Combined Synopsis_Solicitation - FA485525R0007 - Latrine and Septic Services.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

27TH SPECIAL OPERATIONS CONTRACTING SQUADRON (AFSOC)

CANNON AIR FORCE BASE NEW MEXICO

THE BUSINESS OF WAR

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Title: Latrine and Septic Services

Solicitation Number: FA485525R0007

Issue Date: 19 May 2025

Questions Due Date and Time: 5 June 2025 prior to 7:00 A.M. (MT)

All questions regarding this solicitation shall be emailed to the Contract Specialist identified herein and the responses published by the Contracting Office will be the only official responses.

Response Due Date and Time: 20 June 2025 prior to 12:00 P.M. (MT)

All proposals must be received prior to the Response Due Date and Time to be considered. Late proposals WILL NOT be accepted. A proposal is considered late if it is not received in the email inbox of the Contract Specialist listed herein prior to the due date and time. An offeror may request a DoD Safe Upload Link from the Contract Specialist listed herein. The DoD Safe Link with the offeror’s proposal must be received as specified herein to be considered timely.

Points of Contact:

Contract Specialist: SrA Gaige Macomber, gaige.macomber@us.af.mil, 575-784-6528

Contracting Officer: Corey Isaacs, corey.isaacs.1@us.af.mil, 575-784-4243

GENERAL INFORMATION

1. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

2. The solicitation number is FA485525R0007. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal

Acquisition Circular 2024-07, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement 17 Jan 2025, and Department of the Air Force Regulation Supplement 16 Oct 2024.

4. This requirement is being set-aside for 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is

562991 and the small business size standard is $9.0M.

REQUIREMENT INFORMATION

mailto:gaige.macomber@us.af.mil mailto:corey.isaacs.1@us.af.mil

1. Line items number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure, including options, are in Attachment 2 – Price List.

2. Description of the requirement.

This requirement is for the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for Latrine and Septic Services for Cannon AFB, NM. Interested offerors must confirm they can perform the required services in Attachment 1 – Performance Work Statement – 6 Dec 24 and submit their proposal in accordance with the instruction listed herein.

3. Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point.

Place of Delivery/Performance/Acceptance Will be provided with each order issued under this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA).

FOB point: Destination

4. Notice to Offeror(s)/Supplier(s): Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds become available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse any offeror for any costs.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

Paragraph (a) – North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard first sentence revised as follows: “The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear above.”

Paragraph (c) – Period of Acceptance of Offers is revised as follows: “The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.”

1. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS

a. The purpose of these instructions is to prescribe the format of the Request for Proposals (RFP) and describe the approach for the development and presentation of the RFP data. This is designed to ensure the essential information required for evaluation is submitted.

b. The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this solicitation so offeror’s are cautioned to submit their best pricing and technical information up-front.

c. To assure the timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offeror’s shall follow the instructions contained herein. Offeror’s are required to meet and address all requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being deemed ineligible for award. Offeror’s must clearly identify any exception to the terms and conditions and provide complete accompanying rationale. Offeror’s are cautioned that failure to furnish required representations or information or rejection of the terms and conditions of the solicitation may exclude the offeror from competition. The proposal when submitted, shall be comprehensive, complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements of the RFP. Elaborate artwork and visual aids are neither necessary or desired.

The proposal shall consist of:

(1) Price List (Attachment 2)

(2) Technical Capability

(3) Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3)

Technical Capability shall not contain any price data or reference to price. Include a statement in the proposal that it contains proprietary information for your company and cannot be released outside the Government, if applicable.

Offeror shall acknowledge any amendments, if any, on the Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3).

Failure to comply with these instructions may result in an offeror’s proposal being summarily rejected due to non-responsiveness. Any commitments made in the proposal shall become part of the resultant contract.

d. Complete in its entirety the “Offeror Information Document”, which is included as Attachment 3 in this solicitation. An official having authority to legally bind the company contractually must sign and date this document. Failure to acknowledge any amendments to this solicitation can result in an offeror being deemed non-responsive. Award CANNOT be made to a non-responsive offeror. Note: Be sure to sign and date where required.

e. Representations and Certifications. Complete the required Representations and Certifications or indicate if the information is contained in the System for Award Management (SAM) located at https://sam.gov/content/home.

f. It is the offeror’s responsibility to ensure its proposal is received prior to the submission due date and time specified. Offerors are required to submit their proposal electronically and offerors shall not lock, or password protect any file included in their submission. .ZIP files are not an acceptable format and will not be processed through our email system.

g. Late proposals. All proposals must be received prior to the Response Due Date and Time to be considered. Late proposals WILL NOT be accepted. A proposal is considered late if it is not received in the email inbox of the Contract Specialist listed herein prior to the due date and time. An offeror may request a DoD Safe Upload Link from the Contract Specialist listed herein. The DoD Safe Link with the offeror’s proposal must be received as specified herein to be considered timely.

h. To avoid rejection of a proposal, the offeror shall make every effort to ensure its electronic submission is virus free. Submissions or portions thereof submitted and which the automatic system detects the presence of a virus, or which are otherwise unreadable will be treated as unreadable pursuant to FAR 15.207(c).

i. Discrepancies. If an offeror believes the requirements in this solicitation contains an error, omission, or are otherwise unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the Contract Specialist herein in writing with supporting rationale as well as the remedies the offeror is asking the Contracting Officer to consider as related to the error or omission.

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j. All offerors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov/content/home at the time of submission to be considered for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition. Invoice instructions shall be provided at time of award.

2. FORMAL COMMUNICATIONS

a. Any formal communication shall be submitted in writing (via email) to the Contract Specialist and

Contracting Officer specified herein. It is the offeror’s responsibility to confirm receipt of all formal communications. Offeror’s proposals to this solicitation shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, with a copy to the Contracting Officer specified herein.

3. PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

a. The following instructions prescribe the format for proposals and describe the approach to be used for the development and presentation of proposal data. The proposal shall include all the information requested in the specific instructions. Failure to include all information requested may adversely affect the evaluation and may result in a determination that the proposal is non-responsive. A proposal that merely reiterates or promises to accomplish the requirements of the PWS will be considered unacceptable. A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will enable the Government to easily understand the proposal and perform a thorough and fair evaluation of it. The Government may incorporate into the contract by reference or full text, portions of the successful offeror’s proposal as revised and supplemented through the proposal submitted in response to this solicitation.

b. Proposal. The proposal shall be prepared and submitted in three (3) distinct documents:

1 – Price List (Attachment 2) 2 – Technical Capability 3 – Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3)

Price List (Attachment 2)

(1) The offeror shall complete and return Attachment 2 – Price List. There are separate tabs at the bottom of the worksheet (Base, OP1, OP2, OP3, OP4, OP5, Dash_8), for each ordering period of the agreement. Offeror is required to complete all tabs and fill out all CLIN pricing to be considered responsive. (NOTE: The quantities listed for each ordering period are estimates. Actual quantities may vary.)

(2) Total Evaluated Price (TEP) – TEP will be the sum of all CLINs for the Base Year and Ordering Periods 1 through 5. The Government will evaluate the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” under FAR 52.212-8 for the additional six-months of service, if needed; however, the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” will not be used as part of the award decision. Only TEP will be used award purposes.

(3) The Government will correct any apparent mathematical miscalculations, such as the extended price not equal to the unit price multiplied by the number of units, to determine TEP.

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Technical Capability – Limited to no more than five (5) pages.

To facilitate the evaluation, Technical Capability should be specific, detailed, and complete to clarity and fully demonstrate that the offeror has a thorough understanding of the requirements for the accomplishment of this effort. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the PWS; statements rephrasing the PWS or parts thereof; and phrases such as “standard procedure will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offeror must demonstrate that it possesses all the required expertise, knowledge, equipment, and tools required to meet the Government’s objectives as identified in the PWS.

Offeror Information Document (Attachment 3) The offeror shall complete in its entirety and return Attachment 3 – Offeror Information Document as part of its proposal response. An official having authority to legally bind the company contractually must sign and date this document. Failure to acknowledge any amendments to this solicitation can result in an offeror being deemed non-responsive. Award CANNOT be made to a non-responsive offeror.

Note: Be sure to sign and date where required.

(End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-1)

EVALUATION CRITERIA

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

(a) The Government will award a single Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) 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:

a. Technical Capability

b. Past Performance

c. Price

One award will be made to the Offeror who is deemed responsible in accordance with FAR part 9, whose proposal conforms to the solicitation requirements and is the lowest evaluated price with an “Acceptable” rating in the Technical Capability Factor and Past Performance Factor, respectively. The contract will be Firm-Fixed- Price.

Proposals that exceed the evaluation criteria will not receive higher ratings. If an offeror fails to meet all solicitation requirements, the Government may not make an award to that offeror.

The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with any offeror.

Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contacting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Factor 1 – Technical Capability:

The technical rating reflects the degree to which the offeror’s proposal meets or does not meet the requirements.

Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Proposal meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2 – Past Performance:

Past Performance will be rated on an “Acceptable” or “Unacceptable” basis at the overall factor level using the ratings shown below.

Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description

Acceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown.

Unacceptable Based on the offeror’s performance record, the Government does not have a reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

There are three aspects to the past performance evaluation. The first is to determine whether the offeror’s performance information is recent and second, is the performance information relevant to the effort to be acquired (this solicitation). The third aspect is to determine how well the offeror performed on those contracts and the quality of performance provided.

Recency. Recency will be assigned a rating of “Recent” or “Not Recent” for each relevant record. Performance occurring within the last three years from the date of issuance of this solicitation will be considered “recent”.

Relevancy. In evaluating relevancy, the Government will assign a rating of “Relevant” or “Not Relevant”.

Relevant past performance for this acquisition is having provided similar services for a federal or DoD agency where cost, schedule, and performance were measured/evaluated.

Performance Quality. The Government will evaluate the quality of work performed for each recent and relevant record reviewed in the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). The Government will evaluate the offeror’s demonstrated record of contract compliance in providing services that meet user’s needs, including quality, cost and schedule. Performance assessed as “Satisfactory”, “Very Good”, or “Exceptional” in CPARs shall be considered compliant with contract requirements. Any performance area assessed as “Marginal” or “Unacceptable” shall be considered unfavorable.

In the case of an offeror without a record of recent or relevant past performance, or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance. Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have “Unknown” past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “Unknown” shall be considered “Acceptable”.

Factor 3 – Price:

Price will be evaluated using the price analysis process established in FAR 15.404-1 to ensure the Government receives a fair, reasonable and balanced price. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposed by adding the total price for all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs) including the base and ordering period CLINs. The Government will evaluate the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” under FAR 52.212-8 for the additional six-months of service, if needed; however, the pricing for the “Option to Extend Services” will not be used as part of the award decision.

In addition to the price analysis as described in FAR 15.404-1(b), price proposals may be analyzed to identify any potential unbalanced pricing (see FAR 15.404-1(g)). If the Government sees a wide variation in proposed CLIN prices, the technical evaluation team will be informed as soon as possible during the initial evaluation of proposals so the appropriate personnel may seek clarity through offeror exchanges. Absent any issues related to the stated requirements, unbalanced pricing may pose an unacceptable risk to the Government and may be a reason to reject an offeror’s proposal.

There is an expectation of competition for this requirement; offerors are cautioned to present their best price proposal up-front. The offeror’s price proposal shall represent the offeror’s best effort to respond to the solicitation.

Technical Capability and Past Performance, when combined are approximately equal to price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written withdrawal is received before award.

(End of provision)

ATTACHMENTS

01 – Performance Work Statement – 6 Dec 24 02 – Price List 03 – Offeror Information Document 04 – Provisions and Clauses 05 – Wage Determination – 2015-5457 – 23 Dec 24