SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- EXHAUST HOOD CLEANING SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 1/29/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561790
— Other Services to Buildings and Dwellings
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veteran Affairs;Aleda E. Lutz Medical Center (90C);1500 Weiss Street;Saginaw MI 48602
- ZIP Code
- 48602
- Solicitation Number
- VA-251-08-RQ-0088
- Archive Date
- 3/29/2008
- Point of Contact
- Carole A Soule Contract Specialist 989-321-4805
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Contract Specialist
(carole.soule@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Veteran-Owned Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-23. The North American Industry Classification System Code is 561790, Ventilation Duct Cleaning services. The small business size standard is $6.5 million average annual receipts for the past three years. This procurement is a total set-aside for small veteran-owned business concerns in accordance with IL-07-08.2 VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. Offerors are encouraged to submit quotes based on the work requirements specified herein on a quarterly basis for a base year from date of award through September 30, 2008, with four pre-priced option years from October 1, 2008 through Sept 30, 2012. Proposed rates should include all costs associated with Request For Quotes (RFQ) VA-251-08-RQ-0088 as follows: SPECIFIC CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS/SCOPE OF WORK: Contractor shall furnish all labor, supplies, equipment, supervision, and services necessary to clean the exhaust air ventilation system in the food preparation areas of the Medical Center. 1. Dietetics and Canteen kitchens consisting of three hoods, fans, filters, duct work from hoods to the fans. Hood cleaning shall include the exhaust ducts over cooking areas in Building 1 in Canteen and Dietetics. 2. Walls, ceilings and ceiling tiles in the main kitchen areas of both Dietetics and Canteen. At conclusion of clean up work, all debris shall be removed and water on floors or walls will be mopped or dried. Work includes an estimated 4,528 square feet of ceiling tile and grids. Performance of work shall be done on a Quarterly basis, (four times a year) as coordinated with the Contracting officer's Technical Representative (COTR) during the months of January, April, July and October. The Contractor shall provide MSDS sheets to the COTR prior to the start of work on each scheduled cleaning date throughout the life of this contract. MEDICAL CENTER REQUIREMENTS Hours of operation are Monday thru Friday, excluding Federal Holidays. Service is to be performed after 6:30 pm due to this being a specialized area. All work to be performed is in Building 1, which is the Kitchen/Canteen area of the facility. Cleaning solvent and solutions if used must be FDA-Approved for use in cooking areas. All equipment in immediate area must be covered before starting the cleaning process. Upon completion of work, all equipment and floors in the areas must be cleaned as in the condition they were found before process began. COORDINATION OF WORK Coordination of work must be with the Housekeeping Supervisor, Vince Zdrojkowski, FMS, with 10 days notice prior to starting work. A schedule of work must be set up with FMS two (2) weeks prior to start of job. Care must be taken so as not to set off the fire extinguishing system associated with the exhaust hoods. The contractor shall be responsible for all clean up and work associated with inadvertently activating the fire protection systems and shall be responsible for all costs incurred to get those systems back into operation. The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial (NOV 2007), applies to this acquisition. The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation - Commercial Items (JAN 1999), applies to this procurement. Offerors are required to submit the following documentation with proposals: Minimum Requirements: Evidence that the offeror is established in the business of providing the required services and documentation of registration in the Central Contractor database. Documentation of the minimum requirement shall be submitted with the offer. Evaluation criteria included below are in descending order of importance, (1) Past Performance, (include at least three references for the same or similar work with proposal), (2) Technical (Qualifications of Key Personnel) and (3) Price. Past Performance and Technical are somewhat more important than price. Offerors are required to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, (NOV 2007), with its offer. The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (FEB 2007), applies to this acquisition with the following clauses added as addenda to the clause: 52.204-4 Printing/Copying Double Sided on Recycled Paper (AUG 2000), 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (JUL 2006), 852.270-4 Commercial Advertising (NOV 1984), 852.237-70 Contractors Responsibilities (APR 1984), 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (APR 1984), 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (NOV 1999), and 52.217-9, Option to extend the term of the contract. (MAR 2000). The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (DEC 2007), applies to this acquisition and the additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are: 52.233-3, Protest after Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553), 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (SEP 2006), with Alternate I (OCT 1995)(41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (JUL 2005) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a). 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUNE 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644). 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (DEC 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)). 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns (SEP 2005) (10 U.S.C. 2323) (if the offeror elects to waive the adjustment, it shall so indicate in its offer), 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Representation (JUN 2007), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (AUG 2007) (E.O. 13126), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (AUG 2007) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2006) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007), 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989), 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act Price (NOV 2006), and 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Other than Central Contractor Registration (MAY 1999) (31 U.S.C. 3332). Wage Determination 2005-2275 dated 7/31/2007 applies. Proposals are due no later than 2:00 p.m., local time, February 22, 2008. No solicitation document will be issued. Questions may be submitted to the Carole Soule via e-mail at Carole.soule@va.gov, by facsimile at (989) 321-4957 or by telephone at (989) 321-4805.
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