Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

1. Introduction: A. 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 n... 1. Introduction: A. 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. B. This solicitation is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The applicable NAICS code is 561210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $41.5 million. C. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2020-04. The full text of the provisions and clauses can be obtained from the following websites: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html and http://www.va.gov/oal/library/vaar/. 2. Responding to this solicitation. Offeror must submit its offer via Email to James.Whisner@va.gov. Offeror must provide the following information with its offer: A. Legal entity name, address, DUNS of your company; B. Information that demonstrates: (1) Your proposed carpenters and painters have completed a formal apprenticeship in their trades and have at least 5 years experience in their trades. (2) Compliance with Limitations on Subcontracting: Describe any relationship to the offeror of any personnel who will be providing services under the contract that are not directly employed by the offeror. Provide a copy of offeror s written teaming arrangement or subcontracting plan that explains each party s specific responsibilities/activities regarding the performance of the contract, as well as the duration and terms of the arrangement. C. Completed Price Schedule for CLINs 0001 through 1002 (see the Price Schedule Attachment for CLIN descriptions). Enter the unit prices and amounts (Amount = Quantity X Unit Price) for each CLIN and the Grand Total; D. Completed Immigration & Indemnity Certification (see Solicitation Attachments); 3. Date & time offers are due: March 26, 2020. 4. Evaluation-Commercial Items. The Government intends to perform a comparative evaluation of offers in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which offer provides the best benefit to the Government. The Government reserves the right to select a response that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum but is not required to select a response that exceeds the minimum if it provides no value or benefit to the Government. The Government will evaluate quotes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). 5. Description of Work: A. The Washington DC VA Medical Center intends to contract with a company who can provide two maintenance carpenters and two maintenance painters on a temporary basis, while the Washington DC VAMC actively recruits and hires full-time staff to perform this work internally. The contracted temporary maintenance workers will do patching and painting repair & maintenance work to surfaces throughout the Washington DC VA Medical Center. The contracted maintenance workers may work up to 1,920 labor hours each or approximately one calendar year of work, excluding holidays and weekends. The Contractor shall provide journeyman carpenters and journeyman painters to perform the maintenance carpentry and painting work throughout the Medical Center. (See the Work Statement attachment for more details.) B. Contract Line Item Numbers, quantities, unit of measure: (see the Price Schedule attachment). 6. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition, including the following addenda: A. 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018); B. 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016); C. 52.216-1, Type of Contract (APR 1984). Fill-in information: labor hour; D. 52.233-2, Service of Protest (SEPT 2006); E. 852.215-70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors (OCT 2019); F. 852.233-70, Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (OCT 2018); and G. 852.233-71, Alternate Protest Procedure (OCT 2018). 7. Offeror Representations and Certifications. Offeror must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3. The offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) of this provision. 8. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including the following addenda: A. 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (APR 2014); B. 52.204-4, Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011); C. 52.204-9, Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel (JAN 2011); D. 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018); E. 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016); F. 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000). Paragraph (a) fill-in information: 30 days of contract expiration; 60 days. Paragraph (c) fill-in information: 1 year; G. 52.228-5, Insurance-Work on a Government Installation (JAN 1997); H. CL-120, Supplemental Insurance Requirements; I. 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (APR 1984); J. 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013); K. 852.203-70, Commercial Advertising (MAY 2008); L. 852.215-71, Evaluation Factor Commitments (DEC 2009); M. 852.219-74, Limitations on Subcontracting Monitoring and Compliance (JUL 2018); N. 852.219-75, Subcontracting Commitments Monitoring and Compliance (JUL 2018); O. 852.232-72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests (NOV 2018); and P. 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (JAN 2008). 9. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, including the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause: A. 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEPT 2006); B. 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation & First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2018); C. 52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015); D. 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-01); E. 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (OCT 2018); F. 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01); G. 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013); H. 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003); I. 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015); J. 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016); K. 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (OCT 2015); L. 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014); M. 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (FEB 2016); N. 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (DEC 2010); O. 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019); P. 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015); Q. 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011); R. 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008); S. 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (OCT 2018); T. 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018); U. 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards--Price Adjustment (May 2014); V. 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015); and W. 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017). 10. The Service Contract Labor Standards apply to this contract and the Department of Labor s Wage Determination is provided as an attachment to this notice; it specifies the minimum wages and fringe benefits for workers performing on or in connection with the contract.