Consolidated Water Treatment Service (22) locations within Connecticut, Rhode Island, Maine, Massachusetts, New York

NOTE: Under the direction of the Eastern Services CMC in Windsor, CT the US Postal Service (USPS) is consolidating requirements for water treatment services across the United States in order to reduce overall costs and gain efficiencies. There will be a series of solicitations released in 2011 to accomplish this goal. Requirements presently under contract presently are subject to consolidation. Incumbent suppliers of these services are strongly encouraged to review and bid on these consolidated solicitations, as the current contracts will be terminated at the convenience of the USPS in favor of the consolidated agreements at the time they are awarded. For the purpose of Solicitation 2DW-11-A-0060, the US Postal Service (USPS) is requesting offers to provide water treatment service and/or supplies at twenty-two (22) Postal Service locations in accordance with the USPS Statement of Objectives (SOO). Contractors should conduct site visits and/or contact the sites to determine specific systems to be maintained and/or chemicals to be purchased. Sites that perform water treatment services internally will purchase water treatment chemicals through the successful award recipient. In the proposal, the contractor is to provide the Type, Quantity and Cost per chemical for sites that require water treatment chemicals only. The initial term of this agreement shall be for two (2) years, starting 05/01/2011 and ending 04/30/2013, with possibly four (4) two-year renewals. This contract will not exceed 10 years in total. All interested contractors are required to register with the US Postal Service eSourcing solution as described in eSourcing attachment #1 Upon registration each interested contractor will be sent an eSourcing RFP request via the US Postal Service eSourcing system. If you do not receive an RFP invitation within 24 hours of registering, please contact Scott Theriault @ 860-285-7163. All interested contractors must do the following by the close of business on Friday April 01, 2011: - 1. Complete all components of the eSourcing Request for Proposal (RFP) questionnaire associated with 2DW-11-A-0060. - 2. Electronically attach the following to eSourcing Request for Proposal (RFP): - a. Completed "Provision 4-3 Representations and Certifications" (pages 5-8) of this solicitation. - b. Written proposals based upon the USPS Statement of Objectives (SOO), information gathered from site visits and/or contacts. Proposals shall include an estimate of the labor hours and materials required for satisfactory contract performance. - 3. Enter a separate price for each location. Pricing shall be inclusive of all materials, equipment, labor and associated fees and incidentals required for the satisfactory performance of this contract per the Statement of Work (SOW). For your information, the USPS bases sourcing and material management decisions on best value. Best value is defined as the outcome that provides the optimal combination of elements such as lowest total cost of ownership, technology, innovation and efficiency, assurance of supply, and quality relative to the Postal Service's needs. Upon USPS review of proposals; contractors may be required to participate in an additional competitive event which may include an electronic reverse auction (eRA). If a competitive event is to be scheduled; the event will take place on Thursday 04/07/2010 at 10:00 am ET. Please be prepared to attend this event if requested as participation will be required in order for your company to receive a contract award for this opportunity. If an "eRA" is required; pricing shall be submitted during the eSourcing event on a "2-year" basis and shall be fixed for the initial term of the contract for each location separately. Bids shall be inclusive of all materials, equipment, labor and associated fees and incidentals required for the satisfactory performance of this contract per the Statement of Work (SOW). All contracting or eSourcing event questions should be submitted to: Scott Theriault 860-285-7163 or Scott.T.Theriault@usps.gov or Ted Sweeney 860-285-7093 or Edward.J.Sweeney2@usps.gov This award will be subject to the Service Contract Act.