Sale of Sorted Office Paper and Newspaper

The Arkansas Army National Guard (ARARNG) has approximately 22.5 Tons (45,000) pounds of (Item 0001) sorted office paper (SOP) and approximately 22.5 Tons (45,000) pounds of (Item 0002) of newspaper baled in units of approximately 1600 pound bales for sale.  .   Material is available for review at Building 0319, Camp Joseph T. Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600 between the hours of 7:00 am through 3:30 pm Monday through Friday except Federal holidays, October 26-30, 2020.  Coordinate visit at Camp Robinson with Mr. Tracey Barron at 501-212-5353.

A deposit is not required to submit a bid, however, within three (3) business days of award, the successful contractor must provide an earnest money deposit of 20% of the total bid price to the Contracting Officer. This deposit will be held for the duration of the project. The contractor may remove materials up to the value of the deposit. These loads must be paid for within seven (7) calendar days of removal and before additional loads are removed. The check, along with weight tickets, must be submitted to the contracting Officer on the seventh day.  The ARARNG reserves the right to retain the deposit until such time as all weight tickets have been received and the purchaser has paid in full all invoices for all property removed. Interest will accrue on all late payments at the daily rate of 1.375% in accordance with 41 U.S.C. 611 (https://www.fms.treas.gov/prompt/index.html). In addition, an administrative fee may be charged to collect a delinquent payment.  Material must be removed within 7 calendar days of notification of award and submittal of 20% earnest money.  The Qualified Recycle Program (QRP) manager shall oversee the loading of the material and shall annotate the total weight of the load. This total is still only an estimate. The purchaser shall weigh before and after loading and shall provide copies of all weight tickets along with a certification of the scales used. The government's and purchaser's weights shall be compared and reconciled. The purchaser shall provide payment in one of the accepted formats within 14 calendar days of award.  Payment is to be made payable to US Treasury; remittance shall indicate it is for the purchase of U.S. Government Property. Acceptable forms of payment include certified check or money order only.

Bids are to be submitted in tons on the SF114F form.

Bids are due by 3:00 p.m. CDT on Friday, 6 November 2020.  Bids may be delivered in person, mailed or emailed to Edward Porter, Contracting Officer, USPFO-PC, Box 003 Building 7100, Camp Robinson, North Little Rock, AR 72199-9600.  Seller reserves the right to refuse all bids.  Telephonic bids will not be accepted.  Any questions are to be directed to Mr. Porter at 501-212-4400 or email at edward.l.porter.civ@.mail.mil .