Amendement is hereby issued to accept proposal/quotes/bids via Electronic and/or Fax with a followup of hardcopy. The Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) plans to enter into a contract with a vendor to provide janitorial and grounds maintenance for the US Border Patrol, Houlton Sector, Jackman Station, located in Jackman, Maine. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared IAW the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and is being issued as a request for proposal. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; No written solicitation will be issued. Solicitation Number HSBP1008Q1585 is used for reference purposes. This is a 100% SET-ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. The NAICS code for this action is 561720. The Dept of Homeland Security, Bureau of Customs and Border Protection has a requirement for the following: item: The period of performance for CLIN 00010 through 00030 is planned for one base period and two option periods, consisting of 3 months each, January 1, 2008 through September 30, 2008: CLIN 00010, quan: 3 MO. Non-personal Service, Janitorial Service to be performed at Jackman, Maine as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) and Frequency Chart. $__________ Per month. CLIN 00020, quan: 3 MO. Non-personal Service, janitorial Service to be performed at Jackman, Maine as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) and Frequency Chart. $__________ Per month. CLIN 00030, quan: 3 MO. Non-personal Service, janitorial Service to be performed at Jackman, Maine as stated in the Statement of Work (SOW) and Frequency Chart. $__________ Per month. CONTRACTOR SHALL PERFORM AND ADHERE TO THE FOLLOWING MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR THE USBP. The Statement of Work sets forth the contract performance requirement for the janitorial services to be provided at the United States Border Patrol El Paso Sector Stations and Checkpoints. The contractor shall provide janitorial services according to the Statement of Work and Frequency Charts. Offerors shall provide a maximum five references that can verify that they have done the type of work contemplated for this requirement. Offerors shall submit a Reference Information Sheet for each reference including Business name, address, telephone number, point of contact, synopsis of requirement, and period of past performance. Reference Information Sheet may be used to evaluate past performance. References provided may or may not be contacted by the government. One contract is anticipated to be awarded as a result of this synopsis and will be awarded to the responsive/responsible offeror who offers the best value to the Government. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-26. The following clauses apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offers ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation- Commercial Items with the following factors included in FAR 52.212-2(a) used to evaluate offers: . The Government will evaluate the proposals based on (a) Technical capability, (b) Past Performance, (c) Price. Technical Capability and Past Performance when combined are equal to price; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders ? Commercial Items; FAR 52.211-11, Liquidated Damages ? Supplies, Services, or Research & Development; FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; FAR 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; FAR 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965, as Amended; FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act; FAR 52.225-13, Restriction of Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; FAR 52.232-19, Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration. FAR 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at http://www.arnet.gov/far. Closing Date for proposals remain the same and will not be extended at this time. Proposals in response to this combined synopsis/solicitation are due not later than Friday, December 7, 2007, 4:00 p.m. Mountain time. Electronic and Faxed proposals will be accepted. The email to submit via Electronic is caroline.r.manning@dhs.gov. The fax number to submit via fax is 915-724-3327. The address to submit hard copy proposals is: Customs & Border Protection, PO Box 6017, El Paso, Texas 79906, Attn: Caroline Manning. Firms offering in response to this notice should ensure registration in the Central Contractor Registration Database prior to submission for consideration, www.ccr.gov. For further information regarding this acquisition, please contact Caroline Manning at 915-724-3300 / email, caroline.r.manning@dhs.gov .