SOLICITATION NOTICE
71 -- Smithsonian National Postal Museum - pull out frames - (Draft)
- Notice Date
- 1/31/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 337215
— Showcase, Partition, Shelving, and Locker Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Smithsonian Institution, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Office of Contracting, 2011 Crystal Drive, Suite 350, Arlington, Virginia, 22202
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- T11SOL10004A
- Archive Date
- 3/15/2011
- Point of Contact
- Debra A. Berke, Phone: 2026337414, Thomas E. Dempsey, Phone: 202/633-7259
- E-Mail Address
-
berked@si.edu, dempseyt@si.edu
(berked@si.edu, dempseyt@si.edu)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- RFP specifications project schedule Drawings The Smithsonian Institution, National Postal Museum (SI/NPM) seeks to obtain museum quality display cases that contain banks of pull out frames to display highly valuable stamps and letters. Drawings for the work are produced by e xhibit designers Gallagher and Associates. These drawings are concept plans only and are not final engineered drawings for construction. The display banks will be placed throughout the Museum galleries. The selected Contractor will work with SI/NPM staff to develop engineered drawings for production of one prototype display bank for testing and aesthetic review, followed by final engineered drawings, manufacturing, shipping, and installation of the display banks and pull out frames at the National Postal Museum. The completed banks and pull out frames must be delivered and installed in the National Postal Museum, 2 Massachusetts Avenue NE in Washington, DC no later than August 31, 2012. The vendor must be able to provide a warranty of ten years on the banks and pull out frames, and the ability to negotiate long term maintenance agreements beyond the warranty period. The display banks are to be constructed of steel framing with sliding mechanisms. The larger size units will have lockable storage cabinets within the lower portion of the units. The frames are two-sided to allow for a viewing panel on each side. This announcement is open to all businesses regardless of size. The contract awarded will be firm-fixed-price. Minority businesses, Small businesses, Small disadvantaged businesses, Women-owned small businesses, Hub-zone small businesses, Veteran-owned small businesses, and Service Disabled Veteran owned businesses are strongly encouraged to apply. The North American Industry Classification Code (NAICS) for this procurement is 337215. Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award. If your company is interested in providing the services referenced above, please review the attached RFP package, project schedule, drawings and specifications. A pre-proposal site visit is scheduled for Tuesday, February 15, 2011 1:00 p.m. local Washington, D.C time. Meet in first floor historic lobby. For specific questions on pre-proposal site visit contact Glen Hopkins at hopkingsg@si.edu Inquiries and questions pertaining to the RFP must be submitted via email and will be entertained through Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 3:00 p.m. local Washington, D.C time. Inquiries should be directed via email to Debra Berke, Contract Specialist, berked@si.edu. 202-633-7414, Proposals must be received no later than 3:00 P.M. local time on Monday, February 28, 2011. To be considered, you must submit a proposal that consists of two severable parts: Part I - Technical 1 Original and 6 Copies Part II - Cost/Price 1 Original and 2 Copies Packages should be delivered via (U.S. Postal Service) Smithsonian Institution Office of Contracting Attn: Debra Berke MRC 1200 PO Box 37012 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 OR (FedEx, UPS, courier.) Smithsonian Institution Office of Contracting Attn: Debra Berke 2011 Crystal Drive Suite 350 Arlington VA 22202-3709
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Smithsonian National Postal Museum, Postal Square, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20013, Washington, District of Columbia, 20013, United States
- Zip Code: 20013
- Zip Code: 20013
- Record
- SN02369798-W 20110202/110131234207-98aa66d734ec848f6187426d876cee04 (fbodaily.com)
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