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FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation

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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Amendment to a Previous Combined Solicitation Rev. March 2010 S North Atlantic District -Turf Fertilization & Herbicide Application / Tree Shrub Insecticide / Fungicide Control for Indiantown Gap National cemetery.

22556 36C78618Q0231 03-14-2018 N 561730 Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 75 Barrett Heights Rd. Suite 309 Stafford VA 22556 Auvorie Benson auvorie.benson@va.gov Indiantown Gap National Cemetery RR #2, P.O. Box 484 *Indiantown Gap Road* Annville, PA 17003

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www.va.cem.gov Homepage auvorie.benson@va.gov

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RFQ FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

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National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services 75 Barrett Heights Rd., Suite 309 Stafford, VA 22556

Place of Performance:

Indiantown Gap National Cemetery RR #2, P.O. Box 484 *Indiantown Gap Road* Annville, PA 17003-9618

*The purpose of this amendment is to make changes to the following:

· Proposal Evaluation

· Respond to Questions (See attachment)

· Extend Solicitation

· Updated clauses/provisions Description: This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested, and all solicitation provisions & clauses are incorporated in this announcement. All questions must be submitted no later than 03/09/2018 at 9:00 AM EST. Responses to this Request for Quotation (RFQ) are due to the Contracting Officer no later than 7:00 am EST on 03/12/2018. Responses to this announcement will result in an Indefinite Delivery Contract with FOB Destination and the Government intends to make award under this announcement without discussions. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information provided nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided for the Government. Offerors are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at https://fbo.gov.

Prospective offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov SDVOSB offerors must be verified with the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) to participate under the Veterans First Contracting Program at the time of the response to this announcement at the following website: https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov . See VAAR clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service- Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-Aside for additional information on the Veterans First Contracting Program requirements. Offers received from companies not registered in https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov will not be considered and ineligible for award.

See attached document: STATEMENT OF WORK.

Proposal Format and Submission Information:

Offers must be submitted on company letterhead. Commercial format is encouraged. All offerors shall include the following information as part of their quote:

•Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov) •DUNS Number •Point of Contact Name •Telephone number •Email Address

Proposals shall be submitted via email or via mail to the following addresses:

ECMS Vendor Portal (See Attachment for instruction) or Mail: 75 Barrett Heights Road Suite 309 Stafford, VA 22556 For proposals mailed, proposals shall be submitted on compact disk (CD) and files shall be in either Microsoft Word or Adobe pdf formats. DVDs are not acceptable as the Government computer is unable to read this media type. Any DVDs received in response to this announcement will be rated as technically unacceptable and removed from consideration.

Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: auvorie.benson@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Proposal Evaluation:

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) sections of the solicitation, which will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

Award will be made to the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) Offeror. Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-price factors. For evaluation purposes the lowest price will be determined by calculating the total price of Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) in order to determine a total amount. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers on a lowest cost, technically acceptable bases in accordance with FAR 15.101-2:

A. Price

i. Price analysis will be conducted to determine a fair and reasonable price. The Government may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price.

B. Technical Qualifications: Technical acceptability will be evaluated to determine the extent to which it demonstrates a clear understanding of all features involved in performance of the requirements identified in the solicitation. The proposal should not simply restate the Government’s requirements, but it should describe, in detail, how the Offeror intends to meet the requirements. Offerors shall provide information for the following sub-factors:

i. Experience of company and/or subcontractors in performing this type of work: have you done/performed the requirements of the Scope of Work? Please explain in detail, (e.g. Description, Size, Scope and Dollar Value of similar projects.) Provide evidence of managerial qualifications of key managerial personnel (résumés, training, related project experience, certifications); qualifications of the Site Supervisor and other key technical personnel (résumés of key technical personnel, training, experience, certifications).

ii. Performance Plan: The contractor shall provide in writing a detailed work plan which presents the contractor’s plan for completing the work. The contractor’s plan shall be responsive with the scope of work and describe, in detail, the approach to be used for each task required. For each task, the contractor shall identify all necessary subtasks (if any), associated costs by task, and milestone dates. Provide evidence of sufficient personnel & equipment (list).

iii. Identify any subcontractor(s) to be used in performance of this contract, along with the subcontractor’s socio-economic status (i.e. Disabled/Veteran owned, Woman owned, Small, Large Business, etc.). If using a subcontractor, list the type and percentage of work each party will perform.

C. Past Performance: Past performance will be evaluated for quality, timeliness (i.e. recent), problem resolution, business relations, customer service and relevance (i.e. experience in providing services similar in size, scope, and complexity as described in the SOW). If no past performance information is readily available, the Offeror’s past performance will be evaluated as Neutral. The Government will research information and data bases to aid in establishing contractor’s responsibility and ability to perform. The databases include, but are not limited to Experian, PPIRS, EPLS, VetBiz and SBA.

i. Offerors shall provide at least three (3) references/referrals that specifically address offeror’s performance on projects within the last three (3) years that are similar in scope to the Government’s requirement. Offerors shall provide this information by completing the Past Performance Questionnaire.

ii. Each referral point of contact must be reachable by telephone or email information provided. The Government will not research contact numbers or emails. If a referral cannot be reached with the information provided, offeror will not get credit for that referral.

iii. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the offeror will not be evaluated favorably nor unfavorably on past performance.NOTE: OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE DESCRIPTIVE LITERATURE, TO INCLUDE CURRENT WARRANTY PROVISIONS TO SUPPORT THE GOVERNMENT’S EVALUATION OF THE OFFERED PRODUCT(s).

The full text of FAR provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at:

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.203-2 Certificate of Independent Price Determination.

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal FAR 52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition FAR 52.232-15 Progress Payments Not Included FAR 52.252-3 Alterations in Solicitation FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions FAR 52.203-98 (DEVIATION) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation VAAR 852.273-74 Award without Exchanges Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications on-line at http://orca.bpn.gov in accordance with FAR 52.212-3 “Offerors Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.” If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required.

The following solicitation clauses apply to this acquisition:

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions FAR 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees FAR 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government.

FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.

FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards FAR 52.204-12 Unique Entity Identifier FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications FAR 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services FAR 52.211-16 Variation in Quantity FAR 52.211-17 Delivery of Excess Quantity FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items FAR FAR 52.216-24 Limitation of Government Liability.

FAR 52.216-25 Contract Definitization.

FAR 52.219-9 Small Business Subcontracting Plan FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting FAR 52.219-27 Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers FAR 52.222-20 Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000 FAR 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications FAR 52.227-1 Authorization and Consent FAR 52.232-1 Payments FAR 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payments FAR 52.232-11 Extras FAR 52.232-23 Assignments of Claims FAR 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors FAR 52.233-1 Disputes FAR 52.233-3 Protest after Award FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order FAR 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work FAR 52.243-1 Changes – Fixed-Price FAR 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies – Fixed Price FAR 52.246-15 Certificate of Conformance FAR 52.246-16 Responsibilities for Supplies FAR 52.246-17Warranty of Supplies of a Noncomplex Nature FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination FAR 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price)(Short Form) FAR 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) FAR 52.250-1 Indemnification Under Public Law 85-804 FAR 52.251-1 Government Supply Sources FAR 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms FAR 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses FAR 52.203-99 (Deviation) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising VAAR 852.211-70 Service Data Manuals VAAR 852.211-73 Brand Name or Equal VAAR 852.215-70 Service Disabled Veteran Owned and Veteran Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors VAAR 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payments Requests VAAR 852.246-70 Guarantee VAAR 852.246-71 Inspection FAR 52.212-5 “Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders” (January 2017) the following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable:

(b)(4), (b)(19), (b)(21), (b)(22), (b)(25), (b)(26), (b)(27), (b)(28), (b)(28)(Alt I), (b)(30), (b)(33)(i), (b)(34), (b)(44), (b)(48), (b)(51) 001AL-11-15-1 LIMITATIONS ON SUBCONTRACTING-- MONITORING AND COMPLIANCE (JUN 2011) This solicitation includes VAAR 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set Aside (DEC 2009). Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include this clause. The contractor is advised in performing contract administration functions, the CO may use the services of a support contractor(s) retained by VA to assist in assessing the contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirements specified in the clause. To that end, the support contractor(s) may require access to contractor's offices where the contractor's business records or other proprietary data are retained and to review such business records regarding the contractor's compliance with this requirement. All support contractors conducting this review on behalf of VA will be required to sign an “Information Protection and Non-Disclosure and Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest Agreement” to ensure the contractor's business records or other proprietary data reviewed or obtained in the course of assisting the CO in assessing the contractor for compliance are protected to ensure information or data is not improperly disclosed or other impropriety occurs. Furthermore, if VA determines any services the support contractor(s) will perform in assessing compliance are advisory and assistance services as defined in FAR 2.101, Definitions, the support contractor(s) must also enter into an agreement with the contractor to protect proprietary information as required by FAR 9.505-4, obtaining access to proprietary information, paragraph (b). The contractor is required to cooperate fully and make available any records as may be required to enable the CO to assess the contractor's compliance with the limitations on subcontracting or percentage of work performance requirement.

See attached document: Questions _ Answers.

See attached document: ECMS - Vendor Guide 02-2017.

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