Fountain Repair and Maintenance IDIQNational Capital Region
Added: Jul 31, 2008 5:49 pm General: The National Park Service (NPS), Department of the Interior (DOI), is soliciting proposals for firms having the capability to perform the work described below. This solicitation will be issued electronically, on the Department of the Interior's National Business Center (NBC) web site, at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Paper copies of this solicitation will not be made available. Prospective offerors desiring to conduct business with DOI are requested to register at the National Business Center. Proposal documents will be available in Microsoft Word, HTML and Adobe PDF; Specifications will be available in Adobe PDF format; and drawings will be available in PDF format. Offerors wishing to receive electronic notification of changes will need to register to receive notification of this specific solicitation at http://ideasec.nbc.gov. This service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the http://ideasec.nbc.gov site for all information relevant to this solicitation. Plan holders will be required to visit this website periodically to check for amendments and other changes to the contract documents. No other notifications will be sent. Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA). ORCA is an on-line system that is located on the Internet. Prior to ORCA, vendors were required to submit Representations and Certifications (Reps and Certs) for each individual large purchase contract award. Now, using ORCA, a contractor can enter their Reps and Certs information once for use on all Federal contracts. This site benefits not only the contractor by allowing him or her to maintain an accurate and complete record but also the Contracting Officer, as he or she can view every record, including archives, with the click of a mouse. The ORCA site can be found by going to http://www.bpn.gov and clicking on "Online Reps and Certs Application" on the left side of the screen. If you do not have access to the Internet or feel you need extra Internet help please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center (PTAC) (www.dla.mil/db/procurem.htm) closest to you. You are strongly encouraged to register in ORCA in responding to this solicitation. You are required to have an active registration in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to conduct business with the Federal Government. Proposed Issue Date: July 22, 2008 ; Combined Announcement/Solicitation Commercial Items N2011080442. Title of Project: Fountain Maintenance and Repair IDIQ Location: National Capital Region Description: The work of this IDIQ services contract consists of general display pool and fountain cleaning, maintenance, problem analysis, supporting design efforts for fix, and repair services for a variety of display pools and fountains located within the National Capital Region of the National Park Service. Type of Procurement: It is anticipated that one or more negotiated firm-fixed price IDIQ contract(s) will be awarded requiring submission of both a technical and a price proposal. The government will consider an offeror's technical capability in comparison to its price. Estimated price range: $25,000 minimum order; $5 million Maximum Order Limit over Base Year + 4 Option Years. Time for completion: Base Year + 4 Option Year Periods. A guided site visit will be provided for all interested respondents and is scheduled for Wednesday, August 06, 2008 at 8:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time, starting at Meridian Hill Park. If you plan to participate in the site visit, please notify the Contract Specialist, Eric Weisman via e-mail at Eric_Weisman@nps.gov or by phone at (303) 969-2344; or Contracting Officer Brenda Wishart via e-mail at Brenda_Wishart@nps.gov or by phone at (303) 987-6747. Proposal receipt date is August 22, 2008. All responsible sources may submit an offer that will be considered. It is the policy of the Government to provide maximum practicable opportunities in its acquisitions to small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. Such concerns must also have the maximum practicable opportunity to participate as subcontractors in the contracts awarded by any executive agency, consistent with efficient contract performance. All offerors are strongly encouraged to contact their local Small Business Administration office, to post their need for qualified subcontractors on SUB-Net accessed at http://web.sba.gov/subnet/, and to utilize the Central Contractor Registration's (CCR) Dynamic Small Business Search for potential subcontractors within these various socio-economic categories. In order to be considered for award, all large businesses will be required to submit an acceptable Small, HubZone Small, Small Disadvantaged, Women-Owned, Veteran-Owned Small Business Subcontracting Plan with their proposal. The NPS Subcontracting Goals for fiscal year 2008 for the participation of small businesses at a minimum are as follows: Small Business Concerns - 60%; Small Disadvantage Business Concerns - 24%; Small Women-Owned Business Concerns - 6%; Hubzone Small Business Concerns - 10%; Veteran-Owned Small Business Concerns - 3%; Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Business Concerns - 3%; 8(a) Concerns - 12%. Small Disadvantaged Business & HUBZone firms must be certified in accordance with solicitation clauses 52.219-8 -- Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) & 52.219-9 -- Small Business Subcontracting Plan (July 2005) (status of firms can be found on CCR's Dynamic SB Search). End of Announcement N2011080442 Department of the Interior National Park Service
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