Inactive

E.5 BASIS OF SELECTION Contract Type: The contract will be firm fixed price. It will be competed and awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies and Services. The... E.5 BASIS OF SELECTION Contract Type: The contract will be firm fixed price. It will be competed and awarded under Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 8, Required Sources of Supplies and Services. The Government intends to select one contractor for the subject solicitation. Responsive and Responsible: This is a Low Price solicitation where a single Offeror will be selected who is deemed responsive and responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.104-1, whose offer conforms to the RFQ requirements and who has a satisfactory or unknown/neutral risk on past performance. SAM Registration: Offeror must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). No contract will be entered into with an unregistered contractor. Internet access allows you to register by completing an electronic on-line registration application at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ On-line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) may also be filled out at this website. VetBiz Verification: This solicitation is set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small-Business. Offerors must be verified as SDVOSB by the Center for Verification and Evaluation (CVE) to be considered. Quote Preparation Instructions: Questions: Questions to this RFQ shall be submitted via electronic mail to the Contract Specialist, Craig Brown, Craig.brown7@va.gov. Questions shall be accepted until 9AM (PST) on 1 September 2022. The Government is not obligated to respond to any questions received after that date and time. All questions received within the designated timeframe that the Government considers relevant, will be answered. Responses to questions will be provided as amendment to the RFQ that will be made available to all potential Offerors. Telephonic inquires will not receive a response. Format. ** ALL OFFERORS ARE REQUIRED TO SUBMIT PARTS 1 THROUGH 4 BELOW TO BE CONSIDERED RESPONSIVE ON THIS SOLICITATION. Part I: Executed Request for Quote Part II: Price Proposal Part III: Responsibility Part I - Executed Request for Quote: requires the offeror to complete blocks 17a (block 17a must include a Dun and Bradstreet number), 17b, 30a, 30b, and 30c, on the SF 1449 as applicable. Complete acknowledgement of amendments issued. Part II - Price: Insert proposed unit and extended prices in Contract Line-Item Numbers (CLIN) 0001 through 4001. All prices shall be represented in two decimal positions only. Example: $0.27, not $0.27458. Part III Responsibility: Requires the offeror to provide information verifying that it has the capability of meeting the requirements of the solicitation. Please provide copies of the following: The offeror shall provide a synopsis demonstrating an understanding of the requirements detailed in the statement of work. Offeror shall submit three (3) relevant references (relevant is defined in this RFQ as within the last 3 years) for which your company has provided similar services of the same scope and magnitude as this acquisition. Offeror shall provide documentation of Resident Mechanics and Alternate Resident Mechanics having technical qualifications of at least five (5) years (post apprenticeship) of successful experience, trained supervisory experience, and are appropriately certified. Offeror shall provide documentation as described above for the proposed Emergency provider if other than the Offeror. Offeror must identify if Emergency Provider is other than the Offeror. Past performance will be evaluated using CPARS, as well as the past performance references. If an Offeror does not have past performance available in CPARS, the past performance references will be used exclusively. Government databases and previous Project Owners/CORs may be contacted as references. The Government may research offeror performance on any federal, state, local, and commercial contracts of the offeror that is known to the Government, but not included on a submitted reference. Additionally, the personal experience and evaluator knowledge of offeror performance may be utilized. Basis for Award: An award will be made to a single offeror. Any award to be made will be based on the lowest price offer that meets responsibility requirements with a satisfactory or neutral/unknown risk on past performance. No offer will be accepted that does not contain the total amount of work specified in this solicitation. Price Criteria: Price. Price will be evaluated using Price Analysis Techniques and the following criteria: Total Price: The total evaluated price will be the sum of all Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). Balance of Offer: The offer is balanced if the price is properly distributed throughout the life of the contract by base and option years. Reasonableness. A price is reasonable if, in its nature or amount, it does not exceed what would be incurred by an ordinarily prudent person in the conduct of normal competitive business. Responsibility Criteria: The ratings focus on the acceptability of the offeror s offer and will be assessed at the factor level. Responsibility shall be evaluated using the following rating method: Acceptable: Meets all specified minimum performance or capability requirements necessary for satisfactory contract performance. Not Acceptable: Fails to meet all or some specified performance or capability requirements. Clearly state why the offeror does not meet any specified performance or capability requirement. Past Performance Ratings: Past Performance: The Government will review available past performance data in the Government s CPARS. However, the Government reserves the right to obtain past performance information from any available source and may contact sources other than those identified by the offeror when evaluating past performance. The Government will rate the offeror in relation to risk. A contract award will not be made to any offeror who receives an Unsatisfactory-Red past performance rating. The Past Performance Factor will be assigned one of the ratings defined below: Satisfactory - Little doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort based on its performance record. Unsatisfactory Significant doubt exists that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort based on its performance record. Unknown/Neutral The offeror has little/no relevant past performance upon which to base a meaningful performance risk prediction.

Inactive Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside (FAR 19.14)

The Department of Veterans Affairs, Walla Walla VAMC, Walla Walla Washington, intends to procure Fire Extinguisher Inspection and Maintenance Services. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in th... The Department of Veterans Affairs, Walla Walla VAMC, Walla Walla Washington, intends to procure Fire Extinguisher Inspection and Maintenance Services. A Statement of Work (SOW) will be included in the solicitation. Please see the solicitation for requirements and additional details. The solicitation is expected to result in the award of a single contract. The Government is anticipating a Firm Fixed Price contract that includes a period of performance of one (1) year plus (4) four one-year options. The applicable NAICS code is 541350 - Building Inspection Services, and the small business size standard is $8 Million. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for SDVOSB. The point of Contact is Craig Brown craig.brown7@va.gov A request for quotation is expected to be published on or around Aug 30th, 2022. This notice satisfies the requirement FAR 5.201(b)(1), to publicize the proposed contract action.