Housekeeping Services

Amendment 1 dated 22 December 2014.

The purpose of this amendment is to attach the final Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 19 December 2014, Attachment 1, Pricing Schedule, Attachment 3, and the B580 Floor Plan, Attachment 10.  Although not part of the amendment a Q&A document with questions provided from industry is also provided. 

This is a combined synopsis and solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

The solicitation number for this procurement is FA4830-15-Q-0010 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

 This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-77, Defense Acquisition Circular (DAC) 91-13 (Correction) and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2014-1001.  In accordance with FAR 52.219-1 the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 561720.  The small business size standard is $16.5 million.  This acquisition will be set aside 100% for Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Businesses in accordance with FAR 19.1405. 

 Description:  The purpose of this solicitation is to acquire Housekeeping Services for Moody AFB in accordance with Attachment 1:  Performance Work Statement (PWS).  The initial PWS is a DRAFT document that generally outlines the requirement.  The finalized version of the PWS will be incorporated by Amendment hereto and posted upon its completion.

 Quotations must be submitted on Attachment 3: Pricing Schedule, which indicates the period of performance for each period.

 FOB Point:  Destination (Moody AFB, GA.)

 Period of Acceptance of Quotation:  The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its quotation firm through 1 February 2015, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

 Late Quotations:  Quotations or modification of quotations received at the address specified for the receipt of quotations after the exact time specified for receipt of quotations will not be considered.

 All offerors must be System for Award Management (SAM) registeredand the online representation and certification in SAM must be completed.  Information concerning SAM requirements may be viewed via the internet at https://www.sam.gov or by calling 866-606-8220, or 334-206-7828 for international calls.  Offerors that reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

 The below listed FAR, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS), and Air Force Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (AFFARS) clauses apply to this solicitation and resulting contract.  All clauses may be viewed in full text via the internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/.

 The following clauses are incorporated by reference.

 The following clauses will be incorporated by full text in the pursuant contract.

 The below listed provisions apply to the solicitation only and must be printed and returned with the offeror's quote.

 The below listed provisions apply to the solicitation only for informational purposes and may require the Offeror to submit documentation as applicable.

 Site Visit:  Submit the names of all attendees (not to exceed two (2) per offeror) to Stephen Brooks at stephen.brooks.8@us.af.mil prior to close of business at 4:30 P.M. Eastern on 8 December 2014.  This information must be provided in advance in order to ensure access to the military base/conference site and adequate seating for the conference attendees.  The subject line shall include the solicitation number.  Site visit will be held at 9:00 A.M. Eastern on 10 December 2014 and starting at building Bldg 932, Moody AFB, GA 31699. 

 Questions:  Submit all questions in regards to this solicitation to both points of contact prior to close of business at 4:30 P.M. Eastern on 15 December 2014.  This is set in order to provide the best opportunity to answer all questions completely and in a timely fashion.

 Response Time:  Quotations will be accepted at the 23d Contracting Squadron located at 4380B Alabama Rd, Bldg 932, Moody AFB, GA 31699 no later than 2:00 P.M. Eastern on Tuesday, 30 December 2014.  Email quotes will be accepted and are encouraged.  All email quotations shall be marked with the RFQ number and title and sent to both points of contact.  Facsimile quotes will not be accepted.

 Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition.  Request for Quotation (RFQ) should be submitted and shall contain the following information:  RFQ Number; Time Specified for Receipt of Quotations; Name, Address, Telephone Number of Offeror; Name and Email address of Authorized representative to discuss quote;  Any Discount Terms and Acknowledgement of all Solicitation Amendments (if applicable).  Offerors shall insert unit prices in the attached pricing schedule and round to the nearest cent (for example $0.02 not $0.0231) and sign below indicating prices to be used.  By signing, the offeror agrees with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation.  Quotations shall also contain all other documentation specified herein.  The terms "offerors" and "offers" as written in FAR 52.212-1 are hereby interpreted to mean "quoters" and "quotes" respectively.  The Quote Checklist at Attachment 8 is intended to assist quoters in assuring that quotes are complete and properly formatted.

 Evaluation:  IAW FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, the Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose quotation is judged to represent the best value to the Government, based on price, past performance, and technical factors.  Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to price in relative weight.

 Price:  Evaluation of price will include the total of the base period and all options, as indicated on the last line of the pricing schedule.

 Technical:  Evaluation of technical capability will consist of evaluating proposals to ensure a sufficient essential services plan in accordance with DFARS 252.237-7024 has been submitted by the offeror.

 Past Performance:  References shall be provided for all dormitory and/or hotel custodial or housekeeping services, starting with the current, of at least 45 rooms plus day rooms and common areas running concurrent for at least six (6) months.  These services shall also include linen cleaning.  Evaluation of past performance will be conducted using the Government's knowledge of previous experience with the contractor on the service being acquired, information found in Government-wide databases such as Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), or any other sources available.  References to Past performance shall include a point of contact, the contract number, initial contract cost, period of performance, square footage serviced, and population serviced.  References shall be limited to a maximum of five (5) pages, 12 point, Times New Roman font, with one (1) inch margins.  References for Past performance shall include a point of contact, the contract number, initial contract cost, period of performance, square footage serviced, and population serviced.

 In the event that the Government exercises its unilateral right to extend services under the clause FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, the prices in effect for the then most recent period of performance will hold effective for the period of the extension.

 Primary Point of Contact:  Stephen A. Brooks, Email: stephen.brooks.8@us.af.mil, Phone: 229-257-4716

Alternate Point of Contact:  Carl T. Massey, Email: carl.massey.2@us.af.mil, Phone: 229-257-4722

 ATTACHMENTS:

Attachment 1 - DRAFT Performance Work Statement (PWS)Attachment 2 - Wage Determination 05-2131 Rev. 15
Attachment 3 - Pricing Schedule
Attachment 4 - Moody Instructions
Attachment 5 - Disclosure of Lobbying Activities
Attachment 6 - Insurance Certificate
Attachment 7 - Financial Information
Attachment 8 - Quote Checklist
Attachment 9 - DFARS 252.209-7993