Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

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-AS ... 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-AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTATIONS ARE BEING REQUESTED, AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION DOCUMENT WILL NOT BE ISSUED. This solicitation is a Request for Proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2019-02. Effective date: 05/2019 The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 811310 - Commercial and Industrial Machinery and Equipment (except Automotive and Electronic) Repair and Maintenance. The small business size standard is $7.5 million. This acquisition is set aside for small businesses. Simplified acquisition procedures will be utilized. BACKGROUND INFORMATION: NIST, OFPM, Grounds Services and Support provides services to the Gaithersburg campus in the form of general grounds services, emergency response to inclement weather, response to underground utility breaks requiring excavation, and response to storm related damage. These services include excavating and repairing underground utility breaks, installation of new utilities, tree work requiring removal of stumps with a backhoe, and emergency response to storm damage and downed trees requiring equipment to lift large limbs and tree trunks, clearing of snow and ice from roads, parking lots, and sidewalks with backhoes and loaders. APPLICABLE ATTACHMENTS: Attached to this solicitation is the following: • RFQ with Provisions, Clauses, Statement of Work and Evaluation Criteria INQUIRIES: Offerors must submit all questions concerning this solicitation in writing electronically to maliaka.pinkney@nist.gov. and dechanta.vaughan@nist.gov. Questions must be received no later July 1, 2019. 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 responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract. (End of Provision). PAYMENT TERMS Invoices shall be submitted at completion of delivery. Invoices shall be accurate, up-to-date, free from duplications and show the following information; Contractors company information, and the date of invoicing. Invoicing will be sent to accounts payable at NIST. All invoicing must be approved by the COR and or the Contracting Officer before payment is made. Invoices should be sent to invoice@nist.gov for payment. DUE DATE FOR QUOTATIONS E-mail quotations are required. All quotations must be submitted, via e-mail, to Maliaka Pinkney at maliaka.pinkney@nist.gov. Facsimile quotations will NOT be accepted. Submission must be received not later than 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time on July 8, 2019. An e-mail quotation shall be considered received when it is received in Maliaka Pinkney's electronic inbox.