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This request for quote (RFQ) solicits offers for the production of United States Government Certificates to Obtain Title to a Vehicle (SF-97-1). The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons Correctional Facilities requires 750 copies with a delivery date of January 16, 2024. The forms must meet technical requirements including specific paper stock with security features such as a watermark, security thread, and colored fibers. Pricing will be evaluated, with award made based on best value considering technical acceptability, price, delivery, and past performance. Offers are due by December 5, 2023 with award anticipated by that date.

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ORDER NUMBER:

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

RFQ IFB RFP

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF. OFFER

DATED . . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NAICS:

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

Coll. No.

8 (A)

EDWOSB

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

PET1002-24

Wesley Newell

PET1

PET1

321000101

Misc 400 First Street NW Washington DC 20534

UNICOR FPI CENTRAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE

PO BOX 11849

LEXINGTON, KY 40578-1849

1600001333 See Section B

UNICOR FUNDS 15X4500 FUNDS SHALL BE OBLIGATED BY INDIVIDUAL DELIVERY ORDERS AND NOT BY THE CONTRACT ITSELF

Wesley Newell

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322230

11/27/2023

12/05/2023

2:00 PM

PET1

PETERSBURG PRINT

1100 RIVER RD

HOPEWELL VA 23860-1659

PETERSBURG PRINT

1100 RIVER RD

HOPEWELL VA 23860-1659

12/05/2023

PETERSBURG PRINT

1100 RIVER RD

HOPEWELL VA 23860-1659

800-827-3168wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov

SECTION B

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Item No. SUPPLIES OR SERVICE Quantity U/M UNIT PRICE AMOUNT IN US$ Delivery Date

Terms:

PET1002-24

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ) IS UNRESTRICTED.

QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS RFQ WILL ONLY BE ADDRESSED IN WRITING VIA

EMAIL TO: wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

The date and time for receipt of complete proposals is Tuesday, DECEMBER

5, 2023 at 2:00 PM, EST.

SEND ALL QUOTES TO:

Wesley Newell at wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR:

VENDOR'S SAM NUMBER:________________________________________

VENDOR'S POINT OF CONTACT: ___________________________________

VENDOR'S TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER: ____________________________

VENDOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS: ______________________________________

VENDOR'S BUSINESS SIZE (i.e. SMALL, LARGE, ETC.): ___________________

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database (System

Award Management) prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

_______________________________________________ Signature

The Administrative Contracting Officer is Wesley Newell wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov

00001 7540015095208 750 HC 01/16/2024

SF-97-1-USGOVT-CERT-OBTAIN-TITLE-100-PR

THE-U.S.GOVERNMENT-CERT-TO-OBTAIN-TITLE-TO-A-VEHICLE

SF 97-1, "The United States Government Certificate to Obtain Title to a

Vehicle"

See pages 4-9 for technical requirements.

NSN: 7540-01-509-5208

SF 97-1, “The United States Government Certificate to Obtain

Title to a Vehicle”, Rev. 4-2012, with the following characteristics:

8-1/2” x 11”; single sheet; printed front and back; head to head white sub. 24 lb., three-dimensional, multi-tonal, American eagle cylinder mold made watermarked paper with chemical sensitization, with blue-white fluorescent plastic security thread embedded in the paper, blue colored visible fibers and fluorescent invisible fibers embedded in paper, border and text-

-blue ink, background security design--blue and red ink; crash printing consecutive numbers--black to red penetrating ink;

front - blue ink; back - grey and red ink; Serially numbered and accountable.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENT: MUST MEET DATES

CONTRACTOR TO FURNISH: All materials and operations necessary to produce the product(s) in accordance with these specifications.

PAPER SAMPLES: Not less than 10 samples of paper to be used in the production of the contract requirements. Each sample shall be 8-1/2” x 11” and must be of the kind and quality required by the specifications.

Submit proofs together with copy and paper samples to Jill Burt.

Furnished proof label must be filled in by the contractor and used on all proof packages. The contractor must not print prior to receipt of an OK to print.

STOCK/PAPER: The specifications of all stock furnished must be in accordance with those listed herein.

See below.

PRINTING: Print head to head. Print in blue and red and requires special security features. Back prints in gray and red; internal spacing on printed forms must be exactly like the reprint furnished. Lathe work border designs shall contain crisp fine line detail. Micro printed text shall be legible.

The print quality shall be clear and sharp. The printed form shall be free of specks, spots, or other printed errors or defects.

EQUIPMENT: Forms will be printed on a wide variety of ink jet and laser printers.

INK: Face: Border and text; blue ink, background security design; blue and red ink; crash printing consecutive numbers; black to red penetrating ink. Back: Grey and red ink.

NUMBERING: Serial numbers 3/16” high, parallel to the 9-1/2” dimension in a space approximately 1-3/8” x 3/8” in lower left corner, shall appear on all parts of each set. Numbers shall begin with ___________________ and end with

____________________. Numbers are to be printed with black to red penetrating ink, which shall appear black on the face and penetrate into and through the paper fiber so that it appears red on the back. After a short period of time, a reddish halo will be detectable around the black numbers on face. There shall be no missing or duplicate numbers. The numbering font

MUST duplicate the established type face. SAMPLES MUST NOT BE

SERIALIZED.

Watermarked Paper with Security Thread

Security Printing

STOCK: 24 lb. (basis 17 x 22 - 500) Portals Cylinder Mold

Watermarked, Sensitized Security Paper, Reactive Stain, Optically Dead. Paper must be surface treated or impregnated with chemicals so as to produce an obvious visual reaction when attempted alterations are made with the following chemicals:

Organic solvents, which include: ketones, esters, glycols, glycol ethers, alcohols, chlorinated hydrocarbons, aromatic hydrocarbons; Bases: Bleaches. Paper shall have the following security features:

WATERMARK: The paper stock must contain a three-dimensional, multi-tonal, cylinder mold made watermark. The watermark MUST be molded into the paper at time of manufacture and cannot be simulated in any way. Watermark subject to be an American Eagle which appears continuously from top to bottom of the sheet, per attached paper sample and eagle/security thread layout.

SECURITY THREAD: Paper stock must also contain a blue-white fluorescent plastic security thread which is completely embedded in the paper and shall run continuously from top to bottom of the sheet. Thread to be located per attached paper sample and eagle/security thread layout.

COLORED FIBERS: Blue colored fibers must be randomly embedded in the paper so as to be visible to the unaided eye, on both sides of the sheet, under normal lighting conditions.

FIBERS: Both visible and invisible fibers shall be randomly embedded in the paper. The visible fibers shall be colored blue and shall be visible to the unaided eye on both sides of the paper when viewed under normal lighting conditions. The invisible fibers shall be visible on both sides of the paper when subjected to long wavelength ultraviolet light.

CHEMICAL SENSITIZATION: Reagents are to be incorporated into the paper that will cause very noticeable chemical reactions when contact is made with ink-eradicating products. The reagents must provide protection from chemicals classified in the following families: 1. Polar solvents; 2. A-Polar solvents;

3. Acids; 4. Oxidizing Agents; 5. Strong (alkaline) bases; and

6. Weak (alkaline) bases.

NOTE: PROSPECTIVE BIDDERS MUST SUBMIT SAMPLES OF PAPER TO BE

USED FOR THIS FORM TO GSA FOR APPROVAL PRIOR TO BID AWARD.

ENGRAVED BORDER: High-resolution, fine line lithographic border is required to make unauthorized copying/reproduction more difficult.

EMBOSSING: Two eagle (department) seals located in top left and right corners of border are to be embossed.

FLUORESCENT ERASURE SENSITIVE PRISMATIC TINTS: A repetitious background security design shall be printed in two colors, BLUE and RED (match copy) divided equally across the sheet. The tint pattern must produce a three-dimensional rainbow effect that makes color photocopying of document more difficult. The RED tint is located in the center one-third of the sheet; the BLUE tint occupies the outer two-thirds.

SPECIAL PATTERENED BLOCKS: A repetitious pattern reading

USGOVERNMENT in 4 Point type must be overlayed on two areas of the form, using fluorescent erasable sensitive ink. The two areas are the Vehicle Identification No. and the area where the

Odometer Reading is entered. This safety pattern will make attempts to alter these areas more noticeable.

MICROLINE: A line shall appear inside the bottom border of the form which, when placed under magnification, reads USA repetitively.

NUMBERING: The consecutive control number in the lower left corner of form is to be crash printed with BLACK TO RED

PENETRATING INK. The ink shall appear black on the front and penetrate into and through the paper fiber so that it appears red on the back of part one only. After a short period of time, a reddish halo will be detectable around the black numbers on the front.

WARNING: The production of these forms requires the greatest possible care in handling to ensure against any copies reaching unauthorized persons. All printing and construction work on the documents must be done under secure conditions entirely on the premises of the vendor without exception. No subcontracting allowed. The contractor shall guarantee and shall be held fully responsible for the destruction of any excess copies (including spoilage) not contained in the full delivery of this order.

DELIVERY OF EXACT QUANTITY IS REQUIRED, over-delivery will be refused. Shortages are not acceptable. All work plates and materials to be kept in locked vaults.

Upon completion of the lot size order, send five samples to:

Jill Burt/Keith Simpson

Technical Services (7QSBKB)

GSA Federal Acquisition Service

819 Taylor Street, Room 7A37

Fort Worth, TX 76102

REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS: General Services Administration is promoting the use of recovered materials in its contracts to the maximum extent practicable, provided all specification requirements are met. The offeror/contractor shall use recovered materials, in accordance with Section 505 of Executive

Order 13101, dated September 14, 1998.

PACKAGING: One-hundred (100) forms shall be shrink-wrapped in consecutive order, lowest number on top. Each package shall have a label pasted on top properly filled in with numerical digits.

UNIT OF ISSUE: One-hundred (100) forms

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.

MARKING: Marking shall comply with GSAM 552.211.73. Marking of supplies for deliveries to domestic civilian activities shall comply with the latest edition of Federal Standard 123.

Marking of supplies for deliveries to military activities domestic and export locations, including forwarding and container consolidation points (CCPs), shall comply with the latest edition of Military Standard 129. The Military Shipping

Label (MSL) must show the “Ship To” address as well as the ultimate consignee (Mark for DoDAAC and address) and the

Transportation Control Number (TCN).

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY: Item(s) packaged and packed for domestic and export shipments to civilian and military activities shall comply with the GSAM provision/Clause 552.211-

75 and/or with the latest requirements of ASTM D-3951 Standard

Practice for Commercial Packaging; however, compliance to the latest edition of ASTM standard D-3951 is mandatory for General

Supplies and Services (GSS) contracts. In the event a pallet or skid is used for shipping, the following notice shall apply:

WOOD PACKING MATERIAL: Packaging and packing of supplies using

Wood Packaging Material (WPM) on a pallet or skid for export shipments (includes forwarding and container and consolidation points, commercial freight forwarders and third-party logistics providers) shall comply with the requirements in provision/Clause GSAM 552.211.89, Non-Manufactured Wood

Packaging Material for Export or the applicable requirements in

ASTM D-3951 relative to the WPM. All wood shall be treated and stamped appropriately for export, including the actual pallet or skid, if made of wood.

QUALITY ASSURANCE LEVELS AND STANDARDS: The following levels and standards shall apply to these specifications:

Product Quality Levels:

(a) Printing Attributes - Level II

(b) Finishing Attributes - Level II

Inspection Levels (from MIL-STD-105):

(a) Non-destructive Tests - General Inspection Level I

(b) Destructive Tests - Special Inspection Level S-2

Specified Standards: The specified standards from the attributes requiring them shall be:

Attribute Specified Standard

P-7 Type Quality and Uniformity O.K. Press Sheets

P-9 Solid and Screen Tint Color Match O.K. Press Sheets

Special Instructions: In the event that inspection of press sheets is waived by the Government, the following listed alternate standards (in order of precedence) shall become the

Specified Standards:

P-7 Government furnished reprint copy or negative

P-9 Government furnished sample, SICPA Inks, Pantone Matching

System color, press proofs

SAMPLES: SAMPLES MUST NOT BE SERIALIZED

When requested, fifteen (15) VOID samples should be sent to the following address upon completion of order:

One sample sent to:

Reza Motamedamin

Forms Management Program

Executive Secretariat Division (H1E)

General Services Administration

1800 F Street, NW, Room 7320

Washington, DC 20405

Four samples sent to:

Jill Burt/Keith Simpson

Technical Services (7QSBKB)

GSA Federal Acquisition Service

819 Taylor Street, Room 7A37

Fort Worth, TX 76102

Four samples sent to:

Michael Wyckoff

General Services Administration

Sales Program Division (QSCB)

1800 F ST NW

Washington, DC 20405-0001

PART

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This is a comb ined syno psis soli cita tion for comm erci al item s prep ared in acco rdan ce with the form at in Subp art 12.6 as supp leme nted with addi tion al info rmat ion incl uded in this noti ce.

This anno unce ment cons titu tes the only soli cita tion offe rs are bein g requ este d and a writ ten soli cita tion will not be issu ed.

The soli cita tion numb er is

PET1

001-and this soli cita tion is issu ed as a Requ est For

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(RFQ

The soli cita tion docu ment and inco rpor ated prov isio ns and clau ses are thos e in effe ct thro ugh Fede ral Acqu isit ion Circ ular -01.

The Nort h Amer ican Indu stry Clas sifi cati on Syst em code is 30, Stat iona ry Prod uct Manu fact urin g.

This requ irem ent is unre stri cted

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Fede ral Pris on Indu stri es, Inc.

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It is the resp onsi bili ty of the Cont ract or to foll ow any Spec ial Secu rity Requ irem ents of the faci lity wher e the work is perf orme d in the perf orma nce of the cont ract and to cons ider the effe cts of thos e secu rity requ irem ents in the pric ing of the prop osal Cont ract or agre es that

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is in the cate gory of the most favo red or best comm erci al cust omer cate gory of the Cont ract or and as such the Cont ract or will Duri ng the cont ract peri od, the Cont ract or shal l repo rt to the Cont ract ing Offi cer all pric e redu ctio ns offe red to the cate gory of cust omer s that are cons ider ed by the Cont ract or to be thei r most favo red or best comm erci al cust omer 1.

A pric e redu ctio n shal l appl y to purc hase s unde r this cont ract if, afte r the awar d date the Cont ract or-

i) Revi ses down ward its comm erci al cata log, pric e list sche dule etc.

, to its best comm erci al cust omer s (or cate gory of cust omer s) belo w the awar ded pric e unde r this cont ract

ii) Gran ts more favo rabl e disc ount s or term s and cond itio ns to its best comm erci al cust omer s than thos e cont aine d in this cont ract that woul d resu lt in pric es belo w the awar ded pric e unde r this cont ract an/ or

iii) Gran ts spec ial disc ount s to its best comm erci al cust omer (or cate gory of cust omer s) that woul d resu lt in pric es lowe r than the awar ded pric e unde r this cont ract

2.

The Cont ract or shal l offe r the pric e redu ctio n to

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with the same effe ctiv e date and for the same time peri od, as exte nded to the comm erci al cust omer (or cate gory of cust omer s).

The Cont ract or may offe r the Cont ract ing Offi cer a volu ntar y pric e redu ctio n at any time duri ng the cont ract peri od.

The Cont ract or shal l noti fy the Cont ract ing Offi cer of any pric e redu ctio n subj ect to this clau se as soon as poss ible but not late r than cale ndar days afte r its effe ctiv e date

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1) Cent ral Acco unts Paya ble P.O.

Box Lexi ngto n, KY

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1-80 0-82 7-31 All paym ent inqu irie s shou ld be dire cted by emai l to:

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unic or.g ov Futu re requ irem ents for thes e or simi lar item s from this or othe r

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fact orie s may be adde d to the resu ltin g cont ract if cons ider ed to fall with in the scop e of work and the pric e is dete rmin ed to be fair and reas onab le.

Ques tion s rega rdin g this requ irem ent may be addr esse d in writ ing to Wes Newe ll at wesl ey.n ewel l2@u sdoj .gov All

FAR

form s, clau ses and prov isio ns nece ssar y to subm it an offe r may be acce ssed at the foll owin g web site http acqu isit ion.

gov/ far.

This comb ined syno psis soli cita tion and nece ssar y form s are avai labl e on web site http www.

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52.2 01-1 Defi niti ons 52.2 03-3 Grat uiti es 52.2 03-5 Cove nant Agai nst Cont inge nt Fees 52.2 03-6 Rest rict ions on Subc ontr acto r Sale s to the Gove rnme nt 52.2 03-7 Anti Kick back Proc edur es 52.2 03-1 2, Limi tati on on Paym ents to Infl uenc e Cert ain Fede ral Tran sact ions 52.2 03-1 3, Cont ract or Code of Busi ness Ethi cs and Cond uct 52.2 03-1 7, Cont ract or Empl oyee Whis tleb lowe r Righ ts and Requ irem ent to Info rm Empl oyee s of Whis tleb lowe r Righ ts 52.2 04-4 Prin ted or Copi ed Doub led-side d on Recy cled Pape r 52.2 04-7 Syst em for Awar d Mana geme nt 52.2 04-1 0, Repo rtin g Exec utiv e Comp ensa tion and Firs t- Tier Subc ontr act Awar ds 52.2 04-1 3, Syst em for Awar d Mana geme nt Main tena nce 52.2 04-1 4, Serv ice Cont ract Repo rtin g Requ irem ents 52.2 09-6 Prot ecti ng the Gove rnme nt's Inte rest When Subc ontr acti ng with Cont ract ors Deba rred Susp ende d, or Prop osed for Deba rmen t 52.2 16-1 0, Ince ntiv e Fee 52.2 16-2 4, Limi tati on of Gove rnme nt Liab ilit y 52.2 19-6 Noti ce of Tota l Smal l Busi ness Set- Asid e 52.2 22-5 0, Comb atin g Traf fick ing in Pers ons 52.2 23-1 8, Enco urag ing Cont ract or Poli cies to Ban Text Mess agin g Whil e Driv ing;

52.2 25-1 3, Rest rict ions on Cert ain Fore ign Purc hase s.

52.2 25-2 5, Proh ibit ion on Enga ging in Sanc tion ed Acti viti es Rela ted to Iran Cert ific atio n 52.2 32-1 8, Avai labi lity of Fund s 52.2 32-2 3, Assi gnme nt of Clai ms 52.2 32-2 5, Prom pt Paym ent 52.2 32-3 3, Paym ent by Elec tron ic Fund s Tran sfer Syst em for Awar d mana geme nt 52.2 33-1 Disp utes 52.2 33-3 Prot est afte r Awar d 52.2 33-4 Appl icab le Law for Brea ch of Cont ract Clai m 52.2 42-1 Noti ce of Inte nt to Disa llow Cost s 52.2 42-1 3, Bank rupt cy 52.2 43-2 Chan ges Cost Reim burs emen t, Alte rnat e I 52.2 44-6 Subc ontr acts for Comm erci al Item s;

52.2 46-5 Insp ecti on of Serv ices Cost Reim burs emen t 52.2 46-2 5, Limi tati on of Liab ilit y- Serv ices 52.2 49-8 Defa ult (Fix ed- Pric e Supp ly and Serv ice) 52.2 49-6 Term inat ion for Conv enie nce of the Gove rnme nt (Cos t Reim burs emen t).

52.2 52-2 Clau ses Inco rpor ated By Refe renc e This cont ract inco rpor ates one or more clau ses by refe renc e, with the same forc e and effe ct as if they were give n in full text Upon requ est, the Cont ract ing Offi cer will make thei r full text avai labl e.

Also the full text of a clau se may be acce ssed elec tron ical ly at:

___w ww.a cqui siti on.g ov__ 52.2 52-4 Alte rati ons in Cont ract 52.2 52-6 Auth oriz ed Devi atio ns in Clau ses

(a) The use in this soli cita tion or cont ract of any Fede ral Acqu isit ion Regu lati on (48

CFR

Chap ter 1) clau se with an auth oriz ed devi atio n is indi cate d by the addi tion of

"(DE

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afte r the date of the clau se.

(b) The use in this soli cita tion or cont ract of any [ins ert regu lati on name (48

CFR

clau se with an auth oriz ed devi atio n is indi cate d by the addi tion of

"(DE

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afte r the name of the regu lati on.

52.2 53-1 Comp uter Gene rate d Form s.

52.2 12-2 Eval uati on - Comm erci al Item s

(OCT

sign ific ant eval uati on fact ors are tech nica l fact ors (go/ no-go), pric e, deli very and past perf orma nce.

Prev ious qual ity, deli very and cust omer serv ice will be eval uate d unde r past perf orma nce.

The Gove rnme nt may make awar d with out disc ussi ons;

ther efor e, the offe ror' s init ial offe r shou ld cont ain thei r best pric ing.

Awar d will be base d on the best valu e to the Gove rnme nt cons ider ing the eval uati on fact ors list ed abov e.

Best valu e may be dete rmin ed usin g trad eoff s amon g the eval uati on fact ors, so that awar d may be made to othe r than the lowe st-pric ed or high est tech nica lly-rate d prop osal Plea se note that all offe rs whic h fail to furn ish requ ired repr esen tati ons and cert ific atio ns or past perf orma nce info rmat ion or reje ct the term s and cond itio ns of the soli cita tion may be excl uded from cons ider atio n for awar d.

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This is a comb ined syno psis soli cita tion for comm erci al item s prep ared in acco rdan ce with the form at in Subp art 12.6 as supp leme nted with addi tion al info rmat ion incl uded in this noti ce.

This anno unce ment cons titu tes the only soli cita tion offe rs are bein g requ este d and a writ ten soli cita tion will not be issu ed.

The soli cita tion numb er is

PET1

001-and this soli cita tion is issu ed as a Requ est For

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The soli cita tion docu ment and inco rpor ated prov isio ns and clau ses are thos e in effe ct thro ugh Fede ral Acqu isit ion Circ ular -01.

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It is the resp onsi bili ty of the Cont ract or to foll ow any Spec ial Secu rity Requ irem ents of the faci lity wher e the work is perf orme d in the perf orma nce of the cont ract and to cons ider the effe cts of thos e secu rity requ irem ents in the pric ing of the prop osal.Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer category of the Contractor and as such, the Contractor will :During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer all price reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their most favored or best commercial customer. 1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the Contractor- i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract; ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this contract, an/or iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract. 2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers).The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the contract period.The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as soon as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after its effective date.INVOICES ARE TO BE MAILED TO:UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries (PET1)Central Accounts PayableP.O. Box 11849Lexington, KY 40578-1849ATTN: Chief of Vendor ServicesPH: 1-800-827-3168All payment inquiries should be directed by email to: accountspayable@central.unicor.govFuture requirements for these or similar items from this or other UNICOR factories may be added to the resulting contract if considered to fall within the scope of work and the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Wes Newell at wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov.All FAR forms, clauses and provisions necessary to submit an offer may be accessed at the following web site: http://acquisition.gov/far. This combined synopsis/solicitation and necessary forms are available on web site: http://www.fbo.gov.CONTRACT CLAUSES52.201-1, Definitions52.203-3 Gratuities52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights52.204-4, Printed or Copied Doubled-sided on Recycled Paper52.204-7, System for Award Management52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment52.216-10, Incentive Fee52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving;52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.52.225-25, Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Related to Iran- Certification52.232-18, Availability of Funds52.232-23, Assignment of Claims52.232-25, Prompt Payment52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award management52.233-1, Disputes52.233-3, Protest after Award52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim52.242-1, Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs52.242-13, Bankruptcy52.243-2, Changes - Cost Reimbursement, Alternate I52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items;52.246-5, Inspection of Services- Cost Reimbursement52.246-25, Limitation of Liability- Services52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service)52.249-6, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Cost Reimbursement).52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By ReferenceThis contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at:___________www.acquisition.gov__________________52.252-4, Alterations in Contract52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any _____ [insert regulation name] (48 CFR _____) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms.52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (OCT 2014), significant evaluation factors are technical factors (go/no-go), price, delivery, and past performance. Previous quality, delivery, and customer service will be evaluated under past performance. The Government may make award without discussions; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain their best pricing. Award will be based on the best value to the Government considering the evaluation factors listed above. Best value may be determined using tradeoffs among the evaluation factors, so that award may be made to other than the lowest-priced or highest technically-rated proposal. Please note that all offers which fail to furnish required representations and certifications or past performance information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration for award.

PART I: INFORMATION

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation;

offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is PET1001-24 and this solicitation is issued as a Request For QUOTE (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-

01. The North American Industry Classification System code is 322230, Stationary Product Manufacturing. This requirement is unrestricted. UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., intends to enter into one-time purchase, for the following:

SEE SECTION B FOR LIST OF ITEMS

SINGLE AWARD.

Required delivery shall be SIX (6) weeks or sooner from receipt of each task order issued for these line items.

CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requirements of the facility where the work is performed in the performance of the contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal.

Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer category of the Contractor and as such, the Contractor will :

During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer all price reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their most favored or best commercial customer.

1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the Contractor-

i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract;

ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this contract, an/or

iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract.

2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers).

The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the contract period.

The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as soon as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after its effective date.

INVOICES ARE TO BE MAILED TO:

UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries (PET1) Central Accounts Payable P.O. Box 11849 Lexington, KY 40578-1849 ATTN: Chief of Vendor Services

PH: 1-800-827-3168

All payment inquiries should be directed by email to:

accountspayable@central.unicor.gov Future requirements for these or similar items from this or other UNICOR factories may be added to the resulting contract if considered to fall within the scope of work and the price is determined to be fair and reasonable.

Questions regarding this requirement may be addressed in writing to Wes Newell at wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov.

All FAR forms, clauses and provisions necessary to submit an offer may be accessed at the following web site:

http://acquisition.gov/far. This combined synopsis/solicitation and necessary forms are available on web site:

http://www.fbo.gov.

CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.201-1, Definitions 52.203-3 Gratuities 52.203-5, Covenant Against Contingent Fees 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government 52.203-7, Anti-Kickback Procedures 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Doubled-sided on Recycled Paper 52.204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.216-10, Incentive Fee 52.216-24, Limitation of Government Liability 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving;

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.

52.225-25, Prohibition on Engaging in Sanctioned Activities Related to Iran- Certification 52.232-18, Availability of Funds 52.232-23, Assignment of Claims

52.232-25, Prompt Payment 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - System for Award management 52.233-1, Disputes 52.233-3, Protest after Award 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.242-1, Notice of Intent to Disallow Costs 52.242-13, Bankruptcy 52.243-2, Changes - Cost Reimbursement, Alternate I 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items;

52.246-5, Inspection of Services- Cost Reimbursement 52.246-25, Limitation of Liability- Services 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) 52.249-6, Termination for Convenience of the Government (Cost Reimbursement).

52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at:

___________www.acquisition.gov__________________ 52.252-4, Alterations in Contract 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any _____ [insert regulation name] (48 CFR _____) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms.

52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (OCT 2014), significant evaluation factors are technical factors (go/no-go), price, delivery, and past performance. Previous quality, delivery, and customer service will be evaluated under past performance. The Government may make award without discussions; therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain their best pricing.

Award will be based on the best value to the Government considering the evaluation factors listed above. Best value may be determined using tradeoffs among the evaluation factors, so that award may be made to other than the lowest-priced or highest technically-rated proposal. Please note that all offers which fail to furnish required representations and certifications or past performance information or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration for award.

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