USDA, Rural Economic & Community Development (formerly Farmers Home Administration), 4440 NW 25th Place, PO Box 147010, Gainesville, Florida 32614-7010

S -- RURAL HOUSING CARETAKING AND SECUREMENT SERVICES Sol RFP 09-00-6-014P. Due 081195. Contact Betty C. McMurtry, 904-338-3426, Contracting Officer. USDA, Rural Economic & Community Development (RECD) requires caretaking, maintenance and securement services for single-family, Government inventory and custodial properties located within the counties of MARION and CITRUS, in the State of FLORIDA. The award will be indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery, fixed price unit price contract covering FY 96, subject to availability of funding. Government estimate is between $50,000 and $100,000. Notice is given that some services fall under ``R'', i.e., routine inspection associated with property management. Qualification statements are required. Eligibility for award will be determined by evaluation of qualification statements to determine acceptable, unacceptable, or susceptible to being made acceptable. Acceptability will be determined by evaluation of the following qualification criteria: (1) UNDERSTANDING OF MANAGEMENT, i.e., to handle multiple job/task assignments simultaneously with competing priorities. (2) GROUNDS MAINTENANCE, i.e., ability to properly maintain a yard in a ``neat manner'' relative to grass mowing, edging of walks and driveways and raking of debris. (3) UNDERSTANDING OF REQUIREMENTS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT, i.e., the documentation by job requirements the tools and equipment that will be required for the specific tasks and how these may be acquired by the offeror. Workable plan for accessibility via telecommunications during work week. (4) MINIMUM CARPENTRY REPAIR SKILLS. This is a ``best-buy'' procurement. The Government will award the contract to the offeror whose proposal represents the best overall value. In deciding which proposal represents the best overall value, RECD will consider the following three (3) factors: (1) PRODUCTION CAPABILITY, (2) PAST PERFORMANCE, and (3) PRICE. DECISIONAL RULE: RECD will decide if capable of offeror's marginal superiority in production capability and past performance are worth any marginal increase in price. RECD is more interested in dealing with a reputable supplier with past performance of timely delivery and quality production of services than in paying the lowest price for the service. Offerors are notified of this decisional rule. RECD will not pay an unreasonable price for superior past performance and quality production delivery. RECD will consider a proposal to be the best value only if it believes that offeror's production quality, past performance and price are worth the price. Thus, the relative importance of past performance, production quality and price will ultimately depend upon the differences among the competing offerors and not on any predetermined assignment of weights. No telephone or FAX requests will be processed, only written requests for solicitation packages will be accepted; twenty-five solicitation packages will be available. Contemplated closing date is August 11, 1995 at 1:00 P.M., local time. (170)

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