Janitorial Services for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the quote due date/time to 4:00 Pacific, July 19, 2017.

We have received questions from interested vendors and we are compiling the responses to those questions and plan on issuing another amendment providing the information to all interested vendors.

The purpose of this amendment is to provide patient load information from the month of May to assist vendors on the anticipated workload. This amendment also addresses questions that have been asked and provides the responses to all interested vendors.

The quote due date/time remains unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to clarify the set aside for this RFQ.

This acquisition is a total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set aside. In order to be eligible for award the vendor must be registered in the VetBiz database. The NAICS code is 561720 and size standard is $18 million.

The quote due date/time remains unchanged.

The purpose of this amendment is to establish a site visit for the interested contractors.

We will be having a site visit on July 6 at 10:00 am. Vendors can park in front of building 100 and will meet in front of the elevator in building 100.

(i)This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) Solicitation number VA261-17-Q-0663 is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95.

(iv) This acquisition is a total Small Business set aside. The NAICS code is 561720 and the size standard is $18 million.

(v) The contract line items are listed in the price schedule of the solicitation package. When providing a quote, please provide a fixed monthly rate for each line item.

(vi) The contractor shall provide janitorial services for the VA Palo Alto Health Care System in accordance with the Performance Work Statement that is included in the solicitation package.

(vii) The contract will be for a base year plus one 4-month option period. The period of performance is listed in the Price Schedule.

(viii) The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, applies to this acquisition. See page 42 of the solicitation package for this provision which includes the quote submission instructions.

(ix) The provision 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See page 43 of the solicitation package for the evaluation factors that will be used to determine which vendor will be selected for the contract award.

(x) The provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xi) The clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xii) The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.

(xiii) All additional contract clauses and provisions are included in the attached solicitation package.

(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) do not apply to this acquisition.

(xv) Quotes are due by 4:00 PM (Pacific Time) on July 14, 2017 and can be emailed to michael.hodahkwen@va.gov.

(xvi) The point of contract is Michael Hodahkwen. Phone (916) 923-4567. Email michael.hodahkwen@va.gov.