Confidential Federal Agency
Furniture Market Survey
Ritter Norton Architects
January 16, 2024
Our Difference
Bialek | Our Culture of Caring
A Certified Woman Owned Small Business, Bialek has the experience and reputation for providing outstanding products, design,
project management and
on-going service to clients.
Bialek is aligned with work that
celebrates the importance of
representation and the
importance of people.
Guiding Principles
Culture of Caring
for Clients and Teammates.
Flexibility & Resiliency
in the Workplace.
Commitment to Sustainability,
Diversity, & Inclusion.
Building Healthy, Intelligent, Thriving & Innovative Environments.
bImpactful | Making Space for Change
To "bImpactful" means to align ourselves with work that truly celebrates the importance
of representation and commitment to community engagement.
Though this commitment is upheld internally, it’s also a key driver of the very work we do, the clients we proudly serve, and the organizations we involve ourselves in.
Impactful Projects
Impactful Giving
- DC Central Kitchen
- MLK Jr. DC Public Library
- Military HC Outpatient Clinics - Children’s National Hospital
- National Air & Space Museum
Bialek leadership and staff regularly participate in volunteer opportunities & orgs, as well give annual
*charitable donations to the following important causes:
In every market we
on remaining involved
with projects & client
- Susan G. Komen Foundation
- Children's National Medical
- Kennedy Center
- We-Care w/ Herman Miller
- MillerKnoll Support for Ukraine
serve, Bialek prides itself
missions that change lives, create moments
for education, and support healthy living.
*Not a comprehensive list; please
volunteering on behalf of Bialek.
inquire for full charitable donations /
Past Performance
USAID
Peace Corps HQ
Bialek Environments has collaborated with the United States Agency for International Development project team to design, specify, order and install new furnishings for the USAID’s consolidation of (4) current office locations. This overall scope has included the design and layout of 2,500 Herman Miller Canvas systems workstations and 200+ Herman Miller Canvas private offices, along with a full ancillary package for facilities. In addition, Bialek supports the USAID project team for all day to day requirements, as needed.
Projects: UA Building / Ronald Reagan International Trade Center Refresh
Contact: Cathy Roberds; croberds@usaid.gov;
202-921-5053
Bialek was engaged and contracted to provide the design effort to furnish Peace Corps' entire new space they leased in the NOMA section of DC! Working hand-in-hand with Talu and Peace Corps to develop a new, turnkey furniture and walls solution that included DIRTT demountable walls for all private offices and some conference locations, 700 Herman Miller Canvas systems workstations and 180 Krug Latitude/Artemis private offices, as well as all Krug conferencing and ancillary product - all delivered under budget and on time.
Projects: NOMA Headquarters Facility
Contact: Timothy Kelly; tkelly@peacecorps.gov;
202-692-1095
United States Secret Service
Bialek has worked with USSS to create a furniture standard for all field offices nationwide, as well as the DC primary office locations at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building and other annex locations. Bialek satisfies 50+ task orders a year for the USSS, with a wide variety of scope. For contracting purposes, Bialek is able to leverage our $5 year, $100M BPA with DHS as the Secret Service is a component eligible to access this BPA. Bialek also supports FEMA, TSA, DHS St. Elizabeth’s and DHS-ICE using this contract.
Projects: Nationwide Furniture Support
Contact: Steve Piatek; Stephen.piatek@usss.dhs.gov;
202‐355‐3307
Furniture Survey
Furniture Market Survey - Q&A
1. Does your company have the ability to provide the full range of furniture procurement requirements listed above and all of the furniture products indicated in Attachment A: Furniture Standards?
Yes, Bialek, a Certified Woman Owned Small Business and sole Woman Owned MillerKnoll provider in the
Mid-Atlantic has access to the full range of products to satisfy this scope. In addition to our MillerKnoll portfolio, we represent over 300 lines of furniture, many of which are on GSA schedule, that can satisfy all requirements across the floorplate.
2. Please list your company’s experience supporting contracts of similar size and complexity with Federal Government clients and include contact info for at least 3 references.
Please refer to Past Performance section HERE.
3. Does your company offer other ancillary products such as demountable wall systems, high-density file solutions, auditorium seating, and technical desk options that meet the Buy America Act and GSA Schedule requirements?
Yes, Bialek is a certified DIRTT demountable wall provider. In addition, we have access to all of the specialty manufacturers outlines above, with multiple manufacturers that can be engaged for high density and auditorium product solutions.
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4. Does your company have any Foreign Ownership or Foreign
Controlling Interest?
No foreign ownership or controlling interest
5. Does your company have experience operating in a cleared environment?
If so, please provide additional information.
Bialek’s largest vertical that we service is the Federal Government.
As MillerKnoll’s largest government provider nationwide, Bialek has extensive experience supporting agencies under the DOD and DHS umbrella that require clearance and/or escorted clearance.
Bialek holds a nationwide, 5 year, $100M Blanket Purchase Agreement with the Department of Homeland Security that requires a routine presence at various DHS components with differing levels of clearance needed to access space.
Bialek is open to exploring additional levels of clearance needed to service this important opportunity as well.
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6. Do you have cleared Program Manager(s), Interior Designer(s), and/or Project Manager(s) or the ability to recruit personnel into these roles capable of obtaining a clearance? If you currently have cleared personnel please provide additional information and metrics on personnel with your company.
As stated above, our staff members, including all the roles outlined above, often operate in secure spaces for our federal customers. If a specific clearance is required, we will certainly take the necessary steps to hire the appropriate profile and/or secure it with one of our existing employees to ensure we can meet all levels of service required.
7. Does your company have sufficient management, design, and installation personnel to support this contract that are U.S. citizens?
Yes, our approach to similar accounts in the past has been to assign a program management lead, project manager and given the overall size and scope of the proposed contract, multiple designers. In addition, Bialek has a unique department in house, called Client Services. We assign a client services coordinator to your projects that is responsible for all quote generation, discounting and order placement, in coordination with design. This critical role ensures that we are in constant communication with the factory, allowing us to hit your critical timeframes in a timely manner.
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8. Most anticipated projects will be fast-track in nature and the ability to provide responsive service is critical. Please confirm your company’s ability to meet the following response timelines.
We can comply with the proposed timeframes for turnaround with no issue. As we will have a core team assigned to this account, we can also be flexible in providing quicker turnaround if needed should a project be fast-tracked.
