667-19-1-397-0009, Pest Control (VA-18-00149281), 36C256-18-AP-2876

The purpose of this amendment is to provide answers to questions received..

The purpose of this amendment is to extend the response due date to 11/6/18 at 1:00pm (CST)..

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items, prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR 12.6) as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
Solicitation number 36C25619Q0087 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-84.
The overall purpose is to provide Pest Control Services for the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA.
This solicitation is set aside 100% for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (Total SDVOSB set aside). Offers shall only be accepted from eligible Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) as verified as having an active profile/registration in the Vendor Information Pages (VetBiz https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/). The contracting officer will verify the offeror s registration in VetBiz through the utilization of the offeror s DUNS number as is appears in the System for Award Management (SAM) System.
Offerors shall provide business name, doing business as (DBA) name, mailing address, phone number, email, DUNS number, CAGE code and proof of active SAM registration when submitting offers in response to this solicitation.
When preparing offers in response to this solicitation, offerors shall refer to FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items which provides specific guidance and instructions for offer submission. Offerors shall also familiarize themselves with 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items which provides the criteria for how offers will be evaluated.
Please submit offers via email to Rachel Babin at rachel.babin@va.gov by the response date of Wednesday October 31, 2018 at 1:00pm (CST)..