This synopsis is for the purpose of a pre-solicitation notification only. NO SOLICITATION IS ATTACHED. A SOLICITATION WILL BE POSTED ON OR ABOUT February 13, 2014. DESCRIPTION The following work will be performed at 2 locations, the Carl B. Stokes, US Courthouse, 801 Superior Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio 44113-1829, and the Donald J. Pease Federal Building, 143 W. Liberty Street, Medina, Ohio 44256-2216 SUMMARY This is a 12 month contract with an 8 month period of performance. Payment for services will be for work performed during the 8 month period of performance only. The contract is scheduled to commence on May 1, 2014, through April 30, 2015, with a period of performance of April 1, 2014 through November 30, 2014. There will be a base period and 4 one year Option periods, with each having an 8 month period of performance. The Landscaping Services acquisition will be a performance-based contract. The contractor shall provide management, supervision, manpower, equipment and supplies necessary to provide landscaping services. The purpose of this new landscaping contract will be to maintain the current level of professional landscaping now in place. The Contractor shall be responsible for performing all work under this contract in accordance with all Federal, State, County, City laws and codes, and follow the more stringent of them. This procurement is 100% Small Business Set-Aside. This is a negotiated procurement. Best value method will be used to determine awardee. Evaluation factors will consist of past performance and Total Evaluated Price. Proposals will be opened privately. The solicitation will be available on or about February 13, 2014. This solicitation will result in a Firm-Fixed-Price type contract. The work of this project is defined by the Contract Documents. The RFP solicitation is anticipated to be issued on or about February 13, 2014. Offers will be due on or about March 4, 2014 (the actual date of receipt for proposals will be stated on the solicitation). No public bid opening procedures are applicable for this solicitation. The 2007 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code applicable to this project is 561730 with a size standard of $7 million. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside This solicitation will be issued via Internet only on FedBizOpps Website at www.fbo.gov. Notification of amendments shall be made via FedBizOpps Website only. It is the contractor's responsibility to check the below listed Internet address daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. No corrections and/or changes to proposals will be allowed after the proposal submittal due date and time. After solicitation issuance, contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments at the following internet address: www.fbo.gov. The use of the website requires prior registration at www.fbo.gov. The plans and specifications will be provided through the federal business opportunity website. The plans and specifications will not be made available in paper format or on compact disc. FedBizOpps is fully integrated with other electronic government initiatives such as the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS). CPARS is a module within the PBS contract writing system that collects, maintains, and disseminates contractor performance information. You may access FedBizOpps via the following URL https://www.fbo.gov. You will then be required to access the vendor registration. There is a vendor's user guide that walks you through the registration process. At a minimum all vendors must supply the following information: Your Company's Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Marketing Partner Identification Number (MPIN) (You can get this from your Company's, CCR Point of Contact), Your Company's DUNS Number or CAGE Code (Contact Dun & Bradstreet at
+1 (555) 000-0000 if you do not have a D&B Number), Your Telephone Number and Your E-Mail Address. Also, as required by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) all vendors will be required to use the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) in federal solicitations as a part of the proposal submission process. ORCA is a web-based system that centralizes and standardizes the collection, storage and viewing of many of the FAR required representations and certifications previously found in solicitations. With ORCA, you now have the ability to enter and maintain your representation and certification information, at your convenience, via the Internet at http://orca.bpn.gov. Potential offerors should refer to the solicitation package regarding instructions involving the use of ORCA. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading the solicitation and monitoring the Federal Business Opportunities website for amendment(s), if any, to the solicitation. A pre-proposal conference will be conducted before the proposal due date (actual information will be contained in the solicitation). The solicitation will be available for download through the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (www.fbo.gov). All interested contractors must register with FBO in order to view sensitive but unclassified information, and this registration requires that the following information be completed: (1) An active Central Contractor Registration (CCR) account, and (2) Dun and Bradstreet DUNS Number. It is the Offeror's responsibility to monitor the FedBizOpps web site for amendments to the solicitation. All contractors need to be registered in CCR and ORCA. You may register at www.bpn.gov. Proposals will be due to the General Services Administration, Public Building Service, Ohio Service Center, 201 Superior Avenue, Suite 450, Cleveland, OH 44114-1248, ATTN: Rhonda Booker, no later than the date and time specified on the solicitation. Electronic and fax proposals will not be accepted.
