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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF NOVEMBER 24, 2011 FBO #3652
DOCUMENT

S -- Janitorial Services for VA caribbean VETS Center - Attachment

Notice Date

11/22/2011
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

561720 — Janitorial Services
 

Contracting Office

VA Caribbean Health Care System - Department of Veterans Affairs Caribbean Health Care System
 

Solicitation Number

VA24812Q0306
 

Response Due

11/27/2011
 

Archive Date

12/2/2011
 

Point of Contact

hector.lopez-burgos@va.gov
 

E-Mail Address

Purchasing Agent
(Hector.Lopez-Burgos@va.gov)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), Network Contracting Office 8 SAO East, Tres Rios Building, San Patricio, 27 Ave. J. Gonzlez Giusti Suite 600, Guaynabo, PR 00968 intent to solicit offers and award one firm-fixed price contract on a competitive basis for Janitorial Services for VETS Center under applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code number 561720 and Size Standard is $16.5M. The method to be use will be cascade. This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the subparts in Federal Acquisition Regulation 12 and will be used in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. a)This a competitive Request for Proposals (RFP) using a Four (4)-Tier cascading set-aside procedure. The set-aside requirement will be as follows: First (1st) Tier: Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSB), Second (2nd) Tier: 8A Small Business Program, Third (3rd) Tier: Hubzone Small Businesses, Fourth (4) Tier: All Other small businesses. Cascading process will be used in conjunction with FAR Part 15, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. Award will be made to a responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors; only were adequate/sufficient competition is received at a given tier. b)Adequate competition exists if; (1) proposals are received from at least two responsible offerors; (2) each of whom can satisfy the contract's requirements independently; (3) both contend for a contract which will be won by the offeror who submits the lowest evaluated price meeting or exceeding technical requirement and; (4) price is reasonable. c) If adequate competition is met as describe in b). above award procedure will be initiated. If adequate competition is not met, competition will proceed at the next lower tier. If possible and requirements are met, offer will be cascaded down to the next level. The process through the tiers will be executed as needed. Award will be made to a responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The government will rank order the price proposals from lowest to highest. If the lowest priced offer receives an �Acceptable � Technical rating, then the evaluation process concludes and the government will make preparations for contract award. If the lowest priced proposal is not rated �Technically Acceptable �, then the evaluation process continues until a technically acceptable proposal is determined. The solicitation documents, all incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-27. The DVA intends award a Contract with a base period from the date of award to September 30, 2012 The qualified Janitorial Service firm shall provide all labor, material and equipment to perform the services requested to the San Juan VETS Center, located at Condominio Medical Center Plaza Suites LC-8, 9, 11, 14 Urb. La Riviera, Rio Piedras, P.R. 00921. QUESTIONS: shall be submitted in writing via facsimile or e-mail attention to the Contracting Officer no later than 5 days after the solicitation is posted at Fedbizopps (FBO) web site: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. VERBAL OR TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WON'T BE ACCEPTED. All responses will be answered and incorporated in to a written amendment to the solicitation, for the benefit of all interested offeror's. Solicitation No. VA248-12-Q-0306 electronic solicitation package will be available to the public as Request for Proposal at FBO web site by or after November 28, 2012, 10:00am. FAXED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Offerors shall go to FBO web site to download subject solicitation package, including any related attachments and/or amendments after November 28, 2012. In case the solicitation due date is extended, all interested offeror's shall be responsible to monitor the changes posted at FBO web site, prior the solicitation due date. Each offeror shall acknowledge receipt of each amendment, submitting each amendment attention to the CO at Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Network Contracting Activity 8 SAO East, Tres Ros Building - San Patricio, #27 Ave. J. Gonzlez Giusti Suite 600, Guaynabo, PR 00968 by the solicitation due date. The contract resulting from this procurement will be awarded to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation requirements will be most advantageous to the Government. Offer shall includes a fixed firm price for the services shown in the Schedule of Price Section of the solicitation, or offer will be unacceptable to the Government based on the solicitation terms and conditions. There will be no public bid/offer opening meeting on the solicitation due date. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, the offeror shall submit the most favorable terms and technical information with their offer. All interested offeror's shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before submit their offer. Contractors are responsible for the accuracy of information added to CCR. To be registered, you must go to http://www.ccr.gov/. Current contract information may be re-quested and disclosed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), in accordance with 38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1.553(b). FOIA request shall be addressed attention to Ms. Rosayma Lopez, Privacy Officer, Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, 10 Calle Casia, San Juan, PR 00921-3201. All requests shall be in writing by any firm or person, including Requestor's signature, Sender address and print name. Copy of FOIA request may be faxed to the CO for tracking purposes only, but all follow up shall be done with the Privacy Officer. Each request shall reasonably describe the records, so that they may be located with a reasonable amount of effort. Also each FOIA Requestor shall states their willingness to pay applicable fees or provide justification to support a fee waiver. A day time telephone number is required. All envelopes and correspondence must state Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request. Discussions are not allowed, all questions shall be send attention to the Contracting Officer for the benefit of all interested parties. SOLICITATION DUE DATE IS ON November 28, 2011 AT 10:00pm (PUERTO_RICO ATLANTIC TIME). POC will be Mr. Hector Lopez Burgos, Contracting Specialist e-mail:Hector.Lopez-Burgos@va.gov.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/SJVAMC672/SJVAMC672/VA24812Q0306/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA248-12-Q-0306 VA248-12-Q-0306.doc (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=275666&FileName=VA248-12-Q-0306-000.doc)

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Record

SN02628019-W 20111124/111122235242-1c260de07388a7b3f709ff61bd2ae24e (fbodaily.com)
 

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