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Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area (ISDRA) Trash Collection and Disposal Services
(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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii)The solicitation number is L17PS00735 and it is issued as a request for proposal (RFP).
(iii)The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular _2005-94, 2005-95 dated 1/19/2017.
(iv) This solicitation is issued under full and open competition and the associated NAICS code is 562111, Solid Waste Collection, and the size standard is $38.5 million.
(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial item(s):
Line Item 00010 - Base Year Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work:
$_______x 12 months = $_________ annual
Line Item 00100 - Option Year One Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work: $_______ x 12 months = $_________ annual
Line Item 00200 - Option Year Two Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work: $_______ x 12 months = $_________ annual
Line Item 00300 - Option Year Three Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work: $_______ x 12 months = $_________ annual
Line Item 00400 - Option Year Four Services in accordance with the attached Statement of Work: $_______ x 12 months = $_________ annual
(vi) Please refer to the Statement of Work (Attachment 1), and Visitation Charts (Attachment 3.
(vii) The place of performance is at Bureau of Land Management, Imperial Sand Dunes Recreational Area (ISDRA), El Centro, CA.
(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The addenda to paragraph (c) Period for acceptance of offers: The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers. The respondent shall submit their electronic offer through the Electronic Response feature associated with this solicitation by using FedConnect.net. This website is also linked through the Federal Business Opportunities website: www.fbo.gov. There is no charge for using FedConnect and registration is free. This is an extensive database of federal contracting and grants opportunities. Instructions on submitting an offer utilizing the website can be found of the user guide located at: https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/Default.htm. Proposal submissions that do not adhere to these guidelines may be determined non-responsive to the solicitation and may be disqualified from competition.
(ix) The provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in paragraph (a), of the referenced clause, and 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 in descending order of importance. Past performance and Quality Control Plan, when combined, is significantly more important than price.
1. Technical Capability will be evaluated by:
a. How well the proposal demonstrates how you will maintain contractor furnished equipment and safety of that equipment.
b. Ability to meet the required response times and monitoring of the dumpsters to ensure against overflow including high use weekends.
c. How well the proposal demonstrates how you will respond to Paragraph 3 in Section IV of the Statement of Work.
d. Ability to provide innovative solutions and realism of your proposed solution to control the lids from blowing open in the wind or being left open by visitors?
e. How well your equipment and staffing will fulfill our needs described in the solicitation. Include the key personnel and telephone numbers who will be responding to issues between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m.
2. Quality will be evaluated by:
a. How well the offeror's Quality Control Plan will monitor and ensure quality, in addition to providing proactive solutions to the overflow of trash.
3. Past Performance will be evaluated by:
The Government evaluation team will conduct an in-depth review and evaluation of all past performance data obtained, including information obtained from the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) to determine how closely the work performed under these efforts relates to the proposed effort and the ratings reported.
1. Provide your recent relevant contracts which support past and present performance in the past three years or provide three references who can confirm your past performance. To verify performance input the offer(s) must provide points of contact, phone numbers and other information relevant to projects completed and/or in process in the three years preceding the date of this solicitation. Failure to fully comply with the preceding may result in the proposal being rejected from further consideration.
Offerors lacking past performance will receive a neutral rating. For each relevant contract or reference, the offeror is requested to provide:
a. Agency/company and contact point
b. Period of Performance
c. Dollar value of contract
d. Contract number and type of work
e. A description of the project, relevancy to the current project, and schedule of compliance will be reviewed.
For those contracts with less than positive performance, a description of the problems and efforts made to correct and prevent future occurrences will be reviewed. The rating on past performance will include the following elements:
a. Quality of past workmanship and services: Demonstrated ability to meet the contract specifications and conformance to standards of good workmanship. If possible, related projects should be used.
b. Customer satisfaction: Any evaluation from a past customer or achievement of a specified goal under past projects should be included.
c. Timeliness/Responsiveness of Performance: Compliance with schedules on past projects, reliability and responsiveness to customer.
d. Business Relations and Performance Statement: Effectiveness of management working relations and cooperative behavior (i.e. relationships and cooperation with customers, identification and resolution of problems and concerns of customer¿s interests.
In the case of a Respondent without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the Respondent will not be evaluated either favorably or unfavorably on past performance.
2. Permits/Authorization:
a. Submit proof of authorization to dispose of refuse and recycling products and location of landfill you will use.
b. Submit proof of proper permits for commercial disposal account with landfill and permit for commercial solid waste collection.
3. Price:
The award of this requirement shall be made using the policies in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award prescribed in Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as appropriate for this acquisition.
(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer.
(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition.
(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following clauses under subparagraph (b) apply:
_X__ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).
_X__ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
_X__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).
_X__ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).
_X__ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).
_X__ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).
_X__ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).
_X__ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.
The 2017 Small Business Goals are as follows:
Total Small Business 53.3% BLM 61.9%
SDB (includes 8(a) 5.0% BLM 18.3%
SDVOSB 3.0% BLM 4.2%
WOSB 5.0% BLM 11.2%
HUBZone 3.0% BLM 2.3%
_X__ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
The Contractor represents that it [ ] is, [ ] is not a small business concern under NAICS Code 562111, Solid Waste Collection Services, Size Standard is $38.5 million
_X__ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).
_X__ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).
_X__ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.¿s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).
_X__ (57) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer¿ System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).
The following clauses under subparagraph (c) apply:
_X__ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).
_X__ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class and Monetary Wage ¿ Fringe Benefits N/A
_X__ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
_X__ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).
_X__ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658).
_X__ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017) (E.O. 13706).
(xiii) The clauses followed by provisions are provided in Attachment 2, and are also applicable to this acquisition.
(xiv) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned rating is not applicable.
(xv) All proposals shall arrive by the closing date for the receipt of proposals by August 25, 2017, 5:00 p.m. EST.
(xvi) Questions relating to this Solicitation shall be presented by e-mail to ablodgett@blm.gov not later than close of business 5:00 p.m. EST on August 14, 2017. Questions should be worded so as to avoid disclosing bid strategies or proprietary solutions. The Government will evaluate the questions, and if needed, an Amendment will be issued with the questions received and their associated answers. If further questions arise following the outcome of answers provided to initial questions, the Contracting Officer has sole discretion to determine if a new question closing date will be required. If a new question closing date is approved, an amendment will be posted.
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