Custodial and Related Services - Charles L. Brieant Federal Courthouse, 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY

This Amendment No. AM02 is being issued to
i)        to extend the proposal due date from Friday March 21, 2014 to Thursday April 1, 2014 by 4:00 PM EST;
ii)       provide answers to additional questions received from the prospective proposers as listed in the attached Amendment No. 2.

This Amendment No. AM01 is being issued to
i)       add the clause, Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (Oct 2008).  See full text of this clause in the attached Amendment No. 1;
ii)      revise the clause 52.228-16 Performance and Payment Bonds-Other Than Construction (NOV 2006) as listed in the attached Amendment No.1; and
iii)     provide answers to the questions received from the prospective proposers as listed in the attached Amendment No. 1.

Solicitation No. GS-02P-14-PV-D-0004 is hereby being issued to provide custodial and related services with a Performance-Based Statement of Work (PBSOW) at Charles Brieant Us Federal Courthouse 300 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601. The intended fixed price with economic price adjustment contract is for a term of one-year with four, one-year options. The contract consists of two major functional areas: standard services and above standard services. The intended fixed price with economic price adjustment contract is for a term of one-year with four, one-year options. The contract consists of two major functional areas: standard services and above standard services.

The contractor shall furnish all personnel, labor, equipment, materials, tools, supplies, supervision, management, training/certifications, and services, to accomplish all actions necessary to or incident to, perform and provide the work efforts and shall plan, schedule, coordinate and assure effective performance of all custodial and related services as described in the solicitation. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable Federal, State and local laws, regulations, and codes, including any supplements or revisions. In addition to compliance with these laws, the Contractor shall follow all applicable standard industry practices including, but not limited to Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA) and the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS). This will be a performance based contract. The required Custodial and Related Services include, but are not limited to the following: interior and exterior cleaning, window washing, trash removal, recycling, pest management, snow and ice removal, exterior policing and weed control. The contract term shall be a one-year base with four, one-year options. The estimated start date is June 1, 2014.

This procurement is set-aside for 8(a) small business concerns. The NAICS Code is 561720 (Custodial Services) with a size standard of $16.5 million. Award will be made to that offeror whose proposal contains the combination of those factors offering the best overall value to the Government.

All interested vendors must be registered with this website in or to download the solicitation and amendments and/or additional information. All responsible 8(a) sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. In order to be considered for award, all Contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) System www.ccr.gov.

The proposal and other required submittals must be received by 4:00 P.M. EST, March 21, 2014, at the address below:

General Services Administration
Acquisition Management Division
26 Federal Plaza, Room 3132
New York, NY 10278
Attention: Jayshree Tank

A pre-proposal conference regarding this Solicitation is scheduled as follows:

Date:         Thursday, February 27th, 2014
Time:         2:00 PM
Location:    Charles L. Brieant U.S. Courthouse
                  300 Quarropas Street,
                  White Plains, NY 10601

Offerors attending must pre-register. Interested parties must contact Jayshree Tank, Contract Specialist for further information about attendance and to confirm location, time, and date of conference and walk-through. Only those parties who have notified the Contract Specialist and provided necessary information in advance of the walk-through will be allowed to attend. To request reasonable accommodations due to a disability, contact Jayshree Tank, Contract Specialist at (212) 577-8681.

Any questions concerning this Solicitation should be directed to Jayshree Tank, Contract Specialist, at jayshree.tank@gsa.gov or Lawrence Eng, Contracting Officer, at lawrence.eng@gsa.gov.