J045--North Texas (NTX) VA Grease Trap Service

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to announce an additional Site Visit for Garland, Texas facility.

Quote response Date remains Tuesday, 09/19/2023 at 12:00 PM CDT

Site Visit Information:

Location: Garland VA Medical Center (Main Bldg. / Bldg 1)

2300 Marie Curie Blvd

Garland, TX 75043

Date: 09/14/2023

Time: 10:00 AM

Point of Contact: Ken Ballard (214) 264-49

The purpose of Amendment 0001 is as follows (all changes are highlighted in green):

1) Changed Line Items 0006, 1006, 2006, 3006, and 4006 from 1 JB to 5 JB.

2) Changed Line Items 0005, 1005, 2005, 3005, and 4005 from 10 JB to 5 JB.

3) Post Technical Questions and Answers.

4) Update Statement of Work based upon Questions and Answers.

5) Update E.3 ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS

6) Updated E.4 ADDENDUM to 52.212-2 EVALUATION COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

7) Offerors shall use Amendment 0001 to submit pricing data.

8) All other Terms and Conditions are unchanged.

Award will be made to the offeror proposing the combination most advantageous and best value to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Evaluation Factors are listed in descending order of importance with Factor 1 (Technical), with 3 subfactors; capability, standard service plan and service/emergency call plan. Technical proposal is the most important, Factor 2 (Experience) of slightly less importance, and Factor 3 (Price). The Technical and Past Performance factors, when combined, are more important than the Price Factor; however, the Price Factor will contribute substantially to the selection decision.

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This RFQ is set aside for a Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. All respondents must have an active registration in the System for Award Management at www.sam.gov. Award will be made to the offeror proposing the combination most advantageous and best value to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below.

The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, materials, equipment, tools, and trucks to support grease trap service, jetting sewer service, inspection service and on-call grease trap service in accordance with the specifications of the Statement of Work.

Award will be made to the offeror proposing the combination most advantageous and best value to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Evaluation Factors are listed in descending order of importance with Factor 1 (Technical Capability) being most important, Factor 2 (Past Performance) of slightly less importance, and Factor 3 (Price). The Technical and Past Performance factors, when combined, are more important than the Price Factor; however, the Price Factor will contribute substantially to the selection decision.

Department of Veterans Affairs, Network Contracting Office 17, is soliciting offers for Grease Trap Services that meet the requirements of the SOW. This will be a base plus four (4) Option Year (OY) contract with an anticipated Period of Performance (PoP) of: Base Year: November 1, 2023 October 31, 2024 OY1: November 1, 2024 October 31, 2025 OY 2: November 1, 2025 October 31, 2026 OY 3: November 1, 2026 October 31, 2027 OY 4: November 1, 2027 October 31, 2028.

Site Visit Schedule (See Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 for details)

Garland VA: 08/29/2023; 10:00AM - 12:00PM

Dallas VA: 08/29/2023; 2:00PM - 4:00PM

Bonham VA: 08/30/23; 9:00AM - 11:00AM

Technical questions shall be accepted by the Government in writing via email only no later than 12:00 PM Central Standard Time (CST), September 6, 2023. Please ensure the email subject line states, Technical Questions 36C25723Q1281 NTX Grease Trap Service Contractor Name and send to Kathryn Prose, Contract Specialist, at kathryn.prose@va.gov.