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

59 -- CAPACITOR SOL EP1677-00 DUE 063000 POC Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer, (202)305-7318 WEB: Click here to download a copy of solicitation, www.unicor.gov/procurement/proelectron.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, bstone@central.unicor.gov. First Street NW, Washington, DC 20534, 7th Floor, Attn: Bid Custodian. In accordance with FAR 52.2155 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS, facsimile proposals will be accepted and shall be addressed to Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer at 2023057363/7365. The due date and 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 EP1677-00, and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation shall be obtained at http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/proelectron.htm . 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.) FPI9999.9999  Business Management Questionnaire; 3.) SF1449  Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items; 4.) 52.2123 Offeror Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items. Any proposals that rejects 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 9716. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a threeyear, firmfixedprice, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity supply contract or contracts for the following commercial items: Line Item 0001 Capacitor, CPR2534, M, 39003/01-2447, 5910000719802, fixed*, Specification Control Drawing Part Ident No: 11732750-2, estimated maximum quantity: 15,000 each, guaranteed minimum quantity: 2,500 each. Funds will be obligated by individual delivery orders and not by the contract(s). In accordance with FAR 52.21619 ORDER LIMITATIONS, the minimum order limitation for any line item for which the Government will be obligated to purchase and a contractor will be obligated to accept is 100 each. The maximum order limitation per delivery order for any line item is 2,500 each. A contractor will not be obligated to accept orders for an individual line item that exceed the maximum order limitation. Also a contractor will not be obligated to honor a series of orders for an individual line item from the same ordering office within 20 days that together call for a quantity of more than 2,500 each of that item. However, a 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 intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.21618 ORDERING, orders may be issued under a resulting contract from the date of award through three years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.21622 INDEFINITE QUANTITY, a contractor shall not be obligated to make deliveries under a contract after 12 weeks beyond the contract expiration date. Required delivery of all orders is 12 weeks after contractor receipt of each order and will be FOB Destination to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., I-17 N, Exit 225, Pioneer Road, Phoenix, AZ 85086. The COTR shall be Steve Southall, (623)465-0043 ext 340. FAR 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 3629 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. FAR 52.211-14 NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE. FAR 52.211-15 DEFENSE PRIORITY AND ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS. This acquisition has a DO-A5 rating. The telephone contact for this acquisition is Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer at 2023057318. Office of Management and Budget (OMB)No. 90000136 which expires September 30, 2001 applies to this solicitation under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following clauses also apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.2121 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.2124 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.2125 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERSCOMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.2036 RESTRICTIONS OF SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT with its Alternate I, FAR 52.21923 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION ADJUSTMENT FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS, FAR 52.21925 SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM DISADVANTAGED STATUS AND REPORTING, FAR 52.23218 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FAR 52.23233 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION and FAR 52.2046 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBERDATA 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 time for receipt of proposals is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on June 30, 2000. 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 52.2122 EVALUATIONCOMMERCIAL ITEMS, evaluation of offers will be based 60% on past performance and 40% 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 three previously performed contracts on the FPI9999.9999 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 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 52.2123. All clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current. All questions regarding solicitation MUST be received by fax or e-mail 3 days prior to solicitation closing date. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. Drawings may be obtained by faxing a written request to the attention of Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer at 2023057363/7365or e-mail bstone@central.unicor.gov. NO CALLS PLEASE. See Note 1 Posted 06/19/00 (W-SN466080). (0171)

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