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DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE

UNITED STATES SPACE FORCE

SPACE BASE DELTA 1

14 May 2026

FROM: 21 CONS/PKB

SUBJECT: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation PROJECT TITLE: BLDG 1 Indoor Plant / Landscaping

SOLICITATION: FA251726QB009

This is a draft combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR part 12. This announcement constitutes only solicitation. Offers are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The Government still anticipates a formal proposal due date of 25 May 2026 with an anticipated performance start date of 1 June 2026.

The solicitation number FA251726QB009 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) for the Combat Forces Command (CFC) for BLDG 1 Indoor Plant / Landscaping at Peterson Space Force Base Colorado Springs CO.

This will be solicited as a Firm Fixed Price small business set-aside purchase order. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 561730 – Landscape Care and Maintenance Services. The size standard is $9.5 Million.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Revolutionary FAR (Federal Acquisition Regulation) Overhaul (RFO), effective 04/17/2026. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. A list of solicitation provisions and contract clauses that apply to this acquisition can be found in Attachment 2 – Clauses and Provisions.

The quotes will be evaluated IAW RFO 52.212-2, found herein. Please read and comply with all requirements for submitting a quote under the solicitation instructions and the addendum to RFO 52.212-1. Failure to comply with all instructions contained within this synopsis/solicitation may result in the quote being ineligible for award. It is the quoter’s responsibility to ensure their quote meets all the requirements identified herein and the associated Attachments.

TABLE 1

CLIN ITEM DESCRIPTION QTY UOM UNIT

PRICE

Total

0001 Base Year Plant Maintenance 12 Months

1001 Option Year 1 Plant Maintenance 12 Months http://www.acquisition.gov/

2001 Option Year 2 Plant Maintenance 12 Months

3001 Option Year 3 Plant Maintenance 12 Months

4001 Option Year 4 Plant Maintenance

12 Months

5001 6-Month Extension

Plant Maintenance

6 Months

*FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Product and Commercial Services (Apr 2026) applies to this acquisition and the following addendum applies:

The Following words stating “offer”, “offeror”, and “proposal” are replaced with “quotation”, “vendor”, and “quote”.

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

Paragraph (c) first sentence revised as follows: “The vendor agrees to hold the prices in its quote firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of quotes, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the combined synopsis/solicitation.”

The place of performance is BLDG 1 at 1 Vandenberg St, Peterson SFB, Colorado, United States.

The Government anticipates a one-year base period with four one-year option periods.

Additionally, this requirement will include a 6-month extension for services.

The resulting award will be a Firm-Fixed Priced Purchase Order.

Any questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted to the contracting team no later than (NLT) 10:00 AM Mountain Time (MT) Wednsday, 20 May 2026. All questions must be submitted to both the Contract Specialist, Dante Aletto at dante.aletto.1@spaceforce.mil and Contracting Officer, Dominic Impallaria, at dominic.impallaria@spaceforce.mil. Questions submitted after this deadline may not be answered.

Quotes and contract documentation shall be provided 10:00 AM (MT), Monday, 25 May 2026 to 21 CONS/PKB. Please submit quotes to both the both the Contract Specialist Dante Aletto at dante.aletto.1@spaceforce.mil and Contracting Officer, Dominic Impallaria, at dominic.impallaria@spaceforce.mil. Questions submitted after this deadline may not be answered.

Late submissions: Quoters are responsible for submitting quotations so as to reach the Government office designated by the time specified in the solicitation. Any quotation received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations is late and may not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the mailto:dante.aletto.1@spaceforce.mil mailto:dominic.impallaria@spaceforce.mil mailto:dante.aletto.1@spaceforce.mil mailto:dominic.impallaria@spaceforce.mil.

Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quotation would not unduly delay the acquisition.

Note: .zip files are not an acceptable format for the Air Force/Space Force Network and will not go through our email system.

All companies must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ to be considered for award. It is the quoter’s responsibility to complete their reps and certs at SAM.gov for the quote to be evaluated for award. The Government will not provide contract financing for this acquisition.

The contractor’s quote/response shall consist of two (2) separate parts:

Part I - Priced Quote Part II - Technical Documentation

2. Format and Specific Instructions.

COVER LETTER:

Please provide the following information with your quote as a cover letter not to exceed 1 page:

Company Name:

Contact Name:

Address:

Telephone Number:

Cage Code or UEI:

Statement the quote is valid for a minimum of 60 calendar days:

Size of Business/Socio Economic Status:

PART I – PRICED QUOTE

The quoter shall either submit on company letterhead a quote identifying the unit price, total line-item price and overall price, for all CLINs from Table 1, Attachment 4 – or – The quoter shall complete their pricing submission utilizing the format in Attachment 4 in its entirety.

PART II – TECHNICAL DOCUMENTATION

Quoter shall submit technical information so they can sufficiently meet the qualifications for Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability identified below. This submission shall not exceed 5 pages.

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Services (Apr 2026)

This tailored clause takes precedence over the clause incorporated by reference.

The Government will award a firm fixed priced purchase order resulting from this solicitation to https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ 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:

Part I – Priced Quote Part II - Technical Documentation

Award will be made based on the competitive quote with the lowest total evaluated price that meets the technical criteria on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. If any technical criteria are determined to be unacceptable that quote may not be evaluated further and may not be eligible for award.

Addendum to RFO 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Services (Apr 2026).

1. Evaluation:

By submission of its quote, the offeror agrees to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to adhere to all solicitation requirements may result in an offer being determined unacceptable and ineligible for further evaluation. The evaluation process follows:

Part I – Priced Quote Evaluation Initially, the Government will place all quotes that meet the requirements of the solicitation in order by price, beginning with the lowest total evaluated price. The total evaluated price will be determined utilizing the quoted price for the base period, option periods and six-month extension period. The price will be evaluated using either a quote identifying the unit price, total line-item price, and overall price for all CLINs identified in Table 1 or Attachment 4 provided in Addendum to RFO 52.212-1.

The Government will then evaluate the lowest total evaluated priced offer to determine if it is reasonable and complete. If there is a conflict between the unit price and the overall price, the unit price will be used to determine the correct evaluated price. Failure to quote for any price element may cause the quoter’s quote to be rejected as unacceptable.

Quoters whose evaluated price is unreasonable (in accordance with R-DFARS 212.204(a)) may not be considered for award.

Part II – Technical Documentation Evaluation Next, the lowest evaluated priced quoter will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis for the Technical Requirement. For the lowest evaluated priced quoter to receive a rating of “Acceptable”, the quoter shall submit technical documentation that confirms that their company meets the minimum requirements as stated in this combined synopsis/solicitation in accordance with the evaluation factors identified below.

If the lowest evaluated priced quoter does not demonstrate all necessary requirements, it will receive an “Unacceptable” rating and evaluation of that quote will stop.

The evaluation factors are:

1. Factor 1 – Technical Acceptability

- Quoter shall clearly demonstrate the methodology and qualifications to meet the PWS requirements. The quoters submission must specifically include:

• A copy of an active Certified Professional Horticulturist (CPH) certificate for the individual overseeing plant health and treatment plans.

• A written acknowledgement that any personnel applying chemical treatments will hold a valid State Commercial Pesticide Applicator License, and a commitment to submit all Safety Data Sheets (SDS) to the COR prior to chemical application.

• A brief narrative detailing the methodology for watering plants across all floors of Building 1 without the use of facility water hoses, including the type of portable water tanks or alternative manual equipment to be utilized.

• Provide any recent and relevant projects the offeror has performed in the past or is currently performing. Recent is defined as within the last three (3) years. Relevant is defined as indoor plant maintenance of similar size and scope (>300 plants).

The technical factors will receive one of the following ratings listed below.

Rating Description

Rating Description Acceptable Quote meets the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable Quote does not meet the requirements of the solicitation.

2. Basis of Award:

If the lowest evaluated priced quote receives an “acceptable” technical rating, that quote represents the most advantageous offer to the Government, evaluation of that quote is complete, and the evaluation process will stop, resulting in an award.

If the lowest evaluated price quote receives an “unacceptable” technical rating, evaluation of that quote will stop. In that instance, the next lowest evaluated priced quoter will be evaluated using the methodology above and the process will continue (in order by price) until a quote receives an “acceptable” technical rating, or until all quoter are evaluated.

Conversations conducted to resolve minor or clerical errors will not constitute discussions and the Contracting Officer reserves the right to award a purchase order without the opportunity for a quote revision. The Government intends to award a purchase order without conversations (while keeping with FAR Part 12). However, the Government reserves the right to conduct conversations with one, some, all, or none of the vendors if deemed in its best interest.

In the case that a discrepancy exists, procedures will be executed IAW RFO 52.212-4(r).

List of Attachments Attachment 1 – PWS

Attachment 2 – Clauses and Provisions Attachment 3 – Wage Determination Attachment 4 – CLIN Pricing Schedule