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

55 -- EDGE BANDING SOL 50-215 DUE 082200 POC Rhonda Robinson, Contracting Officer (202) 305-7333 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 #50-215 and is being issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation shall be obtained at http://www.unicor.gov/procurement/furniture. Click onto 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 web page. Offerors must submit The following forms: 1.) ACH Vendor/Miscellaneous Payment Enrollment Form; 2.) FP19999.9999 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 97-18. The small business size standard is 500 and the Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2431. This requirement is small business set-aside 100%. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc. intends to enter into a Firm Fixed Price, Requirements type contract. The period of performance is one year with two optional years in accordance with 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options. (7/90) and 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. The requirement for Molding (Edge banding). Line Item 0001 7/8"W X .022"T X250'L Cherry Edge Tape, Plain Sliced UNICOR P/N #MLD0690. Estimate Quantity: 1,200,000 Feet. Line Item 0002 1-1/4"X1/16"X250', Cherry, Plain Sliced, UNICOR P/N #MLD0726. Est. Qty: 45,000 FT. Line Item 0003 7/8"X250'X.022"T, Veneer, Ash, Grade A, Plain Sliced, UNICOR P/N #MLD0846. Est. Qty: 15,000 FT. Line Item 0004 1-3/8"WX250'X.022"T. Ash Veneer, Grade A, Plain Sliced, UNICOR P/N #MLD0866. Est. Qty: 9,000 FT. Line Item 0005 1/16"TX1/16"TX5/8"W, Maple, Prefinished, 3-Sealer Coats with U/V Top Coat, Plain Slice, UNICOR P/N #MLD2115. Est. Qty: 213,000 FT. Line Item 0006 1-5/8"X250'X.022"T, Cherry, Plain Sliced, Grade A, UNICOR P/N #MLD2182. Est. Qty: 105,000 FT. Items 0001-0006 Base Year Prices; Items 0007-0012 Option Year One Prices; Items 0013-0018 Option Year Two Prices. Offerors are advised that 2 Bid Samples (1 Strip) of each of the items listed in Section B of the schedule must be furnished. Identification of each item offered shall be clear and correspond to the items in Section B. Bid samples must be furnished as part of the offer and received prior to the time specified for receipt of offers and sent to: UNICOR, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, PRODUCT SUPPORT CENTER, 9595 WEST QUINCY AVENUE, LITTLETON, COLORADO 80123. Funds 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 issuanceof delivery order. Required delivery is within 21 days of contractor receipt of each delivery order. Delivery shall be FOB Destination to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Federal Correctional Institution, 27072 Ballston Road, Sheridan, OR 97378. In accordance with 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 order is as follows: $100. The maximum order limitations per delivery order: $40,000. The contractor will not be obligated to honor an order for any of these items with quantities exceeding the maximum order limitations. The variation in quantity is 10% increase and 10% decrease. The contractor will not be obliged to honor a series of orders for any of these items from the same ordering office within seven days that together call for quantities exceeding these maximum order limitations. In accordance with FAR 52.216 Ordering, orders may be issued under the resulting contract from the date of award through three years thereafter. In accordance with FAR 52.216-21 Requirements, the contractor shall not be obligated to make deliveries under this contract after 90 days beyond the contract expiration date. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) No. 90000136 that expires February 28, 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 Subcontractors Sales To The Government With Its Alternate 1, FAR 52.232-18 Availability Of Funds, FAR 52.232-33 Mandatory Information For Electronic Funds Transfer Payment and FAR 52.204-6 Contractor Identification Number Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. 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. The due date and time for receipt of proposals August 22, 2000 at 1:00 p.m. EST. Each proposal must contain the name, address and telephone number of the offeror as well as any discount terms that are offered. 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 on price and price related factors. 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 FP19999.9999 Business Management Questionnaire. Award will be all or none to the responsible offeror submitting the proposal that is determined to be the best value to the Government considering price and/or cost and price-related factors, if any, as specified in FAR 14.201-8, past performance and technical quality. 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. Offerors shall specify business size and classification as required in FAR 52.212-3. clauses and provisions referenced in this announcement may be accessed at the following website: http://www.gsa.gov/far/current. Posted 08/04/00 (W-SN482560). (0217)

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