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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JULY 18, 2015 FBO #4985
MODIFICATION

J -- OPTION - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL & SEPTIC PUMPING

Notice Date

7/16/2015
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

Contracting Office

1331 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20229
 

ZIP Code

20229
 

Solicitation Number

20081172
 

Response Due

7/17/2015
 

Archive Date

1/13/2016
 

Point of Contact

Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
 

E-Mail Address

Clientservices@fedbid.com;
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

AMENDMENT NOTICE: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.The solicitation number is 20081172 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-83. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 562991 with a small business size standard of $7.50M.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2015-07-17 14:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) requires the following items, Meet or Exceed, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 08/05/2015 - 04/26/2016 LI 001: BASE YEAR - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL AND SEPTIC PUMPING - BIDDING VENDORS SHALL PROVIDE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK). THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE WILL BE THE MONTHLY UNIT PRICE FOR ALL WORK TO BE DONE AT EACH PERFORMANCE LOCATION IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF THE TASKS IN THE SOW OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT IN THE "SELLERS LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION" EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THE VENDOR AGREES EXECUTE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW. PROSPECTIVE VENDORS SHALL ALSO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER., 9, MON; Option 1 Period of Performance: 04/27/2016 - 04/26/2017 LI 001: OPTION YEAR 1 - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL AND SEPTIC PUMPING - BIDDING VENDORS SHALL PROVIDE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK). THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE WILL BE THE MONTHLY UNIT PRICE FOR ALL WORK TO BE DONE AT EACH PERFORMANCE LOCATION IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF THE TASKS IN THE SOW OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT IN THE "SELLERS LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION" EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THE VENDOR AGREES EXECUTE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW. PROSPECTIVE VENDORS SHALL ALSO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER., 12, MON; Option 2 Period of Performance: 04/27/2017 - 04/26/2018 LI 001: OPTION YEAR 2 - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL AND SEPTIC PUMPING - BIDDING VENDORS SHALL PROVIDE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK). THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE WILL BE THE MONTHLY UNIT PRICE FOR ALL WORK TO BE DONE AT EACH PERFORMANCE LOCATION IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF THE TASKS IN THE SOW OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT IN THE "SELLERS LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION" EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THE VENDOR AGREES EXECUTE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW. PROSPECTIVE VENDORS SHALL ALSO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER., 12, MON; Option 3 Period of Performance: 04/27/2018 - 04/26/2019 LI 001: OPTION YEAR 3 - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL AND SEPTIC PUMPING - BIDDING VENDORS SHALL PROVIDE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK). THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE WILL BE THE MONTHLY UNIT PRICE FOR ALL WORK TO BE DONE AT EACH PERFORMANCE LOCATION IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF THE TASKS IN THE SOW OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT IN THE "SELLERS LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION" EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THE VENDOR AGREES EXECUTE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW. PROSPECTIVE VENDORS SHALL ALSO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER., 12, MON; Option 4 Period of Performance: 04/27/2019 - 04/26/2020 LI 001: OPTION YEAR 4 - RGV SLUDGE REMOVAL AND SEPTIC PUMPING - BIDDING VENDORS SHALL PROVIDE AN ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SIZE AND SCOPE OF WORK OF THE CONTRACT REQUIREMENT(SEE ATTACHED STATEMENT OF WORK). THE ALL-INCLUSIVE RATE WILL BE THE MONTHLY UNIT PRICE FOR ALL WORK TO BE DONE AT EACH PERFORMANCE LOCATION IN THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW). VENDORS SHALL SUBMIT A TECHNICAL PROPOSAL TO DEMONSTRATE THEIR ABILITY TO MEET ALL OF THE TASKS IN THE SOW OR PROVIDE A STATEMENT IN THE "SELLERS LINE ITEM DESCRIPTION" EXPLICITLY STATING THAT THE VENDOR AGREES EXECUTE CONTRACT PERFORMANCE IN STRICT ACCORDANCE WITH THE SOW. PROSPECTIVE VENDORS SHALL ALSO FULLY COMPLY WITH ALL SOLICITATION PROVISIONS TO BE CONSIDERED A RESPONSIVE BIDDER., 12, MON; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DHS Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. The following FAR clauses are incorporated by reference for this service contract: 52.223-3, 52.223-5, 52.223-10. The Government requires that prospective contractors perform an on-site inspection to study and ascertain size, amount, and type of materials required and observe the sites general layout. Site visit requests can be made by calling Reynaldo Estrada Jr. at: (956) 984-3921 or cell (956) 227-4558. Prospective contractors whom do not conduct a site visit may be considered non-responsive. The Specifications, Statement of Work, or Statement of Objectives which describe the work to be performed hereunder, although attached, is incorporated and made a part of this document with the same force and effect of "specifications" as described in the clause, Order of Precedence, FAR 52.215-8 incorporated herein by reference. The Contracting Officer is the only person authorized to approve changes in any of the requirements of this contract. In the event the Contractor effects any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the changes will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in costs incurred as a result thereof. The Contracting Officer shall be the only individual authorized to accept nonconforming work, waive any requirement of the contract, or to modify any term or condition of the contract. The Contracting Officer is the only individual who can legally obligate Government funds. No cost chargeable to the propose contract can be incurred before receipt of a fully executed contract or specific authorization from the Contracting Officer. This solicitation shall result in a Firm Fixed Price purchase order. Under no circumstances shall the Contractor, or anyone acting on behalf of the Contractor, refer to the supplies, services, or equipment furnished pursuant to the provisions of this contract in any news release or commercial advertising without first obtaining explicit written consent to do so from the Contracting Officer. The Contractor agrees not to refer to awards in commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the product or service provided is endorsed or preferred by the Federal Government or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services. A. General Any information made available to the Contractor by the Government shall be used only for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this contract and shall not be divulged or made known in any manner to any persons except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract. B. Technical Data Rights The Contractor shall not use, disclose, reproduce, or otherwise divulge or transfuse to any persons any technical information or data licensed for use by the Government that bears any type of restrictive or proprietary legend except as may be necessary in the performance of the contract. Refer to the Rights in Data clause for additional information. C. Privacy Act In performance of this contract the Contractor assumes the responsibility for protection of the confidentiality of all Government records and/or protected data provided for performance under the contract and shall ensure that (a) all work performed by any subcontractor is subject to the disclosure restrictions set forth above and (b) all subcontract work be performed under the supervision of the Contractor or their employees. In order to request contract payment, the contractor shall submit a proper invoice, as defined by Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 2.101 for payment in the manner and format described below. (a) The contractor shall submit an original invoice/voucher, via postal mail or electronic mail (email), simultaneously to the following: 1. National Finance Center (NFC) DHS/U.S. Customs and Border Protection National Finance Center/Commercial Accounts PO Box 68908 Indianapolis, Indiana 46268 OR email: cbpinvoices@dhs.gov Note: For invoices with payment terms less than net 30: The subject line for all emailed invoices to the NFC must include the following text: Per CBP, Net [state # days] Invoice 2. Contracting Officer or Contract Administrator (CO or CA)[fill in at time of award] DHS/U.S. Customs and Border Protection Attention: [insert name of CO or CA] [insert CO or CA office designation] [insert mailing address] [insert city, state, zip code or country information] OR email: [insert email address] 3. Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) (fill in at time of award): DHS/U.S. Customs and Border Protection Attention: [insert name of COR] [insert COR office designation] [insert mailing address] [insert city, state, zip code or country information] OR email: [insert email address] (b) The contractor shall submit a copy of the original invoice/voucher for all DHS cost-reimbursement and time and material/labor hour contracts and delivery orders to the branch manager/resident auditor of the cognizant Defense Contract Audit Agency (DCAA) Field Audit Office. Copies may be sent to DCAA, via postal mail or email and must be sent at the same time the invoice/voucher is sent to the NFC, CO and COR. The CO shall provide the following information: DCAA Field Office [insert name of DCAA Field Office designation] Name: [insert name of branch manager/resident auditor] [insert DCAA Field Office mailing address] [insert city/state/zip code or country information] Phone: [insert DCAA Field Office phone number] Email: [insert branch manager/resident auditor's email address] (c) In accordance with FAR 32.904(b), the CO, in conjunction with the COR and NFC, will determine whether the invoice is proper or improper within seven (7) days of receipt. Improper invoices will be returned to the contractor within seven (7) days of receipt. (a) To constitute a proper invoice, invoices shall include, at a minimum, all the items required in FAR 32.905. (1) The minimum requirements are: i. Name and address of the contractor. ii. Invoice date and invoice number. iii. Contract number or other authorization for supplies delivered or services performed (including order number and contract line item number. iv. Description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed. v. Shipping and payment terms (e.g. shipment number and date of shipment, discount for prompt payment terms). Bill of lading number and weight of shipment will be shown for shipments on Government bills of lading. vi. Name and address of contractor official to whom payment is to be sent (must be the same as that in the contract or in a proper notice of assignment). vii. Name (where practicable), title, phone number, and mailing address of person to notify in the event of a defective invoice. viii. Taxpayer identification number (TIN). ix. Electronic funds transfer (EFT) banking information. x. Any other information or documentation required by the contract (e.g. evidence of shipment). (2) For cost reimbursement or time and material contracts (other than a contract for a commercial item), the contractor shall bill and maintain a record of indirect costs in accordance with FAR 52.216-7(d). (b) Supplemental documentation required for review and approval of invoices, at the written direction of the contracting officer, may be submitted directly to either the contracting officer, or the contracting officer's representative. Contractors shall submit all supplemental invoice documentation along with the original invoice. (c) Invoices that fail to provide the information required by the Prompt Payment clause (FAR 52.232-25) may be rejected by the Government and returned to the contractor. In addition to the invoice requirements contained in FAR 32.905 and FAR 52.216-7, the following also applies: (1) Invoices must include the following information to support all costs claimed: (a) period of performance for the costs claimed; (b)current amounts for each CLIN, if applicable; (c) current direct and indirect incurred costs, including fee; (d) cumulative amounts for each CLIN; and (e statement signed by an authorized company representative certifying that the costs in the invoice are accurate and complete. (2) The Government reserves the right to make invoice adjustments if associated costs are determined to be unallowable. Vendors shall provide three (3) past performance references at a minimum. CBP is requesting the following information for each past performance reference provided: Agency Name, Point of Contact, E-mail, Phone Number, Description of Work/Project, Contract Number, and Dollar Amount. Past performance references shall be provided at the time of bid submission or before the buy closes. Past performance references may be provided as an additional attachment. Past performance provided should be related to the size and scope of work defined in the attached SOW. FAR 52.217-9, The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 60 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed sixty six (60) months. FAR 52.217-8, The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of contract expiration. FAR 52.217-5, Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government?s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). Unless the Buyer indicates otherwise within a particular line item description, each Seller shall include in its online Bid individual pricing for all required line items in order to be considered for award (i.e., Do not use the ?Included in another line item? function when pricing each line item). If a line item cannot be separately priced, you must notify the buyer through the FedBid ?Submit a Question? feature regarding which line item(s) should be included in which other line item(s) and request reposting. Failure to comply with this term may result in the Bid being determined to be non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. No partial shipments are permitted unless specifically authorized at the time of award. Delivery must be made within 30 days or less after receipt of order (ARO). The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 30 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. Unless otherwise noted. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-50, 52.222-41, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. (a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside. (b) Applicability. This clause applies only to-- (1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved for small business concerns or 8(a) concerns; (2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for small business concerns or 8(a) concerns; and (3) Orders set aside for small business or 8(a) concerns under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F). (c) By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees that in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for -- (1) Services (except construction). At least 50 percent of the cost of contract performance incurred for personnel shall be expended for employees of the concern. (2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies). The concern shall perform work for at least 50 percent of the cost of manufacturing the supplies, not including the cost of materials. (3) General construction. The concern will perform at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. (4) Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees. Q&A -Please submit all questions by using the 'Submit a Question' button. This buy will then be reposted with Q&A based on the questions that come in (if applicable). Award Criteria-An award will be made to a responsive offeror (who submits all required submissions on time), whose past performance does not pose a risk to the Government, and whose offer is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). An offer is technically acceptable if its technical capabilities conform to the Government's Statement of Work or listed specs whichever is applicable to the buy. In addition to providing pricing at www.FedBid.com for this solicitation, each Offeror must provide any required, NON-PRICING responses (e.g. technical proposal, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. Submissions can be sent to clientservices@fedbid.com. For all buys other than Exact Match Sellers MUST document what they are bidding for evaluation for award. Sellers must include, extended specs and/or manufacturer name and part numbers (if applicable). Failure to do this may be cause for termination. This information is REQUIRED in order for a sellers bid to be deemed 'responsive' and to be considered for award. FAR 52.211-6. The Department of Labor Wage Determination 2005-2520 Revision 18 applies to this Federal acquisition.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DHS/USCS/PDDC20229/20081172/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: See Statement of Work.

Zip Code: -
 

Record

SN03799970-W 20150718/150716235720-ca1245fc984cea774107e98b56db2ce7 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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