Ground Maintenance & Landscaping Service Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION W91ZLK-17-T-0107 Grounds and Landscaping Service Contract Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. NOTE: This is a re-solicitation. Previous solicitation number was W91ZLK-17-T-0019 and was a set-aside to HUB-Zone. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. Incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95 Effective 19 Jan 2017. The solicitation number for this requirement is W91ZLK-17-T-0107. This requirement is being solicited as a TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The associated North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code is 561730 Landscaping Services. This procurement is being conducted using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures authorized in FAR Part 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. The Government contemplates an award of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract and will be evaluated based on the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offer. INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION TO OFFERORS: Description of Requirement: The purpose of this contract is to provide ground maintenance service to the Headquarters of 20th CBRNE Command, attached annex, and other designated military sites as identified within this Performance Work Statement (PWS). This contract also includes installation and maintenance of two landscape locations adjacent to the handicap ramps at building # 2400. Anticipated Period of Performance is a base plus two option years. Place of performance will be at the 20th CBRNE Command (Edgewood) Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. For more detailed information, please refer to the Performance Work Statement (PWS) attached. The Offeror shall be a SMALL BUSINESS under NAICS Code 561730. Proposals shall be submitted in two (2) separate volumes: Volume I: Technical Proposal Volume II: Pricing Proposal The provision at FAR 52.212-2 - Evaluation -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The contract will be awarded to the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) offeror. The technical evaluation will be a determination based on information furnished by the vendor in the submitted proposal. The Government is not responsible for locating or securing any information which is not identified in the offer. The Government reserves the right to make an award without discussions. VOLUME CONTENT REQUIREMENTS: Executive Summary (Volume I): The Executive Summary shall include a brief summary of the offeror's capability and approach to accomplish the requirements of this contract. Include a statement specifying agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFQ or any exceptions. Any exceptions taken to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other RFQ terms, conditions, or documents must be fully explained, however, any such exceptions may be grounds for the Contracting Officer to reject the proposal from further consideration in the source selection process before initial evaluation. FACTOR 1: Technical Proposal (Volume I) Technical Capabilities Factor: As a minimum, Offerors shall address the following in their proposal: Offerors shall provide a discussion to describe how they intend to perform the requirements of the PWS which demonstrates a complete understanding of the PWS requirements. The minimum qualifications are set forth below: 1. Landscaping proposal sufficiently and accurately represents landscaping requirement as outline in the PWS. 2. Quality Control Program submitted as a minimum addresses the procedures to identify and prevent defective services from recurring. FACTOR 2: Past Performance (Volume I): The proposal must demonstrate satisfactory past performance and contractual completion of relevant projects. Relevant projects are recent projects that are similar to the solicited project in scope, size and/or complexity. Scope relevancy is defined as those projects that demonstrate past performance. As a minimum Offeror shall address the following: Offerors and major subcontractors shall submit three (3) recent and relevant projects. Recent projects are considered to be efforts in performance or awarded during the past three (3) years prior to this solicitation. Data used shall not extend past three (3) years prior to issue date but may include data generated during the past three years without regard to contract award date. The past performance references shall not be for work prior to 2014. Offerors with no past performance shall so state. The Offeror submission of past performance shall contain the following: a. Section I - Offeror Past Performance 1. Contractor/Subcontractor place of performance, CAGE Code and DUNS number 2. Government contracting activity, address, telephone and FAX numbers POCs name, telephone and fax numbers 3. Government's technical representative/COR telephone and fax numbers 4. Government contract administration activity and the ACO's name, telephone and fax numbers 5. Contract Number 6. Contract Type 7. Awarded price/cost 8. Final or projected final price/cost 9. Original delivery schedule 10. Final or projected final delivery schedule 11. Narrative - Offeror shall provide a specific narrative explanation of each contract listed describing the objectives achieved and detailing how the effort is similar to the requirements of this solicitation. For any contracts that did not/do not meet original cost schedule or technical performance requirements, provide a brief explanation of the reason(s) for the shortcomings and any corrective actions taken to avoid recurrence. The Offeror shall list each time the delivery schedule was revised and provide an explanation of why the revision was necessary. The Offeror shall also provide a copy of any cure notices or show because notices received on each contract listed and a description of any corrective action taken. The Offeror shall indicate if any of the contracts listed were terminated and the type and reasons for the termination. The Offeror shall also specify to what extent subcontractors were involved in gaining related experience, and their level of involvement with respect to the scope of work, objectives achieved, and personnel resources utilized, and how previous contracts relate to this effort. b.Section 2 Subcontracts- Offerors shall provide an outline of how the effort required by the solicitation will be assigned for performance within the contractor's corporate entity and among the proposed subcontractors. Offerors shall provide the above-required information for any proposed subcontractor who will perform a significant portion of the effort. A significant portion is defined as performing 10% or more of the total effort. If not applicable, the Offeror shall so state. c.Section 3 New Corporate Entities- New corporate entities may submit data on prior contracts involving its officers and employees. The Offeror shall discuss in detail the role performed by such persons in the prior contracts cited. If not applicable, the Offeror shall so state. FACTOR 3: Price Proposal (Volume II) Information requested below for inclusion in the Price Proposal is not intended to be restrictive or all-inclusive. Offeror's cost/price proposals will be evaluated based on the applicable criteria in FAR 15.404-1 based on competition and other factors. Offerors are encouraged to submit any other price or financial information that may be helpful in the understanding and evaluation of the Price Proposal; however, superfluous or elaborate documents are discouraged. Pricing information shall be addressed ONLY in the Price Proposal (Volume III) and shall be separated from any technical information being provided. To provide uniformity and consistency a Quote Registry is attached. Please use this form to provide your price proposal. Include Company name, POC to include: Name, title, email address.It must be signed. Partial quotes will not be evaluated. The Government intends to make award to the Offeror whose proposal is TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE with the LOWEST evaluated price (LPTA). EVALUATION & BASIS FOR AWARD Basis for Award: The Government intends to award one Firm-Fixed Price contract to the Lowest Priced, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) proposal, in accordance with FAR 15.101-2. To receive consideration for award, a rating of "Acceptable" must be achieved for both Factors 1 and 2, Technical and Past Performance. Rejection of Offers: In accordance with FAR 52.212-1 (g) The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. Examples include, but are not limited to, the following: a. Offers that provide only a statement indicating its capability to comply with the RFP terms without support and elaboration as specified in volume instructions stated in this combined synopsis/solicitation; or b. Offers that reflect an inherent lack of technical competence or a failure to comprehend the complexity and risks required to perform the requirements. This may include submission of a proposal which is abnormally high or low in Price (unbalanced pricing) or unattainable in terms of technical or schedule commitments: or c. Offers that do not meet all the stated material requirements of this combined synopsis/solicitation; or d. Offers that propose exceptions to the attachments, exhibits, enclosures, or other combined synopsis/solicitation terms and conditions. Evaluation and Source Selection Process Selection: Selection of the successful Offeror shall be made following an assessment of each proposal, based on the response to the requirements of this solicitation. Proposals will be evaluated as specified in Proposal Evaluation Section below. Evaluation: The evaluation of proposals submitted in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation shall be conducted in accordance with a LPTA competition. Award without Discussions: In accordance with FAR 52.212-l (g), the Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with Offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the Offeror's initial proposal shall contain the Offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals. Determination of Responsibility: In accordance with FAR 9.103, contracts will be placed only with Contractors that the Contracting Officer determines to be responsible. Prospective offerors, in order to qualify as sources for this acquisition must be able to demonstrate that they meet standards of responsibility set forth in FAR 9.1 04. No award can be made to an Offeror who has been determined non-responsible by the Contracting Officer. PROPOSAL EVALUATION Evaluation Factors: The Technical volume of the proposal will be evaluated against the requirements described in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) contained in this solicitation. The Technical Volume will be determined to be "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable", using the following ratings: Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Ratings Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Technical Proposal (Volume I) FACTOR I: Technical Factor: The Government will evaluate the offeror's technical proposal based on the technical factors stated above under Factor 1 Instructions, also see the PWS for further details. FACTOR 2: Past Performance Factor: Past Performance rating will be an Offeror's probability of meeting the requirements. Past Performance uses two aspects: relevancy and recency. The assessment is based on the Offeror's record of relevant and recent past performance information that pertains to the products and/or services outlined in the solicitation requirements. Recency is described as contractual efforts undertaken within three years prior to this solicitation. Relevance pertains to whether the Offeror's present/past performance is relevant or not relevant to the effort. The second aspect of past performance will be determining how well the contractor performance on the contracts. This evaluation does not establish, create, or change the existing record of performance rather the past performance evaluation gathers information from customers on how well the Offeror performed on those past contracts. Each Offeror's proposal will receive an acceptable or unacceptable rating. The Government may use data provided in the Offeror's proposal and data will be obtained from other sources including, but not limited to, Past Performance Information Retrieval System and interviews with other Government officials. Past Performance Evaluation Ratings Acceptable: Based on the Offeror's performance record the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror's performance record is unknown. (See note below.) Unacceptable: Based on the Offeror's performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the Offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Note: In the case of an Offeror without a record of relevant Past Performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the Offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a) (2) (IV). Therefore, the Offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, "unknown'' shall be considered "acceptable." FACTOR 3: Price Factor (Volume II): The Government will evaluate the price proposal for award purposes by adding the Total Cost (base plus 2 option years) of the Quote Registry by using price analysis techniques described in FAR 15.404-1(b) based on competition and other factors. Accordingly, the analytical techniques and procedures described in FAR 15.404-1 may be used singly or in combination with others, as determined by the Contracting Officer, to ensure the costs are fair and reasonable. Any significant inconsistency, if unexplained, may raise a fundamental issue of the Offeror's understanding of the nature and scope of the work required and may be grounds for rejection of the proposal as inadequate. Partial quotes will not be evaluated by the Government. SUBMISSION PROCEDURES: ALL PROPOSALS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL WITH THE SUBJECT LINE: W91ZLK-17-T-0107 PROPOSAL FROM (INSERT COMPANY NAME) The offeror shall include a Company Name, Point of Contact, Company CAGE code, DUNS number and TIN. All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted to the Contracting Officer Sherry Compton and the Contract Specialist Rex Valdez via email no later than 4:00 p.m. Eastern Time May 22, 2017 to contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov Responses to this solicitation must be signed, dated, and received no later than 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time on MAY 25, 2017. Responses must be sent by email directly to the Contracting Officer Sherry Compton and Contract Specialist Rex Valdez. (contact@example.gov and contact@example.gov). NO TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WILL BE HONORED. All proposals from responsible sources will be fully considered. Contractors who are not registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award will not be considered. Contractors may register with SAM online for free at www.sam.gov. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items, with its offer. FAR 52.252-1 - Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. 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 the following address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil The following clauses and provisions are incorporated by reference: FAR 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, Alternate I FAR 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards OCT 2015 FAR 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Rep NOV 2015 FAR 52.209-6 -- Protecting the Governments Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. FAR 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (July 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313). FAR 52.209-10 - Prohibition on Contracting With Inverted Domestic Corporations. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items. FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019) FAR 52.217-5, Evaluation of Options FAR 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services FAR 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns FAR 52.219-13 -- Notice of Set-Aside of Orders. FAR 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting. FAR 52.219-28, Post-Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor FAR 52.222-17 Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers. FAR 52.222-19, Child Labor- Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies FAR 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans FAR 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans FAR 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act. FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 FAR 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires FAR 52.222-43, Fair Standards Act and Service Contract Act - Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons FAR 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving FAR 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases FAR 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-- System for Award Management. FAR 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations FAR 52.233-1 Disputes. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim FAR 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation FAR 52.243-1, Changes- Fixed Price, Alternate I FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination FAR 52.249-8, Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) DFARS 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials. DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights. DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product. DFARS 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information. DFARS 252.204-7015, Disclosure of Information to Litigation Support Contractors. DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000, Item Identification and Valuation DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000, Notice of Intent to Re-solicit DFARS 252.223-7008, Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium DFARS 252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities DFARS 252.225-7048, Export-Controlled Items DFARS 252.226-7001, Utilization of Indian Organizations and Indian-Owned Economic Enterprises, and Native Hawaiian Small Business Concerns. DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports. DFARS 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions. DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments. DFARS 252.237-7010, Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel. DFARS 252.239-7002, Access DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications. DFARS 252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment DFARS 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items JUN 2013 DFARS 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea. AMC-LEVEL PROTEST PROGRAM (AUG 2012) ACC-APG 5152.233-4900 If you have complaints about this procurement, it is preferable that you first attempt to resolve those concerns with the responsible Contracting Officer. However, you can also protest to Headquarters, AMC. The HQ, AMC-Level Protest Program is intended to encourage interested parties to seek resolution of their concerns within AMC as an Alternative Dispute Resolution forum, rather than filing a protest with the General Accounting Office (GAO) or other external forum. Contract award or performance is suspended during the protest to the same extent, and within the same time periods, as if filed at the GAO. The AMC protest decision goal is to resolve protests within 20 working days from filing. To be timely, protests must be filed within the periods specified in FAR 33.103. Send protests (other than protests to the Contracting Officer) to: Headquarters U.S. Army Materiel Command Office of Command Counsel-Deputy Command Counsel 4400 Martin Road Rm: A6SE040.001 Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000 Phone: +1 (555) 000-0000 Fax: +1 (555) 000-0000 E-mail: contact@example.gov The AMC-Level Protest Procedures are accessible via the Internet at: www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html. If Internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC, to obtain the AMC Level Protest Procedures. The AMC-Level Protest Procedures are accessible via the Internet at: www.amc.army.mil/amc/commandcounsel.html. If internet access is not available, contact the Contracting Officer or HQ, AMC, to obtain the AMC Level Protest Procedures.