SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- Fire and Life Safety Equipment Emergency Signs (MFR- signs of safety)
- Notice Date
- 4/19/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Ft Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1030-6BFA05
- Response Due
- 4/21/2006
- Archive Date
- 5/11/2006
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, in conjunction with FAR 13.5, and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1030-6BFA05 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular . The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is with a small business size standard of 0 employees. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit a quote. The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on Friday, April 21, 2006 at 13:30:00 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com. FOB Destination shall be Arlington, VA 22209 The Department of State requires the following items, BRAND NAME OR EQUAL, to the following: LI 001, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 ARROW, STRAIGHT (Signs of Safety Model #1002). GREEN BACKGROUND WITH WHITE SYMBOL, SELF-LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 400, EA; LI 002, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "EXIT" LEFT WITH WORDING ( Signs of Safety Model #1069.) FIGURE MUST BE GREEN ON WHITE BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 600, EA; LI 003, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "EXIT" RIGHT WITH WORDING (Sigs of Safety Model #1070). FIGURE MUST BE GREEN ON WHITE BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 600, EA; LI 004, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "FIRE EXTINGUISHER" (Signs of Safety Model #2006). LUMINOUS WITH FIGURE IN BLACK ON A WHITE BACKGROUND AND HAVING A RED BORDER. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 600, EA; LI 005, EMERGENCY SIGN, 9 X 12 WITH WHITE BACKGROUND AND THE WORD "EXIT" ON FACE IN GREEN LETTERS (Signs of Safety Model #1201). SIGN MUST BE SELF LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 200, EA; LI 006, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 "NO SMOKING" ( Signs of Safety Model #1096). WHITE BACKGROUND WITH RED AND BLACK SYMBOL AND WORDS IN BLACK LETTERS STATING "NO SMOKING", SELF - LUMINATING. THIS EMERGENCY SIGN AND ALL SIGNS LISTED IN THIS REQUISITION MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR ANSI/UL/NFPA/ISO AND OSHA STANDARDS *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 600, EA; LI 007, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 ARROW, ANGELED (Signs of Safety Model #1003). GREEN BACKGROUND WITH WHITE SYMBOL, SELF-LUMINATING. THIS EMERGENCY SIGN AND ALL SIGNS LISTED BELOW MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR ASTM/ ANSI/ UL/ NFPA/ ISO AND OSHA STANDARDS *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 200, EA; LI 008, EMERGENCY SIGN, 9 X 12 INTERNATIONAL "TIME - DELAYED EXIT DOOR ( Signs of Safety Model #2501) FIGURES AND WORDING MUST BE WHITE WITH GREEN BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 300, EA; LI 009, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL ESCAPE STAIRWAY ( Signs of Safety Model #1012) FIGURES AND WORDING MUST BE WHITE WITH GREEN BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 400, EA; LI 010, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 WITH THE WORDS " THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS" LETTERS MUST BE AT LEAST 3/4" TALL, RED IN COLOR ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. THIS SIGN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SELF- LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 200, EA; LI 011, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 WITH THE WORDS " THIS IS A" (ON THE FIRST LINE) " FIRE DOOR" (ON THE SECOND LINE); " KEEP CLOSED" (ON THE THIRD LINE); THERE SHOULD BE A 1" SPACE AND THEN THE WORDS " DO NOT BLOCK" (ON THE FOURTH LINE); "OR FASTEN OPEN" (ON THE FIFTH LINE)" LETTERS MUST BE AT LEAST 1/2" TALL, RED IN COLOR ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. THIS SIGN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SELF- LUMINATING. *Product details at www.signsofsafety.com, 200, EA; For this solicitation, Department of State intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing quotes, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Department of State is taking this action in a an effort to improve vendor access and awareness of requests while expediting its ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time offers. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their offer using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make an offer on www.FedBid.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith offers, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, contact Denise Williams at williamsda@state.gov or FedBid.com at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com. Contact ClientServices@FedBid.com Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after submission FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). **Delivery OF ALL LINE ITEMS IN THEIR ENTIRETY shall be within 30 days or order. NO EXEPTIONS No partial & No Split shipments Agencies may require registration with the Central Contractor Registry (CCR) or to receipt of order. Information can be found at www.ccr.gov Buyers and Sellers agree to use FedBid.com as an independent Venue for buying and selling goods or services, respectively. New equipment ONLY, NO remanufactured products, and NO "gray market" NOTE TO VENDOR: Notify freight forwarder that delivery must be at the 17th street entrance between the hours of 8 AM and 2 PM Monday through Thursday. A lift gate truck is required for delivery due to no loading dock at drop off location. NOTE: Important information: The material for all signs listed consists of several layers of PVC film to prevent the image from fading and to prevent scraping. All signs must contain one subsurface layer of non-toxic, non-phosphorous, non-radioactive light crystals automatically charged with ambient light, both natural and artificial, and the light energy must be capable of lasting eight hours. All signs must come pre-taped with at least 3/4 inch wide double-sided tape around the perimiter of the reverse side of the sign. THIS EMERGENCY SIGN AND ALL SIGNS LISTED MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR ASTM/ ANSI/ UL/ NFPA/ ISO AND OSHA STANDARDS. **TO HAVE A BID CONSIDERED FOR AWARD ALL VENDORS MUST PROVIDE MANUFACTURER, PART # AND EXTENDED SPECIFICATIONS OF THE EXACT MODEL BEING PROPOSED FOR ALL LINE ITEMS. NO EXEPTIONS. FAILURE TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION WILL RESULT IN A 'NON RESPONSIVE' BID AND REMOVAL FROM AWARD CONSIDERATION. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received at that email address no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Buyers and Sellers understand that FedBid ranks all bids by price, regardless of the evaluation criteria used by the Buyer; however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate the offer. Please note that any such evaluation criteria must be articulated in the solicitation to the extent required by such regulations and/or guidelines. THE VENDOR WITH THE LOWEST PRICE SHALL BE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT ONE SAMPLE OF A SIGN BEING PROPOSAL WITHIN 24 HOURS OF BEING NOTIFIED BY THE CONTRACT SPECIALIST OF THEIR PRICE BEING THE LOWEST. AWARD WILL BE BASED ON LOWEST PRICE & TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE (LPTA)
- Web Link
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www.fedbid.com (a-26501, n-2260)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, VA 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
- SN01030921-W 20060421/060419220524 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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