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

81 -- BOXES SOL 1PI-R-1534-00 DUE 021800 POC F. Robert Ribail, ph. (202) 305-7286 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1PI-R- 1534-00 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated clauses and provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-15. This solicitation and necessary forms may be obtained at www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics. Click on solicitation number and adobe acrobat will download the package. Required forms are available by clicking on "FORMS" link (i.e. ACH Form, 52.212-3 Reps and Certs, FPI9999 -- Business Questionnaire, SF-1449 -- Commercial Order Form). The Standard Industrial Classification is 2653, and the small business size standard is 500 employees. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a five-year, firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity supply contract for various cardboard containers. The requirements for each container can be accessed at the above mentioned web site. The telephone contact for this acquisition is F. Robert Ribail, Contracting Officer at 202-305-7286. Pursuant to FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS, Contractor will be required to maintain an on site inventory for each line item. Please see SF1449 which can be accessed at Unicor website mentioned above for further important information. In accordance with FAR 52.216-18 ORDERING, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through five (5) years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.216-22 INDEFINITE QUANTITY, the contractor shall not be obligated to make deliveries under this contract after 60 days beyond the contract expiration date. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Hwy 698, Fairton, NJ 08320. Required delivery will be one day. Please see page 2 of SF 1449 for more details concerning delivery schedule. FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS applies to this acquisition. Offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS with their proposal, OMB 9000-0136, expires 9-30-01. The following clauses also apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS and FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS. In addition, the following are applicable: FAR 52.219- 6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE FAR 52.232-33 MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT, prior to award, contractor must fill out ACH Vendor form. FAR 52.204-6 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER The contracting officer technical representative for this procurement will be Thomas Smallwood, ph. 856 453-4175. 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 F. Robert Ribail, Contracting Officer, FX 202-305-7363/7365. Proposals may be submitted on the Standard Form 1449. The due date and time for receipt of proposals is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on February 18, 2000 . All proposals must reference the solicitation number and the due date for receipt of proposals. In addition to this, 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). If offer is not submitted on Standard Form 1449, it must include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation. Any proposals that reject the terms and conditions of this solicitation or do not include the certifications and representations contained in FAR 52.212-3 may be excluded from consideration. 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. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible offeror whose proposal conforms to the solicitation and is considered most advantageous to the Government. Price shall be evaluated by multiplying each offeror's proposed unit price by the estimated maximum taking into consideration any applicable Buy American differentials. Discounts for early payment, if offered, will not be considered in the evaluation for award. Award will be made on the basis of best value, trade off. Evaluation criteria will be offeror's ability to maintain consignment inventory on site, price 50% and performance 50%. In regards to ability to maintain inventory, offeror will provide a written proposal addressing how it intends to meet this requirement. This requires that at no cost to the government, a trailer be located at Unicor, Fairton where awardee will maintain stock for each line item. Please see SF1449 for further details. In order to fully understand requirement contractor must access SF1449 and read carefully. This on site stock requirement will be a minimum requirement which must be met by all contractors. Failure to meet this requirement will result in rejection of proposal. In regards to performance evaluation, offerors must submit references of at least three previously performed contracts on the FPI9999.999-9 Business Management Questionnaire. References shall include, contract number, dollar value, point of contact and telephone number. Failure to provide performance information may disqualify contractor from further consideration. Offerors that have had at least 3 contracts or purchase orders with Unicor within last 3 years need not submit this information. The Government may make an award with or without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a price standpoint. 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. 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. NO CALLS PLEASE. See note 1 and 9.***** Posted 02/07/00 (W-SN422663). (0038)

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