UNICOR Marion Fiber Optic Cable

Federal Prison Industries, Marion is issuing this solicitation notice for the requirements of fiber optic cables manufactured by General Cable. This solicitation is unrestricted. The NAICS code for this solicitation is 335921. Deliveries will begin when the Contracting Officer issues a signed Award Document to the Vendor. Deliveries MUST be completed within the delivery date specified, upon Award. Deliveries will be made to UNICOR Federal Prison Industries 4500 Prison Road, Marion IL 62959. This will be a single award for a period of five (5) years with an EPA. The Government will award to the responsible party whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is most advantageous to the Government based on Best Value. Best Value will be determined by evaluating each quotation for one or more of the following: PRICE, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE, DELIVERY (ARO), AND PAST PERFORMANCE. Awards will be issued through a Purchase Order, SF-1449. All future information about this solicitation, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure they have the most up‑to‑date information about this solicitation. Refer to the posted solicitation for due date regarding receipt of quotes (page #1, block #8). The point of contact for all information regarding this solicitation is Tiffani Balestrini, Supervisory Contracting Officer at [email protected] or Gregory Lipe, Contracting Officer, at [email protected]. Quotations are required to be received electronically to the above mentioned contacts, on or before the due dates specified within the solicitation. The only format in which questions will be answered is by e‑mail (no phone calls please). Faith Based and Community Based Organizations have the right to submit quotes equally with other organizations for contracts for which they are eligible. ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING REQUIREMENTS LISTED, SPECIFICATIONS OR THE SOLICITATION PROCESS MUST BE REQUESTED in writing to Gregory Lipe at [email protected]. At no time should offerors contact factory or Central Office staff with questions regarding this request for quotation (RFQ). All questions MUST be addressed in writing. No questions will be answered via telephone.