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(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer) 09-10-2018 659-19-1-5050-0001 None Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office 6 100 Emancipation Drive Hampton VA 23667 To all Offerors/Bidders

36C24618Q9706 09-10-2018

X X X ** HOUR & DATE for Receipt of Offers is EXTENDED to:

X Solicitation 36C24618Q9706 is hereby amended as follows:

1. To post all questions and answers.

2. To extend the "Offer Due Date/Local Time" to 9/17/2018 @ 1:0

0 PM EST.

3. Please reference updated PWS and Instructions to Offeror.

Tiera Clark Contracting Officer

QUESTIONS AND ANWERS

36C4618Q9706 Valet Parking Services

1. PWS Section 7. Staffing: the following has been updated…

From: The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing of customer service attendant(s) for the hours of operation specified and in the numbers as listed below:

Building #2 – 6 Valet attendants

To: The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing of customer service attendant(s) for the hours of operation specified for the following building numbers listed below:

Building #2

2. Section E Instructions to Offerors, Section II – PAST PERFORMANCE, the following has been updated:

From: Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will/will not be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror.

To: Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will not be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror.

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT FOR VALET PARKING

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/WORK STATEMENT VALET SERVICES:

1. Scope of Work: This Performance Work Statement (PWS) is to procure non-personal services for Valet Parking Services at the W.G. Bill Hefner Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC), 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury NC 28144. The scope of work includes a 1-year base period and four (4) 1-year option renewal periods. All services shall be performed in accordance with industry standards, as well as with all terms, conditions, schedules, provisions, and requirements of this solicitation and any resulting contract. The Contractor shall provide all resources necessary to accomplish the services described in this PWS. Valet Parking Services shall be provided for an estimated 400-500 vehicles, per day, five days per week. A dedicated area for valet parking will be available for full service parking. Valet service shall include: assisting veteran patients and identified caregivers who request this service, assisting with wheelchairs and other devices in and out of vehicles, delivery of Government provided wheelchairs (when requested) located approximately 20 feet from the valet stand, and parking of vehicles to include vehicles with adaptive equipment.

2. Background: The W.G. Bill Hefner Veteran Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) has a requirement for Valet Parking Services to alleviate the parking problems experienced by our veteran patients at the facility. Approximately 1400 outpatients are seen per day. The amount of available parking spaces to accommodate patients, staff, volunteers and visitors on any given day is limited. The requirement is for the Contractor to provide Valet Parking Services to veteran patients only, five days per week at three (3) various locations (Buildings #2, #4, and #21) at W.G. Bill Hefner VAMC, 1601 Brenner Avenue, Salisbury NC 28144. The contractor shall be completely liable and responsible for providing veteran patients with a valet claim check, securing keys, parking, delivering, and directing certain valet vehicles to and from the valet greeting area.

3. Parking Lots: The Contractor shall be responsible for the designated valet parking lot. It shall be the Contractor’s responsibility to visit the site to fully understand the nature of the work and the conditions under which the work shall be performed. Failure to visit the site will not relieve the successful offeror of the responsibility to provide services in strict accordance with the true intent and meaning of the PWS. During the site visit, the Contractor is encouraged to obtain exact dimensions of the lot and determine the number of spaces at each location. There are three (3) lot locations:

a. Building #2 – Parking spots: 146 – Cars parked per day: approximately 250

b. Building #4 – Parking spots: 18 – Cars parked per day: approximately 33

c. Building #21 – Parking spots: 60 – Cars parked per day: approximately 215

4. Requirements:

a. Vehicles requiring Valet Parking Services shall be met by the designated greeter. A claim check shall be given to the driver. All vehicles parked by the Contractor’s parking attendants shall be fully locked and secured; vehicles that cannot be secured or are deemed unsafe to operate shall be referred to the designated greeter, who shall inform the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and shall be declined Valet Parking Service. Driver’s keys shall be secured at the valet booth. The Contractor shall be completely liable and responsible for providing veteran patients with: a valet claim check, key security, and parking delivery. The valet booth shall be monitored during the work day by Contractor employees, and shall not be left unattended.

b. The Contractor shall operate from the front entrance where Contractor employees shall greet every vehicle excluding buses, VA transportation vehicles dropping off or picking up patients, Vendors or Contractors conducting business at the VAMC, and VA employees. The Contractor shall be responsible for directing all valet vehicles to and from the valet greeting area.

c. The Contractor shall ensure patients’ wait is no longer than ten (10) minutes to have their vehicle valet parked or retrieved from the valet parking lot. The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing of Valet Parking Service attendant(s) to staff the valet and provide assisted parking operations. The Valet Parking Service shall be provided efficiently with all vehicles parked and retrieved within ten (10) minutes after arrival at the valet booth. The ten (10) -minute period upon arrival shall begin when the vehicle is queued in the staging area, and shall end when the Contractor employee has processed and driven the vehicle from queueing area. The ten (10) minute period for retrieval shall begin when the patient queues in the retrieval line and shall end when the patient is presented with their vehicle in idle. The staging area is defined as the area just beyond the speed hump. This shall include periods of inclement weather where cease of operations has not been authorized by the COR. The COR or the Contracting Officer (CO) may authorize deviations from this standard when conditions are present that are beyond the Contractor’s control.

d. The Contractor is responsible for parking control and monitoring in the designated parking lot assigned to the operation by responding to alerts or emergencies, by aiding injured or stranded persons in emergency situations, and by notifying the VA Police. It is imperative that this area shall be free of any vehicles when a fire alarm is activated. The Contractor shall be notified in advance of any special events which might cause parking problems due to visitors coming to the Medical Center.

e. The Contractor shall have management control of vehicles entering the designated valet parking area(s) to maximize the space available and facilitate smooth operations. The Contractor shall manage and monitor traffic, to provide direction for alternate parking and shuttle service, in the event the valet parking area is full. The Contractor shall have a process for moving disabled vehicles from the valet lane; this process shall not delay other veteran patients longer than ten (10) minutes.

f. Patients driving buses, large vans, or special access (hand controlled or wheelchair driven) vehicles shall be permitted to park their own vehicles in the designated parking areas. A limited number of spaces for vehicles with hand controls shall be located near the valet greeting area in lieu of Contractor employees attempting to operate the vehicle.

g. The Contractor employees shall only accept valet vehicles for parking Monday through Friday between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm. At 5:00 pm, the Contractor’s employees shall move any remaining vehicles from the Valet lot # 4 or predetermined area in bldg. #2 traffic circle which is adjacent to the Emergency Department and turn the keys and associated tickets over to the Administrative Officer on Duty (AOD). The Contractor shall provide an inventory log of all remaining vehicles and associated ticket numbers to the AOD located in the Emergency Room daily. Owners of these vehicles shall be directed to pick up their keys from the AOD in the Emergency Department Check-In/Out area. The Contractor shall furnish a sign explaining this procedure.

h. The Contractor employees shall be able to drive all normal transmission types, read all standard vehicle instruments, and operate all aspects of privately owned vehicles provided in the commercial automobile industry.

i. The Contractor shall report all missing keys to the VA Police and the COR. Lost keys, once found, shall be returned to the veteran patient within four (4) hours. The Contractor shall have a process for identifying the veteran patient in the event of a lost valet claim.

j. No food, beverages, cigarettes, or outside debris shall be brought into, consumed in, or left in patient vehicles. Smoking is permitted in designated smoking areas only on the VAMC campus.

k. Cell phone use by Contractor employees is not permitted inside vehicles or VA buildings, but is permitted outside and in the valet parking lot.

5. Contractor Provided:

a. The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing of Valet Parking Service attendant(s) for the hours of operation specified.

b. The Contractor shall recruit, hire, train, and supervise all Contractor employees under this contract. The Contractor shall have the ability to shift personnel between the stands to allow for unexpected traffic congestion and improve the performance of Contractor employees hired for the performance of this Valet Parking Service contract.

c. The contractor shall provide their own transportation to shuttle their employees to and from the parking areas which may be up to .5 miles from the valet check in area.

d. The Contractor shall provide locking key cabinet(s), a ticket dispenser(s), a 3-part claim check, safety cones, operational supplies, and other miscellaneous items necessary to facilitate valet parking, all to be in the Contractor-provided valet booths. Additionally, the Contractor shall provide valet parking signs that the Contractor shall set-up each morning of operation and remove at the end of each day. The sign shall be presented on or near the valet station where the patient keys are kept. These signs are to emphasize a policy of NO TIPPING and the sign shall be double-sided (meaning, it will be seen from the front and back of the sign). Handwritten signs are not permitted. The COR shall approve this sign and its placement before it is displayed.

e. The Contractor shall provide uniforms and their employees shall wear them when performing their scheduled Valet Parking Services work. The uniform must consist of polo-type shirt and dress pants or shorts (authorized during summer months/ the length shall be no more than two (2) inches above the knees). Contractor-issued jackets may be worn during inclement or colder weather. The uniform shall be standardized amongst employees and present a clean, pressed, and neat look. The Contractor uniforms shall display nametags and Company identification prominently. The Contractor employees shall display a Contractor employee photo ID badge prominently.

f. The primary Contractor point-of-contact (POC) for contract on-site performance oversight, customer service, and interaction with the COR shall be a Contractor Employee Supervisor. A supervisor shall be on-site, in-person, on all days of Valet Parking Service performance, during the established hours of operation. If a supervisor will be absent from work, the COR shall be notified and a designee shall be named by the Contractor to perform this function. This designee shall have a Government background investigation initiated in advance before they perform services under this contract. A supervisor shall maintain oversight of the Contractor employee’s scheduled work hours and presence. A record of Contractor employees performing work on all days of Valet Parking Service performance, during the established hours of operation, shall be made available to the COR upon request, or for security purposes.

g. Request for re-striping or alteration of Government property during contract performance shall be submitted in writing to the COR. Contractor may also need to work with VAMC staff to work around any deliveries or other traffic interruptions that may occur near the chosen entrance.

h. The Contractor shall provide evidence of employee’s 5 Panel Drug testing, a criminal background check, and DMV driving history review for each employee. It is also expected that employee random drug tests are performed and the DMV driving history is reviewed annually. A copy of the results of this annual review shall be provided to the COR.

i. The VAMC is a drug-free workplace. Any Contractor employee appearing under the influence of a controlled substance will be asked to leave the VAMC immediately. The Contractor will be notified immediately of the removal and reason for the removal. The Contractor shall terminate immediately an employee who poses a risk to the health or safety of a patient requiring services. The Contractor shall be completely responsible for all actions of their employees.

6. Government Provided:

a. The Government shall work with the Contractor to establish the designated area for the Contractor-provided booth for the Valet Parking Service at the main entrance of the medical center.

b. The VAMC will provide orientation and training on VA policies and procedures. All Contractor employees will be required to attend a facility orientation program on safety, health and emergency procedures. This training will be scheduled at the kick-off meeting. VA specific training and orientation must be completed by each employee after award and prior to commencement of any work.

c. The Government shall provide a cabinet for valet supplies. Inside dedicated office space is not provided. The Government shall provide a parking area for the contractors use for providing this service. Said parking shall be located on VA property up to .5 miles from the valet drop off area and may be paved and/ or graveled surface. Assigned parking locations can vary by building.

7. Staffing: The Contractor shall provide adequate staffing of customer service attendant(s) for the hours of operation specified for the following building numbers listed below:

The Contractor shall provide adequate on-site supervision at all times in order to handle customer concerns and parking incidents. The Contractor does all recruiting, hiring, training and supervising. The contractor shall have the ability to shift personnel between the stands to allow for unexpected traffic congestion.

8. Professionalism, Professional Appearance and Courtesy: Courtesy and respect shall be offered to anyone the Contractor staff meets during the performance of their duties. The Contractor is expected to enforce reasonable standards of employee conduct.

9. Training/Licenses: The VAMC shall provide orientation and training on VA policies and procedures. All parking attendants shall be required to attend a facility orientation program on safety, health and emergency procedures. This training shall be scheduled at a post award meeting at a mutually agreeable date. All contracted parking attendants must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina Driver’s License and be U.S. Citizens. The contractor shall provide a written plan identifying the extent the employee training for safety and customer service. VA specific training and orientation must be completed by each employee after award and prior to commencement of any work. Material is available to hospital administration for review, and we encourage additional site-specific training by hospital staff. In addition to Safe Driver Training, the minimum customer service training must be provided and documented for each employee. Contractor shall provide training on the following subjects:

a. The importance of a positive attitude

b. Verbal communication methods that are courteous and informative

c. Non-verbal communication

d. Appearance

e. Volume and tone

f. Face to Face contact

g. Self-Evaluation

h. Violence in the workplace

Contractor employees shall know basic directions for destinations in the hospital and around the community. Contractor employees shall keep the work area clean and always appear ready for work even though no customers are present. Arriving customers shall be greeted courteously and given a brief explanation of the service. Assisted parking shall be offered by the Contractor employee. Taking direction from the driver, the Contractor employee shall assist with a wheelchair if necessary. The vehicle shall be quickly inspected for existing damage and to determine if any items in the car should be removed by the owner or placed in the trunk.

Records of assisted parking activity shall be maintained daily. This information shall provide documentation into appropriate staffing levels, as well as serve as a mechanism to adjust the service to meet customer demand and to reduce cost if possible.

10. Deliverables: The Contractor shall submit monthly reports to the COR within five (5) days of month’s end. The reports shall be legible and easy to understand. A copy of the reports shall be provided via email to the CO. Reports shall be signed by the Contractor Supervisor and/or authorized representative of the Contractor. The reports shall include: 1) summary of the number of vehicles valet parked by date; 2) a final summary sheet which includes the total number of vehicles; 3) any unusual events, by date. This shall include any accidents or special situations with patients, visitors, VA employees, or VA volunteers; and 4) reports or incidences in which the assistance of the VA Police were requested.

11. Claims/Damages: Any claims of damage or missing/stolen property involving patients’ vehicles shall be the responsibility of the Contractor. The VA assumes no responsibility for any damage to patients’ vehicle caused during the performance of the Contractor’s services or for any such claims. The Contractor shall be held completely responsible for lost keys and any costs associated with same. Any such claims shall be reported to the COR within 24 hours of occurrence. The Contractor shall be required to obtain and provide proof of insurance in accordance with FAR 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on a Government Installation; VAAR 852.237-70, Contractor Responsibilities; and VAAR 852.237-71, Indemnification and Insurance. The Contractor shall provide insurance certificate(s) evidencing the above-required minimum coverage prior to commencement of work under this contract to the CO. The insurance shall be maintained during the entire performance of the contract. The policy shall provide that the VA CO will be notified at least thirty (30) days prior to any cancellation or reduction of coverage.

12. PPD Skin Test: Any Contractor employee who shall be working in patient care areas (or with person who provides direct care), or with patient care items, shall provide documentation as follows:

PPD Skin Test – Results from the last three (3) months shall be accepted. If PPD is positive, the individual MUST provide documentation of the absence of active TB. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to provide documentation of the above prior to assignment. Copies of such are to be maintained with the contract. The COR shall be notified of any changes in individual status with appropriate documentation. In the event of an exposure, it is required that the Contractor has a plan that must be followed to protect the individual contract worker. Records must be maintained as required by CFR 1910.1030.

13. Prohibited Acts: The following acts are not permissible by contractors that provide services under this contract or while on VA premises:

a. Use of intoxicating liquors, narcotics or controlled substances of any kind (excluding doctor’s prescriptions which do not impair driver’s driving ability) while on duty or reporting for duty while under the influence of liquors, narcotics or controlled substance of any kind (excluding doctors’ prescriptions which do not impair driver’s driving ability).

b. Gambling.

c. Carrying of pistols, firearms or concealed weapons.

d. Physical violence to settle a dispute with VA employees or in public while on duty.

e. Spitting in prohibited places or any other unsanitary, offensive or insensitive practices or behavior.

f. Use of loud, indecent or profane language and/or making threatening or obscene gestures toward customers or other employees.

g. Engaging customers in a verbal confrontation to settle a disagreement. Should a disagreement arise, the Contractor employee is to contact the Contractor Supervisor. The Contractor Supervisor shall then contact the COR.

h. Soliciting or accepting tips from customers, companions or others at any time.

i. Contractor employees shall not loiter in or around the facility during off duty hours.

j. All Contractor employees shall adhere to all North Carolina Driving Safety standards.

14. Hours of Operation: 7:00 am to 5:00 pm – Monday through Friday, excluding Federal holidays, and any other day specifically declared by the President of the United States to be a Federal holiday. There may be special events at the Medical Center on some Federal holidays and the contractor will provide limited hours of operation on those days. The Medical Center will give the Contractor a minimum of one-week notice of such events.

FEDERAL HOLIDAYS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

· New Year’s Day – January 1st

· Martin Luther King’s Birthday – Third Monday in January

· President’s Day – Third Monday in February

· Memorial Day – The Last Monday in May

· Independence Day – July 4th

· Labor Day – First Monday in September

· Columbus Day – Second Monday in October

· Veterans Day – November 11th

· Thanksgiving Day – Fourth Thursday in November

· Christmas Day – December 25th

· Any day Designated a Holiday by the President

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR SUBPART 13.5 SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION PROCEDURES

Note that FAR part 13.5 Simplified Acquisitions Procedures for Certain Commercial items procedures will be used. A contractor may be eliminated from consideration without further exchanges if technical and/or pricing quotes are not among those Offerors considered most advantageous to the Government based on a best value determination.

(a) Submission of Offers:

1) Offers shall be based on requirements contained in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Offers shall include:

a. Offer Form (Standard Form 1449) – Original Signature and Date, Contract Administration Data; DUNS Number; Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments.

b. A completed price/cost schedule and attachments addressing all CLINS

2) Offer be received on or before September 14, 2018 @ 1:00 PM EST. Offers are responsible for ensuring that their offers have been received. Note: Offers received after the due and time shall not be considered.

3) Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event, shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. A Site Visit is scheduled for September 5, 2018 at 10:00 AM EST. Offerors shall meet in the 1st floor conference room of Bldg. 14W on the W.G. Bill Hefner Salisbury campus. If assistance is needed with directions, please call police dispatch at (704) 638-3333. Offerors shall submit their intent to attend the site visit electronically via email to Tiera Clark at tiera.clark@va.gov.

4) All Offerors shall be a verified Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) vendor at time of quote submission and prior to receiving award. To be considered a SDVOSB, the company must be listed as verified in the VetBiz Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/.

5) Offerors may submit their offers electronically via email to Tiera Clark at tiera.clark@va.gov

(b) Amendments:

Amendments to this solicitation will be posted on www.FBO.gov. Paper copies of the amendments will NOT be individually mailed. By registering to receive notifications on www.FBO.gov, offerors will be notified by email of any new amendments that have been issued. No other notification of amendments will be provided. Potential Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any amendments to the solicitation. Failure to acknowledge an amendment may result in your offer being considered unacceptable.

QUOTE PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS:

a. Quote Preparation Costs: The Contracting Officer is the only individual legally authorized to commit the Government to the expenditure of public funds in connection with this procurement. The solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs for the preparation and submission of an offer in response to this solicitation.

b. Quote Format: The submission shall be clearly indexed and logically assembled. Each section shall be clearly identified and shall begin at the top of a page. All pages of each section shall be appropriately numbered and identified by the complete company name, date and solicitation number in the header and/or footer. Refer to Table 1.

c. Price Submission: Submit Original Quote

i. Price submission shall be submitted and labeled in accordance with Section E. 1, Paragraph (a) (1). Alternate price schedules will not be considered.

ii. Total Price will be evaluated including all options.

d. Technical Quote: Offerors shall submit a quote that addresses all aspects of the PWS. The offeror shall identify any subcontractors proposed under this solicitation. The offeror shall provide evidence that the offeror has a minimum of three (3) years’ experience relevant to the work outlined in the PWS. A detailed operational plan along with staffing plan shall be submitted with quote. The operational plan shall address the PWS requirements at Paragraph 4. All technical elements applicable to the utilization of subcontractors must be addressed in the technical quote and detail provided. The technical quote should be as detailed as necessary to fully explain the proposed methods and rationale; it should reflect a clear understanding of the nature of the work being undertaken.

The Technical Volume shall not exceed twenty-five (25) pages in length (minimum 12-point font and no less than ½ inch margins). Page limitation includes any drawings, charts, images, etc., and excludes section dividers, table of contents, glossary of terms, cross-referencing indices, and resumes. If more than 25 pages (not counting excluded pages) are submitted, only the first 25 pages will be considered.

e. Past Performance Information: Only references for same or similar type contracts are desired. Identify all federal, state, and local government contracts as well as any private/commercial contracts of similar scope, size, complexity that are ongoing or have been completed within the last three (3) years. List the following information for each contract:

1. Company Name and Address

2. Description of Services Performed

3. Name, Telephone Number and Email Address of Responsible individuals who have first-hand knowledge of performance relative to similar type of services

4. Dates of Contract Performance

5. Contract Type (e.g. fixed-price, cost reimbursable) and total contract value

6. Provide all past performance information requested in the Past Performance award factor (See award Basis).

f. Content Requirements: All information shall be confined to the appropriate section. The titles and file type requirements for each file are shown in the Table below:

Table 1 Section Number

Evaluation Factor

File Name

Page Limitation (if any)

*Note page limitations: A Cover Page, Table of Contents, resumes and/or a glossary of abbreviations or acronyms will not be included in the page count of the Technical Section. However, be advised that all information contained within any Table of Contents and/or glossary of abbreviations or acronyms submitted with an Offeror’s Quote will not be evaluated by the Government.

AWARD BASIS AND EVALUATION METHOD:

The Government will award a firm fixed priced contract to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the requirements in this request for quote, will be most advantageous to the Government. This is a competitive selection and Past Performance is significantly more important than Technical and Price, when combined. By submission of its quote, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. Offerors must clearly identify any exception to the solicitation terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale.

SECTION I - TECHNICAL:

a. The offeror shall provide evidence that the offeror possesses a minimum of three (3) years of experience relevant to the level of work in the PWS.

b. The offeror shall provide a detailed operational plan to include staffing approach. The operational plan shall address and identify how the offeror will meet the requirements of each section of the PWS. The Technical Rating shall be conducted and rated either “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” in accordance with Table 2.

Table 2 Technical Ratings

SECTION II - PAST PERFORMANCE:

a. Using the Past Performance Questionnaires, the CO shall seek relevant past performance information on Valet Parking Services based on: (1) the references provided by the offeror and (2) data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources. Relevant past performance includes performance of efforts involving Valet Parking Services that are similar or greater in scope, magnitude and complexity to the effort described in this solicitation. The government reserves the right to seek information on higher priced offerors if none of the lower priced offerors receive a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment rating. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the government to assess the offeror’s ability to perform the effort described in the solicitation, based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance. Past performance evaluated will be the past performance of the prime contractor (Company submitting the quote). The assessment process will result in an overall performance confidence assessment rating of Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence, or Unknown Confidence as defined in Table 3 below. Past performance regarding predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, or sub-contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will be considered as highly as past performance information for the principal offeror. Offerors with no relevant past or present performance history or the offeror’s performance record is so limited that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned shall receive the rating “Unknown Confidence”, meaning the rating is treated neither favorably nor unfavorably. Offeror’s who are considering “Teaming Agreements”, both companies shall be verified SDVOSBs.

b. In evaluating past performance, the government reserves the right to give greater consideration to information on those contracts deemed most relevant to the effort described in this solicitation.

c. If the lowest priced evaluated offer is judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance rating and is determined to be responsible, that offer represents the best value for the government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers.

d. If the lowest priced offeror is not judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order by price) until an offeror is judged to have a “Substantial Confidence” performance assessment or until all offerors are evaluated.

e. Offerors are cautioned to submit sufficient information and in the format specified in the proposal preparation instructions to permit a meaningful assessment of past performance. Offerors may be asked to clarify certain aspects of their proposal or respond to adverse past performance information to which the offeror has not previously had an opportunity to respond. Adverse past performance is defined as past performance information that supports a less than satisfactory rating on any evaluation element or any unfavorable comments received from sources without a formal rating system. The Following will be used to rate the past performance of each offeror:

Table 3 Past Performance

SECTION III - PRICE:

a. Initially offers shall be ranked according to price, including option prices. An offeror’s proposed prices will be determined by multiplying the quantities identified in the Pricing Schedule by the unit price for each item to confirm the extended amount for each.

TECHNICAL QUESTIONS

Offerors should submit all technical questions regarding this solicitation to the Contracting Officer in writing, via email, Tiera Clark tiera.clark@va.gov on or before September 7, 2018 @ 1:00 PM EST.

Address Subject Line: VALET PARKING SERVICES, W.G. Bill Hefner VAMC

Telephonic (verbal) questions Will Not be addressed. Facsimile are not authorized under this announcement.

All responses to questions, which may affect offers, will be incorporated into a written amendment to the Request for Quote.

DUE DATES

All offers shall be submitted by September 14, 2018 @ 1:00 PM EST via email to tiera.clark@va.gov.