Tailor & Press Services

The purpose of this amendment/modification is to provide interested offerors with the following information:

Documents

Statement of Work (SOW)
SF 1449 Solicitation Form, Provisions & Clauses
Past Peformance Questionnaire (Note: Provide Two (2) performance projects)

Evaluation Criteria

The following factors shall be used to evaluate proposals:

• Factor 1: Technical Approach

• Factor 2: Past Performance

• Factor 3: Price

The Technical and past performance, when combined, is slightly more important than price

Pre-Solicitation Synopsis:

This is a PRE-SOLICITATION SYNOPSIS; it is not a solicitation announcement; thus, this synopsis neither solicits for proposals nor bids and no contract will be awarded based on this synopsis. The purpose of this synopsis is to alert the public (especially Small Businesses) that the Maritime Administration (MARAD), which is an operating administration of the United States Department of Transportation (DOT), intends to procure a contractor to provide midshipmen, faculty and staff with Tailor and Press Services for the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Kings Point, New York.

Anticipated Scope of Work:

Tailor and Press services are required for the USMMA 1000 midshipmen and 240 faculty and staff. Of these numbers, approximately 130 midshipmen and 100 staff are women. The contractor will be required to furnish all equipment and material necessary to perform this Government contract.

The Tailoring and Pressing contract will be issued for a base year from 2016 to 2017. Four (4) option years will be available upon concurrent agreement between the contractor and the Government.

Release Date of the Solicitation:

A Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued on or around May 12, 2016.

Period of Performance:

The anticipated period of performance for the contract would be in effect from July 01, 2016 to June 30, 2017

Contract Type:

Firm Fixed Price (FFP) Contract

Set-Aside/Size Standard:

The procurement will be a total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 448150 (Clothing Accessories Stores) with a small business size standard in millions of dollars of $15.0

Other Information:

Please be advised interested offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov) in order to be eligible to receive an award from any Government solicitation. Also, offerors must ensure annual Representations and Certifications are current or complete them on the SAM website. It is the prospective offeror's responsibility to check www.fbo.gov as often as necessary for any posted changes to this pre-solicitation synopsis.