Temporary Rental of Residential Furniture

Please note this solicitation is not ready to be issued as of this date. The US Consulate of the United States in Milan, Italy will launch the solicitation on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website when it is available. The solicitation covers short-term rental of furniture to be used as Welcome Kits for the American Consulate in Milan and its consular district (ie Novara, Cameri (NO), Bogogno (NO), Italy. The Contractor shall furnish managerial, administrative, and direct labor personnel to perform all services as required in the contract. Anticipated performance is for one base period and four one-year periods at the option of the U.S. Government. These requirements may change depending on funding availability in forthcoming periods. Total estimated number of apartments to be served: approximately 15 per year. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which shall be considered. The Government plans to issue the solicitation in April 2017. Please note that in order to be eligible for a US Government award SAM registration is required pursuant to FAR provision 52.204-7. Prospective offerors are encouraged to register prior to the submittal of quotations. The guidelines for registration in SAM are also available at: https://www.statebuy.state.gov/pd/Pages/AdditionalVendorReg.aspx The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offeror who is a responsible contractor. The Government may award the contract based on the initial offer without discussion. The resultant contract will be a firm fixed price type contract. No electronic offers will be accepted. Please mail your offer to the contracting office listed in this notice prior to the response date and time.