12f1_Requirements Documentation_for reposted notice.pdf

1. This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes only the solicitation; proposals and a written formal quotes will be received via email to

Katherine.m.discenza@uscg.mil & will be sent no later than 23-Sep-2025 @ 10:30 am.

2. The Solicitation 70Z03925QCGA00016 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Submit written offers only (on SF 1449 or formal quote pdf.), oral offers will not be accepted. This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time a quote is submitted, excluding outlined in

FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at https://www.sam.gov/SAM/.

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-05 / Effective Date

08/07/2025. The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

4. This procurement is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside and the associated

North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730 Landscaping

Services with Size Standard is $9.5M. Product Service Code: S208 HOUSEKEEPING-

LANDSCAPING/GROUNDSKEEPING.

5. The United States Coast Guard (USCG) Academy located at:

USCG Academy

15 Mohegan Avenue

New London, CT 06320-8100

6. Scope of Work (SOW):

The contractor shall provide all tools, materials, and labor used in this SOW. The purpose of this project is to replace the landscaping in the North Atrium of McAllister

Hall at the Coast Guard Academy.

To design and implement a sustainable, aesthetically pleasing, and low-maintenance landscape layout in the McAllister Hall Atrium that aligns with Coast Guard Academy environmental and maintenance standard.

mailto:Katherine.m.discenza@uscg.mil https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.census.gov/naics/ https://www.sba.gov/document/support--table-size-standards http://support.outreachsystems.com/resources/tables/pscs/

Please read SOW for further details regarding this requirement and the requirement shall be inspected and assured the services are 100% completed and rendered.

7. Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. WD 2015-4111 (Rev.-32) was first posted on SAM.gov on 08/08/2025, applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract. The contractor shall identify the Wage

Category in their offer.

8. Quotes:

All quotes shall include detailed breakdown of the cost.

Example:

1. Labor (total cost or broken down by length of project)

2. Materials (brick, stone, weed block, plants e.g.)

3. Any equipment rental if applicable

4. All other miscellaneous cost to complete the project must be spelt out

Quotes shall be specific to the nature of this requirement.

Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested and spelt out may result in elimination from consideration of award. Offerors must submit each item of quote in a separate electronic attachment (certs, quote, past performance e.g.) clearly identified as described below. Offerors are responsible for including sufficient details to permit a complete and accurate evaluation of each quote.

Pricing shall be submitted as requested in the Schedule of Services (need by 5-Sep-

2025). Total price will be evaluated by the Government. The proposed price should reflect a clear understanding of the requirements; it is consistent with the various elements of the offer.

*Section B Offerors Representations and Certifications: A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically). An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at www.sam.gov. All Offerors shall be registered and current in the System for Award

Management (SAM) database.

- Reference Active UEI in SAM on your Quote and the registration shall be active status.

8a. Technical Proposal: Offeror shall submit the company’s detailed technical approach and methodology for completing all requirements of the Scope of Work https://sam.gov/wage-determination/2015-4111/32 http://www.sam.gov/

(SOW). The Technical Volume shall not exceed thirty (5) pages in length, with 12-point font. Page limitation includes any drawings, charts, pictures, etc., and excludes section dividers, table of contents, figures/tables, glossary of terms and cross-referencing indices and resumes -all of which are not considered content pages.

8b. Key Personnel - Identify all key personnel, experience and qualifications. Provide the Department of Labor Classification for each and identify the labor classification on the include Wage Determination. Provide the Hourly and Overtime Wages for Key

Personnel for each contract period of performance. Labor can be formulated into the labor section of the quote.

8d. BASIS FOR AWARD

The Government will award a firm fixed priced contract to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is Technically Acceptable. An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's

Performance Work Statement or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy.

Lastly, if the site visit is not completed by the offeror in paragraph 11 on the referenced perspective date given, the quote will not be technically acceptable. Site

Visit is required.

Offerors understand that their quote is ranked by price and technical acceptance;

however, pursuant to applicable acquisition regulations and/or departmental guidelines, Buyers may use criteria other than price to evaluate offers. Accordingly, please note that, to the extent required by applicable regulations and/or guidelines, award will be made to the offeror responsible whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Buyer on the basis of price, technical capability, delivery, and past performance.

*Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA)

9. All quotes are due at 10:30 am EST 23-September-2025.

10. The Government will award a Firm-Fixed Price contract resulting from this combined synopsis/solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the synopsis/solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

11. Site visit information:

12. After the award is determined and issued, invoices will be completed through the

IPP @ www.ipp.gov for invoice payments.

13. Access to the Facility: Personnel are required to have “real” ID (Driver’s License) with the star.

12. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation at any time.

mailto:ethan.a.geurtsen@uscg.mil http://www.ipp.gov/