Solicitation Number:

SSA-RFQ-08-1366

Notice Type:

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Synopsis:

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice. The Social Security Administration is seeking competitive quotations for rolled paper. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. A written request for quotation will not be issued. This procurement is being conducted as a simplified acquisition in accordance with FAR Part 13. The North American Industry Classification System code for this acquisition is 322121. The small business size standard is 750 employees. All responsible small business sources may submit a quotation that shall be considered by the Agency. Quotations submitted from other than small businesses will be rejected. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the latest Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-25 (April 2008). This request for quotation is identified as Solicitation Number SSA-RFQ-08-1366. TWO SIZES OF PAPER ARE REQUIRED. REQUIREMENT #1 (Line item 0001 on the resultant order): Ninety (90) 50-inch diameter rolls of paper, 11 inches wide to be used on an IBM 3900 printer. Form bond, perforated at 8 inch intervals. The paper must have pinfeed holes at the sides, not factored into the 11-inch width. Requirement #1 is referred to by ICN 668540 and NSN 7530-00-000-0463. REQUIREMENT #2: (Line Item 0002 on the resultant order): One hundred thirty (130) 50-inch diameter rolls of paper, 18 inches wide to be used on an OCE Pagestream 250/500 printer with feeder holes factored into the 18 inch width. Requirement #2 is referred to by ICN 668541 and NSN 7530-00-000-0465. BOTH REQUIREMENTS: Paper to be white. Rolls must have at least 30% post consumer fiber content and 30% recovered fiber content and must consist of at least 80% chemically pulped wood, free from any contaminants that may have been added to the paper in its previous application. Rolls must be spliceless and all rolls wound in the same direction on 6-inch cores. Paper weight: 20# book/50# offset. Specific volume: 0.079-0.089 inch (1.3-1.45 cm). Smoothness: 115-265 cm X 10 = Sheffield Units TAPPI Test Methods #T 538 om-88. Opacity: >60% - TAPPI Test Methods #T 519 om-86. Moisture content: Equilibrium Relative Humidity 45_7%7. Dimensional Stability: Longitudinal