ADHESIVES

UNICOR intends to enter into an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with one (1) base year and four (4) option years, if exercised for ADHESIVE PRODUCTS for the following UNICOR Factories: FCI Allenwood, PA FCI Ashland, KY FCI Beckley, WV FCC Coleman, FL FCI Forrest City, AR FCC Florence, CO FCI Schuylkill, PA Solicitation number is FN1368-13, and this solicitation will be issued as a Request for Proposal. The minimum delivery order equivalent to 1 each 55 gallon drums or 7,040 fluid ounces per delivery order line item. Delivery lead time is 14 days for INIITAL DELIVERY AND 7 DAYS THEREAFTER. NAICS code associated with this requirement is 325520. Offerors are advised that the Government intends to evaluate offers and award on a multiple award basis. Specific item specifications and quantities will be listed in solicitation. All offerors must complete the Business Management questionnaire in Section L of solicitation document with three (3) references. References must be for same or similar items. All Offerors must complete the ACH form and registration in SAMS http://sam.gov formerly known as CCR and ORCA. The ACH form can be found on UNICOR's webpage at www.unicor.gov. For the ACH form click on business commercial opportunities, navigate to, procurement forms and click on ACH form and print. What is SAM? The System for Award Management (SAM) is combining eight federal procurement systems and the Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance into one new system. The benefits of SAM include streamlined and integrated processes, elimination of data redundancies, and reduced costs while providing improved capability. With one user ID and password, SAM will benefit contractors by providing access to all the capabilities associated with: - Registering to do business with the Government - Representing/Self-Certifying as a Small Business (CCR/ORCA) - Viewing Business Opportunities (Fedbizops) Offerors may also submit proposals via e-fax at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email to contact@example.gov. Email proposal shall be sent as an Adobe PDF files and offerors shall contact Tiffani Balestrini to verify receipt of proposal. All questions shall be asked in writing and shall be submitted to Tiffani Balestrini at contact@example.gov. and Tatea Cavanaugh at contact@example.gov. The email subject line shall state the solicitation number FN1368-13. For email and fax proposals, an originally signed SF1449 must be received by the contracting officer within one (1) day of offer closing date and time. Offerors shall submit two (2) copies of the written proposal. All offerors must acknowledge all amendments if any. Requirements for submission of samples will be listed in detail in the full solicitation. Offers received after the exact time and date specified will not be considered. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror's whose offer represents the best value to the government. Listed in order of importance, the following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals: 1. Adherence to specifications(listing of these evaluation criteria will be listed in solicitation) 2. Environmental-CARB Certification, Greenguard Certification, LEEDS, FSC Certified Recyclable, Recycled Ability to meet Green Environmental Requirements 3. ISO Certification 4. Past Performance 5. Price A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer will be mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. No copies of the solicitation will be mailed; emailed or faxed, offerors must obtain the solicitation from http://fbo.gov. All responsible offerors may submit a proposal which will be considered.