SOURCES SOUGHT
72 -- WORLDWIDE PACKAGED FURNITURE PROGRAM - WORLDWIDE RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE PROGRAM RFI
- Notice Date
- 11/6/2014
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 337122
— Nonupholstered Wood Household Furniture 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
- SAQMMA15I0002
- Archive Date
- 12/4/2014
- Point of Contact
- Kara L. Moreau,
- E-Mail Address
-
ResFurniture@state.gov
(ResFurniture@state.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- WORLDWIDE RESIDENTIAL FURNITURE PROGRAM RFI MATRIX THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS ISSUED ONLY TO CONDUCT A MARKET RESEARCH STUDY FOR AN ANTICIPATED REQUIREMENT. PARTICIPATION IN THIS REQUEST FOR INFORMATION IS VOLUNTARY. NO COMPENSATION WILL BE PROVIDED. PURPOSE This is a Department of State (DOS) Sources Sought Notice Only. Contractors are requested to read and respond to the below and attached documents accordingly. The response from this notice may be used as market research to determine an acquisition strategy for an imminent anticipated competitive acquisition. The purpose of the Source Sought Notice is to survey the vendor community for potential sources who can provide a commercial off the shelf (COTS) solution that meets all core technical specifications in the attached configuration workbook (Tab A: Requirements and Tab B: Technical and Service Requirements)and in accordance with all attached standards. Specifically, DOS wishes to determine whether there may be small business manufacturers that can provide supplies meeting the Department's requirements. The responses received (or lack thereof) in response to this notice may be used as a partial basis for the Contracting Officer's determination as to the appropriateness or inappropriateness of a small business or other socio-economic set-aside under the subsequent solicitation (RFQ or RFP). The DOS also wishes to determine if multiple large business manufacturers can provide supplies that meet core DOS specifications outlined in the attached configuration workbook workbook (Tab A: Requirements and Tab B: Technical and Service Requirements). For the purposes of the RFI, DOS encourages responses from manufacturers only. RESPONSE FORMAT Responses must be submitted electronically, formatted in Microsoft Word or Microsoft Excel (any version). Margins must be 1" on all sides, to print on 8 ½" x 11" paper. Typeface must be Times New Roman, 12 pt. font. Responses should be specific to the Bill of Materials and the attached specifications. The page limitation is ten (10) pages but respondents are cautioned to keep marketing materials and non-specific information to a minimum. No responses shall be accepted via US Mail of Fax. RESPONSE CONTENT Responses should be concise, yet detailed, and include the Contractor's statement of interest, capabilities statement and specific commercial off the shelf (COTS) products that the respondent could deploy to fulfill the requirement if a solicitation were to be issued. Responses shall address the requirements in Attachment A - Worldwide Furniture Program RFI Matrix (workbook (Tab A: Requirements and Tab B: Technical and Service Requirements) indicating what product (brand name, model number, etc) the respondent suggests to meet such requirements. Respondent may notate each specification in the proposed configuration workbook indicating whether the product suggested would meet the requirement or not, and whether there is any other technical consideration, option, exception, etc that would apply. Respondents shall enter data into each applicable data cell in Attachment A -- Worldwide Furniture Program RFI Matrix workbook (Tab A: Requirements and Tab B: Technical and Service Requirements) to provide basic organizational information, including manufacturer status, small business size standards and product availability under a GSA contract. Respondents are encouraged to include in their response any questions or additional information that they would require prior to submitting a quote in the event a solicitation is issued. No pricing information is required at this time. For the purposes of this notice, the DOS encourages as brief a response as practicable. Responses to this sources sought synopsis should be forwarded to the attention of Kara Moreau. Please email your response to ResFurniture@State.Gov no later than 12:00 PM, EDT on November 19, 2014. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. NO AWARD WILL BE MADE ON THE BASIS OF RESPONSES RECEIVED TO THIS NOTICE.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: WORLD WIDE, United States
- Record
- SN03568268-W 20141108/141106234627-b7bc94a58f4d8bb8ac5642562d053f55 (fbodaily.com)
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