15 Questions and Answers - 1040 Boxes.pdf
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This document consists of 37 questions and answers related to a solicitation for 1040 Die Cut Pop-Up Boxes. The solicitation requires 21,400 boxes with dimensions of 12.25L x 9.25W x 12H, with delivery of half the quantity in the third week of August 2024 and the remaining half in the third week of September 2024. The boxes must have a 32 ECT board grade and B Flute design. The incumbent contractor is Jetco Federal. The solicitation is issued by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) under a simplified acquisition procedure and has a NAICS code of 322211 - Corrugated and Solid Fiber Box Manufacturing. Quotes are due by July 31, 2024 at 12:00 pm ET. The government intends to award a purchase order as a result of this solicitation.
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Questions/Answers (1040 Boxes)
1. What is the board grade for the boxes?
Answer: 32 ECT
2. Who was awarded the last contract?
Answer: JETCO Federal
3. How many boxes per bundle?
Answer: 6 boxes per bundle
4. How many per unit?
Answer: 100 - 120 bundles per pallet
5. Palletized or floor loaded?
Answer: Palletized. Pallets dimensions shall be no larger than 43’’ Wide x 48’’ Long x 60’’ High
6. Stretch wrapped units or not?
Answer: No
7. Invoice the tooling or amortize it into the box price, or does the government own a cutting die that can be transferred?
Answer: The government does not own the cutting die. It’s the company’s decision in how they structure their pricing amortize the cost per box or invoice separately.
8. You do not need a top for the box (if you do please provide dimensions) Answer: Do not need
9. 2. Board grade of 200#/ECT is adequate.
Answer: Board grade required is 32 ECT
10. When the boxes are delivered, do you want the contractor to open each box like picture 1 or deliver the boxes like picture 5?
Answer: Picture 5
11. What are your board strength requirements? (I imagine this is a 200# or 32ECT box)
The corrugated cardboard industry has two standards for testing the strength of a box: The Mullen Test and the Edge Crush Test. Mullens measures the bursting strength, while ECT measures the stacking strength of the box. Mullens test boxes are typically denoted with the # sign, some common ones are 200# and 275#. ECT is denoted by writing out ECT and some common ones are and 44 ECT.
Answer: 32 Edge Crush Test
12. Do you have a required Flute? (I imagine this is C Flute, but wanted to confirm) Flute indicates the measurement of the corrugation. Flute is typically measured in A-E.
A Flute: Approximately 3/16" and provides high top to bottom compression. Superior stacking strength and excellent cushioning.
B Flute: Approximately 1/8" and provides high resistance to flat crush and scores and slots easily.
C Flute: Approximately 5/32" and provides good top to bottom compression and is resistant to flat crush.
E Flute: Approximately 1/16" and provides high resistance to flat crush.
Answer: B Flute Approximately 1/8”
13. Does the IRS own the cutting die for this box? If not, do you have CADs? If not, can you break the box into a flat sheet and provide pictures and measurements of the blank size, measurements to where the handholds are?
Answer: No we don’t own the cutting die nor do we have CADS. Handholds are centered with the top of the opening 2” from top of box and the bottom is 3” from top (Opening is 1” x 3-1/2”). The joints are glued.
14. The size requested on the SOL is 12.25L x 9.25W x 12H, and one of the companies I'm working with asked if 12L x 9W x 12H would work as those are one of their standard sizes.
Answer: Size needed 12.25L x 9.25W x 12H
15. Also, I was checking to see if lids would be needed for all the boxes as I don't see them in the pictures.
Answer: No lids
16. What is the Board Grade?
17. Could you possibly provide a drawing of the box. The pictures are helpful but a drawing would allow us to be more accurate.
Answer: Drawings or CADS are not available.
18. Who is the incumbent?
Answer: Jetco Federal
19. What is the contract number and value?
Answer: IRS Contract 2043FY-23-F-00060 was awarded on 7/27/2023 in the amount of $76,896. FYI: Quantity of boxes differs from the current requirement.
20. Request the name of the company, their website, and the SKU and/or NSN used in previous purchases of these boxes, if available.
Answer: Jetco Federal is the name of the company. Their website is www.jetcofederal.com.
SKU and/or NSN are not available.
http://www.jetcofederal.com/
21. Here is a picture of what a BMC looks like at the bottom of a box. This gives us all the information we need to know about the board grade of the box.
Answer: The board grade of the box is 32 ECT
22. What's the size of the product they will be placed inside, and a bit more information on your plans for the box Answer: The boxes will be used to store tax documents and forwarded for record retention.
The docs to be stored are standard 8-1/2 x 11 documents.
23. Do you want any print on the box?
Answer: No
24. Do you need a lid for the box?
Answer: Lids are not required.
25. How much weight does the product that will be placed inside the box?
Answer: No more than 50 pounds.
26. How high will you be stacking the boxes on top of each other?
Answer: Shipment to storage facility is stacked 5 high. Boxes are not stacked at storage facility.
27. Can we pick up a sample of the box? We could pick it up on Monday. Or can you mail us a sample of the box?
Answer: Box samples are located in Austin, Texas. If you are within driving distance you can pick one up. An appointment is necessary as this is a secured building.
28. What's the exact dates you need the boxes by?
Answer: Boxes are needed the third week in August 2024 and the third week in September 2024.
29. What’s the cut die of the box?
Answer: I don’t understand the question so I will have to say I don’t know.
30. Can the government clarify the board grade requested for each line item?
31. Can the government clarify the flute design requested for each line item?
Answer: B Flute - Approximately 1/8" and provides high resistance to flat crush and scores and slots easily.
32. Can the government clarify if an exact location of the handles is required, or if there is a general location that is acceptable?
Answer: Handholds are centered with the top of the opening 2” from top of box and the bottom is 3” from top (Opening is 1” x 3-1/2”). The joints are glued.
33. Can the government clarify if these boxes are single wall or something different?
Answer: Single Wall
34. Can delivery be available by tractor trailer?
Answer: Yes. This is the preferred method.
35. Are delivery appointments needed?
Answer: The awardee will coordinate the delivery date and time with IRS. The awardee shall provide the IRS with the carrier’s name and driver’s name. The vehicle will be searched prior to entrance into the facility.
36. Do they have a forklift to unload?
Answer: Yes
37. Should the boxes be on pallets or is the floor stacked OK? - some customers are able to pick them up without pallets.
Answer: Yes must be on pallets. Pallets dimensions shall be no larger than 43’’ Wide x 48’’ Long x 60’’ High.
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