Services, Inspection and Cleaning of Kitchen Hoods

The purpose of this Amendment is to notify contractors that the site visit will be 15 August 2019 at 9:00 am. We will be meeting at Bldg 2 3rd Floor in front of the elevators.

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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION 36C24819Q1207

General Information

Action Code:

Combined Synopsis Solicitation

Document Type:

RFQ

RFQ Number:

36C24819Q1207

Posted Date:

July 25, 2019

Response Date:

August 30, 2019

Classification Code:

J073

Set Aside:

SDVOSB

NAICS Code:

811310

Contracting Office Address

NCO 8

ATTN: David Wesley Hess

10000 Bay Pines Blvd, Bldg. 2 RM 332

Bay Pines, FL 33744

Description

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued.

This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) FAC 2019-11, 06-20-2019.

All offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award of a federal contract registered in the record must be complete and not missing elements such as representations and certifications. Also, if you are a Service Disabled Veteran Owned Business (SDVOSB) please be sure to be registered in VIP (Vendor Information Pages) at https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811310 with a small business size standard of $7.5 million.

The Network Contracting Office 8, RPO East intends to award a fixed priced contract to obtain Housekeeping services for the following CBOC's: South St. Petersburg, Palm Harbor, Sarasota, Bradenton, Naples, Port Charlotte, Sebring.

This procurement is a 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) set-aside and all eligible offerors are encouraged to submit quotes. To be considered for award prospective offerors must be a verified SDVOSB concern in the VA Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) Veteran Information Pages (VIP) pages https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/ at the date and time set for receipt of offers. An Offeror who is not a verified SDVOB concern at the date and time set for receipt of offers will be considered Small Business to be considered for award. All offerors must be registered in System for Award Management (SAM) at http://www.sam.gov to be considered for an award of a federal contract registered in the record must be complete and not missing elements such as representations and certifications.

All questions regarding this RFQ must be in writing and may be sent by e mail to david.hess2@va.gov

A Site visit will be conducted on 15 August 2019 beginning at 9:00 am

Questions must be received no later than August 20, 2019 at 12:00 PM. No further questions will be accepted after that date and time.

ANSWERS TO VENDOR QUESTIONS: Answers to vendor questions will be posted to FBO on Wednesday, August 23, 2019 by 18:00 PM EST.

You are reminded that representatives from your company SHALL NOT contact any Bay Pines VA Healthcare System personnel to discuss this RFQ during this RFQ process. All questions and concerns regarding this RFQ shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

Quotes are due by 4:00 P.M. EST on August 30, 2019. Quotes received after this date and time will be considered late. Quotes shall be submitted via email to david.hess2@va.gov.

Quoters shall provide a price within the following Price/Cost Schedule.

VA will select the service that represents the Best Value to the Government to fulfill the requirement based on the judgment of the Contracting Officer and VA users.

a. The Contracting Officer will read all the quotes.

b. The Government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum.

c. The government is not required to select a response that exceeds the minimum.

d. Quotes deemed too expensive or not practical for VA will not be considered further and without notice to the submitter.

e. Each response must at a minimum meet the RFQ s requirement statement.

f. The Government is not requesting or accepting alternate proposal(s).

g. VA will compare quotes against each other in an impartial and simplified manner based on FAR part 13. Source selection techniques described in FAR part 15 will not be used.

h. VA may ask questions to one or more submitters, but is not obligated to do so.

i. The Government may reject all quotes.

j. The Contracting Officer and VA users may use any means available to examine the past performance as stated above.

k. VA may discuss price or price discounts with the one or more submitters before awarding an order or rejecting all quotes.

Points of Contact

Contracting Officer

Name: David Wesley Hess

Organization: NCO 8

Phone No.: (727) 399-3325

E-Mail Address: david.hess2@va.gov