TERMS OF DELIVERY ARE F.O.B. DESTINATION TO:

UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc.

McKean Cut and Sew

6975 Route 59

Lewis Run, PA 16738

Solicitation is issued as a three (3) year fixed price requirements type contract with one (1) base year and two (2) option years, and with Economic Price Adjustment for PCU337910337910 (Mattress Manufacturing).

Offerors who do not agree with the Producer Price Index listed above are required to submit the price index that they believe is correct to the contracting officer at least five (5) calendar days prior to the due date for offers.  The index submitted will be evaluated, and changed by amendment to the solicitation if necessary.

PPI #_PCU337910337910_________________________________

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN:  Large Businesses submitting a proposal are required to submit their subcontracting plan as part of their proposal by the scheduled closing date and time.  Failure to submit a subcontracting plan may result in the proposal being found technically unacceptable and may not be considered for further evaluation.

SOLICITATION IS UNRESTRICTED

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THESE ITEMS MUST BE BERRY AMENDMENT COMPLIANT, 100% USA

DOMESTIC ONLY, MANUFACTURED ENTIRELY IN THE UNITED STATES OF

AMERICA. THIS IS TO INCLUDE THE RAW MATERIALS.

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QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS SOLICITATION WILL ONLY BE ADDRESSED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL TO: [email protected].  NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE.

QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED NO LATER THAN JANUARY 5TH, 2024 AT 2:00PM CST.

For a list, description and total estimated quantities of all items, refer to Section B.

The government reserves the right to request bid samples from

all offerors in a competitive range prior to a contract award or

request a sample from the awardee after contract award.

UNICOR’s desired delivery is 30 calendar days or sooner from receipt of each delivery order issued. Vendors are required to provide their best manufacturing/delivery time for evaluation which will be evaluated under technical factors as a go/no go. Delivery schedule will be established at time of award.  Delivery orders will be issued in accordance with 52.216-19.

 Due to security considerations, do not send offers via U.S. mail. Offers shall be submitted on the SF1449. OMB Clearance 1103-0018.

Offers shall be submitted on the SF1449. OMB Clearance 1103-0018.

The date and time for receipt of proposals is January 12, 2024 at (2:00pm CST. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. CT2348-24, time specified for receipt of offer, name, address and 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:

VENDOR'S DUN & BRADSTREET NUMBER:____________________________

SAM UNIQUE ENTITY NUMBER:_______________________________________

VENDOR'S POINT OF CONTACT: _____________________________________

VENDOR'S TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER: _____________________________

VENDOR'S EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________

VENDOR'S BUSINESS SIZE (i.e. SMALL, LARGE, ETC.): __________________

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 proposal, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.