SS instructions - BEA Furniture Maintenance and Repairs.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE ENTERPRISE SERVICES-ACQUISITION

FURNITURE/FURNISHINGS MAINTENANCE

AND REPAIR SERVICES

FOR

BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS

(BEA)

Sources Sought

DATE: March 08, 2023

I. DISCLAIMER

This Sources Sought is for market research and planning purposes only and shall not be an obligation by the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this Sources Sought will be accepted via e-mail to the address listed below. This is not a solicitation announcement for proposals; no contract will be awarded from this Notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of this evaluation. Capability statements will not be returned or accepted after the due date.

Under. Part 10, the Government is conducting market research to:

• Determine what sources exist that can satisfy the Government's requirements listed below

• Determine the capabilities of potential contractors

• Determine the size and status of potential sources

• Determine the level of competition

II. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES

NOTE: Respondents are requested to title the subject line of the email transmitting their response as follows: Insert Respondent Name Response to Sources Sought – FURNITURE/FURNISHINGS

MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR SERVICES

The Government invites the industry to review the draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and provide capability statements as requested below and comments on efficient and/or economic requirements development consistent with industry best practices.

The Department of Commerce expects the following information to be included in the Respondent’s capability statement:

• High-level description of the Respondent’s capability to fulfill the requirements.

• What performance measures should the government consider to promote quality and timely performance?

• What are potential pricing structures and contract types for how the requirement could be effectively priced?

• Pricing on a Firm-Fixed-Price basis?

• What risks are considered significant for contractor performance?

• What additional information should the government include in a solicitation to provide the industry with sufficient knowledge to respond to a future solicitation? Is there enough information in the current draft SOW to enable the industry to propose a responsive solution?

• A list of Federal Supply Schedule (FSS) contracts and/or other government-wide ordering vehicles the Respondent holds, if any.

• Please do not submit any detailed pricing submissions. We are not accepting pricing.

Additionally, the capability statement shall identify successful efforts by the contractor to provide similar solutions, including the name of the client and/or contracting activity; contract number;

contract type; period of performance, total contract value, and total dollar value; Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer Representative name, telephone number, and email address.

Responses are limited to 15 pages, excluding the cover page/letter. Responders shall include the information requested below on their cover page.

Information Requested Vendor Detail Company Name:

Company Address:

DUNS:

CAGE Code

Facility Clearance Level (e.g., TS or Secret) N/A

Primary Contact:

Title:

Phone/Email:

Primary/Relevant NAICS:

Small Business? Y/N

*List All Qualifying Socioeconomic Categories if a qualified Small Business:

Number of Years in Business:

Number of Employees:

Interest to Prime or Sub this Effort: N/A

After a review of responses, the Government may, at its discretion, contact one, more than one, all, or none of the respondents to obtain additional information necessary to determine the Respondent’s capabilities and/or to get clarification on the information provided.

III. CONFIDENTIALITY

The Government will not directly disclose or distribute information received in response to this Sources Sought. However, the Government reserves the right to use the information provided to develop the requirements and acquisition strategy process, which will be publicly released. Any such information used in this manner will be publicly disclosed. 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). The Government will not use the information provided in this response for evaluation purposes.

IV. DUE DATE AND TIME FOR SUBMITTING RESPONSES

The due date for responses to this Sources Sought is Friday, March 24, 2023, at 10:00 AM Eastern Time.

Questions and responses shall be submitted by email to Rosalyne Snow at rsnow@doc.gov.

V. LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

DRAFT – Statement of Work BEA Manufacturers List mailto:rsnow@doc.gov