MODIFICATION
S -- Statewide Illinois, Door Mats, Shop Towels, Mops, Soaps, and Uniform Cleaning Services.
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 812332
— Industrial Launderers
- Contracting Office
- USPFO for Illinois, Camp Lincoln, 1301 North MacArthur Boulevard, Springfield, IL 62702-2399
- ZIP Code
- 62702-2399
- Solicitation Number
- W91SMC11T00020001
- Response Due
- 12/15/2010
- Archive Date
- 2/13/2011
- Point of Contact
- 1LT David Picchi, Phone: 2177613761
- E-Mail Address
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david.picchi@us.army.mil
(david.picchi@us.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- DATE AMENDED TO INCREASE PROPOSAL DUE DATE TO 12 JANUARY 2011. 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. Synopsis: 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. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). NAICS 812332 small business size standard is $14,000,000.00. This acquisition is UNRESTRICTED with no pricing preference. Place of performance is STATEWIDE, throughout Illinois, (see the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for exact locations). Description of requirement: The Illinois Army National Guard (ILARNG) requires Services to include, but not limited to, picking up of soiled items, cleaning, ironing, processing, bundling and delivery. The contractor is required to furnish, clean and replenish the materials described in the attached SOW to include, but not limited to: door mats, wiping towels, scraper mats, roll cloth towels, dry mops, and soaps. The Army National Guard intends to award a Firm Fixed Price Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for a 2 year base period with the option for 3 additional one year periods. Performance Standards: In accordance with the Statement of Work, the contractor shall provide: all management, labor, materials, equipment, certifications and supplies necessary to provide door mats, shop/wiping towels, dry mops, roll hand towels, liquid hand cleaner and Coverall cleaning services. The Government will furnish coveralls to be laundered and returned in accordance with SOW section 3.0 Delivery/Pick-up Intervals and 5.0 Government Furnished Property. Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provision at 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors--- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. In accordance with FAR Subpart 13.106- 1, The Government will consider the following for award in no particular order: Price; Prior Experience demonstrating Capabilities to perform all required tasks. The offeror must demonstrate in the offer the capability to meet all contract requirements through past experience at similar events, either as the prime or major subcontractor, or by identification of key personnel that have past experience in similar events. The Contractor shall have previous or current experience documented through the attached Past Performance Questionnaires. Questionnaires must be submitted to the Contracting Office in accordance with the instructions provided on them. The Government intends to evaluate quotes and make award without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offerors initial quote should contain the offerors best terms from a cost or price standpoint. Do not assume you will have the opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise your offer. Offerors may, at the discretion of the Government, be asked to provide more information and clarification regarding their offer/quote. Request for such information does not constitute discussions. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. The Government intends to make a single, Firm-Fixed Price award. The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition: 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (Notice: The Illinois Army National Guard is not currently set up for Electronic Submission of Payment Request. The contractor shall follow normal invoicing procedures outlined in FAR 52.212-4. The requirement for Wide Area Workflow [WAWF] may be added at any time during the performance of the contract and instructions for submission of invoices will be provided) ALL other Clauses are in Solicitation W91SMC-11-T-0002. The full text of a clause/provision may be accessed electronically at: http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Notice for Service Contract Act: Applicable SCA Wage Determination--Wage Determination No.: 2005-2577, Revision 14, 06/15/2010. INFORMATION FOR EVALUATION Interested contractors must submit the following with their quote. Quotes, which do not contain this information, may be determined unacceptable, or may be judged as not representing the best overall value to the Government. 1. Completed SF 1449, or acceptable alternative as identified in 52.212-1 Price for base period plus individual pricing for 3 option years. Prices quoted will be evaluated for completeness, reasonableness, and realism. Realism will be used to identify quotes which are unusually low and which therefore indicate a potential misunderstanding of the solicitations requirements, or which increase the risk of unsuccessful contract performance. 2. Past Performance Information which evidences the level of quality in which the Contractor has performed prior similar contracts. Vendors are advised to submit no less than the following information for three similar (scope and work) contracts performed in the past three years. Past Performance Evaluation may be based on one or more of the following: a) The contracting officers knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired; b) The Government wide Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) at www.ppirs.gov ; or c) Past Performance Questionnaires d) Any other reasonable basis (i) The vendor shall ensure that the documentation required in support of Past Performance is supplied by the evaluating agency to the Contracting Officer. It is the vendors responsibility to follow up with the evaluating customer to ascertain if the required information has been forwarded prior to the established closing date. The Government will not seek out corrections to incomplete or insufficient information on behalf of vendors. Unverifiable information will not be considered in the past performance assessment. Additional Information for Offerors: Offers are due December 15th, 2010 by 4:00 p.m. Central Standard Time. Oral quotations will not be accepted. Faxed offers must be readable to be considered. Fax offers to (217) 761-3908 Attn: 1LT David Picchi. Email offers to david.picchi@us.army.mil. Any questions shall be addressed to 1LT David Picchi, Contracting Officer, (217) 761-3761 or email david.picchi@us.army.mil prior to 10:00 a.m. Central Standard Time, December 1, 2010. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: 1) In accordance with 52.208-9, contractors are referred to the web site of the Committee for Purchase from People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, the independent federal agency that administers the AbilityOne (formerly Javits-Wagner-O'Day or JWOD) Program for the lists of designated products and services http://www.abilityone.gov. 2) All offerors will hold their quoted prices firm for a minimum of 60 days from the solicitations offeror due date. 3) As part of price evaluation, the Government will evaluate its option to extend services (see FAR Clause 52.217-8) by adding one-half of the offerors final option period prices to the offerors total price. Thus, the offerors total price for the purpose of evaluation will include the base period, first option, second option, third option, and one-half of the third option. Offerors are required only to price the base and three options. Offerors shall not submit a price for the potential one-half year extension of services period. 4) Post-award Conference: In the event the Contracting Officer decides to conduct a Post-award Conference in accordance with DFARS 242.5, the successful offeror will be notified and will be required to attend. The Contracting Officers notification will include specific details regarding the date, time, and location of the conference, any need for attendance by subcontractors, and information regarding the items to be discussed. 5) A site visit will be held at a time that is to be determined at the Head Quarters location listed in the Statement of Work. 6) In accordance with 52.219-14, Limitations on Sub-contracting at least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. 7) If an offer is based on a teaming/partnering relationship or a joint venture, the offeror shall provide, with the proposal, all required solicitation information for all parties including a copy of the teaming/partnering or joint venture agreement. The agreement shall include information, which identifies the responsibilities for each entity under this contract. The agreement shall demonstrate the relationship between firms and identify contractual relationships and authorities to bind each entity of the teaming/partnering or joint venture relationship. Additionally all billing for this work must be centralized statewide into a single monthly invoice. Individual invoices for each facility will not be accepted. 8) In accordance with FAR Clause 52.222-41(g), the contractor must notify each service employee working on this contract of the minimum wage and fringe benefits required to be paid pursuant to this contract, or shall post a copy of the wage determination and Department of Labor Form WH-1313 in a prominent place at the worksite. The applicable wage determination is incorporated into the contract. The WH-1313 poster is located at http://www.dol.gov/esa/regs/compliance/posters/sca.htm. 9) CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION: Central Contractor Registration is required of all Department of Defense contractors. CCR registration enables electronic funds transfer of contract payments. If your company is not already registered, please register in the CCR database at www.bpn.gov. a) A DUNS number is required for CCR registration. If your company does not have DUNS #, obtain one by calling 800-333-0505. 10) ORCA Requirement: Prospective contractors who have not completed electronic annual representations and certifications at; http://orca.bpn.gov, in conjunction with required registration in the Central Contractor Registration www.bpn.gov, (CCR) database, shall complete and submit FAR 52.212-3 Alternative 1 to be eligible to receive an award for this solicitation. 11) REQUIRED INSURANCE In accordance with FAR clause 52.228-5 entitled, Insurance-- Work on a Government Installation the following minimum amounts of insurance are required. Workmens Compensation As required by state laws Employers Liability Insurance $100,000 per accident General Liability Insurance - Bodily Injury Liability $500,000 per occurrence Auto Liability Insurance $200,000 per person Bodily Injury $500,000 per occurrence Property Damage $20,000 per occurrence Within ten (10) calendar days after contract award, the Contractor shall certify to the Contracting Officer, in writing, that the required insurance has been obtained. 12) ALTERNATE DISPUTES RESOLUTION In furtherance of Federal policy and the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act of 1990 (ADR Act), Public Law 101-552 and FAR Clause 52.233-1, Subparagraph (d) (2) (1) (B) (2), the Contracting Officer will try to resolve all post award acquisition issues in controversy by mutual agreement of both parties. Interested parties are encouraged to use alternative dispute resolution procedures to the maximum extent practicable, in accordance with the authority and requirements of the ADR Act.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: USPFO for Illinois Camp Lincoln, 1301 North MacArthur Boulevard Springfield IL
- Zip Code: 62702-2399
- Zip Code: 62702-2399
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