Office of Personnel Management, Procurement Division, 1900 E Street, NW., Room SB-427, Washington, DC 20415

S -- UTILITIES AND HOUSEKEEPING SERVICES SOL OPM-RFI-95-00JSK POC Jean S. Kinevich, Contract Specialist, 202-606-1051. The Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Procurement Division, is seeking information from organizations with the capability and experience to provide facility management services at the Federal Executive Institute (FEI) located in Charlottesville, Virginia. The FEI is operated by OPM and dedicated to fostering management excellence among the highest levels of civilian Civil Service. The Institute operates 52 weeks a year and the main programs consist of 9 four-week programs per year as well as a number of short programs (one-day to one-week). The contractor shall be required to manage the facility which consists of two buildings with approximately 73 participant bedrooms; 25 staff and faculty offices; a front office; private dining room (open to participants, Institute staff, and their guests); a kitchen; a small recreation and exercise area; a swimming pool; 13.5 areas of grounds containing wooded areas, lawn areas, and parking areas. A third building is under development and may be in service during the contract period. The building will consist of 20 bedrooms, 3 classrooms, a multi-purpose room and associated support and common use space. The contractor shall provide all the management, administrative and technical support for the effective and timely accomplishment of the following functions: facilities management; complete dining room services, including food preparation and service of three meals per day plus coffee breaks; front desk/concierge (after normal working hours--6:00 PM - 8:15 AM, and 24 hours a day on weekends and holidays); accounting; building and mechanical maintenance, and repair services; student laundry/dry cleaning; full groundskeeping care; trash removal/debris removal; pest control; snow removal; and window cleaning. The housekeeping functions are specifically excluded from this list of responsibilities. Maid and janitorial services are provided by a ''sheltered workshop'' under the oversight of the National Industries for the Severely Handicapped (NISH). The Government has determined that this requirement is classified under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Manual 8744 and any concern having average annual sales or receipts for the previous three fiscal years, not to exceed $3.5 million per annum, is classified as a Small Business Concern. Interested firms are encouraged to submit information about their corporate management capabilities and experience in facilities management service contracts. The following information should be included; (1) description of management capability for providing all of the above services; (2) related experience and performance on similar contracts; (3) a minimum of three references with phone numbers; (4) size of business, small or large; (5) statement as to whether or not the company is certified as 8(a) or women-owned. Note that this is NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS. This information will help determined whether or not a procurement for the above services can be set-aside for an 8(a) firm or a small business. All information should be submitted to the address above, Attn: Jean S. Kinevich, and received no later than 15 calendar days from the publication of this notice. (0031)

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