SOLICITATION NOTICE
99 -- VARIOUS SAFETY SIGNS
- Notice Date
- 7/5/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- 1701 N Ft Myer Drive, Arlington, VA 22209
- ZIP Code
- 22209
- Solicitation Number
- 1030-6BFA05-B
- Response Due
- 7/11/2006
- Archive Date
- 7/31/2006
- 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-B 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 Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 15:00:00 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. MFR: PEOPLE SIGNS, (PART #: 6050) GREEN BACKGROUND WITH WHITE SYMBOL, SELF-LUMINATING. **THIS EMERGENCY SIGN AND ALL SIGNS LISTED MUST MEET ALL REQUIREMENTS FOR ASTM/ANSI/UL/NFPA/ISO AND OSHA STANDARDS. ***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., 400, EA; LI 002, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "EXIT" LEFT WITH WORDING. MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: 6320) GREEN ON WHITE BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING., 600, EA; LI 003, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "EXIT" RIGHT WITH WORDING MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: 6259) FIGURE MUST BE GREEN ON WHITE BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING., 600, EA; LI 004, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL "FIRE EXTINGUISHER" MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: SP435) LUMINOUS WITH FIGURE IN BLACK ON A WHITE BACKGROUND AND HAVING A RED BORDER., 600, EA; LI 005, EMERGENCY SIGN, 9 X 12 WITH WHITE BACKGROUND AND THE WORD "EXIT" ON FACE IN GREEN LETTERS, MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: 6130) SIGN MUST BE SELF LUMINATING., 200, EA; LI 006, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 "NO SMOKING", MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: 6943). 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, 600, EA; LI 007, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 ARROW, ANGELED , MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: 6019) 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, 200, EA; LI 008, EMERGENCY SIGN, 9 X 12 INTERNATIONAL "TIME - DELAYED EXIT DOOR MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: SP436) FIGURES AND WORDING MUST BE WHITE WITH GREEN BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING., 300, EA; LI 009, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 INTERNATIONAL ESCAPE STAIRWAY MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: SP434) FIGURES AND WORDING MUST BE WHITE WITH GREEN BACKGROUND AND SELF LUMINATING., 400, EA; LI 010, EMERGENCY SIGN, 8 X 8 WITH THE WORDS " THIS DOOR MUST REMAIN UNLOCKED DURING BUSINESS HOURS", MFR PEOPLE SIGNS (PART #: SP432) LETTERS MUST BE AT LEAST 3/4" TALL, RED IN COLOR ON A WHITE BACKGROUND. THIS SIGN DOES NOT HAVE TO BE SELF- LUMINATING., 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. (PART #: SP433), 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.) No partial shipments unless otherwise specified 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. FOB Destination CONUS (CONtinental U.S.). ALL SELLERS MUST BID DELIVERY PRICE INTO EACH LINE ITEM 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. DX3 RIGID SHEETS FOR SAFETY SIGNAGE. 3 LAYER PVC CAST FILM IMPREGNATED WITH LUMINOVA PIGMENT INMIDDLE LAYER OF FILM. THE OTHER LAYERS CONSIST OF WHITE PVC BACK AND CLEAR PVC TOP CAST FILM. THIS 3 LAYER CAST FILM IS THEN THERMALLY FUSED BETWEEN A .010 THICK CLEAR RIGID PVC AND .030 THICK WHITE RIGID PVC UNDER INTENSE PRESSURE AND HEAT TO FUSE THE LAYERS TOGETHER SO AS TO FORM A SINGLE PIECE WITHOUT THE USE OF LAMINATING ADHESIVES. ***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. 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
-
www.fedbid.com (a-28833, n-2711)
(http://www.fedbid.com)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Arlington, VA 22209
- Zip Code: 22209
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22209
- Record
- SN01082696-W 20060707/060705220349 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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