SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Archival Card file Box with full telescoping lid, 6,000 Ea
- Notice Date
- 6/25/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 322211
— Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- National Archives and Records Administration, NAA, Acquisition Center, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3340, College Park, Maryland, 20740-6001
- ZIP Code
- 20740-6001
- Solicitation Number
- NAR-10-NR-0253
- Archive Date
- 7/24/2010
- Point of Contact
- Jon McIver, Phone: 480-584-9433
- E-Mail Address
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jon.mciver@nara.gov
(jon.mciver@nara.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Request for Quotation number is NAR-10-NR-0253. This Request for Quotation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-42 effective June 16, 2010. This acquisition is set aside for small business only. The Offerors must state in their quote their size standard for this procurement. All qualified responsible small business sources may submit a quote which will be considered by the agency. The period of performance is: From Date of award to 60 days after receipt of order (ARO). This will be a firm-fixed price contract. The purpose of this contract is to obtain a firm fixed price contract to procure 6 thousand card file boxes that will meet the Salient Features below. The business address for the National Archives is located at 1319 Dielman Rd. St Louis MO 63132-5100. The award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable Small Business Source in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-2(b)((i) lowest price brand name or equal product under NAICS code: 322211 or other appropriate codes. Due Date for Submissions: Offerors are requested to submit quotes by 4PM EDT July 9, 2010. Failure to do so may result in a rejection of the quotation as untimely. Submit to jon.mciver@nara.gov and stephena.smith@nara.gov. 1.0Pricing Table 1. Vendor ___________________________________________________________ Contact _________________________________ Phone_______________________________ Date__________________________ Vendor POC email address____________________________________________ Description: Manufacture of Archival card file box with full telescoping lid, size 12” L x 6 1/8” W x 4 1/2” H. Material: 60 pt. acid/lignin free blue-grey board buffered with 3% calcium carbonate. Boxes have metal reinforced edges. (Brand Name or equal to Hollinger Metal Edge part number #1246) Item # 1. Card File Box, Full Lid, Quantity, 6,000, Unit Price ______ Total Cost boxes_______ Item #2 Shipping _____ Total Cost Shipping______ TOTAL COST $________________ Shipping: Vendor shall quote estimated price for shipping as part of quote. FOB destination. Contracting: Technical Representative: Mark For: Jon McIver Brian SmithStephen Smith Phone 480-584-9433Phone 314-801-9169Phone 314-567-5863 jon.mciver@nara.govFax: 314-801-0790 Clause – FAR 52.211-6 – Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999) (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as “brand name or equal,” the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that “equal” products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of “equal” products, including “equal” products of the brand name manufacturer, must— Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; Clearly identify the item by—Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate “equal” products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an “equal” product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. 2.0 SALIENT FEATURES Card File Boxes with Lid 3.0 BASIC REQUIREMENTS Salient Features – Brand Name or Equal (Acid free metal reinforced box Hollinger Metal Edge part number #1246). The following information is required in order to consider your quote/proposal. Vendors proposing alternate solutions shall ensure the solution meets the salient features below. Failure to complete the information below will result in rejection of the quote as non responsive. Brand name or equal: Hollinger Metal Edge part number #1246. Vendor complete showing how offering fills requirement below. -Format: Manufacture of card file box with full telescoping lid -Size: 12” L x 6 1/8” W x 4 1/2” H. -Material: 60 pt. acid/lignin free blue-grey board buffered with 3% calcium carbonate. -Reinforced: Boxes have metal reinforced edges -Color: Blue-grey 4.0 PLACE DELIVERY Products will be delivered to the following location: National Archives and Records Administration 1319 Dielman Rd. St Louis MO 63132-5100 MARK FOR Stephen Smith 5.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE The period will be for delivery no more than 60 days from date of award. 6.0 HOURS OF OPERATION Work must be undertaken during regular business hours, 7:00 am – 4:30 pm, Monday through Friday, unless mutually agreed upon by NARA Contracting Officers Technical Representative Brian Smith. 7.0 TASKS AND DELIVERABLES The deliverables are in paragraph 1 above. 8.0 QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) requires Offerors to provide a written quotation. Please use the format in Enclosure 1 for your submission of quote Price Quotation. The quotations will be evaluated in accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 13.106-2(b)((i) lowest price brand name or equal product and award will be made to the small business offeror that submits the lowest price technically acceptable offer. If submitting an equal to the Brand Name Salient Features – Brand Name or Equal (Acid free metal reinforced box Hollinger Metal Edge part number #1246), your quote as per the format in enclosure 1 will have to contain a description of how your quote is the Brand Name or equal to the Hollinger box. Limit your technical description to no more than 10 pages. A.The Offeror must provide the following information on the first page of the pricing quotation: (1) RFQ Number; (2) Name and address of Offeror; (3) Name and telephone number of point of contact; (4) Name of contract administration office (if available); (5) Proposed prices per the Schedule of Prices - best prices offered to the government (6) Business Size Description and CCR, DUNS number. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS: The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and are to remain in full force in any resultant fixed price purchase order: FAR Clause 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (June 2008); The quotations will be evaluated In accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 13.106-2 and award will be made to the offeror that submits the lowest price technically acceptable small business brand name or equal offer; each offeror shall include a complete copy of the provisions at FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (AUG 2009), with the quotation. A copy of the provision can be found at hhtp://www.arnet.gov/far/; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (June 2010); FAR52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (JUNE 2010). Paragraph (b) of this clause incorporates by reference the following FAR Clauses: 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003), 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Jun 2003), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities, 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies, 52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other Than Central Contractor Registration, and 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sep 2006) (1) Protests as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (address as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the: National Archives and Records Administration, NAA-Acquisition Services Division, 8601 Adelphi Road, Room 3340, College Park, MD 20740-6001, Attn: Jon McIver. The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with GAO. CONTRACTOR NOTE: Offerors are requested to transmit inquiries via e- mail, Attn: Jon McIver e-mail ;( jon.mciver@nara.gov) and one copy e-mailed to Stephen Smith; (stephenA.smith@nara.gov). Quotations may be submitted (one copy) via mail or fax (301) 837-3227, or Email (jon.mciver@nara.gov) to: Mr. Jon McIver, National Archives and Records Administration, Acquisition Services Division (NAA), Suite 3340, 8601 Adelphi Road, College Park MD 20740-6001, no later than July 9, 2010, by 4:00 PM EDT. One copy of the quotation should also be e-mailed to Stephen A. Smith; (stephenA.smith@nara.gov). Quotations must include the solicitation number, discount/payment terms, identification of any special commercial terms, and must be signed by an authorized company representative. It is critical that Offerors provide adequate detail to allow evaluation of their quotes (See FAR 52.212-1(b)). Offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any). Solicitation must include FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications detailing all company required information.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: National Archives, 1319 Dielman Rd., St Louis MO 63132-5100, St Louis, Missouri, 63132, United States
- Zip Code: 63132
- Zip Code: 63132
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