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

59 -- CONNECTOR SOL 1PI-R-1290-99 DUE 032919 POC Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer, (202)305-7318, fax (202)305-7363/7365 WEB: Click here to download a copy of this solicitation, http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/electronics/index.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer, bstone@central.unicor.gov. 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1PI-R-1290-99, and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation shall be obtained at http://unicor.gov/procurement/electronics/index.html. 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) FPI9999.999-9 -- Business Management Questionnaire; 3) SF1449 -- Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items; 4) FAR 52.212-3 -- Offeror Representatations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Any proposal 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 97-10. The Standard Industrial Classification is 3678. This solicitation is 100% set-aside for small business. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a five-year, firm-fixed-price, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity supply type contract for the following commercial item(s): 0001 -- Connector, UNICOR Part # CTR13742, D,13222E6258, RECEPTABLE-ASSY, FEMALE, DWG# 13222E6258. Funds, other than the guaranteed minimum will be obligated by individual delivery orders and not by the contract itself. Any supplies to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders by the United States Penitentiary, Lompoc, CA. Delivery orders must be delivered complete. No partial deliveries will be accepted. Discounts for early payment, if offered, will not be considered in the price evaluation. This is a DOC9 rated order. FAR 52.216-19, ORDER LIMITATIONS, the minimum order limitations per delivery order for which the Government is obligated to purchase and the contractor is obligated to accept for each line item are as follows: 40 each for line item 0001. The maximum order limitation per delivery order for each line item is as follows: 4,000 each for line item 0001. The guaranteed minimum quantity for the contract period is 400 each for line item 0001 and the not to exceed maximum for the contract period is 4,000 each for line item 0001. The contractor will not be obligated to honor an order for any of these items for quantities exceeding these maximum order limitations. Also, the contractor will not be obliged to honor a series of orders for any of these items from the same ordering office within seven (7) days that together call for quantities exceeding these maximum order limitations. However, the contractor shall honor orders exceeding the maximum order limitation unless the order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within seven (7) days after issuance with a written statement expressing the contractors intent not to ship and the reason. In accordance with FAR 52.216-19, ORDERING, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through five (5) years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.216-22, INDEFINITE QUANTITY the contractor shall not be obliged to make deliveries under this contract after 84 days beyond the contract expiration date. Office of Management and Budget(OMB) No 9000-0136 which expires September 30, 2001 applies to this solicitation under the Paperwork Reduction Act. The following clauses also apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTION TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, FAR 52.203-6 RESTRICTIONS FOR SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT with its alternate I, FAR 52.232-33 MANDATORY INFORMATION FOR ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER PAYMENT, FAR 52.204-6 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER, FAR 52.211-15, NOTICE OF PRIORITY RATING, FAR 52.211-14, NOTICE OF PRIORITY FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE USE, FAR 52.219-6, NOTICE OF SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE and FAR 52.211-2, AVAILIBILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS. The telephone contact for this acquisition is Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer at (202)305-7318. Required delivery by the contractor to the factory is 90 days after receipt of an individual delivery order which may be issued telephonically or by facsimile. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., USP Lompoc, 3901 Kline Blvd., Lompoc, CA 93436. FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial items apply to this acquisition. Vendors may submit a signed and dated federal express or hand delivered quotes to: UNICOR Federal Prison Industries, 400 First Street N.W., Washington DC 20534, 7th Floor, ATTN: Bid Custodian. In accordance with FAR 52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS, facsimile proposals will be accepted and shall be addressed to Broderick J. Stone, Contracting Officer at 202-305-7363/7365. The due date and time for receipt of proposals is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on March 29, 1999. All proposals must reference the solicitation number and the due date for receipt of proposals. In addition to this, 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). Offerors shall provide pricing in Section B of the solicitation for each component for each of the five years in the contract period. All offerors must hold their prices firm for 60 calendar days from the due date specified for receipt of proposals. No incremental pricing will 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. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to a responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is considered most advantageous to the Government. In accordance with FAR52.212-2, EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, evaluation of offers will be based 50% on price and 50% past performance. Price shall be evaluated by multiplying each offerors's proposed unit price by the estimated maximum for each item taking into consideration any applicable Buy American differentials. Discounts for early payment, if offered, will not be considered in the evaluation for award. In order for the Government to evaluate past performance, each offeror must submit references of at least three (3) previously performed contracts. 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. Future requirements from the UNICOR factory in Lompoc may be modified to the contract resulting from this announcement if considered to fall within the scope of work. Offerors shallspecify business size and classification as required in FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items. Offerors shall submit fax request for drawings at (202)305-7363/7365. NO CALLS PLEASE. See Note 1 and 9. Posted 03/12/99 (W-SN308125). (0071)

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