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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

*Please see attached Statement of Work, Solicitation, and Wage Rates for more information. Please contact Barbara Van Tassel at (970) 773-5079 or barbara.van_tassel@noaa.gov for details and to let her know that you wish to attend a site visit.

NOAA Grand Junction Weather Forecast Office (WFO) Janitorial Service

(I) 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 and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(II) This solicitation is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). Submit written quotes on RFQ Number

NWWR94762300026RDS.

(III) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-08 (Sept 2022) (Deviation 2021-06) (Sept 2021) (Deviation 2020-11) (Aug 2020) (Deviation 2020-05) (Apr 2020) (Deviation 2017-05) (Sept 2017).

(IV) This solicitation is being issued as a total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 561720. The small business size standard is $19.5 Million.

(V) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for purchase of the following commercial service.

The contractor shall provide all supplies, materials, equipment, tools, personnel, and supervision to clean the Weather Forecast Office (WFO) as described in this statement of work. The facility has 5,000 square feet of cleanable space (approximately 40% carpet, 60% tile), 16 windows, and 25 employees. This facility is in operation 24/7. The supplies and materials shall be properly stored in the area designated by the Government Contact Point (GCP).

(VI) Description of work is as follows:

See incorporated Statement of Work for a full explanation of what is needed.

LOCATION OF WORK:

National Weather Service

Grand Junction Weather Forecast Office

2844 Aviators Way

Grand Junction, CO 81506-8644

Mesa County

(VII) PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

Base Year: 1/1/2023 through 12/31/2023

Option Year I: 1/1/2024 through 12/31/2024

Option Year II: 1/1/2025 through 12/31/2025

Option Year III: 1/1/2026 through 12/31/2026

Option Year IV: 1/1/2027 through 12/31/2027

*PLEASE PROVIDE A QUOTE FOR THE BASE YEAR AND ALL OPTION YEARS.

This is a firm fixed price service order. Government personnel will be responsible for the overall scheduling of project activity and will provide the Contractor’s liaison / project manager with scheduling information as appropriate. Invoicing shall be upon completion.

(VIII) FAR 52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021) applies to this acquisition.

NOTICE TO OFFERORS: Instructions for submitting quotations under this request for quote must be followed. Failure to provide all information to aid in the evaluation may be considered non-responsive. Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the offeror.

Enter specific Instructions below

1. Submit quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Email quotes are acceptable and can be sent to ryan.stroud@noaa.gov.

2. Contractor shall have an active registration in the System for Award Management (SAM found at www.SAM.gov in order to provide a quote and be eligible for award.

3. Provide all evaluation criteria in accordance with FAR 52.212-2 in this package. Vendors who do not provide all evaluation criteria will not be accepted.

"THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT AS WELL AS ANY QUESTIONS SUBMITTED ".

CAR 1352.215-72 INQUIRIES (APR 2010)

OFFERORS MUST SUBMIT ALL QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS SOLICITATION IN WRITING TO RYAN.STROUD@NOAA.GOV. QUESTIONS ARE TO BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 12:00 P.M. MDT/MST 10/21/2022. Any responses to questions will be made in writing (preferred via email), without identification of the questioner, and will be included in an amendment to the solicitation. Even if provided in other form, only the question responses included in the amendment to the solicitation will govern performance of the contract.

This contract will be awarded using a tradeoff approach.

(IX) FAR 52.212-2, EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014), applies to this acquisition. (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;

(2) Past Performance; and

(3) Price;

Technical, past performance, and price, when combined, are equally important.

(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.

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