RFP FOR INSTALLATIONS SERVICES

AMENDMENT #001 Change to OCONUS Moving Hawaii to Alaska. Questions & Responses B. PONDER 08/28/2026 ********************************************************************************************************************************************** SECTION A - Solicitation FN1616-26 SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS Federal Prison Industries (FPI), which operates under the trade name UNICOR, is a wholly-owned Government Corporation within the Department of Justice, under the Federal Prison System. The Corporation was created by Congress in 1934, and provides employment, education, and training opportunities to inmates under Federal custody. UNICOR operates approximately 62 factories in over 52 locations. Its production lines are extensive and include over 118 different products and services sold to other Federal Agencies and the Department of Defense. Interested offerors shall read the solicitation in its entirety prior to submission of any questions, All questions shall be submitted in writing to Brent Ponder at Brent.Ponder@usdoj.gov and Barbara McMaster at Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov by Monday, August 25, 2026, @ 2:00 pm EST. No questions will be answered verbally. No questions will be answered after August 17, 2026. An amendment will be issued after August 27, 2026, with answers to all written questions received before the deadline date. GENERAL INTENTION: An Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity Type Contract with a five-year period of performance for Installations of UNICOR furniture products. The award will be a Single award. Solicitation number is FN1616-26 and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). This solicitation is opened to unrestricted businesses. Guaranteed Minimum is $1,000.00 over the duration of the contract with a Guaranteed Maximum of $5,000.00. NAICS Code 238390 Business Size Standard is $17.0 million Services are to be provided throughout the continental United States. States, Alaska, Puerto Rico, and Hawaii and occasionally OCONUS. The following information pertains to the Standard Form 1449 Solicitation: OMB 1103-0018 The offer acceptance period is 120 calendar days. Block 25, Funds (15X4500) will be obligated by each delivery order and not by the contract itself. Block 31b, Brent Ponder, Contract Specialist. NOTE: UNICOR may add services to the contract at a later date through a modification to the awarded contract. All solicitations (also future procurement) and any other information (amendments, etc.) may be obtained through beta.SAM.gov. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR: 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 award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. _______________________________________________ Signature The Administrative Contracting officer is Brent Ponder at Brent.Ponder@usdoj.gov. All offerors must complete the following information prior to submission of offer to be considered for award, in addition to the requirements of Section L. Provide pricing on all services to be performed under this contract utilizing the excel pricing sheet attached. An electronic copy must be submitted by closing date and time of solicitation. This electronic form is posted as part of this solicitation package. Electronic copy of solicitation must be returned to Brent.Ponder@usdoj.gov by offer closing date and listed on the SF1449. To be considered for award, a bid must comply in all material respects with the request for proposal. Such compliance enables offerors to stand on an equal footing and maintain the integrity of the bidding process Offers shall be filled out, executed, and submitted in accordance with the instructions in the proposal. Award on the proposal will result in a binding contract with terms and conditions that do not vary from the terms and conditions of the proposal. The UEI number and TIN numbers must match your information on www.sam.gov: UEI: TIN Number: A copy of the entire proposal shall be sent to the two (2) individuals listed below. The proposals shall reference FN1616-26. UNICOR FCI Forrest City Attn: Brent Ponder Contract Specialist Reference: FN1616-26 UNICOR WAREHOUSE 1400 Dale Bumpers Rd. Forrest City, AR 72335 Email: Brent.Ponder@usdoj.gov Phone: (870)633-6000 ext1375 UNICOR, UNICOR Yazoo City, MS Attn: Barbara McMaster, Contract Specialist Reference: FN1616-26 2225 Haley Barbour Parkway Yazoo City, MS. 39194. Email: Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov Phone: (662)751-4800 x 4112. The period of performance will be 5 years based on actual award date but will not occur prior to October 1, 2031. Contractor agrees that FPI is in the category of the most favored or best commercial customer category of the Contractor and as such, the Contractor will: During the contract period, the Contractor shall report to the Contracting Officer all price reductions offered to the category of customers that are considered by the Contractor to be their most favored or best commercial customer. 1. A price reduction shall apply to purchases under this contract if, after the award date, the Contractor- i) Revises downward its commercial catalog, price list, schedule, etc., to its best commercial customers (or category of customers) below the awarded price under this contract; ii) Grants more favorable discounts or terms and conditions to its best commercial customers than those contained in this contract that would result in prices below the awarded price under this contract, an/or iii) Grants special discounts to its best commercial customer (or category of customers) that would result in prices lower than the awarded price under this contract. 2. The Contractor shall offer the price reduction to FPI with the same effective date, and for the same time period, as extended to the commercial customer (or category of customers). The Contractor may offer the Contracting Officer a voluntary price reduction at any time during the contract period. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer of any price reduction subject to this clause as soon as possible, but not later than 15 calendar days after its effective date. All Future requirements for these or similar items from this or other UNICOR factories may be added to the resulting contract if considered to fall within the scope of work and the price is determined to be fair and reasonable. Section C - Statement of Work UNICOR Office Furniture Group has a contract requirement for installation services of systems furniture and case goods. In addition to systems and case goods, successful offeror(s) will be required to install seating and accessory items. Offeror(s) may be required to provide installation of the following: Installation may include: Teardown of a workstation Installing new workstation Reconfiguration of a workstation Evenings/Weekend Work Unusual site conditions (i.e. long push) Stair carries Clean up of job site Daily Disposal/Trash Removal Product to be installed may consist of but not limited to: Systems Movable/Demountable Walls Privacy Screens/Panels Work Surfaces Storage Products Miscellaneous Office Enhancements UNICOR Case Goods Product Line Baritone Wood (Including knockdown product) Integrate Laminate (Including knockdown product) Harmony Laminate (Including knockdown product) Relevate Wood (Including knockdown product) UNICOR Seating Ergonomic Task Lounge (1 place, 2 place and 3 place Seating) Executive Guest and Reception Drafting Stools Stacking Chairs Tables Breakroom Conference Occasional Training/Classroom Float Coffee Table End Table Sofa Table Files/Bookcases/Storage Lateral files - Wood, Metal and Laminate (2, 3, 4 and 5 high) Stationary/Mobile Storage Pedestals - Wood, Metal and Laminate Vertical filing Systems - Wood, Metal and Laminate (4 and 5 high) Bookcases - Wood, Metal and Laminate (2, 3, 4 and 5 high) Lockers Storage Shelving Accessories Wood Accessories Monitor Arms Ergonomic Keyboards Mouse Pads CPU Holder and Mount Desk Lights Access Rails Cable Management Ancillary Items Packaged Office Miscellaneous Items Offeror(s) may be required to attend pre-installation site meetings. In order for offeror(s) to receive payment, pre-installation meeting participants will be documented and signed off on by all parties. Sign-in sheet will be emailed to a specific email address provided by UNICOR. Offeror(s) will not be required to provide the following: Carpeting, and painting under the subsequent contract. However, if entry level electrical is noted in the statement of work it will be required to be completed by a certified electrician. The selection and the procurement of the certified electrician should be done by the awarded Offeror(s). For projects that require warehousing there will be a receive/deliver line on the install statement of work. Successful offeror(s) shall establish installation facilities in such a manner that receipt, inspection, and delivery of UNICOR product occurs by the customer’s due date. These facilities shall exist sufficiently to receive all product off site serving as a staging area. The facilities shall be properly equipped with equipment to load and unload product from delivery trucks, i.e., forklifts and pallet jacks. Installers will enter ship to information into SAP within 5 business days of receipt of the award on projects with receive/deliver and notify UNICOR project management. Offeror (s) will forward ship to information to UNICOR project manager if UNICOR has not provided SAP access. UNICOR expects deliveries to be coordinated with the customer within 2 business days of receipt of the complete order, unless otherwise directed by UNICOR. Installation shall occur within 14 days of receipt of the complete order, unless otherwise directed by UNICOR or the customer. If the successful offeror(s) has not received the complete order by the estimated delivery date, they shall notify the UNICOR Project Manager immediately. Successful offeror (s) will notify the project manager and originating factory of any missing product within 1 business day and any damaged product within 3 business days of receipt. Notification of missing product will include part number and quantity while notification of damaged product will include both shortage sheet and replacement request paperwork. For warehouse deliveries, photographs of packaged product will be taken upon delivery to ensure any damages discovered at site did not occur while in offeror (s) possession. For receive/deliver items, any concealed carrier damage found when unpackaged at site must be photographed prior to installing the product in the designated space at site. Failure to provide photographs in either case will result in actual damages being assessed to offeror (s). For all projects that ship to site, within 5 business days of receipt of the purchase order, the installer shall contact the customer to set up an installation date. The start of the installation should be set to a date within 5 business days of the original estimated delivery date, unless all parties agree to a different time frame. This agreement will be in writing from the customer and sent to project management. If the original estimated delivery date is changed by UNICOR or the customer, offeror will have a reasonable amount of time to re-schedule. For on-site deliveries, all freight must be fully inventoried within 1 business day and fully inspected within 2 business days. UNICOR shall be notified of any damages or discrepancies within those r