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

Landscaping Materials - Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery -- 5610 Landscaping Materials - Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Cont... Landscaping Materials - Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery -- 5610 Landscaping Materials - Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, Contracting Services, 18434 Joplin Road, Triangle, VA 22172 is soliciting quotations for Landscaping Materials at Dallas-Ft. Worth National Cemetery. Note: This is a total SDVOSB set aside solicitation, offerors must be certified through SBA Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert). 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; quotations are being requested, and a written solicitation document will not be issued. The Government reserves the right to make no award from this solicitation. This solicitation is a request for quotations (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding a firm fixed priced, base year supplies contract with four one-year options. Evaluation of Quotes: Basis of Award. This procurement is being conducted pursuant to FAR Part 13.5 procedures. The Government intends to award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, quotes the lowest price, whose quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, and whose quoted price is found to be reasonable. Quotes will be evaluated in the following manner. The lowest-priced quote will be identified. The lowest-priced quote will be evaluated to determine if the quoted price exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. If the quoted price does not exceed the amount of funding available for the procurement, the quoted price will be evaluated to determine if it is reasonable. If the quoted price is found to be reasonable, the offeror who submitted this quote will be identified as the “successful offeror.” If contract award cannot be made to the successful offeror, the contracting officer will evaluate the next lowest-priced quote following the procedures described above. This process will continue until a contract award can be made, or the contracting officer determines that no contract award can be made. The contracting officer may find all quotes not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the lowest-priced quote exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. The contracting officer may likewise find a quote under evaluation, as well as all remaining quotes, not acceptable and cancel the solicitation if the quote currently under evaluation exceeds the amount of funding available for the procurement. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions at any time if determined by the contracting officer to be in the Government’s interest. All solicitation questions shall be emailed to Brian Werner, Contracting Officer, e-mail: brian.werner2@va.gov. Solicitation question(s) submission shall be received no later than 1:00pm MDT on March 10, 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted. All quotations shall be sent via email to Brian Werner, Contracting Officer, e-mail: brian.werner2@va.gov submission shall be received not later than 1:00pm MDT on March 10, 2023. Late submissions will not be accepted. Only e-mailed quotes will be accepted. It is the responsibility of the vendor to ensure the Governments timely receipt of their quote. See attached documents: 36C78623Q50087 Statement of Need DFW Landscaping Materials 36C78623Q50087 Price Sheet 36C78623Q50087 Solicitation Provisions 36C78623Q50087 Contract Clauses