BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM INTENT: Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI) is seeking proposals for new products and/or service arrangements that would be sold to federal agencies and produced by FPI in alliance with the successful offerors. FPI is interested in entering into agreements with private sector firms to produce any of a variety of products and/or services, using federal facilities and federal inmate labor. FPI will consider all reasonable proposals for new services that support FPI's mission. Any agreement that constitutes a joint venture will be negotiated on a case-by-case basis. Description of Federal Prison Industries: Federal Prison Industries, Inc. (FPI), which operates under the trade name UNICOR, is a wholly-owned Government Corporation within the Department of Justice, under the Federal Prison system. The Corporation was created by Congress in 1934, and provides employment, education, and training opportunities to inmates under federal custody. FPI operates more than 100 factories at 66 locations. FPI's product lines are extensive and include over 175 separate products and services sold exclusively to federal agencies and the Department of Defense. FPI's mission is to employ and provide skilled training to the greatest practically number of inmates in federal correction facilities necessary to ensure the safe and secure operation of such institutions, and in doing so, to produce market priced, quality goods and services in a self-sustaining manner that minimizes potential impact on private sector business and labor. Examples of services and facilities that may be provided by FPI: FPI may provide the following resources, (a) The physical facility to include, factory square footage space, together with adequate lighting, ventilation, heating, restrooms, offices, telephone connections, cabling for computer applications, and other requirements conductive to the operation, that can be further designated in agreements between the parties. The Contractor may operate on an 8-hour, 16-hour, or 24-hour basis of one or more shifts, as needed to provide requisite manpower or customer service levels. (b) Inmate labor. (c) All utilities, water, telephone service, cleaning and janitorial services. (d) All tables, chairs, desks, workstations, shelving, bins and other items necessary and appropriate for the physical setup at the operation. (e) Computers, software, printers, interface equipment and supplies necessary for the operation of and connection to computer equipment. (f) Administrative service such as employment records for all inmates, compliance and reporting with all government agencies as may be required for employment of inmates, distribution and payroll services for all inmate wages paid. (g) Training as needed for all civilian employees of the contractor, including training in civil service matters, safety and security matters, etc. (h) Security for the safety and well-being of all on-site contractor personnel. (i) Limited marketing and sales support. Examples of services and equipment the contractor may provide: (a) Machinery and equipment necessary to provide the service. (b) On-site management as may be necessary for day-to-day operations. (c) Computer equipment and/or software as may be specified by the contractor for the efficient operation of the enterprise. (d) Payroll, billing and accounting services as may be reasonable for the efficient operation of the enterprise, excluding inmate payroll. (e) Marketing and sales support. (f) Pre- and post-sales support. (g) Business, product and/or service developmental plans, etc. Payment for services: Payment for services will be negotiated between FPI and the offeror/contractor, and may any of a number of models, including sum dependent upon the volume of service provided, a percentage of total net revenue, or some variation typically seen within joint venture arrangements. Miscellaneous: FPI reserves the right to accept or reject proposals received. This notice fulfills FAR Part 5 publication requirements for individual proposals received and meets CICA requirements. Therefore, the intent is to enter into negotiations and/or to contract for new products and services in response to this announcement, and may not be published into the CBD. For a sample joint venture agreement, profile of FPI's human resources, available physical facilities and equipment, and schedule of current projects and services, please look at our website at http://www.unicor.gov/procurement. The contact person for this project is Dennis Merrion at 202-305-7294. Please submit offers to the attention of Dennis Merrion, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., 320 First Street NW, Building 400, 7th Floor, Washington DC 20534. Telephone 202-305-7294, Facsimile 202-305-7363, E-mail: dmerrion@central.unicor.gov . E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, dmerrion@central.unicor.gov. Posted 02/10/00 (W-SN424101).

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