Synopsis of Contract Action - Sole Source Direct Award to SDVOSB

IAW FAR5.203(a)(1) the Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Edwards AFB intends to issue a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Sole Source direct award, Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to SLM Contract Furniture Inc. 5252 Balboa Ave Ste 201; San Diego, CA 92117 under NAICS code 337214 with a size standard of 1,100 employees.

Air Force Test Center has a requirement to finish furnishing the approximately 20,000-square-foot Sensitive Compartmentalized Information Facility (SCIF) within the Flight Test Engineering Laboratory (FTEL), Building 2710, at Edwards Air Force Base.  This is phase II and finalizes the FTEL outfitting, creating a fully functional and aesthetically cohesive workspace supporting critical national security missions.

To maintain design continuity and seamless integration, all modular furniture within the SCIF must be fully compatible with the existing Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) furniture installed in the FTEL's east wing (previously furnished by SLM Contract Furniture, Inc.).  Leveraging the Air Force Office Workplace Furniture (OWF) Program contract and an authorized AIS dealer is mandatory to ensure this 100% compatibility and streamline procurement and installation.

SLM is the sole AIS dealer authorized to furnish Edwards AFB. Therefore, no other vendor is contractually permitted to supply or install the required AIS systems within the base.

This contract action is conducted pursuant to the statutory and regulatory authorities that permit limiting competition to a specific source under an authorized socioeconomic program. Specifically, this acquisition is authorized under:

• 10 U.S.C. § 3204(a)(5), which provides that full and open competition need not be obtained when a statute expressly authorizes or requires that the acquisition be made through a specified source;
• As implemented by FAR 6.302-5(b)(6), which allows contracting without full and open competition when a statute authorizes contracting with specific small business concerns, including (SDVOSBs), under the authority of 15 U.S.C. 657f;
• And in accordance with the procedures outlined in FAR Subpart 19.14, which governs SDVOSB sole source awards.

This is a Synopsis of Contract Action; thus, this document does NOT constitute a Request for Quote, Request for Proposal, Invitation to Bid, or a commitment, implied or otherwise, that AFTC/PZZF will take procurement action in this matter. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify industry of the USAF’s intent of contract action and possibly gain knowledge of other potentially qualified sources. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered by the agency. The Government recognizes that proprietary data may be a part of this effort, and cautions that such data be clearly marked “restricted” or “proprietary” data and present it as an addendum to the non-restricted/non-proprietary information. No costs will be incurred by the Government for submittals in response to this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this acquisition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Please direct questions and/or concerns to the buyer, 1st Lt Austen Siegler, at (512) 809-6569 or via e-mail at austen.siegler.1@us.af.mil