Janitorial Services, Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Base Building and TRACON, West Palm Beach, Florida

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1. Questions and Answers are attached.



There are no further changes for this Amendment No. 0001.





The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), Facility Services Branch, AAQ-580 has a new requirement for Janitorial Services, Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Base Building and TRACON, West Palm Beach, Florida and all work shall be in accordance with the attached Statement of Work (SOW) and Frequency Schedule.



This requirement is offered to all qualified, responsive concerns and offers will be considered using a tiered order of precedence. First Tier: 8(a) Socially, Economically, and Disadvantaged Businesses (SEDB); Second Tier: Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB); Third Tier: Small Businesses; and Fourth Tier: Large Businesses as described in Part IV – Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award.



The Lowest Price Technically Acceptable source selection process will be used to meet FAA’s criteria. This procurement is intended to result in an award of a firm-fixed price contract.



The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 561720, Janitorial Services



A description of submittal requirements and evaluation factors can be found in Sections “L†and “M†of the solicitation. Please ensure that you read these sections completely and submit all required documents. Failure to do so can result in your proposal submission being deemed nonresponsive.



To be considered for award of this requirement, all offerors must be currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database website: www.sam.gov



Places of Performance:

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)

Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT), Base Building & TRACON

3550 Belvedere Road

West Palm Beach, Florida 33406



Performance Period: October 1, 2017, through March 31, 2018 (Base Year), with four (4) one-year options.



Site Visit: Thursday, August 10, 2017 @ 10:00 AM (ET) at the FAA, Air Traffic Control Tower (ATCT) and Base Building & TRACON, 3550 Belvedere Road, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406.



Contact Tracie B. Harris, Contracting Officer, via email at tracie.harris@faa.gov to schedule attendance. Include the name of the company and name of each person planning to attend no later than Wednesday, August 9, 2017 by 12:00 PM. Note: All attendees must have valid picture identification. * * * * Attendance is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED * * * *



All questions shall be addressed to Tracie Harris, Contracting Officer in writing via email only by Friday, August 11, 2017 at 2:00PM (ET).



To view the solicitation and applicable attachments for this requirement, please visit: https://faaco.faa.gov/index.cfm. Select “Announcements†and then select “Searchâ€. All interested sources should first attempt to download the attached document(s). If downloading is not possible, all requests for copies of the document(s) must be made in writing to the Attention of Tracie Harris, Contracting Officer, via e-mail at tracie.harris@faa.gov.



All proposals must be received no later than Friday, August 18, 2017, at 12:00p.m. (ET) to the following e-mail address: tracie.harris@faa.gov



Prospective Offerors are hereby on notice that any amendment(s) issued to this solicitation will be published at https://faaco.faa.gov. No individual notification of any amendments will be provided. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to visit the website frequently for updates on this solicitation.



If an amendment is issued and the Offeror does not acknowledge it, the Offeror may be considered non-responsive to the solicitation. All amendment(s) MUST be acknowledged.

The FAA will not be liable for any costs associated with the preparation of responses to this solicitation, nor reimburse or otherwise pay any costs incurred by any party responding to this announcement.



This Notice is for Informational purposes for Minority, Women-Owned and Disadvantaged Business Enterprises. The Department of Transportation (DOT), Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization, has a program to assist small businesses, small businesses owned and controlled by a socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and women-owned concerns to acquire short-term working capital assistance for transportation-related contracts. Loans are available under the DOT Short Term Lending Program (STLP) at prime interest rates to provide accounts receivable financing. The maximum line of credit is $750,000.00. For further information and applicable forms concerning this STLP, call the OSDBU at (800) 532-1169.



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