Dept of Justice, Fed Prison Industries, 320 1st Street NW -- Material Mgt Branch, Washington, DC 20534-0001

35 -- MILLING MACHINE SOL 1PI-B-2046-97 DUE 091197 POC Sharon Jackson, Contracting Officer, 202.305.7306 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; invitation for bids and written solicitations will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1PI-B-2046-97 and this solicitation is issued as an Invitation for Bids. The established bid opening date is September 11, 1997 at 1:00 p.m. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clause are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-46. The SIC is 3541. Bidders shall submit a signed and dated bid to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Material Management Branch, 400 First St., NW, Washington, DC 20534, ATTN: Bid Custodian. Bids may be submitted on SF 33 or letterhead stationery and must indicate solicitation number, bid opening date and time, name, address and telephone number of bidder. Contract lineitem and description is as follows: VERTICAL CNC MILLING MACHINE. Machine should be a vertical, knee type CNC milling machine, capable of manual, semi-automatic, or fully automatic (CNC) 3 axis milling. Must be capable of simultaneous 3 axis interpolation. Minimum travel to be X30" Y 12" XZ5". Minimum 3 HP spindle drive. 208-230 power supply. Table weight capacity min. 400 lbs. R-8 or #40 taper tooling. Full flood coolant. Power drawbar. Minimum 80 MB hard drive (internal) for program storage. RS-232 communications (2-way). Supplier should have training, service and support facilities convenient to Danbury CT. Delivery shall be FOB Destination, UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, Route 37, Danbury, CT 6811-3099. Delivery of all items is required 60 days after receipt of order. A Firm-Fixed price contract is anticipated to result from this solicitation. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items. EVALUATION OF PRICE: Price shall be evaluated by multiplying them by the quantity shown for the respective item listed, with the appropriate Buy American differential, if applicable. Discounts for early payment, if offered, will not be considered in the evaluation for award. DETERMINATION OF AWARD: The Contracting Officer will make contract award in accordance with FAR provisions 52.214-10, Contract Award-Sealed Bidding. Award will be made without discussions to the responsive/responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to this solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering price and price related factors. Any solicitation amendments issued by the Contracting Officer must be acknowledged by bidders. Bidders must hold bid prices firm for 30 calendar days from the Bid Opening date. If bid is not submitted on a SF33, a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation shall be provided by the bidder. Any bid that fails to furnish required representations and certifications, or which rejects or changes any terms and conditions of this solicitation, may be rejected and excluded from consideration. A written notice of award shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Bids shall specify business size and classification. Documents cited in this solicitation may be obtained by written fax request. Fax number is 202.305.7363/65. (0239)

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