RFQ-5140-01-434-5790.doc

ATTENTION: REQUEST FOR QUOTES

FROM:

COMPANY:

United States of America please FAX your response GSA, FAS, Heartland Supply Operation Please Respond By : September 21, 2012 Respond BY 1;00PM Special Order Acquisition Div. (QSDKAA)

1500 E. Bannister Road

Kansas City, Missouri 64131

Phone:

816-823-1280

Fax: 816-926-3678 or 816-823-3109 Gerald W. Goin Purchasing Agent E-Mail: GERALD.GOIN@GSA.GOV

FOR INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT:

REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS - THIS IS NOT AN ORDER

IMPORTANT: This is a request for quotations, and quotations furnished are not offers. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation, or to contract for supplies or services IF YOU ARE UNABLE TO QUOTE, PLEASE SO INDICATE ON THIS FORM AND RETURN.

If individual PO is more than $3000, Clause 52-225-1 applies (Buy American Act)

VENDOR MUST COMPLETE THIS SECTION:

LEAD TIME____________________ MINIMUM PER PURCHASE ORDER_____________

QUOTE VALID THROUGH___________________ FOB POINT: ___ORIGIN / ___ DESTINATION

DUN & BRADSTREET NO. TAX ID NO.

SEE ATTACHED PAGES FOR COMPLETE ITEM DESCRIPTIONS (if applicable) Please note: There is no need to return the item descriptions with your completed request for quote. Thank You!

**PER UNIT OF ISSUE LISTED ON DESCRIPTION PAGE

Chest Top

CHEST, TOP, MOBILE TOOL CABINET

DESCRIPTION

Overall Length: 40.0 inch

Overall Height: 19.5 inch

Overall Width: 19.8 inch

Dimension Tolerance: 1 inch

Locking Device Type: Integral

Drawer Quantity: 4

Top Till: Provided

Lock Type: Key

Color: Red

Material: Steel

Surface Treatment: Enamel

ITEM MARKING

Each item Shall Be Marked in a Permanent and Legible Manner with:

1) Manufacturer's Part Number

2) Manufacturer's Name or Identifying Symbol, and

3) Country of Origin

Each Package including the unit, single, intermediate, and exterior container must be labeled with the requisition number or Transportation Control Number (TCN). Requisition Number and TCN are found on the Purchase Order.

PACKAGING

One (1) item shall be preserved and packaged in a unit package designed to protect the item against damage during shipment, handling, and storage.

MARKING

All unit, intermediate, transport packages and unit loads shall be marked and bar coded for delivery to the GSA DEPOT and MILITARY ACTIVITIES shall be in accordance with the latest version of MIL-STD-129, "Military Marking For Shipment and Storage". "Latest version" is defined as the version in effect on the date of bid submittal. Federal Standards and Military Standards can be accessed on-line via the Defense Logistics Agency's "Assist" Quicksearch web site:

http://assist.daps.dla.mil/quicksearch/

NOTICE: All Pallets transported / Shipped to the GSA Depot MUST be HEAT TREATED and marked IAW IIPC

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 Location). 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, GSA Depots and DLA Consolidated Shipping Points that have endorsed the IPPC Guidelines for treatment of non-manufactured wood packaging: The International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has approved and published Guidelines for Regulating Wood Packaging Material in International Trade. Countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines are found at the website given below. General Services Administration Acquisition Manual (GSAM) Clause 552.211-89 requires non-manufactured wood pallets and other non-manufactured wood packaging material used to pack items for delivery to or through IPPC countries be marked and properly treated in accordance with IPPC guidelines. Pallets and packing material shipped to FAS distribution facilities designated for possible delivery to the countries endorsing the IPPC Guidelines will comply with DLAD 47.305-1, and MIL-STD-2073-1.

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/import_export/plants/plant_exports/wpm/country/index.shtml

UNIT PACKAGES:

The unit packages shall be packed in a close fitting fiberboard box in compliance with the Uniform Freight Classification and the National Motor Freight Classification requirements of Rules, Item 222, Sec. 3., Minimum 200 psi, or Edge Crush Test (ECT) 32 Lbs. per Inch Width.

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