Emergency Alarm Response Services in Virginia

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format set forth in Federal Acquisition Regulation, Subpart 12.6, 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. (ii) This solicitation is issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) Number W912DR22Q9002 on a full and open competition basis. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-07/2021-09-10. (iv) NAICS number is 561612. Small Business Size Standard is $20,500,000. (v) Offerors shall structure their quote or proposal to include a price for all items as listed and described in CLINS 0001, 0002, 0003, 1001, 1002, 1003, 2001, 2002, 2003, 3001, 3002, 3003, 4001, 4002, and 4003 below. (vi) Offerors are required to possess a Secret Security Clearance. Base Period CLINS: CLIN 0001 - Annual Service Fee for 2 sites (12 months x $________ per month = $___________(total). CLIN 0002 - Emergency Alarm Response and security during an alarm system failure or power outage for 2 Sites in Virginia (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Monday through Friday 365 days a year as required by the Government for emergency alarm response and security during alarm system failure or power outage). Estimated quantity is 64 incidents (Monday through Friday). Provide total amount to include price per incident response fee. CLIN 0003 - On Site Secret Cleared Security Officer (24 hours, 7 days a week to include holidays, 365 days a year) at 1 Site in Virginia. Option Year One CLINS: CLIN 1001 - Annual Service Fee for 2 sites (12 months x $________ per month = $___________(total). CLIN 1002 - Emergency Alarm Response and security during an alarm system failure or power outage for 2 Sites in Virginia (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Monday through Friday 365 days a year as required by the Government for emergency alarm response and security during alarm system failure or power outage). Estimated quantity is 64 incidents (Monday through Friday). Provide total amount to include price per incident response fee. CLIN 1003 - On Site Secret Cleared Security Officer (24 hours, 7 days a week to include holidays, 365 days a year) at 1 Site in Virginia. Option Year Two CLINS: CLIN 2001 - Annual Service Fee for 2 sites (12 months x $________ per month = $___________(total). CLIN 2002 - Emergency Alarm Response and security during an alarm system failure or power outage for 2 Sites in Virginia (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Monday through Friday 365 days a year as required by the Government for emergency alarm response and security during alarm system failure or power outage). Estimated quantity is 64 incidents (Monday through Friday). Provide total amount to include price per incident response fee. CLIN 2003 - On Site Secret Cleared Security Officer (24 hours, 7 days a week to include holidays, 365 days a year) at 1 Site in Virginia. Option Year Three CLINS: CLIN 3001 - Annual Service Fee for 2 sites (12 months x $________ per month = $___________(total). CLIN 3002 - Emergency Alarm Response and security during an alarm system failure or power outage for 2 Sites in Virginia (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Monday through Friday 365 days a year as required by the Government for emergency alarm response and security during alarm system failure or power outage). Estimated quantity is 64 incidents (Monday through Friday). Provide total amount to include price per incident response fee. CLIN 3003 - On Site Secret Cleared Security Officer (24 hours, 7 days a week to include holidays, 365 days a year) at 1 Site in Virginia. Option Year Four CLINS: CLIN 4001 - Annual Service Fee for 2 sites (12 months x $________ per month = $___________(total). CLIN 4002 - Emergency Alarm Response and security during an alarm system failure or power outage for 2 Sites in Virginia (6:00 PM to 6:00 AM Monday through Friday 365 days a year as required by the Government for emergency alarm response and security during alarm system failure or power outage). Estimated quantity is 64 incidents (Monday through Friday). Provide total amount to include price per incident response fee. CLIN 4003 - On Site Secret Cleared Security Officer (24 hours, 7 days a week to include holidays, 365 days a year) at 1 Site in Virginia. (vi) DESCRIPTION: The contractor shall provide fully trained unarmed personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform emergency alarm on-site response as defined in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) dated 17 February 2021. The contractor shall execute the specific task areas as follows: Task 1 Emergency Alarm Response and Task 2 Secret Cleared Security Officer. The contractor will perform the services at three Government facilities as identified in the PWS. The PWS is a Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) document. The DD 254 - Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification is FOUO. If a company wishes to request the PWS and DD 254, it may do so by contacting Major Puna Taamu at Punatoto.V.Taamu@usace.army.mil or April Way at april.a.way.civ@mail.mil. Security Requirements: The security requirements identified below are in accordance with the DD Form 254. 1. Contractor and subcontractor company must be owned and based in the US. 2. Contractor and subcontractor Company must have an active SECRET facility clearance. 3. Contractor and subcontractor response personnel must have active SECRET clearances. 4. Committing contractor and subcontractor official who contracts with the Government must have a SECRET clearance. 5. Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract must, at time of the quotation submission, possess and maintain the level of security identified for the life of the contract. 6. Contractor and subcontractor must provide names and identification information to the Government sufficient for verifying contractor personnel clearances. The Government will not approve contractor personnel for use on this contract if the Government cannot adequately verify their individual clearance status. (vii) Period of performance is one twelve month base period plus four twelve month option periods. Offerors shall structure their quotation to include a price for all items as listed and described in the Price Schedule in the attached solicitation. (viii) The provision at 52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition with the following addenda: Per FAR 12.603(b), the SF 1449 is not used. Period of acceptance of offers - Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 days after Government receipt of quotes. The Government plans on issuing a purchase order for this procurement. Payment of contractor invoice(s) - invoices shall be sent to Finance Center-Millington, 5722 Integrity Drive, Millington, TN 38054-5005 AND one copy to U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, RSFO ATTN: Rose McIntosh (Rose.E.McIntosh@usace.army.mil) P.O. Box 548 Annapolis Junction, MD 20701-0508. (ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition and paragraph (a) is included as follows: - The Government will award a purchase order resulting 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) Technical capability of the services offered to meet the Government requirement (including security clearance requirement); (2) Price; and (3) Acceptable past performance. Technical and past performance when combined are equal to price. (x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Alternate 1, - Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with its offer. (xi) The clause at 52.212-4, - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items and any addenda to the clause, applies to this acquisition. (xii) The clause at 52.212-5, - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is applicable to this acquisition and the following FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition: 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUN 2020) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When subcontracting with Contactors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUN 2020) 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (SEP 2021) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Representation (SEP 2021) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 2020) 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (OCT 2020) 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (OCT 2015) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (JUN 2020) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (NOV 2020) 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (xiii) The most current versions of the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions 52.204-2 Security Requirements 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.20416 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Serv ices-Representation 52.209-1 Qualification Requirement 52.211-14 Notice of Priority Rating for National Defense, Emergency Preparedness, and Energy Program Use (DO Rated Order) 52.211-15 Defense Priority and Allocation Requirements 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the contractor within 30 days of expiration of the current contract period). 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days of expiration of the current contract period 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. If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed five years. 52.223-5 Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program 52.223-19 Compliance with Environmental Management Systems 52.232-11 Extras 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.237-3 Continuity of Services 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (https://www.acquisition.gov/) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (https://www.acquisition.gov/) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Variation in Quantity: If the quantity of a unit-priced item in this contract is an estimated quantity and the actual quantity of the unit-priced item varies more than 15 percent above or below the estimated quantity, an equitable adjustment in the contract price shall be made upon demand of either party. The equitable adjustment shall be based upon any increase or decrease in costs due solely to the variation above 115 percent or below 85 percent of the estimated quantity. The most current versions of the following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement(DFARS) clauses are applicable to this acquisition: 252-201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7005 Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.204-7000 Disclosure of Information 252.204-7003 Control of government Personnel Work Product 252.204-7004 Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.204-7016 Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services'Representation 252.204-7017 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services'Representation 252.204-7018 Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services 252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism 252.215-7013 Supplies and Services Provided by Nontraditional Defense Contractors 252.223-7004 Drug-Free Work Force 252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic commodities 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.247-7023 Transportation of Supplies by Sea (xiv) Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) is applicable to this acquisition with a rating of DO. (xv) Offers are due by 12:00 PM Eastern Time on 11 March 2022. Electronic offers via e-mail will be accepted. (xvi) Point of contact for information regarding the solicitation is as follows: Puna Taamu, 443-654-7286, Punatoto.V.Taamu@usace.army.mil or alternate April Way at april.a.way.civ@mail.mil QUOTE/PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS: The offeror shall accurately, fully, and clearly demonstrate in their quote how the services proposed meet the requirements set forth in this solicitation and the PWS dated 17 February 2021. Prices shall be structured in accordance with the CLIN structure stated above. It is anticipated that award will be made without discussion. Therefore, each offeror is encouraged to and must submit their best terms with their quote. The most current version of provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Special attention is directed to FAR 52.212-1 (b). Failure to submit the information set forth therein for evaluation may render the offer nonresponsive. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, with its offer if the Offeror's FAR 52.212-3, Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, are not current or up to date in System for Award Management (SAM) system. Department of Labor Wage Determination No. 2015-4281 (Rev 20) dated 20 October 2021 establishes the minimum wage and health and welfare for the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia and is incorporated into and made part of this solicitation and will be made part of the resultant contract in accordance with clause 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (41 U.S.C. chapter 67). The wage determination is included as an attachment to the subject solicitation.