Laredo, TX Portable Toilets and Handwash Stations

UPDATE: PRICING TEMPLATE HAS BEEN ATTACHED AND CLOSING HAS BEEN EXTTENDED THROUGH 6/28 AT 6:00PM EST. A COMPLETED PRICING TEMPLATE MUST BE SUBMITTED WITH QUOTE TO BE CONSIDERED.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  This solicitation is used as a Request for Quote (RFQ) against solicitation number 70B03C22Q00000158.  The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06.  The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 562991 – (Septic Tank and Related Services) with a small business size standard of $8.0M.  This requirement is a Small Business set-aside, all qualified bidders may submit bids.

The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Laredo Sector Headquarters (LRT) currently has 13 sites that require health and hygiene facilities on a temporary basis due to COVID-19 concerns.  This equipment will facilitate efforts to prevent potential virus exposure to detainees and employees by giving the stations options to process detainees in sally ports and CAMSS tents, thereby insuring social distancing.  These sites will require recurring maintenance, but it should be noted that one or more of these sites may be relocated or cancelled at the discretion of the government due to operational necessity.  It may also be necessary to increase or decrease the amount of equipment at any given site due to operational necessity.  

The deadline for receipt of quotations for this requirement is: Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM EST. 

Quotation submissions must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Amanda Freeman at: amanda.r.freeman@cbp.dhs.gov. Subject line of the email should read: 70B03C22Q00000158 Quote Submission: Laredo Toilets.  All quote pricing must be valid for up to 60 calendar days after close of the solicitation.

Interested bidders must submit any questions to the email address above concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Government time to respond. Questions not received by the question submission deadline of Thursday, June 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST may not be considered.

In accordance with FAR 52.222-41 (Service Contract Labor Standards) this solicitation includes prevailing wage rates for Webb County, TX.  These wage rates must be adhered to in performance of the resultant contract.

The Government intends to award a Time and Materials Purchase Order.

Award Criteria:

Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government may reject any quotation that is evaluated to be significantly not compliant with the solicitation requirements, or reflects a failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the work to be performed. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions with Offerors.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and whose quote is the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The quote with the lowest evaluated price will be evaluated for technical acceptability and acceptable past performance. Only if that quote is found to be technically unacceptable or to have unacceptable past performance will the evaluation proceed to the quote with the next lowest evaluated price. This process will continue until the lowest priced technically acceptable quote, with acceptable past performance, is found. 

The quotation shall be prepared in such a manner as to enable the Government reviewers to make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination of whether the quotation satisfies the Statement of Work (SOW). 

For this solicitation, the evaluation factors are:

    1.    TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH (non-price):

The quoter must provide a written submission addressing how the quoter will meet all requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW).  The submission should fully outline the capabilities and methodology to provide the services as required.

    2.    PAST PERFORMANCE (non-price) 

Offerors will be evaluated on their recent (within the past 3 years) performance of relevant requirements as described in the SOW. Offerors should provide two (2) references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government and private clients.

    3.    PRICE 

 A comparison of quote pricing received in response to the RFQ will be made and quote pricing will also be compared against the Government’s Independent Government Cost  Estimates (IGCE) to determine fair and reasonable pricing.

 
        Quoters must provide pricing using the attached pricing template.

        Provided pricing shall be fully burdened.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.  This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  This solicitation is used as a Request for Quote (RFQ) against solicitation number 70B03C22Q00000158.  The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06.  The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 562991 – (Septic Tank and Related Services) with a small business size standard of $8.0M.  This requirement is a Small Business set-aside, all qualified bidders may submit bids.

The U.S. Border Patrol (USBP) Laredo Sector Headquarters (LRT) currently has 13 sites that require health and hygiene facilities on a temporary basis due to COVID-19 concerns.  This equipment will facilitate efforts to prevent potential virus exposure to detainees and employees by giving the stations options to process detainees in sally ports and CAMSS tents, thereby insuring social distancing.  These sites will require recurring maintenance, but it should be noted that one or more of these sites may be relocated or cancelled at the discretion of the government due to operational necessity.  It may also be necessary to increase or decrease the amount of equipment at any given site due to operational necessity.  

The deadline for receipt of quotations for this requirement is: Monday, June 27, 2022 at 6:00 PM EST. 

Quotation submissions must be submitted via email to Contracting Officer Amanda Freeman at: amanda.r.freeman@cbp.dhs.gov. Subject line of the email should read: 70B03C22Q00000158 Quote Submission: Laredo Toilets.  All quote pricing must be valid for up to 60 calendar days after close of the solicitation.

Interested bidders must submit any questions to the email address above concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Government time to respond. Questions not received by the question submission deadline of Thursday, June 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM EST may not be considered.

In accordance with FAR 52.222-41 (Service Contract Labor Standards) this solicitation includes prevailing wage rates for Webb County, TX.  These wage rates must be adhered to in performance of the resultant contract.

The Government intends to award a Time and Materials Purchase Order.

Award Criteria:

Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government may reject any quotation that is evaluated to be significantly not compliant with the solicitation requirements, or reflects a failure to comprehend the complexity and risks of the work to be performed. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions with Offerors.

52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and whose quote is the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The quote with the lowest evaluated price will be evaluated for technical acceptability and acceptable past performance. Only if that quote is found to be technically unacceptable or to have unacceptable past performance will the evaluation proceed to the quote with the next lowest evaluated price. This process will continue until the lowest priced technically acceptable quote, with acceptable past performance, is found. 

The quotation shall be prepared in such a manner as to enable the Government reviewers to make a thorough evaluation and arrive at a sound determination of whether the quotation satisfies the Statement of Work (SOW). 

For this solicitation, the evaluation factors are:

    1.    TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH (non-price):

The quoter must provide a written submission addressing how the quoter will meet all requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW).  The submission should fully outline the capabilities and methodology to provide the services as required.

    2.    PAST PERFORMANCE (non-price) 

Offerors will be evaluated on their recent (within the past 3 years) performance of relevant requirements as described in the SOW. Offerors should provide two (2) references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government and private clients.

    3.    PRICE 

 A comparison of quote pricing received in response to the RFQ will be made and quote pricing will also be compared against the Government’s Independent Government Cost  Estimates (IGCE) to determine fair and reasonable pricing.

 
        Quoters must provide pricing using the attached pricing template.

        Provided pricing shall be fully burdened.