Final Request for Proposal for NASA LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II (LGMPCS II)
NASA Langley Research Center is seeking a contractor to provide comprehensive grounds maintenance and pest control support services for its facility in Hampton, Virginia. The solicitation covers a wide range of services including grass mowing, edging, herbicide treatment, landscaping, pruning, fertilization, ditch and catch basin services, pest identification, wildlife control, and preventative maintenance. The procurement will utilize a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) evaluation approach, with offerors required to submit detailed technical and pricing proposals electronically through NASA's Enterprise File Sharing and Sync Box platform. The final request for proposal (RFP) was released on February 9, 2024, with proposals due by March 19, 2024. Potential offerors must carefully review all solicitation instructions, complete all required forms, and demonstrate capability to meet the comprehensive service requirements.
This contract is set aside as a competitive 8(a) small business procurement with a North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code of 561730 and a small business size standard of $9,500,000. The contract will have a total potential performance period of five years, including a 13-month base period (with a one-month phase-in), four 12-month option periods, and an option to extend services for up to 6 months. The anticipated contract award date is April 30, 2024, with an effective date after phase-in of June 1, 2024. The services will be performed entirely onsite at the NASA Langley Research Center located in Hampton, Virginia. Contractor teaming arrangements are allowable, and offerors must provide a completed agreement signed by all parties. The government will make existing Installation-Accountable Government Property available for contract performance, and the contract will be structured as a Hybrid Firm-Fixed Price with the ability to issue Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) task orders.
80LARC23R0010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
2/9/24, 3:11 PM Request for Info/Sources Sought for NASA LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration/Langley Research Center (NASA/LaRC) is issuing this combined Request for Information (RFI)/Sources Sought (SS) to post a draft Statement of Work (SOW) for the Langley Research Center (LaRC) Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II follow-on procurement to solicit responses from interested firms. This notice is issued for information and planning purposes, intended to provide industry the opportunity to verify and provide input regarding the reasonableness and feasibility of the current contract structure and SOW requirements. In addition, input from interested parties (both primes and subcontractors) will allow NASA/LaRC to assess the capabilities of industry to meet the LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II requirements, foster partnering among interested firms, and to promote competition.
As part of NASA/LaRC’s efforts, this RFI notice is issued to identify interested sources (prime and subcontractors) and to seek capability statements from interested firms to identify sources capable of satisfying NASA/LaRC’s requirements. This includes all socioeconomic categories of Small Businesses and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU)/Minority Institutions (MI), and members of the underserved communities as defined by Executive Order 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government. This information will be considered for the purposes of determining the appropriate level of competition and/or small business and HBCU/MSI subcontracting goals for LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II RFI. The Government reserves the right to consider a Small, 8(a), Women-owned (WOSB), Service-Disabled Veteran (SD-VOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-owned Small Business (EDWOSB) or HUBZone business set-aside based on responses received.
The current LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services is a Firm-Fixed Price purchase order with a two-year period of performance, ending on September 30, 2023. The contract supports Langley Research Center (LaRC) in areas of grounds maintenance and pest control support services. Ground maintenance and Pest Control Support services consists of but not limited to mowing grass; edging; tree and shrub pruning; tree and stump removal; ditch, catch basin; weeding; mulching; leaf gathering; fertilization; collection and disposal of trash; vegetation cutting and removal; under brushing; excavation; street sweeping; animal control; snow/ice removal; sidewalk and driveway treatment for winter conditions; debris and grounds cleanup after storm events and the collection and disposal of material; emergency services for Center grounds.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR CAPABILITY STATEMENTS: Interested firms having the required capabilities to meet the LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services requirements described herein are provided the opportunity to submit a capability statement and provide additional input in this RFI/SS of no more than 5 pages. Specifically indicate your interest in performing as a prime and/or subcontractor and provide specific details that would demonstrate your firm’s ability to perform all aspects of the effort (See the draft LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services PWS provided for information purposes only).
Section 1: Provide the following information regarding your firm: (a) CAGE Code, name and address of firm, point of contact (including phone number and email), size of business, average annual revenue for past 3 years and average number of employees for last 3 years; (b) type of business and number of years in business: indicate large, small, small disadvantaged, 8(a), women-owned, veteran-owned, service-disabled-veteran owned, HUBZone small businesses, and Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions; (c) Affiliate information: parent company, joint venture partners, potential teaming partners, prime contractor (if potential subcontractor) or subcontractors (if potential prime contractor); and (d) Indicate if your interest is as a potential prime contractor or subcontractor.
Specifically, indicate if your firm DOES NOT wish to be placed on an Interested Sources List. If a firm does not object to being on the LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services Interested Sources List, NASA/LaRC will post the company’s name and POC information on sam.gov to foster partnering and subcontracting. There is no requirement to be on the interested sources list to participate in the future. Interested firms may also add their information using the sam.gov “Interested Vendors” function for this acquisition/procurement.
Please advise if the requirement is considered to be a commercial or commercial-type product. A commercial item is defined in FAR 2.101.
Separate from the capability statement and associated page limit identified above, NASA/LaRC is also seeking input form industry in support of NASA’s commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) and Executive Order (EO) 13985, Advancing Racial Equity and Support for Underserved Communities Through the Federal Government, NASA/LaRC is seeking input to advance DEIA and remove barriers for members of underserved communities related to this requirement. Interested firms are highly encouraged to gain a full understanding of the EO and NASA’s strategic plans to meet the EO. The following is provided for reference only https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-launches-mission-equity-seeks-public-input-to-broaden-access. Input is sought for strategies to advance DEIA which includes, but not limited to:
To support the requirements identified in this request for information (RFI)/sources sought notification, what barriers or opportunities exist to engage subject matter experts from industry and academia and how can those barriers be overcome? How can underserved communities be leveraged?
To support the requirements identified in this RFI, what barriers or opportunities exist to partner with subcontractors that employ members of underserved communities, as defined above?
What other recommendations would you make to enhance diversity and inclusion?
What should be considered to encourage full participation and contribution of organizations and individuals (e.g., outreach efforts and innovative partnerships) in performance of this requirement?
Estimated Award date for this contract is on/about August 1, 2023.
This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. With the exception of the Interested Sources List that the government does intend to post on sam.gov unless a firm indicates otherwise, NASA/LaRC will not affirmatively release any information received in response to this RFI/SS to the public but may use information received in developing the best approach for a contract strategy, and therefore such information may be recognizable to the interested party who submitted it. Any information submitted in response to this RFI/SS that is marked as “Confidential Commercial or Financial Information” will be considered as voluntarily submitted in accordance with the Freedom of Information Act.
No solicitation exists; therefore, do not request a copy of a solicitation. If additional information is released it will be available on www.sam.gov. It is the interested firm’s responsibility to monitor this website for the release of information, synopsis, and/or solicitation. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of all information. Interested firms are encouraged to select “Follow” in SAM.GOV for the posting of this acquisition/procurement to receive updates and changes.
All responses should be directed to the point of contact identified below. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by NASA to form a binding contract. NASA is under no obligation to issue a solicitation or to award any contract on the basis of this RFI/SS. NASA will not pay for any information solicited under this RFI/SS. Although NASA LaRC will consider all information provided by potential sources, respondents will not be notified of the results of the review.
Responses shall be submitted in writing, via email, to Natasha J. King at natasha.j.king@nasa.gov no later than 3:00 PM EST on November 9, 2022.
Please reference “LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services RFI-SS” in any response.
LGMPCS_II_RFI_SS National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
10/19/22, 1:38 PM Draft Request for Proposal for NASA LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II (LGMPCS II)
This Pre-Solicitation Notice seeks proposals to provide grounds maintenance and pest control support services at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center facilities in Hampton, Virginia under solicitation number 80LARC23R0010. The contractor shall maintain approximately 255 acres of landscaped grounds and perform pest control and refuse removal services. Proposals are due December 8, 2023 and must address technical capability, management approach, staffing, and pricing. The contract will be awarded using lowest price technically acceptable basis.
This requirement has been set aside for competitive 8(a) small businesses. The NAICS code is 561730 for Landscaping Services with a $9.5 million size standard. The incumbent contractor is Alutiiq Logistics & Maintenance Services, LLC, and the previous contract was valued at $2,534,893.65 for one base year and one option period. The potential period of performance is one base year starting March 1, 2024 with four one-year option periods, for a total value of approximately $12.5 million over five years.
80LARC23R0010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
10/5/23, 7:27 PM NASA LaRC Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Support Services II (LGMPCS II)
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center has awarded a Grounds Maintenance and Pest Control Services contract to Dynamic Systems, Inc. for a total value of $6,892,014. The contract, identified as 80LARC25DA002, is an 8(a) set-aside procurement for comprehensive grounds maintenance and pest control services at the NASA Langley Research Center in Hampton, VA. The contract has a five-year period of performance, including a 13-month base period and four 12-month option periods, with the potential for a six-month service extension. Services will include core sustaining activities such as grass mowing, edging, herbicide treatment, landscaping, pruning, and pest control, along with potential additional IDIQ services like tree removal and emergency cleanup. The contract was awarded using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, with Dynamic Systems, Inc. being selected as the best value proposer among seven submitted proposals.
80LARC23R0010 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Langley Research Center
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