Thank you for your interest and patience shown to our request for qualifications for classroom furniture.

92 firms were directly contacted. 22 responses were received: 1 was late and disqualified. 4 did not meet the minimum qualification score of 185 and were disqualified. The remaining 17 responses were reviewed and ranked based on the criteria outlined for selecting finalists.

Disqualified:
The Corner Office
Mity-Lite, Inc.
Spectrum Industries, Inc.
EC West (Electronic Classroom)
ERG International

Firms moving ahead to Stage 2 for additional consideration (in rank order):
Contract Office Group, Inc.
Jones-Campbell Co.
Office Max
Sam Clar Office Furniture/CSG
Staples/ Business Interiors
Resource & Design
Contrax Furnishings
Pivot Interiors
Saxton Bradley Inc.
Virco Mfg Corporation
Metro Contract-Vanguard Group
One Workplace

The short list firms represent several manufacturers. Most have LEED experience, an important evaluation criteria. Being listed above is no guarantee of future contracts. The next step will be sample and bid requests, anticipated in Jan./Feb. 2010.

Firms not making the short list may still have opportunities with the college.

Once again, thank you for your patience and interest in this opportunity. Updates will follow in the new year.

Warm regards,
Kathy Hennig, CPPB, C.P.M.
City College of San Francisco