J--LOWE - ELEVATOR AND WHEELCHAIR MAINTENANCE

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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 is P16PS00053 and is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP) under Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-85. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is solicited as a Set-Aside for Small Business Concerns (Total Small Business Set-Aside) under NAICS code 238290, Other Building Equipment Operators, with a U. S. Small Business Administration size standard of $15 million. The U. S. Department of Labor Service Contract Act Wage Determination, Decision No. 85-1226 (Rev. 36) dated 5/6/2015 (Attachment Number 3) is applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation. A current Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (formally CCR and ORCA). An offeror must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 238290 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM. Submit proposal on SF 1449 and Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2). Proposals shall be submitted electronically to Wendy DeLeon at contact@example.gov and are due on Friday, January 29, 2016 at 2:00 pm local prevailing time. For information regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation, contact Wendy DeLeon at contact@example.gov. Additional attachment: Scope of Work (Attachment 1) The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering PRICE only. There is no limit on the amount of Task Orders to be issued against the Indefinite Quantity (IQ) portion of this acquisition. Place of Performance: Lowell National Historical Park, Lowell, MA. Point of contact for Site Visits pursuant to solicitation provision 52.237-1 is Charlie Raye, contact@example.gov, 978/275-1750 (office) or 978/726-6581 (cell). A SITE VISIT IS SCHEDULED FOR TUESDAY, 1/19/2016 AT 10:00 AM LOCAL PREVAILING TIME. PLEASE MEET AT LOWELL NATIONAL HISTORICAL PARK, MAINTENANCE SHOP, 220 AIKEN STREET, LOWELL, MA 01854. PLEASE CONTACT CHARLIE RAYE TO CONFIRM YOUR ATTENDANCE. Line Item Number 00010: Period of Performance is estimated at 04/01/2016 to 03/31/2017. Base Year, FFP Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance, Annual Inspections, and Service Calls with FFP IQ Repairs in accordance with the Scope of Work (Attachment 1), Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2) and the Wage Determination (Attachment 3) Line Item Number 00070: Period of Performance is estimated at 04/01/2017 to 03/31/2018. Option Year One, FFP Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance, Annual Inspections, and Service Calls with FFP IQ Repairs in accordance with the Scope of Work (Attachment 1), Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2) and the Wage Determination (Attachment 3) Line Item Number 00130: Period of Performance is estimated at 04/01/2018 to 03/31/2019. Option Year Two, FFP Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance, Annual Inspections, and Service Calls with FFP IQ Repairs in accordance with the Scope of Work (Attachment 1), Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2) and the Wage Determination (Attachment 3) Line Item Number 00190: Period of Performance is estimated at 04/01/2019 to 03/31/2020. Option Year Three, FFP Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance, Annual Inspections, and Service Calls with FFP IQ Repairs in accordance with the Scope of Work (Attachment 1), Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2) and the Wage Determination (Attachment 3) Line Item Number 00250: Period of Performance is estimated at 04/01/2020 to 03/31/2021. Option Year Four, FFP Elevator and Wheelchair Lift Maintenance, Annual Inspections, and Service Calls with FFP IQ Repairs in accordance with the Scope of Work (Attachment 1), Proposal Schedule (Attachment 2) and the Wage Determination (Attachment 3) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, considering Price only. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price only. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provisions at 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination; 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters; 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations; 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance and 52.225-4, Buy American - Free Trade Agreements - Israeli Trade Act Certificate with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses are cited: 52.203-6 Alt I, 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.209-10, 52.219-6, 52.219-8, 52.219-13, 52.219-14, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-17, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-43, 52.222-50, 52.222-54, 52.222-55, 52.223-18, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.233-3, and 52.233-4. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.202-1, 52.203-3, 52.203-12, 52.203-17, 52.204-4, 52.204-13, 52.204-18, 52.204-19, 52.223-2, 52.223-5, 52.227-1, 52.228-5, 52.229-3, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.233-1 Alt I, 52.237-2, 52.242-13, and 52.242-17. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.203-11, 52.204-7, 52.204-16, 52.209-2, 52.217-5, 52.223-1, and 52.225-25. 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984) The Government contemplates award of a FFP contract resulting from this solicitation. (End of provision) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999) The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 calendar days of the Period of Performance end date. (End of clause) 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract. (MAR 2000) (a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 calendars of award; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 calendar days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause. (c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 66 months. (End of clause) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class: Elevator Mechanic WG-5313-11 Monetary Wage - Fringe Benefits: $28.44/hour + $9.95/hour benefits = $38.39/hour (End of clause) 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): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of provision) 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): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of clause) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of provision) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of clause) 1452.215-72 Expenses Related to Offers (NOV 2007) This solicitation does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the submission of any proposal, in making necessary studies or designs for the preparation thereof, or to acquire or contract for any services. Costs shall not be incurred by recipients of this solicitation in anticipation of receiving direct reimbursement from the Government. It is understood that your bid/proposal/quote will become part of the official file on this matter without obligation to the Government. (End of clause) 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: 1. Workman's Compensation and Employer Liability Insurance: Compliance with applicable Federal and State Worker's Compensation and Occupational Disease Statutes shall be required. Employer liability coverage in the minimum amount of: $100,000. 2. General/Professional Liability Insurance: Bodily injury liability insurance minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. 3. Automobile Liability Insurance: This insurance shall be required on the comprehensive form of the policy and shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. The minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $100,000 per occurrence for property damage shall be required. (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. (End of clause) 1452.211-71 Contract Work Hours (NOV 2007) The performance period established for this contract is based upon all work being conducted during regular working hours. Regular working hours are limited to the time between 7:00 AM ¿ 4:00 PM local prevailing time, Monday through Friday, excluding Government holidays. If the Contractor desires to carry on work outside regular hours, including Saturdays, Sundays, and Government holidays, a request must be submitted to the Contracting Officer Representative in sufficient time to allow satisfactory arrangements to be made by the Government for access to the work site and inspection. (End of clause) 1452.211-70 Term Of Contract (NOV 2007) The term of the basic and contract option periods are as follows: Contract Periods, Start Date, Completion Date. Basic Contract Period 04/01/2016 03/31/2017; Option Year One 04/01/2017 03/31/2018; Option Year Two 04/01/2018 03/31/2019; Option Year Three 04/01/2019 03/31/2020; Option Year Four 04/01/2020 03/31/2021. The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options shall not exceed sixty (60) months. If the contract includes FAR 52.217-08, Option to Extend Services, the total duration of this contract, if that clause is invoked, is sixty-six (66) months. (End of clause) 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 2011) Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011) (a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work. (b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. (c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions: (1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract; (2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule; (3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause; (4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. (d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract. (f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR. (g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk. (End of clause) 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006) (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Contracting Officer, National Park Service, NE MABO, Charlestown Navy Yard, Building I-1 Boston, MA 02129-4543. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (End of provision) 1452.233-2 Service of Protest As prescribed in 1433.106, the provision at FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest, shall be modified before insertion into solicitations and contracts by changing the title of the provision to read: "SERVICE OF PROTEST DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)"; and adding the following sentence to the end of the provision: (c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240." (End of clause) DOI Agency Protests (a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest. An interested party may: (1) Protest to the Contracting Officer; (2) Protest directly to the Bureau Procurement Chief without first protesting to the Contracting Officer; or (3) Appeal a contracting officer's decision to the Bureau Procurement Chief. (b) Requests for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be addressed to: National Park Service Bureau Procurement Chief 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 (c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Office's (GAO's) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within ten days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2(a)(3).) (End of Clause) 1452.222-70 Non-Discrimination Notice (NOV 2007) Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work. (End of clause) DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Upload Invoice on company letterhead. Attach breakout of labor and materials to include supplier receipts for all work performed under Service Calls and Repairs. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Template) 52.237-1 Site Visit. (APR 1984) Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award. (End of provision) CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE INFORMATION (DIAPR) 2010-14, Amendment 1 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (JULY 2010) (a) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15. (b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action. (c) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public. (d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site. (e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing Official's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1 - 17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection actions. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form. Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment." Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. (f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation: (1) Protect the evaluation as "source selection information." After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for instructions. (2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control. (3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, preaward surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes. (g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30-day review period. (h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized. (End of notice)