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MARKET SURVEY

GSA, GLOBAL SUPPLY SERVICE, FAS

MWR AND SECURITY ACQUISITION DIVISION

FSC 4520 –Space Heater

TO:

Name:

Company:

Phone #:

Fax #:

Email:

This is a market survey to determine current industry conditions in preparation for an upcoming solicitation for the above FSC 4520 – Space Heaters. Your comments are valuable in the preparation of the upcoming solicitation for the above FSC Classes – Space Heaters. Please review the following and respond no later than Friday, December 12, 2008, via email at billy.wineinger@gsa.gov 817-574-4205 or fax to 817-574-2615. This solicitation will consist of one national Stock Number (NSN) to be stocked in our Burlington, NJ and French Camp, CA depots. This is a market survey; this is NOT a request for quote.

NOTE: It is important that you return this survey completed, with your feedback in order to help GSA determine the acquisition strategy for the NSN.

Thanks!

National Stock Numbers

Will you submit an offer?

4520-00-865-5939 Heater, Space Electric (Portable) _____ If NSNs were to be aggregated by groups, would you still submit an offer? N/A

YES ______

NO _____

If the NSNs are awarded as a group, would you give a better discount? N/A

YES ______

NO _____

Which NSNs would you bid on as an aggregate group? Show NSNs by the number of groups below (e.g. fire hose nozzles, Group II, coupling hose quick connect, etc).

Groups I 4020-00-968-1350, 4020-00-968-1351 Group II 4020-00-968-1357

UNIT OF ISSUE IS------ EACH

1. Solicitation Information:

a) This acquisition is for a requirement stock term contract. This market research seeks domestic and trade agreement manufacturers/distributors.

b) The Requirements Contract period will be effective January 15, 2009 or Date of Award through January 14, 2014. An Economic Price Adjustment clause will be included in the solicitation and applicable to the option yea. Contract price(s) may be adjusted upward or downward during the option periods pursuant to market data in the Producer Price Index and or NAICS. If you are not interested in this, please explain why.

Since the Producer Price Index and/or NAICS will be tied to the EPA, if you do not agree with the ones listed below, please insert the one you feel is most appropriate for the item you are interested in supplying.

NSNs

NAICS

Agree

If you don’t agree enter one you feel is appropriate 4520-00-865-5939 Heater, Space Electric (Portable) 335211 _____

c) Delivery will be to French Camp, CA (S3), Burlington, NJ (N3) and Fort Worth, TX (F3) – FOB Destination.

d) Source Inspection (Government).

2. Delivery Terms:

a. First Article Samples – we anticipate that first article samples will be required 30 days after notice of award for NSN XXXXXXXXX. No First Article is required.

Can you meet this requirement? yes ______ no _______

If no, explain why and what are your best terms for presentation of 1st article samples would ___________________________________________________________

Delivery – 45 DAYS ARO What is your commercial delivery time for this item? _______________

Can you deliver in 1-5 days? YES ______ NO______ If no, why?

If yes, how does it affect pricing? ____________________________________

Can you deliver in 10-20 days? YES _______ NO __________ If no, why?

If yes, how does it affect pricing? ________________________________

Can you deliver in 30-45 days? YES _________ NO _________If no, why?

If yes, how does it affect pricing? _______________________________

Can you deliver in 60-90 days? YES ________ NO________ If no, why?

If yes, how does it affect pricing? ___________________________

Can you deliver in over 90 days? YES ____ NO_______ If no, why?

If yes, how does it affect pricing? _____________________________

b. Can you do partial shipments? Yes ______ no _________

Would it cost the Government more if you did partial shipments?

Yes ______ No _______ If yes, explain why

c. What is your monthly production capacity for these items?

Qty per month 4520-00-865-5939 Heater, Space Electric (Portable) ___________

3. Minimum/Maximum Order:

a) What is your commercial minimum order for these items? _____________

b) Based on our requirements, we are looking at establishing a minimum order of see below. Can you accept this as your minimum order?

Min

Yes

No

4520-00-865-5939 Heater, Space Electric (Portable) _____

If no, explain why and state what minimum order you could accept.

c) What is your commercial maximum for this item?

4520-00-865-5939 Heater, Space Electric (Portable)

d) Is there expectation that we would receive better pricing if a maximum quantity is set for these items? If so, at what quantity could we expect to receive a better price and why?

e) What qty breaks do you offer to your commercial customers? __________

4. Item Purchase Descriptions (IPDs) (see attached):

a) What, if any, are the differences between our IPDs and your commercial items?

b) Do you see anything on the IPDs that might cause a problem for you in quoting on these NSNs?__________________________________

c) Are there any known economic or unusual market conditions that may have a drastic impact on this procurement?

5. Company Information:

a) Are you a SMALL __________ or LARGE ______________ business?

b) Are you a MANUFACTURER __________ or a DEALER ___________?

c) Is this commodity manufactured in the United States? _______ yes _______ no

d) What is your availability of raw material?

e) Who/Where is your PRODUCTION POINT for these items?

Company Name _____________________________________________

Address: ___________________________________________________

City/State/Zip Code: __________________________________________

Person to Contact: ___________________________________________

Phone Number of Point of Contact: ______________________________

6. Federal Business Opportunities:

a) FedBizOpps.gov is the single government point-of-entry (GPE) for Federal government procurement opportunities over $25,000. Government buyers are able to publicize their business opportunities by posting information directly to FedBizOpps via the Internet. Through one portal - FedBizOpps (FBO) - commercial vendors seeking Federal markets for their products and services can search, monitor and retrieve opportunities solicited by the entire Federal contracting community. The Internet address is: http://fbo.gov. Are you familiar with the FedBizOpps? Are you registered with the FedBizOpps? If not, please explain.

Thanks for your time and participation. If you have any questions, please contact me via email at billy.wineinger@gsa.gov or telephone 817-574-4205.

NSN: 4520-00-865-5939

Issued 1/17/2008

HEATER, SPACE, ELECTRIC (PORTABLE): The baseboard-style space heater is intended primarily for heating small rooms or areas and shall conform to Underwriters Laboratories Inc. Standard UL 1042, Electric Baseboard Heating Equipment, Standard for Safety; and shall have the following characteristics:

1) Low Silhouette, Natural Convection, 120 volts, 60 Hz.

2) Rod-type heating elements with heat-radiating metal fins.

3) Single wattage, 1000 watts minimum.

4) The plug and cord shall be rated for 15 amps.

5) The heater shall be furnished with a suitable carrying handle.

6) Height, (excluding handle), shall be 7 plus or minus 3 inches.

Width shall be 47-1/2 inches plus or minus 12.5 inches.

Depth shall be 4-1/4 inches plus or minus 2.75 inches.

7) Heater enclosures shall be constructed of metal, plastic is not permitted.

8) Any heater projections such as guards or grilles that are intended to guard hot heater surfaces shall be positively secured to the heater such as by

a) screws, rivets or welding or

b) being engaged in slots so that they cannot be removed without the use of tools, breaking or permanent bending or distortion.

9) The heater shall have a 3-prong plug in accordance with NEMA

WD-1 and WD-6 (NEMA configuration 5-15P).

10) The heater shall have an automatic adjustable thermostat with a range of 45 degrees to 120 degrees F or greater, with a

“positive off” feature. If a “positive off” thermostat is not used, the heater shall have a separate “positive off” switch.

The space heater shall have a tip-over switch.

Unit of issue – EA (each)

Product Conformance: The products provided shall meet the salient characteristics of this purchase description, conform to the producer’s own drawings, 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.

UL 1042 Conformance: Acceptable evidence of compliance with the requirements of UL 1042 shall be a UL Label or Listing Mark, or a certified test report from an independent testing laboratory acceptable to the Government, indicating the space heater has passed all tests, may be acceptable as evidence of conformance to the requirements of UL 1042. The test reports shall be less than 2 years old.

PREPARATION FOR DELIVERY: The space heater(s) shall be packaged and packed in accordance with the latest revision of ASTM D 3951, Standard Practice for Commercial Packaging. Copies of ASTM standards are available from the American Society for Testing and Materials, 100 Barr Harbor Drive, West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959. Phone: 610-832-9585, Fax: 610-832-9555, Web site: www.astm.org, e-mail: service@astm.org.

MARKING: Shipments to GSA and other civilian agencies shall be marked in accordance with FED-STD-123. Shipments to the Department of Defense (DOD) shall be marked in accordance with MIL-STD-129.

Palletization: The shipping (transport) containers shall be palletized. The pallets shall be 48-inch length x 40-inch width, general purpose, four-way entry, flush stringer, and double-face non-reversible pallets. The palletized load shall not exceed 2500 pounds in weight for shipments to the Eastern Distribution Center (Burlington). The palletized load shall not exceed 2000 pounds in weight for shipments to the Western Distribution Center (French Camp and Stockton Locations). The palletized load shall not overhang the pallet deck board edge by more than 1 inch and shall not exceed 53 inches in overall height (including pallet). Less than half pallet loads or loads shipped by small package carrier in acceptable transport packing need not be palletized. When less than full but more than a half pallet is used, the palletized load shall utilize proper bracing and/or reinforcement to ensure that the load can withstand two additional loads placed on it.

Stacking: A load-stacking test shall be performed once, at the beginning of the contract, for each different unitized or palletized load configuration. A fully palletized load shall be tested utilizing a total stack of three palletized loads, with all the proper bracing and/or reinforcement necessary to perform the test. There shall be no evidence of damage to the pallets, shipping containers or products when stack is tested on the rigid surface for a minimum of 24 hours, in compliance with all the National and Local Safety Regulations. The pre-tested palletized load configuration shall be duplicated using the same packaging materials, pattern, number of shipping (transport) containers, and procedures consistent throughout the duration of the contract. Palletized loads shall be stable and safe when handled with mechanical equipment by qualified personnel.

Materials: All lumber used inside or outside a shipment shall be bark free. No used wood pallets with repaired components or stringers will be acceptable. All wood pallet stringers shall be manufactured from hardwoods. Pallets manufactured of materials other than wood, shall conform to all the requirements specified herein.

Unitization: For the purpose of this requirement, the assembled group of containers or items in a single load that can be handled as a unit throughout the distribution system. Unitization encompasses, but is not limited to, consolidation in a container, placement on a pallet or load base having forklift capability, or securely binding together. Shipments should be considered for unitization where appropriate or specified.

Unitization of pallet load: The palletized load shall be unitized and secured to the pallet to insure that the load arrives intact without product damage. The containers or items shall be placed in a suitable pattern to form a stable and balanced load. Vertical, horizontal or filler reinforcement shall be added as necessary to meet the stacking strength requirements. A palletized load shall be secured to the pallet by shrink or stretch wrapping and/or by steel or nonmetallic strapping. When steel or nonmetallic strapping is used, edge protectors shall be provided to prevent damage to the cartons when tensioning the strapping. As a minimum, two straps shall run lengthwise, two straps shall run widthwise, and two straps shall run around the girth of the palletized load. A palletized load shall be capable of protecting the products against damage in a multiple handling, transportation, and storage environment having distribution warehouses with rack systems that support the load/s overhead of warehouse personnel.

Notice of special requirements for shipment to all countries that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published on March 15, 2002, “Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade”. Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at http://www.aphis.usda.gov/ppq/swp/. Clause D-FSS-468 requires non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood packaging material used in shipments destined to IPPC compliant countries require the appropriate wood treatment. Additionally, shipments delivered to DOD distribution facilities or freight consolidation points for eventual delivery to or through EU/IPPC countries shall comply with applicable DLA Regulations and Procurement Letter PROCLTR 02-17.

Source of document. Application for copies of UL standards should be addressed to Underwriters Laboratories Inc., 333 Pfingsten Road, Northbrook, IL 60062.

Note: The standard referenced in this purchase description shall be that issue in effect on the date of issuance of the invitation for bids or request for proposal.

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