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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 5,1998 PSA#2026Dept of Justice, Fed Prison Industries, 320 1st Street NW -- Material
Mgt Branch, Washington, DC 20534-0001 99 -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR NEW PRODUCT AND SERVICE OFFERINGS TO FEDERAL
AGENCIES DUE 123098 POC Gregory Wallis 202/305-7320 or Donovan
Cunningham 202/305-7254 E-MAIL: click here to contact Greg Wallis via
e-mail, gwallis@central.unicor.gov. INTENT: Federal Prison Industries,
Inc. (FPI) is seeking proposals for new products and/or services to 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
services, using federal facilities and federal inmate labor,
incorporating terms similar to, though not necessarily identical to,
those described below. FPI will consider all reasonable proposals for
new products that support FPI's mission. The descriptive arrangements
that follow are meant to be illustrative. The exact agreement that
constitutes each joint venture will be negotiated on a case-by-case
basis. DESCRIPTION OF FPI: 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 53 locations. FPI's product lines are
extensive and include over 175 products and services sold exclusively
to federal agencies and the Department of Defense. FPI's mission is to
employ and provide skills training to the greatest practicable number
of inmates in federal correctional facilities necessary to ensure the
safe and secure operation of such institutions and, in doing so, to
produce market priced, quality goods, in a self-sustaining manner that
minimizes potential impact on private business and labor. A SAMPLE
AGREEMENT FOLLOWS (CONTRACTORS MAY PROPOSE ALTERNATIVE TERMS MEETING
FPI'S OBJECTIVES): SERVICES AND FACILITIES TO BE PROVIDED BY THE
GOVERNMENT (this is offered as an example for illustrative purposes
only): (a) a 2,500 square foot room or building, with adequate
lighting, air conditioning, heating, restrooms, offices, telephone
connections, cabling for computer applications, and requirements
conducive to the operation, as to be delineated further in agreements
between the parties. The contractor may operate on an 8-hour, 16-hour,
or 24-hour work day comprising one or more shifts, as needed to
provide the requisite production levels, manpower levels, and level of
customer service. (b) Inmate labor (see paragraph (a) above). (c)
Mandatory source: in accordance with federal law, products will be
listed on FPI's schedule of products and, as such, federal departments
and agencies will be required to purchase them, provided the products
meet their requirements (Alternately, FPI can act as a subcontractor
to a prime contractor to the Federal Government. However, this type of
arrangement will probably not utilize the mandatory source.) (d) All
utilities, water, telephone service, cleaning and janitorial services.
(e) All tables, chairs, desks, workstations, shelving bins, and other
items necessary and appropriate for the physical setup of the
operation. (f) Computers, software, printers, interface equipment, and
supplies necessary for theoperation of and connection to computer
equipment. (g) Administrative services such as employment records for
all inmates, compliance and reporting with all government agencies as
may be required for the employment of inmates, and distribution/payroll
services for all inmate wages. (h) Training as needed for all civilian
employees of the contractor, including training in civil service
matters, safety and security matters, etc. (i) Security for the safety
and well-being of all contractor personnel. (j) Limited marketing and
sales support. THE CONTRACTOR WILL PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AND
EQUIPMENT (this is also offered as an example for illustrative and
informational purposes only): (1) Machinery and equipment necessary to
manufacture goods and/or provide services (capital outlay can be a
negotiable term). (2) On-site management of such civilian personnel as
may be necessary for day-to-day operations. (3) Such computer
equipment and software as may be specified by the contractor for the
efficient operation of the enterprise. (4)Payroll, billing, and
accounting services, excluding inmate payroll. (5) Marketing and sales
support. (6) Pre- and post-sales support. (7) Business plan, etc.
EXCLUSIVE DEALINGS: FPI agrees that, during the term of the agreement,
it will not provide inmate labor, marketing assistance, production
facilities, administrative assistance, or any other services as may be
described herein in support of competing products. The contractor
agrees that during the term of this agreement, it will utilize FPI as
its primary source in fulfilling Federal Government orders. This
agreement shall be effective upon the date of execution and shall
remain in effect for a period of 5 years from the date that operations
commence. Upon expiration of the primary term, the agreement may be
renewed automically, without action of the parties hereto, for
successive one-year renewal periods unless notice is given in writing
by either party to the other at least 30 days prior to expiration of
the contract term. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES: Payment for services will be
negotiated between FPI and the contractor, and may assume any of a
number of models, including a sum dependent upon the volume of product
sold, a percentage of net revenue, or some variation typically seen
within joint venture agreements. MISCELLANEOUS: FPI reserves the right
to accept or reject proposals received. This notice fulfills FAR
publication requirements for individual proposals received. For a copy
of a typical agreement, a schedule of FPI's current products and
services, or other pertinent information, please call Greg Wallis or
Donovan Cunningham. (0033) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0299 19980205\99-0005.SOL)
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