**This modification is intended to clarify the issuing office. The contracting office issuing this sources sought notice is: N68836 Naval Air Station Building 110 3rd Floor 110 Yorktown Rd Jacksonville, FL In addition, the response date has been extended to NLT 3:00 PM EST on 17 April 2006. SOURCES SOUGHT Qualified commercial sources are currently being sought for a regional commercial furniture procurement. The Government is considering issuing a solicitation/contract for commercial furniture, possibly on a whole room or packaged furniture basis, to supply U.S. Naval shore installations located throughout Navy Region Southeast. At this time, the contract is anticipated to include primarily residential bachelor housing furniture. The interested contractors must be able to provide all bachelor housing and dormitory furniture requirements, such as window treatments, desks, beds, mattresses, wardrobes, TV stands, activity tables, sofas, chairs, wall hangings, linens, carpet, etc. The requirement will include delivery, installation, and set-up. Anticipated responses to this announcement are sought to identify industry sources that believe they have the comprehensive knowledge, facilities, skills, and capacity to meet the Navy’s overall requirement for implementing a proposed regional furniture contract. All interested companies are encouraged to submit the following: ·Company profile ·Business size [Small businesses shall identify their business status (i.e. HUBZone small business, Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), Woman-owned, Native American (tribally owned or Alaskan native).] ·Names, telephone numbers and email addresses of points of contact ·Past projects of similar size and complexity. (Please include point of contact name, phone number, contract number, and dollar value of contract.) ·Depth and breadth furniture catalog ·Current distribution system (Including any experiences with emergency supply situations and how response to those situations was handled.) ·Any innovations currently utilized for this type of commodity ·Industry commercial standard for delivery of this type of commodity ·Contractual terms and conditions affecting pricing (i.e. delivery, ordering, etc.) ·Customer service procedures ·Subcontracting relationships (i.e. JWOD NIB/NISH) ·Any information, not already mentioned, that would need to be included in a solicitation to industry, in order for contractors to clearly understand and bid on the requirement This request for information in no way implies either implicitly or explicitly that respondents will be compensated in any way by the US Government for information or materials provided. It does not constitute a solicitation and should not be construed as a commitment of any kind by the US Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. All information provided becomes US Government property and will not be returned. All proprietary or classified information will be treated appropriately. Should a solicitation be issued, the solicitation will be posted directly to http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. Your information shall be provided to Laura Maxwell via e-mail at
[email protected]. Responses shall be submitted NO LATER THAN 3:00 PM EST on 12 April 2006. ONLY E-MAIL RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.