83 -- CLOTH, 100% COTTON

Notice Date

July 16, 2001

Contracting Office

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

ZIP Code

20534-0001

Solicitation Number

TX00067-01

Response Due

July 23, 2001

Point of Contact

Tracey Boyd-Vega, Senior Contracting Officer, 202-305-7260, FAX 202-305-7344

E-Mail Address

Modification of a Presolicitation Notice to the CBD (tbvega@central.unicor.gov)

Description

This was advertised in the Commerce Business Daily on June 5, 2001. This has been changed to a combined synopsis/solicitation for a supply commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, a 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 TX00067-01 and this solicitation is issued as a Request For Proposal. The solicitation document and incorporated provision and clauses are those in effect through federal Acquisition Circular 97-23, effective 2-20-01. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2322. UNICOR , Federal Prison Industries, intends to enter into an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity type contract with One (1) Base Year and Two (2) option years, if exercised. Delivery is FOB Destination to FCI Jesup, GA. Delivery is required 45 days after receipt of Delivery Order. A contractor's "Point-of-Contact" must be included by the vendor for notification of damaged goods received. Contract to be awarded as a whole lot comprised of the following seven Line Items: Line Item 0001- FAB 1773 -- Cloth, Rib, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown -- 436, Size: 1" x 1" Rib Knit, U/M: LB, qty 16,000 Lbs. Line Item 0002 -- FAB 1775 -- Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size: 16"W, U/M YD, qty 5,000 yds, Line Item 0003 -- FAB 1776 -- Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size 18"W, U/M: YD, qty 5,000 yds, Line Item 0004 -- FAB 1777 Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size: 20"W, U/M: YD, qty 30,000 yds, Line Item 0005 -- FAB 1778 Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size : 22"W, U/M: YD, qty 810,000 yds, Line Item 0006 -- FAB 1779 Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D, 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size: 24"W, U/M: LB, qty 130,000 yds, Line Item 0007 -- FAB 1780 -- Cloth, Commercial Spec: A-A-50013D 4/13/92, Cotton 100%, Color: Brown 436, Size: 26"W, U/M: YD, qty 45,000 yds. Minimum Guaranteed Amounts for each Item is the following: FAB 1773 -- 16,000 lbs; FAB 1775 -- 3,500 yds, FAB 1776 -- 3,500 yds, FAB 1777 -- 21,000 yds, FAB 1778 -- 567,000 yds, FAB 1779 -- 91,000 yds, and FAB 1780 -- 31,500 yds. Option Year 1 and Option Year 2 are the same quantities. Special instructions: Packaging: Fabric shall be festooned and shipped in reusable containers. Item FAB 1773 Rib: max. 30" wide/min 26" wide. Roll length: max 120 yds./min. 60 yds. The minimum delivery per order is 5,000 yds and maximum delivery per order is 50,000 yds. Maximum delivery order quantity amount for combination of line items is 300,000 yds. Delivery requirement: Forty-Five (45) days ARO. Variation-in-Quantity is +2% /-0%. NO EXCEPTIONS. Place of Performance is UNICOR, FCI Jesup, GA, Jesup Cut & Sew, 2600 Hwy 301 South, Jesup, GA 31545, the Factory Contracting Officer is Roger Holland, Telephone # 912-427-0870 Ext 723and FAX # 912-427-1244. The Contracting Officer Technical Representative (COTR) is Mr. Charles Young, 912-427-0870 Ext. 717. The contractor will only deliver items and quantities specified by individual delivery orders placed by authorized personnel either at the specific factory location and/or Central Office in Washington, D.C. with the exception of the contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). Funds are obligated by each individual Delivery Order (s) and not the contract itself. Prices will be FOB destination. Period of Performance is One Base Year with Two Option years, if exercised. Items shipped without a delivery order will be returned to the contractor at the contractor's expense. The contractor will assure wrapping and packaging of the material to prevent damage and shifting during shipment. Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract after 45 days after the expiration date of the contract. FCI Jesup, Delivery Hours are Monday thru Friday, 7:30 to 10:30 and 12:30pm to 2:00pm excluding Federal Holidays. The provision of FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Oct 2000), applies to this acquisition. Clause 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999), is applicable. The proposal will be evaluated by the following Best Value Criteria: 1) Past Performance, (2) Technical Capabilities, (3) Price. This is an "ALL OR NONE" Award. The requirement is Domestic Only. The contractor is required to submit a Certificate of Conformance per 52.246-15 (Mar 1984) with each order. Interested contractors may submit a proposal to mailing address UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Clothing/Textiles Group, 400 First Street, 6th Floor, NW, Washington, D.C. 20534, ATTN: Tracey Boyd-Vega, Room 6043; and (if hand carried, Federal Express, UPS, etc.) Reference the solicitation number on the outside of the package. The following documents are required to be submitted to UNICOR No Later Than July 23, 2001 at 2:00pm EDT: Offeror's are NOT to submit pricing with their initial proposals. Offerors must submit the following completed forms, except for pricing, by the deadline for submissions on July 23, 2001 (Pricing only accepted through the Competitive Bidding Event (CBE), as described herein). These forms are available for download at www.unicor.gov/procurement/proelectron.htm and www.unicor.gov/procurement/proforms.htm: -- SF 1449 or firm's letterhead agreeing to all terms and conditions of the solicitation , -- FPI 9999-999-9, Business Management Questionnaire must be completed with a minimum of three references not to exceed five of contracts that are of similar size and complexity. Include the following information: Contact person, telephone number, and the product provided. -- ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form -- FreeMarkets Agreement forms found on UNICOR website to Federal Prison Industries, Clothing/Textiles Group, ATTN: Tracey Boyd-Vega, 400 First Street, NW, Room 6043, 6th Floor, Washington DC 20534. -- FAX proposal to 202-305-7344 per FAR 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. All responsible/responsive contractors will be considered for award. -- Clause 52.212-3 Offeror Representatives and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Mar 2001), applicable; and acknowledgment of all amendments, if issued. Offeror will hold prices firm for 60 days from the date specified for receipt of offers. Offers that fail to furnish required representations and certificates or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. Offerors will NOT submit prices with the proposal by the closing date. The Contracting Officer has opted to conduct a competitive, anonymous, on-line reverse auction (Auction # CBE 4944) as described herein. The Contracting Entity has contracted with FreeMarkets Inc., for FreeMarkets to conduct the auction for this solicitation. FreeMarkets refers to such an auction as a Competitive Bidding Event (CBE). For the sake of consistency and to avoid confusion, this solicitation will similarly refer to such auction as a CBE. However, use of this phrase shall not be constructed to imply that this solicitation is being conducted under the procedures set forth at FAR Part 14. Rather, this solicitation is being conducted under the procedures set forth as FAR Part 15. During CBE, Offerors will provide pricing through submission of electronic offers via software that will be provided by FreeMarkets. The primary pricing competition for this solicitation will be through the online reverse auction. FreeMarkets will explain this process in detail and train each qualified offeror prior to the CBE. Offerors will have the ability to submit revised pricing during the CBE in response to prices submitted by other offerors. The identify of offerors will not revealed to each other during the CBE. The final such revision during the CBE will be considered the Offerors final proposal. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to conduct verbal or written discussion with respect to factors other than price with the offerors at anytime prior to award. During the CBE, Offerors may revise their initial pricing proposal through submission of electronic offers during the anonymous CBE. This CBE shall constitute discussions with the offerors. Time set for this CBE 1:00 PM to 2:30 PM is August 14, 2001 between 1:30PM EDT 3:00PM and is subject to change. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to suspend or cancel the CBE at any time. If the Contracting Officer cancels the CBE, Final Proposal Revisions will be requested by an amendment to the solicitation. Notwithstanding FAR 52.215-5, Offerors will submit pricing only through the online mechanism supplied by FreeMarkets. Offerors will not submit pricing via any other mechanism including but not limited to post, courier, fax, e-mail or orally unless specifically requested by the Contracting Officer. At the conclusion of the CBE, UNICOR intends to award the contract, by Lot/Location, to the eligible, low-priced, best value, responsible offeror. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to award to other than the low-priced offeror or to make no award under the solicitation. Further information about the CBE is provided on the UNICOR's website. Offerors may also contact Karen Tosch, Associate Market Maker, at FreeMarkets at (512) 358-9978 with specific questions about the CBE. See Attachment #A (Item Description & Specification and B (CBE Requirements & FreeMarkets Agreement forms) on UNICOR website. Reference 52.211-1. Documents cited in this solicitation may be obtained from the General services Administration, Federal Supply service Bureau, Specification Section, Suite 8100, 470 L'Enfant Plaza, S.W. Washington, DC 20407, Telephone 202-619-8978, FAX # 202-219-8978. This solicitation can be downloaded from UNICOR's website -- see "www.unicor.gov/procurement/clothing/textiles". EMail:tbvega@central.unicor.gov. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS OR PROPOSALS WILL BE ACCEPTED. For information regarding this solicitation or questions, contact Tracey Boyd-Vega, Telephone # 202-305-7260, FAX # 202-305-7344 or e-mail address stated above. Reference the quote number on the request. Clause 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals (Oct 1997) is applicable and are acceptable. Facsimile written request shall be submitted to 202-305-7344. Proposals must be received by 2:00PM EDT, July 23, 2001. Numbering System (DUNS) Number is applicable. Clause 52.232-33 & 35, Mandatory information for Electronic funds Transfer (May 1999), applies to this acquisition. Due to electronic payment procedures, all vendors must supply your ACH Number and TIN Number with your quote. A completed ACH form must be on file prior to contract award. If quote is not submitted on a Standard Form 1449, submit the proposal on Company's letterhead, with a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms and conditions of this solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representation and certifications or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. All responsible/responsive contractors will be considered for award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offer within the time for acceptance specified in the offer shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before specified expiration date, the Government may accept an offer or part of an offer after its receipt unless a written notice or withdrawal is received before award. The offeror must specify business size.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010718/83SOL001.HTM (W-197 SN50R9F7)