RFI for Personal Protective Equipment PPP.docx

Request for Information (RFI)

RFI47QSCC20Q0031

U.S. General Services Administration Federal Acquisition Service Officer of General Supplies and Services Central Office Acquisition Division 1800 & F. Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20405

ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED WITHIN THIS DOCUMENT IS CONFIDENTIAL AND IS PROVIDED ONLY TO GIVE VENDORS AN ADEQUATE UNDERSTANDING OF THE GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION’S REQUIREMENT. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD INFORMATION BE DISCLOSED TO ANY OUTSIDE PARTY.

1.1 Description:

The General Services Administration (GSA), Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Office of General Supplies and Services (GSS) and Central Office Acquisition Division’s seeking information related to how interested contractors could provide the follow item(s):

1. N-95 Respirators

2. Nitrile Examination Gloves

3. Hand Sanitizers. Bottles (Cases)

4. Bleach

5. Disinfecting Wipes

6. Hospital Grade Disinfectant Cleaner

7. All Purpose Cleaner

8. Antibacterial Bar Soap

9. Antibacterial Liquid soap

10. Tampons

11. Female Sanitary Napkins

12. Toilet Paper

13. Paper Towels

14. Trash Bags

2.0 Items & Quantities Required for each specified shipping location:

1. N-95 Respirators:

TOTAL # of Cases*

N-95 RESPIRATORS

*Assumption is that there are 160 respirators per case. Total number of respirators required is

2. Nitrile Examination Gloves,:

TOTAL # of Cases*

NITRILE EXAMINATION GLOVES, 5 MIL**

** GLOVES breakdown by size per location:

Small

Medium

Large

X-Large

TOTAL

3. Hand Sanitizer; oz. Bottles (Cases) with specified shipping locations:

TOTAL

HANDSANITIZERS

2 OZ BOTTLES (CASES)

(IN UNITS)

4. Bleach; with specified shipping locations:

TOTAL

BLEACH

(IN UNITS)

5. Disinfecting Wipe oz. Bottle (Cases) with specified shipping locations:

TOTAL

DISINFECTING WIPES

(IN UNITS)

6. Hospital Grade Disinfectant

TOTAL

HOSPITAL GRADE DISINFECTANT CLEANER

(IN UNITS)

7. All Purpose Cleaner

TOTAL

ALL PURPOSE CLEANER

(IN UNITS)

8. Antibacterial Bar Soap

TOTAL

ANTIBACTERIAL BAR SOAP

(IN UNITS)

9. Antibacterial Liquid Soap

TOTAL

ANTIBACTERIAL LIQUID SOAP

(IN UNITS)

10. Tampons

TOTAL

TAMPONS

(IN UNITS)

11. Female Sanitary Napkins

TOTAL

FEMALE SANITARY NAPKINS

(IN UNITS)

12. Toilet Paper

TOTAL

TOILET PAPER

(IN UNITS)

13. Paper Towels

TOTAL

PAPER TOWELS

(IN UNITS)

14. Trash Bags

TOTAL

TRASH BAGS

(IN UNITS)

3.0 Delivery Locations/Addresses:

Hours of Performance: The vendor shall schedule all delivery activities with the appropriate delivery point of contact after award. Unless stated otherwise, delivery acceptance hours are Mon – Fri 8am-2pm for that particular time zone.

4.0 Shipping Information:

All product cases shall be packed in the vendor’s standard commercial casing, which shall be shipped on industry standard size pallets (48L inches by 40W inches, 4-way). Pallets must arrive stretch-wrapped with no less than 10 layers of covering. Material shall be stacked so the total height of each pallet and material does not exceed 55 inches. Pallets shall be hardwood and designed for pickup from all four sides. Shoring and bracing shall be used to prevent shifting during transit. Contractor shall use edge protectors, angle boards or corner protectors on each pallet to prevent shifting and reduce damages during movement.

5.0 Responses:

Responses to this RFI shall be emailed to the Contracting Officer (michael.sheckels@gsa.gov) and Contract Specialist Nia Hill (nia.hill@gsa.gov) on or before 10:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time (EST) on Monday May 4th, 2020. We will be accepting any information over the next 30 days.

All responses to the RFI must be submitted electronically. Each response must be single-spaced and typewritten in 12-point Times New Roman font and in the English language. Each response must be in .doc or .docx format with every page of the response separately numbered. Also, each response must be no more than fifteen (15) 8½” by 11” pages in total (excluding applicable diagrams and charts) and all pages must be combined as one attachment.

All responses shall provide the following administrative information:

1. Name, mailing address, phone number, and email of designated Point of Contact

2. Business type (large business, small business, etc.) based upon the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code(s). Please refer to Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 19 for additional information on Small Business Size Standards.

6.0 Questions:

Questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted in writing by email to Contracting Officer Michael Sheckels (michael.sheckels@gsa.gov) and Contract Specialist Nia Hill (nia.hill@gsa.gov) no later 10:00 AM, EST on Friday, April 20th, 2020. Verbal questions will NOT be accepted. Questions will be answered by posting answers to the website where the RFI has been posted; accordingly, questions shall NOT contain proprietary information. No questions received after 10:00 AM, EST on Friday, April 10th, 2020 will be answered.

7.0 Vendor Meetings

Upon receipt of responses, the government may, or may not, schedule informal informational sessions with vendors. Meetings may be held via teleconference.

8.0 Summary:

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY.

This is not a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a Request for Quote (RFQ). The information provided in the RFI is subject to change and is not binding to the government. GSA has not made a commitment to procure any of the items discussed, and respondents 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.

All submissions become government property and will not be returned. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation for bids, proposals or quote and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a request for proposal/quote or award of a contract as a result of this request.

Furthermore, the GSA is not at this time seeking proposals and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if any is issued. It is the responsibility of potential offerors to monitor the solicitation website(s) such as betaSAM or eBuy, where a potential solicitation of a future requirement may be published.

Any document submitted in response to this RFI that contains confidential information must be marked on the outside as containing confidential information. Each page upon which confidential information appears must be marked as containing confidential information. The confidential information must be clearly identifiable to the reader wherever it appears. All other information will not be treated as confidential.

All information marked confidential in RFI responses is only for the government’s planning use. Confidential information may be reviewed by contractors; subject to a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) including, but not limited to, commercial or financial data obtained by the respondent’s submitted documents. Otherwise, no information marked confidential included in this document or in conversations connected to it may be disclosed to any other party outside of the government.

9.0 Clauses:

FAR Subpart 52-215(3)--Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997)

(a) The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this solicitation or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation.

(b) Although “proposal” and “offeror” are used in this Request for Information, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal.

(c) This solicitation is issued for the purpose of obtaining information from vendors on its ability to source and deliver products within 7 days after receipt of order.