SOLICITATION NOTICE
S -- Perform Mowing and Trimming Services at Blackhawk Park, De Soto, WI
- Notice Date
- 2/13/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 561730
— Landscaping Services
- Contracting Office
- US Engineer District, St. Paul, Contracting Division CEMVP-CT, 190 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1638
- ZIP Code
- 55101-1638
- Solicitation Number
- W912ES-07-T-0050
- Response Due
- 3/2/2007
- Archive Date
- 5/1/2007
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, and supplemental information included in this notice. This announcement does not constitute the only solicita tion; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will be posted to the Federal Technical Data Solutions (FedTeDS) website at https://www.fedteds.gov. (ii) The reference number for this effort is W912ES-05-T-0050 and the solicitation is issu ed as a request for quotation (RFQ). (iii) The provisions and clauses incorporated into this solicitation document are those in effect at the time of publication. Provisions and clauses incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulations supplement (DFARs) can be accessed on the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil (iv) This solicitation is set-aside 100 perce nt for small business concerns. The associated NAICS code is 561730 and the small business size standard is less than 6.5 million dollars. (v) This requirement consists of 3 line items, each with a bidding schedule (Addendum I) CLIN 0001: Mowing and cleanup services for Blackhawk Park, De Soto, WI, from 1 April 2007 through 30 November 2007. CLIN 0002 (OPTION): Mowing and cleanup services for Blackhawk Park, De Soto, WI, from 1 April 2008 through 30 November 2008. CLIN 0003 (OPTION): Mowing and cl eanup services for Blackhawk Park, De Soto, WI, from 1 April 2009 through 30 September 2009. (vi) Work consists of grass/weed mowing and trimming and a spring and fall cleanup at Blackhawk Park in De Soto, Wisconsin. Blackhawk Park is a 75-acre Corps of Engineers-managed recreation area offering both day use and overnight camping facilities. There are 175 campsites, and total visitation averages 130,000 per year. Mowing and cleanup services shall be performed in accordance with the Statement of Work (Add endum II). (vii) Deliverables and acceptance of deliverables will be FOB destination, Blackhawk Park, WI. The completion date for the service in the base year is November 30, 2007. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial, a pplies to this solicitation. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation Commercial Items, applies to this solicitation. The following text is added to Paragraph (a) of FAR 52.212-2: (EvaluationCommercial Items). The Government will award a contract re sulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1) Past Performanc e/Experience 2) Price. Past performance/Experience, when combined, is approximately equal to price. Additional guidance on price is provided under provision 52.212-1 section (g). The Government will conduct a paired comparison for each quotation, weig hing Past Performance/ Experience against price in order to determine the best value source: (A) If one quotation is better in terms of Past Performance/Experience and has the lower price, then it will be considered the best value. (B) If one quotation is better in terms of Past Performance/ Experience but has the higher price, then the Government will determine whether the differences in the non-price factors are worth the difference in price. The quote with the Best Value is the one that, in light of bot h Past Performance/Experience and Total Price, gives the Government the best value for its dollars. Quoters should provide references concerning similar projects in size and scope performed by the firm within the last 3 years; provide a maximum of five (5) references. The Contractor Past Performance Reference Form may be found at Addendum III. Accordingly, the Government reserves the right to issue an order to other than the lowest priced quote. Quoters without requisite past performance experience will be rated neutral for this factor. Quoters MUST complete pricing for all three CLINs, INCLUDING the two option years, in order to be considered for award. (x) The provision at 52.212-3 Alt. I, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. The contractor shall return a completed copy of these provisions with its quotation. A copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far. Alternatively, a statement may be submitted claiming online representations and certifications are updated and on file at the ORCA website (www.orca.bpn.gov). (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5 (Dev), Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (xiii) (a.)It is preferred that a local company or a company in partnership with a local company be awarded this contract due to its nature as defined in the scope of work. (b.) Site Inspection. All parties wishing to submit a quote are encouraged to make a site inspection prior to quote submittal. Site v isits can be arranged Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm by contacting Park Manager Tom Novak at (608) 648-3314. (c.)The following clauses apply to this solicitation: 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options; 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services; 52.217-9 O ption to Extend the Term of the Contractwith the following text added under section a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days prior to the start of the option period, provided that the Govern ment gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend the contract at least 60 days before the start of the option period. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension; 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Busin ess Set-Aside; 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222.21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 522.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires Wage determinations applicable to this contract are available in Addendum IV; 52.223-6, 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration; 52.233-3, Protest After Award; 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Clai m; 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation; 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards; 52-246-4, Inspection of Services Fixed Price; 52.247-34, F.O.B. Destination; 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference; 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses; 52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms; 252.204-7003, Control of Government Personnel Work Product; 252.204-7004 Alt A, Required Central Contractor Registration. To be a warded this contract, the offeror must be registered in the CCR. CCR information may be found at http://www.ccr.gov; 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Comme rcial Items (Deviation); 252.225-7000, Buy American Act Balance of Payments Program Certificate; 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests; 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments; 252.243-7001, Pricing of Contract Modifications. (xiv) T he Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is not applicable to this acquisition. (xv) Numbered Note 1 applies to this acquisition. (xvi) Quotations are due to the St. Paul District Corps of Engineers, 190 East Fifth Street, St. Paul, MN 55101-1 638 03:00 PM CST, 02 March 2007 by 3:00 pm CST. Faxed or emailed quotes are acceptable. (xvii) The assigned Specialist is MAJ Leigh M. Bandy, Leigh.M.Bandy@us ace.army.mil, (651) 290-5709, fax (651) 290-5706. Requests for a complete copy of the solicitation, Addendum I through IVshould be made to MAJ Bandy, or downloaded from the FedTeDS website at https://www.fedteds.gov. Potential quoters must review and com ply with the addenda applicable to this requirement in order to be considered for award.
- Place of Performance
- Address: US Engineer District, St. Paul Contracting Division CEMVP-CT, 190 East Fifth Street St. Paul MN
- Zip Code: 55101-1638
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 55101-1638
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