R -- HOTEL/CONFERENCE FACILITY SERVICES FOR OIG/EPA TRAINING CONFERENCE ENTITLED "OUR JOURNEY TO HIGHER PERFORMANCE: AN OIG PROGRESS REPORT"

Notice Date

May 25, 2001

Contracting Office

Program Contracts Service Center (3803R), Environmental Protection Agency, Ariel Rios Building, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20460

ZIP Code

20460

Solicitation Number

RFQ-DC-01-00238

Point of Contact

John J. Nanartowicz III, Contracting Officer, 202-564-4756

E-Mail Address

Contracting Officer (nanartowicz.john@epamail.epa.gov)

Description

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, under the Simplified Acquisition Procedures of FAR Part 13,intends to issue a sole source purchase order to the Crowne Plaza Hotel/Resort, 100 North First Street, Phoenix, Arizona, for training conference services and facilities to support a training event in December of 2001 entitled "Our Journey to Higher Performance: An OIG Progress Report." The decision to issue a sole source purchase order is supported by the results of a recent SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS /MARKET SURVEY conducted between 3/20/01 and 4/09/01, solicitation reference number: PR-DC-01-01229. From all the capability statements received from this survey for the market areas identified, the Crowne Plaza of Phoenix was considered most capable. No other vendor exhibited equivalent resources. The following defines the mandatory requirements for this training conference:(1) Accommodate lodging for all participants at or below government Per Diem rates; (2) Four handicapped-accessed rooms and one hearing-impaired room; (3) Accommodate conference facilities on contractor premises; (4) Provide all audio-visual needs as stated in the Statement of Work; (5) Provide lunch on contractor premises for all participants;(6) Restaurant on contractor premises; (7) Accept and store boxes of conference material sent via U.S. Postal Service beginning November 30, 2001; (8) Provide storage area for conference materials November 30, 2001 through December 7, 2001; (9) Business Center on contractor premises; (10) Accept tax-exempt forms; and (11) Area for registration of conference participants. NO SOLICITATION OR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) IS AVAILABLE. Interested parties must respond within 15 calender days of the date of this announcement. Interested vendors shall provide detailed information outlining their capabilities which clearly meet the requirements stated above. Any response(s) failing to provide the aforementioned data but instead choosing to submit a routine letter requesting a copy of the RFQ will be ignored. Responses to this synopsis must be in writing. PHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. See Note 22.

Web Link

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Record

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