Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMENDMENT 0003 (05/16/2024): Additional Q&A Question 1: Is the drainage ditch, in front of the facility and along Airport Rd, included in the service area? Response 1: Yes, please include in pricing. ... AMENDMENT 0003 (05/16/2024): Additional Q&A Question 1: Is the drainage ditch, in front of the facility and along Airport Rd, included in the service area? Response 1: Yes, please include in pricing. END OF AMENDMENT 0003. AMENDMENT 0002 (05/13/2024): Additional Q&A Question 1: I would like to have the sq ft for the project. Response 1: The Program Office estimates that the scope of the area is about 2 acres, or about 87,000 square feet. This is only an estimate based on publicly available satellite imaging programs online. As previously specified, vendors are strongly 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 reasonable obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. Please reach out to the local point of contact listed at FAR 52.237-1 within the full solicitation attachment to schedule a site visit. END OF AMENDMENT 0002. AMENDMENT 0001 (05/09/2024): Q&A Question 1: Could you kindly provide either a floor plan/map or some pictures of the area to be serviced? Response 1: Site visits are available and highly encouraged. Please review FAR provision 52.237-1 for information on scheduling a visit to inspect the place of performance. Question 2: Would it be possible to obtain the square footage of the area to be serviced? Response 2: Site visits are available and highly encouraged. Please review FAR provision 52.237-1 for information on scheduling a visit to inspect the place of performance. Question 3: Is there an incumbent contractor for this project? Response 3: The previous contract was awarded to Elite Quality Services, LLC for an aggregate total contract amount of $32,940.00. END OF AMENDMENT 0001. COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION Non-personal Groundskeeping Services for New Orleans Weather Forecast Office (WFO) (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 1305M324Q0232. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-04 (May 2024). (iv) This solicitation is being issued as a total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 561730. The small business size standard is $9.5 million. (v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial services: CLIN 0001 – Base Year Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Slidell, LA, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2025. CLIN 1001 – Option Year 1 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Slidell, LA, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026. CLIN 2001 – Option Year 2 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Slidell, LA, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 07/01/2026 through 06/30/2027. CLIN 3001 – Option Year 3 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Slidell, LA, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 07/01/2027 through 06/30/2028. CLIN 4001 – Option Year 4 Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary for groundskeeping services at the National Weather Service (NWS) Weather Forecast Office (WFO) in Slidell, LA, in accordance with the Statement of Work. Period of Performance 07/01/2028 through 06/30/2029. (vi) Description of requirements is as follows: See attached Statement of Work which applies to Base Year and all Option Years 1 – 4, and Department of Labor Wage Rates: WD 2015-5189, Revision No. 26, dated 12/26/2023, which can be found on: https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations INVOICES TO BE BILLED MONTHLY IN ARREARS. PROVIDE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRICING FOR EACH BASE AND OPTION YEAR. QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED SF18 FORM OR ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD. (vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: Period of performance shall be: Base Year for a twelve month period 07/01/2024 through 06/30/2025. Option Period 1 for a twelve month period 07/01/2025 through 06/30/2026. Option Period 2 for a twelve month period 07/01/2026 through 06/30/2027. Option Period 3 for a twelve month period 07/01/2027 through 06/30/2028. Option Period 4 for a twelve month period 07/01/2028 through 06/30/2029. Place of Performance is 62300 Airport Road, Slidell, LA 70460-5243. (viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sept 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. (ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. (x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision with its offer. (xi) FAR clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023), applies to this acquisition and can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. (xii) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Feb 2024), applies to this acquisition apply can be found in full text on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. (xiii) Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions that apply can be found on the Request for Quote form SF18 attachment. (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 12:00PM MST/MDT on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. All quotes must be submitted electronically via email to stephanie.mas@noaa.gov. (xvi) Any questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted electronically via email to stephanie.mas@noaa.gov. UTILIZATION OF FEDCONNECT® FOR CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION The Department of Commerce will utilize the FedConnect® web portal in administering this award. The contractor must be registered in FedConnect® and have access to the FedConnect® website located at https://www.fedconnect.net/Fedconnect/. For assistance in registering or for other FedConnect® questions please call the FedConnect® Help Desk at (800) 899-6665 or email at support@fedconnect.net. There is no charge for registration in or use of FedConnect®. (End) 1352.215-72 Inquiries (Apr 2010) OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING VIA EMAIL TO stephanie.mas@noaa.gov. QUESTIONS SHOULD BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN Tuesday, May 14, 2024. Any responses to questions will be made in writing, without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of clause) 52.237-1 Site Visit (Apr 1984) 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. (End of provision) A site visit is highly recommended but not required. Offerors 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. Please contact Melissa McIntier at 985-645-0441 or Melissa.mcintier@noaa.gov to set up a time to visit the site. All questions during the site visit should be submitted electronically to stephanie.mas@noaa.gov. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) 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 non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror. 1. Submit PDF or Microsoft Word format quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are required and can be sent to stephanie.mas@noaa.gov. 2. Offeror shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at https://sam.gov/content/home) in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award. Must provide their UEID/CAGE CODE with their quote. 3. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of them or their capability. 4. Offerors must provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2. Offerors who do not provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted. 1. Technical Acceptability/Capability 2. Certification/Licensing documentation outlined within the Statement of Work 3. Price “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”. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a). (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. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on the following; 1. Technical Acceptability/Capability. Quote shall include at least two references for similar and relevant services including the phone number, full address, and e-mail address to demonstrate the offeror’s capability to successfully perform the services listed in the Statement of Work. The offeror's past performance on related contracts will be evaluated to determine, as appropriate, successful performance of contract requirements, quality and timeliness of delivery of goods and services, cost management, communications between contracting parties, proactive management and customer satisfaction. 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 Offeror performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and will be based on responsiveness, quality, and customer services. 2. Certification/Licensing documentation outlined within the Statement of Work 3. Price. The Government intends to award a low priced, technically acceptable, single firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30. (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)