SOLICITATION NOTICE
71 -- Furniture
- Notice Date
- 9/13/2010
- Notice Type
- Justification and Approval (J&A)
- NAICS
- 337214
— Office Furniture (except Wood) Manufacturing
- Contracting Office
- General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service (FAS), Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (3QSA), 2200 Crystal Drive, Suite 400, Arlington, Virginia, 22202, United States
- ZIP Code
- 22202
- Solicitation Number
- 3QSA-JB-100001-B
- Archive Date
- 9/28/2010
- Point of Contact
- James R. Price, Phone: 7036059257
- E-Mail Address
-
james.price@gsa.gov
(james.price@gsa.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Award Number
- GS-28F-8094H
- Award Date
- 8/19/2010
- Description
- Limited Sources Justification and Approval under the Authority of FAR 8.4, Federal Supply Schedules Purchase Request # RWA N0191896 1. Identification of the Contracting Activity and the Requiring Agency: The Contracting Activity is the General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service, Integrated Workplace Acquisition Center (IWAC), Arlington VA. The requiring activity is the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), 800 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC. 2. Nature/Description of Action It is the intent of the Federal Aviation Administration to purchase approximately 475 Herman Miller workstations and accessories, including conference room furniture worth approximately $4.3 million to match 3,450 Herman Miller workstations and conference room furniture worth approximately $25 million currently being used on all eight floors at the above location. The initial purchase of Herman Miller furniture for this building was procured through a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that was established under the Federal Supply Schedules (FSS) procedures. The BPA expired before the furniture on the seventh floor could be ordered and replaced, necessitating the requirement to purchase furniture for the remaining floor under this planned limited source acquisition, which will be purchased and delivered in two phases. The basis for limiting the sources for this acquisition is that the existing furniture at this location was purchased from Herman Miller using GSA FSS ordering procedures, and additional, matching furniture is required. Therefore, this is considered to be a logical follow-on to the original purchase made under the expired BPA. The new furniture must match the existing furniture in order that it can be commingled and interchanged as necessary. 3. Description of Supplies and Services In accordance with agency objectives, the government has a need to procure 475 Herman Miller workstations with accessories and conference room furniture all made by the Herman Miller Furniture Company. The estimated dollar value of this procurement is $4.3 million dollars. 4. Demonstration that the proposed contractor's unique qualifications or the nature of the acquisition requires use of the limited source. The rationale for this purchase is authorized by FAR 8.405-6(a) (2) and (b) (2). The items must be purchased from the requested manufacturer in order to be an exact match with existing furniture, allowing all components and parts to be integrated with existing workstations. Only the Herman Miller Furniture Company can provide furniture that matches the existing furniture items. 5. A determination by the contracting officer that the order represents the best value to the government consistent with FAR 8.404(d). The Contracting Officer has compared the contractor's pricing with the Federal Supply Service schedule award pricing. Since the anticipated cost is equal to the contractor's FSS schedule pricing, which was previously determined to provide the best value to the government, the Contracting Officer has determined that the anticipated cost represents the best value to the government. 6. A description of the market research conducted among schedule holders and the results or a statement of the reason market research was not conducted. Market research was conducted by reviewing the Federal Supply Schedules, and it was determined that no other FSS vendor has furniture on schedule that could match existing furniture allowing furniture parts to be co-mingled and interchanged. 7. Any other facts supporting the justification, such as: Why statements of work or purchase descriptions suitable for full and open competition have not been developed or are not available? As described above, this acquisition will be facilitated using an FSS contract for the Herman Miller Furniture Company. The required furniture will be combined with existing Herman Miller furniture, making it essential that the same manufacturer be used. It has been determined that the development of a statement of work would not be a cost saving factor since no other manufacturer makes furniture that matches and commingles with Herman Miller furniture. 8. A statement of the actions if any, the agency may take to remove or overcome any barriers to competition before any subsequent acquisition for the supplies/services required. It is the policy of this office to follow the requirements of FAR 8.405-1 and 8.405-2 when making FSS program procurements. However, the specific requirements can only be met in this situation by limiting sources in accordance with FAR 8.405-6. 9. Technical and Requirements Certification. I certify that the facts and representations under my cognizance which are included in and form the basis for this justification are complete and accurate. Date 10. Contracting Officer Certifications (a) For orders exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold, but not exceeding $500,000, the ordering activity contracting officer's certification that the justification is accurate and complete to the best of the of the ordering activity contracting officer's knowledge and belief. Name Date Contracting Officer GSA National Furniture Center (b) For orders exceeding $500,000, but not exceeding $10 million, the competition advocate for the ordering activity or an official described in subparagraphs 10(c) or 10(d), below. This authority is not delegable. Competition Advocate for Ordering Agency Date (c) For orders exceeding $10 million, but not exceeding $50 million ($75 million for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard), the head of the procuring activity, a designee who is a general or flag officer (for armed forces order) or in grade above GS-15 under the General Schedule, or the senior procurement executive of the agency placing the order., ________________________________________________________________________ -Authorized Signatory Date
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- Address: FAA, 800 Independence Ave, BLDG DC0083, Washington, District of Columbia, 20591, United States
- Zip Code: 20591
- Zip Code: 20591
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