Synopsis for Support Services

This synopsis is a presolicitation notice and is not a Request for Proposal (RFP). The Department of Labor/Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) will be issuing a RFP for Support Services that consist of Warehouse and Supply Room operations, Mail Room and Administrative Support, Furniture Installation, and Moving Services. The services include, but are not limited to the following objectives: - Provide daily customer support to BLS employees - Transport equipment and property within the BLS national office and to disposal sites within the greater Washington, DC area - Perform property inventory and accountability functions - Run the BLS national office warehouse - Support Conference Center events by setting up furniture and equipment as requested - Run the BLS supply room - Provide mailroom support - Deliver items - Assemble and disassemble furniture - Provide general administrative support, including office maintenance, recordkeeping, and miscellaneous clerical support - Perform work in accordance with established procedures and guidelines. BLS is contemplating a single award, Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type award, to a qualified 8a vendor for a five year performance period (POP), consisting of a base of one year with four (4) one year options. This is a 100% set-aside for open-market 8a vendors. The location of the required services is 2 Massachusetts Ave, N.E., Washington, DC 20212. BLS anticipates release of a RFP on or about April 25th, 2013. The solicitation will be available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website. No GSA Schedule offers will be considered. Site Visit BLS will host a Site Visit for this requirement on April 30th 2013 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am at the Bureau of Labor Statistics at 2 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington DC 20212. The purpose of the site visit is to give the vendors a "visual" of the areas of operations. You must use the Visitors Entrance located on the 1st Street side of the building. Due to the limited space availability of the auditorium, we are requesting only those potential offerors and large businesses seeking to partner with potential offerors to attend. We are also limiting participants to only 3 personnel from each company to attend the briefing (Teaming partners are included in this total. For those companies that will have Teaming arrangements, we are asking you attend with your prime contractor). The acceptance of attendees will be on a first-come basis. NOTE: Due to the large number of responses and limited space, registration has been closed as of 5pm April 12. We have received the maximum number of attendees and are no longer accepting names for registration. All participants must be present at the Bureau of Labor Statistics (also known as the Postal Square Building) Visitors Entrance for check-in between 0930 and 0950 on April 30th 2013 with a Government-issued photo identification for admittance. Any personnel arriving after 9:50 am or without proper identification will be turned away by security. The format of the site visit briefing will be as follows: 1. Vendors escorted to the conference room - 9:55 am 2. A welcome and brief introduction - 10:05 am 3. A brief tour of the Warehouse, Supply Room, Mail Room, and Administrative Support areas and an explanation of the Furniture Installation and Moving Services 10:15 am - 10:50 am BLS WILL NOT accept any company material or capability briefs, or answer any questions during the site visit. Questions are to be submitted by email in accordance with the Solicitation instructions for submitting questions. All questions will be posted on Fedbizopps with answers as an amendment to the Solicitation.