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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF MAY 19, 2002 FBO #0168
SOLICITATION NOTICE

S -- Carpet Cleaning Services

Notice Date

5/17/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

134 ARW, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, McGhee Tyson ANG Base, TN 37777
 

ZIP Code

37777
 

Solicitation Number

DAHA4002R0007
 

Response Due

5/30/2002
 

Archive Date

6/29/2002
 

Point of Contact

RICHARD LUSBY, 865-985-3353
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to 134 ARW
(RICHARD.LUSBY@TNKNOX.ANG.AF.MIL)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals a re being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is being issued as a request for proposal (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circula r 2001-07. This solicitation is 100% Small Business set-aside NAICS 561740, $3.5M. Item 0001: S201-00-CLN-CRPT. BASE AWARD - CARPET CLEANING. Quantity: 246946 Square Foot. Del to 320 POST AVENUE, MCGHEE TYSON ANG BASE, TN, 37777-6210. Duration: 6/ 15/02 through 9/30/02; Item 0002: S201-00-CLN-CRPT. OPTION 1- CARPET CLEANING. Quantity: 493892 Square Foot. Del to 320 POST AVENUE, MCGHEE TYSON ANG BASE, TN, 37777-6210. Duration: 10/1/02 through 9/30/03; Item 0003: S201-00-CLN-CRPT. OPTION 2 - CAR PET CLEANING. Quantity: 493892 Square Foot. Del to 320 POST AVENUE, MCGHEE TYSON ANG BASE, TN, 37777-6210. Duration: 10/1/03 through 9/30/04. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES: 3.1. MINIMUM QUALITY STANDARDS. All carpets turned over to the contr actor for cleaning service shall be cleaned using a truck mounted hot water extraction system. System must produce a water temperature of 160o - 195o Fahrenheit. System must have an air pick-up of 410 cubic feet per minute, and produce 140 - 160 PSI of p ressure. 3.2. SUPPLIES: Contractor shall provide all equipment, tools, materials, and other items necessary to perform the carpet cleaning Services. 3.3. SPECIFIC TASKS: The contractor will perform these tasks in the specified buildings using a schedule provided by the Contracting Officer. 3.4. All carpets in each building will be cleaned to include; individual rooms, hallways, common areas (day rooms), and entrances. 3.5. VACUUM CARPET. The contractor shall vacuum all carpeted floor areas so that aft er vacuuming they are free of all visible litter dust and soil. The contractor will have chairs, trash receptacles, and easily moved items tilted or moved to vacuum underneath and return to their original positions when work is complete. All tears, burns , and raveling will be brought to the attention of the COR. 4.3. CLEAN/SHAMPOO CARPET. Carpet shall be pre-spotted before cleaning in order to remove stains. Stains shall be removed by hand if it cannot be accomplished by an acceptable cleaning method th at will not jeopardize the serviceability, degrade the inflammability, or mar the appearance of the carpet. 4.3.1. Cleaned by safe cleaning solutions and compounds that will not jeopardize the serviceability, degrade the inflammability, or mar the appeara nce of the carpet and leave no lingering or objectionable odors. Carpets shall be cleansed to remove dust, litter and soil (foreign debris) by a water extraction cleaning process identified in 3.1. The contractor will have chairs, trash receptacles, and ea sily moved items tilted or moved to clean underneath and return to their original positions when work is complete. 4.4. STATE AND OR LOCAL DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH REQUIREMENTS. Compliance with any certification or labeling requirements arising from state o r local department of health regulations is the responsibility of the Contractor. 4.5. WORKMANSHIP AND SANITATION. Workmanship will conform to the generally accepted industry standards of quality of cleanliness, finish, freshness, and appearance. 4.6. ALTERNATE METHOD. The carpet may be cleaned using an industry acceptable dry-chemical method, with extraction sufficient to remove all of the cleaning agent residue. Spots shall be hand cleaned with commercial spot remover. After cleaning, the contracto r shall furnish fans to aid in drying. The contractor shall re-clean areas which do not come clean or are deemed unacceptable by the Base Facility Manager at n o additional charge to the Government. Applicable Clauses include 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial. 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. A. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offe ror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. EXPERIENCE 2. PAST PERFORMANCE 3. PRICE. Experience and past perfor mance, when combined, are OF EQUAL IMPORTANCE, PRICE, ALTHOUGH NOT FORMALLY SCORED, IS IMPORTANT AND CANNOT BE IGNORED. THE DEGREE OF ITS IMPORTANCE WILL INCREASE WITH THE DEGREE OF EQUALITY OF THE PROPOSALS IN RELATION TO OTHER SELECTION FACTORS. B. Opt ions. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalance d. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). C. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, sha ll result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of clause) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items. 52.212-4, Contrat Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items. (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with the following FAR clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of com mercial items: (1) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755). (2) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (E.O.'s 12722, 12724, 13059, and 13067). (3) 52.233-3, Protest after Award (31 U.S.C. 3553). (b) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) which the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: The Contracting Officer shall check as appropriate: _X__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402). ___ (2) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Small Business Set-Aside (Jan 1999).???? XX (3) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Jan 1999) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer). ___(4) (i) 52.219-5, Very Small Business Set-Aside (Pub. L. 103-403, section 304, Small Business Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 1994). ____(ii) Alternate I to 52.219-5. ____(iii) Alternate II to 52.219-5. _X__ (5) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(2) and (3)). ___ (6) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)). ___ (7) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). ___(8)(i) 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Concerns (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer. ___(ii) Alternate I of 52.219-23. ___(9) 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program--Disadvantaged Status and Reporting (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323). ___(10) 52.219-26, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program--Incentive Subcontracting (Pub. L. 103-355, section 7102, and 10 U.S.C. 2323). _X__ (11) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999). _X__ (12) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246). _X__ (13) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). _X__ (14) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793). _X__ (15) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 4212). __ (16)(i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). __ (ii) Alternate I of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). ____(17) 52.225-1, Buy American Act--Balance of Payments Program--Supplies (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d). _X___(18)(i) 52.225-3, Buy American Act--North American Free Trade Agreement--Israeli Trade Act--Balance of Payments Program (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note). ____(ii) Alternate I of 52.225-3. ____(iii) Alternate II of 52.225-3. ____(19) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note). ____(20) 52.225-15, Sanctioned European Union Country End Products (E.O. 12849). _X___(21) 52.225-16, Sanctioned European Union Country Services (E.O.12849). ____(22) [Reserved] _X___(23) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). ____(24) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than Central Contractor Registration (31 U.S.C. 3332). ____(25) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (31 U.S.C. 3332). ____ (26) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (5 U.S.C. 552a). ____ (27) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 1241). (c) The Contractor agrees to comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, which the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive o rders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items or components: (Contracting Officer check as appropriate.) _X___ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, As amended (41 U.S.C. 351, et. seq.). Applicable Wage Determination: 94-2493 REV (16) AREA: TN, Knoxville _X___ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et. seq.). _X___ (3) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ____ (4) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act - Price Adjustment (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). _X___ (5) 52.222-47, SCA Minimum Wages and Fringe Benefits Applicable to Successor Contract Pursuant to Predecessor Contractor Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) (41 U.S.C. 351, et seq.). ____ (6) 52.222-50, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (Executive Order 12933). (d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor agrees to comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain th e clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records--Negotiation. (1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor's directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract. (2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeal s, litigation, or claims are finally resolved. (3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law. (e) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to include any FAR clause, other than those listed below (and as may be required by an addenda to this paragraph to establ ish the reasonableness of prices under Part 15), in a subcontract for commercial items or commercial components-- (1) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246); (2) 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era (38 U.S.C. 2012(a)); (3) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (29 U.S.C. 793); and (4) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S.- Flag Commercial Vessels (46 U.S.C. 1241)(flow down not required for subcontracts awarded beginning May 1, 1996). (End of clause) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if tye were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, th e full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered. Responses may be faxed to 865-985-3335 ATTN: SMS Richard Lusby or e-mail ed to richard.lusby@tnknox.ang.af.mil Responses should be received by 1630 on 30 May 2002. See Note 1.
 

Place of Performance

Address: 134 ARW McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Louisville TN

Zip Code: 37777

Country: US
 

Record

SN00079063-W 20020519/020517213238 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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