Speciality Paper Sources Sought CO Signed JWebb.pdf

U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE (GPO)

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

KEEPING AMERICA INFORMED

RFI No. 040ADV-24-R-0063

Subject:

Project Name:

Date of Issuance:

Questions are due:

Closing Date/Time:

Subject:

Request for Information (RFI)

Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers

Aug 8, 2024

Aug 13, 2024, 14:00 EST

Aug 26, 2024, 14:00 EST

Request for Information (RFI) No. 040ADV-24-R-0063

THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO SOLICITATION PACKAGE AVAILABLE.

| Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers |

A. The purpose of this RFI is to:

1. Request information from the vendors with considerable experience in manufacturing the

Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers. GPO is seeking market industry solutions for delivering printing and making Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated

Containers in large volumes.

B. Timeline and processes:

1. GPO will review and evaluate responses and vendors will be invited to respond to the upcoming

RFP in the end of August 2024.

2. RFP issuance: GPO projects that the RFP will be issued approximately in Aug 2024 with the award to be made Oct 2024. GPO anticipates multiple source IDIQ contract award with the Firm-

Fixed Price (FFP) Delivery Orders consistent with the Materials Management Acquisition

Regulation (MMAR) 16.504 issued based on this RFP.

C. RFI requested information:

This is a Request for Information (RFI), identification of the vendors’ capabilities, and evaluation of submissions. Responses to this RFI will be used to determine industry’s capabilities for the upcoming

RFP.

The following information is provided to assist the US Government Publishing Office (GPO) in conducting market research to identify if there are interested parties that have the capability to produce and deliver

Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers.

Interested vendors are advised to seek clarifications/questions to this RFI by email to tmizelle@gpo.gov by Aug 8, 2024. GPO will not respond to any clarifications submitted after this date and time. All request for clarifications shall be official and in writing and submitted to the email identified above. GPO will issue the responses to questions no later than August 12,2024.

Please see SOW and Specific Regulations for Specialty Paper.

All vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (“SAM”) database www.sam.gov.

Any comments provided in the vendors’ responses may or may not be included in a formal solicitation.

The Government will not release any information marked with a proprietary legend received in response to this RFI to any firms, agencies, or companies outside the Government without written permission in accordance with the legend. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned.

This RFI in no way obligates GPO to award a future contract, nor does it commit GPO to pay any cost incurred in the preparation and submission of a submission.

Proprietary data and information: All items that are confidential to business, or contain trade secrets, proprietary, or personnel information must be clearly marked in the RFI’s responses.

Respondents who include in their response data they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, shall mark the title page with the following legend:

“This submission includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used or disclosed—in whole or in part—for any purpose other than to evaluate this response.

This restriction does not limit the Government’s right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to the restriction is contained in sheets (insert numbers or other identification of sheets); and mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal or quotation.”

mailto:tmizelle@gpo.gov http://www.sam.gov/

The Government assumes no liability for disclosure or use of unmarked data and may use or disclose the data for any purpose. Unless restricted, information submitted in response to this request may become subject to disclosure to the public pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.

551).

D. Submission Instructions:

I. Cover Letter up to 5 pages

II. Corporate Capability and Experience up to 10 pages

III. Technical response up to 90 pages

Note: the dividers are not included in the page count.

I. Cover Letter:

The Cover Letter must be presented on an official organizational letterhead and signed by a person who has signatory authority for the organization. The cover letter must be in Adobe PDF format.

The cover letter shall include the following:

1. RFP Name and Number

2. Name of the Offeror

3. Offeror Address

4. Tax Identification Number

5. UEI Number

6. Date of submission

7. Name of any teaming members/subcontractors/partnerships

8. Names, titles, and telephone numbers of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation.

9. Name, title and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent must be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

II. Corporate Capability and Experience:

The responses shall demonstrate vendor’s ability and capacity to develop, test, manufacture Specialty

Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated Containers.

The response must describe the offerors’ understanding of Specialty Paper, Envelopes, and Corrugated

Containers, including:

1. Capacity and fulfillment approach

2. Appropriate Shipping method to achieve transportation to addresses in Washington, DC and various locations within US.

III. Technical Response:

The submitted response must answer all the points outlined in the capabilities section and responses shall not exceed 90 pages with no minimum limit, numbered bottom right, 11pt Calibri font on A4 format with one-inch margins. Respondents should also include a matrix that maps their capabilities requirements to sections of the RFI. Please also list company points of contacts. All RFI responses should be clearly marked with the vendor's name, main point of contact as well as the RFI number and title.

All responses to this RFI should be submitted by email to: Jasmin Webb at jwebb@gpo.gov and

Tawanda Mizelle at tmizelle@gpo.gov by the response due date specified above. No telephone calls will be accepted.

Thank you so much for your submission. We appreciate your interest in the GPO’s opportunities.

Sincerely, Jasmin Webb

Supervisory Contracting Officer mailto:jwebb@gpo.gov mailto:tmizelle@gpo.gov