J--TRACER SUMMIT BUILDING

The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA), VA Caribbean Healthcare System (VACHS), Network Contracting Office SAO east 8, Tres Rios Building, San Patricio, 27 Ave. J. Gonzlez Giusti Suite 600, Guaynabo, PR 00968 intent to solicit offers and award one firm-fixed price contract on a competitive basis to provide the labor, equipment and materials to perform preventive maintenance/emergency repairs for the Tracer Summit Building Automation System and Metasys Building Automation System at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Clinics and Vet Centers. Applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code number 811310 and Size Standard is $7.0M . This is a competitive Request for Proposal (RFP) using FAR Part 15, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process, SDVOSB set aside. Award will be made to a responsible offeror on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors; only were adequate/sufficient competition at a given tier is received. The solicitation documents, all incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-27. The qualified Offeror must provide services to provide the labor, equipment and materials to perform preventive maintenance/emergency repairs for the Tracer Summit Building Automation System and Metasys Building Automation System at the VA Caribbean Healthcare System, Clinics and Vet Centers. QUESTIONS: shall be submitted in writing via facsimile or e-mail attention to the Contract Specialist no later than 7 days after the solicitation is posted at Fedbizopps (FBO) web site: http://www.fedbizopps.gov/. VERBAL OR TELEPHONE INQUIRIES WON'T BE ACCEPTED. All responses will be answered and incorporated in to a written amendment to the solicitation, for the benefit of all interested offeror's. Solicitation No. VA248-12-R-1753 electronic request for Quotation package will be available to the public as Request for Proposal at FBO web site by or after September 19, 2012. FAXED PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED NOR E-MAILS. Offerors shall go to FBO web site to download subject RFP package, including any related attachments and/or amendments after September 19, 2012. In case the RFP due date is extended, all interested offeror's shall be responsible to monitor the changes posted at FBO web site, prior the RFP due date. Each offeror shall acknowledge receipt of each amendment, submitting each amendment attention to the CO at Department of Veterans Affairs, VA Caribbean Healthcare System, NCO Service Area Office East 8, Tres Ros Building - San Patricio, #27 Ave. J. Gonzlez Giusti Suite 600, Guaynabo, PR 00968 by the RFQ due date. The contract resulting from this procurement will be awarded to the responsive and responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation requirements will be most advantageous to the Government, in terms of price standpoint, technical factors and past performance. Offer shall includes a fixed firm price for the services shown in the Schedule of Price Section of the solicitation, or offer will be unacceptable to the Government based on the solicitation terms and conditions. There will be no public bid/offer opening meeting on the solicitation due date. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions; therefore, the offeror shall submit the most favorable terms and technical information with their offer. All interested offeror's shall be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before submit their offer. Contractors are responsible for the accuracy of information added to CCR. To be registered, you must go to http://www.ccr.gov/. Since this is going to be set aside SDVOSB, all interested vendor must be registered on VETBIZ (http://www.vetbiz.gov/) and have the seal of approval. Current contract information may be re-quested and disclosed under Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), in accordance with 38 Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) 1.553(b).