Carpet Cleaning Services

Added: April 24, 2007 This pre-solicitation notice for a planned acquisition is to provide carpet cleaning services for the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA), Colorado. This will be a non-personal service contract where the contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, and materials, supervision and services to perform carpet cleaning services. A Firm-Fixed Price contract with estimated quantities and firm unit prices is contemplated. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) Code and Size Standard is 561740 and $6.5M respectively. The performance period is one year beginning 1 October 2007 plus four one-year option periods which may be exercised unilaterally by the Government. Release of the Request for Proposal (RFP) on FedBizOps is anticipated on or about 28 May 2007 with proposals due approximately 30 days after release.

This acquisition is 100 percent Hub-Zone Set-aside.



This acquisition will be conducted IAW FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, Request for Proposals, to procure a Fixed Price Requirements Contract.



Address questions to Patricia Conken at (719) 333-2327, Patricia.Conken@usafa.af.mil or Susan Smith at (719-333-47949), Susan.Smith@usafa.af.mil.



CLAUSE 5352-201.9101 OMBUDSMAN (AUG 2005)

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selecting official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the party to another official who can resolve the concern.



(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parities must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).



(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer; concerned parties may contact the Center/MAJCOM ombudsmen, Tara Petersen, 8110 Industrial Drive, STE 103, USAFA, CO 80840, 719-333-2074, fax 719-333-9018, email: tara.petersen@usafa.af.mil. Concerns issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the MAJCOM/DRU level, may be brought by the concerned party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), safe/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (703) 588-7004, facsimile number (703) 588-1067.



(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.



(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.



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