S--Grounds Maintenance for 85th Division USARC, 3590 Century Division Way, Lousiville KY. Period of Performance is 20 September 2010- 31 August 2015

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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. THE ARMY RESERVE CONTRACTING CENTER Fort Dix, NJ HAS A REQUIREMENT TO PROVIDE GROUNDS MAINTENANCE SERVICES FOR THE FOLLOWING: U.S. ARMY RESERVE CENTER, 85TH Division USARC, 3590 Century Division Way, Louisville KY 40205. THIS SOLICITATION CONTAINS A PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT FOR A PERFORMANCE BASED SERVICE. THIS MEANS THE GOVERNMENT HAS DESCRIBED WHAT IS TO BE ACCOMPLISHED, NOT HOW TO ACCOMPLISH IT. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE DELIVERABLES AS DESCRIBED HEREIN. THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO AWARD A FIRM FIXED PRICED CONTRACT CONSISTING OF A BASE PERIOD AND FOUR (4) ONE YEAR OPTIONS. ANY OR ALL OPTIONS PERIODS MAY BE EXERCISED AT THE UNILATERAL DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (TENATIVE AS THE DATES WILL CHANGE UPON CONTRACT AWARD) BASE POP- 9/20/10, or date of award, if later, through 8/31/11 OPT YR (1) 9/1/11-8/31/12 OPT YR (2) 9/1/12-8/31/13 OPT YR (3) 9/1/13-8/31/14 OPT YR (4) 9/1/14-8/31/15 ANY AND ALL OPTION PERIODS MAY BE EXERCISED AT THE UNILATERIAL DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. THE APPLICABLE NAICS CODE IS 561730 AND THE SMALL BUSINESS SIZE IS $7M. IN ACCORDANCE WITH (IAW) FAR 19.1405. THIS REQUIREMENT IS A 100%HUBZONE. STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CODE (SIC) IS 0782. IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH THE DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 1996, ALL CONTRACTORS MUST BE REGISTERED IN THE CENTRAL CONTRACTOR REGISTRATION (CCR) TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AN AWARD OF A FEDERAL CONTRACT. INFORMATION REGARDING THE REGISTRATION IN CCR MAY BE ACCESSED THROUGH THEIR WEBSITE AT WWW.CCR.GOV OR BY CALLING +1 (555) 000-0000 FOR REGISTRATION ASSISTANCE. THE CONTRACTOR WILL BE REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN A QUALITY CONTROL PROGRAM TO ENSURE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE CONTRACT ARE MET. THIS PROGRAM SHALL BE CREATED FOR IDENTIFYING AND CORRECTING DEFICIENCIES IN THE QUALITY OF SERVICE BEFORE PERFORMANCE BECOMES ACCEPTABLE. ***** A COPY OF THE QUALITY CONTROL PLAN SHALL ACCOMPANY THE QUOTE. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN REJECTION OF THE QUOTE****** **********PAYMENTS BY WAWF ARE MANDATORY******** - IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE CONTRACTOR TO ENSURE THEY BUILD INTO THEIR PROPOSAL PRICE THE NECESSARY HOURS THAT IS WILL TAKE TO MEET THE PERFORMANCE STANDARDS SPECIFIED. - CLINS 0001, 0002, 0003, 0004, 0005, 0006, 0007, 0008, 0009, 0010 ARE INFORMATIONAL ONLY. NO PRICING SHALL BE ENTERED ON THESE CLINS. ALL OFFERORS SHALL COMPLY WITH THE FOLLOWING. FAILURE TO COMPLY WILL RESULT IN THE OFFER BEING CONSIDERED NON-RESPONSIVE. - LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE IN FEDBIZOPS WHERE IT HAS ADDITIONAL INFO LINK THERE IS AN ATTACHMENT THERE (THE SOLICITATION) THAT YOU SHOULD PRINT OUT. EVERYTHING IS LISTED IN THE SOLICITATION. - OFFER DUE DATE IS LISTED IN BLOCK 8 OF THE SF1449. - OFFERS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING MEANS: a. Mailed to the address listed in Block 9 of the SF1449. b. Faxed to +1 (555) 000-0000 c. Emailed to contact@example.gov Only 1 offer will be accepted. Submission of multiple copies will result in all offers being rejected as non-responsive. ***DO NOT SUBMIT EXTRANEOUS MATERIAL. OFFERS SUBMITTED AND RECEIVED WITH MATERIALS AND ATTACHMENTS NOT REQUESTED WILL BE REJECTED AS NON-RESPONSIVE. ******** ONLY THE PAGES AND INFORMATION LISTED BELOW ARE TO BE RETURNED. DO NOT RETURN THE ENTIRE SOLICITATION PACKAGE. - PAGE 1, BLOCKS 17A, 30A, 30B, AND 30C FULLY COMPLETED - BID SCHEDULE (contractor to complete) - SBA letter verifying HUBZONE - Quality Control Plan - Proof of insurance - 3 Past/Present performance surveys, completed by offeror's references (Questionnaire attached to solicitation) ALL QUESTIONS PERTAINING TO THIS SOLICITATION SHALL BE IN WRITING AND SHALL BE EMAILED TO contact@example.gov. TELEPHONE CALLS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. ALL REQUESTS SHOULD INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER, COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF PERSON MAKING THE INQUIRY. BASIS OF AWARD: Award shall be made to that responsive, responsible contractor in accordance with FAR Clause 52.212-2 Evaluation of Commercial Items. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision and other items necessary to provide contracted services as set forth below in the Attachments, entitled Performance Work Statement for Grounds Maintenance. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference (provisions and clauses may be obtained via the internet: http://farsite.hill.af.mil,, http://www.arnet.gov/far/, or http://safaq.hq.af.mil/contracting): FAR 52.204-7 Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items FAR 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 Capability of items offered to meet the Governments requirement; 2) Past Performance and 3) Price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) 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. FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items The following FAR clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated in full text: FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items (Offeror must submit a completed copy of this prevision with its proposal for the proposal to be considered. See https://orca.bpn.gov/ for online submittal); FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, within FAR 52.212-5, the following clauses apply: FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside FAR 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation FAR 52.222-3 Convict Labor FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity FAR 52.222-41 Service Contract Act FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings and Equipment FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B. Destination FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference FAR 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Incorporated by Reference Verification. The following Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference: DFARS +1 (555) 000-0000 Alt A Required Central Contractor Registration (52.204-7) Alternate A. The following DFARS clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated in full text: DFARS 252.212-7000 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items DFARS 252.212-7001 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items, within DFARS 252.212-7001, the following clauses apply: DFARS 252.225-7001 Buy American Act and Balance of Payment Program; DFARS 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests DFARS 252.246-7000 Material Inspection and Receiving Report DFARS 252.247-7024 Notification of transportation of Supplies by Sea. Your quote must list your DUNS number, CAGE code, and Federal TIN with Company name, Point of Contact and phone number. If you need to obtain or renew a DUNS number or CAGE code, please visit www.ccr.gov. Lack of registration in the CCR database and ORCA database https://orca.bpn.gov/will may make an offeror ineligible for award. Vendor must also be registered in Wide Area Work Flow to receive payment through electronic funds transfer. If you are not currently registered, please visit the following website https://wawf.eb.mil/ to complete your registration. Enclosure 1 - PWS Enclosure 2 - Bid Schedule Enclosure 3 - Past performance questionnaire Enclosure 4 - SF 1449 Enclosure 5 - QASP Enclosure 6 - Wage Determinations Additional Info: Additional documentation Contracting Office Address: MICC - USAR Contracting Center Bldg. #5418, Third Floor, S. Scott & Delaware Ave., Ft. Dix, NJ 08640 Point of Contact(s): STEPHANIE SHELTON-HOWELL, +1 (555) 000-0000