
ZIP Code: 17070-5001
Solicitation Number: SP310008Q0090
Response Due: 8/14/2008
Point of Contact: Kathleen M. Toland,, Phone: 717-770-5092
E-Mail Address: kathleen.toland@dla.mil
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: The Defense Distribution Depot, Red River, TX (DDRT) has a requirement for two inline conveyor stretch wrap machines. This is a brand name acquisition due to compatibility and standardization issues. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the solicitation number is SP3100-08-Q-0090. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-26 effective 12 June 2008 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) DCN 20080721 edition and Defense Logistics Acquisition Directive (DLAD) Current to Revision 5 and PROCLTR 2008-37 thru 39. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 333993 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The requirement consists of the following: This solicitation is for the establishment of a Firm Fixed Price type purchase order for the purchase of two inline conveyor stretch wrap machines. The Contractor shall provide all necessary engineering, manufacturing, labor, equipment, accessories, and material necessary to purchase; install and make operational two (2) complete inline stretch wrap machines. All equipment furnished shall be new from the manufacturer’s most current production and meet current industry standards, and conform to the best quality of materials and workmanship. Accessories not specifically mentioned herein, but necessary to furnish complete system ready for use, shall also be included and named. All transportation and services for installation and training shall be provided by the contractor. The Conveyor inline wrapping machines shall meet the following minimum requirements: All systems shall meet all OSHA, Federal, State, an Local Codes at DDRT. The main components of the Stretch wrapping machines are, all components must meet these specifications. Must be able to wrap up to 45 loads per hr. This will vary due to speed and number of wraps. Minimum Requirements: Capacity: Maximum load weight 4,000 lbs. Maximum Load Size: 50” W X 50” L X 82” H Maximum Load Size: 30” W X 30” L X 24”H Turntable: 80” Diameter 4000 lb weight capacity 1-15 RPM rotational speed 1 HP DC drive motor Turntable: 1 Hp DC variable speed motor Direct Chain Drive with shock damper Film Carriage Elevator: ½ HP DC variable speed motor Film Delivery System: Rapid thread 30” capacity Variable tension stretch capability The rapid thread needs a safety door with an auto power cut off switch Power conveyor rollers: Chain Driven 4,000 LB rating 2-1/2” diameter 11 gauge rollers on 3” centers All rollers ANSI # 40 chain driven roller to roller 54” roller width Conveyor speed 20 to 50 FPM Automatic loading and centering by photo-eye & PLC Logic Control Features: Panasonic FP-X Programmable Logic Controller or equivalent Illuminated power start/reset button Emergency stop button Wrap cycle start (rewrap) button Manual controls for turntable jog, film carriage elevator lower/rise film clamp open/close and conveyor forward/reverse Separate film carriages raise and lower speed controls Film tension control Separate top and bottom wrap counters Auto load height detection eye Broken film/out of film detection with automatic machine reset and fault beacon light Turn table and film carriage elevator breaking system Wrap bypass mode NEMA 12 control panel and junction boxes Automation features: Pneumatically actuated film clamp mechanism or equivalent Pneumatically actuated film tail cut/wiper arm mechanism Ni-chrome impulse hot wire film cut off automatic periodic cleaning cycle Structural features: All structural steel construction Fork lifts portable base structure design Structural steel H beam machine tower Electro-static powder coated paint finish Safety features: Safety barriers enclosed the turntable section to prevent personnel intrusion Operator access gate with safety switch disables operation when gate is opened Electrical input requirement: 208/120 volts 3 phase 60HZ 30 amps Pneumatic Requirement: What is standard for their brand of equipment Options Required: 30” film carriage Allen Bradley MicroLogix 1500 PLC 22.5 Conveyor pass line height Manufacturer to do all the installation, and training Exterior color: Manufacturer’s standard Warranty coverage: Warranty coverage shall be manufacturer’s standard warranty but not less than one year parts and labor. Warranty shall begin the date when DDRT accepts the Wrapping machines. Operator, Parts and Service Manual(s): The contractor shall provide after installation is completed two (2) complete sets of manuals. One for each wrapping machine. Description of Contractor’s Tasks: Task 1 - Remove the existing wrapping machine(s) from the conveyor line(s). Purchase/Deliver/Install the new machines into the existing lines making sure everything fits correctly. May have to make minor adjustments to the lines. Task 2 – Dispose of any packaging materials and any trash created by the installation. Certification and Acceptance: Final acceptance of Inline stretch wrap machines and contractor’s performance will be Mr. Alonzo Ellis. Performance and/or Delivery Schedule: The contractor shall be required to complete delivery and training within 10 weeks after date of contract award. DoDAAC is SB3213 Delivery address and point of contact: Defense Distribution Depot Red River Attn: Mr. Greg Swan Highway 82 West, DDRT-MB, Bldg. 591 Texarkana, TX 75507-5000 Work location(s) and travel On-site installation located at DDRT. To be coordinated through Alonzo Ellis The Government will supply the required floor space for equipment. The Government will provide a forklift to help assist with the installation Security Requirements: Contractor shall comply with DDRT security requirements for on-site access for personnel and vehicles if necessary. CLIN 0001 – Inline conveyor stretch wrap machine 2 @_$_______________ Delivery point is FOB DESTINATION to Defense Distribution Depot Red River, Attn: Greg Swan, Highway 82 West, DDRT-B, Bldg. 591, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a (DD) 1155. Payment for supplies under this order will be made by the Acquisition Operations Office via the Government Purchase Card (VISA). NOTE: Since all payments under this purchase order will be made via the Government Purchase Card, the Contractor must accept the VISA Credit Card for payment of all supplies ordered under this purchase order. The following FAR and DFARS clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offers-Commercial Items. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1; the following paragraphs are hereby deleted from this provision: (d) products samples, (e) multiple offers and (h) multiple awards. Price quotes and the certifications at FAR 52.212-3 must be submitted via one of the following methods by 3:00 PM EST, 14 August 2008: 1) email to: kathleen.toland@dla.mil 2) fax to: 717-770-7591, ATTN: Kate Toland or 3) mail to: Defense Distribution Center, Acquisition Operations, DDC-AB, 2001 Mission Drive, Building 303, ATTN: Kate Toland, New Cumberland, PA 17070-5001. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database IAW FAR 52.212-1(k) and DFARS 204.1104. Registration may be done on line at: www.ccr.gov. DLAD 52.233-9000 AGENCY PROTESTS (SEP 1999) Companies protesting this procurement may file a protest 1) with the Contracting Officer, 2) with the General Accounting Office, or 3) pursuant to Executive Order No. 12979, with the Agency for a decision by the Activity’s Chief of the Contracting Office. Protests filed with the agency should clearly state that they are an “Agency Level Protest under Executive Order No. 12979.” (Note: DLA procedures for Agency Level Protests filed under Executive Order No. 12979 allow for a higher level decision on the initial protest than would occur with a protest to the Contracting Officer; this is not an appellate review of a Contracting Officer’s decision on a protest previously filed with the Contracting Officer). Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest, protests will be presumed to be protests to the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) DLAD 52.233-9001 DISPUTES: AGREEMENT TO USE ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR) (JUN 2001) (a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute. (b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1, or for the agency, by the Contracting Officer, and approved at a level above the Contracting Officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and with legal counsel (see DLA Directive 5145.1). Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the Contracting Officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate. (c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here ( ). Alternate wording may be negotiated with the Contracting Officer. (End of Provision) OFFER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS–Quotes must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. 1. Quotations may be submitted in contractor format and shall include: (1) Company name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, and FAX number; (2) Solicitation number; (3) Unit Price and extended prices for all CLINS; (4) Provide Delivery time for delivery of the Inline Conveyor Stretch Wrap Machines. (5) Contractor DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code, (6) Signed acknowledgements of amendments (applicable only if any amendments are issued against this solicitation) 2. Contractors are required to include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3-Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFAR 252.212-7000-Offeror Representation and Certification-Commercial Items with its proposal or may indicate completion of the representations and certifications on the internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal or to complete the certifications on the internet may result in elimination from consideration for award. Addendum to FAR 52.211-6 - Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must— Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by— (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) FAR 52-212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (JAN 1999). The Government intends to evaluate quotes in response to this quotation without discussions and will award one firm-fixed price contract to the responsible offeror whose quote meets the requirements of the specifications. FAR 52.212-3 Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. Offeror must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 with their proposal or indicate that they have completed their registration on the Internet at http://www.orca.bpn.gov. Failure to include this information with their price proposal may result in the proposal being eliminated from consideration for award. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions–Commercial Items. Addenda to 52.212-4; the following clauses apply: FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes of Executive Orders–Commercial Items (in paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor–Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of segregated facilities FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.225-13 Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.232-36 Payments by Third Party FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination. FAR 52.247-64 Preference for Privately Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial applies to this acquisition DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items. The following additional clauses/provisions apply: DFARS 252.225-7036 Buy American Act–Free Trade Agreement–Balance of Payments Program ALT I DFARS 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea DLAD 52.247-9012 REQUIREMENTS FOR TREATMENT OF WOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) (FEB 2007) (a) This clause only applies when wood packaging material (WPM) will be used to make shipments under this contract and/or when WPM is being acquired under this contract. (b) Definition. Wood packaging material (WPM) means wood pallets, skids, load boards, pallet collars, wooden boxes, reels, dunnage, crates, frame and cleats. The definition excludes materials that have undergone a manufacturing process, such as corrugated fiberboard, plywood, particleboard, veneer, and oriented strand board (OSD). (c) All Wood Packaging Material(WPM) used to make shipments under DOD contracts and/or acquired by DOD must meet requirements of International Standards for Phytosanitary Measures (ISPM) 15, "Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Materials in International Trade." DOD shipments inside and outside of the United States must meet ISPM 15 whenever WPM is used to ship DOD cargo. (1) All WPM shall comply with the official quality control program for heat treatment (HT) or kiln dried heat treatment (KD HT) in accordance with American Lumber Standard Committee, Incorporated (ALSC) Wood Packaging Material Program and WPM Enforcement Regulations (see http://www.alsc.org/). (2) All WPM shall include certification/quality markings in accordance with the ALSC standard. Markings shall be placed in an unobstructed area that will be readily visible to inspectors. Pallet markings shall be applied to the stringer or block on diagonally opposite sides of the pallet and be contrasting and clearly visible. All containers shall be marked on a side other than the top or bottom, contrasting and clearly visible. All dunnage used in configuring and/or securing the load shall also comply with ISPM 15 and be marked with an ASLC approved DUNNAGE stamp. (d) Failure to comply with the requirements of this restriction may result in refusal, destruction, or treatment of materials at the point of entry. The Agency reserves the right to recoup from the Contractor any remediation costs incurred by the Government. (End of Clause) Offerors responding to this announcement shall submit their quotations via FAX to Kate Toland, 717-770-5092 or e-mail to kathleen.toland@dla.mil. All quotes must be received by August 14, 2008 AT 3:00 PM EST to be considered for award. SP3100-08-Q-0090 Sensitive/Secure Package: no Type: Other (Draft RFQs, Responses to Questions, etc..) Label: SP3100-08-Q-0090 Posted Date: July 31, 2008 Description: SP3100-08-Q-0090 Contracting Office Address: 2001 Mission Drive DDC-AB, Bldg 404 New Cumberland, Pennsylvania 17070-5001 United States Place of Performance: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION DEPOT RED RIVER, Attn: Greg Swan, Highway 82 West, DDRT-MB, Bldg 591, Texarkana, TX 75507-5000 United States Primary Point of Contact.: Kathleen Toland, Contract Specialist kathleen.toland@dla.mil Phone: 717 770-5092Fax: 717-770-7591
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Place of Performance: Address: DEFENSE DISTRIBUTION CENTER RED RIVER, TEXARKANA, Texas, 75507, United States; Zip Code: 75507
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