Custodial Services for the National Museum of the United States Air Force

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AMENDMENT 0003--The purpose of this amendment is to Change the Period of Performance of the Base Year from 1 Apr 10 to 1 May 10 and to reserve the snow removal CLIN for the base year.  Due to a change in the Period of Performance, Attachment 5, Bid Schedule dated 1-27-10 will be replaced with an updated/amended Attachment 5, Bid Schedule dated 2-1-10.  This amended Bid Schedule also clarifies that the quantity is on a PER OCCURRENCE basis, meaning each time the task is performed, that number is the quantity used.

These changes do not constitute an extension to the due date of 4 Feb 2010, at 2:00 pm (EST). 

Attached are also answers to questions that have been asked in the last couple of days.  Please look over these to further clarify any issues you may have.

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AMENDMENT 0002--The purpose of this amendment is to replace the Attachment 5 Bid Schedule dated 16 Jan 10 with the Attachment 5 Bid Schedule dated 27 Jan 10 and extends the proposal due date until 4 Feb 10, at 2:00 pm (EST).

Minutes from the site visit held on 25 Jan 10 are attached, as well as the questions and answers due by 8:30 am (EST) on 27 Jan 10.  This includes any questions that were asked at the site visit as well. 

As a result of this amendment, proposals are due no later than 4 Feb 2010, at 2:00pm (EST).

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AMENDMENT 0001 - The purpose of this amendment is to update the List of Attachments in the solicitation. As a result, the closing date remains unchanged.
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The 88th Contracting Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, is hereby issuing a competitive solicitation for an firm fixed price contract with one base period and four one-year option periods for National Museum of the United States Air Force (NMUSAF) custodial services at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. Closing date for this requirement is NLT 11:30 am (EST) on 1 February 2010.

This acquisition of services is 100% HUBZone set-aside. In order to qualify for this program, an offeror must be a certified HubZone prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561720. The size standard is $15.0 million.

A non-mandatory site visit is scheduled for 0900 hrs (EST) 25 January 2010. For scheduling purposes, adherence to the instructions listed in Attachment 6, Instructions to Offerors, is required.

The Request for Proposal (RFP), the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and all other related documents are now available at http://www.fedbizopps.gov/ and https://pixs.wpafb.af.mil/ . All interested offerors must download documents from this web site. No hard copies will be available. All interested offerors are requested to electronically register in order to receive e-mail notification of updates to this solicitation.

Point of contact for this acquisition is Mr Paul Loede at 88 CONS/PKB, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433, phone 937-522-4547, e-mail Paul.Loede@wpafb.af.mil. Alternate Point of Contact is Brian Long, 937-522-4639, Brian.Long@wpafb.af.mil. Contracting Officer is Ms. Catherine Doyle, phone (937) 522-4567.

Questions or concerns can be sent via e-mail to Paul Loede at Paul.Loede @wpafb.af.mil or via fax at 937-257-3926 or 937-656-1412 referencing solicitation number FA8601-10-R-1000. Be advised that all correspondence sent via e-mail shall contain a subject line that reads "FA8601-10-R-1000, NMUSAF Custodial Service." Note that e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson are designed to filter e-mails without subject lines or with suspicious subject lines or contents (i.e., .exe or .zip files). Therefore, if this subject line is not included, the e-mail may not get through the e-mail filters. Also be advised that .zip or .exe files are not allowable attachments and may be deleted by the e-mail filters at Wright-Patterson. If sending packages via e-mail, ensure only .PDF, .doc, or .xls documents are sent. The e-mail filter may delete any other form of attachments.

All proposals and required documents for this acquisition shall be received not later than 11:30 am (EST) on 1 February 2010.

The 88th Contracting Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, anticipates issuing a competitive solicitation FA8601-10-R-1000 for a firm fixed-price contract with indefinite-quantity type contract line items (CLIN) with one base year and four one-year option periods for custodial services the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on or about 1 February 2010. This potential acquisition of services is 100% set-aside for HubZone. In order to qualify for this program, an offeror must be a certified HubZone prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561720. The size standard is $16.5 million. The solicitation and all related documents will be available at http://www.fbo.gov. All interested offerors must download documents from this web site. No hard copies will be available. All interested offerors are requested to electronically register in order to receive e-mail notification of updates to this solicitation. The Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) shall be posted on PIXs at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached at this web site. Note that the PWS is a DRAFT copy and is subject to change. Additional solicitation documentation shall be issued with the solicitation. Point of contact for this acquisition is Mr Paul Loede at 88 CONS/PKB, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433, phone 937-522-4547, e-mail Paul.Loede@wpafb.af.mil. Contracting Officer is Ms. Catherine Doyle, phone (937) 522-4567.

The 88th Contracting Squadron, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, anticipates issuing a competitive solicitation FA8601-10-R-1000 for a firm fixed-price contract with indefinite-quantity type contract line items (CLIN) with one base year and four one-year option periods for custodial services the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on or about 1 February 2010. This potential acquisition of services is 100% set-aside for HubZone. In order to qualify for this program, an offeror must be a certified HubZone prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561720. The size standard is $16.5 million. The solicitation and all related documents will be available at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. All interested offerors must download documents from this web site. No hard copies will be available. All interested offerors are requested to electronically register in order to receive e-mail notification of updates to this solicitation. The Request for Proposal (RFP) and the Performance Work Statement (PWS) shall be posted on PIXs at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil. A draft copy of the Performance Work Statement (PWS) is attached at this web site. Note that the PWS is a DRAFT copy and is subject to change. Additional solicitation documentation shall be issued with the solicitation. Point of contact for this acquisition is Mr Paul Loede at 88 CONS/PKB, 1940 Allbrook Drive, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433, phone 937-522-4547, e-mail Paul.Loede@wpafb.af.mil. Contracting Officer is Ms. Catherine Doyle, phone (937) 522-4567.