RFP FN1615-26 UNICOR METALS

SECTION A - Solicitation FN1615-26

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.

Product is to be delivered FOB Destination to the following UNICOR locations:

UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W El Reno, OK 73036

DELVIERY HOURS: 7:30 AM TO 2:00 PM

UNICOR FCI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd. Milan, MI 48160

DELIVERY HOURS: 7:30 AM TO 1:00 PM

GENERAL INFORMATION: This solicitation is expected to be FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION with the anticipation of a multiple award of a five (5) year, Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity type of contract with an Economic Price Adjustment for PCU332322332322 (PPI industry data for Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing). 

The NAICS code for this requirement is 332322 Sheet Metal Work Manufacturing number of Employees 500. The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) defines small business size standards of 500 employees for manufacturing and wholesale.

Guaranteed Minimum is $1,000.00, over the duration of the contract.

SUBCONTRACTING PLAN:  Large Businesses submitting a proposal are required to submit their subcontracting plan as part of their proposal by the scheduled closing date and time.  Failure to submit a subcontracting plan may result in the proposal being found technically unacceptable and may not be considered for further evaluation.

Solicitation quantities are estimated 5-year quantities.

Delivery will be 21 days after receipt of first order, 14 days for each order placed thereafter. Day represents calendar day.  If your firm is unable to meet the 14-day lead time, please state required lead time below

__________ Day lead time

ALL PRODUCTS OFFERED MUST HAVE AN Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Certificate of Conformance (COC) PROVIDED FOR EACH DELIVERY THAT IS PROVIDED FREE OF CHARGE.

All offerors shall read the solicitation in its entirety prior to submission of any questions. All questions SHALL be submitted in writing.  At no time shall offerors contact individuals at the individual factories.

No questions will be answered verbally. All questions shall be submitted in writing to Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov by Friday, September 11, 2026, at 2:00 pm EST and must reference the solicitation number FN1615-26 in the subject of the request.  No questions will be answered after that date. An amendment will be issued answering questions that were submitted in accordance to the question deadline.

Any amendments issued to this solicitation shall be synopsized in the same manner as this solicitation and must be acknowledged by each offeror.  Solicitation number is FN1615-26, and this solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP). It is anticipated that this solicitation will result in a Multiple Award for a five (5) year, Firm Fixed Price, Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity type of contract.

Offer closing date is Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 2:00PM EST. Proposals received after this time WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD.

The following information pertains to the Standard Form 1449 Solicitation:

OMB 1103-0018

The offer acceptance period is 90 calendar days. Block 31b, Barbara McMaster, Contract Specialist

NOTE: UNICOR may add other factories or materials 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 SAM.gov at www.sam.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.

1. All Offerors must complete the ACH form and have an active registration in SAM (http://sam.gov).

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:

1. Registering to do business with the Government

2. Representing/Self-Certifying as a Small Business

3. Viewing Business Opportunities (SAM.gov)

2. Section B: Provide pricing on all items in a lot. (see pricing spreadsheet). 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 Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov by closing date and time of solicitation.

AWARD LOT 1 ANGLE STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 1-11

AWARD LOT 2 BAR STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 12-16

AWARD LOT 3 COIL STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 17-39

AWARD LOT 4 BEAM STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 40-41

AWARD LOT 5 PLATE STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 42-43

AWARD LOT 6 ROUND CARBON STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 44-46

AWARD LOT 7 SHEET STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 47-81

AWARD LOT 8 SRING STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 82-85

AWARD LOT 9 TUBE STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W

El Reno, OK 73036:  Lines 86-102

AWARD LOT 10 COIL STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd.

Milan, MI 48160:  Lines 103-105, 108-109, 116, 147

AWARD LOT 11 SHEET STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd.

Milan, MI 48160:  Lines 106-107, 110-115, 117-146, 148-177

AWARD LOT 12 TUBE STEEL

Delivery to UNICOR FCI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd.

Milan, MI 48160:  Lines 178

3. Section L:

FPI 999.999-9 Business Management Questionnaire:

All offerors must complete the Business Management questionnaire with three references from the past three (3) to five (5) years that are the same or similar in scope to this requirement. References that are not for the same or similar items in the solicitation will receive neither favorable nor unfavorable rating.

The UNIQUE ENTITY ID (UEI) and TIN numbers must match your information in www.sam.gov

4. UEI Number: _________________

5. TIN Number: _________________

6. If you firm is a distributor, you must list   Manufacturer:

   __________________________________________

7.  One (1) electronic copy of entire proposal must be included in proposal package emailed to Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov by offer closing date and time of Tuesday, September 22, 2026, by 2:00 pm EST. Vendors proposals shall request email confirmation from UNICOR staff that their proposal has been received.

8. Completion of attached form to certify OEM Certificate  of Conformance will accompany all deliveries.

9.  ISO 9001 Certification:

If your firm is ISO 9001 certified, offerors must provide proof of ISO9001 certification by submitting the ISO Certification as part of your written offer. If your firm is not ISO Certified, please submit a copy of your company's quality management system, also state whether your company intends to seek ISO certification in the future and if so when. In addition, offerors shall submit ISO certification or Quality Management System for all subcontractors (suppliers) involved in the performance of this contract.

Failure to complete and submit above information may result in offeror not receiving an award. All offerors must acknowledge all amendments, if any. Offers received after the exact time and date specified will not be considered.

NOTICE TO GOVERNMENT WHEN CONTRACTOR(S) DELAYS:

In the event the contractor(s) encounter difficulty in meeting performance requirements, or when there is an anticipated difficulty in complying with the delivery terms or completion dates, or whenever the contractor has knowledge that any actual or potential situation is delaying or threatens to delay the timely delivery/performance of this contract, the contractor must immediately notify the Field Administrative Contracting Officers at UNICOR El Reno or UNICOR Milan in writing, giving pertinent details. This information will not be construed as a waiver by the Government of the required delivery schedule, or the Governments rights to impose consideration against delinquencies or other remedies provided by this contract.

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.

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.

INVOICES ARE TO BE EMAILED TO:

Accountspayable@usdoj.gov

Department of Justice – Justice Management Division

ACQUISITION POLICY NOTICE

March 13, 2026

2026-01

Acquisition Policy Oversight

COVID-19 Contractor Protocols - Update

Executive Order (EO) 14042, Ensuring Adequate COVID Safety

CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requirements of the facility where the work is performed in the performance of the contract and to consider the effects of those security requirements in the pricing of the proposal.

Pricing Spreadsheet:

As part of this solicitation is a required pricing spreadsheet listing the following items:

• Part number
• Factory location
• Estimated solicitation quantity
• Price
• Extending Price (price x estimated qty) Formula is already created in spreadsheet
• Lead time, if different than the required 14 day (This could be more or less than the 14 days.  Less will be looked at favorably in evaluation process)
• Alternate pricing (This is pricing provided if a lower price can be offered for larger purchases Volume Discount)
• Alternate Pricing Quantity needed to take advantage of lower pricing
• Origin of the Material

Offerors who do not agree with the Producer Price Index listed above are required to submit the price index that they believe is correct to the contracting officer at least five (5) calendar days prior to the due date for offers.  The index submitted will be evaluated and changed by amendment to the solicitation if necessary. 

SECTION C – DESCRIPTION-SPECIFICATION WORK STATEMENT

The items on this solicitation are used in the production of various products in our metals factories.  Some of these products include, but not limited to:

• Pallet Racking
• Lockers
• Storage Cabinets
• Bookcases
• Various Metals Products for the Correctional Setting such as Bed Frames and Desks.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS BY FACTORY LOCATION (NO contact should be made with the factory. This information is provided for accurate pricing and for reference after successful offers receive award)

1.  Lines 1-102 FPI El Reno 4205 Hwy 66 W El Reno, OK 73036

Criteria:

In an effort to maximize savings and take advantage of volume pricing, UNICOR will request scale pricing for large volume buys.  Scale pricing information is listed as part of the pricing spreadsheet.

Material must be free of defects. 

• Sheet steel must arrive dry and corrosion free, having been protected from the elements in banded skids not to exceed 5,000 lbs. with 48” x 96” lengthwise hardwood skids. 
• The skids must be capable of offloading from the side of the truck.  Material must be oiled (water soluble) and paper wrapped.  SDS for oil is required. 
• Material must be shipped in a manner allowing for easy unloading at destination by forklift. 
• Material must be protected from elements in route and arrive free of rust and corrosion. 
• All Coils must be banded and secured to skids independent of size and weight. 
• Each skid shall be tagged with: material dimensions, net weight UNCIOR stock number, purchase order number and date. Plexi-glass, hardened plastics must not be used in the packaging. 

Special Packaging Requirements:

• All material is to be wrapped, banded, and furnished in a strain free condition for shipping on a skid. The material must be protected on the bottom.
• Markings on the individual bundles must include manufacturers name, ASTM designation, weight, UNICOR PO number, UNICOR Stock Number, gauge of material, and specific product sizes.
• Markings must be legibly noted on the top of each or shown on a tag attached to each unit. Certificate of Conformance (COC) is a condition of acceptance, and steel will not be accepted without it.
• The vendor must furnish a Certificate of Conformance for all sheet steel, coil steel, tube steel, and expanded metal shipments.  This document must confirm that the material complies with all applicable heat/cast analysis and mechanical property test requirements.

• Product cannot exceed 11,000 lbs. per pallet to avoid forklift damage. Coil steel should have a minimum coil size of 3,000 lbs. and a max coil size of 5,000 lbs. 
• Bar stock, round steel, or tube steel should be limited to a 20’ max length
• No product will be Pickled and Oiled, all metal will arrive coated in a Geo-Guard rust inhibitor or equivalent.
• Material cannot be shipped on plastic pallets. 
• Metal banding should be utilized to secure all products.  This will include the use of a protective barrier such as cardboard to protect the product being secured from marring against the banding.    
• Protection from moisture during transport - All products will arrive under tarp or enclosed in a box trailer, protected from moisture.  Products that arrive wet will be rejected immediately and returned to the vendor at the vendor's expense.

2.  Lines 103-178 FPI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd. Milan, MI 48160

Criteria:

• The vendor must furnish a heat/cast analysis report of all steel being shipped to include but not limited to; sheet steel, coil steel, tube steel, and steel plate shipments.
• The vendor must furnish with all sheet steel, coil steel, tube steel, and steel plate shipments a Certificate of Conformance (C.O.C.) indicating that the material provided conforms to the specifications. Additionally, the certificate shall confirm that the material complies with any heat/cast analysis and mechanical property test requirement.
• The vendor must furnish a notification of recycled content amounts with all sheet steel, coil steel, tube steel, and steel plate shipments.
• If the vendor is a distributor and not a manufacturer, the vendor must furnish the originating manufacturer of each shipment with all sheet steel, coil steel, tube steel, and steel plate shipments.
• All sheet steel and coil steel, tube steel, are to be in accordance with ASTM-A1008 and A568, cold rolled, commercial quality, class 1 finish, ½ standard on flatness, re-square tolerance ±.031” on width and length, ½ standard tolerance on diagonal, standard tolerance on thickness. The material is to be lightly oiled with water soluble oil.
• A Safety Data Sheet (SDS) is required for the first shipment for both steel and oil. Any subsequent change in SDS will require a new SDS for the product.
• The vendor must notify UNICOR of any changes to oils or corrosion resistance materials.
• Limitations on weight:

Bundle sizes (blanks) can range from 2000 to 5000 pounds and coils cannot exceed 5000 pounds.

• Special packaging requirements:

All items must be packed and securely banded to a bottom-protected pallet on a skid to ensure strain-free transit.

• Markings on the individual bundles must include manufacturers name, ASTM designation, weight, UNICOR PO number, UNICOR stock number, gauge of material and specific product sizes.
• Markings must be legibly noted on the top of each or shown on a tag attached to each unit. Certificate of Conformance (C.O.C.) is a condition of acceptance and steel will not be accepted without it.
• Offerors must provide a sample of lot 11 Sheet Steel.  The incumbent will not have to provide a sample.  Offerors must send a quantity of 10 ea. of lot 11 to FPI Milan 4002 Arkona Rd. Milan, MI 48160 Attn: Cody Maynard, Operations Manager.