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SAMDAILY.US - ISSUE OF AUGUST 14, 2020 SAM #6833
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X -- Off-site Parking spaces for the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System

Notice Date

8/12/2020 8:33:53 AM
 

Notice Type

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
 

NAICS

812930 — Parking Lots and Garages
 

Contracting Office

244-NETWORK CONTRACT OFFICE 4 (36C244) PITTSBURGH PA 15215 USA
 

ZIP Code

15215
 

Solicitation Number

36C24420Q0844
 

Response Due

8/21/2020 11:00:00 AM
 

Archive Date

11/19/2020
 

Point of Contact

Maureen Jordan, Contracting Officer, Phone: 215-823-5800 x206855
 

E-Mail Address

Maureen.Jordan@va.gov
(Maureen.Jordan@va.gov)
 

Awardee

null
 

Description

36C24420Q0844 Page 1 of Page 1 of Page 9 of 9 Page 9 of 9 Page 1 of Page 1 of Solicitation Number / RFQ 36C24420Q0844 Offsite Parking Spaces for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania This is a Combined Synopsis/Solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items, using Simplified Acquisition Procedures found at FAR Subpart 13.5 and as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The combined synopsis solicitation number is 36C24420Q0844. It is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The government anticipates awarding one firm-fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-07 (08/03/2020) and can be found at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 812930 with a small business size standard of $41.5 Million. This solicitation is set aside for small business. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information is at www.sam.gov. Confirmation of SAM registration will be validated prior to awarding a contract. The contractor shall provide parking spaces for 200 vehicles within 2-miles of the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (VAPHS). VAPHS is located at 4100 Allequippa Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219. VAPHS would prefer parking spaces be located together. See the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached (Attachment A) for further information. This contract will contain a base period of one year with two, one-year option periods for a total of three years. The Period of Performance is anticipated to start September 1, 2020. A complete description of the services to be acquired, and/or applicable Government need(s) as follows: See Attachment A: Performance Work Statement. Contracting Office Address: Department of Veterans Affairs Regional Procurement Office East Network Contracting Office 4 (NCO 4) 100 S. Independence Mall West 5th Floor Philadelphia, PA 19106 Contracting Officer: Maureen Jordan POC Information: VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System 4100 Allequippa Street Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Quotes in response to this RFQ are due on 2:00 PM EST, Friday, August 21, 2020. They shall be submitted in writing and sent via email to Maureen.Jordan@va.gov. Please insert Offsite Parking Spaces for VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System in the subject line of your email. All submissions shall be 5MB or less. If the email is more than 5MB, submit multiple emails labeling them 1 of XX, 2 of XX, etc. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Any questions or concerns regarding this solicitation shall be forwarded in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Officer by Monday, August 17, 2020. Questions will not be accepted after this date. Responses to vendor question(s) will be posted via an amendment on beta.SAM. To facilitate the award process, all quotes must include a statement regarding the terms and conditions herein as follows: ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document without modification, deletion, or addition."" OR ""The terms and conditions in the solicitation are acceptable to be included in the award document with the exception, deletion, or addition of the following:"" Provision FAR 52.212-1 Instructions To Offerors Commercial Items (OCT 2018) applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Supplemental Instructions to Offerors applies to this acquisition: For the purposes of evaluating competing quotes, Quoters shall submit quotes that include the following documentation: Solicitation: Page 1 of SF1449 Complete Blocks 17a. (including Contractor Point of Contact); 30a; 30b. and 30c. Page 2 of SF1449 Complete Contractor POC Information and Acknowledge Amendments, if applicable. Complete B.2 Price/Cost Schedule for each CLIN and return with your quote. Complete FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) and return with your quote. Please prepare and send three separate documents as part of your quote: (1) Technical Capability; (2) Past Performance Information; and (3) Price/Cost Schedule for each CLIN. The maximum file size is 5 MB I can receive in one email. Quote shall be submitted via email to: Maureen Jordan, Contracting Officer @ Maureen.Jordan@va.gov. Include in subject line of email: Solicitation Number 36C24420Q0499 Offsite Dental Lab Services for Erie VAMC. All quotes shall be submitted on or before the offer due date shown on page 1 of the Standard Form 1449; in Block 8. 1. Technical Capability: Under no circumstances shall pricing information be included in the Technical Capability. a. Quoters are required to submit a complete technical proposal that demonstrates their ability to provide parking and services as described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Quoters are cautioned to be responsive to all of the requirements in the PWS and to provide sufficient information to allow for evaluation of the quotes. Quoters shall at a minimum address the following: b. Facility Operations to include: 1. Address of parking facility and distance (in miles) from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System; 2. Identify the number of parking spaces available and if they are co-located; 3. Identify any additional fees associated with parking at the location identified and explain; 4. Provide a copy of the snow/ice removal procedures; 5. Copies of any and all current occupancy permits and/or licenses; 6. Proof of Indemnification and Medical/Malpractice Liability Insurance. 7. Quoter s Representations and Certifications per FAR Provision 52.212-3. 2. Past Performance: Quoter s shall provide up to three (3) references, for the same requirement in the last three (3) years. Past performance information shall be recent (within the last three years) and relevant to this scope of work. All past performance references shall include name of client, customer point of contact, customer telephone number, contract number, award amount, project/service location, and other relevant information. The apparent awardees past performance will be evaluated as part of the contractor responsibility determination to ensure the presence of an acceptable performance record in accordance with FAR 9.104-1. The Government reserves the right to seek past performance information from any sources not included in your past performance and available to the Government to include, but not limited to, PPIRS or other databases; interviews with Program Managers, customers, and Contracting Officers; and references provided by the contractor. 3. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies to this acquisition: (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter that represents the best benefit to the Government at a price that can be determined reasonable. The Government will evaluate technical capability, past performance and price. (b) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Technical Capability, Past Performance and Price. The Government will perform an evaluation using a comparative evaluation. The Government will compare quotes to one another to select the contractor that best benefits the Government by fulfilling the requirement. Comparative evaluation will be conducted in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The Contracting Officer will award one, firm fixed price contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsible Quoter whose quote conforming to the RFQ is most advantageous to the Government. Evaluations of Options"" For purposes of award of this Contract, the Government intends to evaluate the option to extend services under FAR 52.217-8 as follows: The evaluation will consider the possibility that the option can be exercised at any time and can be exercised in increments of one to six months, but not for more than a total of six months during the life of the contract. The evaluation will assume that the prices for any option exercised under FAR 52.217-8 will be those rates in effect under the contract each time an option is exercised under this clause. The evaluation will therefore assume that the addition of the price or prices of any possible extension or extensions under FAR 52.217-8 to the total price for the basic requirement and the total price for the priced options has the same effect on the total price of all proposals relative to each other, and will not affect the ranking of proposals based on price, unless, after reviewing the proposals, the Government determines that there is a basis for finding otherwise. This evaluation will not obligate the Government to exercise any option under FAR 52.217-8. Clauses included in this solicitation in full text: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAR 2020). The following subparagraphs are applicable: Subparagraph (b(1), (b)(4), (b)(6), (b)(8), (b)(9), (b)(14), (b)(16), (b)(19), (b)(22), (b)(27), (b)(29), (b)(30),(b)(31), (b)(32), (b)(33), (b)(34), (b)(35)(i), (b)(36), (b)(44), (b)(51), (b)(55), (b)(58). Subparagraphs (c)(1-3), (c)(7-8). FAR 52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999) 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 15 days. (End of Clause) FAR 52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 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 three (3) years. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.212-70 PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES APPLICABLE TO VA ACQUISITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS (APR 2020) (a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any provision or clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The following provisions and clauses that have been checked by the Contracting Officer are incorporated by reference. [X] 852.203 70, Commercial Advertising. [] 852.209 70, Organizational Conflicts of Interest. [] 852.211 70, Equipment Operation and Maintenance Manuals. [] 852.214 71, Restrictions on Alternate Item(s). [] 852.214 72, Alternate Item(s). [Note: this is a fillable clause.] [] 852.214 73, Alternate Packaging and Packing. [] 852.214 74, Marking of Bid Samples. [X] 852.215 70, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Business Evaluation Factors. [X] 852.215 71, Evaluation Factor Commitments. [] 852.216 71, Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index. [] 852.216 72, Proportional Economic Price Adjustment of Contract Price(s) Based on a Price Index. [] 852.216 73, Economic Price Adjustment State Nursing Home Care for Veterans. [] 852.216 74, Economic Price Adjustment Medicaid Labor Rates. [] 852.216 75, Economic Price Adjustment Fuel Surcharge. [] 852.219 9, VA Small Business Subcontracting Plan Minimum Requirements. [] 852.219 10, VA Notice of Total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. [] 852.219 11, VA Notice of Total Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside. [] 852.222 70, Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Nursing Home Care for Veterans. [] 852.228 70, Bond Premium Adjustment. [X] 852.228 71, Indemnification and Insurance. [] 852.228 72, Assisting Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned and Veteran-Owned Small Businesses in Obtaining Bonds. [X] 852.232 72, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests. [X] 852.233 70, Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution. [X] 852.233 71, Alternate Protest Procedure. [] 852.237 70, Indemnification and Medical Liability Insurance. [] 852.246 71, Rejected Goods. [] 852.246 72, Frozen Processed Foods. [] 852.246 73, Noncompliance with Packaging, Packing, and/or Marking Requirements. [X] 852.270 1, Representatives of Contracting Officers. [] 852.271 72, Time Spent by Counselee in Counseling Process. [] 852.271 73, Use and Publication of Counseling Results. [] 852.271 74, Inspection. [] 852.271 75, Extension of Contract Period. [] 852.273 70, Late Offers. [] 852.273 71, Alternative Negotiation Techniques. [] 852.273 72, Alternative Evaluation. [] 852.273 73, Evaluation Health-Care Resources. [] 852.273 74, Award without Exchanges. (b) All requests for quotations, solicitations, and contracts for commercial item services to be provided to beneficiaries must include the following clause: [] 852.237 74, Nondiscrimination in Service Delivery. (End of Clause) VAAR 852.237-70 INDEMNIFICATION AND MEDICAL LIABILITY INSURANCE (OCT 2019) (a) It is expressly agreed and understood that this is a non-personal services contract, as defined in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 37.101, under which the professional services rendered by the Contractor or its health-care providers are rendered in its capacity as an independent contractor. The Government may evaluate the quality of professional and administrative services provided but retains no control over professional aspects of the services rendered including, by example, the Contractor s or its health-care providers professional medical judgment, diagnosis, or specific medical treatments. The Contractor and its healthcare providers shall be liable for their liability-producing acts or omissions. The Contractor shall maintain or require all health-care providers performing under this contract to maintain, during the term of this contract, professional liability insurance issued by a responsible insurance carrier of not less than the following amount(s) per specialty per occurrence: *__________________. However, if the Contractor is an entity or a subdivision of a State that either provides for self-insurance or limits the liability or the amount of insurance purchased by State entities, then the insurance requirement of this contract shall be fulfilled by incorporating the provisions of the applicable State law. * Amounts are listed below: (b) An apparently successful offeror, upon request of the Contracting Officer, shall, prior to contract award, furnish evidence of the insurability of the offeror and/or of all healthcare providers who will perform under this contract. The submission shall provide evidence of insurability concerning the medical liability insurance required by paragraph (a) of this clause or the provisions of State law as to self-insurance, or limitations on liability or insurance. (c) The Contractor shall, prior to commencement of services under the contract, provide to the Contracting Officer Certificates of Insurance or insurance policies evidencing the required insurance coverage and an endorsement stating that any cancellation or material change adversely affecting the Government s interest shall not be effective until 30 days after the insurer or the Contractor gives written notice to the Contracting Officer. Certificates or policies shall be provided for the Contractor and/or each health-care provider who will perform under this contract. (d) The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer within 5 days of becoming aware of a change in insurance providers during the performance period of this contract for all health-care providers performing under this contract. The notification shall provide evidence that the Contractor and/or health-care providers will meet all the requirements of this clause, including those concerning liability insurance and endorsements. These requirements may be met either under the new policy, or a combination of old and new policies, if applicable. (e) The Contractor shall insert the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (e), in all subcontracts for healthcare services under this contract. The Contractor shall be responsible for compliance by any subcontractor or lower tier subcontractor with the provisions set forth in paragraph (a) of this clause. At least 5 days before the commencement of work by any subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish to the Contracting Officer evidence of such insurance. $1,000,000.00 per occurrence; $3,000,000.00 aggregate. (End of Clause) FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998): FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items (OCT 2018) FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (APR 1984) FAR 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013) Provisions included in this solicitation in full text: FAR 52.209-7 Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018) (a) Definitions. As used in this provision ""Administrative proceeding"" means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceedings at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables. ""Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000"" means (1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and (2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules). ""Principal"" means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions). (b) The offeror [ ] has [ ] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000. (c) If the offeror checked ""has"" in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information: (1) Whether the offeror, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the offeror of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions: (i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction. (ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more. (iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in (A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or (B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000. (iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision. (2) If the offeror has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the offeror has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence. (d) The offeror shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management, which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7). (End of Provision) FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (JUN 2020). Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision with their offer if the Offeror has not completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov/SAM/. FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984) The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation. (End of Provision) FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST (SEP 2006) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from: Maureen Jordan Contracting Officer Hand-Carried Address: 100 S. Independence Mall West 5th Floor Philadelphia PA 19106 Mailing Address: Same as above. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of Provision) FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference (FEB 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html (End of provision) Provisions incorporated by reference are: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016) Wage Determination 2015-4235, REV 13 dated 05/11/2020 applies and can be found at: https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=wd&is_active=true&date_filter_index=0&date_rad_selection=date&wdType=sca&state=PA&county=14560&is_wd_even=false&is_standard=true&prevP=prevPerfNo&page=1
 

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