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

AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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... AMENDMENT NOTICE: 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. The solicitation number is W911RQ22R9111 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730 with a small business size standard of $7.50M. This requirement is an Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted, and, unless otherwise displayed at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com, will end on: 2022-05-31 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time. This time supersedes the Offers Due Time listed above. FOB Destination shall be Texarkana, TX 75507 The ACC - DTA RRAD requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 06/01/2022 - 05/31/2023 LI 001: MOWING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Provide various levels of mowing and grounds maintenance services including Lawn Mowing Type I, Tractor Mowing (Bush Hog) Type II, Edging, and Other Grounds Maintenance Work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, 1, LOT; Option 1 Period of Performance: 06/01/2023 - 05/31/2024 LI 001: MOWING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Provide various levels of mowing and grounds maintenance services including Lawn Mowing Type I, Tractor Mowing (Bush Hog) Type II, Edging, and Other Grounds Maintenance Work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, 1, LOT; Option 2 Period of Performance: 06/01/2024 - 05/31/2025 LI 001: MOWING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Provide various levels of mowing and grounds maintenance services including Lawn Mowing Type I, Tractor Mowing (Bush Hog) Type II, Edging, and Other Grounds Maintenance Work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, 1, LOT; Option 3 Period of Performance: 06/01/2025 - 05/31/2026 LI 001: MOWING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Provide various levels of mowing and grounds maintenance services including Lawn Mowing Type I, Tractor Mowing (Bush Hog) Type II, Edging, and Other Grounds Maintenance Work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, 1, LOT; Option 4 Period of Performance: 06/01/2026 - 05/31/2027 LI 001: MOWING AND GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES Provide various levels of mowing and grounds maintenance services including Lawn Mowing Type I, Tractor Mowing (Bush Hog) Type II, Edging, and Other Grounds Maintenance Work in accordance with the Performance Work Statement, 1, LOT; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, ACC - DTA RRAD intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison Marketplace. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. ACC - DTA RRAD is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com. Offerors that are not currently registered to use https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com should proceed to https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive https://marketplace.unisonglobal.com process. Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Required Documents: Please read and adhere to the required documents concerning pricing. It is imperative for evaluations. Mowing Services Q&A: Please see compiled list of Q&A. Master Cutting List: Master Cut List has been finalized with correct header information. Employees Rights Flyer: Please See Attachment Wage Determination: Please see Attachment. New Equipment ONLY; NO remanufactured or "gray market" items. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) at the time an offer or quotation is submitted, excluding the exceptions outlined in FAR 4.1102(a). Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-34. 252.232-7006 WIDE AREA WORKFLOW PAYMENT INSTRUCTIONS (DEC 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization. “Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF). “Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system. “Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232- 7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. (c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall— (1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and (2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site. (d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/. (e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol. (f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order: (1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s): (i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher. (ii) For fixed price line items— (A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.) (B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer. 2 IN 1 __________________________________________________ (Contracting Officer: Insert either “Invoice 2in1” or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.) (iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request. (iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request. (v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request. (2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract. [Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.] (3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system. Routing Data Table* Field Name in WAWF Data to be entered in WAWF Pay Official DoDAAC HQ0303 Issue By DoDAAC W911RQ Admin DoDAAC** W911RQ Inspect By DoDAAC W911RQ Ship To Code ____ Ship From Code ____ Mark For Code ____ Service Approver (DoDAAC) W911RQ Service Acceptor (DoDAAC) ____ Accept at Other DoDAAC LEAVE BLANK!! LPO DoDAAC ____ DCAA Auditor DoDAAC ____ Other DoDAAC(s) ____ (*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert “See Schedule” or “Not applicable.”) (**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a) (13).) (4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable. (5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F. (g) WAWF point of contact. (1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact. (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”) (2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed. (End of clause) Invoicing will be done monthly via ELINS for actuals only as follows: A0001 Mowing Type 1-weekly Unit of Issue AC A0002 Mowing Type 2-monthly Unit of Issue AC A0003 Mowing type 2-biannual Unit of Issue AC A0004 Edging-monthly. Unit of Issue FT Site visit instructions: To schedule a site visit to Red River Army Depot, Texarkana, Texas please email zachary.g.burks.civ@mail.mil with subject line SITE VISIT MOWING SERVICES. RRAD Site visit is 18 MAY 9:30 AM CST. Email Mr. Zach Burks zachary.g.burks.civ@army.mil with subject line SITE VISIT MOWING SERVICES to get your name on the vendors list and for installation entry instructions. Failure to do so will exclude you from site visit.