HVAC Maintenance

Due to low interest, the due date for all proposals will be extended to MONDAY, 11 JULY 2016 AT 11:00 AM EST. 

All prospective offerors are encouraged to inspect the site prior to submitting an offer to assess the condition of the site and the scope of work proposed.  Please contact John LoDolce at 570-296-6061 or jlodolce@fs.fed.us to schedule a site visit. 

All quotes are to be returned ATTN: Briana Chalmers by email to bcchalmers@fs.fed.us by JULY 11, 2016 at 11:00 AM Eastern Standard Time. 

The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initiate a Request for Quote (RFQ) procurement action and award a negotiated, Firm-Fixed Price Service Contract for HVAC maintenance services at the Grey Towers National Historic Site in Milford, PA. The contractor shall provide all equipment, labor, materials, supervision and incidentals necessary to accomplish this task.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement processes prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, and Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation per Federal Acquisition Regulations. The period of performance of this contract, including the base period and four (4) option periods, if exercised, will be approximately July 1, 2016 to December 31, 2020.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Price/Cost
Technical Capability
Past Performance
Proposed Bio-based Products

Technical capability, past performance and bio-based rating when combined, are approximately equal to price.

The government will award the contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose proposal, conforming to the RFQ will be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable to the government (LPTA). Price is significantly more important than the other factors; however technical capability and past performance will contribute substantially to the selection decision. Award of the contract will be made as a whole to the offeror whose proposal conforms to all requirements of the specifications and is the "best value" to the Government, cost and other factors considered (FAR 15.101-2).

A Pre-Proposal Meeting is not scheduled. The meeting location will be at the Grey Towers National Historic Site at 151 Grey Towers Drive, Milford, PA 18337. Please contact John LoDolce by email at jlodolce@fs.fed.us or by telephone at 570-296-6061 (office) in order to notify him of your attendance.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Proposals are due on 27 June 2016 by 11:00 AM Eastern Time. Proposals may be e-mailed to Briana Chalmers at the following e-mail address: bcchalmers@fs.fed.us or sent by mail to the USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073, ATTN: Briana Chalmers, Contract Specialist. No bound/spiral proposals; and no fax submission proposals will be accepted.

The NAICS Code for this project is 238220 (Plumbing, Heating, and Air-Conditioning Contractors) with a size standard of $15.0 Million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in: www.SAM.gov as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Service Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is a Total Small Business Set-Aside.