Inactive SBA Certified Economically Disadvantaged WOSB (EDWOSB) Program Set-Aside (FAR 19.15)

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Professional Development Center in Frederick Maryland Intends to negotiate Basic Ordering ... The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal Plant Health Inspection Services, Plant Protection and Quarantine, Professional Development Center in Frederick Maryland Intends to negotiate Basic Ordering Agreements In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR 16.703, for Quarterly Cleaning for a base year and four possible option years. Pricing shall include all costs necessary to accomplish the services in the statement of work (including but not limited to: overhead, general and administrative, profit, insurance, transportation, labor hours, equipment and supplies) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561720 Janitorial Services). This solicitation and award will be a 100% set aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.219-29. USDA/APHIS/PPQ/PDC and Contracting Personnel will only accept quotes from Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns will not be considered. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns The US Department of Labor Wage Determination 2015-4269, Revision 11, Dated 12/23/2019, for Frederick County, Maryland, where the work will be performed Apply to this Service, and can be found at https://beta.sam.gov/wage-determination Location of Services 67 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite A2, (Building 2) Frederick, MD 21702 12,084 square feet of usable space 69 Thomas Johnson Drive Suite 100, (Building 1) Frederick, MD 21702 25,782 square feet of usable space ***PLEASE CHECK location address and be sure transportation cost is feasible. There will be no reimbursement for transportation or communication costs for this location. Site Visits: In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.237-1 SITE VISIT; interested parties or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site 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 that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Site visits are at the discretion of the facility. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Please contact the facility to find out what days they will be receiving vendors so that the proper security arrangements may be made. Terrina Hairston Administrative Support Assistant USDA/APHIS/PPQ/PDC 67 and 69 Thomas Johnson Drive Frederick, MD 21702 240-529-0209 Terrina.M.Hairston@aphis.usda.gov The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation. FAIR OPPORTUNITY In Accordance with FAR 16.505 Ordering. (b) (1) (i) & (ii) (b) Orders under multiple-award contracts— (1) Fair opportunity. (i) The contracting officer must provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order exceeding $3,500 issued under multiple delivery-order contracts or multiple task-order contracts. (ii) The contracting officer may exercise broad discretion in developing appropriate order placement procedures. The contracting officer should keep submission requirements to a minimum. Contracting officers may use streamlined procedures, including oral presentations. If the order does not exceed the simplified acquisition threshold, the contracting officer need not contact each of the multiple awardees under the contract before selecting an order awardee if the contracting officer has information available to ensure that each awardee is provided a fair opportunity to be considered for each order. The competition requirements in Part 6 and the policies in subpart 15.3 do not apply to the ordering process. However, the contracting officer must— Develop placement procedures that will provide each awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for each order and that reflect the requirement and other aspects of the contracting environment; Not use any method (such as allocation or designation of any preferred awardee) that would not result in fair consideration being given to all awardees prior to placing each order; Tailor the procedures to each acquisition; Include the procedures in the solicitation and the contract; and (E) Consider price or cost under each order as one of the factors in the selection decision. The Government intends to provide the full package for solicitation number 12639520Q0101 and all amendments via this web site. Questions must be submitted in writing via fax or email prior to this notice end date. No telephone inquiries will be honored. The Federal Government is not responsible for notifications to interested parties regarding the issuance of the solicitation nor any of its amendments. It is the responsibility of interested parties to check this website periodically for updates. Telephone and email requests will not be accepted Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must first obtain a Dunn and Bradstreet number. If your company does not have a DUNS number, you may contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one by calling 1- 866-705-5711or via the following website: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform Anyone interested in doing business with the USDA must also first be listed in the government’s System for Award Management known as SAM. You may register on line with http://sam.gov. A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. Interested persons may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through http://sam.gov or by calling 1-866-606-8220 ***REGISTRATION IS FREE***