SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- USPTO Lodging Requirement
- Notice Date
- 3/6/2007
- 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, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- PROC070Examiners
- Response Due
- 3/13/2007
- Archive Date
- 3/28/2007
- 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, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has a need for sleeping rooms for attendees of the Foreign Patent Examiner Training Workshop. Participants include 16 patent examiners representing the countries of China, Brazil, India, Egypt, Mexico and the Philippines. This announcement incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-15 and constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. NAICS Code 721110. The solicitation number is PROC070Examiners. 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 anticipated to be May 26-September 09, 2007. Place of performance is Alexandria, VA. 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. 2201 et. seq.) and is listed on the U.S. Fire Administration Hotel and Motel National Master List found at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/applications/hotel/ and must be registered on the Central Contractor Registration website (www.ccr.gov). Requirements: Sixteen sleeping rooms (single occupancy) for the three and a half-month period of performance are needed. Multi room suites will also be considered. These rooms will be paid for on the USPTO Master Account. Incidentals are the responsibility of all individual attendees. Each room must have its own kitchen. The proposed property must have laundry facilities on site, and be in close proximity to the USPTO offices in Alexandria, VA. It is preferable that the property has an onsite restaurant and be in close proximity to the Metro (walking distance). Selection Factors: The Government will make an award resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: 1. Quality of property. This includes, but is not limited to, hotel layout, location, ease or access and security, cleanliness, ability to meet requirements, etc. 2. Past Performance in hosting similar groups of this size and length of stay. 3. Total price. Price is less important than the other 2 factors combined. 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 Statues 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), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (June 1998), 52.222-37, Employment Reports on 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 sleeping rooms, as well as any additional costs that may be associated with hosting this group. The selected hotel must be registered in CCR and accept a Government purchase order. The USPTO reserves the right to do a site visit for any property proposed and to consider information gathered in the site visit in making a selection decision. Offerors shall submit their quotations via email to Karen.Oettinger@uspto.gov. The due date for receipt of quotations is 5:00 PM, March 13, 2007. 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.
- Record
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