Omaha National Cemetery Total Grounds Maintenance

Added: Sep 29, 2017 2:51 pm The National Cemetery Administration has issued solicitation number VA786-17-Q-0774 as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).



This is a Request for Quote 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; offers are being requested and a solicitation is attached. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-89. This combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items is in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures.

This acquisition is 100% set aside for Service-Disabled, Veteran-Owned Small Businesses.

The Contractor shall provide grounds maintenance in accordance with attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) and the Contract Line Items 0001 0027 listed below. Period of Performance is Date of Award through September 30, 2018 with (4) one year options through September 30, 2022 if exercised. Place of performance is as follows:

Omaha National Cemetery

14250 Schram Road

Omaha, NE 68138













Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be sent by e-mail to: john.carlock@va.gov . Telephone inquiries will not be accepted.

Prospective offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov.

*NOTE* SDVOSBs must be verified for ownership and control and listed in the Vendor Information Pages at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov when offers are submitted and at the time of award. (See Clause 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside.) Offers received from concerns that are not Service-disabled Veteran-owned Small Business (SDVOSB) concerns shall not be considered and will not be evaluated.

Offers are due by 1:00 P.M. ET on October 20, 2017. Quotes will be accepted through email.

Offers must be submitted on company letterhead (or the completed and signed attached SF1449). All offerors shall include the following information printed on each offer:

Legal Business/Company Name (as it is indicated in www.sam.gov)

DUNS Number

Point of Contact Name

Telephone number

E-Mail Address

The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The selected Offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items. Provisions 52.203-98 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (Deviation 2015-02)(Feb 2015), Clause FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items, or other description of evaluation factors for award, if used; and (OCT 2014), 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. (MAR 2016), 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments To Small Business Subcontractors, 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination, 52.246-2 Inspection of Supplies--Fixed-Price apply to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses in paragraph (b) of FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, will apply: 52.204-10, 52.219-27, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.232-34.

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by References (FEB 1998), 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013), 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011), 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (NOV 2014), 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (NOV 2014), 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2015), 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013), 52.237-1 Site Visit (APR 1984), 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984), 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order (AUG 1989), 52.246-4 Inspection of Services Fixed-Price (AUG 1996)



The full text of a FAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

The following VAAR Clauses will apply: 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising, 852.219-10 VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Jul 2016)(DEVIATION) , 852.232-72 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests, 852.246-70 Guarantee (Fill-in: 90 days), 852.246-71 Inspection, 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008). The full text of a VAAR clause may be accessed electronically at http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/.