Janitorial Services for the Transportation Security Administration at Baltimore International Airport (BWI)

Amendment A00002 to Solicitation No. HSTS01-16-R-RES002

Solicitation# HSTS01-16-R-RES002 is hereby made publicly available as a document package attachment.

As specified in the synopsis, the MANDATORY site visit will be held Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM local time at Baltimore International Airport (BWI). Participants should meet on the Upper Level, at the C Pier Exit lane, which is right in the middle of the airport. All participants will need to have a current driver's license as an ID. Coordination shall take place between the Offeror and the contract specialist; please contact Jorge Santamaria at Jorge.Santamaria@tsa.dhs.gov to confirm your attendance, no later than Tuesday, November 3, 2015. Offeror participation in the site visit will be verified prior to award. If the Offeror does not attend the site visit, any proposal submittal will be rendered non-responsive. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a dispute after contract award.

No technical or contractual questions will be answered nor will any additional instruction outside the Statement of Work be provided on the site visit. Should the Offeror have questions of either nature please direct them to Jorge Santamaria, Contract Specialist, at Jorge.Santamaria@tsa.dhs.gov no later than noon local time (Washington, DC) on Monday, November 9, 2015. All answers will be provided as an amendment to this solicitation via the FEDERAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES website.

The offeror is required to submit their proposal via email to the Contract Specialist at
Jorge.Santamaria@tsa.dhs.gov. Email responses must be received no later than Noon Local Time (Washington DC) on Thursday, November 12, 2015.

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will solicit quotations from HubZone Businesses to perform Janitorial Services for TSA at Baltimore International Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland. The contractor will provide janitorial maintenance services, seven (7) days a week for approximately 17,150 square feet of TSA-occupied space made up of offices, break rooms, conference rooms, training rooms, and storage space.

Contractor employees will be required to meet all TSA and airport security screening requirements which include a criminal history, background, and fingerprint checks.

Pursuant to FAR 19.501, this acquisition is a HubZone set-aside and will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 12 and FAR 15.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561720 and the small business size standard for this NAICS code is $18 million dollars in annual receipts. All responsible sources considered a HUBZone concern under this NAICS code are eligible to respond to this solicitation. The Transportation Security Administration intends to award a firm fixed price contract with one (1) base year and four (4) one year option periods as well as a possible extension of performance not to exceed six months on a competitive basis to one responsive and responsible Offeror. The Offerors shall be considered responsible as defined within the meaning of FAR 9.104-1.

It is anticipated that the RFP will be issued on or about October 22, 2015 via modification and uploaded to this Pre-Solicitation Notice. The anticipated award date is on or around November 20, 2015. Potential Offerors are hereby notified that future information about this acquisition, including the solicitation and subsequent amendments, will only be available on the Federal Business Opportunities website www.fbo.gov. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the FedBizOpps website to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Firms offering a response to this notice should ensure that their registration in the Systems for Award Management (SAM) database http://www.sam.gov is current.

A MANDATORY site visit will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at 10:00 AM, local Washington DC time, at Baltimore International Airport (BWI) in Baltimore, Maryland. Additional information will be included in the Solicitation, including the specific location and time for the site visit. Proposals submitted from Offerors who do not attend the site visit shall be rendered as non-compliant and shall therefore be ineligible for award. No technical or contractual questions will be answered nor will any additional instruction outside the Statement of Work be provided at the site visit.

This notice is not considered to be a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Request for the solicitation will not be accepted. DO NOT REQUEST A COPY OF THE SOLICITATION.