MYRTLE BEACH LAWN SERVICE
Added: Oct 21, 2015 3:39 pm Solicitation Number: VA247-16-Q-0032 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed under FAR 13.1, and 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. (ii) The solicitation number is VA247-16-Q-0032 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect tough Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-52, November 2, 2011. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations supplement (VAAR) can be accessed on the Internet at http://www.arnet.gov/far (FAR) and http://vaww.appc1.va.gov/oamm/vaar (VAAR) (iv) This solicitation is issued as a total Service Disable Veteran Owned Small Business set aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730 and the size standard is $7.5 million. (v) This requirement is for one base year and four option years. Vendors are therefore asked to completed price list for each year (30 day performance period) in their response, and to include a Grand Sum Total for Base year and 4 Option Years. BASE YEAR: 11/01/2015-11/14/2016 Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measures Price Price 001 Myrtle Beach Lawn Service - Service 12 MO $______ $______ to provide all material, labor, and equipment to perform lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach Clinic, 3381 Phillis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. The following lawn maintenance services shall be performed: Twenty-Five (25) Cuts 25 JB One Pruning (1) In May 2016 1 JB One (1) Spraying Of Flower Beds 1 JB Mulch Replacement 1 JB BASE YEAR TOTAL $_________ OPTION YEAR 1: 11/15/2016-11/14/2017 Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measures Price Price 001 Myrtle Beach Lawn Service - Service 12 MO $______ $______ to provide all material, labor, and equipment to perform lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach Clinic, 3381 Phillis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. The following lawn maintenance services shall be performed: Twenty-Five (25) Cuts 25 JB One Pruning (1) In May 2016 1 JB One (1) Spraying Of Flower Beds 1 JB Mulch Replacement 1 JB OPTION YEAR 1 TOTAL $_________ OPTION YEAR 2: 11/15/2017-11/14/2018 Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measures Price Price 001 Myrtle Beach Lawn Service - Service 12 MO $______ $______ to provide all material, labor, and equipment to perform lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach Clinic, 3381 Phillis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. The following lawn maintenance services shall be performed: Twenty-Five (25) Cuts 25 JB One Pruning (1) In May 2016 1 JB One (1) Spraying Of Flower Beds 1 JB Mulch Replacement 1 JB OPTION YEAR 2 TOTAL $_________ OPTION YEAR 3: 11/15/2018-11/14/2019 Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measures Price Price 001 Myrtle Beach Lawn Service - Service 12 MO $______ $______ to provide all material, labor, and equipment to perform lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach Clinic, 3381 Phillis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. The following lawn maintenance services shall be performed: Twenty-Five (25) Cuts 25 JB One Pruning (1) In May 2016 1 JB One (1) Spraying Of Flower Beds 1 JB Mulch Replacement 1 JB OPTION YEAR 3 TOTAL $_________ OPTION YEAR 4: 11/15/2019-11/14/2020 Item Description Qty Unit of Unit Total Measures Price Price 001 Myrtle Beach Lawn Service - Service 12 MO $______ $______ to provide all material, labor, and equipment to perform lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach Clinic, 3381 Phillis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, SC. The following lawn maintenance services shall be performed: Twenty-Five (25) Cuts 25 JB One Pruning (1) In May 2016 1 JB One (1) Spraying Of Flower Beds 1 JB Mulch Replacement 1 JB OPTION YEAR 4 TOTAL $_________ GRAND SUM TOTAL FOR BASE YEAR AND 4 OPTION YEARS $___________ (vi) The following is a detailed description of the requirements for this solicitation: Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center MBOPC Lawn Maintenance Statement of Work A. GENERAL INFORMATION 1. Title of Project MBOPC Lawn Maintenance located at 3381 Phyllis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577. 2. Scope of Work: Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to provide full lawn maintenance at the MBOPC. 3. Performance Period: The contractor shall complete the work required under this SOW during November 15, 2015 -November 14, 2016 unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer (CO). 4. Type of Contract: Firm-Fixed-Price B. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall be fully responsible and accountable for the lawn maintenance beginning on the date specified in the Notice to Proceed. These specifications are a statement of the minimum level of work and services that are to be provided under this contract. They are not intended to be, nor shall they be construed as, limiting specifications or requirements. Contractor shall be responsible for all costs associated with accomplishing the work in this contract including labor, supervision, equipment, and supplies for all work required to include 25 cuts; 1 pruning in May; 1 spraying flower beds; and 1 mulching. SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE: Lawn maintenance at the Myrtle Beach CBOC shall be performed as follows: " Contractor shall provide 25 grass cuts per period of performance. During the winter months of October, November, December, January and February; grass cutting will not needed only basic weeding, trimming of bushes, cleaning out flower beds, removing and replacing any dead plants and flowers; edging sidewalks, cleaning and clearing parking lot of debris will be required . Grass cutting will be required once during the month of March along with basic weeding, trimming of bushes, cleaning out flower beds, removing and replacing any dead plants and flowers; edging sidewalks, cleaning and clearing parking lot of debris. Grass cutting will be required four (4) times a month during the months of April, May, June, July, August and September along with basic weeding, trimming of bushes, cleaning out flower beds, removing and replacing any dead plants and flowers; edging sidewalks, cleaning and clearing parking lot of debris. " Contractor shall perform 1 Pruning application in the month May of 2016, 2017, 2019, 2019 and 2020. Date of pruning shall be determined by the discretion of the lawn maintenance contractor. " Contractor shall perform 1 Spraying of Flower Bed application in 2016, 2017, 2019, 2019 and 2020. Date of Flower Bed Spraying shall be determined by the discretion of the lawn maintenance contractor. " Contractor shall perform 1 Mulching application in the month of March of 2016, 2017, 2019, 2019 and 2020. REPORT OF SERVICES/DOCUMENTATION: Upon completion of any maintenance services, the contractor shall report to the COR or designee and provide a written report detailing services performed and obtain an acceptable signature. Contractor shall prepare and submit invoices to Austin Texas for payment in arrears. The contractor shall be responsible for protecting the personnel furnishing services under this contract. The parties agree that the contractor, its employees, agents and subcontractors shall not be considered VA employees for any purpose. Except in emergencies and as directed by the COR, the contractor shall not be required to perform services on Federal holidays. INSPECTION AND TESTING SERVICES: N/A 1. FAILURE TO PERFORM a. Should any of the services do not conform to contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. Should the work remain deficient, the COR may have the work accomplished by other means and deduct the cost thereof from the monthly payment. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by re-performance, the Government may: i. Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and ii. Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed. b. If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services in conformity with the contract requirements or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may: i. By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or ii. Terminate the contract for cause. 3. TESTING/INSPECTIONS AND SAFETY TEST: N/A SERVICE CALLS: Contractor shall provide information requested below as to where service calls are to be placed. Name: Address: City, State, Zip Code: Toll Free Telephone Number: Local Telephone Number HQ: Facsimile Number HQ: E-mail Address: Primary Service Representative: EMERGENCY CALL-BACK SERVICE: N/A WORK SCHEDULING AND REPORTING ACCOMPLISHMENTS 1. The Contractor shall instruct his/her personnel that any time they perform work under this contract they shall comply with the following procedures: a. Contact the COR or his/her designated representative when first arriving at the building. If the work is of a continuing nature, a check-in visit is required each day. 2. At the completion of the work, the Contractor's employees shall submit to the COR or the designated representative a copy of a work order, repair order or a form which shall furnish the following information: " Name and address of the Contractor. " Name of Contractor's employee in charge of the work " Date(s) work performed and hours expended. " Brief description of work performed including equipment identification. " Signature of Contractor's employee and signature block for the COR or the designated representative. C. CHANGES TO STATEMENT OF WORK: Any changes to this SOW shall be authorized and approved only tough written correspondence from the CO. A copy of each change will be kept in a project folder along with all other products of the project. Costs incurred by the contractor tough the actions of parties other than the CO shall be borne by the contractor. D. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS: The Contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform the work. In addition, the Contractor shall provide the COR with a copy of any licenses and/or permits obtained. E. TRAVEL: All work is to be conducted at the Ralph H. Johnson Myrtle Beach OPC located at 3381 Phyllis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577. The contractor is responsible for any anticipated travel and per diem. F. GOVERNMENT RESPONSIBILITIES: The VA shall grant the Contractor and its Subcontractor permission to all areas of the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center that are required access to provide this service. G. CONTRACTOR EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS: Licensed landscape Contractor or equivalent. H. CONFIDENTIALITY AND NONDISCLOSURE: It is agreed that: 1. The preliminary and final deliverables, and all associated working papers, application source code, and other material deemed relevant by VA which have been generated by the contractor in the performance of this task order, are the exclusive property of the U.S. Government and shall be submitted to the CO at the conclusion of the task order. 2. The CO will be the sole authorized official to release, verbally or in writing, any data, draft deliverables, final deliverables, or any other written or printed materials pertaining to this task order. No information shall be released by the contractor. Any request for information relating to this task order, presented to the contractor, shall be submitted to the CO for response. 3. Press releases, marketing material, or any other printed or electronic documentation related to this project, shall not be publicized without the written approval of the CO. I. CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS: The C&A requirements do not apply, and that a Security Accreditation Package is not required. -----END OF SOW----- (vii) The estimated Performance Period is as follows: Base Year: 11-15-2015 tough 11-14-2016 Option Year One: 11-15-2016 tough 11-14-2017 Option Year Two: 11-15-2017 tough 11-14-2018 Option Year Tee: 11-15-2018 tough 11-14-2019 Option Year Four: 11-15-2019 tough 11-14-2020 Delivery FOB Destination to Ralph H Johnson, VA Medical Center, Myrtle Beach OPC, 3381 Phyllis Blvd, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577. (viii) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - commercial Items, apply to this solicitation with the following addenda, FAR 52.216-18 Ordering; VAAR 852.236-76 Correspondence; VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities; VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers; VAAR 852.273-70 Late offers. (ix) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items: FAR provision 52.212-2 applies to this solicitation. The Government anticipates awarding a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest priced technically acceptable offer that conforms to all solicitation requirements. Award without discussions is contemplated and all offerors are encouraged to submit their best offer with their initial submission. Submitted offers shall not exceed 25 single-sided pages and any pages beyond this amount will be removed and not evaluated. To be considered technically acceptable for award each offeror must provide with their submitted quote/offer: 1. Documentation that confirms at least 3 years of satisfactory and relevant experience/past- performance performing the same type and kind of services specified in this solicitation; 2. Documentation that confirms the company/employees have the required licensing and certifications for performing the same type and kind of services specified in this solicitation; 3. Quote MUST be good for 120 calendar days after submission and the offered price should include delivery; 4. Documentation that confirms the company is a certified Service Disable Veteran Owned Business in VetBiz located https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/; 5. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM); 6. All questions regarding this solicitation should be sent to janica.francis@va.gov. (End of Evaluation Criteria) (x) 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS- Offeror's are to include a COMPLETED COPY OF PROVISION 52.212-3 WITH THE FAXED AND WRITTEN QUOTE, a copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far; if not provided, the offer may not be considered for award. These pages will not be counted against the 25 page limitation of the submitted offer. Alternately, the offeror may submit a statement that their Reps and Certs are visible at SAM.GOV. (xi) 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS--apply to this solicitation with the following addendum; VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Invoice Submission of Payment Requests. (xii) 52.212-5 CONTRACTS TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS--the following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212.5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-17, 52.222-19, 52.222.21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-39, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43, 52.222-44, 52.222-50, 52.222.55, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.232-34. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Additional Clauses and/or Provisions: 52.203-98-- PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (FEB 2015)-- (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. 52.203-99 -- PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (FEB 2015) - (a) The Contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The contractor shall notify employees that the prohibitions and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect. (c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause. (2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the Contractor fails to comply with the provisions of this clause. 52.209-5-- REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW (DEVIATION)(MAR 2012) -- (a) In accordance with Division H, sections 8124 and 8125 of P.L. 112-74 and sections 738 and 739 of P.L. 112-55 none of the funds made available by either Act may be used to enter into a contract with any corporation that- (1) Has an unpaid federal tax liability, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and the Suspension and Debarment Official has made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (2) Has a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months, unless the agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and Suspension and Debarment Official has made a determination that this action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government. (b) The Offeror represents that- (1) The offeror does [ ] does not [ ] have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability. (2) The offeror, its officers or agents acting on its behalf have [ ] have not [ ] been convicted of a felony criminal violation under a Federal or State law within the preceding 24 months. 52.216-1-- TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) -- The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price, Requirements contract resulting from this solicitation. 52.217-5 --EVALUATION OF OPTIONS --Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government's best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 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 30 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 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. 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 66 months. 52.219-27-- NOTICE OF SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE--(a) Definition. Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to- (1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; and (3) Orders set aside for service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). (c) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (d) Agreement. A service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for- (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. (e) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if- (1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b) (f) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (nonmanufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program. 52.222-52-- EXEMPTION FROM APPLICATION OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS TO CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES-CERTIFICATION (MAY 2014) -- (a) The offeror shall check the following certification: CERTIFICATION The offeror [ ] does [ ] does not certify that- (1) The services under the contract are offered and sold regularly to non-Governmental customers, and are provided by the offeror (or subcontractor in the case of an exempt subcontract) to the general public in substantial quantities in the course of normal business operations; (2) The contract services are furnished at prices that are, or are based on, established catalog or market prices. An "established catalog price" is a price included in a catalog, price list, schedule, or other form that is regularly maintained by the manufacturer or the offeror, is either published or otherwise available for inspection by customers, and states prices at which sales currently, or were last, made to a significant number of buyers constituting the general public. An "established market price" is a current price, established in the usual course of ordinary and usual trade between buyers and sellers free to bargain, which can be substantiated from sources independent of the manufacturer or offeror; (3) Each service employee who will perform the services under the contract will spend only a small portion of his or her time (a monthly average of less than 20 percent of the available hours on an annualized basis, or less than 20 percent of available hours during the contract period if the contract period is less than a month) servicing the Government contract; and (4) The offeror uses the same compensation (wage and fringe benefits) plan for all service employees performing work under the contract as the offeror uses for these employees and for equivalent employees servicing commercial customers. (b) Certification by the offeror as to its compliance with respect to the contract also constitutes its certification as to compliance by its subcontractor if it subcontracts out the exempt services. If the offeror certifies to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision, and the Contracting Officer determines in accordance with FAR 22.1003-4(d)(3) that the Service Contract Labor Standards statute- (1) Will not apply to this offeror, then the Service Contract Labor Standards clause in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; or (2) Will apply to this offeror, then the clause at FAR 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements, in this solicitation will not be included in any resultant contract awarded to this offer, and the offeror may be provided an opportunity to submit a new offer on that basis. (c) If the offeror does not certify to the conditions in paragraph (a) of this provision- (1) The clause of this solicitation at 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements, will not be included in any resultant contract to this offeror; and (2) The offeror shall notify the Contracting Officer as soon as possible if the Contracting Officer did not attach a Service Contract Labor Standards wage determination to the solicitation. (d) The Contracting Officer may not make an award to the offeror, if the offeror fails to execute the certification in paragraph (a) of this provision or to contact the Contracting Officer as required in paragraph (c) of this provision. 52.237-3-- CONTINUITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991)-- (a) The Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, upon contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another contractor, may continue them. The Contractor agrees to (1) furnish phase-in training and (2) exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition to a successor. (b) The Contractor shall, upon the Contracting Officer's written notice, (1) furnish phase-in, phase-out services for up to 90 days after this contract expires and (2) negotiate in good faith a plan with a successor to determine the nature and extent of phase-in, phase-out services required. The plan shall specify a training program and a date for transferring responsibilities for each division of work described in the plan, and shall be subject to the Contracting Officer's approval. The Contractor shall provide sufficient experienced personnel during the phase-in, phase-out period to ensure that the services called for by this contract are maintained at the required level of proficiency. (c) The Contractor shall allow as many personnel as practicable to remain on the job to help the successor maintain the continuity and consistency of the services required by this contract. The Contractor also shall disclose necessary personnel records and allow the successor to conduct on-site interviews with these employees. If selected employees are agreeable to the change, the Contractor shall release them at a mutually agreeable date and negotiate transfer of their earned fringe benefits to the successor. (d) The Contractor shall be reimbursed for all reasonable phase-in, phase-out costs (i.e., costs incurred within the agreed period after contract expiration that result from phase-in, phase-out operations) and a fee (profit) not to exceed a pro rata portion of the fee (profit) under this contract. 52.252-2-- CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)--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): http://acquisition.gov/far/index.html or, http://farsite.hill.af.mil/search.htm. These addresses are subject to change. If the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) is not available at the locations indicated above, use the Dept. of State Acquisition Website at http://www.statebuy.state.gov to see the links to the FAR. You may also use an Internet "search engine" (e.g., Yahoo, Google, Bing, etc.) to obtain the latest location of the most current FAR. FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CH. 1)-Clause Title and Date: 52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2011); 52.222-1 Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes (FEB 1997); 52.228-5 Insurance - Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997); 52.233-1 Disputes (JUL 2002) Alternate I (DEC 1991); 52.243-1 Changes -- Fixed-Price (AUG 1987); 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Items (DEC 2010); 52.246-4 INSPECTION OF SERVICES - FIXED PRICE AUG 1996; 52.249-2 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (MAY 2004) Alternate I (APR 1984). VAAR 852.219-10-- VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (DEC 2009)--(a) Definition. For the Department of Veterans Affairs, "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern": (1) Means a small business concern: (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses); (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans (or eligible surviving spouses) or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; (iii) The business meets Federal small business size standards for the applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation document; and (iv) The business has been verified for ownership and control and is so listed in the Vendor Information Pages database, (http://www.VetBiz.gov). (2) "Service-disabled veteran" means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). (b) General. (1) Offers are solicited only from service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns shall not be considered. (2) Any award resulting from this solicitation shall be made to a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (c) Agreement. A service-disabled veteranowned small business concern agrees that in the performance of the contract, in the case of a contract for: (1) Services (except construction), at least 50 percent of the cost of personnel for contract performance will be spent for employees of the concern or employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (2) Supplies (other than acquisition from a nonmanufacturer of the supplies), at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing, excluding the cost of materials, will be performed by the concern or other eligible service- disabled veteran-owned small business concerns; (3) General construction, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible service-disabled veteran- owned small business concerns; or (4) Construction by special trade contractors, at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract performance incurred for personnel will be spent on the concern's employees or the employees of other eligible service- disabled veteran-owned small business concerns. (d) A joint venture may be considered a service-disabled veteran owned small business concern if-(1) At least one member of the joint venture is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and makes the following representations: That it is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern, and that it is a small business concern under the North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) code assigned to the procurement; (2) Each other concern is small under the size standard corresponding to the NAICS code assigned to the procurement; and (3) The joint venture meets the requirements of paragraph 7 of the explanation of Affiliates in 19.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. (4) The joint venture meets the requirements of 13 CFR 125.15(b). (e) Any service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern (non-manufacturer) must meet the requirements in 19.102(f) of the Federal Acquisition Regulation to receive a benefit under this program. The Department of Labor Wage Determination applicable to this requirement is: WD 05-2473 (Rev 18) dated 07/14/2015. Descriptions for the occupations for this requirement and determining the appropriate wage determinations are the responsibility of the contractor, and the offeror is encouraged to coordinate with the Department of Labor in order to determine the appropriate job classifications for this requirement. The Agency assumes no responsibility or liability for a contractor's determination of the appropriate classification. http://www.wdol.gov/sca.aspx (xiii) n/a (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not Applicable to this acquisition (xv) n/a (xvi) QUESTIONS: All questions regarding this solicitation need to be electronically submitted (email) no later than October 30th, 2015 at 1:00 pm EST to Janica Francis-Hunter, NCO 7 Contract Specialist e-mail Janica.Francis@va.gov. The solicitation number must be identified on all submitted questions. No questions received after this date will be answered. (xvii) Site Visit: A site visit is schedule for Wednesday, October 28th, 2015 at 11:00 am. (xviii) QUOTES/OFFERS ARE DUE November 5th, 2015 at 1:00 pm eastern standard time (EST). Only electronic offers (email) will be accepted. Submit quotes to Janica Francis-Hunter, NCO 7 Contract Specialist e-mail Janica.Francis@va.gov. All offers must include the solicitation number. Quotes/offers received after this date may not be considered for award. Please include the following information in your email subject line: "LAWN MAINTENANCE". (xvii) Contact information Contracting Office Address: Network Contracting Office 7-SAO EAST Department of Veterans Affairs (90C) 109 Bee Street Charleston, SC 29412 Place of Performance: Ralph H Johnson VA Medical Center Department of Veterans Affairs Myrtle Beach Office of Primary Care 3381 Phyllis Blvd Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577 Primary Point of Contact: Janica Francis-Hunter, Contracting Officer Janica.Francis@va.gov Phone: 843-789-6448 Fax: 843-789-6406
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