Source Sought-Sewing Machine Parts.pdf

Source Sought – Sewing Machine Parts

Closing Date: January 13, 2009 at 10.00 A.M.

This is a REQUEST FOR INFORMATION only. There is no solicitation available at this time. Requests for a Solicitation will not receive a response. This notice does not constitute a commitment by the Government. UNICOR, Federal Prisons Industries, Clothing & Textiles Business Group (CTBG) is seeking information from interested parties on a project to provide Sewing Machine Parts to all of CTBG factories Nation-Wide.

The information provided in response to this Request For Information (RFI) announcement will be used to finalize the acquisition strategy for this requirement. This is not a request for proposal and in no way commits the Government to award a contract.

The Government will not reimburse any concern for any information that is submitted in response to this request for information notice. Any information submitted is voluntary.

UNICOR, Federal Prisons Industries is a self supporting government corporation within the U.S. Department of Justice with a two fold mission – to train the inmates with the federal prisons so they have marketable skills upon release and to employ them so that they are productive during their incarceration as a means to manage the inmate population and, as well as to be a self sufficient business. UNCIOR is comprised of seven business groups (Clothing & Textiles, Electronics, Fleet Management, Industrial Products, Office Furniture, Recycling and Services). UNICOR’s website is www.unicor.gov.

UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Clothing & Textiles Business Group is seeking information for the Sewing Machine Parts (detailed in the attached file titled Master Inventory) for a two-base year period of performance with three (3) additional option years, if exercised.

Interested vendors will require establishing the following:

1. Establishing a web page (if non existing) from which our staff are able to order and pay for the parts on a regular basis.

2. Delivery of any part is requested within 7 days of each order.

3. Vendor must keep track of all nation-wide sales for CTBG. Records should be categorized by factory.

4. Locations of CTBG nation-wide factories are detailed in the attached file titled Factories Locations.

5. After reviewing the number of locations and the entire requested sewing machine parts (from the attached files), potential vendors http://www.unicor.gov/ are requested to build a plan that includes all parameters stated above.

Any interested vendors will attend a pre-solicitation meeting held in our office:

Bureau of Prisons, FPI, UNICOR Clothing & Textiles Business Group 400 First St. NW 6th Floor Tuesday, January 13, 2009 at 10.00 A. M.

** Interested vendors, who plan to attend the meeting, will need to arrive 15-20 minutes prior to the meeting to register and receive a visitor pass in order to be able to enter the federal building. Please bring at least one form of ID.

Any questions you have or any clarifications you might need prior to the meeting, please contact either Shirley Karver, skarver@central.unicor.gov, or Freida McClain, fmcclain@central.unicor.gov mailto:skarver@central.unicor.gov mailto:fmcclain@central.unicor.gov