SOLICITATION NOTICE
39 -- Pallet, Material Handling
- Notice Date
- 7/23/2014
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 321920
— Wood Container and Pallet Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI), ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island, IL 61299-6500
- ZIP Code
- 61299-6500
- Solicitation Number
- W52P1J14R3053
- Response Due
- 8/4/2014
- Archive Date
- 9/21/2014
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth Dennison, 309-782-1534
- E-Mail Address
-
ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI)
(elizabeth.dennison@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Item: Pallet, Material Handling Estimated QTY - YEAR 1: 1,500 EA NAICS Code: 321920 Description: PALLET, MATERIAL HANDLING, 48 IN. X 40 IN., HARDWOOD, FOUR-WAY ENTRY, FLUSH STRINGER, DOUBLE FACE, NON REVERSEABLE AND All LUMBER USED SHALL BE BARK FREE. AS A MINIMUM, THE TOP LOAD CARRYING DECK SHALL CONSIST OF SEVEN DECK BOARDS EQUALL SPACED AT 3.25 INCHES AND THE BOTTOM LOAD BEARING DECK SHALL CONSIST OF FIVE DECK BOARDS. DECK BOARDDIMENSIONS SHALL BE 0.75 INCHED IN THICKNESS AND 3.5 INCHES IN WIDTH, EXCEPT FOR TWO END DECK BOARDS SHALL BE 5.5 INCHES IN WIDTH. THE PALLET SHALL HAVE THREE STRINGERS. EACH STRINGER SHALL BE 1.5 INCHES IN WIDTH BY 3.5 INCHES IN HEIGHT AND 48 INCHES IN LENGTH.THE CENTER STRINGER SHALL BE CENTERED IN THE WIDTH OF THE PALLET. THE PALLET SHALL BE BUILT TO SPEC A-A-52586 DATED 27 MARCH 1996, EXCEPT THAT PALLET IS CONSTRUCTED WITH CAPACITY LIMIT FOR FLOOR AT 5000 LBS. AND FORK AT 2500 LBS. PALLET SHALL BE HEAT TREATED PER ISPM 9 INTERNATIONAL STANDARDS FOR PHYTOSANITARY MEASURES)NO. 15, THE FOLLOWING COMMERCIAL HEAT TREATMENT PROCESS HAS BEEN APPROVED BY THE AMERICAN LUMBER STANDARDS COMMITTEE (ALSC)AND IS REQUIRED FOR ALL.JOOD PACKAGING MATERIAL (WPM) PRODUCTS AND LUMBER USED BY DOD ACTIVITIES.WPM IS DEFINED AS WOOD PALLETS, SKIDS, LOAD BOARDS, PALLET COLLARS, WOODEN BOXES, REELS, DUNAGE, CRATES, FRAMES, AND CLEATS. ALL WPM SHALL BE CONSTRUCTED FROM HEAT TREATED (HT TO 56 DEGREES CENTIGRADE (CELSIUS)OR 133 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT)FOR A MINIMUM OF 30 MINUTES AT THE CORE)LUMBER AND CERTIFIED BY AN ACCREDITED AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE ALSC lAW WPM POLICY AND WPM ENFORCEMENT REGULATIONS (SEE URL: http:www.alsc.org). EACH PALLET SHALL HAVE ISPM 15 STAMPED LEGIBLE, NEAT, AND APPLIED TO THE STRINGER OR BLOCK ON DIADONALLY OPPOSITE SIDES AND ENDS OF THE PALLET AND BE CONTRASTING AND CLEARLY VISIBLE.PALLET HEAT TREATED STAMP APPROXIMATE SIZE: 2.5 INCHED WIDE BY 1.25 INCHES TALL. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS RESTRICTION MAY RESULT IN REFUSAL, DESTRUCTION,OR TREATMENT OF MATERIALS AT THE POINT OF ENTRY. Respondents to this Sources Sought announcement should provide the following information: 1. Company name, CAGE Code, Point of Contact, Phone Number, Email Address, and business size status relative to the above listed products, and whether you are a Small Disadvantaged Business (in what category). 2. A brief synopsis of your company's technical capability to manufacture each item. 3. State whether you will be the actual manufacturer of the items, or if you intend to subcontract all or a portion of the requirement. If you are not the actual manufacturer, indicate what percentage in dollars (not including Materials) and/or what production operations you intend to subcontract. 4. Identify any long-lead items that may impact the delivery schedule. 5. Provide an expected delivery schedule for each item (in days after award). Provide also whether you can provide the total quantity at the initial delivery date, or if not, what your monthly production quantities will be. 6. Identify the minimum order quantity required for each item. This notice is for planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, a Solicitation, a Request for Quotes, or an indication the Government will contract for the items contained in this announcement. This request is not to be construed as a commitment on the part of the Government to award a contract, nor does the Government intend to pay for any information submitted as a result of this request. The Government will not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information being requested or reimburse expenses incurred to interested parties for responses to this announcement. However, information obtained as a result of this announcement may be reflected in the subsequent solicitation, this announcement is Government market research, and may result in revisions to both its requirements and its acquisition strategy based on industry responses. RESPONDENTS MUST SUBMIT THE ABOVE INFORMATION VIA E-MAIL to elizabeth.a.dennison.civ@mail.mil no later than 04 August 2014, 1:00 PM CST
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- Place of Performance
- Address: ACC - Rock Island (ACC-RI) ATTN: AMSAS-AC, Rock Island IL
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
- Zip Code: 61299-6500
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