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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 9,1996 PSA#1632USDA, Rural Development, 4440 NW 25th Place, PO Box 147010,
Gainesville, Florida 32614-7010 S -- RURAL HOUSING CARETAKING AND SECURING SERVICES SOL RFP
09-00-6-73P. Due 082396. Contact Betty C McMurtry, 352-338-3426,
Contracting Officer. USDA, Rural Development requires caretaking,
maintenance and Securing services for single-family, Government
inventory and custodial properties located within the counties of Lake,
Sumter and Herando in the State of Florida. The contract award will be
a requirements, indefinite quantity, indefinite delivery, fixed-price
per line item; the requirements are for base year FY 97, with one
option year through FY 98. An award will be subject to appropriations
of funds for the program mission. The Government estimate is between
$25,000 and $50,000 for each of the three years. 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 the evaluation of an
offeror's qualification statement to determine that the qualifications
documented are either acceptable, unacceptable, or susceptible to
being made acceptable. Acceptability will be determined by evaluation
of the following qualification criteria: (1) UNDERSTANDING OF
MANAGEMENT - Documentation of tracking and control process to support
the handling of multiple task order assignments simultaneously with
competing priorities; to track continuous services ordered for specific
properties without benefit of repeat delivery orders; to determine
costs assignable to specific properties and to individual fund accounts
amount three; (2) GROUNDS MAINTENANCE - Documentation of experience and
skill in cutting grass to certain heights predicated by climatic
conditions and growth periods; experience in pruning and caring for
shrubbery and trees for particular regions of Florida; (3)
UNDERSTANDING OF REQUIREMENTS OF TOOLS AND EQUIPMENT AND KNOWLEDGE OF
ORDINANCES CONTROLLING DISPOSAL OF WASTE INCLUDING HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS
WASTE - 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; documentation of the control of waste disposal in the
individual county governments and municipalities included within the
scope of the covered areas of work; (4) ACCESSIBILITY VIA
COMMUNICATIONS - Documentation of how the offeror proposes to establish
access throughout a work day for the purpose of receiving critical
communications on security requirements and inspections of properties
acquired or brought into custodianship. (5) MINIMUM CARPENTRY REPAIR
SKILLS - Documentation of sufficient skill to patch roof, replace entry
doors and replace windows; knowledge of the installation of boards to
secure the dwelling without damaging structural properties in the
installation and/or removal of the boarding of windows and doors. This
is a ``best-buy'' procurement, and as such, it is the intent of the
government to make an award to the offeror whose proposal represents
the best overall value. In deciding which proposal represents the best
overall value, the Government will consider the following three (3)
factors: (1) PRODUCTION CAPABILITY, (2) PAST PERFORMANCE, and (3)
PRICE. DECISIONAL RULE: The government will decide if an offeror's
marginal superiority in production capability and past performance are
worth any marginal increase in price. The Government's objective is to
make an award to a capable supplier whose past performance was that of
timely delivery and quality production of services. This objective is
more significant than that of achieving the lowest price for the
services solicited. Offerors are notified of this decisional rule.
Notice is provided herein, too, that the government will not pay an
unreasonable price for superior past performance as to the quality and
timeliness of production delivery. A best buy procurement on the part
of the government in this request for proposals and ultimate contract
award will be deemed by the government to be a best buy, i.e., the
best value only if the government can find rationale to support its
belief 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. Telephone requests for solicitation packages
will not be accepted. Fax requests 352 338 3405) will be accepted.
Contemplated closing date is August 23, 1996 at 11:00 am, local time.
See Note 1. (185) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0075 19960708\S-0006.SOL)
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