SOURCES SOUGHT
99 -- High Quality Fine China
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2013
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 327110
— Pottery, Ceramics, and Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- Department of State, Office of Acquisitions, Acquisition Management, 1735 N. Lynn St., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- SAQMMA14R0103
- Archive Date
- 1/18/2014
- Point of Contact
- John M. Hite, Phone: 7038755164
- E-Mail Address
-
HiteJM@state.gov
(HiteJM@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a Sources Sought notice only. This is not a solicitation or request for proposals. (a) As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation 15.209(c), The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this sources sought notice or to otherwise pay for the information requested except as an allowable cost under other contracts as provided in subsection 31.205-18, Bid and proposal costs, of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (b) Although "proposal" and "offeror" are used in this sources sought, your response will be treated as information only. It shall not be used as a proposal. (c) This Sources Sought is issued for the following purpose: The U.S. Department of State, Office of Logistics Management on behalf of the Overseas Buildings Operations, is seeking a U.S. Small Business to provide high quality fine china for official U. S. Government representational residences overseas. The china must be vitrified and free of imperfections or blemishes. The crested and uncrested china patterns used by the Department of State have been in existence for more than fifty years. The contractor would be required to duplicate the color, size, shape, and decorations of the existing chinaware. It is requested that firms provide the following information: 1) Experience with producing high quality fine china that is vitrified and free of imperfections or blemishes. Also include capabilities of producing 23-karat gold-rimmed chinaware. 2) Verification that your company is a small business under North American Industry Classification System Code is 327110, "Pottery, Ceramics, And Plumbing Fixture Manufacturing," with a size standard of 750 employees. 3) Identify whether your company is capable and/or has experience with manufacturing Kosher crested and/or uncrested china with distinct markings. Kosher china is required to be manufactured separately and distinctly from non-Kosher china and cannot be co-mingled during the entire process of manufacturing, storage and shipping. This Sources Sought incorporates provision 52.215-3 Request for Information or Solicitation for Planning Purposes (Oct 1997) as prescribed by 15.209(c) Requests for clarification must be submitted, in writing, to Mr. John Hite, no later than 12:00 p.m., Eastern Standard Time(EST), on January 3, 2014. The e-mail address to submit clarification questions is HiteJM@state.gov. Informational material must be received by 2:00 p.m., EST, on January 17, 2014. Your material may be submitted via e-mail at HiteJM@state.gov or via courier (Federal Express, UPS, etc) to: Mr. John Hite, U.S. Department of State, Office of Logistics Management, SA-6A, 1735 N. Lynn Street, 4th Floor, Cube 425C, Arlington, VA 22209. NOTE: This is a secure floor so please call ahead if you plan to hand deliver your submission (703) 875-7320. *****This is not a solicitation or request for proposals*****
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/State/A-LM-AQM/A-LM-AQM/SAQMMA14R0103/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: To be determined at time of award., Arlington, Virginia, 22209, United States
- Zip Code: 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
- SN03256708-W 20131222/131221000028-4f8736196709040c00bdc43eede9450b (fbodaily.com)
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