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

59 -- REMOTE AREA LIGHTING SYSTEM COMPONENTS SOL 1PI-R-1301-99 DUE 042399 POC Barry M. Page, Contracting Officer, 202-305-3887, FAX: 202-305-7363/7365 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the solicitation, http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via, bpage@central.unicor.gov. 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. The solicitation number is 1PI-R-1301-99, and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation shall be obtained at http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics/index.html. Click on the solicitation number and adobe acrobat will download the package. All required forms are available by clicking on the "Forms" link at the bottom of this webpage. Offerors must submit the following forms: 1.) ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form; 2.) FPI9999.999-9 -- Business Management Questionnaire; 3.) SF1449 -- Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items; 4.) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Any proposals that reject the terms and conditions of this announcement or do not include all of the required forms may be excluded from consideration. The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-11. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a five-year, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity supply contract for the following commercial items: Line Item 0001 -- Junction Box, NSN #5975-00-525-8861, Woodhead Daniel Co. P/N: 3000F (for reference only), UNICOR P/N: BOX0213, guaranteed minimum quantity: 912 each, estimated maximum quantity: 4,800 each; Line Item 0002 -- Troughs, Lamp Holder, Stonco P/N: 07023-16 (for reference only), UNICOR P/N: LMP0113, Drawing No. LOM-6650-1184, Procurement Spec: 16, guaranteed minimum quantity: 988 each, estimated maximum quantity: 5,200 each; Line Item 0003 -- Lamp Holder, NSN #6250-00-023-6868, Keene Corp. P/N: 150L (for reference only), UNICOR P/N: LMP0159, Military P/N: 150L, guaranteed minimum quantity: 1,976 each, estimated maximum quantity: 10,400 each; Line Item 0004 -- Connector, NSN #5935-00-114-9740, UNICOR P/N: CTR1685, Military P/N: MS90555C32412S, Procurement Spec: MIL-C-22992-E-SUPP1, guaranteed minimum quantity: 76 each, estimated maximum quantity: 400 each; Line Item 0005 -- Adapter, Step Up, Cable Sealing & Gripping, UNICOR P/N: ADP3813, Military P/N: MS90569C8A, Procurement Spec: MS90569, guaranteed minimum quantity: 304 each, estimated maximum quantity: 1,600 each; Line Item 0006 -- Adapter, Step Up, Cable Sealing & Gripping, UNICOR P/N: ADP6415, Military P/N: MS90569C8B, Procurement Spec: MIL-C-22992, guaranteed minimum quantity: 304 each, estimated maximum quantity: 1,600 each. All material included in this announcement will be used to manufacture Remote Area Lighting System (RALS) and sub-assemblies with the NSN #6230-00-386-0935. All items must meet specifications in accordance with the modified drawings which include painting requirements for Line Items 0002 and 0003.The original drawings have been modified to include the painting requirements. These two items must be painted in accordance with MIL-STD-595, color 24084 (semi-gloss olive drab). In accordance with FAR 52.211-16 VARIATION IN QUANTITY, no variations in the quantity ordered by UNICOR will be accepted. In accordance with FAR 52.219-7 NOTICE OF PARTIAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE, Line Items 0001, 0002, 0003 and 0005 are set aside for small business concerns. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 5065 and the small business size standard for this requirement is 500 employees. In accordance with FAR 52.209-1 QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS, Line Items 0004 and 0006 each have a Qualified Products List (QPL). Vendors must indicate the manufacturer and the part number for any products offered for either of these line items. Funds will be obligated by individual delivery orders and not by the contract itself. Any supplies to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders by the United States Penitentiary, Lompoc, CA. Required delivery is within 90 days of contractor receipt of each delivery order and will be FOB Destination to UNICOR Lompoc. The telephone contact for this acquisition is Barry Page, Contracting Officer at 202-305-3887. In accordance with FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS, the minimum order limitations per delivery order for which the Government is obligated to purchase and the contractor is obligated to accept are as follows: Line Item 0001 -- 36 each; Line Item 0002 -- 39 each; Line Item 0003 -- 78 each; Line Item 0004 -- 3 each; Line Item 0005 -- 12 each; Line Item 0006 -- 12 each. The maximum order limitations per delivery order are as follows: Line Item 0001 -- 1,200 each; Line Item 0002 -- 1,300 each; Line Item 0003 -- 2,600 each; Line Item 0004 -- 100 each; Line Item 0005 -- 400 each; Line Item 0006 -- 400 each. The contractor will not be obliged to honor an order for any of these items for quantities exceeding these maximum order limitations. Also the contractor will not be obliged to honora series of orders for any of these items from the same ordering office within 20 days that together call for quantities exceeding these maximum order limitations. However, the contractor shall honor orders exceeding the maximum order limitation unless the order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within seven days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractor's intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through five years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.216-22, INDEFINITE QUANTITY, the contractor shall not be obligated to make deliveries under this contract after 90 days beyond the contract expiration date. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) No. 9000-0136 which expires September 30, 2001 applies to this solicitation under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following clauses also apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, 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, FAR 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS OF SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT with its Alternate I, FAR 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FAR 52.232-33 MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT and FAR 52.204-6 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER. Offerors may submit signed and dated Federal Express or hand delivered offers to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Material Management Branch, 400 First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 7th Floor, Attn: Bid Custodian. In accordance with FAR 52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS, facsimile proposals will be accepted and shall be addressed to Barry Page, Contracting Officer at 202-305-7363/7365. The due date and time for receipt of proposals is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on April 23, 1999. Each proposal must contain the name,address and telephone number of the offeror as well as any discount terms that are offered and the remit to address (if different from the mailing address). All offerors must hold their prices firm for 60 calendar days from the due date specified for receipt of proposals. Incremental pricing will not be accepted. Any amendments hereby issued to this solicitation will be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror. Any proposals or modifications to proposals received after the specified due date for receipt of proposals will not be considered. In accordance with FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, evaluation of offers will be based 50% on past performance and 50% on price. Discounts for early payment, if offered, will not be considered in the price evaluation. In order for the Government to evaluate past performance, each offeror must submit references of at least five previously performed contracts on the FPI9999.999-9 Business Management Questionnaire. Each reference must contain the name, address and telephone number of the company or Government agency for which the contract was performed as well as a contact person from that company or agency and the contract number if applicable. The Government may make awards with or without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price standpoint. Awards to multiple offerors are possible. A written notice of contract 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 specified expiration date of an offer, the Government may accept that offer unless a written notice of withdrawal is received prior to award. Any future UNICOR requirements similar to the items in this announcement may be added to the contracts resulting from this announcement if the prices offered are determined to be fair and reasonable. Offerors shall specify business size and classification as required in FAR 52.212-3. All clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current. Drawings for each line item are available upon request. Requests for drawings may be faxed to the attention of Barry Page, Contracting Officer at 202-305-7363/7365 or may be e-mailed to bpage@central.unicor.gov. See notes #1 and #23. NO CALLS PLEASE***** Posted 04/07/99 (W-SN317307). (0097)

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