Social Security Administration, Deputy Commissioner for Finance, Assessment and Management, Office of Acquisition and Grants, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, MD, 21207-5279

75 -- 50-INCH ROLLED PAPER 18 INCHES WIDE SOL SSA-RFQ-00-0266 DUE 060500 POC Christine Nagengast, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659520, Fax 4109669310, Email christine.nagengast@ssa.gov -- Maria Prevost, Contract Specialist, Phone 4109659523, Fax 4109669310, Email maria.prevost@ssa.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=SSA-RFQ-00-02 66&LocID=2422. E-MAIL: Christine Nagengast, christine.nagengast@ssa.gov. The Social Security Administration is interested in receiving quotations on rolled paper. This is a combined synopsis/request for quotation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is a simplified acquisition, 100% small business set aside, issued as request for quotation (RFQ), number SSA-RFQ-00-0266. Quotations submitted from other than small businesses will be rejected. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation that shall be considered by the Agency. The standard industrial classification (SIC) code for this acquisition is 2621. The small business size standard is 750 employees. This request for quotation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Acquisition Circular 97-16. Quotations in response to this RFQ shallbe submitted by Monday, June 5, 2000, 3:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, addressed to the Social Security Administration, Office of Acquisition and Grants, Attn: Christine Nagengast, 1710 Gwynn Oak Avenue, Baltimore, Maryland, 21207, or faxed to (410) 966-9310. REQUIREMENT: One hundred and ninety two (192) 50-inch rolls of paper, 18 inches wide. All roll paper must have chadless feeder holes on each margin, and a six-inch hollow core. Perpendicularity of Perforation: Maximum deviation 0.02 in. Paper weight: 20# book/50# offset. Specific volume: 0.079-0.089 inch (1.3-1.45 cm). Smoothness: 115-265 cm X 10 = Sheffield Units TAPPI Test Methods #T 538 om-88. Opacity: >60% TAPPI Test Methods #T 519 om-86. Moisture content: Equilibrium Relative Humidity 45 7%7. Dimensional Stability: Longitudinal <0.06% Transversal <0.14%. Electrical Properties: Electrical Surface Resistance: 18-10 Ohms; Electrical Volume Resistance: <10 Ohms Keithley Electrode. Must have at least 20% post consumer recovered material, andmust consist of at least 80% chemically pulped wood, free from any contaminants that may have been added to the paper in its previous application. A first article test of several rolls shall be performed to determine technical acceptability. Following are the performance and other characteristics the first article must meet for approval. Paper: 50 inch diameter rolls; 18" wide paper, white form bond; perforated at 8 1/2 inch intervals; minimum weight of 20 lbs.; at least 20% post-consumer recovered material; composition of at least 80% chemically pulped wood; free from contaminants; smoothness of the paper 70-150 Sheffield Units; pinfeed holes at the sides (not factored into the 18 inch width; wound on six inch cores; rolls spliceless; all rolls wound in the same direction. Packaging: rolls packaged 2 to a pallet; paper or shrink-wrapped; secured to the pallet with 1/2 inch wide nylon strapping. Pallets: dimensions of 36 inches x 52 inches x 5.25 inches high; stops at the rear of the pallet; accommodates a standard pallet jack lifting mechanism with forks measuring 42 inches long x 4 inches wide x 1.75 inches high. Performance: All rolls must be usable to within 10 inches of the core; the core must function properly on a Roll Systems Incorporated (RSI) unwider, without shifting of the paper or jamming. The test rolls will be held in SSA's printer area for three days to allow for proper acclimatizing. The rolls will then be used on SSA's IBM 3900 Printer Systems to ensure that the paper meets all requirements for surface stability, vapor emissions, print quality maintenance and fusing quality. Continued use of the paper must not result in detrimental effects to the printing equipment, nor the emission of odor-causing compounds such as sulfur compounds, chlorides, resin-based aerosols or organics. Any coatings on the paper must not cause fusing failures. The paper must not cause fusing failures due to the inclusion of synthetic resins, synthetic sizing agents or plastics. The paper must not create excessive paper dust. The amount of paper dust and chads must not exceed 75-260 micrograms per cubic meter (SSA Health code standard) or cause printer malfunctions and operator interventions. Paper must not have additives or other conditions that reduce print quality. The offeror is to indicate a warranty and/or shelf life, if applicable. All costs related to first article testing are to be borne by the contractor, including any and all costs for additional tests following disapproval. However, the contractor may deliver an approved first article as part of the contract quantity, provided it meets all of the requirements stated above and is not consumed or destroyed during testing. The Government may waive the requirement for first article approval where supplies identical or similar to those called for have been previously furnished by the offeror and have been accepted by the Government. In this circumstance, the offeror may request a waiver. Partial delivery may be required as early as June 19, 2000. Each pallet must be clearly marked with both the NSN 7530-00-000-0465 and the ICN 668541. All shipments shall be delivered to the Social Security Administration's Middle River Warehouse in Baltimore, Maryland 21220. The following provisions at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors -- Commercial Items, (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (b)(1) -- (b)(9), (b)(11), (c), (f) and (g). There are no addendums to these provisions. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (a) and (c). The government will award a contract resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible offer or whose offer conforming to the quotation will be most advantageous to the Government price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government's requirement as described above (see FAR 52.212-1(a)(4)) and price. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwisefurnished 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 offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provisions FAR Part 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The provisions at FAR Part 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items apply to this acquisition. There are no addendums to these provision. The following provisions at FAR Part 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (tailored) apply to this acquisition: (b)(12), (b)(13), (b)(14), (b)(15), (b)(23), (b)(24). Posted 05/25/00 (D-SN458951). (0146)

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