CBD<71> HOUSEHOLD AND QUARTERS FURNITURE
Commerce Business Daily
HOUSEHOLD AND QUARTERS FURNITURE
Category : <71> (Furniture)
Address : General Services Administration, Federal Supply Service (FSS),
National Furniture Center (3FN-CO), Washington, DC, 20406
Sol. no. : 3FNH-F6-990001-B
Contact : Carmel Pizzuti, Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-6634, Fax
(703) 305-6290, Email carmel....@gsa.gov -- Thomas Murray,
Contract Specialist, Phone (703) 305-6016
SOL 3FNH-F6-990001-B POC Carmel Pizzuti, Contract Specialist, Phone
(703) 305-6634, Fax (703) 305-6290, Email carmel....@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-F6-990001-
B&LocID=4. E-MAIL: Carmel Pizzuti, carmel....@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....@gsa.gov; Thomas Murray, Contract
Specialist, Phone 703-305-6016, Email thomas...@gsa.gov; Donna Hill,
Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-7263, Email donna...@gsa.gov; and
Leah Adams, Contract Specialist, Phone 703-305-6453, Email
leah....@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)