36C78626Q0116 - Combined Solicitation Far Overhaul - CHEMICALS FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY.pdf

GENERAL INFORMATION:

Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation

Solicitation Number: 36C78626Q0116

Requirement Title: FLORIDA NATIONAL CEMETERY CHEMICALS

Original Post Date: September 3, 2026

Updated Response Date: September 14, 2026 at 10:00 AM EST

Applicable NAICS: 325320

Classification Code: 6810

Set Aside Type: SDVOSB

Period of Performance: Base

Issuing Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs

National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services

18434 Joplin Road

Triangle, VA 22172

Place of Performance: Florida National Cemetery

6502 SW 102nd

Bushnell, FL 33513

Attachments:

A. Statement of Work

B. Price Schedule

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with FAR part

12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 36C78626Q0116 is issued as a request for quotation

(RFQ). This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

Quoters are responsible for obtaining all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at Sam.gov.

NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM (NAICS) CODE:

This acquisition is set-aside for is set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses

(SDVOSBs). The NAICS code for this procurement is 325320 – Pesticide and Other Agricultural

Chemical Manufacturing. The business size standard number of employees is 1,150 Employees.

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.

http://www.acquisition.gov/

The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs, National Cemetery Administration (NCA), anticipates the award of Firm Fixed price. This Firm Fixed Contract is for Florida National Cemetery, SW 102nd Bushnell, FL

33513.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Base Year: September 21, 2026 – September 30, 2026

RESPONSE TO REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ): Quotes are due to the Administrative Contracting

Officer, no later than 10:00am on September 14, 2026. Responses to this announcement will result in a

Firm Fixed Contract. The Government intends to make award 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. Quoters are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at SAM.gov.

SOLICITATION QUESTIONS:

All questions regarding this solicitation are to be submitted to the Contract Specialists via email no later than close of business, September 8, 2026. Questions pertaining to this announcement shall be sent by email to: Janice.Brooks@va.gov and copy (cc) Larry.Curtis@va.gov. Telephone inquiries will not be accepted. Associated answers to questions submitted will be provided via a solicitation amendment. If

Quoter fails to endorse amendment(s), quote will be considered non-responsive and ineligible for award.

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS:

Interested quoters MUST be registered with the SAM at http://www.sam.gov and must compete the

Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://www.sam.gov prior to the solicitation closing date. Failure to comply will result in the quoter being considered Non-Responsive.

Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) and Veteran Owned Small Business

(VOSB) socio-economic category concerns MUST have an active/current registration with https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/.

Failure to comply will result in the quoter being considered Non-Responsive and ineligible for award.

Interested Quoters who do not have a current/active SAM account registration or who are not certified as a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business or certified as a Veterans Owned

Small Business in the SBA website (veterans.certify.sba.gov) upon solicitation close date will be considered Non-responsive and ineligible for award.

All quotes are to be submitted to Administrative Contracting Officer, via email at

Janice.Brooks@va.gov and copy (cc) Larry.Curtis@va.gov no later than 10:00am EST on

September 14, 2026. IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE QUOTER TO SUBMIT THEIR

BEST QUOTE AT THE TIME QUOTES ARE DUE. LATE QUOTES MAY NOT BE

CONSIDERED.

EVALUATION PROCESS: The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Contract resulting from this

Solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote provides the best benefit to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: Lowest Price that meets the Chemicals Salient Characteristics. Salient Characteristics are defined as containing the same active ingredient(s), and same concentrations that must be met for a chemical to be considered brand name or equal.

mailto:Janice.Brooks@va.gov mailto:Larry.Curtis@va.gov http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://veterans.certify.sba.gov/ mailto:Janice.Brooks@va.gov mailto:Larry.Curtis@va.gov

EVALUATION METHODOLOGY:

In accordance with FAR Overhaul 12.203(C)(2) the Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote will be the most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. Award shall be made based on the lowest evaluated price meeting acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The quoter must be compliant with all the solicitation’s general requirements. General Requirements consist of chemicals products meeting standards.

INFORMATION REGARDING SUBMISSION OF QUOTES:

Quotes will be only accepted electronically via email to Janice Brooks (Administrative Contracting

Officer) at Janice.Brooks@va.gov and cc Larry.Curtis@va.gov (Administrative Contract Specialist) no later than September 14, 2026 at 10:00am Eastern Standard Time (EST).

Quoters shall submit Volume A in Adobe Acrobat (pdf.) and Volume B as an Excel Spread sheet (xlsx) or

Adobe Acrobat (pdf.).

Interested Quoters who fail to submit the two (2) separate documents as directed shall be considered Non-Responsive and ineligible for award. In the event an Interested Quoters has issues with quote submittal prior to closing deadline, the Quoters may notify the Administrative

Contracting Officer of the impending issue via electronic correspondence. The subject header shall be titled “Submittal Issues” and shall include the RFQ number. Interested Quoters must ensure that they have a read and delivery receipt on their email to provide proof, if necessary. Failure to notify the Administrative Contracting Officer of such issues may constitute the submittal as Non-

Responsive and ineligible for award. Note: The Contracting Officer/Contracting Specialist may or may not respond to your submittal therefore it is crucial that a copy of the email correspondence be provided. Additionally, failure to provide all Volumes and its related information within the

Solicitation’s response time may also constitute an Interested Quoters as Non-Responsive and ineligible for award.

Company Information (Volume A)

The following information shall be included in Volume A:

• Legal Business/Company Name (as listed in www.sam.gov). Should Legal Business/Company

Name not coincide with what is listed in the Government’s website www.sam.gov , the Interested

Quoters will be considered non-responsive.

• Complete Company Address (No P.O. Boxes). Should an Interested Quoter submit the

Company’s address as a P.O. Box, the Interested Quoter will be considered non-responsive.

• SAM Unique Entity Identification (UEI). Reference paragraph Instructions to Quoters.

• Company’s Point of Contract Name, Title, Telephone Number and Email Address.

• Solicitation Amendments acknowledgement. Interested Quoter will acknowledge all amendments by providing a signed copy of the Amendment(s) (SF30). Failure to acknowledge all subsequent Amendments will result in the Interested Quoter being considered non-responsive and ineligible for award.

• One (1) Copy of completed FAR Clause 52.223-3 “Hazardous Material

Identification and Material Safety Data”. Failure to provide will result in the

Quoter being non-responsive.

• One (1) copy of Completed FAR Provisions 52.212-3 annual Certifications and

Representations or indicate whether contractor has completed the annual representation and certifications electronically at www.sam.gov (copy of current SAM status). Failure to provide a copy of the company’s annual Certifications and Representations or failure to indicate that a mailto:Janice.Brooks@va.gov mailto:Larry.Curtis@va.gov http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/ completed annual Certifications and Representations has been updated in www.sam.gov will result in the Interested Quoter being considered non-responsive.

Pricing (Volume B)

The following information shall be included in Volume B

• Proposed pricing shall be submitted on the Price/Cost Schedule of Services (Attachment B)

Solicitation Provisions and Contract Clauses:

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023)

(DEVIATION OCT 2025)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-4

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) and https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)

FAR Clauses

52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights. (NOV 2023)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. (NOV 2015)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting. (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (APR 2026)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products. (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (OCT 2022) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.225-18 Place of Manufacture (AUG 2018)

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management. (OCT 2018)

52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) (DEVIATION NOV 2025)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (JAN 2025)

(DEVIATION APR 2026)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020)

VAAR Clauses

852.211-72 Technical Industry Standards (NOV 2018)

852.219-73 VA Notice to Total Set-Aside for Certified Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Businesses (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

852.219-76 VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting – Certificate of Compliance for Supplies and Products (JAN 2023) (DEVIATION)

852.242-71 Administrative Contracting Officer (OCT 2020)

852.201-70 Contracting Officer’s Representative (DEC 2022)

(End of Addendum to 52.212-4) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html https://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp

FAR Provisions

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023)

(DEVIATION NOV 2025)

Addendum to FAR 52.212-1

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (FAR) and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp (VAAR)

52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal

Transactions. (SEP 2024)

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements or Statements-Representation. (JAN 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management (NOV 2024)

VAAR Provisions

852.215-72 Notice of Intent to Re-solicit (OCT 2019)

852.252-70 Solicitation Provisions or Clauses Incorporated by Reference (JAN 2008)

See Attached Document A - Statement of Work

See Attached Document B - Price Schedule http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/index.asp