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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 26, 2006 FBO #1642
SOURCES SOUGHT

M -- Trade Center Manager for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center

Notice Date

5/24/2006
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

561210 — Facilities Support Services
 

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Public Buildings Service (PBS), Triangle Service Center - 1300 (WPZ), 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW. Suite M-1100, Washington, DC, 20004
 

ZIP Code

20004
 

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-RRB-01-2006
 

Response Due

7/1/2006
 

Archive Date

7/16/2006
 

Description

MARKET RESEARCH QUESTIONNAIRE ? SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE GSA ? NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION TRADE CENTER MANAGER RONALD REAGAN BUILDING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER The General Services Administration (GSA) is conducting market research in compliance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 10. [NOTE: This is a Sources Sought notice only, and not a Request for Proposal or an announcement of a solicitation. The Government will not pay for any materials furnished in response to this Sources Sought Notice.] The International Trade Center, housed in the Ronald Reagan Building, was created to facilitate and support a Federal Trade Program to enhance the exchange of American goods and services in the international marketplace. The program is intended to bring together the resources of the U.S. Government, in partnership with state and local entities, regional organizations, trade associations, world trade centers, representatives of foreign governments, and the private sector to assist American companies to compete successfully in the international marketplace. The program includes assistance to American companies in the global marketplace and provides facilities that promote all business sectors, with special attention to small and medium-sized businesses. Housed under one roof, the program forms the nucleus of a national and international network that helps American companies expand their presence overseas. The program will provide market and regulatory information and services, both on-site and using electronic networks from remote locations. GSA announces an opportunity to contract for the comprehensive management of the private sector component of the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center. The Trade Center Manager (TCM) will be responsible for a unique and diverse collection of functional areas that must be managed by a single entity to effectively deliver this legislatively-mandated program. The TCM responsibilities encompass property management (office, retail and food court), CFM-type services, parking garage management, event production management, leasing services (office and retail), marketing and promotional services, lease administration, legal support services, security and security coordination services, concierge services, event and support services, business center services, fitness center management, event setup/tear down services, inventory stewardship and records management services, financial and auditing services, computer and network maintenance services, and pay phone and PBX contract administration and management services. The TCM must effectively integrate the delivery of all these services with the legislative goals being paramount for the ITC to effectively provide for its mandate. Please answer the following questions (please limit your response to 3 pages, including this questionnaire): 1. Can your firm provide necessary services as briefly outlined in the sources sought announcement? _____________________ Prime _____________________ Subcontractor _____________________ Joint Venture (Note: Joint ventures or firm/consultant arrangements will be considered and evaluated on a demonstrated interdependency of the members to provide a quality service. Only one proposal may be submitted by each offeror/joint venture or teaming arrangement). _____________________ Teaming Arrangement 2. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561210, which sets the small business size standard at $32.5M. Based on this standard, what is your business size - small or large? _______________ Small _______________ Large 3. Do you have design in-house capability for the required services or will the TCM services be sub-contracted? ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________ 4. Is your firm eligible for participation in one of the following small business programs? If so, please indicate the program: ______________ 8(a) Program ______________ Women Owned Small Business ______________ Veteran-Owned Small Business ______________ Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business ______________ Native American ______________ Hub-Zone ______________ Other COMPANY NAME, ADDRESS, CITY & STATE ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 5. The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) requires the following insurance Worker?s Compensation & Employer?s liability not less than $100,000; General Liability not less than $500,000 per occurrence; and Automobile Liability of $200,000 per person, $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $20,000 per occurrence for property damage. Are you capable of obtaining proper insurance requirements? ___________ Yes ___________ No, (If no, what are the standard rates per insurance that you are capable of obtaining?) 6. Can your firm prepare a proposal within 45 days? ___________ Yes ___________ No 7. Has your firm completed registration in both CCR and ORCA? ___________ Yes ___________ No 8. What is your firm?s maximum bonding capacity? _____________________________________ 9. Can you provide a brief summary of your experience with relevant contracts where you acted as a prime contractor for similar services? (Maximum 1 page) Our agency is extremely appreciative of the time and energy expended to complete this questionnaire. Please mail your responses to Robert Lawrence, GSA, PBS, WPZ, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite M-1100, Washington, DC 20004, no later than July 1, 2006. NOTE: The resulting solicitation will be distributed solely through the Federal Business Opportunities website at www.fedbizopps.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be made available. The website provides downloading instructions to obtain all documents relating to the future solicitation. All future information concerning the acquisition, including the pre-solicitation notices, solicitation and any subsequent amendments, will be distributed solely through the website. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring FedBizOps to ensure they have the most up-to-date information about the acquisition.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC

Zip Code: 20004

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01056746-W 20060526/060524221529 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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