Document Destruction/Shredding

Questions and responses to solicitation are attached along with the wage determination.

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In response to questions received for Document Destruction:
Deadline for questions in response to solicitation: 10 Dec 2018
Current contract: W912D0-14-D-0006
Current incumbent contractor: ShredCo

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item prepared in accordance with format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; PROPOSALS ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

Solicitation number W912D0-19-R-1118 is hereby issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).

The incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-101, Effective 26 Oct 2018.

This acquisition is set aside 100% for Small Business. The North American Industry Classification Standards (NAICS) code 561990 with a size standard of $11M.

The contract line item is as follows:

ITEM No Supplies/Service Quantity Unit Unit Price Amount

0001 Mobile Document Destruction 1 Job

0002 Contractor Manpower Report 1 Job

1001 Mobile Document Destruction 1 Job

1002 Contractor Manpower Report 1 Job

2001 Mobile Document Destruction 1 Job

2002 Contractor Manpower Report 1 Job

3001 Mobile Document Destruction 1 Job

3002 Contractor Manpower Report 1 Job

4001 Mobile Document Destruction 1 Job

4002 Contractor Manpower Report 1 Job

Description:

See Performance Work Statement Attachment

Evaluation Criteria:

Award will be made to the responsible, technically acceptable offeror, whose quote, conforms to the combined Synopsis/Solicitation, and offers the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA). Quote must be written in a logical, practical, clear and concise manner, containing all pertinent information in sufficient detail to provide the government with a clear understanding of the offeror's intent. Offeror must provide a capability statement to include previous jobs that are similar in scope as it applies to this solicitation. The offeror shall complete and include the cost per container price sheet (See attachment listed Price Sheet) with quote.

Options: The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are mathematically and materially unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). As part of price evaluation, the government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offeror's final option period prices to the offeror's total price. Thus, the offeror's total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, 1st option, 2nd option, 3rd option, 4th option, and 1/2 of the 4th option. As indicated in FAR 52.217-8 the government will have the option provision to extend the performance of the contract up to an additional 6 months when the contractor is provided written notice. Providing pricing for the optional six-month extension period is not required.
It is the Government's intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical quote. However, in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15.306, should discussions become necessary the Government reserves the right to hold discussions.

Offerors are required to upload provision FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items into the System for Award Management (SAM), https://www.sam.gov, before quote is submitted.

Submission of Invoices

In accordance with FAR clause 52.212-4(g) the contractor shall submit all invoices electronically utilizing Wide Area Workflow (WAWF). Procedures for using WAWF are found in DFARS

Clause 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

Quote Information:

The Quote must include Solicitation Number, Business size, Cage Code, and address. Quote shall be structured to show an Item Number breakdown of the proposed requirement and should reflect a firm fixed-price to perform the services identified in the PWS. Quotes shall be submitted and received no later than 14 December 2018 at 1600 hours (4:00 P.M.) Alaska Standard Time. Quotes shall be emailed to the primary and alternate points of contact listed below and must be valid for 30 calendar days after closing.

Contract Clauses and Provisions

The following are contract clauses and provisions which are incorporated by reference. Full Text may be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. The following apply to this acquisition:

52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel

52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items and any addenda

52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items

52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items and any addenda

52.217-5, Evaluation of Options

52.217-8, Option to Extend Services

52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract

52.252-2, Authorized Deviations in Provisions

52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim

52.246-1, Contractor Inspection Requirements

252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative

252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DOD Officials

252.203-7002, Requirements to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights

252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product

252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports

252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments

252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; The following FAR clauses cited within are applicable to the acquisition:

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside, (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644)

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting

52.222-3, Convict Labor

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity

52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons

52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving

52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires

52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option)

52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658

Local Clause:

CONTRACTOR MANPOWER REPORTING

The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army (Manpower & Reserve Affairs) operates and maintains a secure Army data collection site where the contractor will report all contractor manpower (including subcontractor manpower) required for performance of this contract. The contractor is required to completely fill in all the information in the format using the following web address https://www.ecmra.army.mil/login.aspx. The required information includes: (1) Contracting Office, Contracting Officers, Contracting Officer's Technical Representative; (2) Contract number, including task and delivery order number; (3) Beginning and ending dates covered by reporting period; (4) Contractor name, address, phone number, e-mail address, identity of contractor employee entering data; (5) Estimated direct labor hours (including subcontractors); (6) Estimated direct labor dollars paid this reporting period (including subcontractors); (7) Total payments (including subcontractors); (8) Predominant Federal Service Code (FSC) reflecting services provided by contractor (and separate predominant FSC for each subcontractor if different); (9) Estimated data collection costs; (10) Organizational title associated with the Unit Identification Code (UIC) for the Army Requiring Activity (the Army Requiring Activity is responsible for providing the contractor with its UIC for the purposes of reporting this information); (11) Locations where contractor and subcontractors perform work (specified by zip code in the United States and nearest city, country, when in an overseas location, using the standardized nomenclature provided on the website); (12) Presence of deployment or contingency contract language; and (13) Number of contractor and subcontractor employees deployed in theater this reporting period (per country. As part of this submission, the contractor will also provide the estimated total cost (if any) incurred to comply with this reporting requirement. Reporting period will be the period of performance not to exceed 12 months ending September 30 of each government fiscal year and must be reported by 31 October of each calendar year. Contractors may use a direct XML data transfer to the database server or fill in the filed on the website. The XML direct transfer is a format for transferring filed from a contractor's systems to the secure website without the need for separate data entries for each required data element at the website. The specific formats for the XML direct transfer may be downloaded from the website.

Note: Information from the secure website is considered to be proprietary in nature when the contract number and contractor identity are associated with direct labor hours and direct labor dollars. AT no time will any data be released to the public with the contractor name and contract number associated with the data.

Contact Information:

Rhonda M. Richardson, Contracting Specialist

rhonda.m.richardson4.civ@mail.mil

(907)353-7300

Mark Puhak, Contracting Officer

Mark.a.puhak.civ@mail.mil

(907) 353-2463

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