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SUMMARY OF CHANGES

SECTION SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

The required response date/time 25-Mar-2020 12:00 PM has been deleted.

The following have been modified:

ATTACHMENTS

I – Exhibit I – Washers & Dryers Distribution

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT

NAVAL STATION GREAT LAKES

WASHERS & DRYERS LEASE

C.1 This contract will be a five year lease (base year with four option years) resulting in the delivery and installation of 1,141 top loading commercial grade washing machines, 1,409 commercial grade dryers, 274 stacked commercial grade dryer units (1 unit being comprised of two dryers stacked one on top of the other), and 224 stacked washer dryer units (1 unit being comprised on commercial grade front loading dryer and one commercial grade front loading washer). The machines will be distributed among 37 different buildings. The installation will be coordinated with the removal of current machines to ensure there is not a break of more than 24 hours wherein the buildings residents will not have access to washers & dryers. The Vendor will provide maintenance for the machines while in service and will either repair or replace nonfunctioning machines within 72 hours of notification. At the end of the lease will remove the machines in coordination with the installation of new machines. The Contractor shall furnish all washers and dryers, labor, supervision, materials, repair parts, supplies and equipment, and all repairs of washers and dryers as specified herein. The number, kind and location of machines are detailed in Exhibit 1. The Contractor will provide labor, maintenance and parts for for service of 42 top loading washers, and 42 (2 dryers per unit) double stacked dryers provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) in 1 building. This GFE will be new equipment installed by October of 2020. The number, kind and location of machines are also detailed in Exhibit 1 and identified as GFE located in building 6314.

C.2 All individual washers furnished by the contractor shall meet or exceed the following requirements: Commercial grade, multi-housing electric (120/60/1-15 amp) motor reversing ½ HP, 60 Hz fully automatic clothes washers with a capacity of fourteen (14) pounds. The washtub must be stainless steel construction and have an automatic balancing suspension system. The washer shall be capable of washing, rinsing, spin-drying, and shutting off automatically when the door is opened during the spin cycle. Washer shall be top loading, have a temperature selector and be UL approved. Washers included as part of stacked units may be front loading commercial grade multi-housing –housing electric (120/240/60/1-30 amp) motor 1 HP 750 W. Washer shall be fully automatic clothes washers with a capacity of fourteen (14) pounds. The washtub must be stainless steel construction and have an automatic balancing suspension system the washer shall be capable of washing, rising, spin-drying, and shutting off automatically when the door is opened during the spin cycle.

C.3 All dryers furnished by the contractor shall meet or exceed the following requirements: Electric 3 wire nominal (120/240/60/1-30 amp) motor 1/3 HP 5.5 amps or 4 wire (120/240/60/1-30 amp A.C.) in accordance with the requirements identified in (exhibit 1), commercial motor (1/3 HP 5.5 amps) and cabinet construction, minimum 7.0 cubic foot drum capacity, 3 selections for drying temperatures, and a minimum of 60 minutes of timed drying. Dryers shall have overload protection, push button starting switch, a door switch to stop tumbling and heat when door is open, heating elements which shut off when motor stops, removable lint screen and a setting for permanent press fabrics. Dryers shall be UL approved.

C. 4 All washers and dryers shall be new machines without coin/payment devices. All washers and dryers shall be white in color.

C. 5 The washers and dryers shall be installed by the contractor in accordance with Exhibit 1 at no expense to the Government within 90 days of the specified start date unless specified otherwise by the Contracting Officer. The Government will supply hot and cold-water connections, electrical outlets, exhaust vents, and drainage for the rental units within ten feet of the proposed locations of washers and dryers. Contractor shall provide and install washers and dryers, plus hook-ups/hoses, venting hoses, and shall furnish and attach lint troughs to the venting hose. Contractor shall ensure the space and all connections are appropriate for machines that will be installed. Discrepancies must be identified to Mike Landry (847) 688-2590 ext 219, prior to delivery and installation of machines.

a. The Service Provider will coordinate delivery of new machines with NAVSTA representatives, building tenants, and current service provider to ensure new machines are installed within 24 hours of removal of old machines to minimize interruption of service to students and recruits. The installation of new machines in all of the buildings identified in Exhibit 1 must be completed within 90 days of contract start date. Exceptions will be made on a case by case basis after consultation with building tenants, Public Works, NAVSTA, and Contracting Officer approval.

b. The Service Provider will survey all buildings listed on Exhibit 1 to ensure that all hook ups and utilities necessary to support proper functioning of machines are available and working.

C. 6 Contractor shall assume all cost and expense for transportation and cartage for the delivery to the Government and removal of and return to the contractor of the old washers and dryers. The Contractor is responsible for removal and clean-up of any waste caused by the installation or removal of equipment. The Vendor/Contractor is responsible for the removal and disposal of all packaging materials from Government Property.

C. 7 No alteration in, or attachments to the equipment, parts or hoses thereof shall be made without consent of the contractor.

C. 8 The contractor shall provide a means to identify individual machines for maintenance purposes (numbered or lettered etc…) and post operating instructions for the washer and dryers at each location. The uses of hand-made or improvised signs are prohibited.

C. 9 The Government will not assume liability from fire, theft, accident, or any other cause resulting in damage or loss of contractor’s washers and/or dryers (or any part of them), supplies, materials, or equipment, or of personal property or belongings of his employees. Losses in damaged, broken, or stolen equipment will be absorbed by the contractor.

C. 10 The contractor shall assume full responsibility for any and all damages or claims for damage or injury to persons, property, or equipment which may result from the equipment or any service performed under this contract. The contractor shall be held liable by the Government for any damage caused by his equipment or employees to any equipment, apparatus, or installed property in Government buildings in which work is performed under this contract. Surfaces, fixtures, or furnishings damaged by contractor’s personnel shall be replaced or repaired by the contractor to the satisfaction of the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) at no cost to the Government.

C. 11 The contractor shall be liable for all damages to property of the Government caused by, and shall hold the Government harmless for all claims for damages caused by third persons or property arising out of (i) the contractor’s providing of defective rented property (ii) the contractor’s defective maintenance of rented property (iii) the negligent operation of the rented property by the contractor or its employees.

C. 12 Utilities The utilities required for operation of the washers and dryers will be provided by the Government at Government expense. This will include hot and cold water and electricity.

C. 13 Removal at End of the Contract The contractor shall coordinate removal of all washer and dryer equipment at the end of this contract with installation of new machines that will replace the old ones to ensure that the break in service to building tenants will not exceed 24 hours. Hours will be coordinated with Naval Station Great Lakes Unaccompanied Housing.

C. 14 Equipment Specification All equipment shall meet specifications established by the U.S. Public Health Federation and National Sanitation Foundation and/or military authority having jurisdiction, and is subject to inspection by the installation’s medical authority. All electrically operated equipment shall be installed in accordance with the standards of the National Electrical Code and in compliance with all safety and security measures.

C. 15 Standards of Performance The contractor shall at his expense perform all necessary maintenance and repair actions to keep equipment in proper working order in accordance with sound commercial practice. The contractor shall obtain a report of machine failure or special servicing requirements from the UH Facilities Coordinator in Building 6301for all machines. The contractor shall maintain a service call / job order record form of all equipment breakdowns, reflecting machine number, location and time breakdown is discovered or reported, nature of failure, and time and date of repair. Upon completion of work, the contractor shall give a copy of the form to UH Facilities Coordinator for Naval Station and RTC washers and dryers.

(a) Services shall be provided Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:00 PM.

(b) Each time a machine is serviced the contractor shall clean and wipe down each machine (including the rim under the lid of the washing machine) to ensure machines are free of dirt, grime, and build-up, clean the immediate area and remove all debris or trash.

(c) Service and repair response time is 72 hours from notification. No more than 5% of the rental units in any building shall be out of service at any one time. If necessary, replacement machines shall be no older than machines being replaced.

(d) The contractor can pick up work orders, weekends and holidays excluded, at UH Supply/Maintenance Office in Building 6301 of Naval Station Great Lakes. This encompasses both the washers/dryers located on the main-side of Naval Station Great Lakes, as well as, the Recruit Training side of the Installation.

(e) Contractor shall maintain a stock of repair parts sufficient to allow quick repair (72 hours) of all washer and dryer equipment in the contract.

(f) Contractor shall replace all missing and broken parts (e.g. knobs, buttons, lint trap covers, doors/handles/vent hoses/dispenser cups, washer hoses, and electrical cords) for the duration of the contract.

C. 16 Contractor’s Representative The contractor shall designate, in writing to the Government Contracting Officer, its representative who will be in charge of the work during normal working hours. The contractor’s representative shall be empowered with sufficient authority to enable to meet conditions, which arise in the operation of the contract without undue delay.

C. 17 Identification The contractor shall provide a distinctive nameplate, emblem, insignia, or other approved method of identification for each of his employees. This mark of identification shall be attached to an item of wearing apparel and shall be worn at all times while performing work under this contract so as to distinguish contractor’s workers from Government employees. The contractor shall all furnish suitable identification for all his property, by marking or tagging to distinguish from Government-owned property.

C. 18 Employee Passes and Base Access The contractor shall furnish the Unaccompanied Housing Trusted Agent for the contractor verification system the names of all personnel who need access to base and provide detailed information as required to obtain base access. This information will include but will not be limited to proof that each person is 18 years of age, a U.S. citizen, if an alien, that his residence in the United States is legal. The Trusted Agent will forward all the required paperwork provided by the contractor to the appropriate office determining the suitability of each contractor employee for security approval and issuance of identification passes granting base access to those qualified. The contractor shall comply with all security regulations currently in force at Naval Station, Great Lakes.

C. 19 Movement of Machines The contractor may be required to move and/or temporarily store machines to accommodate governmental needs. Such circumstances may fall into one of several categories:

a. Maintenance & Repair. It may be necessary to move and/or temporarily store machines in the course of this lease to conduct maintenance and/or repair to the facility where the machines are located at the Government’s expense. Such events may include, but are not limited to floor tile repair or replacement, painting, electrical or plumbing work.

b. Buildings Opening and Closing: The RTC Barracks identified in Exhibit 1 may be used on a rotating basis. Periodically, it may be necessary to move machines from a building that is being closed to a building that is being opened at the Government’s expense.

c. Should the Contractor deem it necessary to move any machine from one building to another building, or to exchange, replace or discontinue use of any machine, the contractor will provide notification to the Contracting Officers Representative (COR) and move at the contractor’s expense.

C. 20 Invoicing Invoices shall be submitted electronically through Wide Area Work Flow – Receipt and Acceptance (WAWF):

The vendor shall self-register at the website: .

One or more separate invoices will be prepared per Task, Purchase or Delivery Order. Do not combine the payment claims for supplies provided under this contract ordered through multiple Task, Purchase or Delivery Orders within one invoice. Each invoice shall reference the accounting and appropriation data under each CLIN being invoiced against.

SECTION L

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS (LOW PRICED, TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE)

I. GENERAL

In addition to FAR 52.215-1, “Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Negotiation,” the following information is provided.

Initial quotes and any modifications thereto are to be submitted to the Contracting Officer on or before the closing date cited in the Request for Quotes. Quotes shall be submitted to the e-mail address of the Government Point of Contact associated with this posting.

Quoters are required to submit their quotes in two separate parts as follows:

Volume I - Non-Price Quote - Original to include all data and information required for evaluation, and exclude any reference to the pricing aspects of the offer. Each page of each copy should be affixed with the following legend:

Volume II - Price Quote - Original to include the completed solicitation documents including the unit price, extended price, and total price. Each page of each copy should be affixed with the following legend:

In addition to the above listed two volumes, offers consist of and must include the following:

Standard Form 1449 “Solicitation, Offer, and Award” with blocks 17 and 30 completed by the quoter

RFQ “Schedule of Supplies/Services” (Pages 3-4) completed by the quoter

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEC 2019) ALTERNATE I (OCT 2014) (Beginning on Page 9) completed by the quoter

Alternate proposals are not authorized. An objection to any of the terms and conditions of the solicitation will constitute a deficiency (see FAR 15.001) which will make the quote unacceptable.

IMPORTANT NOTES:

(1) Quoters shall respond to all requirements of the solicitation document. Quoters are cautioned not to alter or disassemble the solicitation.

(2) In the event any portion of the non-price quote is written by anyone who is not a bona fide employee of the firm submitting the quote, a certificate to this effect shall be furnished which must be signed by a responsible officer of the quoter and shall also identify the person's name, employment capacity, the name of the person’s firm, the relationship of that firm to the quoter, and the portion of the non-price quote the person wrote.

II. REQUIREMENTS FOR QUOTE CONTENT

(1) Any quoter who will be submitting CLASSIFIED data in its non-price quote shall first notify the Contracting Officer by contacting the point of contact in the solicitation. CLASSIFIED data that is forwarded as part of an quoter’s submission shall be housed in its own binder, separate from the unclassified portion.

(2) Introduction and Purpose - This section specifies the format that quoters should use in quotes submitted in response to this solicitation. The intent is not to restrict the quoters in the manner in which they will perform their work but rather to ensure a certain degree of uniformity in the format of the quoters for evaluation purposes.

(3) Each volume should contain the following items in addition to the other information required by this solicitation:

Table of Contents: The table of contents should provide detail sufficient to allow the important elements to be easily located. The use of tabs and dividers is encouraged.

(4) Requirements for Style: Each quoter shall submit a quote that clearly and concisely sets forth the contractor’s response to the requirements of the solicitation. Unnecessary elaboration or other presentations beyond that sufficient to present a complete and effective proposal are not desired and may be construed as an indication of the quoter’s lack of cost consciousness. Elaborate artwork, expensive paper or bindings, and expensive visual or other presentation aids are neither necessary nor desired. The quote shall contain all the pertinent information in sufficient detail in the one area of the quote where it contributes most critically to the discussion. When necessary, the quoter shall refer to the initial discussion and identify its location within its quote.

(5) Page Limitations

Volume I, “Non-price Proposal,” is limited to a maximum of ten (10) pages in length inclusive of any charts, diagrams, and/or other graphics. Each “page” is defined as one sheet, 8 ½ “ x 11”, with at least one inch margins on all sides, using a font with a point size of 12 or greater (e.g., "Times New Roman" style with 12 point font). Lines shall, at a minimum, be single-spaced. Pages shall be consecutively numbered. Multiple pages, double pages, two-sided pages, or foldouts will count as an equivalent number of 8 ½" x 11" pages. The cover sheet, table of contents (not to exceed one page per volume), tabs, and dividers will not count toward the page limit. Pages submitted in excess of the page limitations described above will not be evaluated.

Volume II, “Price/Cost Proposal,” is not page limited.

III. PROPOSAL CONTENT

(1) Volume I – Non-Price Quote

The non-price evaluation factors are:

(a) Qualification Statement

The quoter shall provide, in detail, a qualification statement that will demonstrates the quoter’s ability to successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the PWS and its technical specifications. The quoter shall provide the Specification Sheet(s) from the mantufacturer of the proposed equipment to be leased. The quoter may provide any other information the quoter considers relevant to the solicitation.

(2) Volume II –Price Quote

Volume II shall include the unit price, extended price, and total price.

SECTION M

EVALUATION CRITERIA AND THE BASIS FOR AWARD (LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE)

(1) The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose submission represent the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors in the solicitation. Award will be made to the lowest priced quote that meets or exceeds the acceptability standards for non-cost factors (i.e., the low priced technically acceptable quote). By submission of its quote, the quoter accepts all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being determined technically unacceptable. The quoter’s submission shall be in the form prescribed by, and shall contain a response to each of the areas identified in the Section L solicitation provision entitled “Submission of Quotes.” The evaluation of quotes will consider Qualification Statement and Past Performance to determine Technical Acceptability.

(2) The non-price evaluation factors are listed below:

Qualification Statement

The method of evaluation used by the Contracting Officer is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer.

For the purpose of preparing a price proposal, the quoter shall assume that the basic period of performance shall be from 1 May 2020 through 30 April 2021 with four (4) option periods as follows:

Change in award date, or start of performance date shall not entitle the contractor to a price adjustment.

The lowest priced quote will be evaluated first and if technically acceptable, no further quotes will be evaluated, as that quote represents the best value to the government. Award shall be made to that quoter without further evaluation of any other quotes.

If the lowest priced quote is not determined to be technically acceptable, the next lowest priced quote will be evaluated and the process will continue (in order by price) until a quoter is determined to be technically acceptable or until all quotes are evaluated.

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