General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS), National Furniture Center (3FN-CO), Washington, DC, 20406

71 -- HOUSEHOLD AND QUARTERS FURNITURE SOL 3FNH-F6-990001-B POC Carmel Pizzuti, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-6634, Fax (703) 305-6290, Email carmel.pizzuti@gsa.gov -- Thomas Murray, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-6016, Fax (703) 305-6290, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=3FNH-F6-99000 1-B&LocID=4. E-MAIL: Carmel Pizzuti, carmel.pizzuti@gsa.gov. The GSA National Furniture Center is consolidating 3 of it's Multiple Award Schedules for various types of Household and Quarters Furniture into new Schedule 71, Part II (Roman numeral ones). This new schedule will replace the following schedules and become effective January 1, 2000: FSC 71-I-H for Household and Quarters Furniture; 71-I-E for Upholstered Furniture (SINs 497-1, 497-2, 497-3, 497-4 and 497-5); and 71-III-H for Multipurpose Seating (SINs 496-4 and 496-9). Only the household items currently on 71-I-E and 71-III-H are being transferred. The new Schedule will have Special Item Numbers (SIN) 71-201 Cabinets, 71-202 Wall Units (wood w/laminate), 71-203 Loft Group, 71-204 Dormitory, Quarters and Residential Casegoods and Beds, 71-205 Chairs, 71-206 Upholstered Seating, 71-207 Residential Casual Furniture, 71-295 Installation Services, 71-298 International Products, and 71-299 Introduction of New Products (INP). The new solicitation for Schedule 71, Part II will issue on or about September 14, 1999. Offers for the affected items under the old solicitations for these schedules will no longer be accepted after August 31, 1999. All offerors wishing to offer household and quarters furniture should offer under Schedule 71, Part II solicitation. There is no closing date for Solicitation 3FNH-F6-990001-B; offers for new contracts may be submitted at any time. The contract period is five years from date of award, with an option to extend for an additional five years. All current contractors under the above schedules must fill out and submit this new solicitation. Current contractors will receive a letter with further instructions along with a copy of the new solicitation. The solicitation is available on the Internet at http://eps.arnet.gov as an Acrobat document. Interested parties who are unable to access the solicitation via the Internet may fax a request to 703-305-6290 or mail the request to the address above. TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Be sure to include your complete address, and whether you want a diskette in Word or in Acrobat, or a paper copy. SINs 71-202 Wall Units (wood w/laminate) and 71-203 Loft Group are 100% small business set-aside. POC Carmel L. Pizzuti, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-6634, Email carmel.pizzuti@gsa.gov; Thomas Murray, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-6016, Email thomas.murray@gsa.gov; Donna Hill, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-7263, Email donna.hill@gsa.gov; and Leah Adams, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-6453, Email leah.adams@gsa.gov. Effective June 6, 2000, the above referenced solicitation is being amended to incorporate the following clauses: I-FSS-163 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Evergreen): This clause will allow the government to have three (3) five (5) year options to your contract, for a total of twenty years if performance is satisfactory. There will be many measures of satisfactory performance, such as adequate sales, quality performance, and timely IFF payments, so the options are in no way guaranteed. One of the most important evaluative factors will be participation in the GSA Advantage!_ program. None of the Evergreen options will be exercised unless your firm has posted its contract information to the GSA Advantage!_ website. I-FSS-60 Performance Incentives: This clause allows the agencies to negotiate performance incentive payments into their orders when using a performance based statement of work, and delivery or services are deemed critical to the agency's mission, or when unusual circumstances requiring difficulties in performance arise. G-FSS-920 Ordering Procedures For Services (Requiring A Statement Of Work): This clause provides ordering procedures for services (such as installation, etc.) when a Statement of Work is used to describe the customer's needs. These clauses are intended to increase the teamwork that has led to greater customer satisfaction and use of the Federal Supply Schedules. There are mutual benefits to both clauses for both the contractor and the government, and it is expected to increase revenues to those contractors who earn the right to be around for the entire twenty-year period. Posted 06/07/00 (D-SN462486). (0159)

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