Custodial services for the Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center (PMC), Beltsville, Maryland

SOLICITATION NOTICE FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ): FIRM-FIXED PRICE CUSTODIAL SERVICES for Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center (PMC), Beltsville, Maryland

The United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Services (NRCS) is issuing this solicitation notice for Custodial Services requirement for the Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center (PMC) Beltsville, Maryland.

This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside for Small Businesses and will be released under Solicitation Number AG-1A23-S-17-0009 The Small Business size standard is based on the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code 561720 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (Janitorial Services) with a size standard of $18.0 million average annual income.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION. The contractor shall accomplish all cleaning tasks to meet the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW). The contractor shall perform all tasks in accordance with the minimum cleaning tasks, standards, and procedures which are detailed in the SOW. All tasks are to be completed once a week; floor waxing shall only be performed once every 3 months (4 times per Fiscal Year).

PROJECT DURATION. This services are being sought for a period of 5 years (Base Year with 4 Option Years with the Base Year performance period beginning June 1, 2017 through May 31, 2018 (12 calendar months).

SUMMARY. Contractor shall provide all management, labor, materials, tools, equipment, transportation, supplies and travel necessary to provide custodial services to the Norman A. Berg Plant Materials Center (PMC) in accordance with NRCS statement of work, and terms and conditions of the contract, and other attachments provided.

WORK TO BE PERFORMED BY PRIME CONTRACTOR. The contractor shall perform, with its own organization, work equivalent to at least 50 Percent of the value for the work of the contract.

A SITE VISIT. Site visit information will be outlined in the solicitation. The purpose of this site visit will be to answer questions regarding, or requests for clarification of, the Request for Quotations (RFQ) documents, i.e., statement of work. Although questions during the site visit are permissible, statements or representations made during the site visits are not legally binding. Changes resulting from the site visits are official only if issued through an Amendment to the Request for Quotation (RFQ).

Potential Quoters are advised that they are responsible for obtaining and acknowledging any and all amendments to the solicitation. It is the Offerors responsibility to view the FedBizOpps website at www.fbo.gov, daily as no other notification of amendments will be provided on any revisions to this announcement or other notices.

SYSTEM FOR AWARD (SAM) REGISTRATION: All prospective contractors must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) registration database at www.sam.gov, to be considered for an award of a federal contract.

QUESTIONS OR CLARIFICATIONS.
All questions or requests for clarifications of the terms, conditions, and requirements of this REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) shall be submitted to Danny Mandell at danny.mandell@wdc.usda.gov. Please direct all questions via email only, no later than 4:00 pm (CST), April 11, 2017. Questions received after this date and time will not be addressed.