81st Regional Support Command Municipal Services, Tennessee

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INQUIRIES:
Offerors with technical inquiries shall submit their inquiries in writing via "Bidder Inquiry" in ProjNet at www.projnet.org\projnet. The bidder inquiry key is UB3QN2-73P96G. The government reserves the right to decline addressing certain questions. Further, no questions, unless in the government's interest, will be answered any later than ten business days prior to the stated deadline for offers. All Offerors are encouraged to register on ProjNet for alerts so as to stay abreast of Q&A's that are posted in reference to this solicitation. Only self-registered users on ProjNet can submit & review inquiries. To self-register, go to the webpage, click BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the key for this solicitation listed above and your email address. After initial login, enter all the required information to create your user ID. Verify the information on the next screen and from there you may submit and view inquiries. Those submitting inquiries will receive a system generated email notification when their inquiry has been processed and answered. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor for inquiries and responses.

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION:
This is a Request for Proposals (RFP) issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District. Proposals are due as specified by the SF1449.  Any subsequent amendments will be posted to this webpage. The solicitation documents are only made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD-ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:
The RFP document (SF1449), and separate files for the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Exhibit Line Items (ELINs) spreadsheets (for pricing purposes) are provided as attachments.  The final RFP attached to this announcement, dated March 28, 2014.  The PWS & SPECS Package HAS NOT CHANGED since the draft RFP announcement--Offerors shall use that file, dated March 20, 2014.  The ELINs posted with the draft RFP have not changed either--Offerors shall use the files posted on March 19, 2014.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.

PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
See RFP section J.

ELECTRONIC PROPOSALS:
See RFP Section L.  Proposals will ONLY be accepted via electronic submission in accordance with the instructions in the RFP.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit was held for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit toured only one location, but was indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 9:00AM (local time)
Location: CSM Paul B Huff USARC (FACID# TN105), 3598 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2677 (http://goo.gl/maps/PTsWN)
On-site Point of Contact: Lonnie Nielson (843-329-8195 / Lonnie.D.Nielson@usace.army.mil)

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations is posted. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.

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***DRAFT RFP DOCUMENTS & DETAILED SITE VISIT SCHEDULE POSTED***
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INQUIRIES:
Offerors with technical inquiries shall submit their inquiries in writing via "Bidder Inquiry" in ProjNet at www.projnet.org\projnet. The bidder inquiry key is UB3QN2-73P96G. The government reserves the right to decline addressing certain questions. Further, no questions, unless in the government's interest, will be answered any later than ten business days prior to the stated deadline for offers. All Offerors are encouraged to register on ProjNet for alerts so as to stay abreast of Q&A's that are posted in reference to this solicitation. Only self-registered users on ProjNet can submit & review inquiries. To self-register, go to the webpage, click BID tab, select Bidder Inquiry, select agency USACE, enter the key for this solicitation listed above and your email address. After initial login, enter all the required information to create your user ID. Verify the information on the next screen and from there you may submit and view inquiries. Those submitting inquiries will receive a system generated email notification when their inquiry has been processed and answered. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor for inquiries and responses.

PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD- ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

DRAFT SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:
The PWS and ELINs spreadsheets (for pricing purposes), as well as a DRAFT version of the SF1449 package is provided at this time.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.


PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
A full site visitation schedule is attached.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit will be for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit will tour only one location, but is expected to be indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 9:00AM (local time)
Location: CSM Paul B Huff USARC (FACID# TN105), 3598 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2677 (http://goo.gl/maps/PTsWN)
On-site Point of Contact: Lonnie Nielson (843-329-8195 / Lonnie.D.Nielson@usace.army.mil)

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations will be provided no later than with the formal RFP. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.

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***DRAFT RFP DOCUMENTS & DETAILED SITE VISIT SCHEDULE POSTED***
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PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD- ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

DRAFT SOLICITATION DOCUMENTS:
The PWS and ELINs spreadsheets (for pricing purposes), as well as a DRAFT version of the SF1449 package is provided at this time.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.


PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
A full site visitation schedule is attached.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit will be for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit will tour only one location, but is expected to be indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 9:00AM (local time)
Location: CSM Paul B Huff USARC (FACID# TN105), 3598 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2677 (http://goo.gl/maps/PTsWN)
On-site Point of Contact: Lonnie Nielson (843-329-8195 / Lonnie.D.Nielson@usace.army.mil)

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations will be provided no later than with the formal RFP. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.

Added: Feb 28, 2014 3:01 pm Modified: Mar 03, 2014 3:01 pmTrack Changes PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD- ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.


PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
A tentative list of sites (MS Excel Spreadsheet) is attached for planning purposes.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit will be for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit will tour only one location, but is expected to be indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: Monday, March 24, 2014 at 9:00AM (local time)
Location: CSM Paul B Huff USARC (FACID# TN105), 3598 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2677 (http://goo.gl/maps/PTsWN)
On-site Point of Contact: Lonnie Nielson (843-329-8195 / Lonnie.D.Nielson@usace.army.mil)

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations will be provided no later than with the formal RFP. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.

Added: Feb 28, 2014 3:01 pm Modified: Mar 03, 2014 12:07 pmTrack Changes PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD- ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.


PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
A tentative list of sites (MS Excel Spreadsheet) is attached for planning purposes.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit will be for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit will tour only one location, but is expected to be indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: March 23, 2014 at 9:00AM (local time)
Location: CSM Paul B Huff USARC (FACID# TN105), 3598 Bell Road, Nashville, TN 37214-2677 (http://goo.gl/maps/PTsWN)
On-site Point of Contact: Lonnie Nielson (843-329-8195 / Lonnie.D.Nielson@usace.army.mil)

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations will be provided no later than with the formal RFP. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.

Added: Feb 28, 2014 3:01 pm PURPOSE OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT:
This announcement constitutes a pre-solicitation announcement of a proposed contract action pursuant to FAR 5.204. This is not a solicitation. No response is requested at this time. A formal solicitation will follow this announcement with full details, including a response deadline, the complete Price Proposal Schedule, the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, and the Evaluation Factors/Basis for Award. The formal solicitation is expected to occur on or around 15 days after the posting of this pre- solicitation notice.

OFFERORS ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR MONITORING THIS WEBSITE FOR CHANGES TO THIS NOTICE AND THE FORMAL SOLICITATION ANNOUNCEMENT.

PLANNED SOLICITATION:
The US Army Corps of Engineers, Charleston District intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP). Proposals will be due no less than 30 days from the solicitation date. The solicitation and any subsequent amendments will be posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) at www.fbo.gov. The solicitation documents will only be made available in electronic format, downloadable from FBO. No CD- ROMs or hardcopy documents will be distributed. Interested parties must be registered in FedBizOpps and the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to view or download the solicitation documents. It is the responsibility of the interested parties to appropriately register SAM & FBO and to monitor for notices, amendments, etc. Prospective Offerors are advised, to be eligible for award of the contract resulting from this solicitation requires an active SAM registration, to include satisfactory completion of the applicable online representation & certifications.

TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE:
This acquisition will be a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside pursuant to FAR 6.203 & FAR 19.502-2. The NAICS Code selected for this acquisition is 561210, which has a size standard of $35.5 million average annual revenue.

PLANNED CONTRACT INFORMATION:
The intent is to issue a Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract. The intent is to award one contract as a result of this solicitation. The planned duration for this contract is a total of five years, consisting of a one year base ordering period plus four options for ordering periods of one year each. The anticipated magnitude of the resulting contract is between $5,000,000 and $10,000,000. The contract value will be a "not to exceed amount (NTE)".

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SERVICES TO BE PROCURED:
The intent of this solicitation is to acquire Base Operation Support (BOS) services for the installation sites listed below. The particular types of services planned to be included in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) are: janitorial, pest control, refuse collection, grounds maintenance, street sweeping, and snow removal. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, management, tools, materials, equipment, facilities, transportation, incidental engineering, and other items necessary. Full details will be provided in the PWS, which will be posted with the formal RFP. The places of performance will be at following the installation sites.


PLACES OF PERFORMANCE / LIST OF SITES:
A tentative list of sites (MS Excel Spreadsheet) is attached for planning purposes.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE SITE VISITS:
The initial site visit will be for this solicitation and three others (also for Municipal and Facilities Investment services for the 81st RSC, see separate FBO announcements). The initial site visit will tour only one location, but is expected to be indicative of the types of services required at all other locations. The other sites throughout the region that will fall under the contract resulting from this solicitation will be made available for Offerors on the days that follow the initial site visit. Prospective offerors are expected to attend AT LEAST the initial site and strongly encouraged to visit all the other locations pursuant to FAR 52.237.1--this will allow them the best opportunity to fully understand the scope of this project and anticipate the related costs in order to provide the best possible value to the Government. An initial site visit is planned with the following details.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE PLANNED INITIAL SITE VISIT:
Date/Time: TBD
Location: TBD
On-site Point of Contact: TBD

FULL SITE VISIT SCHEDULE:
A full schedule of site visit dates/locations will be provided no later than with the formal RFP. All site visits for additional locations shall be scheduled between the open hours that will be shown on the site visit schedule.