Modular Wall System
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This will be a 100% set-aside for Small Business procurement. The solicitation number is W912PM21T0004 and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The NAICS code is 337214 with a small business size standard of 1,000. This solicitation document incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-09
Description of Requirement: The Contractor shall provide all necessary supplies, materials, tools, equipment, labor, supervision, expertise, and management necessary to: coordinate delivery, load and unload new items, place/install items in designated rooms, assemble items as required, secure and store as designated and properly dispose of all associated packaging/crating materials and removal of existing furniture. The Contractor shall provide an adequate work force to ensure that the required installation schedule is met. The COR will be the liaison at all times between the Contractor and the District. The Contractor shall comply with the requirements set forth by the District. The Contractor shall work in coordination with the COR, USACE Program Manager as well as other Government personnel and other project team members. The contractor shall deliver, set up, and install new Modular Wall Systems and Furniture; the remove existing furniture and furnishings; and relocate utilities and data/cable lines needed for the reconfiguration of offices within the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District Office of Counsel, at 69 Darlington Rd., Wilmington, NC.
The project shall focus on the construction of 2 new offices, and outfitting 5 additional areas (1 reception area, and 4 private offices) with system furniture. This project shall consist primarily of supply, delivery, assembly and installation of all furniture and furnishings as well as the removal of old furniture and fixtures.
Evaluation and Award: The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award shall be made to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer. See solicitation provision 5.212-2.
Each offeror must submit both a Price Quote and a Technical Proposal via email to Edward A. Boddie at Edward.A.Boddie@usace.army.mil and Andrea Green at Andrea.M. Green@usace.army.mil. No hard paper copies will be accepted or evaluated. Both the Price Quote and the Technical Proposal must be received by the closing date and time set for receipt of quotes. To reduce paperwork and cost, all quotes shall be submitted electronically. All submissions shall be in Adobe PDF format and shall be on 8 ½ x 11 size pages in no less than a 10 pitch or 10 font. Offerors may use compressions utility software such as WinZip or PKZip to reduce file size and facilitate transmission.
Title the file(s) in the following format:
W912PM21T0004_ COMPANY NAME_PRICING
W912PM21T0004_COMPANY NAME_TECHNICAL
Quote due Date and Time: 4 December 2020 at 4pm EST
Request For Quotes No: W912PM21T0004
Due Date of Quotes: 04 December 2020
Time by which Quotes are due: 4:00 P.M. (Eastern Time)
Title of Project: Modular Wall System
Quotes are due as specified on the solicitation document (as amended if applicable). The time & date of Quote receipt will be the timestamp the emailed quotes are received by the Government. Do not assume that electronic communication is instantaneous. Offerors should time their upload effort with prudence by not waiting until the last few minutes—this will allow for unexpected delays in the transmittal process. If an electronic submission is uploaded minutes before the deadline but the upload doesn’t complete until after the deadline, the submission will be considered late. Offerors are encouraged to keep a copy of the upload confirmation for their record.
SITE VISIT
A site visit is scheduled for December 1, 2020 at 9:00am at the USACE Wilmington District Headquarters Building located 69 Darlington Ave, Wilmington, NC 28403.
All contractors who plan to attend the site visit will be required to wear a face mask to enter the building and MUST notify your intent to attend Andrea Green via email at Andrea.M.Green@usace.army.mil no later than November 30, 2020 at 12:00pm.
W912PM-21-T-0004 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Wilmington
11/20/20, 12:43 PM Modular Wall System
This is a Sources Sought/Request for Information only. This is NOT a Solicitation Announcement, nor is it a Request for Proposal. The submission of this information is for planning purposes only. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to procure any services, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District does not intend to award a contract based on this request for information.
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Wilmington District, is conducting market research to facilitate a determination of acquisition strategy for this procurement. The determination of the acquisition strategy for this procurement lies solely with the Government and will be based on market research and information available to the Government from other sources. A market survey is being conducted to the determine the market capabilities of potential contractors and determine if there are a reasonable number of firms, large or small businesses, interested in performing the required work in the required location. A decision as to whether the work will be set-aside for specific socio-economic category businesses is pending. Therefore, the Government is particularly seeking responses from small businesses, small disadvantaged businesses: 8(a) concerns, HUBZONE concerns, woman-owned small businesses, veteran or service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. Large businesses should also respond.
Responses to this sources sought announcement will be used by the Government to make appropriate acquisition decisions. The NAICS Code for this acquisition is 337214 – Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing. The business size standard for NAICS Code 337214 is 1,000. The duration of this contract to perform Modular Wall System is 90 days after date of contract. It is the Government’s intent to award a Firm Fixed Price All work shall be performed in accordance with the Performance Work Statement.
No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this request or any follow up information requests. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION:
This performance work statement describes the requirements for: the procurement, delivery, set up, and installation of new Modular Wall System and Furniture; the removal of existing furniture and furnishings; and relocation of utilities and data/cable lines needed for the reconfiguration of offices within the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Wilmington District Office of Counsel, at 69 Darlington Rd., Wilmington, NC.
The anticipated Period of Performance is as follows: 90 days after date of award.
Offeror's response to this notice shall be limited to seven (7) pages and shall include the following information: :
General information:
Firm Name
Firm Address
DUNS number and Cage Code
NAICS (list all NAICS under which your firm is registered)
Responsible Point of Contact
Business Type and Size
Small Business Classifications (indicate all applicable classifications, including small business, HUBZone small business, Small Disadvantaged business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, Woman-Owned small business, Minority, Native American small business)
NOTE: Any supporting documentation that confirms your socio-economic status should be provided, i.e., letter of certification from VA confirming SDVOSB status. The Government must be able to verify SBA certification of HubZone and 8(a) via SAM, and VA Certification of VOSB and SDVOSB’s through the Vendor Information Pages at https://vip.vetbiz.va.gov.
Identification of Joint Ventures (Business Name, Business Size and Cage Code of JV); Any responses involving teaming agreements should delineate between the work that will be accomplished by the Prime Contractor and work accomplished by the teaming partner
Firm's interest in submitting a proposal in response to the solicitation when it is issued;
Level of performance and payment bonding capacity that the company could attain for the proposed contract;
Indication of certification(s) related to Modular Furniture Installation and other relevant certifications;
Identification of areas within the United States where the company has the capability to work:
Demonstration of the firm's experience as a prime contractor on projects that are substantially complete or completed within the last seven (7) years which are similar to the project in size, scope and complexity.
Projects considered similar in scope to the project shall include Modular Furniture Installment.
With each project experience provided, include the date when the project was completed or will be complete, location of the project, and contract amount.
A description of how the experience relates to the proposed project.
The response must show that the respondent possesses the necessary skills and experience. Please only include a narrative of the requested information; additional information will not be reviewed.
No telephone calls will be accepted requesting a bid package or solicitation. In order to protect the procurement integrity of any future procurement, if any, that may arise from this announcement, information regarding the technical point of contact will not be given and no appointment for presentations will be made.
Email the requested information, with delivery and read receipt requested to:
Andrea Green at Andrea.M.Green@usace.army.mil
Courtesy Copy: Edward A. Boddie at Edward.A.Boddie@usace.army.mil
The email should be titled: Modular Wall System Sources Sought Response [insert company short name]
If you have questions please contact Andrea Green at Andrea.M.Green@usace.army.mil
W912PM21T0004 Department of the Army Corps of Engineers Engineering District Wilmington
11/3/20, 4:50 PM