Swimming pool maintenance service at the VA San Diego Healthcare System

This FBO notice is to amend the previously combined synopsis and solicitation for the VA San Diego Healthcare System s service requirement for the recreation therapy swimming pool to include the following:

Please see the attached document(s) for amended combined RFQ, job site attendance and vendor questions & answers.

Quotes/Offers are due Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at 11 AM PST.

Please respond via email per original instructions on the 36C26218Q0545 notice to Hyacinthe Luna, hyacinthe.luna@va.gov.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 -- Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, in conjunction with FAR -- Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures and supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; offers are being requested and a written solicitation is attached to this announcement.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-97, dated January 24, 2018.

Solicitation # 36C26218Q0545 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and constitutes the only solicitation. The Government intends to award a single Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) award from this solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561790 and the Small Business Administration s (SBA) size standard is $7.5M for this procurement. This procurement will be issued as a 100% total set aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs), see FAR Clause 52.219-27 and VAAR Clause 852.219-10.

The Government is seeking a Contractor to furnish all equipment, parts, tools, labor, supervision, transportation and travel related costs for the maintenance and cleaning services for the recreation therapy pool.

Place of Performance: VA San Diego Healthcare System (VASDHS), 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161.

Period of Performance: Tentatively June 1, 2018 to May 31, 2019 for the base year, and up to 4 one-year options at the discretion of the Government.

Provisions / Clauses: The following provisions / clauses: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, and 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items are applicable to this acquisition. Please see the attached SF 1449 Solicitation for the Statement of Work (SOW), additional clauses / provisions, and other pertinent information relative to this solicitation offerors shall review and be aware of.

Site Visit: Attendance is NOT mandatory, but highly encouraged so offeror(s) can inspect the site(s) where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent the information is reasonably obtainable. This will be the only site visit provided by the Government. Offerors shall be responsible and shall not be reimbursed by the Government for any costs or travel expenses incurred related to the site visit.

A site visit is scheduled for May 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM PST. All offerors will meet at VA San Diego Healthcare System located at 3350 La Jolla Village Dr., San Diego, CA 92161. Offeror(s) will meet with Hyacinthe Luna, Contract Specialist in front of the main entrance of the hospital, as he will be hosting the site visit and obtain temporary badges. Parking is very limited and it is suggested offerors who plan to attend to plan accordingly.

Interested parties should sign up in advance to attend the site visit by notifying the Contract Specialist Hyacinthe Luna via email: hyacinthe.luna@va.gov no later than 4:00 PM PST on May 15, 2018. The email must include the following:

Subject of email: RFQ # 36C26218Q0545 VASDHS SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE SERVICE Site Visit Request;

Body of email:

Company Name;

Point of Contact, phone number and email address; and

List of all attendees (no more than 2 attendees per company)

Basis of Award: Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The Government s intent is to award without discussions. Lowest price is the only factor that will be used to evaluate offers (see FAR Provision 52.212-2). Award will be made to the lowest priced offer that is determined to be reasonable. After making selection of the lowest price offeror, the Contracting Officer will determine if the selected offeror is responsible. In addition to the General Standard of Responsibility found in FAR 9.104-1 and in accordance with FAR 9.104-2, the following Special Standard of Responsibility apply to this procurement:

Specialized requirement:

Contractor and/or contractor s employee(s) performing on this contract shall be asbestos certified, as such, asbestos certification shall be submitted along with the quote.

Submitting Offer: Offeror(s) are reminded to thoroughly review the solicitation in its entirety and shall submit their offer using the Price/Cost Schedule found in section B.3 (pages 5) of the SF 1449. Complete box 17a of page and sign/print/date in box 30a/b/c/ of page 1. Offeror is advised the Government may be unable to receive other types of electronic files (e.g. compressed or zip files) or files larger than ten (10) megabytes (MB). It is the offeror s responsibility to ensure all required documents are included and completed as required by this solicitation. Offeror(s) shall submit their quotes to Tue Tran via email at hyacinthe.luna@va.gov. Ensure to reference solicitation / RFQ # : 36C26218Q0545 VASDHS SWIMMING POOL MAINTENANCE SERVICE in the subject line of the email.

Submission Deadline: All offer(s) shall be received by May 22, 2018 by 12:00 PM PST. Offer(s) received after the prescribed deadline, may be considered non-responsive and may not be considered for award.

Questions or Inquiries: All any immediate question(s) or concern(s) please contact Hyacinthe Luna, Office #: 562-766-2285, or email: hyacinthe.luna@va.gov.