36C78625R0003_ pre-sol notice.pdf
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This document is a Presolicitation Notice for Solicitation No. 36C78625R0003, issued by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) National Cemetery Administration (NCA), for the off-site manufacture and nationwide distribution of blank (U1) marble markers.
The purpose of this contract is to provide the NCA with marble blanks to be delivered to cemeteries with on-site inscription programs across the Continental United States (CONUS). The contractor will be responsible for producing, packaging, labeling, palletizing, and delivering the marble blanks FOB Origin. The stone must be sourced from a quarry located in the United States. The contractor will be given annual delivery quantities after award, with monthly shipments scheduled on the second Monday of each month, excluding October.
This is a 4-tiered set-aside solicitation, evaluating proposals from Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Small Businesses, and lastly Large Businesses. Proposals will be evaluated based on past performance, technical factors (methodology, quality assurance, personnel), and price. The NAICS code is 327991 with a size standard of 500 employees. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM Eastern on September 16, 2024, with questions due by 1:00 PM Eastern on September 6, 2024.
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| 36C78625R0003 0001.pdf | ||
| A-U1-1 Rev B dtd 2019-8-14.pdf | ||
| 36C78625R0003 U1 Blanks.pdf |
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Presolicitation Notice
*=Required Field Presolicitation Notice
SUBJECT* NEW CONTRACT - OFF-SITE MANUFACTURE OF BLANK (U1) FOR NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTION
GENERAL INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE’S ZIP CODE* 22172
SOLICITATION NUMBER* 36C78625R0003
RESPONSE DATE/TIME/ZONE
ARCHIVE 60 DAYS AFTER THE RESPONSE DATE
SET-ASIDE SBA
PRODUCT SERVICE CODE* 9930
NAICS CODE* 327991
PLACE OF PERFORMANCE Contractor's site
POSTAL CODE
COUNTRY USA
CONTACT INFORMATION
CONTRACTING OFFICE ADDRESS Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration Contracting Services 18434 Joplin Road Triangle VA 22172
POINT OF CONTACT* Contract Specialist Katherine Iacovelli Katherine.Iacovelli@va.gov 202-894-4357
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
AGENCY’S URL https://www.VA.gov URL DESCRIPTION US Department of Veterans Affairs AGENCY CONTACT’S EMAIL ADDRESS Katherine.Iacovelli@va.gov EMAIL DESCRIPTION Contract Specialist
DESCRIPTION
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) has a requirement to supply U1 marble blank markers. The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. 36C78624R0003 for the requirement.
1.0 Background
The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), National Cemetery Administration (NCA) furnishes headstones, markers, niche covers, and medallions (monuments) for deceased veterans worldwide.
Memorial monuments are also furnished to memorialize veterans whose remains are non-recoverable.
2.0 Purpose
The purpose of this contract is to manufacture and distribute marble blanks to cemeteries which have on-site inscription programs nationwide CONUS. Currently there are16 locations for receipt but that is subject to change.
2.1 General
The Contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor and materials needed to produce the blank monuments, package/label/palletize the monuments and deliver FOB Origin. Stone shall only be from a quarry located in the United States.
At award, Contractor will be given approximate annual amounts to be delivered. Shipments are monthly.
There are usually no deliveries scheduled for October. Contractor shall have loads ready to ship on the second Monday of each month, shifting for Federal Holidays, starting November.
Work shall be performed in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, specifications, schedules and drawings. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements, conditions, terms and representations contained in this solicitation, any pertinent OSHA Occupational and Safety regulations, VA and Federal Security regulations and policies, and any State and/or local regulations, laws and codes.
Proposals will be evaluated and award will be made to the responsible offeror(s) conforming to the solicitation, who is determined to be in the best interest of the Government, price and other factors considered. An offeror’s proposal may not be considered when proposed cost is unreasonably high or unrealistically low. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror.
Factors that will be evaluated to determine award are past performance, technical, and price in that order of importance. Technical has sub-factors of methodology, quality assurance and personnel. Samples failing to meet the submission requirements and their accompanying proposal will be removed from further consideration as technically nonresponsive.
Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors. Price will be evaluated on the basis of its realism and acceptability to the Government. Risk will be considered in all of these factors.
This is a 4-tiered solicitation for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business then Veteran Owned Small Business then Small Businesses and last Large Business. The NAICS Code is 327991. Size standard is 500 employees. Electronic solicitations will be available for download from https://sam.gov/ on or about August 21, 2024.
Questions are due by 1:00PM Eastern on September 6, 2024 to Katherine.iacovelli@va.gov.
Responses to the solicitation are due by 4:00PM Eastern on September 16, 2024.
Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at https://sam.gov. Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments.
Information shall be submitted in the manner requested in Section E.
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