Nellis Sunshade Maintenance

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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. SOLICITATION #: FA4861-14-R-B052 This combined synopsis/solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals for Nellis Sunshade Maintenance Services. A Firm Fixed Price type contract will be awarded. The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-76 Effective 25 July 2014 This combined synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a 100% Small Business Set Aside. NAICS: 811310 There will be a pre proposal site visit and conference on Wednesday 3 September 2014 from 1:00PM -4:00PM PST. The conference and site visit will take place at Nellis AFB, Nevada. Interested offerors shall inform SSgt Adam Aikens of their attention to attend no later than 1 September 2014 at 4:00 PM PST. Please e-mail contact@example.gov or call +1 (555) 000-0000. CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT: 52.212-1 ADDENDUM 1. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b), is supplemented to read: Offers may be submitted to SSgt. Adam Aikens by e-mail at contact@example.gov or by fax to +1 (555) 000-0000. In all cases the proposal must be received prior to the exact time specified in this solicitation. 2. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(6), is supplemented to read: offerors shall provide a price for all CLINS(001-0402) 3. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(10), is supplemented to read: Past Performance: Each offerors past performance, deemed recent and relevant, to the requirements of this solicitation will be evaluated. Recent is defined as contracts performed within the last three years of the closing date this solicitation. Relevant is defined as contracts held with other Government agencies or with private sector businesses on which the same or similar services to this requirement were provided. Information requested includes successful execution of contracts, and in problem areas, the steps taken to resolve or correct. Offerors are cautioned that the Government may use information provided by the offerors and information obtained from other sources in the development of the performance assessments. (1) Offerors shall submit a list of recent and relevant past and present performance references. This list shall contain a minimum of 3 past performance references and no more than 5. Offerors shall submit this list with the rest of their offer no later than Sep 15, 2014 1:00 pm PST, to SSgt. Adam Aikens, 99th Contracting Squadron, Bldg 588, 5865 Swaab Blvd, Nellis AFB, NV 89191-7063, or E-MAIL contact@example.gov. For all listed contracts, provide the following information: a. Company/Division name b. Contracting agency c. Contract number d. Brief description of contract effort. e. Period of performance f. Total contract value, including all modifications and options. Contracting Officer's name, address, and telephone number g. Comments regarding compliance with contract terms and conditions h. Comments regarding any known performance deemed unacceptable to the customer, or not in accordance with the contract terms and conditions. (2) Past performance information is limited to two pages per contract. Company name shall be indicated on the top of each page. (3) A past performance questionnaire is provided with the solicitation so that offerors may send them to the references of their choice. Past performance references who have returned the questionnaires will be used in the past performance assessment. Past performance information shall include information on corporate experience and past performance which clearly demonstrates that the offeror is capable of conforming to contractual requirements. Past performance information may include data on efforts performed by other divisions, predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, critical subcontractors, or teaming contractors, if such resources will be brought to bear or significantly influence the performance of the proposed effort. Past performance information should address how well the work was performed on other contracts, perception of customer satisfaction, interface and working relationship with key government personnel, whether there were cure notices, show cause letters or termination actions, whether Contract Discrepancy Reports (CDRs) were issued, total number of CDRs if applicable, and final amount of deductions. Discuss whether quality services were provided at original proposed prices. Describe any awards or special recognition for high- quality service. Offerors with no past experience shall state so. (4) Teaming Arrangements: Teaming Arrangements are characterized by two or more business entities that are working together under the representation of one of the existing business entities for the duration of the contract. A teaming arrangement is not a formal merger of two or more business entities. The government recognizes the validity and integrity of teaming arrangements as detailed in FAR Subpart 9.6. All offerors are encouraged to review FAR Subpart 9.6 to acquaint themselves with its details. Since the government can only determine the responsibility of the prime contractor, per FAR 9.604(b), in accordance with FAR 9.1, Responsible Prospective Contractors, offerors must identify in their offer any teaming arrangement to be considered and completely identify the relationships/responsibilities of the teaming members to include any relevant and recent past/present performance information on previous teaming arrangements with same partner. If this is a first time teaming arrangement, each party to the arrangement must provide a list of past and present relevant contracts. (5) Joint Ventures: Joint Ventures are characterized as two or more business entities that have been merged to create one business entity with equal responsibility during the course of the contract. If this is a first time Joint Venture, each party to the arrangement shall provide a list of project summaries as identified in this section. Each offeror is responsible for sending the attached past performance questionnaire to its chosen references. Upon completion of the questionnaires, they shall be returned directly from the references to the attention of SSgt Adam Aikens, 99th Contracting Squadron, Bldg 588, 5865 Swaab Blvd, Nellis AFB, NV 89191-7063, or E-MAIL contact@example.gov. Completed questionnaires must be submitted no later than Sep 15, 2014 1:00 pm PST. This requirement for the submission of questionnaires is in addition to the requirement for a list of recent and relevant contracts specified above. Subcontractor Consent: Past performance information pertaining to a subcontractor cannot be disclosed to the prime offeror without the subcontractor's consent. Provide with the proposal a letter from all subcontractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement, consenting to the release of their past performance information to the prime offeror. Technical: All offerors shall submit a statement taking no exceptions from the Performance Work Statement. 4. FAR 52.212-1, paragraph (b)(11), is supplemented to read: Offeror shall submit a signed copy of its offer by an authorized official of the firm on company letter head. The offer shall include a signed copy of Attachment 1, "Pricing Schedule", and provide complete pricing for line items 0001 - 4002 of this solicitation. Offer shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. 52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (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, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Technical - Taking no exceptions from the PWS 2. Past Performance 3. Price Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors. The evaluation process will be conducted as follows: (a)(1) Price will be evaluated by comparison of proposed prices received in response to the solicitation. If adequate price competition is determined to not exist then the government will use one of the other techniques established in FAR 15.404-1 to ensure the Government receives a fair, reasonable price. The government will evaluate a minimum of 3 lowest priced offerors for technical acceptability, past performance acceptability and price reasonableness. Should all of the 3 lowest priced offerors fail to receive an acceptable technical and past performance rating, the process will continue in order of price until an offeror with acceptable technical and past performance rating and fair and reasonable price is identified. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options, including both the 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services and the 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluated Price is determined by adding the price of the six month extension period, in accordance with FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, to the Proposed Price. The six month extension price is determined by taking 50% of the final option year's total price, which represents the maximum 6-month period the 52.217-8 could be utilized and then summing those values. The Government may determine an offer unacceptable if the price is determined not to be fair and reasonable. The offeror shall submit completed pricing data for services and CLINS (a)(1)(i) The Government will use various price analysis techniques and procedures to ensure a fair and reasonable price. It is expected that the competitive nature of this acquisition will drive price reasonableness and fairness; however, the Government reserves the right, if it deems appropriate, to make these determinations by means of one or more price techniques established in 15.404-1. (a)(2) Technical acceptability will be rated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis. The definitions of acceptable and unacceptable are written below. Taking No Exceptions from the Performance Work Statement: Acceptable - The contractor submits a statement taking no exception to the PWS. Unacceptable - The contractor doesn't submit a statement taking no exception to the PWS. (a)(3) Evaluating Past Performance: The evaluation team will assess past performance, specifically information on relevant and recent contracts obtained from the references provided, and the use of past performance questionnaire and/or surveys and additional means (i.e. the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System CPARS). Past performance information regarding other divisions, predecessor companies, key personnel who have relevant experience, subcontractors, or teaming contractors that will perform major or critical aspects of the requirement will be taken into account when such information is relevant to this acquisition. --Relevant past performance is defined as contracts that required the offeror to perform services similar to that of the effort described in the Performance Work Statement contained in this solicitation. --Recent past performance is defined as contracts performed within the last three years of the closing date of this solicitation but limited to the most recent 10 contracts. The purpose of the past performance evaluation is to allow the Government to make an evaluation of the offerors ability to perform the effort described in the Performance Work Statement, based on the offerors demonstrated present and past performance. A past performance questionnaire (Attachment 2) is provided with the solicitation so that offerors may send them to the recent and relevant references of their choice. Past performance references who have returned the questionnaires may be used in the past performance assessment. The evaluation team may follow-up on any non-responses to surveys. Upon receipt of the past performance surveys, the evaluation team will screen the information provided for each of the referenced contracts to make an initial determination of its recency and relevance to the current requirement. TEAMING ARRANGEMENTS: Teaming arrangements are defined as two or more business entities that are working together under the representation of one of the existing business entities for the duration of the contract. A teaming arrangement is not a formal merger of two or more business entities and offerors must identify in their offer any teaming arrangement to be considered and completely identify the relationships/responsibilities of the teaming members. All past performance information submitted by the teaming partners will be considered during the evaluation process, but since only one business may represent the teaming entities, an overall past performance rating for the only primary representing business will be assigned during the evaluation process. JOINT VENTURES: Joint ventures are defined as two or more business entities that have been merged to create one business entity with equal responsibility during the course of the contract. In a joint venture, past performance for both businesses will be evaluated equally. Disclosing Past Performance Information to Offerors: The Contracting Officer will provide offerors with the opportunity to comment on negative past performance information on which they have not had a previous opportunity to comment. The validation process is particularly important when the negative information is provided by only one reference, or when there is any doubt concerning the accuracy of the information. Note that while the Government must disclose past performance problems to offerors, it shall not disclose the names of the individuals who provided information about an offerors past performance. Past Performance will be rated on a Satisfactory or Unsatisfactory basis. Satisfactory - Based on the offerors performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offerors performance record is unknown. To be rated Satisfactory, there should be no recurring problems identified, and the offeror must have recovered from the problems with no impact to the contract performance and there must be no major problems identified. Unsatisfactory - Based on the offerors performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. To be rated Unsatisfactory, there were recurring problems, or major problems that the offeror had trouble overcoming/resolving. (b) 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. (c) Award Without Discussions. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each initial offer should contain the offerors best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the contracting officer to be necessary. (End of provision) 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAY 2014) ALTERNATE I (MAY 2014) An offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via http://www.acquisition.gov. If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the System for Award Management (SAM) website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) through (i) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision: "Emerging small business" means a small business concern whose size is no greater than 50 percent of the numerical size standard for the NAICS code designated. "Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service- (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties. Inverted domestic corporation, as used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874. "Manufactured end product" means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except- (1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) FSG 88, Live Animals; (4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables; (5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) FSC 9610, Ores; (9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. Sensitive technology- (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically-- (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and (2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern- (1) Means a small business concern-- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned-- (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern- (1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern -- (1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; or (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted electronically on the SAM website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications--Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ----------. (Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (n) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.) These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted on ORCA.] (c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply. (1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ) is, ( ) is not a small business concern. (2) Veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ) is, ( ) is not a veteran-owned small business concern. (3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (4) Small disadvantaged business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002. (5) Women-owned small business concern. (Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, ( ___ ) is not a women-owned small business concern. Note to paragraphs (c)(8) and (9): Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-- (i) It ___ is, ___ is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ----------.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation. (7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that-- (i) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [ ___ ] is, [ ___ ] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: ----------.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation. (8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). (Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.) The offeror represents that it ( ___ ) is, a women-owned business concern. (9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: _____________________________________________ (10) [Complete only if the solicitation contains the clause at FAR 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns, or FAR 52.219-25, Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting, and the offeror desires a benefit based on its disadvantaged status.] (i) General. The offeror represents that either- (A) It [_] is, [_] is not certified by the Small Business Administration as a small disadvantaged business concern and identified, on the date of this representation, as a certified small disadvantaged business concern in the SAM Dynamic Small Business Search database maintained by the Small Business Administration , and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its certification, and, where the concern is owned by one or more individuals claiming disadvantaged status, the net worth of each individual upon whom the certification is based does not exceed $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); or (B) It [_] has, [_] has not submitted a completed application to the Small Business Administration or a Private Certifier to be certified as a small disadvantaged business concern in accordance with 13 CFR 124, Subpart B, and a decision on that application is pending, and that no material change in disadvantaged ownership and control has occurred since its application was submitted. (ii) Joint Ventures under the Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns. The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that it is a joint venture that complies with the requirements in 13 CFR 124.1002(f) and that the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name of the small disadvantaged business concern that is participating in the joint venture: ________________.] (11) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(11)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation. (12) Complete if the offeror has represented itself as disadvantaged in paragraph (c)(4) or (c)(10) of thi...