The Federal Emergency Management Agency intends to purchase, on the basis of other than full and open competition from CBT Supply, doing business as SmartDesks, Inc., the design, configuration, and installation of furniture for a uniquely sized conference room. This notice of intent is provided under the authority of FAR Subpart 13.106-1(b)(1) "Soliciting from a Single Source." The items required by FEMA are as stated below. Any organization (other than SmartDesks) that believes it is capable of providing an equivalent product that meets FEMA's security and size requirements shall email a Statement of Specifications and associated product literature to
contact@example.gov no later than 2:00PM EDT on 16 September 2011. Responses must clearly demonstrate the firm's capability without comprising the quality or reliability of materials proposed. FEMA intends to purchase the following items from SmartDesks on the basis of other than full and open competition: - 1. PIATTO 36" x 180" x 1" thick, 2-piece top veneer (specie and finish to be determined) with matching solid lumber perimeter edge 2" wide x 1 inch thick machined to a Bull Nose profile. The table is designed as two asymmetric parts for proper spacing of the 5 flipITTM units: 10&" length with three flipITsTM and 73" length for two flipITsTM - 2. Table Bases: six double column t-bases from valley design using their 209 style leg as a starting point. FIK-19 added to desk or table. flipITTM rotating LCD display support system (Patent #7,784,412), holds 16:9 aspect ratio VESA compliant LCD monitor with case width up to 18.875; 26"x8' keyboard/mouse tray with integrated mouse fence and wire management pass through. - 3. Customized cabinet to include locking casters, shared base, 3 cabinets, shared top, veneer exterior, laminate interior, various vents and cutouts for venting and cable management, 90 degree pivot rack mount unit. Two quiet fans, locking doors. FEMA requires that the cabinet is engineered to maximize red/black separation while still facilitating proper sound baffling, heat dissipation, and cable management. The dimensions of the room which must fit both the table and the customized cabinet are 10' x 17'. The Federal Emergency Management Agency is aware of no organization, other than SmartDesks, Inc., that can provide the products described above and still meet FEMA's unique security and configuration requirements. However, any organization that believes it is capable of providing an equivalent product that meets FEMA's security and size requirements shall email a Statement of Specifications and associated product literature to
contact@example.gov no later than 2:00PM EDT on 16 September 2011. Attachments: Justification for other than Full and Open Competition
