QRP_19-0010__Used_Printer_Cartridges_Toners.pdf

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Initials of Bidder _______

SALES SOLICITATION/AGREEMENT NUMBER: QRP 19-0010

ISSUED BY: FORT KNOX QUALIFIED RECYCLE PROGRAM (QRP)

Recycle Branch

Fort Knox, KY

SUBJECT: Used Printer Cartridges and Toners

ISSUE DATE: 29 March 2019 RESPOND BY: 9 April 2019 NLT 2:00 P.M. EST

RESPOND TO: FAX at (502) 624-5672 or by email at army.knox.qrp@mail.mil.

Please examine the following specifications and, if interested, respond as outlined above. The points of contact for any further information are Sandra McGhee or Jamie Daley at 502- 624-5026 or army.knox.qrp@mail.mil.

ARTICLE 1 - Fort Knox QRP:

1. The Fort Knox QRP agrees to the nonexclusive sale of an indefinite quantity of used printer and toner cartridges to the winning bidder, as outlined in Article II.2 for a one year time period.

2. The QRP agrees to notify the Purchaser when the toners and cartridges are ready to be live-loaded at the Fort Knox QRP site. The toners and cartridges will be placed loosely in cardboard boxes or within the original packaging and secured upon pallets. Pallets will be approximately

6’ high and shrink wrapped for shipment purposes.

3. Forklift and operator will be made available by the Fort Knox QRP to assist in loading the purchaser’s vehicle. Securing the load is the sole responsibility of the purchaser or his agent once the product has been loaded and has left the compound.

4. Buyer will be invoiced and shall furnish balance within five (5) working days after pick-up of the recyclable cartridges. Payment is due within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of pick up unless determined that winning bidder cannot be vetted for solvency. If it is determined that the winning bidder cannot be vetted for solvency, total payment will be due before material is released to bidder or bidder transport. Payment shall be in the form of a bank draft, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or postal money order. Payments must be made out to the U.S. Treasury Department.

5. According to its sole discretion, the QRP reserves the right to reject bids as non-responsive.

Any potential Purchaser’s bid may be deemed non-responsive for reasons including, but not limited to, failure of the Purchaser’s bid to conform to this solicitation, the Purchaser’s previous failure to conform to safety or environmental requirements, the Purchaser’s previous or current indebtedness to the Federal Government, or previous acts of negligence or misconduct on behalf of the Purchaser related to the their performance of a Fort Knox QRP sales agreement or similar sales agreement with an agency of the Federal Government.

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ARTICLE II - Purchaser:

1. Specifications: The Purchaser agrees to pick-up multiple loads of Used Printer Cartridges and

Toners at the Fort Knox QRP according solicitation specifications:

2. Price per Pound: The Purchaser agrees to pay Fort Knox QRP for specified recyclable material according to the following schedule:

Please enter price below per pound

This agreement is for a one (1) year time period

3. A visit by prospective buyers to examine/view the materials offered may be arranged by contacting the Fort Knox QRP at (502) 624-5026, 8:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. Eastern Standard

Time. Materials will be available for examination until end of day one business day before all bidding closes. If the winning bidder fails to inspect product listed in Article II, 2 of this solicitation, such failure to inspect could constitute acceptance of listed product as sold.

4. Modification of any terms of this solicitation will make your business's response nonconforming and eliminate it from consideration. Further, the Fort Knox QRP acknowledges that individual pricing information provided by your business will remain confidential, until it is selected as the highest conforming offer to purchase. All other information included with your response to our solicitation will not be considered in the evaluation of your offer, nor reviewed during the price comparison process.

5. Pick–up: Purchaser agrees to pick-up all recyclable materials within seven (7) business days after notification that product is ready for shipment. The Fort Knox QRP shipping hours are from 8:00 A.M. until 2:30 P.M. EST, Monday through Friday except for Federal Holidays.

*Note: Access to Fort Knox could be delayed so the Purchase should allow time to gain admittance onto the installation in order to gain admittance onto Fort Knox and to arrive at the

QRP to meet the 2:30 P.M deadline.*

6. Offeror shall initial at the bottom of each page and provide all information and signatures requested below in Article III.5. It is recommended the Purchaser fax the signed solicitation to

502-624-5672 and email it to army.knox.qrp@mail.mil.

7. Transportation charges: The Purchaser agrees to provide transportation related to the pick-ups and/or shipments of the recyclable materials at no cost to the Fort Knox QRP. Specifications passes from the U.S. Government to the buyer when loaded onto the buyer’s transport vehicle at the QRP pick-up Point. Securing the load is the sole responsibility of the Buyer and/or his/her agent.

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8. Payment Terms: The Purchaser will be invoiced five (5) working days after time of pick-up.

Payment will be due within thirty (30) calendar days from the date of pick-up. Payments will be in the form of a bank draft, cashier’s check, certified check, traveler’s check, or postal money order.

Payments must be made out to: US Treasury Payables

Fort Knox QRP

All payments will be mailed to: Fort Knox QRP

309 Frazier Rd. Bldg. 2962

Fort Knox, KY 40121-5000

ARTICLE III:

1. Default: If the Purchaser fails to pay for and/or remove property offered for sale herein within the time allowed by the agreement, the Fort Knox QRP will send the Purchaser a ten (10) calendar day written notice of default. Upon Purchaser’s failure to cure such default within ten

(10) calendar days (calculated from the date of mailing), the Purchaser shall lose all rights, title, and interest which he may otherwise have acquired in and to such property as to which a default has occurred. The QRP may suspend permission to remove recyclable materials from the QRP site until the Purchaser cures any above described default. The QRP may terminate this sales agreement at any time after providing ten (10) calendar days’ notice.

2. Weight Certification: The Purchaser’s empty 53 ft. van trailer or transport vehicle will be weighed on government scales located at Fort Knox QRP, Bldg. 2962 to obtain a tare weight.

Once the buyer’s transport vehicle is loaded, the full transport vehicle will be weighed at same location on certified government scales to obtain a gross weight. Both the purchaser’s and the

Fort Knox QRP’s representatives will be present and certify weight of vehicle and weight of exchanged product. Both parties will sign the weight ticket. The Purchaser will be invoiced based on the weights obtained from the Fort Knox QRP scales. The Purchaser may not use any other scales for invoicing purposes.

3. REQUIREMENTS TO COMPLY WITH APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS. It is the Purchaser's responsibility to ascertain and comply with all applicable Federal, State, local, and multi-jurisdictional laws, ordinances, and regulations pertaining to the registration, licensing, handling, possession, transportation, transfer, export, processing, manufacture, sale, use of scrap property listed in the Sale Solicitation. Purchasers or users of this property are not excused from any violation of such laws or regulations either because the Government QRP is a party to this sale or has had any interest in the property at any time. The Purchaser agrees that its vehicles shall be subject to search by law enforcement authorities at any time upon entry to and while on the Fort Knox installation.

4. The Fort Knox QRP reserves the right to require proof of active SAM’s account, bidder’s

DUNS Number and Cage Code in order to investigate the solvency of a bidder company. The

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Fort Knox QRP reserves the right to require 100% of payment before product is released if it is determined that the winning bidder cannot be properly vetted.

5. Offer: In compliance with the above, once undersigned has been notified as the winner, the undersigned offers and agrees to pay for and remove items specified in Article II, in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Sales Solicitation.

6. Agreement Period: This agreement is for one (1) year.

7. The Agreement Period Date: 9 April 2019 until 8 April 2020.

COMPANY NAME SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED PERSON

ADDRESS PRINTED NAME & TITLE OF SIGNATURE

CITY, STATE, ZIP DATE

TELEPHONE FAX NUMBER

EMAIL

8. Evaluations for award will be based on best price offered to the QRP.

9. AWARD: The offer made above in Article II. 2 is accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Sales Solicitation.

DANIEL S. MUSEL DATE

CHIEF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION

FORT KNOX, KY