SOLICITATION NOTICE
56 -- **SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT**
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Ft Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 703-518-0223
- Response Due
- 9/23/2004
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2004
- Point of Contact
- Name: Doug Stuck, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 301.788.3839, Fax: 703.385.9211, Name: Geoff Edwards, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 703.385.9777 x23, Fax: 703.385.9211,
- E-Mail Address
-
StuckDA@State.gov;, geoff.edwards@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 703-518-0223 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular . The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is with a small business size standard of 0 employees. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Thursday, September 23, 2004 at 10:00:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be , 00 null The Department of State requires the following items, EXACT MATCH ONLY, to the following: LI 001, FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY ANNOUCEMENT The Department of State, Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO), continues to expand the base of firms with which it does business. To that end, OBO will host its third Industry Day on Wednesday, October 13, 2004 at the Ronald Reagan Building. Industry Day hours are: 10:00am-4:00pm. OBO uses an industry-wide, cross-section of services, equipment, construction and operations for its embassy facilities around the world. The technical expertise that is required runs the gamut of the building industry. Real estate service providers are used in support of acquisitions and disposal actions (including brokerage, marketing and appraisals). Planning, architectural, engineering, interior design and general construction services are used, as well as maintenance services and generator, roof and fire protection systems replacements. We are interested in construction materials and building components that promote sustainability and high performance, and other new technology. There is a growing demand to supply building components and systems that can withstand blast and bio-chemical environmental security and operational compromise. After selection for a contract or after pre-qualification for any contracts that require a security clearance, firms and vendors must have or be able to obtain a facility security clearance. The Department of State will sponsor those selected or pre-qualified firms that do not possess facility clearances. Roomers, Inc. will handle registration on behalf of OBO. Interested parties should register before September 17, 2004. There will be a nominal registration fee of $85. To register, click www.roomersinc.com. For additional information, contact the Industry Day Registration number at 703.518.0233., 1, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Denise Williams at williamsda@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.
- Web Link
-
www.fedbid.com (a-12765, n-412)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: , 00 null
- Zip Code: null
- Country: 0
- Zip Code: null
- Record
- SN00668673-W 20040911/040909211844 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
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