MODIFICATION
S -- Mowing Services
- Notice Date
- 6/21/2016
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- Contracting Office
- 100 Alabama St., Atlanta, GA 30303
- ZIP Code
- 30303
- Solicitation Number
- S0040269386
- Response Due
- 7/5/2016
- Archive Date
- 1/1/2017
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- MODIFICATION NOTICE:Bids are being solicited under solicitation number S0040269386. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.If your company can provide the product/services listed on the solicitation and comply with all of the solicitation instructions, please respond to this notice. To view the specifications, please go to www.FedBid.com and reference Buy No. 799783_01. GSA Schedule Bids Only: Sellers bidding on this opportunity MUST have the items requested on an existing GSA Schedule. The Schedule must either be in the Seller's name or the Seller must be able to document its ability to act as an agent of a partner's Schedule. Sellers must not bid more than their applicable contract ceiling price, excluding the FedBid Fee, for contract-specific items. If FedBid receives notice that, due to inclusion of the FedBid Fee, the Selected Bid's line item pricing is higher than the Selected Seller's applicable published government contract pricing, the FedBid Fee will be reduced to ensure the Selected Bid's line item pricing does not exceed the Selected Seller's applicable contract pricing. Sellers may offer Open Market items only in accordance with the approved Terms and Conditions of their respective GSA Schedule AND upon approval from the soliciting Contracting Officer. Information regarding GSA Schedules can be found at www.GSA.gov. This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified sellers may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2016-07-05 13:30:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be, null null The DOI NPS SER EAST MABO requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001: Mowing services (15 units along the 48 miles of the Park) Provide all labor, equipment, supervision and materials to accomplish turf mowing, line trimming, edging, hedge trimming, and bush hogging for the National Park Service locations described in the attachment lines. Work of this contract: ?Mow only in accordance with the attached mow plan. ?Provide a firm fixed price for each area as described in the mow plan. ?Conduct the mowing and trimming at the various units on a scheduled basis that does not permit the grass to grow higher than described in the attached mow plan. ?Provide mowing services at a particular site when requested by the staff of the Chattahoochee River NRA to prepare for a significant event. ?Record each mowing cycle and report accomplishments to the park for payment. ?Conduct regular and routine communications with the park staff, especially where weather or other factors beyond the control of the contractor prevents mowing. ?Notify the park before and after mowing each site to allow for acceptance and payment., 1, EA; 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, DOI NPS SER EAST MABO 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. A Seller may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. DOI NPS SER EAST MABO is taking this action in an effort to improve both seller access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, completed, real-time bids.All responsible Sellers 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.Sellers that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Sellers that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Sellers 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 Sellers require additional clarification, contact 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. 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. Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP).------ The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in CCR) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.------ If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. Preference is given to environmentally "green" products. Please specify for each line item whether or not item is: recycled content, bio-based/bio-preferred, environmentally preferable, no or low toxic, or other green product not identified. 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance ? Department of the Interior (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: $100,000.00 for each person $50,000.00 for each occurrence $500,000.00 for property damage (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. The offeror must submit a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items (APR 2016), with its quote. Contractor shall have a minimum of three (3) years? experience in successful lawn care and landscaping. The Government will use a lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) process for this selection. Award will be made to the offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the technical ability and lowest price to the Government considering the stated evaluation factors. It is expected enough technically acceptable proposals will be submitted to allow for award without discussion. It is highly recommended that offerors provide their best pricing with their initial offer. EVALUATION FACTORS Technical Evaluation Criteria: FACTOR 1: Past Performance ? the Government considers this criterion technically acceptable when the offeror has submitted no less than three references of similar size and scope and the Government is able to verify a minimum of three years of positive performance on behalf of the offeror. Offer must submit a minimum of three references with their quote.
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