Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

AMENDMENT TWO (2): Please see updated Price List attached. ------------------------------ AMENDMENT ONE (1): A1: Questions and Responses: Do you have historical data that you can provide on the curren... AMENDMENT TWO (2): Please see updated Price List attached. ------------------------------ AMENDMENT ONE (1): A1: Questions and Responses: Do you have historical data that you can provide on the current dumpster sizes at the facility, as well as the current waste volumes / pickup frequencies? Response: Please see Statement of Work (SOW) for requirements. Can you provide us with the sq ft of sidewalk / pavement that the snow removal services will need to take place on? Response: Please see building data. Can you provide the incumbent contract information / award value Response: Wildridge Enterprizes LLC – 70B03C20P00000100. Can you extend the solicitation bid deadline and allow for a site visit so that we can correctly estimate the pricing for the Grounds Maintenance? Response: The response date cannot be changed. However, there is a voluntary (not mandatory) site visit availability as follows: Date and Time: Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 0930 Pacific Time. Location: To be provided. RSVP: If interested, send visitor information to Contracting Officer Frank S. Duarte at frank.s.duarte@cbp.dhs.gov by Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at 1:00 P.M. Pacific Time, in order to be provided the location and Point of Contact for the visit. There will be no other site visits. The visit is not mandatory to provide a quote. The quote deadline remains unchanged with all quotes due by March 14, 2025, by 3:00 P.M. Eastern Time. _______________ This is a combined synopsis/solicitation prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 13.302 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 70B03C25Q00000152 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07. This requirement is being solicited as an open-market competitive acquisition with a total Small Business set-aside. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 561720 – Janitorial Services. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), United States Border Patrol (USBP), requires a Contractor to provide Custodial and Grounds Maintenance Services in accordance with the requirements outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW) (70B03C25Q00000152 - Attachment One). The deadline for receipt of quotes for this requirement is: Friday, February 14, 2025, at 1500 Eastern Standard Time (EST). Quote submissions must be submitted by email only to Contracting Officer Frank Duarte at frank.s.duarte@cbp.dhs.gov Subject line of the email should read: 70B03C25Q00000152 Quote Submission: USBP Curlew Station Custodial and Grounds Maintenance Services. All pricing submitted must be valid for up to 30 calendar days after close of the solicitation. To submit a quote, prospective quoters must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) website at www.sam.gov with an active registration at the time of quote submittal. Please note that in accordance with Executive Order (E.O.) 14148, “Initial Rescissions of Harmful Executive Orders and Actions,” the following FAR clauses are no longer applicable: 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (JAN 2025) 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (MAY 2024) 52.223-2 Reporting of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts (MAY 2024) 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (MAY 2024) 52.223-19, Compliance with Environmental Management Systems (MAY 2011) 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation (DEC 2016) 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (MAY 2024) System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. However, components shall not consider or use these representations. Furthermore, Contracting Officers will not consider the following representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements: Paragraph (d) and (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services; Paragraphs (b)(33), (b)(34), (e)(1)(ix), and (e)(1)(x) of 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Additionally, per this deviation, in paragraph (b)(46), E.O. 14057 does not apply; Paragraphs (e)(1)(ii)(I) and (e)(1)(ii)(J) of Alternate II of 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services; and Paragraphs (a)(1)(vii) and (a)(1)(viii) of 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Additionally, per this deviation, in paragraph (b)(1)(xvii), E.O. 14057 does not apply. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. Interested vendors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Government to respond. Questions must be submitted directly by email to the quote submission point of contact as indicated above. No phone calls please. Questions not received by the question submission deadline of: Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at 0930 EST may not be considered. THE FOLLOWING ITEMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH EACH QUOTATION: TECHNICAL SUMMARY: A typed summary that addresses the technical and management approach to meet the requirements listed in the Statement of Work. Quoters must provide their full business name and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. PAST PERFORMANCE: Relevant past performance information shall be submitted including references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government and private clients. PRICING: Quoters shall submit pricing using the attached PRICE LIST. Pricing must be provided for all performance periods and requirements as indicated. Pricing should match the structure of the request for quote documentation and requirements. Each quoter must provide any relevant NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical quotation, staffing plan, specifications, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. A quoter must submit sufficient information for a technical evaluation to be made by the Government to determine if the quoter's quotation meets the minimum requirements of the SOW. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for acquiring any additional information. If description/technical data/specifications are not sufficient to make a technical acceptance decision, the quotation may be determined technically unacceptable. Emailed submissions must be in separate attachments and clearly indicate what is being provided. The following criteria must be followed when submitting quotation attachments: No more than five (5) single-sided pages total for. TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH. No more than three (3) single-sided pages total for PAST PERFORMANCE. Single page Price List. Due to restrictions on the size of email, ensure that all emails submitted are less than 5MB. If the quotation exceeds 5MB, please separate the submission into multiple emails and include in the subject line the solicitation number and # of # emails. Any electronic submission determined to contain a virus will be deleted and not viewed or accepted for consideration under this solicitation. List of Attachments to Solicitation Number 70B03C25Q00000146: Statement of Work (SOW). Building Data Sheets. Task and Frequency Charts. Price List. Solicitation Clauses and Provisions document. Applicable Wage Determination Tables – Ferry County WA.