A09_RFI_NLRB_Office_Furniture.doc

Request for Information (RFI) Office Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment and Related Services for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) This is a Request for Information (RFI). This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The information gained will assist in developing the acquisition for Office Furniture, Fixtures, and Equipment and Related Services for the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB), Facilities Property Branch (FPB). The NLRB Office of Acquisition Management is issuing this notice to request feedback from industry about capability of accomplishing the general requirement as follows:

General description of requirement:

The objective of this requirement is for a turnkey solution that includes, but is not limited to, the procurement, delivery, storage, installation, relocation (move and decommission services) and disposal/recycling of office furniture, equipment, fixtures and other miscellaneous items located in NLRB office space.

Related ancillary services may include project management, interior design, space planning, transition planning, appliances, carpet and furniture cleaning, maintenance and repair. During installations and relocations, NLRB requires packing and unpacking services in office common areas. This will include files, books and other paper material that may require specific packing materials and equipment. Common areas can include conference rooms, kitchen/break rooms, supply rooms, docket/file rooms, libraries, waiting areas, and general open office floor space. During installations and relocations, NLRB requires the temporary movement or permanent relocation of all IT equipment located in the affected office space. In the moving/relocating of IT equipment, NLRB requires that the proper packing materials be provided to safely move and relocate docking stations/desktop computers, computer monitors, printers, keyboards and mice. Only the packaging and movement/relocation of IT equipment is required. Disconnection and reconnection services for IT equipment will NOT be required.

Additional services that are required either subsequently or during installations and relocations are the recycling/disposal of excess furniture, equipment, paper products, trash and/or debris as well as other miscellaneous items located in the office space.

The geographical scope of the work performed includes NLRB’s Regional, Sub-regional, and Resident Offices located throughout the United States, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and Alaska.

The anticipated period of performance for this requirement is five (5) years; a 12-month base period, and four (4) 12-month option periods. The anticipated award date is July 2019.

To this end, the NLRB Office of Acquisition Management is seeking the following information:

1) Briefly identify your firm’s capability to perform the requirement as listed above under “General description of requirement”.

2) Provide information on whether your firm is a dealership and the relationships you have with furniture manufacturers.

3) Describe your approach to operating in an environment with tight timelines.

4) Include your firm’s socio-economic categories (e.g. HUBZone, women-owned small business (WOSB), 8(a) participant, etc.)

INFORMATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

The response to this notice is limited to six (6) single sided pages (including all attachments, charts, etc.) and should also include an indication of current small business status, as well as the eligible business concern’s name, point of contact, address, and cage code.

All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically (via e-mail) to Julie Yarbrough, Contracting Officer, at julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov. Facsimile responses will not be accepted.

DUE DATE/TIME:

Capability statements with respect to the information above are due no later than 10:00 a.m. (EST) on April 16, 2019. Capability statements received after this date and time may not be considered.

DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES:

This RFI is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Government. This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided by the vendor in this response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any concern responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the concern’s qualifications to perform the work.

Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a pre-solicitation synopsis and solicitation MAY be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation.

As a result of this notice, the Government MAY issue a Request for Proposal (RFP). There is no solicitation available at this time. However, should such a requirement materialize, no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this RFI or the Government’s use of such information as either part of our evaluation process or in developing specifications for any subsequent requirement.

The Government will NOT accept requests for meetings or briefings. No phone solicitations or email with regards to the status of the RFP will be accepted prior to its release. Information and materials submitted in response to this notice WILL NOT be returned.

CONFIDENTIALITY: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).

POINTS OF CONTACT: Please address any questions to Julie Yarbrough, Contracting Officer, at julie.yarbrough@nlrb.gov.