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

Solicitation 36C26123Q0008 Amendment 2 The purpose of Amendment No. 2 is to post the Questions and Answers and Battery List attachments. Everything else remains unchanged. Solicitation 36C26123Q0008 A... Solicitation 36C26123Q0008 Amendment 2 The purpose of Amendment No. 2 is to post the Questions and Answers and Battery List attachments. Everything else remains unchanged. Solicitation 36C26123Q0008 Amendment 1 The purpose of Amendment No. 1 is to correct the performance location address in this solicitation. Everything else remains unchanged. Description This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as an RFQ. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-06 Effective 05/26/2022. This solicitation is set-aside for SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS (SDVOSB). An offeror must be registered and verified in Vendor Information Pages (VIP) database at time of quotation submission and at time of award (https://www.vip.vetbiz.va.gov/) and must meet federal small business size standards for the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code assigned to this solicitation. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561790, with a small business size standard of $8,000,000. The PSC is J042. The Dept. of Veterans Affairs, VHA, NCO 21 located at 3230 Peacekeeper Way, Bldg 209 McClellan, CA 95652, is seeking to purchase inspection, testing, preventative maintenance, and demand maintenance services of all facility fire detection systems. Services will include annual cleaning of all smoke detectors, duct detectors, under floor detectors, and ceiling mounted detectors. See attached performance work statement (PWS) for details. All interested companies shall provide quotations for the following: Services Line Item Description Quantity Unit of Measure Unit Price Total Price 0001 Fire Safety System ITM pursuant to all Joint Commission & NFPA Codes 12 Month 0002 Service fees for service calls and demand maintenance/repairs 12 Month 1001 Fire Safety System ITM pursuant to all Joint Commission & NFPA Codes 12 Month 1002 Service fees for service calls and demand maintenance/repairs 12 Month 2001 Fire Safety System ITM pursuant to all Joint Commission & NFPA Codes 12 Month 2002 Service fees for service calls and demand maintenance/repairs 12 Month The period of performance is as follows: Base Year = 10/15/22 10/14/23 Option Year 1 = 10/15/23 10/14/24 Option Year 2 = 10/15/24 10/14/25 Place of Performance: VA Central California Healthcare System, 2615 E Clinton Ave, Fresno, CA 93703, USA. The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. The following solicitation provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items Offerors must complete annual representations and certifications electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) website located at https://www.sam.gov/portal in accordance with FAR 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications Commercial Items. If paragraph (j) of the provision is applicable, a written submission is required. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2007) FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-17, Ownership or Control of Offeror (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-20, Predecessor of Offeror (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services Representation (OCT 2020) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) FAR 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (FEB 1999) FAR 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance (APR 1984) FAR 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals Representation (DEC 2016) FAR 52.252-5, Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020) VAAR 852.252-70, Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference JAN 2008 VAAR 852.273-70, Late Offers (NOV 2021) VAAR 852.273-74, Award without exchanges (NOV 2021) The following contract clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (NOV 2021) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders (MAY 2022) The following subparagraphs of FAR 52.212-5 are applicable: FAR 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) FAR 52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (SEP 2021) FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Re-representation (SEP 2021) FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) FAR 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) FAR 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (JAN 2022) FAR 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2022) FAR 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.203-12, Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-13 , System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) FAR 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (NOV 2021) FAR 52.204-25, Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecomunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021) FAR 52.209-10 , Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015) FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days. FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five (5) years. FAR 52.232-39 , Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013) FAR 52.232-40 , Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (NOV 2021) FAR 52.233-3, Protest after Award (AUG 1996) FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020) VAAR 852.203-70, Commercial advertising (JAN 2008) VAAR 852.219-10, VA Notice of total service-disabled veteran-owned small business set-aside (DEC 2009) VAAR 852.219-74, Limitations on Subcontracting Monitoring and Compliance (JUL 2018) VAAR 852.219-77, VA Notice of Limitations on Subcontracting Certificate of Compliance for Services and Construction (Deviation) (SEP 2021) VAAR 852.232-72, Electronic submission of payment requests (NOV 2018) VAAR 852.242-71, Administrative contracting officer (OCT 2020) VAAR 852.270-1, Representatives of contracting officers (JAN 2008) See Instruction to Offerors attached to this solicitation. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible contractor whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate the quotes: 1) Factor #1, Performance Plan 2) Factor #2, Experience 3) Factor #3, Price In accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3), the quotes will undergo a comparative evaluation to determine which response represents best as a whole. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a direct comparison of one offer with another in a uniform manner to determine which quote provides the government with its needs, as identified in the RFQ. The government reserves the right to consider a response that offers more than the minimum and select that response if it provides a benefit to the government. FACTOR 1 Performance Plan The quotes will be evaluated using the information submitted in the technical approach addressing the following elements: Performance Plan: Describe what processes and methods the contractor will use to meet the requirements in the PWS. The Government will assess the responses in Factor 1 to evaluate the capability and qualifications of the vendors. FACTOR 2 Experience Experience: The Government will assess the breadth of experience in providing relevant services. FACTOR 3 Price When submitting pricing information, the contractor will provide rates in accordance with the price schedule. The price will be evaluated for fair and reasonableness. For purposes of award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this clause. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8. The award will be made to the response most advantageous to the Government. Responses should contain your best terms, conditions. Submission of your response shall be received not later than 5:00pm PT on 08/17/22. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). All questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to krystal.zoufaly@va.gov no later than 5:00pm PT on 08/10/22. Verbal inquiries or questions will not be addressed or accepted.