9930--Resolicit of - Provide Vermont granite niche covers for Nationwide

The National Cemetery Administration is soliciting offers under Solicitation No. 36C78620R0076 for blank granite niche covers from the Vermont Quarry for cemeteries nationwide. This is a re-solicitation of 36C78620R0052.

Work shall be performed in strict accordance with all terms, conditions, specifications, schedules and drawings. Performance shall be in accordance with the requirements, conditions, terms and representations contained in this solicitation, any pertinent OSHA Occupational and Safety regulations, VA and Federal Security regulations and policies, and any State and/or local regulations, laws and codes.

Proposals will be evaluated and award will be made to the responsible offeror conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be in the best interest of the Government, price and other factors considered.  A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS MAY BE USED. An offeror’s proposal may not be considered when proposed cost is unreasonably high or unrealistically low. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the low offeror.

Factors that will be evaluated to determine award are past performance, technical, and price in that order of importance.  Samples failing to meet the submission requirements will be removed from further consideration as nonresponsive.

Responsibility determination will be made in accordance with FAR 9.1 Responsible Prospective Contractors. Price will be evaluated on the basis of its realism and acceptability to the Government. Risk will be considered in all of these factors.

This acquisition is 100% set aside for Small Business (SB).  The NAICS Code is 327991.  Size standard is 500 employees.  Electronic solicitations will be available for download from http://www.fbo.gov on or about July 15, 2020.

Questions are due by noon on July 17, 2020.

Responses to the solicitation are due by 11:59PM Eastern time on Thursday July 23, 2020.

 Any amendments to the solicitation will also be available at www.betaSAM.gov.  Offerors are advised they are responsible for obtaining any amendments. 

Information shall be submitted in the manner requested in Section E.

 Failure to submit all documentation required as required so may result in your submission being determined non-responsive and removed from further consideration.