SOLICITATION NOTICE
83 -- Leather Hides
- Notice Date
- 11/8/2017
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 316110
— Leather and Hide Tanning and Finishing
- Contracting Office
- United States House of Representatives, Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, The Office of Acquisitions Management, 5110 O'Neill Federal Building, Washington, District of Columbia, 20515, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20515
- Solicitation Number
- OAM18005S
- Archive Date
- 12/13/2017
- Point of Contact
- James A. Tiani, Phone: 202 225-7158, James A. Tiani, Phone: 202 225-7158
- E-Mail Address
-
james.tiani@mail.house.gov, james.tiani@mail.house.gov
(james.tiani@mail.house.gov, james.tiani@mail.house.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- YOU MUST GO TO www.house.gov and click on Doing Business with the House for the full RFP details, instruction, attachments and date. C.1 PURPOSE The United States House of Representatives (House), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), Office of Logistics and Support (L&S) seeks a vendor that successfully meets the specifications contained herein and to provide American Leather Hides at the lowest price. C.2 BACKGROUND The United States House of Representatives (House), Office of the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO), is issuing this solicitation under Section III (A) of the Guidelines for Procurement of Goods and Services for the U.S. House of Representatives ( Procurement Guidelines ). The Procurement Guidelines are available on the House website, www.house.gov, Doing Business with the House, under Additional Resources. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) or other procurement statutes, regulations and policies applicable to the federal executive branch, except where specifically stated in this solicitation or applicable law, do not govern procurements by the House. C.3 SCOPE: The Contractor shall use their own facilities to manufacture/produce leather hides for the House in accordance with the specifications contained herein. Except as otherwise specified, all products supplied under this contract shall conform to the requirements of this Section. Current Leather used by the House Samples of the current leather hides in use will be available for inspection starting on December XX, 2017 at the Pre-Proposal Conference. This will be your guide as to the quality of hides the House requires. Please refer to Section L page XX of this RFP for details concerning the pre-proposal conference. Contractor Samples One sample of leather, measuring 2 ft. x 2 ft. square, must be delivered free of charge. See section L for details. The sample will not be returned. Contractor Manufacture Methodology The properties and methods used to produce the submitted sample shall not be changed during the course of the contract without written approval from the contracting officer. Leather Hide Specifications The leather shall be heavy "native" American steer hides only (American). Each order must include certification that the hide(s) are from American steer. · High Performance. Top Grain Leather, Powered by Crypton® or an equal substance. · Weight: The weight shall be 3 oz. + or - 1/4 oz. Top grain finished upholstery leather · Size: The hide in each order shall average 50 - 55 square feet. · Thickness: The thickness shall be uniform throughout the hides and be no less than 1/32 inches and no more than 3/64 inches. · Tannage: The leather shall be tanned by a vegetable mineral, synthetic process or suitable combination of such processes, and shall be clean and uniform. · Color: The hides must be drum dyed to match the final surface color of the corresponding master samples on file. The dye shall penetrate the entire thickness of the leather. o Most popular colors § Longworth Blue § Black § Longworth Red o Remainder of Colors Saddle Williamsburg Brown Cannon Green Rayburn Blue House Floor Brown Congressional Blue · Finish: High Performance. Top Grain Leather, Powered by Crypton® - Bleach Cleanable, Antimicrobial, Antibacterial, And Stain Resistant. The finish shall be uniform in color and sheen. The design, texture, and color shall match the corresponding master samples and shall be free from dirt, cracks, and other defects that would be detrimental to appearances. · Stucco used to fill scars for a uniform finish shall be kept to a minimum. · Trimming: The leather shall be whole hides, evenly trimmed, with the head cut off behind the natural openings, the shanks cut off above the knees, and the tail not more than 2" long. · Crocking: The leather shall not crock. Manufacturing Location Change If it becomes necessary for the Contractor to change the location of the manufacture for units provided to the House under this contract, Contractor shall notify the House immediately and no less than thirty (30) days in advance of such change in location. House reserves the right to terminate the contract under the Section F.7herein if, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, such a move would prevent the Contractor to meet the specifications contained herein. Delivery Delivery will be no later than 60 days after placement of each order. An earlier delivery schedule is acceptable. Partial deliveries are not permitted. This delivery schedule applies to any purchases made under this agreement. See Section D for instructions for marking and packaging requirements. Ordering Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of purchase orders signed by the Contracting Officer for the House of Representatives. Such orders may be issued at any time during the period of performance of this contract. The preferred method of order delivery is email. Please ensure that you provide in your proposal response the name(s) and email address of the person(s) to who the purchase order should be addressed. Facsimile is second preferred method of purchase order delivery followed by direct mail. If the order is directly mailed, the purchase order is considered "issued" when the Government deposits the order in the mail.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/House/HOCAO/HOCAOOP/OAM18005S/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: O'Neill Building Suite 5110, Washington, District of Columbia, 20515, United States
- Zip Code: 20515
- Zip Code: 20515
- Record
- SN04736261-W 20171110/171108231704-734368f8b107a6b6e7a8bdad092c0162 (fbodaily.com)
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