Intent to sole source

The United States Air Force, 11th Contracting Squadron, intends to award a sole source Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Bialek for purchase and installation of Office Furniture.  Bialek is the sole source provider for Herman Miller Furniture on the northeast coast.  According to the William A. Jones III Building Handbook (dated 13 November 2013), page 11, section 13 states that all building furniture must adhere to Pentagon standards per agreement by AFDW and SAF/AA, requests must be processed through the FROG; furniture will not be brought into the building that does not match existing furnishings in order to maintain a professional appearance.

The proposed Office Furniture will be utilized by the 11th Mission Support Group located at Joint Base Andrews, MD 20762.   

Award will be made directly to Bialek IAW FAR 6.302-1 "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements".  The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is 337214 with a size standard of 500 employees. 

This notice is not a request for competitive proposals. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement which shall be considered by the agency before the intended award date. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Interested sources who submit data are responsible for appropriately marking information if it is proprietary in nature. The Government shall not reimburse interested sources for any information provided. No requests for capability briefings will be honored as a result of this notice, and any information provided will not be used as part of any subsequent solicitation requirement.  If no response is received by 4:00 pm EST, 25 August 2017, an award will be pursued with the company mentioned above.  All responses shall reference solicitation number F1D3557108AW01 and be sent via electronic mail to the contracting officer, Craig McClain, at craig.l.mcclain.civ@mail.mil. Telephonic inquiries will not be honored.