DRAFT SOLICITATION - Base Operations Support Services, Yuma Proving Ground

THIS REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL IS A DRAFT SOLICITATION ONLY. THE SOLE PURPOSE OF THIS NOTICE IS TO PROVIDE INFORMATION FOR CONTRACTOR TO REVIEW PRIOR TO SCHEDULE SITE VISIT. PLEASE DO NOT SUBMIT ANY PROPOSALS BASED ON THIS NOTICE. The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Installation Readiness Center on behalf of the Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Yuma Proving Ground, intends to issue a solicitation for a contractor to provide Base Operations Support Services at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground, AZ. Description of Services: The Contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary as defined in this PWS. Work includes all required maintenance, labor, materials and repairs to facilities, structures, buildings, and utilities that are classified as real property, and Army Training and Evaluation Center non-real properties, unless otherwise stated in this contract, to include installed building equipment as defined in Army Regulation (AR) 420-1, Army Facilities Management. The following is a list of Common Level of Services (CLS) that will be included in this acquisition: CLS # Services Description 200 Unaccompanied Management 400 Facilities maintenance Instructions 403 Solid Waste Management 404 Grounds Maintenance 408 Pavement Clearance Services 411 Facility Maintenance - Vertical 420 Facility Maintenance - Horizontal 510 Pest Management Services Solicitation: The Government anticipates a solicitation release date on or about February 23, 2023, through sam.gov website. Requests for printed copies of the solicitation will not be accepted. Contract type: A Firm Fixed-Price contract is anticipated, and award will be made to the offeror who provides a proposal that best meets the Government's requirement. All requirements, evaluation criteria, basis for award and proposal due date will be provided as part of the solicitation. Period of Performance: The anticipated period of performance will be a 60-day phase in, 10-month Base period and four one-year options to include the six-month extension under FAR 52.217-8. The anticipated full period of performance is period of December 14, 2023, to December 13, 2028. Competition Status: This requirement will be a 100% small business set aside under NAICS Code 561210 Facilities Support Services with the size standard of $47,000,000.00. Vendor Requirements: All prospective offerors must have a Commercial and Government Entity Code (CAGE Code) and must have completed Representations and Certifications through the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://sam.gov. NOTICE OF SITE VISIT A site visit will be held at 301 C. St Building 308, Yuma, AZ 85365 on 7 February 2023 beginning 9:00 am MST. There will be a tour of facilities and short briefing conducted during the site visit. The purpose of the site visit is to allow Offerors to see the site and to Offeror make notes of questions for submission to the Contracting Officer at a later date. Prospective Offerors are highly encouraged to attend the site visit. Remarks and explanations provided by Government representatives during the site visit shall not change the terms of the RFP. Any change to the RFP terms will be conveyed through an amendment to the RFP. Failure to attend the site visit will not disqualify the Offeror; however, the Offeror acts at its own risk and will not be relieved from complying with the terms and conditions of any resultant contract by reason of such failure. In no event will a failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award of a contract. Offerors are limited to two (2) attendees per firm due to room space limitations. The pre-solicitation notice that was posted on 6 January 2023 included the notification process. Notification for site visit attendance was due on 24 January 2023. No other pre-proposal conference will be scheduled. Attendance is at the expense of the Offerors. The Government cannot guarantee access to Yuma Proving Ground at any other time. Attendees must arrive on time to be included in the site visit. The visit will start promptly at 9:00 AM MST and anyone arriving after that time will be denied admission. Be advised that Yuma Proving Ground is a limited access installation, and people entering its gates are subject to entrance requirements and possible search. Attendees must arrange their travel to accommodate for these procedures. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to gain access to the Government installation. All YPG visitors who do not possess a military identification card or Common Access Card (commonly called a CAC card and issued to government employees and authorized contractors) must undergo a computer background check of individual records through the National Crime Information Center prior to gaining entry to the proving ground. These checks are conducted inside YPG's Visitor Control Center located within the Wahner Brooks Interpretive Display located on Imperial Dam Road and normally take no longer than 15 minutes. All visitors must also possess: 1) Driver's license; 2) Vehicle registration; 3) Proof of insurance. Since these background checks require U.S. or Canadian identification, they cannot be conducted on visitors who are not U.S. or Canadian citizens. This means that unescorted access to Yuma Proving Ground for these individuals will no longer be granted. Other foreign nationals may only obtain access to the proving ground by being always escorted by an authorized official. The Visitor Control Center is open for visitor background checks and credentialing Monday through Thursday 6:30 AM to 3:30. All attendees shall use Howard gate (Main gate) to access the facility. Comments and/or questions will be allowed during the site visit however, the requirement will not change until the actual solicitation and any amendments are issued. All comments and/or questions must be submitted via a SINGLE email per Offeror, preferably in a Microsoft Word document attached to the e-mail. Submit to the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 2:00 PM CST on Tuesday, 14 February 2023. At the site visit, there will be no cameras, audio recordings, or videotaping or other recordings allowed, except that done by the Government. Cellular phones with cameras are allowed, but no pictures are permitted to be taken.