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* = Required Field FedBizOpps Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Notice Rev. March 2010 S SERVICES REQUIREMENT - Grounds Maintenance Services for the Nashville National Cemetery.

22556 36C78618Q0351 07-09-2018 N 561730 Department of Veterans Affairs NCA Contracting Service 75 Barrett Heights Road, Suite 309 Stafford VA 22556 Anthony Q. Hawley Title: Contracting Officer Phone: 540-658-7211 Email: anthony.hawley@va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Nashville National Cemetery 1420 Gallatin Pike South Madison, TN 37115 United States of America Anthony.Hawley@va.gov Anthony.Hawley@va.gov The National Cemetery Administration (NCA) is soliciting offers under Request for Quote (RFQ) Number 36C78618Q0351 for Grounds and Headstone Maintenance Services. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, supervision, and other items and services necessary to ensure that Grounds and Headstone Maintenance Services are performed in a manner that will maintain healthy grass, trees, shrubs, and plants and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance throughout the cemetery grounds for the Nashville National Cemetery, located at 1420 Gallatin Pike South, Madison, TN 37115. This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs). The NAICS Code is 561730; Size Standard is $7.5 Million. Offers received from concerns that are not SDVOSBs shall not be considered. SDVOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages (VIP) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov prior to the due date for proposals. (See Provision 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.)

PRE-BID SITE VISIT: Potential offerors are urged and expected to inspect and investigate the performance site by observation. Offerors are also urged to submit Requests for Information (RFI) and responses through the Contracting Office to satisfy their understanding of the work to be completed as well as all general, local, and technical conditions that may affect the cost and feasibility of the proposal. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award.

SITE VISITS SHALL BE CONDUCTED BETWEEN:

· DATES: June 26, 2018 to June 28, 2018

· TIMES: Between the hours of 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. (CST) ONLY

· LOCATION: Nashville National Cemetery – Administration Building, 1420 Gallatin Pike South, Madison, TN 37115.

IMPORTANT: ALL INTERESTED BIDDERS/QUOTERS MUST CONTACT MR. CHARLES ARNOLD (PHONE NUMBER: 423-855-6590, EMAIL: CHARLES.ARNOLD2@VA.GOV) OR MR. WILLIAM CATOE (PHONE NUMBER: 423-855-6590, EMAIL: WILLIAM.CATOE@VA.GOV) TO SET UP A SITE VISIT APPOINTMENT DURING THE AFOREMENTIONED SITE-VISIT DATES LISTED ABOVE. AN APPOINTMENT MUST BE MADE IN ADVANCE PRIOR TO ARRIVING AT THE CEMETERY.

· NOTE – Potential Bidders/Quoters will not be allowed to conduct unscheduled site visits/tours before or after the designated solicitation site-visit timeframes for the duration of the pre-solicitation, solicitation, and pre-award phases through contract award.

The Government intends to award a single, Firm-Fixed Price Requirements Contract in accordance with FAR Part 16.503 to the offeror whose quote/proposal represents the “Best Value” to the Government considering price/cost and other non-price/cost factors. Evaluation procedures shall be conducted in accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106-2, evaluation of quotation or offers. Award of this requirement will be predicated on Lowest Price. The vendor who provides the Lowest Priced quote who is deemed Technically Acceptable shall be awarded the contract. The total price shall include all labor, travel expenses (if any), materials, overhead profit, insurance, and all other expenses necessary to deliver and install the required items. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalations in the cost of materials, equipment, or labor, or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving the results required by this contract.

Electronic solicitations will be available for download from Federal Business Opportunities http://www.FedBizOpps.gov on or around June 18, 2018. Responses to the solicitation are due by 4:00 p.m. EST on or about July 09, 2018. The question and answering period commences on June 18, 2018 and concludes on July 05, 2018 by 5:00 p.m. EST. Email questions to anthony.hawley@va.gov. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments to the solicitation which will be available at FedBizOpps.

All proposals must be submitted through the Department of Veterans Affairs - Electronic Management System (eCMS) Vendor Portal website in order to be considered for award. https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov. Please go to the VA eCMS Vendor Portal website at https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov to register. Once on the webpage, proceed to the Vendor Portal Login Section located on the far left side of the webpage and click on ‘Request a user account’ to register. In the event an Offeror is unable to submit a proposal through the Vendor Portal Domain prior to the proposal closing date, contact the VAAS helpdesk at 1-877-634-3739, or via email at VA.Acquisition.Systems@va.gov . Submission of proposals through email will not be accepted. Proposal transmission/uploads must be completed by the date/time specified. Late or incomplete Proposals will not be considered. No telephone requests will be accepted. Any questions should be sent via email to anthony.hawley@va.gov.