H--24-Hour Time Composite Wastewater Sampling and Analysis forVA Long Beach Healthcare System

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number VA-262-08-RQ-0209IM is issued as a request for quote (RFQ) for 24-hour time composite wastewater sampling and analysis complying with Sanitation District of Los Angeles County Requirements. Services shall be provided as listed in the SCHEDULE OF SERVICES below. No telephone requests shall be accepted. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses as those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005- 25. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541380 and the Small Business Standard is $11.0 mil. The proposed contract listed herein is a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. ALL SUBMISSIONS MUST STATE THE BUSINESS SIZE AND CLASSIFICATION. BASE YEAR: 08/01/2008 - 07/31/2009 ITEM NUMBER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST 001 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 24 EA 002 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 24 EA 003 SAMPLER FOR 24 HOURS 24 EA TOTAL BASE YEAR: OPTION YEAR ONE (1): 08/01/2009 - 07/31/2010 ITEM NUMBER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST 001 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 24 EA 002 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 24 EA 003 SAMPLER FOR 24 HOURS 24 EA TOTAL OPTION YEAR ONE (1): OPTION YEAR TWO (2): 08/01/2010 - 07/31/2011 ITEM NUMBER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST 001 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 24 EA 002 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 24 EA 003 SAMPLER FOR 24 HOURS 24 EA TOTAL OPTION YEAR TWO (2): OPTION YEAR THREE (3): 08/01/2011 - 07/31/2012 ITEM NUMBER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST 001 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 24 EA 002 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 24 EA 003 SAMPLER FOR 24 HOURS 24 EA TOTAL OPTION YEAR THREE (3): OPTION YEAR FOUR (4): 08/01/2012 - 07/31/2013 ITEM NUMBER SCHEDULE OF SERVICES QTY UNIT UNIT PRICE TOTAL COST 001 CHEMICAL OXYGEN DEMAND 24 EA 002 TOTAL SUSPENDED SOLIDS 24 EA 003 SAMPLER FOR 24 HOURS 24 EA TOTAL OPTION YEAR FOUR (4): BASE YEAR + FOUR OPTION YEARS TOTAL AGGREGATE COST: $_____________________________ Place of performance is the Veterans Affairs Long Beach Healthcare System, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822. The Contractor shall perform 24-hour time composite wastewater sampling and analysis complying with Sanitation District of Los Angeles County Requirements, sampling shall be accomplished two times each month, at the last sewer manhole on station, with visits scheduled via telephone with designated Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR). Mail analyses reports to the COTR within 14 days of sample. Send analysis results to: VA Long Beach Healthcare System, 5901 E. 7th Street, Long Beach, CA 90822 to the COTR. The name of the COTR shall be provided to the Contractor at time of contract award. The Contractor must hold current California Department of Health Services Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) Certificate (Include copy with Quote), requested quote is "Per Test" (one test = EA). Period of performance shall be from August 1, 2008 through July 31, 2008 with the Government having the option to exercise four (4) one year renewal periods through July 31, 2013. Delivery of service/equipment shall be F.O.B. Destination within consignee's premises. If installation of any equipment is required the cost shall be included in the proposed/quoted price at no additional cost to the Government. Invoices shall be submitted monthly, 30 days in the arrears and are to reference Contract Number (assigned upon contract award) and obligation number. The Contractor shall submit original invoices to the following address, Department of Veterans Affairs, Financial Services Center, P.O. Box 149971, Austin, TX 78714. Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in provision 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Nov 2007). As prescribed in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 42.15, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) evaluates contractor past performance and shares those evaluations with other Federal Government contract specialists and procurement officials. The FAR requires that the contractor be provided an opportunity to comment on past performance evaluations prior to each report closing. To fulfill this requirement, VA uses an online database, the Contractor Performance System (CPS), which is maintained by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The CPS database information is shared with the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database, which is available to all Federal agencies. You are required to register with the NIH CPS database at the following web address: CPS - https://cpscontractor.nih.gov. Further, your registered representative data, as well as any other information in your registration data, must be kept current. Performance evaluations entered into CPS by the contracting officer will be assigned to the contractor's registered representative for comment. Failure to comment and reassign the report back to the contracting officer, or to maintain current registration, will result in the Government's evaluation being entered in the database with a statement that you have failed to respond. Help in registering can be obtained by contacting CPS Support E-mail (contact@example.gov) or by calling +1 (555) 000-0000. Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.212-4, para (t), Central Contractor Registration (CCR), after initial registration, the contractor is required to update registration data as changes occur and must re-register annually to ensure all data remains current. Noncompliance with this requirement shall preclude the exercising of any option periods that may be included herein and shall be cause for termination of the contract at such time noncompliance is discovered. Refer to cited Clause for more details. You are required to register with the CCR database at the following web address: CCR - http://www.ccr.gov. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU COMPLETE THESE REGISTRATIONS IN ORDER TO BE CONSIDERED FOR CONTRACT AWARD. AWARD CANNOT BE MADE TO A CONTRACTOR NOT REGISTERED IN BOTH OF THESE DATABASE SYSTEMS. In accordance with FAR Provision 52.212-1 paragraph (j), please provide the Dun and Bradstreet Number assigned to your firm in the space provided: DUNS# ____ ____ - ____ ____ ____ - ____ ____ ____ ____. The Government shall award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the lowest price responsive and responsible offeror. Price shall be evaluated to determine its fairness, completeness, and reasonableness as it relates to the items offered. Past performance shall be evaluated to ensure satisfactory business practices and timely performance. ALL offerors shall submit descriptive literature, specification sheets, warranty information, primary service providers and part numbers if applicable. Offeror's who have not previously provided the same or similar type of services/supplies at the VA Healthcare System listed herein shall provide with their quote a list of Federal, State and Local governments and private contracts under which you have provided the same or similar services/supplies required in this solicitation within the last three (3) years. Offeror's are required to furnish, for the purpose of evaluating responsibility/past performance, the names, address and telephone numbers of a minimum of two (2) references for which the same or similar services/supplies have been furnished. Only offeror's that can meet all requirements in this solicitation shall be considered for award. 52.212-3 Offerors Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Nov 2007) - THE CONTRACTOR MUST RETURN A COMPLETED COPY OF PROVISION 52.212-3 WITH THE OFFER, a copy of the provision may be attained from http://www.arnet.gov/far/. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Feb 2007) applies to this acquisition. 52.212-5 Contracts Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Feb 2008). The following FAR clauses identified at paragraph b of FAR 52.212-5 are considered checked and are applicable to this acquisition: 5, 9, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, and 37. The following additional clauses and provisions apply: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (July 2006); FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract - Firm Fixed Price (Apr 1984); FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990); FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999); FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds (Apr 1984); FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984); FAR 52.232-38 Submission of Electronic Funds Transfer Information with Offer (May 1999); FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (Sept 2006); VAAR 852.203-70 Commercial Advertising (Jan 2008); VAAR 852.233-70 Protest Content/Alternative Dispute Resolution (Jan 2008); VAAR 852.233-71 Alternate Protest Procedure (Jan 1998); VAAR 852.237-70 Contractor Responsibilities (Apr 1984); VAAR 852.270-1 Representatives of Contracting Officers (Jan 2008). 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 shall 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. The full text of a clause and provision may be accessed electronically at this/these addresses: Federal Acquisition Regulation Home Page: http://www.arnet.gov/far/. Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation Home Page: http://www1.va.gov/oamm/oa/ars/policyreg/vaar/index.cfm. Other terms and conditions of the requirement are as follows: Contractor must hold current California Department of Health Services Environmental Laboratory Accreditation Program (ELAP) Certificates (include copy with quote). Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating, are not applicable to this acquisition. There are no applicable Numbered Notes. Interested Contractors are encouraged to contact the Contracting Officer to obtain a hard copy of the combined synopsis/solicitation by e-mail. The Government shall consider all proposals received by 4:00 PM Pacific Daylight Time July 2, 2008. Offers are to be received at the Department of Veterans Affairs, Network 22 Logistics Office, 5901 E. 7th Street, Building 149, Long Beach CA 90822, ATTN: Imelda M. Martinez (VA-262-08-RQ-0209IM). For information you can contact Imelda M. Martinez at +1 (555) 000-0000 or email contact@example.gov .