Lock Dam 15, Visitor Center Custodial Service

This pre-solicitation notice is in support of providing the necessary custodial services for designated public use areas at the Mississippi River Project, Visitor Center, Lock and Dam 15, Rock Island, IL.

The contractor shall provide all management, tools, equipment and labor necessary to ensure that custodial services are performed in a manner that will maintain a satisfactory facility condition and present a clean, neat, and professional appearance.

The solicitation is a request for quote and is issued as 100% Small Business Set-Aside. NAICS code 561720 will apply with the size standard of $18.0 Million.

In accordance with FAR 15.101-2 - Lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposal(s) meeting the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: PRICE, TECHNICAL CAPABILITY, AND PAST PERFORMANCE. An evaluation for acceptability will be performed on each proposal in accordance with FAR 15.101-2(b)(3).

The proposal that provides the lowest price and is otherwise technically acceptable in all factors will be selected for award. To be considered technically acceptable, no technical factor in the proposal may be determined to be unacceptable. The failure of a proposal to meet any of the acceptability standards for non-cost factors will result in a technically unacceptable rating and will not be eligible for award.

The solicitation will be posted to the FedBizOpps (FBO) website, www.fbo.gov on or about 1 February 2016. The date and time for receipt of proposals is by 19 February 2016, 10:00 AM CT. It is the offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps (FBO) website for amendments to the solicitation.

The resultant contract will be a Firm Fixed Price Contract in accordance with the solicitation procedures outlined in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items/Services.

All prospective offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE Code) and be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at www.sam.gov. The solicitation will not be available in paper format. All documents required for the offer submittal, including amendments to the offer submittal, shall be in hard copy or electronic submittal. No faxes will be accepted.

If you are submitting your offer by mail or electronic commerce, please ensure your offer has been received.
If you have questions, please contact Carissa Needham at 309-794-5661 or by email at Carissa.j.needham@usace.army.mil.

QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO THE FOLLOWING
INDIVIDUALS:

carissa.j.needham@usace.army.mil

Subject: QUESTION, W912EK-16-T-0028 - MISSISSIPPI RIVER PROJECT, LOCK AND DAM 15, VISITOR CENTER CUSTODIAL

The ability to submit questions is available to industry up to seven (7) days prior to the Closing (or Response) Date established by the solicitation/amendment.