Bonham Solid Waste Removal Services for the North Texas Health Care System
This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only Solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 36C25719Q0957_1 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular.
SET-ASIDE: B This requirement is a 100% Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside under the authority of 38 U.S.C. 8127(d). In order to be eligible for award an offeror must be certified/verified in VetBiz (www.vip.vetbiz.gov), and small for the applicable NAICS code at the time of the quote submission and at the time of award. Status as a qualified SDVOSB concern is under the authority of 38 CFR Part 74 in accordance with the VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) Part 819. Eligibility determination is performed by the Center for Veterans Enterprise (CVE). Only qualified offerors may submit bids.
NAICS Code: 562111 and Size Standard is $38.5M.
Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform solid waste disposal services as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as Government furnished property and services. The Contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.
Place(s) of Performance:
Department of Veterans Affairs
North Texas Health Care System
Bonham VA Medical Center
1201 E. 9th St.
Bonham, TX 75418
Type of Contract: A Firm Fixed Price
Period of Performance: October 1, 2019 September 30, 2020
The following clauses and provisions apply to this solicitation:
52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters
52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items
52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items
52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items
52.217-8, Option to Extend Services
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days.
52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract
a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.
(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five years.
52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Right
52.203-99 Prohibition of Contracting with Entities That Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements
52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3).
52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside
52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)
52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67)
52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67)
52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015)
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving
52.232-19, Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year
52.228-5 Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997)
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management
52.237-3 Continuity of Services (JAN 1991)
52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (In the FAR https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_232.html#wp1160005)
52.233-3, Protest after Award (In the FAR https://www.acquisition.gov/far/html/52_233_240.html)
852.203-70, Commercial Advertising
852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside
852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests
852.237-70, Contractor Responsibilities
52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference:
This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es).
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference:
This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es). Full text can be obtained at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html
LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING-- MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUN 2011)
This solicitation includes FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting, and VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set- Aside. Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include this clause. The contractor is advised in performing contract administration functions, the CO may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to contractor's offices where the contractor's business records or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the contractor's compliance with this requirement. All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement to ensure the contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the CO in assessing the contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the CO to assess the contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement.
Submission of Quote (FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items):
The Offeror shall submit their quote on company letterhead and shall include unit price, overall total price, name, address, and telephone number of the offeror, firm's DUNS# and ORCA document in SAM at www.sam.gov. Complete copy of 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, and ORCA document.
The offeror shall provide sufficient evidence that they possess adequate resources, capability, experience, responsibility and integrity to meet the technical capabilities to comply with the requirements of the resulting contract.
EVALUATION OF QUOTES:
Evaluation of quotes will be conducted using Simplified Acquisition Procedures in accordance
with 13.106-2 Evaluation of Quotes. The Government intends to award one contract resulting
from this solicitation to the responsible lowest quoter whose quote conforms to the solicitation.
1) Price
2) Prior Experience
3) Past Performance
To assist with an efficient and minimally burdensome evaluation, please address these Evaluation Criteria in accordance with the instructions in FAR 52.212-1 above. The Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 17 RPO West may reject your quote for failure to address each Evaluation Criteria in accordance with those instructions.
All questions must be emailed to Charles.Brown9@va.gov, no later than Friday, August 23, 2018 NOON CST. The subject line must specify 36C25719Q0957. All responses to questions will be incorporated into a written amendment posted to the Federal Business Opportunities website (www.fbo.gov).
Offerors are encouraged to monitor the Federal Business Opportunities website with respect to this solicitation because any amendments to this Solicitation will be posted on the website (www.fbo.gov). There will be no automated email notification of amendments.
Quotes must be received no later than Friday, August 30, 2019 12:00pm CST. Email your quote directly to Charles.Brown9@va.gov. The subject line must specify: (RFQ 36C25719Q0957_1 Quote/Proposal). There will be no automated email notification of receipt of quotes. All quotes received without requested documentation will not be considered.
Quote should be broken down as follows:
ITEM NUMBER
DESCRIPTION OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES
QUANTITY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
AMOUNT
0001
Waste Management Removal for VA North Texas Bonham Location
Period: Base
POP Begin: 10-01-2019
POP End: 09-30-2020
1.00
YR
$
$
0002
Waste Management Removal for VA North Texas Bonham Location
Period: Option Year 1
POP Begin: 10-01-2020
POP End: 09-30-2021
1.00
YR
$
$
0003
Waste Management Removal for VA North Texas Bonham Location
Period: Option Year 2
POP Begin: 10-01-2021
POP End: 09-30-2022
1.00
YR
$
$
0004
Waste Management Removal for VA North Texas Bonham Location
Period: Option Year 3
POP Begin: 10-01-2022
POP End: 09-30-2023
1.00
YR
$
$
0005
Waste Management Removal for VA North Texas Bonham Location
Period: Option Year 4
POP Begin: 10-01-2023
POP End: 09-30-2024
1.00
YR
$
$
GRAND TOTAL $ ________________________________
The solicitation package will be posted on FedBizOpps, which can be accessed at www.fedbizopps.gov. The Government will not provide paper copies of the solicitation. Telephone, written, or facsimile, requests, for the solicitation package will not be honored. All interested parties MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database and have completed On-Line Representation and Certifications Application (ORCA) in order to receive a contract award. If you are not registered with SAM, you may request an application via phone at 866-606-8220 or register on-line at https://www.sam.gov. To keep informed of changes: Check www.fedbizopps.gov frequently.
DISCLAIMER AND IMPORTANT NOTES: The government is in no way obligated to do business with or enter into the award a contract to any firm or its affiliates or otherwise pay for the information provided in this synopsis.
SECTION D - CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS
Charles L. Brown, Jr., Contract Specialist
Charles.Brown9@va.gov
charles.brown9@va.gov
