53 Foot Dry Trailers

Closed Solicitation Posted Apr 21, 2025

This opportunity was awarded. See the award notice from May 9, 2025.

Solicitation number: SV0176-25
Agency: Correctional Facilities Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice
Responses due: May 2, 2025, 2:00 PM ET
Set-aside: No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code: 333924 Industrial Truck, Tractor, Trailer, and Stacker Machinery Manufacturing
PSC: 2330 Trailers
Place of performance: Marianna, Florida 32446, United States
Points of contact: Wesley Newell wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated Apr 24, 2025.

About this opportunity

Written by GovTribe AI · Apr 24, 2025

The Department of Justice Bureau of Prisons, specifically Unicor, is seeking to procure five 53-foot dry trailers for delivery to FCI Marianna / Unicor Recycling in Marianna, Florida. The solicitation (SV0176-25) requires trailers with specific characteristics, including a solid floor capable of supporting forklift loading, rollup or swing doors, complete dryness, and full roadworthiness. The government will evaluate quotes based on best overall value using FAR Part 12 and Part 13 procedures, with price being a significant factor in the selection process. Vendors must submit signed and dated offers via email to wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov by Friday, May 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EST, using the SF1449 form. Contractors will be required to follow the correctional facility's special security requirements and may be subject to an NCIC background check for federal property entry.

There are no specific set-aside designations for this contract, and no incumbent contractors are mentioned in the solicitation. The acquisition is open to businesses of various sizes, with vendors required to specify their business size for NAICS code 333924 and maintain registration in the System Award Management (SAM) database. Unicor desires a delivery timeline of 30 calendar days or sooner from the purchase order receipt, with the exact delivery schedule to be established at award. The trailers will be delivered to FCI Marianna / Unicor Recycling at 3625 FCI Road in Marianna, FL 32446. Contractors must be prepared to provide additional information to support a pre-award determination of responsibility, and the government reserves the right to request supplemental documentation as needed to complete the evaluation process.

Notice text

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As posted on SAM.gov.

Update #4 · Latest · Apr 24, 2025

Unicor, SV0176-25, MNA1

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On 4/24/2025, edited to include:

There is no maximum age on the trailers.
Evaluation Factors: Price will be a major factor when determining the best value to the government.

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53 Foot Dry Trailers (used)

SOLICITATION: Issued as Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Firm-Fixed-Price, Definite Delivery-Definite Quantity type contract.

Requirement: Five (5) trailers, delivered to:

FCI Marianna / Unicor Recycling

3625 FCI Road

Marianna, FL 32446

SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS: Used, 53’ Dry Trailers with:

Solid floor capable of supporting forklift loading

Rollup doors preferred, swing doors acceptable; quote both if available
Completely dry; no leaks
Completely roadworthy (tire tread, functioning brakes, lockable doors, etc…)
Quote shipping as a standalone line-item

Questions for this solicitation will be addressed in writing to: wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov.

AWARD METHODOLOGY: This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 – Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13 – Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract that is the best overall value to the government, in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g). The Government reserves the right to require the quoter to submit additional information as necessary to support a pre-award determination of responsibility.

Price will be a major factor when determining the best value to the government.

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requirements of the correctional facility where the work is performed in the performance of the contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal. Contractor will be subject to NCIC check to enter federal property for delivery unless a commercial shipping service is used.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: UNICOR’s desired delivery is 30 calendar days or sooner from receipt of purchase order issued. Vendors are required to provide their best manufacturing/delivery time for evaluation. Delivery schedule will be established at time of award.

OFFERS: Signed and dated offers are submitted by email to: wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov

The date and time for receipt of quotes is:

Friday, May 2, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST).

Do not send offers via U.S. mail. OMB Clearance 1103-0018. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. SV0176-25, time specified for receipt of offer, name, address and Page 2 of 37, telephone number of offeror, technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms. Offer must include acknowledgment of all amendments, if any.

THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR:

SAM UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI): _______________________________________

VENDOR POINT OF CONTACT: _____________________________________

VENDOR TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER: _____________________________

VENDOR EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________

VENDOR BUSINESS SIZE FOR NAICS CODE 811310: Small Business (Y or N): _____________

By submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database (System Award Management) prior to submitting a quote, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

The Contracting Officer is Wesley Newell at wesley.newell2@usdoj.gov.

Update #3 · Apr 21, 2025