SOURCES SOUGHT
71 -- JPL REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR SEATING PRODUCTS
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 337214
— Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- NASA Management Office, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, 4800 Oak Grove Drive,Pasadena, CA 91109
- ZIP Code
- 91109
- Solicitation Number
- SP-11-01
- Response Due
- 4/15/2011
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2012
- Point of Contact
- Mary Helen Ruiz, JPL Business Opportunities Office, Phone 818-354-7532, Fax 818-393-1746, Email maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov
- E-Mail Address
-
Mary Helen Ruiz
(maryhelen.ruiz@jpl.nasa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The California Institute of Technologys Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), locatedin Pasadena, California seeks industry interest in providing seating products to JPLusing eBusiness purchasing practices specifically focusing on Oracle Business SuitesModule iProcurement.PURPOSE - The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to invite your company topresent your capabilities and best business practices to JPL.REQUIREMENTS - Your company is requested to present your capabilities in response to thisRFI by providing the following: (1) Name and address of company; (2) Name of contactperson, phone, E-Mail and FAX number; (3) Core product manufacturers that your companyprovides and is authorized to distribute; (4) Specify if your company is large, small,small disadvantaged, women-owned, HUBZone, Veteran-owned, orService-Disabled/Veteran-owned business; (5) Your affirmative interest in futureprocurement opportunities; and (6) A short description of your eBusiness system and yourability to communicate with Oracle iProcurement. Describe your companys ability toconduct business with Oracle iProcurement customers (please list customers and provideOracle release if known). Specifically provide a current contact person and phone numberfor two of these customers.If your company does not have eBusiness capabilities for Oracle iProcurement, at aminimum respond to the iProcurement PO Delivery and Statement of Work portion of this RFIbelow. iPROCUREMENT CONTENT MANAGEMENT (1) Does your company maintain catalog data in anexportable format (tab-delimited, XML, CIF or cXML)? (2) Does your company provide awebsite for searching through an online catalog, order placement and checkout? Pleaseprovide the website URL, if so. (a) Is the website SSL certified? (b) Does your companymaintain a test website that customers could connect for testing purposes? (c) How oftenhas your production website been down in the last 12 months and for how long each time?(d) Will you maintain a catalog of only customer specific items on your website foronline order placement and checkout? If so, describe your ability to restrict items fromdisplaying within online catalogs for your customers. Also, describe your standardprocess for updating customer specific online catalogs as it pertains to items beingadded or removed and price changes; and (e) Describe how you provide an estimateddelivery date for each item ordered. (3) Does your company support punchout? (a) If so,describe which formats (Oracle XML, cXML); (b) Discuss how many buying customers youconduct business with through punchout; and (c) Describe your companys ability tosupport transparent punchout. iPROCUREMENT PO DELIVERY (1) Describe your companys ability to support receiving ofgeneric PO EDIs sent by iProcurement, PO EDIs with customized mappings, or both. EDI isrequired; (2) Can your company download EDI files through a VAN, such as GXS (formerlyInovis)? If so, discuss the translation software you use (i.e., ProEDI); (3) Describeyour companys ability to support any additional communication methods (WebMethods,Email, etc); (4) Describe your companys use or plan on using Oracle iSupplier Portal(iSP); (5) Discuss your standard policy for the return or cancellation of an order; (6)Describe your standard turnaround time for a delivery; and (7) Discuss whether yourcompany currently barcodes packages for your customers. Items to cover include: (a)Describe the format that the machine readable code is in; (b) Describe how it isbarcoded, by package or item ordered; (c) Describe if the barcode is in a custom formatthat is customer specific, a standard company format, or a UPS/FedEx barcode. If it iscustom or company format, what information is contained in the barcode? (d) Describeother customization that is available and if you can include the PO #, Line # andQuantity in the barcode; (8) Describe your companys ability to provide Advanced ShipmentNotices (ASNs); (a) Discuss the electronic delivery format; and (b) Discuss the contentthat is provided in the ASN; and (9) Discuss if your system can handle an invoice-lessprocess with ten (10) day payment terms, and only a remittance advice with payment.Example: Evaluated Receipt Settlement Process (creates an invoice at the time of receiptand processes that invoice for payment within ten (10) days).STATEMENT OF WORK (1) Discuss your companys ability to supply the chairs from the listof Chair Manufacturers in Exhibit I, dated March 2011; (a) If your company cannot supplychairs from the manufacturers listed, provide a detailed list of comparable seatingproducts offered by your company. The chairs must be in compliance with the SeatingSpecifications detailed in Attachment I, dated March 2011; (2) Discuss your companysability to provide chair demonstration models to be offered from the JPL web catalog forthe Ergonomics Evaluation Demo Room located at JPL. The intent of the demo models is toallow end users to evaluate products based on their individual ergonomic needs beforepurchase. The responsibility for any damage or loss of the item(s) is assumed by theSubcontractor. The Subcontractor further agrees that JPL will not be responsible for anyresulting or consequential damages arising out of JPL use of said item(s); and (3) Thefuture seating subcontractor will be required to deliver chairs to the end users officelocation. All subcontractor personnel requiring this intermittent and unescorted accessto JPL will be required to enroll in the RAPIDGate program by EID Passport. The RAPIDGateprogram enrollment information may be viewed at http://acquisition.jpl.nasa.gov/docs.htm Discuss your companys ability to comply with this requirement. RESPONSES DUE - Please submit your response with any applicable information by April 15,2011 to Subcontracts Manager Stephanie Park; E-Mail: Stephanie.L.Park@jpl.nasa.gov;Phone: 818-354-4709; FAX: 818-393-3490DISCLAIMER - It is emphasized that the requested information is for preliminary planningpurposes only and does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that JPL willsolicit you for such a procurement in the future. Neither JPL nor the Government will beresponsible for any costs incurred by you in furnishing this information. Be advised thatany information provided is deemed to be furnished with unlimited rights to JPL, with JPLassuming no liability for the disclosure, use, or reproduction of such data.
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