Request for Information.1031292261.pdf

U. S. Department of Justice

UNICOR

Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/MARKET SURVEY

FPI-RFI-1031292261 August 6, 2024

RFI DISCLAIMER

This Request for Information (RFI) does not create any representation, either express or implied, that if a procurement process does proceed, that the participant’s will be given any preference or special consideration.

Participants are still required to follow any procurement process that may take place in the future. If a solicitation is released, it will be advertised in under “Contracting Opportunities” in SAM.gov. It is the responsibility of potential offerors/bidders to monitor these sites for the release of any solicitation.

This RFI does not indicate a commitment to any particular course of action. Responders are advised that the U.S.

Government will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI; all costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested party’s expense

Subject: Installation and Removal of Mattresses The primary objective of this RFI will be used by the Contracting Staff to develop an acquisition strategy on the installation and removal of mattresses for the DOD at various US Military bases located throughout the United States.

General:

Federal Prison Industries, (UNICOR) currently produces mattresses for various federal agencies to include DOD and GSA. We are researching sources for services to install and remove mattresses. In addition to the currently awarded contracts, UNICOR intends to quote on future solicitations of both the US Military and other various Federal Agencies.

All interested parties shall furnish the following minimum information:

1. Name of Company

2. Telephone number, fax number, and e-mail address

3. Business Size (i.e., Large, Small, Socio-economic category)

4. Any other information Contractor deems pertinent to this request

Response Deadline: Tuesday, August 13, 2024, AT 2:00 PM EST For planning and scheduling purposes, to insure being included in our market research for these products, responses must be received no later than 2:00 PM (EST) on Tuesday, August 13, 2024.

Responses shall be sent via email only to Michael Gibson at michael.gibson@usdoj.gov

Please provide the following information regarding the services listed below:

1. Services Required: installation of mattress removal and disposal of old mattresses (note some states requires mattress to be recycled not allowed in land fields) in various building types, elevator and no elevator up to 5 stories, remove all trash, all installers on site have to provide and get approved for base access, quantity 1-5,000 mattresses, typically 200-250 per day , until project is complete.

2. Location: Nationwide-typically Military bases and can have multiple location installing in the same time frame.

3. Contractor personnel must be able to pass a background check to enter Military base