Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services

COMBINED SYNOPSIS - SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (IAW FAR 12.603 (c)) (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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. Quotes are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The potential award as a result of this solicitation will be a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA). (ii) This solicitation/synopsis reference number is FA4418LAUNDRY and is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-43. (iv) This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 812320 with a size standard of $4,500,000.00. (v) Interested contractors are invited to submit a quote for laundry and dry cleaning services in accordance with the performance work statement on the attached request for quotation/price list form. (vi) This award will be made in the form of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) with a 5-year period of performance. (vii) The following clauses and provisions are incorporated and will remain in full force in any resultant award: (full text of clauses and provisions may be accessed electronically at this website: http://farsite.hill.af.mil) FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (viii) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items Evaluation. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers: (1) Price and (2) Past Performance. The Government will initially evaluate offers for award purposes by ranking them in order of total price, then evaluate past performance starting with the lowest offeror. Past performance is significantly more important than price. References submitted by the offeror will be surveyed and receive an overall rating from unsatisfactory to exceptional. Based on survey ratings, the offeror will receive an overall performance risk rating ranging from unsatisfactory to exceptional. If the lowest priced evaluated responsible offer is judged to have an exceptional performance risk rating, that offer represent the best value for the government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. The government reserves the right to award to other than the low offeror. The government will award a BPA resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government, price and past performance considered. Please use the attached Request for Quotation form to submit pricing and include no more than three (3) references for like services performed within the past five (5) years. (ix) All offerors shall include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications--Commercial Item or complete electronic annual representations and certifications at http//orca.bpn.gov. (x) Contact the Contract Specialist listed in paragraph (xiv) of this document to obtain a copy of the Terms and Conditions which will be incorporated into the resulting BPA. (xi) FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (DEC 2009) (Deviation) are incorporated by reference, however, the following clauses apply; FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999), FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007), FAR 52.222-35 Equal Opportunities for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006), FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Actions for Workers with Disabilities (JUN 1998), FAR 52.222-37 Employment Reports On Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEP 2006). (xii) The following additional clauses are applicable to this procurement: FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration (APR 2008), FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items (Jun 2010), FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003), FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor ( JUN 2003), FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act Of 1965, As Amended (NOV 2007), (WD 2005-2473 Rev 12), FAR 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option) (SEP 2009), FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (FEB 2009), FAR 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party (FEB 2010), FAR 52.233-1 Disputes (JUL 2002), FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award (AUG 1996), FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses(APR 1984), DFAR 252.204-7004 Alt A Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7)(SEP 2007) Alternate A, 252.237-7012 Instruction to Offerors (Count-of-Articles (DEC 1991), 252.237-7014 Loss or damage (Count-of-Articles) (DEC 1991), 252.237-7016 Delivery Tickets (DEC 1991) and 252.237-7018 Special Definitions of Government Property (DEC 1991). Contractors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) will be ineligible for award (register at http://www.ccr.gov/ or call 1-800-334-3414). 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 1989) In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, 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 Monetary Wage-Fringe Benefits Washer, Machine, NA-3 $9.26 Presser, Machine, Dry cleaning, NA-2, $8.80 Dry Cleaner, NA-5, $8.80 Assembler, NA-2, $8.80 Finisher, Flatwork, Machine, NA-2, $8.80 Presser, Machine, Wearing Apparel, Laundry, NA-2, $8.80 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman (AUG 2005) (IAW 5301-9103), complete paragraph (c) as follows: Mr. Michael R. Jackson, HQ AMC/A7K, 507 Symington Dr., Scott AFB, IL, 62225-5022, (618) 229-0267, fax (618) 256-6668, e-mail Michael.jackson@scott.af.mil. (xiii) Response to this combined synopsis/solicitation must be received via email, fax, mail, or delivery by 1 September 2010 no later than 4:30 PM Eastern Standard Time. Requests should be marked with solicitation number FA4418LAUNDRY. (xiv) Address questions to Shirley Blue, Contract Specialist, at (843) 963-5188, fax (843) 963-5161, email Shirley.blue@charleston.af.mil or Sandy Ford, Contracting Officer, Phone (843) 963-5190, email sandy.ford@charleston.af.mil. For more opportunities, visit http://www.selltoairforce.org, under LRAE Procurement Forecast and http://www.sba.gov.