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This amendment to solicitation is to add evaluation criterion which was inadvertently left in the original posting. COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. Class Code: Z1 2. NAICS Code: 23... This amendment to solicitation is to add evaluation criterion which was inadvertently left in the original posting. COMBO SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. Class Code: Z1 2. NAICS Code: 238290 3. Subject: Continuance of a maintenance program for the filtration of undesirable contaminants in the water systems utilized for personal, as well as laboratory purposes, on Spesutie Island, ARL, APG, MD and Graces Quarters, 9 Lace Road, Middle River, ARL, MD. 4. Solicitation Number: W911QX22Q0109 5. Set-Aside Code: 100% Total Small Busines Set Aside 6. Response Date: Offers are due Five (5) business days after solicitation posting 7. Place of Delivery/Performance: U.S. Army Research Laboratory Spesutie Island, MD Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005 U.S. Army Research Laboratory Graces Quarters,MD 9 Lace Road, Middle River, MD. 8. (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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) The solicitation number is W911QX22Q0109. This acquisition is issued as an request for quotation (RFQ) (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07. (iv) This acquisition is set-aside for Small Businesses. The associated NAICS code is 238290 The small business size standard is $19,500,000.00 (v) The following is a list of contract line item number(s) and items, quantities and units of measure, (including option(s), if applicable): CLIN 0001 – Base Year Four (4), Quarterly Water Treatment Maintenance Service Visits CLIN 0002 – Year 1 (Option) Four (4), Quarterly Water Treatment Maintenance Service Visits CLIN 0003 - Year 2 (Option) Four (4), Quarterly Water Treatment Maintenance Service Visits CLIN 0004 - Year 3 (Option) Four (4), Quarterly Water Treatment Maintenance Service Visits CLIN 0005 - Year 4 (Option) Four (4), Quarterly Water Treatment Maintenance Service Visits (vi) Description of requirements: Continuance of a maintenance program for the filtration of undesirable contaminants in the water systems utilized for personal, as well as laboratory purposes, on Spesutie Island, ARL, APG, MD and Graces Quarters, 9 Lace Road, Middle River, ARL, MD. See attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for full scope of work. (vii) Delivery is required by Period of Performance from 30 September 2022 through 29 September 2023 and yearly option years. Delivery shall be made to Spesutie Island, ARL, APG, MD and Graces Quarters, 9 Lace Road, Middle River, ARL, MD. Acceptance shall be performed at Spesutie Island, ARL, APG, MD and Graces Quarters, 9 Lace Road, Middle River, ARL, MD.The FOB point is Destination. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this provision: NONE (ix) The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items is applicable to this acquisition. The specific evaluation criteria to be included in paragraph (a) of that provision are as follows: See attached Evaluation Criteria. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3 (with its Alternate I), Offeror Representations with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda have been attached to this clause NONE (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items and the selected clauses listed in DFARS 212.301 Solicitation provisions and Contract Clauses for the Acquisition of Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR/DFARS clauses cited in this clause are applicable: 52.204-10 REPORTING EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION AND FIRST-TIER SUBCONTRACT AWARDS (JUL 2013) 52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT’ INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, OR PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT (AUG 2013) 52.219-6 DEVIATION 2020-O00008 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (MAR 2020) 52.219-28 POST-AWARD SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REREPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (JUN 2003) 52.222-19 DEVIATION 2020-O0019 CHILD LABOR--COOPERATION WITH AUTHORITIES AND REMEDIES (JAN 2020) 52.222-21 PROHIBITION OF SEGREGATED FACILITIES (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY (MAR 2007) 52.222-35 EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR VETERANS ACT (OCT 2015) 52.222-36 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (JUL 2014) 52.222-37 EMPLOYMENT REPORTS ON SPECIAL DISABLED VETERANS, VETERANS OF THE VIETNAM ERA, AND OTHER ELIGIBLE VETERANS (FEB 2016) 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (FAR 2015) 52.222-54 EMPLOYMENT ELIGIBILITY VERIFICATION (AUG 2013) 52.223-18 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING WHILE DRIVING (AUG 2011) 52.225-13 RESTRICTIONS ON CERTAIN FOREIGN PURCHASES (JUN 2008) 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER—CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (JUL 2013) 52.232-36 PAYMENT BY THIRD PARTY (MAY 2014) 52.222-41 SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 (MAY 2014) 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014) 52.222-55 MINIMUM WAGES UNDER EXECUITVE ORDER 13658 (DEC 2014) 52.222-62 PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706) 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005 REPRESENTATION RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (NOV 2011) (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions apply (full text of all FAR/DFARS clauses that contain fill-in information, as well as all local clauses, can be found in the attached Provisions and Clauses Full-Text document): 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018) 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (JUL 2015) 52.204-18 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE MAINTENANCE (JUL 2015) 52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (DEC 2019) 52.204-26 COVERED TELECOMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES – REPRESENTATION (OCT 2020) 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2017) 52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (NOV 2021) 52.212-3 ALT I OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2021) ALT I (OCT 2014) 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS SUBCONTRACTORS 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998) 252.203-7000 REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMPENSATION OF FORMER DOD OFFICIALS (SEP 2011) 252.204-7000 DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION 252.204-7012 SAFEGUARDING COVERED DEFENSE INFORMATION AND CYBER INCIDENT REPORTING (SEP 2015) 252.232-7003 ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF PAYMENT REQUESTS AND RECEIVING REPORTS (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (MAY 2013) ACC-APG POINT OF CONTACT GARRISON-ALC POINT OF CONTACT TECHNICAL POINT OF CONTACT ARL/ALC/GARRISON NON-PERSONAL SERVICES (JUL 2012) AT-OPSEC REQUIREMENTS TYPE OF CONTRACT GOVERNMENT INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE EXERCISE OF OPTION RECEIVING ROOM REQUIREMENTS (ALC) PAYMENT OFFICE (BANKCARD) TAX EXEMPTION CERT. (GARRISON) PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS DFARS COMMERCIAL CLAUSES SUPERVISION OF EMPLOYEES WORK HOURS IDENTIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES GOVERNMENT-CONTRACTOR RELATIONSHIPS AUTHORIZATION TO USE GOVERNMENT FACILITIES REQUIRED INSURANCE COVERAGE COMMERCIAL ACQUISITION PROVISIONS & CLAUSES (DFARS) EXCEPTIONS OR CONDITIONS CONTAINED IN OFFEROR'S PROPOSAL FOREIGN NATIONALS PERFORMING UNDER CONTRACT (xiv) This acquisition is rated under the Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) as N/A. (xv) The following notes apply to this announcement: In accordance with FAR 32.003, contract financing cannot not be provided for this acquisition. (xvi) Offers are due Five (5) business days after solicitation posting, by 11:59 AM EST, at douglas.c.dennard.civ@army.mil and adaleta.dougherty2.ctr@army.mil. (xvii) For information regarding this solicitation, please contact For information regarding this solicitation, please contact douglas.c.dennard.civ@army.mil, Phone: 301-394-3371 or adaleta.dougherty2.ctr@army.mil, Phone: 301-394-6305.

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(1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitati... (1) Action Code : SOURCES SOUGHT This is a Sources Sought Notice only. This is not a request for proposal, but a survey to locate potential sources. This Sources Sought does not constitute an Invitation for Bids, Request for Proposals, or a Request for Quotations, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue an order or otherwise pay for the information solicited, nor is it a guarantee of a forthcoming solicitation or contract. It is for market research purposes only. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community: Small Business, Section 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB-Zone), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), and Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB). The Government must ensure there is adequate competition among the potential pool of responsible contractors. Small business, Section 8(a), HUBZone, SDVOSB, WOSB, & EDWOSB businesses are highly encouraged to participate. (2) Date: 03 August 2022 (3) Classification Code : F1 (4) NAICS Code: 238220 (5) NAICS Size Standard: $16.5 Million (6) Contracting Office Address: 2800 Powder Mill Road Bldg. 601 Adelphi, Maryland 20783 (7) Subject: Sources Sought for maintenance of water treatment systems located at the Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD. (8) Proposed Solicitation Number: W911QX22Q0109 (9) Sources Sought Closing Response Date: 08/10/2022 (10) Contact Point: Adaleta Dougherty, Acquisition Specialist, adaleta.dougherty2.ctr@army.mil Swati Jain, Contract Specialist, swati.jain2.civ@army.mil (11) A. Objective: To find sources that are qualified to meet the supplies/services as listed in section 11B. Note that the specific requirements in section C are subject to change prior to the release of any solicitation. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS) Maintenance of Water Treatment Systems Army Research Laboratory (ARL), Spesutie Island and Graces Quarters, Aberdeen Proving Ground (APG), MD 08 March 2022 C.1 BACKGROUND: In 2002, water treatment systems were installed at ARL APG, Spesutie Island, MD, which was maintained by ARL’s Department of Public Works (DPW). DPW also provided maintenance of the water treatment systems, which was included with the system installation. The service performed by DPW for the maintenance was stopped in approximately 2008. C.2 OBJECTIVE: ARL requires continuance of a maintenance program for the filtration of undesirable contaminants in the water systems utilized for personal, as well as laboratory purposes, on Spesutie Island, ARL, APG, MD and Graces Quarters, 9 Lace Road, Middle River, ARL, MD. The current water has been certified as “potable” for human use, but due to certain contaminants, especially iron, quarterly maintenance is required to ensure that damage to highly specialized equipment used in experimental operations does not occur. C.3 REQUIREMENTS: Base Year Maintenance: C.3.1 The Contractor shall perform a Quarterly Site Visit on all existing water treatment systems and applicable control units located in Buildings on Spesutie Island (16 total locations). The Quarterly Site Visit shall include the following maintenance and testing: C.3.1.1 The Contractor shall ensure maintenance on each water treatment system is performed at the end of each quarter. Maintenance shall include all of the following: C. 3.1.1.1 All required chemicals, feeder fills, filter changes, resin cleaning, rebedding of filters, and salts to operate the water treatment systems based upon Culligan, the original equipment manufacturer’s (OEM), standards of the water treatment systems. C. 3.1.1.2 Mixing of chlorine solution and blow down of retention tanks of dissolved impurities. C. 3.1.2 The Contractor shall perform water testing at each Quarterly Site Visit and make any adjustments necessary to maintain the water standards listed in Section C.3.2. C.3.1.3 The Contractor shall test the 30 or 55 gallon contact/retention tanks, depending on which unit is being serviced, to ensure that they remain fully functional in accordance with the OEM standards. Should the 30 or 55 gallon tanks fail to meet the OEM functionality standards, the Contractor shall replace the 30 or 55 gallon contract/retention tanks no later than (NLT) one (1) business day after receipt of required repair/replacement items. All repair/replacement items will be purchased by the Government and provided to the Contractor as Government Furnished Items (GFI) prior to repair/replacement. The Contractor shall ensure approval is obtained, from the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), prior to repair/replacement of any and all water systems. C.3.2 The Contractor shall record all of the results of the Quarterly Site Visit to include service conducted, test results, and recommendations for repair or replacement and provide the results in writing to the COR no later than five (5) business days after each visit. C.3.2.1 If any of the water treatment system parts located in the buildings listed in section C.3.1 are determined to be below the OEM’s standards during the Quarterly Site Visit, the Contractor shall notify the COR in writing the same day the discrepancy was discovered and the need for repair and/or replacement of the water treatment system parts. If the COR approves of the repair and/or replacement of the water treatment system parts, the Government will purchase and provide the Contractor with the required part. The Contractor shall repair/and or replace the water treatment system part within one business day (1) after receipt of the required Government purchased part(s) from the COR. The Contractor shall ensure approval is obtained, from the COR, prior to repair of any and all water systems. All repair parts will be purchased by the Government and provided to the Contractor. C.3.2.2 If any of the water treatment systems located in the buildings listed in Section C.3.1 are determined to be below the OEM’s standards, the Contractor shall return the system to the OEM’s standards and notify the COR in writing the same day. If the Contractor is unable to return the system to the OEM’s standards, they shall provide a recommendation if a new system installation is required. C.3.3 Emergency Service If the Government reports an emergency system or part failure on any of water treatment systems located in the buildings listed in section C.3.1, the Contractor shall respond (four (4) – seven (7) reports annually) to the Government’s emergency repair call within one (1) business day of call and return the system or part to the OEM’s standards. If a repair/replacement part is required, the Government will purchase and provide the Contractor with the required part. The Contractor shall repair/and or replace the water treatment system part within one (1) business day after receipt of the required Government purchased part(s) from the COR. C.3.4 Service Regulations The Contractor shall ensure that all disposals, installations, repair, and/or replacements of water treatment systems and parts are in accordance with Federal, State and local requirements.