RFQ 47PL0224Q0020.pdf

ISSUANCE OF THIS SOLICITATION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNDS ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR

AWARD OF A CONTRACT. AWARD OF A CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF

APPROPRIATED FUNDS, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL INCUR NO OBLIGATION UNDER THIS

SOLICITATION IN ADVANCE OF SUCH TIME AS FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTING

OFFICER FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTRACT AWARD.

THIS RFQ IS ISSUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH

FAR SUBPART 8.404(a) and 6.102(d)(3) - FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 339950; size standard 500 employees.

SOLICITATION NO: 47PL0224Q0020

PROJECT / SERVICE: Interior Signage for Seattle & Tacoma Courthouses

LOCATIONS: Seattle, WA and Tacoma, WA

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 150 days after award.

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: April 19, 2024

QUOTE PACKAGE DUE DATE / TIME: May 7, 2024 @ 2:00pm (PST)

Offeror(s) is to furnish proposals electronically to Amanda.Bonus@GSA.GOV no later than due date stated above.

All offers received after the due date/time will be considered late and will not be evaluated.

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO: Amanda Bonus, Contracting Officer, Amanda.Bonus@GSA.GOV no later than April 23, 2024.

Question submitted after this date will likely not be responded to do to employee being out-of-office.

Federal Supply Schedule Contract for All Geographic Areas

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

PUBLIC BUILDING SERVICES

NORTHWEST ARCTIC REGION

AQUISITION MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT

SERVICE CONTRACTS BRANCH (10PQD)

1301 A STREET, STE 610, TACOMA, WASHINGTON 98402

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Solicitation Number 47PL0224Q0020

Interior Signage for Seattle & Tacoma Courthouses

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Description of Services: The Seattle and Tacoma Western District Courthouses need replacement interior signage for the Magistrate and Bankruptcy Judges. The Contractor shall provide all management, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, repair parts, tools, equipment, and subcontracts necessary to design, fabricate and install interior signage as described in this solicitation and associated Scope of Work (SOW) titled: SOW Interior Signage for Seattle and Tacoma Courthouses.

Project locations: Western District Courthouse, 700 Street, Seattle, WA 98101 (Building # WA0102ZZ) and U.S. Western District Courthouse (Tacoma Union Station, (TUS), 1717 Pacific Avenue, Tacoma, WA 98402 (Building # WA0704ZZ).

Type of Contract: The resulting service contract (Task Order) will be Firm-Fixed Price (FFP)

This procurement is issued using full and open competition in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.102(d)(3), 8.404(a), 8.405-2, and 8.405-3 to provide fair notice to all schedule contractors offering subject services

(NAICS 339950).

Evaluation will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

Applicable Regulations: The solicitation and source selection procedures will follow the following procedures: FAR 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR 8.405-2 - Ordering Procedures for Federal Supply Schedules (with Statement of Work & Under the Simplified Acquisition Threshold).

Reminder - Notice concerning completion of solicitations: Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire solicitation to be fully award of all requirements, provisions, and clauses. Fill-ins should be properly completed and verified. Verify calculations before signing and submitting your bid.

ATTACHMENTS

A. Solicitation Standard Form 1449 B. Scope of Work dated 04/15/2024

GENERAL INFORMATION

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INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

Provided below are instructions for the preparation and submission of quotes. The purpose is to establish requirements for the format and content of proposals so that proposals are complete, contain all essential information, and can be evaluated quickly.

Instructions for Submitting Quotes: Offerors to furnish quotes electronically to Amanda.bonus@GSA.GOV.

SF1449 Solicitation, Offer, and Award

• Offeror shall submit the SF1449 (complete & sign the SF1449, Blocks 17a, 30a-30c)

• Submit information requested in Factor 1, Factor 2, and by Scope of Work, narratives, product sheets, photos, etc., as applicable. Contractor to supply technical specifications for product offered (in accordance with the Scope of Work).

• Submit lump sum Pricing/Quote for CLIN 0001 and CLIN 0002 as a separate document.

• Statement of award validity for 60 days from quote submission

Inconsistencies in Specifications: Offerors are prohibited from modifying, in any way, shape or form any documents, printed or electronic, associated with this solicitation, including, but not limited to, the specifications and any amendments(s) thereto. The electronic solicitation shall be the “official” documents for this solicitation. Any inconsistency between the official documents and the offeror’s copy of these documents shall be resolved by giving precedence to the official documents. Additionally, any other documents provided to offerors by the Government via first class mail, express mail, electronic mail, or any other delivery method, shall be considered official documents, and shall not be altered.

Source Selection

Source Selection Method – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be made based on the lowest evaluated price of offers meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors; refer to Table 1 below. Exception: In the unlikely event that all submitted quotes do not receive Acceptable ratings for Factors 1-3, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to evaluate quote(s)/proposals(s) with the least number of unacceptable ratings for Factors 1-3.

• Evaluation Factors – Award will be made to the vendor that offers the best value to the

Government based on the responsible offeror’s total price and technically acceptable offer.

• Technical Ability - The following acceptability standards for non-cost factors will be rated as Acceptable (meets requirements) or Unacceptable (did not meet requirements).

Each must be assigned an Acceptable rating to be considered for award; refer to Table 1.

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TABLE 1:

ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS FOR NON-COST FACTORS

Factor 1:

Experience

The Vendor shall provide three (3) examples of recent and relevant (similar in style to sign requirements) projects (including photos of signs). Projects shall be completed within the last seven (7) years of the solicitation date. Provide this information in a short narrative (one per project).

Offerors are encouraged, but not required, to include the names of their Lead Designer and or their Lead Installer, including their respective years of experience.

Factor 2:

Project Approach

The Vendor shall include a short narrative (less than one page) explaining how they plan to gather all the information required for the design aspect of this work.

Factor 3:

Past Performance

Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13-106-2(b)3).

Offerors may identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private) for efforts similar to the current Government requirement. Offerors may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror’s corrective actions. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror’s past performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

Provisions incorporated by reference:

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020 52.204-22 Alternative Line-Item Proposal. JAN 2017

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR) (538.273)

552.238-76 – Use of Non-Government Employees to Review Offers. MAY 2019

CONTRACT PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES

Provisions incorporated by full text.

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es).

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FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation - COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) 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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Proposals rated as Acceptable in Factors 1-3 will be considered for award. Price will then be the most important evaluation factor.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (Not applicable to this procurement)

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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Addendum to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items

The Government will award a task order 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

PRICE

Factor 1 –Experience

Factor 2 – Project Approach

Factor 3 -Past Performance http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/

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The factors used to evaluate offers are listed in the table above (see 52.212-2)

a. Price - Lowest Price Technically Acceptable from those offerors who receive an Acceptable rating for each of the technical acceptability standards listed in Table 1.

b. Technical Acceptability Standards: Experience, Project Approach, and Past Performance, as listed in Table 1.

(Your quote package MUST include enough information to clearly demonstrate your company’s ability to meet the stated requirements of the subject Statement of Work. Failure to provide enough information will result in a determination of the quote being unresponsive to the solicitation.) The Program Manager will evaluate quotes to determine technical acceptability.

Only those offerors who have been rated Acceptable for each of the technical acceptability standards mentioned above (Factors 1-3) will be eligible for award *. Price (total price) is the most important factor among offerors determined to be eligible for award. If the initial lowest price is rated as Acceptable for Factors 1-3, award will be made to this vendor. Only one award will be made under this solicitation. * Exception: In the unlikely event that all submitted quotes do not receive Acceptable ratings for Factors 1-3, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to evaluate quote(s) with the least number of unacceptable ratings for Factors 1-3.

ACCEPTABILITY STANDARDS FOR NON-COST FACTORS

Factor 1:

Experience

The Vendor shall provide three (3) examples of recent and relevant (similar in style to sign requirements) projects (including photos of signs). Projects shall be completed within the last seven (7) years of the solicitation date. Provide this information in a short narrative (one per project).

Offerors are encouraged, but not required, to include the names of their Lead Designer and or their Lead Installer, including their respective years of experience.

Factor 2:

Project Approach

The Vendor shall include a short narrative (less than one page) explaining how they plan to gather all the information required for the design aspect of this work.

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Factor 3:

Past Performance

Past Performance will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13-106-2(b)3).

Offerors may identify past or current contracts (including Federal, State, and local government and private) for efforts similar to the current Government requirement. Offerors may provide information on problems encountered on the identified contracts and the offeror’s corrective actions. The Government shall consider this information, as well as information obtained from any other sources, when evaluating the offeror’s past performance. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

GSAM 552.238-70 - Cover Page for Worldwide Federal Supply Schedules (May 2019)

For All Geographic Areas

Solicitation No. 47PL0224Q0020

Federal Supply Schedule Contract for All Geographic Areas

SERVICE: Design, fabricate, and install interior signage in accordance with project requirements.

SERVICE CODE(S)/NAICS: 339950; Size Standard is 500 employees.

(c) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE: 150 days from Notice of Award.

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CLAUSES

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THE AWARDEE’S GSA SCHEDULE CONTRACT SHALL

APPLY TO THE AWARDED TASK ORDER OR MODIFICATION ISSUED THEREAFTER AS

APPLICABLE TO THIS PROCUREMENT

INSURANCE REQUIREMENTS

Liability insurance coverage, written on the comprehensive form of policy, is required in the amount of $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $50,000 per occurrence for property damage. (See FAR 52.228-5 Insurance Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997). Evidence of insurance will be required following contract award.