Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Lawn and Ground Maintenance Services for the National Weather Service Office located in Jacksonville, Florida (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial... COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Lawn and Ground Maintenance Services for the National Weather Service Office located in Jacksonville, Florida (I) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (II) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ number 1305M321QNWWW0023DR. (III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-03 (Feb 2021) and NOAA (Deviation 2019-03) (June 2019). (IV) This solicitation is total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 561730. The small business size standard is $8.0M (V) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services: Line Item No 0001 - Base Year – Services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping - lawn maintenance services at the National Weather Services (NWS) office in Jacksonville, Florida in accordance with statement of work, which is attached to the Standard Form SF-18, Request for Quote. Qty 12 months Line Item No. 1001 – Option Year 1 – Services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping - lawn maintenance services at the National Weather Services (NWS) office in Jacksonville, Florida in accordance with statement of work, which is attached to the Standard Form SF-18, Request for Quote. Qty 12 months Line Item No. – 1002 – Option Year 2 - Services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping - lawn maintenance services at the National Weather Services (NWS) office in Jacksonville, Florida in accordance with statement of work, which is attached to the Standard Form SF-18, Request for Quote. Qty 12 months Line Item No. 1003 – Option Year 3 - Services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping - lawn maintenance services at the National Weather Services (NWS) office in Jacksonville, Florida in accordance with statement of work, which is attached to the Standard Form SF-18, Request for Quote. Qty 12 months Line Item No. 1004 - Option Year 4 - Services, non-personal, to provide all equipment, labor and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping - lawn maintenance services at the National Weather Services (NWS) office in Jacksonville, Florida in accordance with statement of work, which is attached to the Standard Form SF-18, Request for Quote. Qty 12 months (VI) Description of requirements is as follows: See statement of work which is attached to the SF-18 Request for Quote Form. Department of Labor Wage Rates: WD 2015-4539, Revision No. 12 dated 12/21/2020 apply to this procurement, which can be found on: www.wdol.gov, applies to the procurement or available upon request. Offerors 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. TO SCHEDULE A SITE VISIT PLEASE CONTACT THE FOLLOWING NOAA POINT OF CONTACT: Scott Cordero, Meteorologist in Charge (MIC) 904-741-5186 ext. 222* The official is referred to throughout the specifications as the “MIC.” Alternate: Jessica Howell, 904-741-4370 ext. 221 (jessica.howell@noaa.gov) (VII) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: Period of performance: Base Year – 04/01/2021 through 03/31/2022 Option 1 - 04/01/2022 through 03/31/2023 Option 2 - 04/01/2023 through 03/31/2024 Option 3 - 04/01/2024 through 03/31/2025 Option 4 - 04/01/2025 through 03/31/2026 (VIII) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jun 2020), applies to this acquisition and is in full text in the RFQ SF-18. NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are nonresponsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. In addition to written price quotes, offers are instructed to provide: 1. Quotes shall be fully executed and returned on the Standard Form (SF) 18 and any acknowledgements of solicitation amendments on the SF 30 (if any are issued). 2. Submit quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are acceptable and can be sent to Diana.Romero@noaa.gov. 3. At a minimum the contractor shall provide the following information: a) Point of contact name, telephone and E-mail address. b) DUNS Number 4. Provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with 52.212-2 in this package. 5. The offeror shall complete the annual representations and certifications electronically in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. 6. Offerors must complete and return with the quote provisions 52.204-24 and 52.204-26 CONTRACTORS MUST BE ACTIVE IN SAM IN ORDER FOR QUOTES TO BE ACCEPTABLE. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT. (IX) 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered as a best value trade off. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Price 2) Past Performance – quote shall include at least two reference for similar services including a name, the phone number, full address, and email address (if available). The Government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the offeror, the agency’s knowledge of the contractor performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and past performance will be based on responsiveness, timeliness, quality, and customer service when contacting references. The government intends to award a firm-fixed price order on a best value basis. 3) Technical capability – quotes shall include a technically capability statement for services provided. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) (X) The clause at FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (FEB 2021)(DEVIATION 2020-11)(AUG 2020), applies to this acquisition and is in full text in the RFQ SF-18 applies to this acquisition and is in full text in the RFQ SF-18. The offeror shall complete the annual representations and certifications electronically in System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1. (XI) The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (Oct 2018) (Deviation 2017-02)(Aug 2017), applies to this acquisition and is in full text in the RFQ SF-18. (XII) The clause at 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items (Jan 2021) (Deviation 2020-11) (Aug 2020) (Deviation 2020-05) (Apr 2020) (Deviation 2017-05)(Sept 2017) applies to this acquisition and is in full text in the RFQ SF-18. (XIII) The following clauses are also applicable to this acquisition and are either in full text or by reference in the RFQ form SF18 in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Apr 1984) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Apr 1984) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (Jan 2011) 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (May 2012) 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (Sept 2013) 52.223-3 Hazardous Material Identification and Material Safety Data (Jan 1997) 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (May 2011) 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) 52.208-9 Contractor Use of Mandatory Sources of Supply or Services (May 2014) 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000) Department of Commerce (DOC) Commerce Acquisition Regulation (CAR) Clauses FOR FULL TEXT OF COMMERCE ACQUISITION CLAUSE OR PROVISIONS YOU MAY TO GO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: http://www.ecfr.gov/cgi-bin/retrieveECFR?gp=1&SID=0ff3b424806038599b185d9296e7950e&ty=HTML&h=L&mc=true&n=pt48.5.1352&r=PART The following DOC CAR clauses apply and are either in full text or by reference in the RFQ SF18 form. 1352.201-70, Contracting Officer's Authority (Apr 2010) 1352.209-73 Compliance With the Laws (Apr 2010) 1352.209-74 Organizational Conflict of Interest (Apr 2010) 1352.233-70 Agency Protests (Apr 2010) 1352.233-71 GAO and Court of Federal Claims protests (Apr 2010) 1352.237-71 Security Processing Requirements-Low Risk Contracts (APR 2010) Department of Commerce (DOC) NOAA Acquisition Manual (NAM) Solicitation and Contract Language FOR FULL TEXT OF NOAA SOLICITATION AND CONTRACT LANGUAGE YOU MAY TO GO THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE: https://www.ago.noaa.gov/acquisition/AcqManual/09_part1330-52.html#Subpart%201330-52.3%20NOAA%20AGO%20Solicitation%20and%20Contract%20Language%20Matrix The following DOC NAM language apply and are either in full text or by reference in the RFQ SF18 form. 1330-52.222-70 NOAA SEXUAL ASSAULT AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION AND RESPONSE POLICY (MAY 2018) 1330-52.237-70 Contractor Communications 1330-52.237-71 NOAA GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTOR RELATIONS – NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT (SEPT 2017) 1330-52.237-72 CONTRACTOR ACCESS TO NOAA FACILITIES (SEPT 2017) 1330-52.270-304 NOAA ACQUISITION AND GRANTS OFFICE OMBUDSMAN (OCT 2016) (XIV) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating does not apply. (XV) Quotes are required to be received in the contracting office no later than 04:00 PM CST on March 18, 2021. All quotes must be emailed to the attention of Diana Romero. The E-mail address is Diana.Romero@noaa.gov. (XVI) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Diana Romero, (303) 497-3761, E-email address is diana.romero@noaa.gov . THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT.