Interior Plant Maintenance

Added: Aug 01, 2009 12:29 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Medical Center Minneapolis, One Veterans Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417 anticipates soliciting quotes and consequently awarding a contract for Interior Plant Maintenance. The solicitation will be conducted in accordance with FAR part 12 (Commercial Items) and part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). The solicitation will be advertised as a Total Small Business Set Aside. The contractor will provide guaranteed maintenance services of interior atria areas with balconies having a variety of plants and trees; one-half acre in size per atria; plus maintenance of approximately 100 free-standing plants in pots for the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Medical Center. Contract period is from October 1, 2009 through September 30, 2009 with two (2) one year renewal options.

Offers, including options, shall be evaluated for fair and reasonable pricing, technical competency, and satisfactory past performance. The Government anticipates award of a commercial item contract to the offeror whose offer provides the best value to the Government. The solicitation is scheduled to be issued on or about August 10, 2009 and will be issued via Fed Biz Opps Electronic Posting System at http://www.fedbizopps.gov. The date is not firm and may change due to events out of our control. Offerors are responsible for checking the web site regularly to obtain amendments. Quotes will be due 30 days after issuance of solicitation. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not a request for quotations. The Government is not required to issue a solicitation as a result of this notice. No other information is available until issuance of the solicitation.