Z1DA--New Holiday Decor 537

The Great Lakes Acquisition Center (GLAC) in Milwaukee, WI is searching for vendors with the capability to provide Holiday Décor Services at the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center, 820 South Damen Avenue, Chicago, IL. Auburn Gresham CBOC, Chicago Heights CBOC, Lakeside CBOC, Lakeside CBOC The contractor shall provide all labor, travel, supervision, materials, and necessary equipment to install rental holiday décor at Jesse Brown VA and the four (4) JBVA CBOC s Holiday décor shall be of a green, white, silver, and red combination. Holiday décor shall be installed no later than one week before or after Thanksgiving and removed no later than one week after New Year s Day. Holiday décor shall be installed, removed, and stored by potential vendor. Holiday décor shall be pre-approved via submittal prior to placement. Holiday décor shall be used for no more than two holiday seasons. Holiday (faux) tree shall be a Narrow Balsam Fir 12ft high by 5ft dia. (Slim silhouette), min. 9968+ Tip count, min. 1400 Light count Candlelight Clear LED lights and skirt and topper. All interested, responsible sources must submit a brief summary of their capabilities to this office by 10:00 AM Local/Central on Monday September 9, 2024, to include detailed description of the firm s experience in providing this service, SAM UEI number, name, and phone number of a point of contact in case further information is needed. Summaries must be submitted via email to [email protected] Telephone inquiries will not be returned. This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes to determine availability of qualified vendors and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked as proprietary will be handled accordingly. The procurement will be competed under NAICS 541490. Please note that this is not a request for proposal and the Government is seeking information for market research purposes only. The Government may or may not issue solicitation documents. NOTE: Limitations on Subcontracting 13 CFR §125.6 will apply to any procurement set-aside for veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSBs or VOSBs) or small businesses. 13 CFR §125.6 states: (a) General. In order to be awarded a full or partial small business set-aside contract with a value greater than the simplified acquisition threshold (as defined in the FAR at 48 CFR 2.101) in paragraph (a) introductory text; and an 8(a) contract, an SDVO SBC contract, a HUBZone contract, a WOSB or EDWOSB contract pursuant to part 127 of this chapter, a small business concern must agree that: (1) In the case of a contract for services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50% of the amount paid by the government to it to firms that are not similarly situated. Any work that a similarly situated subcontractor further subcontracts will count towards the 50% subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. For an SDVOSB set-aside, similarly situated means other SDVOSB firms.     Look for any further information on opportunities.gov.