QA.pdf

Furniture for classrooms and dormitory buildings

Embassy of the United States of America

Beirut, Lebanon Combined Synopsis and Solicitation 19GE5021Q0070

Questions and Answers

Q1: Provide us with reference to the required brands for the furniture since the ones provided are not available online at the site of office and co. It seems to be a distributer of many brands and not a brand name. Data sheet/ catalogue/ photo of furniture “Office & Co” & “ IVARS” , i.e Items 2, 3 ,5 , 6 , 7 , 15 ,16 ,17, 18 , 19 & 22 , since the Item reference shown in the BOQ is not available online.

A1: The required items are all identified as ‘brand name or equal’. The required technical data/specifications are detailed in Attachment 2. The proposed products must meet or exceed the required specifications. Following are some pictures of the required items:

Item 1

Items 2 and 3 Different dimensions

Item 4

Item 5

Item 6

Item 7

Item 8

Item 9

Item 10

Item 11

Items 12, 13, and 14

Item 15

Item 16

Items 17 and 22

Items 18 and 19

Item 20

Item 21

Q2: The furniture layout is needed especially for tables & workstations to check the location of screens panels

A2: Refer to the attached drawings:

Classroom Building - Basement Floor.pdf Classroom Building - Ground and First Floors.pdf Classroom Building - Second Floor.pdf Classroom Building – Third and Fourth Floors.pdf

Q3: Please provide us the cad or pdf drawing to see the distribution of auditorium chairs.

regarding "connected on a stepped wooden platform 3.2mm thick covered with vinyl" do you mean that we need to supply the wooden platform and vinyl? or it's already existing?

A3: Refer to the attached drawing Classroom Building – Third and Fourth Floors.pdf.

The stepped wooden platform 3.2mm thick and vinyl tiles are already existing.

Q4: What is the height of the Conference room mini table? and please provide photo. the specs are not clear.

A4: The height of the conference room mini table is 75cm approximately.

Q5: Please provide a picture for Desktop workstation computer table. we didn't understand what do you mean by D leg...

A5: Following are pictures for Desktop workstation computer table and D leg also named CD leg.

Q6: Regarding the specification, it's mentioned that the seat of chairs need to be moulded foam. while we know exactly this is not the case. Moulded foam last for at least 10 years.

A6: PU foam having a density equal to or above 30 Kg/m3 is required.

Q7: Please could you advise why you are specifying a certain Lebanese company for this project?

A7: We are specifying brand names and item model references from different countries.

The required items are ALL identified as ‘BRAND NAME OR EQUAL’.

See FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

Q8: Kindly provide us pictures of the needed furniture

A8: Refer to A1.

Q9: May you provide us a reference web site or a link in order to find out right nature of items branded Office & Co/Italy and Inter Office /Lebanon, since we are not able to find any reference concerning such items

A9: We are not able to provide a link. However, we provided pictures for different items and the required specifications are detailed in Attachment 2 Furniture Specification Quantity-List. The required items are all identified as ‘brand name or equal’ and must meet or exceed the specifications.