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

25 -- SEAT BELTS SOL 1PI-R-1508-00 DUE 010300 POC Barry M. Page, Contracting Officer, 202-305-3887, 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 via, bpage@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. The solicitation number is 1PI-R-1508-00, and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation shall be obtained at http://www.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.) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. Any proposals that reject 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 97-14. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a five-year, firm-fixed-price, requirements contract for the following commercial item: Line Item 0001 -- seat belt, push-button, release, 60", seat belt exceeds federal government strength requirements and conforms to federal standard #209, Superior Industries International Part No. 46-3250B (for reference only), estimated quantity over five years: 100,000 each. Funds will be obligated by individual delivery orders and not by the contract. In accordance with FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS, the minimum order limitation for which the Government will be obligated to purchase and a contractor will be obligated to accept is 1,000 each. The maximum order limitation per delivery order is 5,000 each. A contractor will not be obliged to honor any orders that exceed the maximum order limitation. Also a contractor will not be obliged to honor a series of orders from the same ordering office within 5 days that call for a total quantity exceeding the maximum order limitation. 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 52.216-18 ORDERING, orders may be issued under a resulting contract from the date of award through five years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.216-21 REQUIREMENTS, a contractor shall not be obligated to make deliveries under a contract after 30 days beyond the contract expiration date. Required delivery of all orders is 30 days after contractor receipt of each order and will be FOB Destination to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., 8 miles NE of Bastrop on Hwy. 95, Bastrop, TX 78602. In accordance with FAR 52.211-16 VARIATION IN QUANTITY, the permissible variation in quantity shall be limited to a 5% increase or a 5% decrease. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 5099 and the small business size standard is 500 employees. The telephone contact for this acquisition is Barry Page, Contracting Officer at 202-305-3887. 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 INSTRUCTIONS 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 OF SUBCONTRACTOR SALES TO THE GOVERNMENT with its Alternate I, FAR 52.219-23 NOTICE OF PRICE EVALUATION ADJUSTMENT FOR SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS CONCERNS, FAR 52.219-25 SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS PARTICIPATION PROGRAM DISADVANTAGED STATUS AND REPORTING, FAR 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS, FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION and FAR 52.204-6 CONTRACTOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER -- DATA UNIVERSAL NUMBERING SYSTEM (DUNS) NUMBER. The Contracting Officer will evaluate offers from small disadvantaged businesses certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) by adding a factor of 10% to all other offers received from other business concerns. To receive this price evaluation adjustment, a small disadvantaged business must submit certification from the SBA of this status. Offerors may submit signed and dated Federal Express or hand delivered offers to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Material Management Branch, 400 First Street NW, 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 Barry Page, Contracting Officer at 202-305-7363/7365. The due date and timefor receipt of proposals is 2:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time on January 3, 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 52.212-2 EVALUATION -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, evaluation of offers will be based 50% on past performance and 50% 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 five previously performed contracts on the FPI9999.999-9 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 52.212-3. All clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current. NO CALLS PLEASE Posted 12/13/99 (W-SN408115). (0347)

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