X -- LODGING

Notice Date

October 3, 2000

Contracting Office

Department of the Treasury, Bureau of the Public Debt (BPD), Division of Procurement, UNB 4th Floor, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, WV, 26101-5312

ZIP Code

26101-5312

Solicitation Number

RFQ-01-F005

Response Due

October 13, 2000

Point of Contact

Becky Thompson, Contract Specialist, Phone (304) 480-7079, Fax (304) 480-7203, Email franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov -- Timothy Wilson, Contracting Officer, Phone (304) 480-7140, Fax (304) 480-7203, Email

E-Mail Address

Becky Thompson (franchiseprocurement@bpd.treas.gov)

Description

The Department of the Treasury, Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, through Bureau of the Public Debt, has a requirement for the rental of lodging rooms and conference facilities for the period of March 11 -- 15, 2001. The requirement is for the rental of fifty (50) sleeping rooms and thirty (30) suites and/or sleeping rooms to be configured as break out meeting rooms for a total eighty (80) lodging rooms. The eighty lodging rooms are required 3/11/2001 _ 3/15/2001); continental breakfast (90 people @ 4 days on 3/12/2001 _ 3/15/2001); afternoon snack break (3/12/2001 _ 3/15/2001); buffet style lunch (90 people @ 1 day) to be served on March 12, 2001. The Treasury requires a large meeting room in which to hold a general session meeting and breakout rooms to hold small reader meetings for the period of March 12, 2001 through March 15, 2001. The Treasury will consider a meeting configuration of one large general session room that accommodates 90 people at round tables (or classroom style) and thirty suites/and or sleeping rooms configured for use as breakout rooms. The Treasury will also consider a configuration such that we have one large general session room that accommodates 90 people at round tables (or classroom style) and fourteen small breakout rooms to accommodate 6 people each at two large tables. The Treasury will consider proposed variations in the break out room and large general session room configuration through out the meeting period. The large conference room shall be set up by 8:00am on March 12, 2001. The large conference room shall be equipped with a podium and a microphone and one wireless microphone to handle audience questions. The large conference room shall have a screen and LCD projector to accommodate a laptop and PowerPoint presentation on March 12, 2001. Conference space (including the large general session room) shall be available from March 11-15, 2001 on a 24-hour basis to accommodate required office supplies and equipment needed for the conference. The Treasury will host a brief reception in the large general session room or other room provided from 5:00-7:30pm on March 12, 2001. The Treasury will require heavy hors d_oeuvres and a cash bar for 80 people. The hotel/conference facility must be located within a 5-block radius of the Treasury Department, CDFI Program Office located at 601 13th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005 or within easy walking distance of the Metro. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. SolicitationRFQ01-F005 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-03. This action is unrestricted. The Standard Industrial Code (SIC) code is 7011. The small business size standard is $5 Million. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation and is the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered under authority of FAR clause 52.2122 EvaluationCommercial Items (JAN 99). Evaluation will include the quality and location of facilities as well as past performance. The offeror shall submit a list of 5 similar activities conducted from September 30, 1998 through September 30, 2000 with names and numbers that may be contacted. Quality, location of facilities and past performance, when combined, are of greater importance than cost or price. The Government will perform a site visit of the facility prior to award of the purchase order to evaluate the overall quality of the facility and location. Offerors shall comply with the provision at FAR 52.2121, Instructions to OfferorsCommercial Items (OCT 2000) and submit a sufficient description of the items being offered in order to evaluate compliance with the requirements in this solicitation. The clause at FAR 52.2124, Contract Terms and ConditionsCommercial items (MAY 99), applies to this acquisition. Also the clause at 52.2125, Contract Terms & Conditions (AUG 2000) required to implement Statutes or Executive OrdersCommercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including paragraph B, subparagraphs (6) 52.22226, (7) 52.22235, (8) 52.22236, (9) 52.22237, and paragraph C, subparagraphs (1) 52.22241 and (2) 52.22242. Offers are due by 10-13-2000 @ 2 PM and must include a copy of the provisions at 52.2123, offeror Representations and CertificationsCommercial Items (OCT 99) which may be downloaded from http://www.arnet.gov/far. Only written quotations will be accepted. Written quotes should be sent to the Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Public Debt, Franchise Services, Room UNB 4th Floor, 200 Third Street, Parkersburg, WV 26101-5312 or faxed to 304-480-7203. You must call 304-480-7079 to confirm receipt of faxes.

Web Link

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001005/XSOL003.HTM (D-277 SN503230)