61-- Buildings, Building Materials, and Industrial Products and Services

The GSA Multiple Award Schedule (MAS) Solicitation 7FCI-F8-03-0056-B, issued by the Greater Southwest Acquisition Center in Fort Worth, TX, pertains to Schedule 056, covering Buildings and Building Materials/Industrial Services and Supplies. This comprehensive solicitation includes various Federal Supply Classification (FSC) categories such as warehouse equipment, air and water purification systems, maintenance tools, pre-engineered buildings, storage tanks, building materials, power distribution equipment, generators, batteries, solar energy systems, and lighting products. The solicitation is structured as a standing offer with no closing date, and contracts awarded under this schedule are indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity with a guaranteed minimum of $2,500. Contracts generally last five years from the date of award but can be extended up to a total of twenty years through three five-year option periods in accordance with the Evergreen clause. The solicitation package consists of 18 files including a base solicitation document and multiple product/service attachments that must be completed and submitted by offerors, with pricing guided by the Services Pricing Proposal attachment. It incorporates provisions for industrial funding and adheres to the Trade Agreements Act. Small Business Set-Aside requirements are addressed within individual product/service attachments, and there is an emphasis on encouraging 8(a) business participation. The GSA provides specific points of contact to assist vendors with submissions, and offers submitted after October 31, 2006, for prior versions of this solicitation will not be accepted. The contract is managed under the NAICS code 333613 and facilitated through GSA’s Region 7 Acquisition Center, with contracting officers available for inquiries at the Fort Worth office.