Janitorial/Custodial & Related Services for USDA RD, Atoka, Oklahoma

**A SITE VISIT WILL BE HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 26 JANUARY 2022 FROM 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM (CST) AT THE USDA SERVICE CENTER (RURAL DEVELOPMENT (ADDRESS BELOW).** Each visitor who will enter USDA RD facilities must wear a mask at all times and follow the USDA's Workplace Safety Plan: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/usda-covid-19-workplace-safety-plan.pdf USDA's Workplace Safety Plan requirement that onsite contractors and visitors must provide a Certification of Vaccination form prior to entry remains in place. Those onsite contractors and visitors that are not yet vaccinated or who decline to provide information on their vaccination status must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 test from no earlier than 3 days prior upon arrival to their host. No registration is necessary, but you may let us know you are going to attend if you choose. Please let marisol.olivera@usda.gov know if you choose. USDA Service Center (Rural Development) 128 West Ruth Avenue Atoka, Oklahoma This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format FAR 12.603 Streamlined solicitation for commercial products or commercial services, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation document number 12RADZ22Q0002. This solicitation is a Request for Quotations (RFQ). This requirement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561720. This is a non-personal services contract to provide Janitorial/Custodial/Lawn & Related Services as defined in this Performance Work Statement (PWS) at USDA Service Center (Rural Development), 128 West Ruth Avenue, Atoka, Oklahoma. The total square feet of the building is 3,375. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in turn is responsible to the Government. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development (RD) Procurement Management Office (PMO) is seeking to award a contract for the USDA Service Center (Rural Development) at Atoka, Oklahoma Office in accordance with the attached solicitation 12RADZ22Q0002. Award will be made to the contractor whose quotation represents the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedure to make a best value award as defined in FAR 15, Subpart 15.101-2 and whose service meet the requirements as listed in the Performance Work Statement (PWS) and Schedule. The government intends to award a contract without discussions with respective offerors. The government, however, reserves the right to conduct discussions if deemed in its best interest. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later the Contracting Officer determines to be necessary. The Government may reject any and all offers if such is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in received offers. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: Submission from interested small businesses who consider themselves qualified to perform the services shall be received no later than 3:00 PM ET, February 4, 2022. All responses under this RFQ must be emailed to Marisol Olivera at marisol.olivera@usda.gov with the subject line indicating, "12RADZ22Q0002 JANITORIAL/CUSTODIAL & RELATED SERVICES FOR ATOKA, OK", see Section E of the solicitation for instructions. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Only emailed submissions before the due deadline are acceptable. Proprietary information, if any, should be minimized and MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED. To aid the Government, please segregate proprietary information. Please be advised that all submissions become Government property and will not be returned. All questions regarding this Solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer, Marisol Olivera at marisol.olivera@usda.gov no later than Thursday, January 27, 2022 at 3:00 PM ET. **No telephone inquiries will be accepted. ** REQUIRED SUBMITTAL DOCUMENTS: Offerors responding to this solicitation must submit the following documents: SF 1449: Provide a completed SF 1449 with signature. Section B 1.1 Schedule of Supplies/Services: Complete all fields of this section. Technical Capability /Approach: Provide a narrative that details your company's technical approach towards successfully fulfilling the PWS requirements. Refer to Section E for details. Quote: Submit a quote to include your DUNS number, Company Name, Address, Point of Contact (POC), POC email & phone number and an itemized breakdown. Attachment 3 - Experience and Equipment Questionnaire: Complete the attached document. Attachment 4 - Biobased Products List: Complete the attached document. Your quote will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered if all the above required documents are not completed in full and received as part of your submittal package.