SOLICITATION NOTICE
V -- Temporary Lodging for U.S. Army Reservists during the period of 1 Mar 03 through 31 Mar 03 with two four-month option periods.
- Notice Date
- 2/10/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Fort Bragg Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: SFCA-SR-BR, Building 1-1333, Armistead & Macomb Streets, Fort Bragg, NC 28310-5000
- ZIP Code
- 28310-5000
- Solicitation Number
- DABK07-03-B-0010
- Archive Date
- 4/20/2003
- Point of Contact
- Lynn Harper, 910-396-4362x215
- E-Mail Address
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Email your questions to Fort Bragg Directorate of Contracting
(harperlm@bragg.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item, 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; bids are b eing requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation DABK07-03-B-0010 is issued as an Invitation for Bid (IFB). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect under Federal Acquisition Circular 2 001-12. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.arnet.gov/far. This acquisition is being solicited as Unrestricted under NAICS Code 721110 with a size standard of $5.0 Mil. The U.S. Army, Ft. Bragg NC has a requirement for Temporary Lodging to augment the existing 13 contracts and will only be utilized in the event th at the Government?s needs exceed that which can be furnished by those existing temporary lodging contracts. These 13 facilities established the ?initial lodging list? in order of the lowest composite rate to the highest composite rate. This acquisition is to be a Fixed Price Requirements type contract with a 1-month Base Period and two 4-month option periods for an estimated 1100 rooms per day. Multiple awards are anticipated. Bids shall include a price for the base and option periods. The line item descriptions in the schedule are as follows: Line Item 0001 is for the base period of 1 Mar 03 ? 31 Mar 03. Line Item 0001AA-Single Occupancy Rooms, Est. Qty of 700 rooms per day. Line Item 0001AB-Double Occupancy Rooms, Est. Qty of 400 rooms per day. Line Item 0002 is for the 1st option period of 1 Apr 03 ? 31 Jul 03. Line Item 0002AA-Single Occupancy Rooms, Est. Qty of 700 rooms per day. Line Item 0002AB-Double Occupancy Rooms, Est. Qty of 400 rooms per day. Line Item 0003 is for the 2nd option period of 1 Aug 03 ? 30 Nov 03. Line Item 0003AA-Single Occupancy Rooms, Est. Qty of 700 rooms per day. Line Item 0003AB-Double Occupancy rooms, Est. Qty of 400 rooms per day. Bidders shall utilize the Bid Schedule of Supplies and Services, which can be found on the Ft. Bragg DOC Website. In the blank under the estimated quantity of each line item, Bidders shall insert the maximum number of rooms that their facility can provide for each period. PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT: The Contractor shall furnish facilities, furniture, equipment, supplies, management, supervision and personnel to provide lodging accommodations for U.S. Army Reservists assigned to Ft. Bragg, NC. Lodging facilities must be with in a 12-mile radius of the Ft. Bragg DOC(See TE-1). The Government will not pay more than the Government per diem rate for the area of Fayetteville, NC. The facilities furnished shall be solely on the basis of one individual to a bed with no more than two individuals to a room for double occupancy. Single occupancy means one individual assigned to a room regardless of how many beds are in the rooms. Double occupancy means two individuals assigned to a room with two beds. If the Contractor assigns only one person to a room with two beds, the Contractor shall charge the Government the Single Occupancy Room Rate. All rooms will be supplied with the following, fully operational equipment: 1 each telephone, 1 each television, 1 each microwave and 1 each refrige rator. Double Occupancy Rooms shall have an additional chest of drawers. All rooms will receive clean towel, trash removal and clean linen service as follows: Clean towel exchange shall occur three times a week. Trash removal/collection service shall occu r on a daily basis. Clean bed linen service will occur one time a week. All other cleaning shall be performed in accordance with the Contractors normal commercial business practices for long-term occupants. No individual room assignments or switching of ro oms will be permitted by individual Reservists. Room Assignments ? Within two working days after room assignments a re confirmed, and on the 1st day of each month there after, a list of room assignments by name and registration date, shall be provided to the Ordering Officer/COR. The only persons authorized to order rooms and commit the Government are the Contracting Of ficer, the Contract Specialist or the Ordering Officers/CORs. Orders placed by anyone other than any of the above individuals are not authorized and will not commit the Government for payment. The Contractor?s facility shall comply with all applicable fire and safety codes and regulations. The Government will not be responsible for any miscellaneous charges incurred by the individual Reservist. The Contractor shall explain to the reservist which miscellaneous services are not covered by this contract, such as personal telephone charges, pay-for-view movies, room service and other such services that are available and how the reservist will be charged by the Contractor for those services. The Government is under no obligation to provide services for accompanyi ng spouses or visitors. Charges for spouses or other visitors shall be between the Contractor and the spouse, reservist or visitor. The Contractor shall not knowingly condone illegal acts on the premises of his/her establishment. The Contractor shall have a security plan to ensure the U.S. Army Reservists are in a safe and crime free environment. The Government assumes no liability for any damage caused by the Reservists. The Contractor will have a Quality Control Plan in place to ensure that the facilities meet the state and local health, sanitation and fire prevention standards and that inspections are being conducted in accordance with said plan. The Contractor?s employees shall be courteous to all persons serviced under this contract. Courtesy rendered s hall be equal to that rendered to other civilian customers of the establishment and equal to that expected of any public lodging facility. Advanced Notification Period?The Government reserves the right to cancel any or all portions of a reservation one week after written notification from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor shall waive any charges against the Government due to the cancell ation and release it from all obligations under the contract if the Government gives the required notification. Invoices shall be submitted to the Department of the Army, 2125th Garrison Support Unit, Building AT-5424 Pratt Street, Ft. Bragg, NC 28310. Invoices shall clearly state the number of occupants for the billing period by CLIN, stating the occupants name, ro om number, dates registered and vacated, the number of days in the room, room rate and the total cost for that individual. Payment by Government Commercial Credit Card is an optional means for payment of services/supplies ordered. On the schedule located on the Ft. Bragg DOC website, Bidders are requested to indicate whether they will accept the credit card as a method of paym ent by placing a check mark at the beginning of one of the paragraphs. Please note that U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination Number 1995-0751, Rev. 11, Dtd 05/28/2002 is incorporated into this solicitation and shall be applicable to any resultant contract and can be found at the Ft. Bragg DOC website. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, is applicable except that facsimile or alternate bids are not acceptable and Bidders shall agree to hold the prices in its bid firm for 60 calendar days from the Bid Opening date. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies with the following evaluation factors inserted in paragraph ?a? of the provision: Multiple awards will be made to responsible bidders submitting the lowest responsive unit prices on their bid. Failure to p rovide a price for each line item specified in the Bid Schedule may render the entire bid nonresponsive. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is also applicable with no changes. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Co nditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders, Commercial Items applies with the following subparagraphs checked as appropriate: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33. 52.232-36, 52.222-41, 52.22 2-42, and 52.222-43. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Status or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, applies with the following subparagraphs checked as appropriate: 52.203-3, 252.205-7000, 252.219-700 3, 252.243-7002, 252.247-7023 and 252.247-7024. DFARS 252.246-7000, Material Inspection and Receiving Report is applicable. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items are applicable and Bidders shall include a completed copy with their bid. These can be found on th e Ft. Bragg DOC website. FAR 52.216-18, Ordering, paragraph (a) shall state: ?Such orders may be issued from 1 Mar 03 ? 31 Mar 03, only in the event that the existing 13 contracts for temporary lodging cannot fulfill the needs of the Government. Of the bidders receiving award, a list will be compiled based on the lowest-composite rate for each bidder to the highest composite rate. This list will hereafter be referred to as the ?overflow list?. Each set of room requirements will first be offered to each of the 13 facilities establi shing the initial list, in the order established when they were awarded. If none of the 13 initial lodging facilities can provide the rooms required to maintain unit integrity, the ?overflow list? established as a result of this solicitation will be activa ted. Authorized Government personnel shall contact each facility in the order on the overflow list, regardless of whether the required number of rooms will exceed the estimated quantity for each facility, and offer the number of rooms required by the Gover nment. If the first Contractor on the ?overflow list? cannot provide the number of rooms required, the Ordering Officer/COR shall proceed to the next facility and offer the number of rooms required until a facility accepts the requirement. If no one facili ty from either ordering list can provide the total number of rooms required to maintain unit integrity, the Ordering Officer/COR shall again start with Facility (1) on the ?initial lodging list?, determine how many that facility can accommodate, then proce ed to the next facility in the order on the list until the total room requirement has been filled. FAR 52.216-19, Order Limitations, paragraph (a) shall state: ?$500.00,? paragraph (b)(1) ?$2,000,000.00? (b)(2) ?$4,000,000.00? and (b)(3) ?ten (10)?; FAR 52.216-21, Requirements, paragraph (f) shall state, ?31 Mar 03?; FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options; FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services, insert ?at any time prior to the expiration of the contract?; FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, paragraph (a) shall state, ?14 calendar days prior to expiration of the contract? and paragraph (c) shall state, ?18 months?; FAR 52.232-19, Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year; 30 Sep 03. FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest, paragraph (a) shall state, ?Cheryl H. Nixon, Acquisition Div. Ft. Bragg DOC, Bldg. 1-1333 Macomb St, Ft. Bragg, NC 28310?; FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; DFARS 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration; and DFARS 252.201-7000, Contracting Officer?s Representative. The following can be downloaded at: http://www.bragg.army.mil/www-doc/default.htm:(1) Combined Synopsis/Solicitation, (2)Bid Schedule, (3) representations and certifications, (4) TE-1 12-Mile Radius Map, (5) TE-2 Wage Determination and (6) SF1449. Sealed B id Packages are due by 2:00 p.m. EST, 19 February 2003 and must be submitted in hard copy to include the following documents: (1) a signed SF1449; (2) a completed Bid Sched ule of Supplies and Services; (3) completed representations and certifications; and (4) statement acknowledging amendments if applicable. A pre-bid conference will be held on 14 Feb 03, 10:00 a.m. at the Ft. Bragg DOC Main Conf Rm, Bldg. 1-1333. Bidders are restricted to 2 representatives per company. Amendments, if any, will be published in the Army Single Face to Industry (ASFI) web page and posted to the Ft. Bragg DOC website. NO HARD COPIES OF THE SOLICITATION WILL BE SENT. It is your responsibility to review the website for any changes to the IFB. Contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. DUNS/CCR website is: http://ccr.gov. The Point of Contact for this requirement is Lynn Harper, (910)396-4362 x241 or email harperlm@bragg.army.mil. The address for submission of sealed bid is: ACA Southern Region, Ft. Bragg DOC, Attn: Lynn Harper, Bldg. 1-1333, Macomb and Armistead, Ft. Bragg , NC 28310.
- Place of Performance
- Address: Fort Bragg Directorate of Contracting ATTN: SFCA-SR-BR, Building 1-1333, Armistead & Macomb Streets Fort Bragg NC
- Zip Code: 28310-5000
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 28310-5000
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