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STREAMLINED SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Government Employee Parking located at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892 (i) This is a combi... STREAMLINED SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS NON-COMPETITIVE COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION Title: Government Employee Parking located at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892 (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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 75N95021Q00026 and the solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This acquisition is for a commercial item or service and is conducted under the authority of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13—Simplified Acquisition Procedures; FAR Subpart 13.5—Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items; and FAR Part 12—Acquisition of Commercial Items, and is not expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. THIS IS A NON-COMPETITIVE (NOTICE OF INTENT) COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT OR PURCHASE ORDER WITHOUT PROVIDING FOR FULL OR OPEN COMPETITION (INCLUDING BRAND-NAME). The National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Office of Acquisition (OA), on behalf of the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), intends to negotiate and award a purchase order without providing for full and open competition (including brand-name) to Parking Management, Inc. (PMI), 1725 DeSales Street, N.W., Ste 200, Washington, D.C. 20036-4416, for the lease of parking spaces for NCATS located at PMI Parking Garage, 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892. This acquisition is conducted as non-competitive for a commercial item or service and is conducted pursuant to FAR 13.106-1(b)(1). (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2021-02, with effective date 11-23-2020. (iv) The associated NAICS code 812930 Parking Lots and Garages and the small business size standard $41.5M. This requirement has no set-aside restriction. (v) This requirement is for Government Employee Parking located at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892. (vi) Purpose: To procure an annual contract for the required number of parking spaces for official Government use of a specified number of spaces for official Government employees. The purpose of this acquisition is to procure eighty-five (85) unreserved and four (4) reserved parking spaces at an on-site parking structure adjacent to the National Center of Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) headquarters located at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892. Background: The NCATS currently has employees working at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda MD 20892. The NCATS staff stationed at 6701 Democracy Blvd., have been using the parking garage since NCATS was established as a federal agency in 2012. Parking Management Inc (PMI) owns and leases the only two parking garages located at 6701 & 6707 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda, MD 20892. General Requirements: Independently and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all the necessary services, qualified personnel, material, equipment, and facilities, not otherwise provided by the Government as needed to perform the Statement of Work below: Specific Requirements: The Contractor shall provide licenses and parking fobs for government use in Parking Garage (A) which is immediately adjacent to 6701 Democracy Blvd. Bethesda, MD 20892 for a total of 89 parking spaces: 85 regular parking spaces that includes: 5 spaces (1/01/2021-12/31/2021) 80 spaces (4/01/2021-12/31/2021) 4 reserved parking spaces for the 1) NCATS Director, 2) NCATS Deputy Director, 3) NCATS Associate Director for Administration, and 4) NCATS DCI Director (1/01/2021-12/31/2021) Government Responsibilities: NCATS’s Extramural Services Section, Administrative Services Branch will provide oversight for the deliverable requirements specified in this Statement of Work (attached). (vii) The Government anticipates award of a firm fixed-price purchase order for this acquisition, and the anticipated period of performance is 1/01/2021 through 12/31/2021 (12-months). (viii) The provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of provision) The following provisions apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jun 2020) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2020) HHSAR 352.239-73, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Notice (December 18, 2015) The clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998), applies to this acquisition. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at these addresses: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.hhs.gov/grants/contracts/contract-policies-regulations/hhsar/index.html (End of clause) The following clauses apply to this acquisition and are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 2018) Addendum to this FAR clause applies to this acquisition and is attached. HHSAR 352.222-70, Contractor Cooperation in Equal Employment Opportunity Investigations (December 18, 2015) HHSAR 352.239-74, Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility (December 18, 2015) The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition and are attached in full text: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Nov 2020) FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) NIH Invoice and Payment Provisions (Updated on 12/15/2020) Communication to Vendors on Deadline to Stop Accepting Mailed Invoices (11/04/2020) NIH Instructions for Submitting Electronic Invoices (10/30/2020) (ix) The Government will evaluate quotations or offers in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 and award a purchase order from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: a. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; b. Price; and c. Past performance [see FAR 13.106-2(b)(3)]. (x) The Offerors to include a completed copy of the provision at FAR clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The clause at FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and is attached in full text. (xiii) The following additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions as determined by the contracting officer are necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices: There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions applicable to this acquisition. (xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) are not applicable to this requirement. (xv) Responses to this solicitation must include clear and convincing evidence of the offeror’s capability of fulfilling the requirement as it relates to the technical evaluation criteria. The price proposal must include the labor categories, an estimate of the number of hours required for each labor category, fully loaded fixed hourly rate or each labor category, breakdown and rationale for other direct costs or materials, and the total amount. The Dun & Bradstreet Number (DUNS), the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN), and the certification of business size must be included in the response. All offerors must have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) www.sam.gov. Offerors must include with its offer the completed certifications of the following FAR provisions and is attached in full text. FAR 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (Oct 2020) FAR 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020) All quotations must be received by 9:00 A.M., Eastern Standard Time, on Thursday, 12/31/2020, and reference Solicitation Number 75N95021Q00026. Responses must be submitted electronically to Rieka Plugge, Contracting Officer, at rieka.plugge@nih.gov. Fax responses will not be accepted. (xvi) The individual to contact for information regarding the solicitation is: Rieka Plugge Contracting Officer Phone: (301) 827-7515 Email: rieka.plugge@nih.gov

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This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) t... This is a Small Business Sources Sought (SBSS) notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information regarding: (1) the availability and capability of qualified small business sources; (2) whether they are small businesses; HUBZone small businesses; service disabled, veteran-owned small businesses; 8(a) small businesses; veteran-owned small businesses; woman-owned small businesses; or small disadvantaged businesses; and (3) their size classification relative to the North American Industry Classification in System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. Your responses to the information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method, including whether a set-aside is possible. An organization that is not considered a small business under the applicable NAICS code should not submit a response to this notice. This notice is issued to help determine the availability and type of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting this potential government requirement and to determine the method of acquisition. It is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract. Responses will not be considered as proposals or quotes. No award will be made as a result of this notice. The Government will NOT be responsible for any costs incurred by respondents to this notice. This notice is strictly for research and information purposes only. The information requested will assist the Government in determining the appropriate acquisition method including small business socio-economic set-aside possibilities and to determine the availability of qualified Small Business companies technically capable of meeting the Government’s potential requirement. All Small Business companies with the capability and availability to perform the requirement under the applicable NAICS code are invited to submit a response to this notice. BACKGROUND The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is the nation’s leading medical research agency and the primary Federal agency whose mission is to seek fundamental knowledge about the nature and behavior of living systems and the application of that knowledge to enhance health, lengthen life, and reduce illness and disability, conducting, supporting and making medical discoveries that improve people’s health and save lives. The National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) is a translational science center that prides itself on its productive pipeline and is innovative in a number of ways. NCATS brings together a diverse range of scientists, including medicinal chemists, biologists, toxicologists, and engineers, in order to ultimately translate basic science into real products and services that help improve people’s lives. The NCATS currently has employees working at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda MD 20892. The NCATS staff stationed at 6701 Democracy Blvd., have been using the parking garage that Parking Management, Inc. (PMI) owns and leases since NCATS was established in 2012. Purpose and Objectives This Small Business Sources Sought notice seeks to determine eligible sources capable of achieving the essential features of this potential requirement. The purpose of this potential requirement is to obtain contractor services to provide onsite parking spaces for official Government use at the NCATS location at 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892. Project Requirements This procurement will continue to provide an annual contract for a specified number of spaces in an existing, on-site parking garage for NCATS employees working at 6701 Democracy Blvd, Bethesda MD 20892. NCATS requires the following parking spaces in a covered garage at/adjacent to 6701 Democracy Blvd., Bethesda, MD 20892 (including licenses/hanging permits and parking fobs for its users): Total 89 parking spaces (85 unreserved spaces, plus 4 reserved spaces for NCATS Director, NCATS Deputy Director, NCATS Associate Director for Administration and NCATS DCI Director. Offerors submitting a response to this Small Business Sources Sought notice shall possess the ability to achieve the salient government essential features identified in this notice and provide documented evidence to be able to fully achieve the characteristics of the subject requirement described herein. Anticipated Period of Performance/Contract Type These services are required from 1/01/2021 – 12/31/2021. A fixed-price purchase order is anticipated. Capability statement /information sought. Interested parties shall submit a capability response that clearly demonstrates the ability to provide the required products and/or services. Responses must include: respondents’ location, location of the garage with diagrams/pictures of the facility. The respondent must also provide their DUNS number, organization name, address, point of contact, and size and type of business (e.g., 8(a), HubZone, etc., pursuant to the applicable NAICS code and any other information that may be helpful in developing or finalizing the acquisition requirements. The response must include the respondents’ technical and administrative points of contact, including names, titles, addresses, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail addresses. All responses to this notice must be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist. Facsimile responses are NOT accepted. The response must be submitted to Rieka Plugge at e-mail address rieka.plugge@nih.gov. The response must be received on or before 9 a.m., on December 14, 2020 Eastern Time. “Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization’s qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted. After a review of the responses received, a presolicitation synopsis and solicitation may be published in Federal Business Opportunities. However, responses to this notice will not be considered adequate responses to a solicitation. Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information in any resultant solicitation(s).”