Fabrication of National Air and Space Museum exhibits

RFP section L.5.2, Volume II: Business Proposal, has been revised so that only the information below is required in the business proposal.

1.The Business Proposal shall include J.14 Bid Sheet, revised on 8.6.18 only. No other break out is required.

2. The Contractor shall guarantee said offered price and bid sheet pricing, free from any change for four months from the date of the submission of its proposal.

3. The Offeror should review the RFP terms, conditions and clauses to identify any contracting terms and conditions from which they want to deviate and note this in the business proposal. Any such deviation will not necessarily cause a proposal to be determined as unacceptable or for the proposal to be rejected, but it will alert the Contracting Officer of areas that may need to be negotiated should a contract be awarded. The Smithsonian reserves the right to reject or downgrade any proposal deviating from the requirements of this RFP and to amend the RFP as appropriate.

4. Large Businesses only must submit a subcontracting plan consistent with PL 95-507, PL 99-661 and PL 100-656 with the business proposal.

MPORTANT CHANGE. Gallery105 - Reinventing Flight has been deleted from the RFP. Disregard technical drawing package X0383-105-Reinventing Flight.

A revised and more detailed bid sheet (attachment J.14) will be posted by August 7, 2018.

equest for Proposal from The Smithsonian Institution ("Smithsonian") National Air and Space Museum (NASM) to provide exhibit fabrication and installation services for nine state-of-the-art exhibitions. The contract is expected to be awarded in September 2018. The delivery date for Sequence 1 is in October 2021 and for Sequence 2 in March 2022.

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that offerors must have had experience fabricating at least two complex exhibits that integrated objects, images, and multimedia, in a space that is at minimum 40,000 sq-ft in the last 5 years with at least two being completed.

FIRMS MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AT THE FRONT OF THEIR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The RFP deadline for submission of questions has been extended to July 13 at 9:00 am EST.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to August 30, 2018 9:00 am. EST

eneral documents related to the RFP can be obtained at the following drop box link .
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sj3ay0wyb9shs4/AADIhrwTfsfuzjXaQW6sdIMHa?dl=0

Proprietary documents can be obtained by signing a copy of the Non-Disclosure agreement which is attached with the general documents and sending it back in an email request to berked@si.edu.

IMPORTANT CHANGE. Gallery105 - Reinventing Flight has been deleted from the RFP. Disregard technical drawing package X0383-105-Reinventing Flight.

A revised and more detailed bid sheet (attachment J.14) will be posted by August 7, 2018.

equest for Proposal from The Smithsonian Institution ("Smithsonian") National Air and Space Museum (NASM) to provide exhibit fabrication and installation services for nine state-of-the-art exhibitions. The contract is expected to be awarded in September 2018. The delivery date for Sequence 1 is in October 2021 and for Sequence 2 in March 2022.

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that offerors must have had experience fabricating at least two complex exhibits that integrated objects, images, and multimedia, in a space that is at minimum 40,000 sq-ft in the last 5 years with at least two being completed.

FIRMS MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AT THE FRONT OF THEIR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The RFP deadline for submission of questions has been extended to July 13 at 9:00 am EST.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to August 30, 2018 9:00 am. EST

eneral documents related to the RFP can be obtained at the following drop box link .
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sj3ay0wyb9shs4/AADIhrwTfsfuzjXaQW6sdIMHa?dl=0

Proprietary documents can be obtained by signing a copy of the Non-Disclosure agreement which is attached with the general documents and sending it back in an email request to berked@si.edu.

PLEASE NOTE, THE INTERNAL AMENDMENT NUMBERS FROM SMITHSONIAN DO NOT MATCH THE FBO AMENDMENT NUMBERS. A TOTAL OF 4 WRITTEN AMENDMENTS HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM SMITHSONIAN. WHEN DOCUMENTS ARE ADDED WITHOUT WRITTEN INFORMATION, THEY DO NOT RECEIVE AN INTERNAL SMITHSONIAN NUMBER BUT ARE GETTING AN FBO AMENDMENT NUMBER. WITH THIS POSTING, THERE ARE A TOTAL OF 9 FBO AMENDMENTS.


THE TIME PERIOD FOR SUBMITTING QUESTIONS HAS PASSED.

NO MORE PROPRIETARY DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED PAST 7.17.2018 AT 5:00 PM EST.

he Minimum Requirement has been changed to the following:

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that the offeror must have served as the prime contractor on the fabrication of at least two complex museum exhibits in the past 6 years. Both of the examples must be completed and must be larger than 35,000 sq.-ft.; and one of the examples must be larger than 40,000 sq.-ft. A complex exhibit is defined as one that consists of museum objects, graphics and images, custom casework, multiple subcontractors, security, electrical, tactile models, and multimedia. Subcontractor performance cannot satisfy the minimum requirement for the prime contractor. Teaming arrangements where more than one firm combines experience to meet the minimum requirements will not be accepted.

THE TIME PERIOD FOR SUBMITTING QUESTIONS HAS PASSED.

NO MORE PROPRIETARY DOCUMENTS WILL BE PROVIDED PAST 7.17.2018 AT 5:00 PM EST.

he Minimum Requirement has been changed to the following:

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that the offeror must have served as the prime contractor on the fabrication of at least two complex museum exhibits in the past 6 years. Both of the examples must be completed and must be larger than 35,000 sq.-ft.; and one of the examples must be larger than 40,000 sq.-ft. A complex exhibit is defined as one that consists of museum objects, graphics and images, custom casework, multiple subcontractors, security, electrical, tactile models, and multimedia. Subcontractor performance cannot satisfy the minimum requirement for the prime contractor. Teaming arrangements where more than one firm combines experience to meet the minimum requirements will not be accepted.

Request for Proposal from The Smithsonian Institution ("Smithsonian") National Air and Space Museum (NASM) to provide exhibit fabrication and installation services for nine state-of-the-art exhibitions. The contract is expected to be awarded in September 2018. The delivery date for Sequence 1 is in October 2021 and for Sequence 2 in March 2022.

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that offerors must have had experience fabricating at least two complex exhibits that integrated objects, images, and multimedia, in a space that is at minimum 40,000 sq-ft in the last 5 years with at least two being completed.

FIRMS MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AT THE FRONT OF THEIR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

The RFP deadline for submission of questions has been extended to July 13 at 9:00 am EST.

The deadline for submission of proposals has been extended to August 30, 2018 9:00 am. EST

eneral documents related to the RFP can be obtained at the following drop box link .
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sj3ay0wyb9shs4/AADIhrwTfsfuzjXaQW6sdIMHa?dl=0

Proprietary documents can be obtained by signing a copy of the Non-Disclosure agreement which is attached with the general documents and sending it back in an email request to berked@si.edu.

The Minimum Requirement has been changed to the following:

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that the offeror must have served as the prime contractor on the fabrication of at least two complex museum exhibits in the past 6 years. Both of the examples must be completed and must be larger than 35,000 sq.-ft.; and one of the examples must be larger than 40,000 sq.-ft. A complex exhibit is defined as one that consists of museum objects, graphics and images, custom casework, multiple subcontractors, security, electrical, tactile models, and multimedia. Subcontractor performance cannot satisfy the minimum requirement for the prime contractor. Teaming arrangements where more than one firm combines experience to meet the minimum requirements will not be accepted.

Request for Proposal from The Smithsonian Institution ("Smithsonian") National Air and Space Museum (NASM) to provide exhibit fabrication and installation services for nine state-of-the-art exhibitions. The contract is expected to be awarded in September 2018. The delivery date for Sequence 1 is in October 2021 and for Sequence 2 in March 2022.

This solicitation has a minimum requirement that offerors must have had experience fabricating at least two complex exhibits that integrated objects, images, and multimedia, in a space that is at minimum 40,000 sq-ft in the last 5 years with at least two being completed.

FIRMS MUST CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE THAT THEY MEET THIS REQUIREMENT AT THE FRONT OF THEIR TECHNICAL PROPOSAL.

QUESTIONS REGARDING RFP DUE ON JULY 2, 2018 9:00 AM EST

SITE VISIT JUNE 27, 2018 9:00 AM EST

PROPOSALS DUE VIA EMAIL ON JULY 30, 2018 9:00 AM EST

General documents related to the RFP can be obtained at the following drop box link .
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/7sj3ay0wyb9shs4/AADIhrwTfsfuzjXaQW6sdIMHa?dl=0

Proprietary documents can be obtained by signing a copy of the Non-Disclosure agreement which is attached with the general documents and sending it back in an email request to berked@si.edu.