solicitation for lg business - needs to be edited.pdf

This is a Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items (Standard Form 1449) issued by the Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR) for locks and related hardware used in the manufacture of office furniture and filing cabinets.

The solicitation (FN1590-26) seeks multiple awards under an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract with a five-year performance period. Delivery is FOB to three UNICOR facilities: Ashland, Kentucky; Forrest City, Arkansas; and Milan, Michigan. The guaranteed minimum order value is $1,000, with a maximum not-to-exceed total cost of $5,000,000 over the contract life. Initial delivery lead time is 21 days after award; subsequent orders require 14-day delivery unless otherwise noted. The offer closing date is Thursday, February 26, 2026, at 2:00 PM EST, with offerors required to hold prices firm for 120 calendar days. Evaluation factors include technical specifications/ability to meet requirements (pass/fail), past performance (rated excellent, good, fair, or poor), and price (considered approximately equal to non-price factors when combined). The solicitation incorporates requirements for ANSI/BHMA standards A156.11 and A156.17, samples at no cost to UNICOR, Certificates of Conformance with each shipment, and compliance with various federal clauses including those addressing security prohibitions, supply chain restrictions, small business utilization, and whistleblower protections. All lock components listed in Section B (over 470 line items ranging from key plugs to complete lock assemblies) are required with unit prices in the offeror's response. Offerors must register in SAM.gov, provide three business references from similar contracts, complete business management questionnaires, and submit proposals including signed SF 1449, amendments acknowledgment, SAM registration confirmation, Unique Entity Identification Number, TIN, past performance surveys, and pricing spreadsheets.