Office Furniture

Schedule 71 I

CONTRACT DESCRIPTION

This is one of the largest contract areas managed by the General Services Administration. Products and services allowed in this area concentrate around office furniture and services in support of the office furniture sold.

The schedule 71 I has been experiencing a 16% growth expanse for the past 3 years. Sales in this area are expected to top $1 Billion in 2005.

CONTRACT AREAS (SPECIAL ITEM NUMBERS)

711 1 Furniture Systems and Workstation Clusters - A furniture system is a system of furniture components designed to provide a comprehensive office furniture environment through the ability to create a variety of workstation configurations and generally includes interconnecting, structural panels as central integrating elements or may employ rails, beams, frames, uprights, cores, or freestanding based elements. Panels/privacy screens, work surfaces, overhead storage and shelving pedestals, filing, task management systems, lighting, electrical, wire management and similar items comprise furniture systems and workstation clusters. Workstation clusters are workstations generally arranged around a central point and which have a fixed footprint. Floor to ceiling demountable walls, partial height walls, and spine type walls which accommodate system furniture components are acceptable as part of or in conjunction with a furniture systems line. "Systems" consisting of traditional conventional furniture such as desks, returns, carrels, credenzas, etc. are not acceptable.

711 10 Executive Furniture Single Item Accent & Specialty Pieces - Stand up desks, drum tables, rent tables, breakfronts, curio cabinets, etageres, faithful 18th & 19th century reproduction occasional tables, console tables, sofa tables, chests & low boys.

711 11 Tables and Accessories - Includes tables with wood, wood veneer, plastic laminate or tops of other decorative material such as stone, glass & leather. Tops may be non-folding, folding, or flip-top tables, adjustable and non-adjustable height & other types of tables designed for executive & general office use such as conference, training, multi-purpose & occasional type tables. Also included are accessories such as wheel chair adapters, wire management capabilities, modesty panels and dollies & trucks for storing & transporting tables.

711 12 System Type Tables and Accessories - Comprised of interchangeable connecting tables of different shapes & sizes to form tables of various shapes used in conference/training room environments. Hardware is included. Also offered are accessories such as wheel chair adapters, wire management capabilities, modesty panels, dollies & trucks for storing & transporting tables.

7 11 13 Acoustical Partitions, Demountable Walls, and Accessories - Demountable walls are acoustical panels which extend from the floor to the ceiling and include a horizontal wiring raceway. Accessories include connectors, raceway covers, doors, doorframes, ceiling & base rails, clerestories & electrical components.

711 14 Vertical Surface Attachment Panels and Accessories - Panels designed for attachment to hard vertical surfaces such as walls and file cabinets to provide acoustical benefits.

711 15 Acoustical Wall Treatments - Wall treatments consisting of acoustical material designed for attachment to walls to provide acoustical properties.

711 16 Upholstered Seating - Includes sofas, loveseats, lounge chairs, sleep sofas and recliners. Benches & ottomans complementing the matching sofa, loveseat or chair are also offered. Accessories include replacement cushions & covers.

711 17 Multiple Seating - Includes individual seating units with or without attached tables combining mutually structural support members, such as leg, side frame or side panel, or units supported on a common beam/platform or mechanically attached.

711 18 Multipurpose Seating - Rotary chairs that utilize a pedestal base with casters. Stationary chairs that utilize a sled base, cantilever, "O" frame, or straight leg style. Ergonomically designed chairs that are rotary, have seat and/or back tilt, pneumatic seat height adjustment. Rotary drafting-style chairs with foot ring or footrest, with or without arms, with glides or casters.

711 19 Stacking Chairs and Dollies or Trucks Designed to Support Stacking Chairs

711 2 Work surfaces, Workstations, Computer Furniture and Accessories - Includes items such as work surfaces, workstations, workstation modules, moveable workstations, data or task stations, PC work centers, desks, credenzas, computer tables, printer stands, pedestals, enclosure systems for computer equipment, computer consoles and computer stackers. Includes related accessories such as: L-returns, bridge units, work surface and table extensions, overhead storage modules and shelves, desk carrels, modesty panels, above the work surface privacy screens, terminal tilt platforms, turntables, tack boards, vertical CPU holders or stands, keyboard or pencil/center drawers, casters, locks, monitor support units, wrist rest, grommets, wire management, data & electrical components.

711 20 Display and Communication Boards, Wall Stations, and Accessories - Includes all types of bulletin boards, changeable letter boards,, marker boards, control boards, combination boards, presentation systems, sliding multi-boards, communication centers, wall stations, portable boards & kits. Wall-mounted boards are complete and ready for mounting, hardware included.

711 3 Filing and Storage Cabinets, Shelves, Mobile Carts, Dollies, Racks & Accessories - Includes items such as vertical & lateral filing cabinets, multimedia storage cabinets, storage & shelving systems, wardrobes, over files, combination storage & wardrobe units, hybrid type storage units, open cabinet shells, open shelves, shelf files, bookcases, map & plan files, racks for hanging files or tape seals, mobile carts & dollies for the transportation of printouts/tapes/cassettes. Desktop filing systems are not included.

711 4 Blueprint Filing Cabinets - Cabinets designed for the filing & storage of blueprints.

711 7 High Density, Movable Filing Systems and Accessories - Electrical, mechanical, or manual movable shelf or rack filing systems consisting of shelves, racks, end panels, carriages, and tracks to accommodate items such as letter and legal files, books, binders, catalogs, X-Rays, EDP tapes, disk packs, printouts, tabulating cards, or cartridges. Includes filing system accessories. High-density movable filing systems are required to meet the requirements of Purchase Description 3FNE-90-504B.

711 8 Executive Office Furniture - Includes desks, table desks, reception stations. workstations in "L", "U" and other configurations which include units such as desks, desk attachments, bridge units, corner units, kneehole credenzas, & peninsulas. Freestanding credenzas, credenzas with attached overhead storage unit/hutch & file cabinets (lateral & vertical). Bookcases, computer support furniture such as printer stands & VDT tables, work & console tables. Occasional tables such as end, coffee & lamp tables. Accessories designed to be used with above furniture such as wire management grommets, channels & tracks, stationary organizers, stationary inserts, additional drawer partitions, felt center drawer liners, wastebaskets, tack boards, task lights & shelf dividers.

711 9 Executive Conference Room Furniture, Coordinated Tables, Case Pieces and Accessories - Includes items such as audio visual cabinets, storage credenzas with doors, buffet servers, visual boards, presentation rails, phone stands, side boards, computer cabinets, utility carts& lecterns. Accessories designed to be used with the above furniture such as wire management grommets, channels & tracks organizer, additional drawer partitions, felt drawer liners, wastebaskets, tack boards, task lights & shelf dividers.

711 92 Remanufactured Furniture - Furniture which has been remanufactured to a "like new" condition. Does not include rehabilitated, restored, or refinished furniture. Remanufactured furniture shall meet the same standards specified for new furniture.

711 93 Reconfiguration and Relocation Services - For furniture systems to include the range of services that are necessary to allow users to reconfigure up to a maximum of 200 workstations within the existing on-site project area. Reconfiguration involved in the disassembling & reassembling of components & may involve minor or major changes within the existing workstation/furniture layout plan. Agencies must define the scope of services required. This SIN may only be used with the purchase of new products under SIN 711 1.

711 94 Design/Layout Services - Interior design services include a wide range of services, and are intended to assist users in project or office planning. Service may include basic conversion of generic workstation & floor plans to brand-specific or comprehensive design services including development of adjacencies, workstation design & floor plans. Design/layout services may include use of CAD/CAP systems for development of workstations, component lists for order placement, development of electrical, phone & cable plans & generation of color & installation plans. Agencies are required to define the scope of services they require, regardless of the dollar value of the project. Based on the scope defined by the agency, vendors will quote a number of design hours at the hourly contract rate. This SIN may not be used to develop generic workstation designs for procurement purposes (generic).

711 95 Installation Services - Installation services include product delivery coordination, unpacking, inspection of product for shipping damage, placement, set-up, assembly and leveling of product. Agencies will negotiate installation on a project-by-project basis, requesting an installation price quote for each project regardless of dollar value. Agencies must fully define the scope required services under installation in order to facilitate realistic price quotes.

711 96 Leased Furniture Systems

711 97 Rental Furniture

711 98 International Products - This SIN covers items for use only in foreign destinations.

711 99 Introduction of New Products - A new or improved product not currently available under any GSA contract that has the potential to provide more economical or efficient means for Federal Agencies. It may be a product existing in the commercial market not yet introduced to the Federal Government or a product that has been improved. As determined by the Government, there are no similar items available under an existing SIN.

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