SOLICITATION NOTICE
79 -- DETERGENT, GENERAL PURPOSE, LIQUID, HARD SURFACE CLEANER
- Notice Date
- 11/4/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), Southwest Supply Center (7FL), 819 Taylor Street RM 6A06, Fort Worth, TX, 76102
- ZIP Code
- 76102
- Solicitation Number
- 7FLA-S6-03-2477-SQ
- Response Due
- 11/14/2003
- Archive Date
- 12/31/2003
- Point of Contact
- Stephen Bartley, Contract Specialist, Phone 817 978 2491, Fax 817 978 8634, - Gay Kirkpatrick, Contract Specialist, Phone 817 978 3672, Fax 817 978 8634,
- E-Mail Address
-
stephen.bartley@gsa.gov, gay.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov
- Description
- This is a notice RE: pending Standing Quote for the period date of award through 11/30/04. Item for bid will be as follows: 7930-00-515-2477 DETERGENT, GENERAL PURPOSE, LIQUID, HARD SURFACE CLEANER: Shall be a stable, homogenous, concentrated, liquid, heavy-duty cleaner suitable for removing heavy soils from walls, floors and other washable surfaces; suitable for manual cleaning and for use with automatic scrubbing machines with the following characteristics: Unit of issue ? GL (one (1) gallon container). Maximum age on delivery - five (5) months from date of manufacture. Material: There shall be no sediment or foreign material in the containers of the product. Deleterious effect on flooring: The specified dilution of the product shall have no deleterious action on asphalt, vinyl or vinyl-composition flooring when tested as specified in ASTM D 3399, section 9. Toxicity: The product shall be non-toxic and non-hazardous for use in enclosed spaces. Excluded materials: The product shall not contain organic solvents or free alkali. pH: The pH of the undiluted product shall be not greater than 10.0 when tested as specified in ASTM D 1172. Dilution ratio: The product concentration shall require not more than 4 ounces per gallon of hard water to produce a general purpose cleaning use-dilution solution and not more than 8 ounces per gallon of hard water to produce a wax removal use-dilution solution. ASTM standards are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. PRODUCT CONFORMANCE: The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this description, conform to the producer's own specifications, standards, and quality assurance practices and be the same product offered for sale in the commercial market. The Government reserves the right to require proof of such conformance. PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY: The item(s) shall be packaged and packed in accordance with the latest revision of ASTM D 3951, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging. Copies of ASTM standards are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Phone: 610-832-9585, Fax: 610-832-9555, Web site: www.astm.org, e-mail: service@astm.org. Palletization: The shipping (transport) containers shall be palletized. The pallets shall be 48-inch length x 40-inch width, general purpose, four-way entry, flush stringer, and double-face non-reversible pallets. The palletized load shall not exceed 2500 pounds in weight for shipments to the Eastern Distribution Center (Burlington). The palletized load shall not exceed 2000 pounds in weight for shipments to the Western Distribution Center (French Camp Location). The palletized load shall not overhang the pallet deck board edge by more than 1 inch and shall not exceed 53 inches in overall height (including pallet). Less than half pallet loads or loads shipped by small package carrier in acceptable transport packing need not be palletized. When less than full but more than a half pallet is used, the palletized load shall utilize proper bracing and/or reinforcement to ensure that the load can withstand two additional loads placed on it. Stacking: A load-stacking test shall be performed once, at the beginning of the contract, for each different unitized or palletized load configuration. A fully palletized load shall be tested utilizing a total stack of three palletized loads, with all the proper bracing and/or reinforcement necessary to perform the test. There shall be no evidence of damage to the pallets, shipping containers or products when stack is tested on the rigid surface for a minimum of 24 hours, in compliance with all the National and Local Safety Regulations. The pre-tested palletized load configuration shall be duplicated using the same packaging materials, pattern, number of shipping (transport) containers, and procedures consistent throughout the duration of the contract. Palletized loads shall be stable and safe when handled with mechanical equipment by qualified personnel. Materials: All lumber used inside or outside a shipment shall be bark free. No used wood pallets with repaired components or stringers will be acceptable. All wood pallet stringers shall be manufactured from hardwoods. Pallets manufactured of materials other than wood, shall conform to all the requirements specified herein. Unitization: For the purpose of this requirement, the assembled group of containers or items in a single load that can be handled as a unit throughout the distribution system. Unitization encompasses, but is not limited to, consolidation in a container, placement on a pallet or load base having forklift capability, or securely binding together. Shipments should be considered for unitization where appropriate or specified. Unitization of pallet load: The palletized load shall be unitized and secured to the pallet to insure that the load arrives intact without product damage. The containers or items shall be placed in a suitable pattern to form a stable and balanced load. Vertical, horizontal or filler reinforcement shall be added as necessary to meet the stacking strength requirements. A palletized load shall be secured to the pallet by shrink or stretch wrapping, and/or, by steel or nonmetallic strapping. When steel or nonmetallic strapping is used, edge protectors shall be provided to prevent damage to the cartons when tensioning the strapping. As a minimum, two straps shall run lengthwise, two straps shall run widthwise, and two straps shall run around the girth of the palletized load. A palletized load shall be capable of protecting the products against damage in a multiple handling, transportation, and storage environment having distribution warehouses with rack systems that support the load/s overhead of warehouse personnel. NOTICE OF SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SHIPMENT TO EUROPEAN UNION COUNTRIES: Per Clause D-FSS-468, non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood package material used in shipments destined for ultimate delivery to or through a European Union (EU) country shall comply with the Emergency Measures (2001/219/EC) adopted by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC). Additionally, shipments delivered to DoD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU countries shall comply with DLA PROCLTR 02-17. MARKING: Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129. Exception to FED-STD-123, Paragraph 4.2.2: Special markings other than those data items specifically cited in paragraph 6 shall be placed on each Transport Package in accordance with paragraph 4.2.1 regardless of load unitization. SPECIAL MARKING shall include: 1) Lot Batch number. 2) Dates of manufacture and reinspection thirty-six (36) months after date of manufacture. 3) Instructions for use. DATA SUBMISSION: The material safety data sheet (MSDS) shall be submitted in accordance with the latest revision of Federal Standard No. 313. For shipments to GSA distribution centers or Customer Supply Centers, the contractor shall provide one copy of the MSDS in or on each shipping container. If affixed to the outside of each container, the MSDS must be placed in a weather-resistant envelope. NOTE TO BUYER: THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS MUST BE ADDED TO THE PURCHASE ORDER FOR OVERSEA SHIPMENTS. SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OVERSEAS SHIPMENTS: In addition to other requirements, the commodity shall be packaged, packed, and marked in a manner to meet the applicable requirements of the Department of Transportation (DOT) regulations (Title 49, Code of Federal Regulations) for overseas shipments. For marine shipments, the pack shall meet the requirement of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) International Maritime Dangerous Goods (IMDG) Code, latest revision.
- Record
- SN00464613-W 20031106/031104213312 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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