Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Md. 21207-0696

75 -- ACQUISITION OF ROLLED PAPER SOL SSA-RFQ-97-3100 DUE 060297 POC Christine Nagengast Tel: (410) 965-9520 WEB: Social Security Administration, http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm.. INTRODUCTION: The Social Security Administration is interested in receiving quotations on rolled paper. This is a combined synopsis/request for quotation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This is the only announcement; quotations are being requested and a written request for quotation will not be issued. This is a simplified acquisition, 100% small business set aside, issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), number SSA-RFQ-97-3100. Quotations submitted from other than small businesses will be rejected. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation which shall be considered by the agency. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 2621. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This request for quotation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Acquisition Circular 90-46. Quotations in response to this RFQ shall be submitted by Monday, June 2, 1997, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, addressed to the Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, Attn: Christine Nagengast, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, 21207, or faxed to (410) 966-9310. REQUIREMENT: Three hundred and twenty four (324) 50-inch diameter rolls of 11-inch wide paper to be used on a Roll Systems Incorporated (RSI) unwinder. The paper must have a minimum weight of 18 lbs. The paper must be 11 inches wide and perforated at 8.5-inch intervals. The paper must have pinfeed holes at the sides (not factored into the 11-inch width) and wound on six-inch cores. Rolls must be spiceless and all wound in the same direction. The contractor will be responsible for replacing any roll that cannot be used within 10 inches of the core or for which the core does not function properly at no additional charge to the Government. The rolls must be packaged three to a pallet, paper or shrink wrapped, and secured to the pallet with 1/2-inch wide nylon strapping. The pallets must have dimensions of 36 inches x 52 inches x 5.25 inches high, with stops at the rear of each pallet to prevent dropping of the rolls during loading onto the carts. Pallets must accommodate a standard pallet jack lifting mechanism with forks measuring 42" long x 4" wide x 1.75" high. Delivery shall occur in two equal shipments approximately 90 days apart. One half of the shipment (162 rolls) shall be delivered by July 1, 1997; the balance (162 rolls) shall be delivered by October 1, 1997. Each pallet must be clearly marked with both the FSN 7530-00-000-0463 and the ICN 668540. Both shipments shall be delivered to the Social Security Administration's Middle River Warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland 21220. The following provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items, (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (b)(1) -- (b)(9), (b)(11), (c), and (g). There are no addendums to these provisions. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (a) and (c). The government will award a contract resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offer or whose offer conforming to the quotation will be most advantageous to the Government price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirement as described above (see FAR 52.212- 1(a)(4)) and price. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provisions FAR Part 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. There are no addendums to these provision. The following provisions at FAR Part 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (a)(1), (a)(2), and (b)(6) through (b)(11). The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions, parts 52.212-1 through 52.212-5 are available for downloading in electronic form from the SSA Acquisition Data and Information Exchange Bulletin Board System under file name R973100. For access, dial (410) 966-4889 within the Baltimore, MD area or 1-800-SSA-SHELL for other access. Set your modem to 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit (8-N-1), full duplex and VT-100 or ANSI terminal emulation. Further instructions are available on line. For technical assistance, call the SYSOP at (410) 965-8086. The provisions can also be downloaded from SSA's Acquisition Information Home Page at http://www.ssa.gov/oag/oag1.htm. (0142)

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