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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 08, 2011 FBO #3666
DOCUMENT

83 -- Towels, Reusable, White - Attachment

Notice Date

12/6/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

314129 — Other Household Textile Product Mills
 

Contracting Office

National Acquisition Center;PO Box 76, Bldg. 37;Hines, IL 60141
 

ZIP Code

60141
 

Solicitation Number

VA797N12R0021
 

Response Due

12/21/2011
 

Archive Date

12/31/2011
 

Point of Contact

Amber Zavala
 

E-Mail Address

Zavala@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

***PRESOLICITATION NOTICE*** The VA National Acquisition Center will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA797N-12-R-0021_1 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Towels, Bath, Reusable, White. VA purchases approximately 1,272,809 each of these Towels on an annual basis. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. The Towels are being procured as an SDVOSB set-aside. Therefore, all offerors products must be manufactured by a small domestic (or "outlying area") manufacturer. Outlying areas include Commonwealths: (i) Puerto Rico (ii) The Northern Mariana Islands. Territories: (i) American Samoa (ii) Guam (iii) U.S. Virgin Islands; and Minor outlying islands (i) Baker Island (ii) Howland Island (iii) Jarvis Island (iv) Johnston Atoll (v) Kingman Reef (vi) Midway Islands (vii) Navassa Island (viii) Palmyra Atoll (ix) Wake Atoll. Product Requirements for "Towels, Bath, Reusable, White: Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 20" x 40" 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 1Fabric Content: 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 2Towel Size: Finished product size must be 20" x 40" Plus/Minus.25in 3Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 6lbs. 4Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 5Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 6Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 7Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 8Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 9Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 20" x 40" 100% Cotton 1Fabric Content: 100% Cotton 2Towel Size: Finished product size must be 20" x 40" Plus/Minus.25in 3Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 6lbs. 4Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 5Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 6Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 7Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 8Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 9Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 24" x 48" 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 1Fabric Content: 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 2Towel Size: Finished product size must be 24" x 48" Plus/Minus.25in 3Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 8lbs. 4Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 5Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 6Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 7Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 8Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 9Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 24" x 48" 100% Cotton 1Fabric Content: 100% Cotton 2Towel Size: Finished product size must be 24" x 48" Plus/Minus.25in 3Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 8lbs. 4Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 5Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 6Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 7Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 8Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 9Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture The Government will require the awarded SDVOSB only to submit kaumographed Towels (one for each size/fabric content) within 30 days of the award notification. All of the requirements listed in this solicitation, plus the 1 (one) requirement listed below will apply to the kaumographed sample: 1."VA PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE" must be kaumographed on the CAM edge of the Towel. Letters must be the color blue and 2 inches tall. If the Government disapproves the kaumographed sample, the contractor shall be deemed to have failed to make delivery within the meaning of the Termination of Cause clause in which event this contract may be subject to termination for cause. Manufacturer of the final product prior to approval of the sample submitted is at the contractor's risk. Product samples will not be returned to the contractor. All costs, including the costs of all samples shall be included in the contract price. Solicitation #VA797N-12-R-0021 will be electronically issued in commercial item format, in accordance with FAR Part 12, on or about December 22, 2011. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check http://www.fedbizopps.gov for any changes to the solicitation. The point of contact is Amber Zavala, Contracting Officer. Please e-mail all questions or inquiries to Amber.Zavala@va.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANAC/VANAC/VA797N12R0021/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA797N-12-R-0021 VA797N-12-R-0021_1.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=279309&FileName=VA797N-12-R-0021-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=279309&FileName=VA797N-12-R-0021-000.docx

 

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Record

SN02633982-W 20111208/111206234116-1d24ccf7bcdd7074d45baca92bffcacc (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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