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UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries is soliciting proposals on a full and open competitive from potential suppliers who can supply upholstery accessories. This will be completed under a Request for Proposal, negotiated, requirement type of solicitation. These products are to be delivered FOB destination to FCC Allenwood, Golf Course Road, Montgomery, PA 17752 and FCI Florence, 5880 State Highway 67 South, Florence, CO 81226. The SOL Number is FN1225-05. Offerors are advised that the Government intends to evaluate proposals on a multiple award basis, meaning one award for each location. Individual line items, description, the estimated quantities and the unit of issue will be identified in the solicitation. Economic Price Provision will be included in the solicitation. All products will escalate in accordance with the Produce Price Indices. The Government will award contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offerors whose offer conforms to the solicitation that are most advantageous to the Government in past performance, specification, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals: past performance, specification, and price. The time for receipt of proposals is 14:00 PM (Eastern Standard Time), on April 15, 2005. The delivery performance period is for 5 years. The first initial delivery order is 30 days, all other deliveries thereafter is 14 days after receipt of each delivery order. Vendors may federal express, mailed, facsimile or hand carried proposal to UNICOR, Federal Prison Industries, Inc., (FPI), Office Furniture Group, 320 First Street, NW, Washington, DC 20534, Attn: Bid Custodian. All proposal must reference the solicitation number and due date for receipt of proposals. In addition to this, each proposal must contained the name, address, telephone number of offeror, technical description of item offered, any discount terms that are offered and the remittance address (if different from current mailing address). Offeror must hold unit prices firm in its offer for 90 calendar days from date specified for receipt. If offer is not submitted on a SF1449, submit on company letterhead with a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provision included in the solicitation. All offers that fail to furnish required representations and certification or information and/or reject terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 2522 and the small business size standard is 500. The NACIS code is 33721. The Identification Number-- Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number must be cited in your proposal. Any Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses or forms cited in the solicitation may be obtained from General Services Administration's Internet web page (http://www.arnet.gov./far/). The actual solicitation may be down loaded from UNICOR's web page www.central.unicor.gov For information regarding this solicitation contact the Contracting Officer (Mrs. Darlene Robinson) at telephone number +1 (555) 000-0000.