Southeast District - Morovis Natl Cemetery - Lawn Mats
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation
Solicitation Number: 36C78618Q0408
Post Date: 7/18/2019
Original Response Date: 7/29/2019 at 1:00 pm
Applicable NAICS: 326113
Classification Code: 9320
Set Aside Type: SDVOSB/Small Business
Period of Performance: N/A
Issuing Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs
National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services
75 Barrett Heights Rd., Suite 309
Stafford, VA 22556
Place of Performance: 50 Ave. Cementerio Nacional
Bayamon, PR 00961
Attachments: A Scope of Work
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 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. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), solicitation number 36C78618Q0408.
This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) June 19, 2019.
SOLICITATION NOTICE OF TIERED EVALUATIONS
This procurement is set-aside based on an order of priority as established in 38 U.S.C. 8127.
TIERED EVALUATIONS INCLUDING SMALL BUSINESS CONCERNS: This solicitation is being issued as a tiered evaluation for SDVOSB concerns, or in the alternative, a tiered evaluation for VOSB concerns, or in the alternative, a set-aside for other small business concerns with HUBZone small business concerns and 8(a) participants having priority. If award cannot be made, the solicitation will be cancelled, and the requirement resolicited.
All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the contracting officer/Specialist, via email, no later than Close of business, July 24th, 2019. Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: hugh.oneil@va.gov . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.
The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 326113. The business size standard number of employees is 750.
This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, anticipates the award of a Firm Fixed Priced Contract for Lawn/Composite Mats to be utilized at Morovis National Cemetery.
PRICE SCHEDULE:
Interested offers shall provide a price quote for the required product. The schedule price shall be all-inclusive, including all labor, equipment, materials, and supplies to complete the Contract Line Items (CLINs). Offerors shall enter unit price and total amounts for the CLIN as indicated in the schedule. In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total amount, the unit price will be held to be the intended bid price and the total of the CLINs will be recomputed accordingly. See below:
CLIN
DESCRIPTION
QTY
UNIT
UNIT PRICE
TOTAL PRICE
00001
Lawn Mats
200
EA
$
$
Quote Format and Submission Information:
Offers must be submitted on company letterhead. Commercial format is encouraged. All offerors shall include the following information as part of their quote:
Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov)
DUNS Number
Point of Contact Name
Telephone number
Email Address
1. Completed Schedule of Prices in .doc or .docx format or PDF.
2. Technical information
Responses to this Request for Quotation (RFQ) are due to the Contracting Officer no later than 1:00 pm on 07/29/2019.
Scope:
In accordance with FAR Part 52.211-6 (a) Brand Name or Equal: The purchase description shall reflect the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in attachment A.
All Interested Offerors must be registered with the Department of Veterans Affairs eCMS Vendor Portal at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov. Offerors who require registration shall proceed to the Vendor Portal s Login section and shall click on Request a user account to register. In the event an Offeror is unable to submit a Quote/Proposal through the vendor portal domain, prior to the Quote/Proposal closing date, contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.gov. If an Offeror is still having difficulties in submitting a proposal via the Vendor Portal the contracting officer/Specialist may accept an Offeror s Quote/Proposal via email under the following circumstances:
Offeror must provide evidence that an email discussions or verbal discussion with the VAAS helpdesk could not resolve registration issues.
Offerors must meet the time constraints as set forth in the solicitation.
Submitted Quotes/proposals via email without set requirements may be considered nonresponsive.B All Quote/Proposals transmissions and uploads submitted via the Vendor Portal or via email are due as specified on the SF1449.B Late or incomplete Quotes/Proposals may also be considered nonresponsive. Additionally, prospective offerors must also be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov.
52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.
The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price and Technical
Evaluation Process: The Government will evaluate quotes in under FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures for commercial items. In accordance with FAR 13.106-1(a)(2), a best value determination will be made utilizing Price and
Technical Documents.
1. PRICE: Price analysis will be conducted to determine a fair and reasonable price.
2. TECHNICAL Quotes must reflect the product requirement, Trax Plus #: 2496HD / 2296HD 22 x 96 , Brand Name or Equal to .
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.
Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses
FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
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):
http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.
https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/
FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)
FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items (Oct 2018)
FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items (Oct 2018)
Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.
The following solicitation clauses apply to this acquisition:
FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (Oct 2018)
Addendum to FAR 52.212-4
FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference: (Feb 1998)
The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Jan 2017) applies to this acquisition.
Addendum to FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (Jan 2017):
FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)
VAAR 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016)(DEVIATION)
VAAR 852.219-11 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL VETERAN OWNED BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JULY 2016) (DEVIATION)
VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payments Requests (Nov 2018)
VAAR 852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards (Nov 2018) (technical standards provided in Attachment A)
VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (Apr 1984)
VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (Jan 2008)
The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (Jul 2018) applies to this acquisition. The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: (b)(4), (b)(18), (b)(22), (b)(25), (b)(26), (b)(27), (b)(28), (b)(30), (b)(33)(i), (b)(42), (b)(49), (b)(55), (c)(2), (c)(8), and (c)(9).
End of Document
Hugh O'Neil
540-658-7222
Contract Specialist
