Gym Memberships

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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. Synopsis/solicitation number RFQ256601 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) through Federal Acquisition Circular 05-37. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) is 713940, with a small business size standard of $7.0 Mil. The period of performance is from date of award for one year with four (4) option years. The Government intends to award a competitive commercial purchase order for the US Secret Service. Potential offerors are hereby notified that the solicitation and subsequent amendments to the solicitation will only be available by downloading the documents at the Federal Business Opportunities Website at http://www.fbo.gov. This office will not issue hard copy solicitations. By submitting a quote, the vendor will be self-certifying that neither the requestor nor the principal corporate officials and owners are currently suspended, debarred, or otherwise ineligible to receive contracts from any Federal Agency. This Solicitation is comprised of: I. CONTRACT LINE ITEM (CLIN) SPECIFICATIONS II. FORMAT AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL III. EVALUATION FACTORS IV. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I. CONTRACT LINE ITEM (CLIN) SPECIFICATIONS CLIN 0001: Membership for 45 employees for one year SPECIFICATIONS: Offerors shall meet all of these criteria to be considered for award - 1. Gym must be within a five (5) mile radius of the following address: 480 Bedford Rd. Chappaqua, NY. 10514 - 2. Gym must provide the following accommodations: - 1. Male and Female locker rooms - 2. at least 4 treadmills - 3. at least three stationary bikes - 4. at least four elliptical machines - 5. at least one smith machine - 6. Free weights and dumbbells - 7. must provide 24 hour access by USSS personnel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ II. FORMAT AND SUBMISSION OF PROPOSAL Part A. Pricing and Availability: The offeror shall provide the total annual cost for 45 memberships. Pricing shall include any membership/enrollment fees which are to be applied. The offeror shall provide pricing for the base year, plus all four option years. Part B. The Offeror shall provide: 1) Name, title, telephone number, fax number, and email address of the point of contact. 2) Nine-digit DUNS. The DUNS is used to verify that the vendor is in CCR. By submitting a proposal, the Offeror acknowledges the Government requirement to be in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database prior to award of any contract. Information about CCR may be found at www.ccr.gov. 3) Nine-digit TIN. The Taxpayer Identification Number is necessary for electronic payment. 4) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. If you have completed the annual representations and certifications electronically through ORCA at http://orca.bpn.gov, then provide a statement as such and it will be verified. Part C. Documents Not Applicable The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST. All documents required for submission of quote must be sent to Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.gov. Hard copy or faxed proposals shall not be accepted. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ III. EVALUATION FACTORS The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer is the lowest price technically acceptable. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ IV. PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES FAR contract clauses may be accessed electronically at this address: Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR): www.acquisition.gov/far FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors--Commercial Items FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation--Commercial Items. Award will be based on: (1) technical acceptability, (2) past performance, and (3) price. FAR 52.212-3 Offerors 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. Under (b) the following clauses are applicable: FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside, 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation, FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor, FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies, FAR 222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities, FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - Other than Central Contractor Registration, 52.225-3, Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act, 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases, 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference HSAR contract clauses may be accessed electronically at this address: Homeland Security Acquisition Regulation (HSAR): http://www.dhs.gov/xopnbiz/regulations/ 3052.209-70 Prohibition on Contracts with Corporate Expatriates. 3052.204-90 Unauthorized Use of the U.S. Secret Service Name ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ V. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR OFFERORS Since this is a competitive requirement, please do not telephone with questions but email them. Questions regarding the solicitation must be emailed to Neil Lanzendorf at Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.gov. If you do not receive a confirmation response then your question was not received. The deadline for receipt of proposals is January 31, 2011 at 5:00 PM EST . All documents required for submission of quote must be sent to Neil Lanzendorf via email to Neil.Lanzendorf@associates.usss.dhs.gov. Hard copy or faxed proposals shall not be accepted. Communications with other officials may compromise the competitiveness of this acquisition and result in cancellation of the requirement.