SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- USPTO Hotel and Conference Room Requirement in Coral Gables, FL
- Notice Date
- 10/20/2006
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 721110
— Hotels (except Casino Hotels) and Motels
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), Office of Procurement, P. O. Box 1450 - Mail Stop 6 600 Dulany Street, MDE, 7th Floor, Alexandria, VA, 22313-1450
- ZIP Code
- 22313-1450
- Solicitation Number
- PROC07CORALGABLES
- Response Due
- 10/31/2006
- Archive Date
- 11/15/2006
- Description
- USPTO Hotel and Conference Room Requirement Seminar for the Judiciary on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights Conference December 5-9, 2007 Coral Gables, FL 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a need for sleeping rooms and conference space for attendees of the Seminar for the Judiciary on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights conference, December 6-8, 2006. This announcement incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-12 and constitutes the only solicitation: a written solicitation will not be issued. NAICS Code 721110. The solicitation number is PROC07CoralGables. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The requirements will be fulfilled using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures, FAR Part 13. The period of performance is December 5-9, 2006. Place of performance is Coral Gables, FL. To be eligible for award under this solicitation, the offeror must propose a facility that is compliant with the requirements of the Hotel and Motel Fire Safety Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-391)(15 U.S.C. found at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/hotel/ and must be registered on the Central Contractor Registration website (www.ccr.gov). The hotel must be in Coral Gables, FL and in close proximity to restaurants, shops, etc. Requirements Guest Rooms: Forty-five (45) guest rooms will be required for the period of December 5-9. These rooms will be paid for on the USPTO Master Account. Incidentals are the responsibility of all individual attendees. Conference Meeting Room and Food and Beverage: Office space large enough for four computers (with internet access), four printers, a fax machine, two telephones, and assembly space is needed December 5-8, 2006. If possible, storage space is also required. A space to accommodate 45 people in a classroom style is required. The room should be set up with 18? skirted tables, with a maximum of 2 attendees at each table. A stage with a skirted dias is necessary to accommodate four panel speakers, as well as a podium. The space is required for December 6-8, 2006. A separate room is needed for lunch December 6-8. This room should be able to accommodate rounds of eight for 45 people. Morning and afternoon coffee breaks can be held in this break out room, or in the area outside the main conference room. Audio Visual: The Seminar requires audiovisual equipment and support. Aside from the equipment, we will need personnel to set up the site, be on-site throughout the three-day event to run the equipment and trouble shoot any problems, that might arise during the conference, as well as take down the site after the conference. The AV requirements for this program may include: AUDIO VISUAL REQUIREMENTS (subject to change) PROJECTION/DISPLAY 1 9x12 RP Screen w/ Dress Kit 1 5000 Lumens LCD Data Projector 2 Wireless Cue Lite ? MouseProjections Screens ? one on each side of the stage 4 Laptops SOUNDComputer Audio Hook-Up 4 Table microphones for stage panel 1 Podium microphone 4 Lapel microphones 2 Wireless hand held microphones for audience Selection will be based on the following factors: The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation ? Commercial Items will be used to evaluate offerors. The Government will make an award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Ability to offer 45 sleeping rooms December 5-9, 2006, 2. Hotel location 3. Conference room layout, 4. Flexible attrition and cancellation clause terms, 5. IT/AV capabilities and support, 6. Other factors, 7. Total price for sleeping rooms, conference rooms, IT/AV support, and food and beverage. Other factors may include discount offered to the Government, quality of the property, internet connection capabilities, etc. Factors 1 through 6 are of equal importance. Those factors individually and collectively are more important than price. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; and 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2006), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Dec 2001, 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003). Your response must include pricing for conference and sleeping rooms, as well as food and beverage and AV. The breakdown of conference room space should also be included (layout, capacity, etc.), and any other additional information the contractor desires to submit. The selected hotel must accept a Government purchase order. Offerors shall submit their proposals via email to Karen.Oettinger@uspto.gov. The closing date for receipt of proposals is 5:00 PM, October 31, 2006. The point of contact for this solicitation is Karen Oettinger, 571-272-5603 or Karen.Oettinger@uspto.gov. This solicitation shall not be construed as a commitment of any kind.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Coral Gables, FL
- Zip Code: 33133
- Country: UNITED STATES
- Zip Code: 33133
- Record
- SN01168579-W 20061022/061020220253 (fbodaily.com)
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