68--Fertilizer on behalf of Calverton National Cemetery

On behalf of the Calverton National Cemetery, the National Cemetery Administration, Stafford, Virginia intends to award a firm-fixed price purchase order in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13 - Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This notice does not constitute a request for proposal, request for quote, or invitation for bid. The Request for Quote, VA786-15-Q-0099, will be issued on or about February 18, 2015 for the following: 1. Fertilizer, turf grade, 24-0-12, 2% FE with 60% sulfur coated urea for slow release in 50 lb. bags. The fertilizer shall be free flowing, granular form. The fertilizers will be delivered in individual 50 lb. moisture-proof bags. No products will be delivered in bulk tote or pallet bags. In order to facilitate proper storage, deliveries will be made in three identical deliveries. Delivery shall occur according to the following schedule: 1050 bags to be delivered on or about April 27, 2015; 1050 bags to be delivered on or about August 10, 2015; 1050 bags to be delivered on or about September 21, 2015. All products will be delivered on pallets to a location established by a cemetery foreman. As all pallets will be preserved and exclusively recycled with the vendor, no pallet charge and credit arrangement will be acceptable under this purchase order. The cemetery will designate a specific and secure location for the storage of empty pallets. The vendor will pick up these empty pallets either at the time of the next delivery or at a future date acceptable to cemetery management. The cemetery requires an open flatbed truck for all deliveries. Cemetery personnel will off-load with cemetery-owned forklift. All delivery documents will be submitted to and signed by cemetery personnel. No delivery will be accepted at the cemetery without documentation that includes date, material description and a distinguishing shipment or tracking number. Delivery will be FOB destination, Calverton National Cemetery, 210 Princeton Blvd, Calverton, New York 11933 Basis of Award: The Government will Award a purchase order to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the requirements, as stated, in the solicitation utilizing lowest price technically acceptable source selection process. Award will be made on an all or nothing basis. The requirement is 100% Set Aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). The North American Classification System (NAICS) codes or this acquisition are 325314 with a small business size standard of 500 employees. Please ensure the aforementioned NAICS code is incorporated into your current System for Award Management (SAM) profile at www.sam.gov. The Government will consider quotes from all responsible sources who meet the government's requirement, as set forth in the solicitation. All responsible vendors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and verified as an SDVOSB, prior to Award. The solicitation and all Amendments will be posted on the Federal Business Opportunity (FBO) website https://www.fbo.gov. No paper copies will be issued. Questions will NOT be accepted until the posting of the solicitation. The point of contact for this requirement is Anne Ditch at email: contact@example.gov.