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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

General Information

Contracting Office Address NCO 7 / Atlanta Commodity Team U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs LaVista Business Park – Bldg. A 2008 Weems Road Tucker, Georgia 30084 Description This is an open-market combined synopsis/solicitation for Ant & Weed Treatment Services as defined herein prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Network Contracting Office (NCO7) has a requirement to provide the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center located at 3701 Loop Road East, Tuscaloosa AL 35404 a contract with labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant control treatment on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation for proposals, a written solicitation document will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-04 and VAAR Update 2008-37.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561710, with a small business size standard of 17.5 Million.

Services Contract will provide Ant & Weed Treatment Services.

Contract Type: The award will be firm fixed price.

This action is being executed as a 100% set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concern. Per VAAR clause VAAR 852.219-11(b)(1) VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside, and in accordance with 38 USC 8127(d) Veterans First Contracting Program and VAAR 852.215-70 Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. Offerors must be listed on the VETBIZ website as an SDVOSB or VOSB and System for Award Management System (SAM) and completion of Reps and Certs in the SAM system prior to award at www.sam.gov for consideration.

Submission of Quotes:

a. Company Full Name, Address and Telephone Number of point of contact.

b. Cage Code, SAM UEI Number, Duns Number and Tax Identification Number

c. Include completed SECTION V – PRICE/COST SCHEDULE

d. Written statement limited to two pages or less demonstrating the offeror has the required technical capability, experience, and past performance.

e. VAAR 852.219-75 certification are a submission requirement and shall be submitted electronically.

f. An offeror must be SDVOSB Verified (reference VAAR 852.219-73) at time of quote submission and at time of award.

g. An offeror is required to be Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) (52.204-7) when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation.

h. Offerors must submit 3 references Past Performance Evaluation Worksheet (Attachment B: Past Performance Questionnaire).

Basis of Award This requirement will be competed and awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The contracting techniques associated with FAR Part 15 do not apply. The Government will make an award to the responsible Offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The government intends to compare what has been quoted to one another to select the quote that is best suited to fulfill the requirement. The evaluation factors outlined in this request for quote will determine suitability.

Technical, experience and past performance when combined are more important than price.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsive, responsible Vendor in accordance with FAR 9.104-1 and whose quote conforms to the solicitation, and provides the Best Value to the Government, price and other non-price factors considered. Offers not deemed technically acceptable will be removed from further consideration of the contract award.

PRICE/COST SCHEDULE / ITEM INFORMATION

Contractor will provide all supervision, professional advice/guidance, labor, parts, materials, equipment, and personnel to provide weed control throughout facility. Contractor will complete weed control treatment and ant control treatment/eradication facility wide. The services to be provided by R&R shall consist of labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant treatment (as needed) on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. Areas include but not limited to, flower beds, grass areas, sidewalks, children's playground area (bldg. 40), all building perimeters, and all parking lots (a site map is included for the areas needing pesticide and the areas herbicide). Soil test should be taken every two years; the fertilizer & lime should be applied according to the test results. Description of the services: Fall Treatment Pre-Emergent- October Spring Post-Emergent & Pre-emergent-March Spring Fertilizer & Broadleaf weed control- May Summer Post emergent - July Late Summer Post emergent September Ant control (if needed) Lime- Early spring Soil Test Cost (if required) Contract Period: Base POP Begin: 11-01-2024 POP End: 10-31-2025

Contractor will provide all supervision, professional advice/guidance, labor, parts, materials, equipment, and personnel to provide weed control throughout facility. Contractor will complete weed control treatment and ant control treatment/eradication facility wide. The services to be provided by R&R shall consist of labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant treatment (as needed) on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. Areas include but not limited to, flower beds, grass areas, sidewalks, children's playground area (bldg. 40), all building perimeters, and all parking lots (a site map is included for the areas needing pesticide and the areas herbicide). Soil test should be taken every two years; the fertilizer & lime should be applied according to the test results. Description of the services: Fall Treatment Pre-Emergent- October Spring Post-Emergent & Pre-emergent-March Spring Fertilizer & Broadleaf weed control- May Summer Post emergent - July Late Summer Post emergent September Ant control (if needed) Lime- Early spring Soil Test Cost (if required) Contract Period: Option 1 POP Begin: 11-01-2025 POP End: 10-31-2026

Contractor will provide all supervision, professional advice/guidance, labor, parts, materials, equipment, and personnel to provide weed control throughout facility. Contractor will complete weed control treatment and ant control treatment/eradication facility wide. The services to be provided by R&R shall consist of labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant treatment (as needed) on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. Areas include but not limited to, flower beds, grass areas, sidewalks, children's playground area (bldg. 40), all building perimeters, and all parking lots (a site map is included for the areas needing pesticide and the areas herbicide). Soil test should be taken every two years; the fertilizer & lime should be applied according to the test results. Description of the services: Fall Treatment Pre-Emergent- October Spring Post-Emergent & Pre-emergent-March Spring Fertilizer & Broadleaf weed control- May Summer Post emergent - July Late Summer Post emergent September Ant control (if needed) Lime- Early spring Soil Test Cost (if required) Contract Period: Option 2 POP Begin: 11-01-2026 POP End: 10-31-2027

Contractor will provide all supervision, professional advice/guidance, labor, parts, materials, equipment, and personnel to provide weed control throughout facility. Contractor will complete weed control treatment and ant control treatment/eradication facility wide. The services to be provided by R&R shall consist of labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant treatment (as needed) on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. Areas include but not limited to, flower beds, grass areas, sidewalks, children's playground area (bldg. 40), all building perimeters, and all parking lots (a site map is included for the areas needing pesticide and the areas herbicide). Soil test should be taken every two years; the fertilizer & lime should be applied according to the test results. Description of the services: Fall Treatment Pre-Emergent- October Spring Post-Emergent & Pre-emergent-March Spring Fertilizer & Broadleaf weed control- May Summer Post emergent - July Late Summer Post emergent September Ant control (if needed) Lime- Early spring Soil Test Cost (if required) Contract Period: Option 3 POP Begin: 11-01-2027 POP End: 10-31-2028

Contractor will provide all supervision, professional advice/guidance, labor, parts, materials, equipment, and personnel to provide weed control throughout facility. Contractor will complete weed control treatment and ant control treatment/eradication facility wide. The services to be provided by R&R shall consist of labor, personnel, equipment, and materials to complete total weed control treatment and ant treatment (as needed) on the Tuscaloosa VA campus. Areas include but not limited to, flower beds, grass areas, sidewalks, children's playground area (bldg. 40), all building perimeters, and all parking lots (a site map is included for the areas needing pesticide and the areas herbicide). Soil test should be taken every two years; the fertilizer & lime should be applied according to the test results. Description of the services: Fall Treatment Pre-Emergent- October Spring Post-Emergent & Pre-emergent-March Spring Fertilizer & Broadleaf weed control- May Summer Post emergent - July Late Summer Post emergent September Ant control (if needed) Lime- Early spring Soil Test Cost (if required) Contract Period: Option 4 POP Begin: 11-01-2028 POP End: 10-31-2029

GRAND TOTAL

DELIVERY SCHEDULE

TUSCALOOSA VAMC

3701 LOOP ROAD

TUSCALOOSA, AL 35404

USA

205 554-2000 ext 3619 Tracy.Clements2@va.gov

Instructions to Offerors–Commercial Items / Evaluation Criteria

All interested companies shall provide a separate Technical Proposal and Pricing Schedule.

The government intends to award a contract as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein. To facilitate the award process, all proposals must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows:

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."

OR

"The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"

offeror shall list exception(s) and rationale for the exception(s).

Proposals shall remain valid for 60 days unless otherwise expressly stated on the proposal. Submitted proposals shall list two points of contacts including name, phone number, and email address.

The government will consider technical approach and relevant experience/past performance, and price. The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) technical approach factor "meeting or exceeding the requirement, (2) relevant experience/past performance, and (3) price. FAR 52.212-2, “Evaluation–Commercial Items,” explain the specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision.

All contractual questions must be in writing (e-mail) regarding this solicitation and should be forwarded by COB 05/20/2024 10:00 am EST via e-mail to the Contracting Specialist, Elizabeth Gonzalez, at elizabeth.gonzalez6@va.gov.

Submission shall be received not later than 06/07/2024 at 03:00 PM EST. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). E-mailed offers will be accepted.

Attachments Attachment A: For the Statement of Work (SOW).

Attachment B: For the Wage Determination Act.

Attachment C: For the FAR provisions and clauses or they may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

Attachment D: Q & A Responses Attachment E: VAAR 852.219-73 and VAAR 852.219-75 Point of Contact Elizabeth Gonzalez Contract Specialist elizabeth.gonzalez6@va.gov