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Solicitation Number:

AG-3604-S-12-0012

Notice Type:

Presolicitation

Synopsis:

The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station intends to initiate a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action and award a Firm-Fixed Price contract for Custodial-Janitorial services. The Contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, incidentals, and specialized equipment to perform the services at the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Rhinelander, Wisconsin.

The acquisition will be solicited using the procurement process prescribed in Part 12, Commercial Items, of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR). A Firm-Fixed-Price contract will be awarded for a period of twelve (12) months (Base Period), with four (4) one-year (12-month) Option Periods to the offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, falls within the competitive price range. The contract period, including the Base Period, and four Option Periods (if exercised) will be from approximately May 1, 2012 to April 30, 2017. Proposals will be reviewed for completeness and evaluated for acceptability against the following evaluation factors: Past Performance; Experience; and Price. Price is more important than non-cost factors; however non-cost factors are significant to award. The Government may elect to conduct discussions with offerors whose proposals are technically acceptable (or which may be expected to be made acceptable by moderate modification) and fall within the competitive price range. The Government reserves the right, however, to award a contract based on initial offers without conducting discussions. Therefore, each proposal should be submitted from the offeror's most favorable technical and price standpoints.

A site visit is scheduled for Wednesday, February 22, 2012 at 10:00 am CENTRAL time. Please contact Mr. Bill Danfield, Facility Operations Specialist, by e-mail at bdanfield@fs.fed.us to register for the site visit.

Solicitation documents, plans and specifications will only be available via the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) homepage located at https://www.fbo.gov/ An electronic copy of Solicitation Number AG-3604-S-12-0012 will be posted on this site on or about February 08, 2012. No hard copies will be issued and no written or fax requests will be accepted. Proposals are due on or about March 06, 2012 by 02:00 pm EST. Proposals may be e-mailed to Maria T. Evans at the following e-mail address: mtevans@fs.fed.us Proposals may also be faxed to 610-557-4224, or sent by mail to the USDA Forest Service - Northern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073, ATTN: Maria T. Evans.

The NAICS Code for this project is 561720 with a size standard of $16.5 million. It is the contractor's responsibility to monitor FBO for any amendments. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database at https://www.bpn.gov/ccr/default.aspx as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Service Contract Act Wage Rates will be applicable. Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns.

Contracting Office Address:

1992 Folwell Avenue -
Acquisition Management
St. Paul, Minnesota 55108

Place of Performance:

USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station
5985 Highway K
Rhinelander, Wisconsin 54501
United States

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