H--Legionella Water Testing

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with Part 13 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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. This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is VA244-16-Q-0111. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-84 and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at http://farsite.hill.af.mil. This procurement is being solicited as a Total Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business Set-aside. Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) and Verified by Vendor Information Pages (VIP) website (https://www.vip.vetbiz.gov/) prior to contract award. The NAICS Code is 541380, and the size standard is $15.0 million. The Wilkes-Barre Veterans Administration Medical Center (VAMC), located at 1111 East End Blvd, Wilkes-Barre, PA 18711 has a requirement for a contractor to conduct four quarterly testing periods for legionella testing in domestic hot and cold water at thirty (30) distal water distribution locations. All work shall be completed in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). The SOW is included as Attachment 1 to this solicitation. The Period of Performance will be November 12, 2015 to November 11, 2016. Offerors are requested to quote Firm Fixed Prices for all of the line items on the Schedule of Supplies and Services attached to this solicitation. Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. 05-2453, Revision No. 16 dated 07/08/2015 applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting Purchase Order. A copy of the Wage Determination is included with this solicitation as Attachment 2. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database IAW FAR 52.212-(k). Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. Contractors are advised that any and all questions concerning this solicitation must be via email to Ms. Brittney Parker at contact@example.gov. ? The following FAR and Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) apply to this acquisition: 52.212-1 -- Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (April 2014): Addenda to 52.212-1; the following paragraphs are hereby deleted from this provision: (d) product samples, (e) multiple offers, (h) multiple awards, and (i) availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. Addenda to 52.212-1: paragraph (c) period for acceptance of offers, delete "30 calendar days" and insert "60 calendar days" in its place. Addenda to 52.212-1; the following provisions apply and are incorporated by full text: 52.252-1 -- Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) 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 this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil. (End of Provision) OFFER SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS- Quotes must include the following items. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. 1. Quotations may be submitted in contractor format and shall include: (1) Company name, address, telephone number, email address, and FAX Number. (2) Solicitation number. (3) Unit Price for all CLINS (4) Contractor DUNS Number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. (5) Signed acknowledgement of amendments (applicable only if any amendments are issued against this solicitation. (6) Information required by the Statement of Work (7) Past Performance from three (3) sources which clearly indicates the offeror has satisfactorily performed similar scope of work commercially or for the Government within the past three (3) years. 2. Contractors are required to include a copy of the FAR provision 52.212-3 -Offeror Representations and Certifications -Commercial Items with its proposal or may indicate completion of the representations and certifications on the internet at http://sam.gov. Failure to include the certifications along with the price proposal or complete certifications on the internet may result in elimination from consideration for award. 13.106-2 -- Evaluation of Quotations or Offers: The Government intends to award one purchase order as a result of this Request for Quote to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements. Quotes shall be evaluated for acceptability only and shall not be rated. Offerors must be determined responsible according to the standards of FAR Part 9 to be eligible for award. Award will be based on the total overall lowest price quoted. Any offeror whose quote has been determined technically acceptable will then have its quote evaluated for lowest price. The following criteria shall be used to establish technical acceptability: 1. Requirements in Statement of Work 2. Past Performance Information, to include: a. Contractor name b. Name of customer/agency c. Contract/Purchase Order Number d. Customer Point of Contact (provide name, telephone number, and email address) e. Length of contract/period of performance (dates) f. Dollar Amount of Contract (initial and final price) g. A narrative synopsis that describes the specific nature of the work; similarities with the proposed work; and relative experience gained. The Government is not limited to the information provided above, but reserves the right to independently seek past performance information through open market contracts, government systems, and other government agencies. 52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015) Addenda to 52.212-4; the following clauses apply and are incorporated in full text: ? 52.252-2 -- Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil (End Clause) 852.203-70 Commercial advertising (JAN 2008) The bidder or offeror agrees that if a contract is awarded to him/her, as a result of this solicitation, he/she will not advertise the award of the contract in his/her commercial advertising in such a manner as to state or imply that the Department of Veterans Affairs endorses a product, project or commercial line of endeavor. (End of Clause) 852.232-72 Electronic submission of payment requests (NOV 2012) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause- (1) Contract financing payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (2) Designated agency office has the meaning given in 5 CFR 1315.2(m). (3) Electronic form means an automated system transmitting information electronically according to the accepted electronic data transmission methods and formats identified in paragraph (c) of this clause. Facsimile, e-mail, and scanned documents are not acceptable electronic forms for submission of payment requests. (4) Invoice payment has the meaning given in FAR 32.001. (5) Payment request means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment submitted by the contractor under this contract. (b) Electronic payment requests. Except as provided in paragraph (e) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests in electronic form. Purchases paid with a Government-wide commercial purchase card are considered to be an electronic transaction for purposes of this rule, and therefore no additional electronic invoice submission is required. (c) Data transmission. A contractor must ensure that the data transmission method and format are through one of the following: (1) VA's Electronic Invoice Presentment and Payment System. (See Web site at http://www.fsc.va.gov/einvoice.asp.) (2) Any system that conforms to the X12 electronic data interchange (EDI) formats established by the Accredited Standards Center (ASC) and chartered by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI). The X12 EDI Web site (http://www.x12.org) includes additional information on EDI 810 and 811 formats. (d) Invoice requirements. Invoices shall comply with FAR 32.905. (e) Exceptions. If, based on one of the circumstances below, the contracting officer directs that payment requests be made by mail; the contractor shall submit payment requests by mail through the United States Postal Service to the designated agency office. Submission of payment requests by mail may be required for: (1) Awards made to foreign vendors for work performed outside the United States; (2) Classified contracts or purchases when electronic submission and processing of payment requests could compromise the safeguarding of classified or privacy information; (3) Contracts awarded by contracting officers in the conduct of emergency operations, such as responses to national emergencies; (4) Solicitations or contracts in which the designated agency office is a VA entity other than the VA Financial Services Center in Austin, Texas; or (5) Solicitations or contracts in which the VA designated agency office does not have electronic invoicing capability as described above. (End of Clause) 852.237-70 Contractor responsibilities (APR 1984). The contractor shall obtain all necessary licenses and/or permits required to perform this work. He/she shall take all reasonable precautions necessary to protect persons and property from injury or damage during the performance of this contract. He/ she shall be responsible for any injury to himself/herself, his/her employees, as well as for any damage to personal or public property that occurs during the performance of this contract that is caused by his/her employees fault or negligence, and shall maintain personal liability and property damage insurance having coverage for a limit as required by the laws of the State of Pennsylvania. Further, it is agreed that any negligence of the Government, its officers, agents, servants and employees, shall not be the responsibility of the contractor hereunder with the regard to any claims, loss, damage, injury, and liability resulting there from. (End of Clause) 852.252-70 Solicitation provisions or clauses incorporated by reference (JAN 2008) The following provisions or clauses incorporated by reference in this solicitation must be completed by the offeror or prospective contractor and submitted with the quotation or offer. Copies of these provisions or clauses are available on the Internet at the Web sites provided in the provision at FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, or the clause at FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference. Copies may also be obtained from the contracting officer. (End of Provision) 52.212-5 -- Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (MAY 2015) In paragraph (a) the following clauses apply: 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) In paragraph (b) the following clauses apply: 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (JUL 2013) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUNE 2003) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015). 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (JUL 2013) Under paragraph (c) the following clauses apply: 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2014) All clauses under paragraph (d) and (e) apply (End of Clause) See attached document: Statement of Work- Legionella Testing See attached document: WD 05-2453 Rev. 16 Wilkes-Barre, PA (Luzerne County).