SOURCES SOUGHT
T -- PRINTING OF PATENTS AND COLOR PLANT PRINTS - Draft Requirements
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2016
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 323111
— Commercial Printing (except Screen and Books)
- 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
- PTODRO061516
- Archive Date
- 7/14/2016
- Point of Contact
- Dru R Olson, Phone: 5712728067
- E-Mail Address
-
Dru.Olson@uspto.gov
(Dru.Olson@uspto.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Draft Attachments Draft Requirements THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) BEING RELEASED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) PART 10: MARKET RESEARCH. This RFI is issued solely for informational, market research, and planning purposes. It does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a promise to issue an RFP in the future. This RFI does not commit the Government to contract for any supply or service whatsoever. Further, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is not at this time seeking proposals, and will not accept unsolicited proposals. Respondents are advised that the USPTO will not pay for any information or administrative costs incurred in response to this RFI. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the responding party's expense. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and responses to the RFI will not be returned. Not responding to this RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP, if one is issued. Responses to this RFI are not offers and cannot be accepted by the USPTO to form a binding contract. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities (www.fbo.gov) site for additional information pertaining to this RFI. 1.0RFI OBJECTIVE: The USPTO is seeking to identify qualified firms that are capable of fulfilling the USPTO's requirement for printing, binding, color reproductions, and distribution of United States Patents as described in this scope of work, requiring such operations as printing/imaging, gathering, binding, packaging, mailing and distribution. This contract will also fulfill all USPTO requirements for digital images, photoprints and additional photoprints of plant patent drawings issuing each week. Photoprints comprise color/part-color, black and white halftones, and hand-colored drawing sheets. A hand colored drawing sheet means a plant patent drawing that has been artistically and competently hand colored (i.e. with colored pencils or the like). Draft requirements are attached. USPTO is also seeking to identify the business size of qualified and capable firms. The small business size standard for 32311 - Commercial Printing (Except Screen and Books) in number of employees is 500. It is anticipated that specific quantities requirements will change over the life of this contract. Contract requirements have been known to fluctuate greatly over short periods of time. Therefore, the Government contemplates award of an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) requirements contract. 2.0 INSTRUCTIONS FOR RFI RESPONDENTS: RFI responses should be no longer than five (5) pages and shall include, at a minimum: 1. Point of Contact Name, Company Name, Address, Email, Phone, DUNS number, and GSA FSS number and contract number, if applicable; 2. For each vendor involved in a response, the business size for NAICS 323111; 3. SBA Business Classification(s) (i.e. 8(a), Service Disabled Veteran-Owned (SDVO), Woman-Owned, Hubzone, etc.) 4. A brief capability statement as it relates to the requirements, specifically; a. Ability to meet estimated quantities; b. Ability to meet color standards (Pantone and hand coloring) of plant patents photo reproductions; c. Ability to meet paper and formatting requirements; d. Ability to make pickup and delivery in Arlington, Alexandria, Virginia; e. Ability to begin performance within 30 days of contract award. Information should be pertinent and specific. 5. Past performance summary of work performed that was of similar size, complexity and scope; and 6. An indication of interest in responding to a solicitation, should one be issued. Telephone calls requesting a solicitation will not be accepted or acknowledged. Any questions regarding this RFI shall be submitted in writing to: Dru.Olson@uspto.gov and shall be received not later than 11:00 AM Contracting Officer's Local time on June 22, 2016. Participation and responses to this RFI are voluntary and their source shall be treated as confidential. All costs associated with responding to this RFI will be solely at the interested respondent's expense. The objective of this RFI is to assess vendor capabilities and interest. Review of the responses to the RFI will focus on the offeror's technical capability to provide a quality solution, corporate experience/past performance for same or similar activity with commercial activities or government agencies, and responsiveness to the RFI. Interested firms who possess the above capabilities should respond no later 11:00 AM, Contracting Officer's Local time on June 29, 2016. Responses received to this announcement that are marked "Proprietary" will be handled accordingly. Proprietary information submitted in response to this RFI will be protected from unauthorized disclosure as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). All proprietary markings should be clearly delineated. The respondent shall identify where data is restricted by proprietary or other rights and mark it accordingly. Responses shall be emailed to: Dru.Olson@uspto.gov. Please include reference to RFI #PTODRO061516 in the subject line to the response and any other correspondence. 3.0 FORMATTING OF RESPONSES: Responses shall be formatted as 8.5"x11" and be not more than five (5) pages in length. Font size should be 12 point, Times New Roman. Electronic submissions shall be in PDF file format. The total page count of 5 pages does not include the cover letter, table of contents and acronym list. Not responding to the RFI does not preclude participation in any future RFP. If a solicitation is released, it will be issued via the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov). It is the responsibility of the potential offerors to monitor this website for any information that may pertain to this RFI or a future RFP. The information provided in this RFI and any future changes to the RFI are subject to change and are not binding on the USPTO. 4.0 POTENTIAL CLARIFICATION OF RFI RESPONSES: To fully comprehend the information contained within a response to this RFI, there may be a need to seek further clarification from those respondent(s) identified as capable. This clarification may be requested in the form of written communication; electronic communication; or a request for a presentation of the response to a specific USPTO group or groups. The USPTO reserves the right to seek additional information from those vendors identified with unique solutions that are determined to be beneficial to the USPTO.
- Web Link
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(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOC/PTO/OPDC20220/PTODRO061516/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Alexandria, Virginia, 20003, United States
- Zip Code: 20003
- Zip Code: 20003
- Record
- SN04150012-W 20160617/160615234110-ffe6f0c69568064185eb465777037588 (fbodaily.com)
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