MODIFICATION
R -- Comprehensive Furniture Management Services
- Notice Date
- 4/5/2007
- Notice Type
- Modification
- NAICS
- 561990
— All Other Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Securities and Exchange Commission, Procurement and Contracts Branch, Operations Center, 6432 General Green Way, MS 0-20, Alexandria, VA, 22312-2413, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 22312-2413
- Solicitation Number
- SECHQ1-07-R-0111
- Response Due
- 4/9/2007
- Archive Date
- 4/24/2007
- Point of Contact
- Debbie Miller, Contract Support, Phone 202.551.8254, Fax 703.914.9226, - Paula Davis, Contract Specialist, Phone 202.551.7310, Fax 703.914.9226,
- E-Mail Address
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millerd@sec.gov, davisp@sec.gov
- Description
- 04-5-2007, 9:07 a.m. Response to questions submitted for RFP SECHQ1-07-R-0111: Questions 26-35 Please note: (1) Questions 1 through 5 have been asked and responded to via Amendment 4 on FEDBIZOPS. Questions 6-17 have been answered via Amendment 5 on FEDBIZOPS. Questions 18-25 were answered via Amendment 7 on FEDBIZOPS. These questions are numbered to reflect a continuation of the questions asked and answered for this particular RFP. (2) Cut-off date for Questions for this Solicitation is 3:00 p.m. EST, April 5, 2007. Question 26: There are parts of the SEC response to questions in amendments 9 and 10 that imply the SEC is still reviewing the request and will respond via amendments to be issued. See LINE ITEM 0007, question 36. The due date is April 9 and with pending answers plus the questions herein, we request consideration for an additional delay which will allow adequate time to prepare a response. Response: All previous questions have been answered via amendments to the Solicitation. The revisions to the RFP have been posted and e-mailed to all that requested the information. The due date of April 9, 2007 will stand. Question 27: Throughout the amendments there appears to be an SEC definition of CFMS relative to commercial practices and that the terms are interchangeable. For example, the requirement for stating a bidders CFMS commercial revenue. CFMS is a schedule and definition of the Federal Acquisition Service and really has no definition in the in the commercial marketplace. As a contract office furniture dealer, what we do commercially every day is what CFMS is all about. Response: The SEC is seeking corporate experience in the business that is similar to what is being requested in the SOW. Question 28: Please provide additional definition for Section B and the use of, NTE __percentage of CLINs, and how Note 4 applies. Is the $3,000,000 the fee or is that the planned expense for furniture items? Response: $3M is estimated not to exceed the pool of to be funding available for the purchase of furniture for Project No. 2. The actual amount will be included in future task orders. The percentage NTE was incorporated at the suggestion of many at the pre-proposal conference that is based on the total amount of furniture purchase funding. Question 29: The requirements of the Technical proposal for the furniture portion C.2 is virtually impossible to write since the SEC has provided no information regarding the furniture requirements, i.e. systems versus private office, etc., consequently we cannot see any how to structure a meaningful response. Response: This portion of the contract is an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Contract. We will need office furnishings as stated in the RFP. We have provided information as to the square foot of each SEC location, and the number of employees that we have in each location. We?ve chosen this type of contracting vehicle (IDIQ) to respond to office furnishing needs as required. Question 30: One of the additional examples of the confusion caused by the use of CFMS terminology is the requirement for CFMS experience for delivery personnel. Once again, CFMS is just a schedule definition by the Federal Acquisition Service to define specific services relative to contract furniture. Response: The SEC is using the labor category descriptions from the GSA schedule that were suggested at the pre-proposal conference. The SEC?s detailed requirements for CFMS services is explained in the RFP. Question 31: In one of the earlier amendments, you were kind enough to list those organizations that had requested the Solicitation. Is it possible to receive an updated list and also a list of attendees at the pre-bid conference? Response: Interested Contractors Adelphia Steel Equipment Co. Inc. All Native Systems Financial and Realty Services, LLC H&S Resources Corporation Heery International, Inc. Homeland Office Furniture JIL Information Systems Kaplan Early Learning Center Management Engineering Association LLC Omnifics, Inc. Project Solutions Group Quality Technical Services, Inc. Quintessential Construction Managers Security Storage Co. of Washington Site Source, LLC The Kane Company U.S. Business Interiors Proposal Conference Attendees: Michael Korart, The Kane Company Dave Storey, Quality Technical Services, Inc. Carolyn Simmons, Omnifics Michael Wolf, Project Solutions Group Craig Waddy, U.S. Business Interiors Joyce Dawson, Heery International, Inc. Paul Harbison, Heery International, Inc. Question 32: When asking for corporate experience in Section L it is consistently referred to a, commercial CFMS, rather than just CFMS experience. Do you only want commercial experience or all CFMS experience that is equivalent to the work being proposed? Response: Yes, we would like all CFMS experience that is equivalent to the work being proposed. Question 33: How will travel costs be handled after contract award? Will the individual task orders have a travel CLIN? Response: Travel is proposed consistent with the GSA travel regulations and will be funded via individual task orders when needed. Question 34: I am still concerned about the limitation on Corporate Experience to only commercial experience. We were the first CFMS schedule holder for GSA and we have extensive experience of similar size and scope in the federal sector and would like to use this experience in our corporate experience section. Please clarify if we can use federal CFMS experience. Response: Please see question 32. The response is the same: we would like all CFMS experience that is equivalent to the work being proposed. Question 35: For the newly proposed labor rates with the percentages attached to them, we believe that if we propose a NTE percentage of the previous line item, we may not make but a marginal profit. For instance, if we order one chair for the UTAH office, and the chair costs $200, we will only make $20 if they use our plan for labor rates. Are we correct in our understanding of this? Response: The revised price breakdown for the CLINs in question,newly pro posed labor rates, was a result of the Q& A section of the proposal conference. Our response to the pricing of the administrative fee for Project No. 2 tasks was to provide a cost breakdown that included hourly rates plus a percentage cap for the fee. It is our understanding that this is industry standard. NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (05-APR-2007); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link to FedBizOpps document.
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/SEC/OAPM/PCB/SECHQ1-07-R-0111/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission Attn: SEC Child Development Center Station Place One 100 F Street, N.E. Washington, D.C. 20549 Additional Locations: SEC Regional Offices to be identified per each task order.
- Zip Code: 20549
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 20549
- Record
- SN01267829-F 20070407/070405224449 (fbodaily.com)
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