PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: The VA National Acquisition Center will issue Request for Proposal (RFP) VA-797-11-RP-00183 for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) for Towels (reusable). VA purchases approximately 1,272,809 of these Towels on an annual basis. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. The Towels are being procured as an SDVOSB set-aside. Therefore, all offerors products must be manufactured by a small domestic (or "outlying area") manufacturer. Outlying areas include Commonwealths: (i) Puerto Rico (ii) The Northern Mariana Islands. Territories: (i) American Samoa (ii) Guam (iii) U.S. Virgin Islands; and Minor outlying islands (i) Baker Island (ii) Howland Island (iii) Jarvis Island (iv) Johnston Atoll (v) Kingman Reef (vi) Midway Islands (vii) Navassa Island (viii) Palmyra Atoll (ix) Wake Atoll. Specifications for Towels (reusable) are as follows: Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 20" x 40" 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 1 Fabric Content: 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 2 Towel Size: Finished product size must be 20" x 40" Plus/Minus .25in 3 Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 6lbs. 4 "VA PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE" must be kaumographed in the center or on the CAM edge of the towel in blue color. Letters must be 1 to 2 inches tall. 5 Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 6 Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 7 Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 8 Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 9 Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 10 Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 20" x 40" 100% Cotton 1 Fabric Content: 100% Cotton 2 Towel Size: Finished product size must be 20" x 40" Plus/Minus .25in 3 Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 6lbs. 4 "VA PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE" must be kaumographed in the center or on the CAM edge of the towel in blue color. Letters must be 1 to 2 inches tall. 5 Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 6 Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 7 Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 8 Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 9 Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 10 Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 24" x 48" 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 1 Fabric Content: 86% Cotton/14% Polyester 2 Towel Size: Finished product size must be 24" x 48" Plus/Minus .25in 3 Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 8lbs. 4 "VA PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE" must be kaumographed in the center or on the CAM edge of the towel in blue color. Letters must be 1 to 2 inches tall. 5 Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 6 Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 7 Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 8 Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 9 Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 10 Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture Bath, Towel, Reusable, White 24" x 48" 100% Cotton 1 Fabric Content: 100% Cotton 2 Towel Size: Finished product size must be 24" x 48" Plus/Minus .25in 3 Weight of Bath towel: Weight per dozen will be minimum of 8lbs. 4 "VA PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE" must be kaumographed on the CAM edge of the towel in blue color. Letters must be 1 to 2 inches tall. 5 Finished Edges: Salvaged edge the length of the towel with ends of the towel hemmed 6 Towel must have a double stitched hem at each end 7 Towel shall have a border without terry loops, placed 2 to 4 inches from each end of towel. Border shall be 1 to 2 inches wide 8 Towels shall have double loop range of 1/8 to ¼ inch 9 Manufacturer Label: Constructed of either Polyester or Nylon 10 Contents of Manufacture Label: Content, Laundry Instructions, Country of Manufacture If you submitted a bid and samples for the previous solicitation for this item (VA-797-11-RP-0129) you DO NOT have to submit more samples, but you will have to fill out the new solicitation document and submit it by the closing date. You may make pricing changes if necessary. Solicitation #VA-797-11-RP-0183 will be electronically issued in commercial item format, in accordance with FAR Part 12, on or about August 15, 2011. The solicitation will be open for 30 days. Interested offerors are advised to continuously check URL: http://www.fedbizopps.gov for any changes to the solicitation. Any future Amendments or other information regarding this solicitation will be available on that site as well. The point of contact is Amber Zavala, Contracting Officer. Please e-mail all questions or inquiries to
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