SolicitationPosted Jul 8, 2025·Responses due Jul 21, 2025

EDGE BANDING MACHINE

Justice (all) · FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INC

Stage
Open solicitation
NAICS
333310
Value
Not stated
Solicitation
FN1600-25_1
Set-aside
None stated
PSC
3220
Place
Forrest City, AR, USA
Contact
Barbara McMaster (Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov)
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  • Jul 8, 2025 · this notice
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  • Aug 11, 2025
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    STILES MACHINERY INC · $197K
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What the notice says

UNICOR, FN1600-25, FOX1 Edge Banding Machine SOLICITATION: Issued as Request for Quote (RFQ) for a Firm-Fixed-Price, Definite Delivery-Definite Quantity Type Contract. Set Aside: UNRESTRCITED Requirement: Refer to the Statement of Work (SOW) for details. SALIENT CHARACTERISTICS / WORK DESCRIPTION: It is the intent of this solicitation to result in a one (1) Purchase Order Firm Fixed Price for an Edge banding Machine to be used in the UNICOR's Furniture Production Factory for FPI Forrest City, AR. This machine will be used for the processing of straight workpiece edges and for gluing post-proce… (show all)

ssing different edged materials in longitudinal and transverse through feed. The UNIOCR factory at FCC Forrest City produces office furniture such as tables, hutches, table legs, bookshelves, file cabinets and court room furniture. This solicitation is expected to be a single award Firm Fixed Price Contract with. The NAICS code for this requirement is 333310 Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing. The size standard for NAICS Code 333310, Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing, is 1,000 employees. Refer to the Statement of Work (SOW) for details. Questions for this solicitation will be addressed in writing to: Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov. The date and time for the submissions of questions is: Monday, July 14, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). AWARD METHODOLOGY: This acquisition will be procured in accordance with FAR Part 12 � Acquisition of Commercial Items and Part 13 � Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract that is the best overall value to the government, in accordance with FAR 52.212-1(g). Evaluation factors are past performance, price, lead time, and technical approach. The Government reserves the right to require the quoter to submit additional information as necessary to support a pre-award determination of responsibility. CONTRACTOR�S RESPONSIBILITY: It is the responsibility of the Contractor to follow any Special Security Requirements of the correctional 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. Contractor will be subject to NCIC check to enter federal property for delivery unless a commercial shipping service is used. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: UNICOR�s desired delivery is as soon as possible. Vendors are required to provide their best delivery time for evaluation. Delivery schedule will be established at time of award. OFFERS: Signed and dated offers are submitted by email to: Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov The date and time for receipt of quotes is: Monday, July 21, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. EASTERN STANDARD TIME (EST). Do not send offers via U.S. mail. OMB Clearance 1103-0018. Offer must indicate Solicitation No. FN1600-25, time specified for receipt of offer, name, address, telephone number of offeror, technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, terms of any expressed warranty, price and any discount terms. Offer must include acknowledgment of all amendments, if any. THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IS REQUIRED TO BE COMPLETED BY THE OFFEROR: SAM UNIQUE ENTITY IDENTIFIER (UEI): _______________________________________ VENDOR POINT OF CONTACT: _____________________________________ VENDOR TELEPHONE & FAX NUMBER: _____________________________ VENDOR EMAIL ADDRESS: ________________________________________ VENDOR BUSINESS SIZE FOR NAICS CODE 333310: Small Business (Y or N): _____________ 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 submitting a quote, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. The Contracting Officer is Barbara McMaster at Barbara.McMaster@usdoj.gov.

Who won similar work

7 award notices on SAM.gov in the last 24 months. Matched by: Same agency (Justice (all)), same NAICS 333310.

Single-winner award sizes (7): middle half $52K to $288K, median $94K; range $32K to $3.3M.

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COMSIS SOLUTIONS LLC1$127KMay 12, 2026
Aantilia LLC1$55KOct 31, 2025
WESTEX GROUP, INC1$49KMar 2, 2026

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