SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- USPTO Hotel Requirement - Alexandria, VA
- Notice Date
- 7/24/2008
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- 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, Virginia, 22313-1450
- ZIP Code
- 22313-1450
- Solicitation Number
- PROC080HotelBPA
- Response Due
- 8/4/2008
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2008
- Point of Contact
- Karen E. Oettinger, Phone: 571-272-5603
- E-Mail Address
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karen.oettinger@uspto.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- 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) intends to add hotels to its existing Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for hotel sleeping rooms and meeting room space. The USPTO has a recurring need for sleeping rooms for attendees of the Global Intellectual Property Academy (GIPA) program, as well as for various Agency events. Participants include but are not limited to judges, prosecutors, patent, trademark and copyright officials, and foreign policy makers. This announcement incorporates FAR provisions and clauses in effect through FAR FAC 2005-25 and constitutes the only solicitation; a written solicitation will not be issued. NAICS Code 721110. The solicitation number is PROC080HotelBPA. The solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The requirements will be fulfilled using the Simplified Acquisition procedures, FAR Part 13. The Government will award one or more BPAs. The period of performance is five years from date of award. The USPTO may solicit additional companies at any time to replace or increase the existing BPA to fulfill the USPTOs requirements. 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). As requirements occur, the USPTO, at its discretion, will either compete the actions among BPA holders using the same selection factors used to award the BPA, or rotate awards through the hotels included in the BPA. The hotel must be in Alexandria, VA and in close proximity to the USPTO campus (600 Dulany Street; Alexandria, VA 22313). Hotel must accept Government purchase orders. Exact requirements are not known at this time and there is no guarantee of requirements. Selection Factors: The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items will be used to evaluate offerors. The Government will award one or more BPAs resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) 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 quotes: 1. Quality of property. This includes, but is not limited to, location, ease of access and security, on-site restaurant, cleanliness, internet access capabilities, ability to meet provide meeting room space, ability to provide participants transportation to and from the USPTO campus. 2. Past Performance in hosting similar groups. 3. Price hotel must guarantee sleeping room rates will not exceed Government per diem. Flexible attrition and cancellation terms will also be considered when looking at price. All factors are equal. Your response must include: Past performance information related to hosting similar groups. Contact information should be included with this, if available. Pricing this includes attrition and cancellation terms, if applicable. Any other information the hotel feels is relevant to this solicitation such as discounts offered, nearby amenities, etc. 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. 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). Offerors shall submit their quotes via email to Karen.Oettinger@uspto.gov. The closing date for receipt of quotes is 5:00 PM, August 4, 2008. The point of contact for this solicitation is Karen Oettinger, Karen.Oettinger@uspto.gov. This solicitation shall not be construed as a commitment of any kind.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Alexandria, Virginia, United States
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