St. Thomas CBOC Janitorial Serivces

Added: Aug 12, 2011 3:39 pm The Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS) has a requirement for Janitorial services at the St. Thomas Community Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC), St. Thomas, USVI. The proposed Solicitation number is VA-248-11-RP-0895. The contractor shall provide all necessary labor, material, and supervision to render building cleaning and maintenance services. The Contractor shall provide the required janitorial services Monday through Friday from 7:00 AM to 4:30 PM. Some janitorial services shall be performed after normal business hours. The Government occupied space consists of approximately 4,508 net usable square feet. The contract place of performance will take place in the following address:



VA Caribbean Healthcare System

St. Thomas CBOC

Medical Foundation Building

Suite 101

St Thomas, VI



This procurement will be set aside using a Cascading Set-Aside Procedure. The Government will award at the highest possible tier. The tiers will be as follows:



1st Tier: SDVOSB

2nd Tier: VOSB

3rd Tier: All other small businesses



This procurement will be performed in accordance with FAR part 12 "Acquisition of Commercial Items" and the Source Selection Process will be "Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) as established in FAR part 15 "Contracting by Negotiation". The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 561720 "Janitorial Services" and the business size standard is $16.5 Million, which is applicable to this acquisition. All responses to written questions, which may affect offers, will be incorporated into a written amendment to the solicitation. Offerors are reminded that in order to be eligible for an award, they shall comply with the limitations on subcontracting. RFP packages shall not be faxed by the offerors. THE SOLICITATION WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE ON OR ABOUT August 22, 2011 with a due date of September 2, 2011 by 12:00 pm, Atlantic Standard Time. Copies of the solicitation may be obtained at no charge at the Federal Business Opportunities System website https://www.fbo.gov . This solicitation will be available in electronic format ONLY. Dissemination is limited to electronic medium and the VA WILL NOT PROVIDE HARD COPIES. Any amendments issued to this solicitation will also be available at the URL address. Once the solicitation is posted, offerors are advised that they are responsible to review and monitor the solicitation in the Federal Business Opportunity website frequently to ensure that they have the most up to date information about this acquisition. Offerors are responsible for downloading their own copy of the solicitation and amendments. Questions shall be submitted IN WRITING at the following e-mail address Jose.Vazquez-Lopez@va.gov. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE HONORED. In all request you must include solicitation number, title, your company name, phone & fax number, and the primary point of contact. Solicitation package will include due date for submitting questions. When solicitation is posted, proposals shall be emailed to above electronic address or mailed to:





Department of Veterans Affairs

Network Contracting Activity 8

Tres Rios Building, #27

Ave. J. Gonzalez Giusti, Suite 600 Contracting

Guaynabo PR 00968