140P1421Q0018 GRTE Visitor Centers Janitorial Sources Sought_1.pdf

THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A

“REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP)” TO BE SUBMITTED. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A

SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE

GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE

GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT

OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT.

The National Park Service (NPS) seeks to determine the availability and capability of potential contractors for the project listed below. The Government anticipates a competitive method of procurement. The NPS does not intend to pay for any information provided under this notice.

The information received as a result of this market research will be considered for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement under one of SBA's socioeconomic business programs. The NPS would like to gather information on the availability and capability of small businesses, certified 8(a) small businesses, certified HubZone small businesses, certified

Service Disable Veteran-Owned small businesses, and/or woman-owned small businesses for the project below. Responses from large businesses will also be considered.

The NAICS code for this procurement will be 561720 – Janitorial Services. The size standard for this NAICS is $19.5M.

Solicitation No.: 140P1421Q0018

Project Name: Custodial Services at 2 Visitor Centers in Grand Teton National Park (GRTE) -

CTDVC and LSR.

Location: The site of work is the Craig Thomas Discovery Visitors Center (CTDVC) and the

Lawrence S. Rockefeller Preserve Visitor Center (LSRVC) - all located in Grand Teton National

Park. The CTDVC and the LSRVC are both located in Moose, Wyoming.

Estimated Period of Performance: May 1 – October 31, 2021 for the base year. Approximately 6 months for each year of the contract, April 1, through October 31, for up to 4 option years through 2025.

Project Description

The National Park Service (NPS) is issuing this Sources Sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to provide janitorial services for 2 Government owned and operated

Visitor Centers and their amenities. The Contractor shall furnish all equipment, transportation, labor, supervision, and supplies necessary to maintain the designated buildings in a clean, sanitary, and acceptable condition. Working months for each year of contract execution shall be during when the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center and the Laurence S. Rockefeller

Visitor Center (CTDVC, LSR) are open – typically spring to fall. This shall include the time period when just the CTDVC is open and prior to opening of the LSR. This contract shall be set up to provide janitorial services for a base requirement year with up to four additional yearly options (awarded if funding is present each year). NOTE: the CTDVC will have an opening date of May 1 in 2021 only, due to COVID considerations. April 1 for each subsequent option year shall be the opening date of the CTDVC.

The CTDVC consists of approximately 3,400 square feet of carpeted floors and approximately

12,500 square feet of hard-surfaced floors, contains 2 sets of interior multi-stall men’s and women’s restrooms, one exterior unisex single stall restroom, and 2 unisex single stall employee restrooms (one contains a shower that is frequently used). The LSRVC has approximately 7500 square feet of hard-surfaced and carpeted floors and contains two exterior sets (men and women) of composting toilets, and one interior single stall unisex employee restroom. The CTDVC sees a peak average of up to 4,000 visitors per day while the LSR Preserve sees a peak average of up to 750 visitors per day (contractor to verify for bid and workload purposes all requirements for bid preparations – all numbers provided above are estimates only).

All supplies and materials shall be of a type and quantity that conform to applicable Federal specifications and standards, and to the extent feasible and reasonable, include the exclusive use of bio-based products. The Contractor shall utilize the greatest number of bio-based products available that meet applicable health and environment specifications. All supplies and materials to be used in the performance of work under this contract are subject to the approval of the

Contracting Officer (CO). Products used for purposes of this contract shall comply with USDA requirements for bio-preferred cleaning products. Substitutions and equals shall be as stated under the requirements located at https://www.biopreferred.gov/BioPreferred/

The Contractor shall employ personnel qualified and capable to perform janitorial work and will provide a list of personnel who will be on the premises and their work schedules. All personnel providing services inside the buildings shall be permitted to work in the United States and shall be able to read, speak, write, and understand the English language. The Contractor shall ensure that all employees are legal residents of the United States, qualified, possess the State of

Wyoming or Federal certifications for their industry, skills, knowledge, training and completion of required State of Wyoming or Federal continuing education requirements to maintain qualifications for their skill, and satisfactorily perform the services required by the contract. If a certification is not required to perform the type of work assigned, the individual must have verifiable work experience not less than 3 years in duration. Personnel providing services under this contract shall not be considered employees of the Government. All employees assigned by the Contractor to perform work under this contract shall be physically able to do the assigned work during the entire period of the contract.

Responses shall be submitted by email only to the following email address:

molly_lynam@nps.gov

Responses are due on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 by 1700 MST.

Register to do business with the government:

If you are not registered in SAM.gov to do business with the government, you are encouraged to start that process. You may reach out to your local Procurement Technical Assistance Center

(PTAC) for free assistance or start at https://www.aptac-us.org/. Contractors must be registered in

SAM prior to submitting an offer for a federal contract. You are encouraged to register under

NAICS Code 561720 – Janitorial Services.

Questions:

All questions must be submitted in writing to the contract specialist at molly_lynam@nps.gov.

The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided, and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Sources

Sought.

Interested firms must submit the following information:

Name of Firm

Address

Phone Number

Email Address

DUNS Number

Size status/SBA certifications. Mark all that apply. See FAR Part 19, Small Business Programs.

□ Small Business (meets size standard for NAICS or Nonmanufactrurer)

□ Women Owned Small Business (WOSB)

□ Economically Disadvantaged Women Owned Small Business (EDWOSB)

□ HUBZone

□ Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB)

□ Other (specify)

Capability statement - A brief summary of capabilities (limit to 1 page):

https://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-small-business-program https://www.sba.gov/content/women-owned-small-business-program https://www.sba.gov/contracting/government-contracting-programs/hubzone https://www.sba.gov/sdvosb