SOLICITATION NOTICE
X -- STRATEGIC PLANNING RETREAT
- Notice Date
- 3/20/2008
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 531120
— Lessors of Nonresidential Buildings (except Miniwarehouses)
- Contracting Office
- Department of Veterans Affairs;G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery VAMC;A&MM Service (90C);1500 E. Woodrow Wilson Drive;Jackson MS 39216
- ZIP Code
- 39216
- Solicitation Number
- VA-256-08-RQ-0172
- Archive Date
- 5/19/2008
- Point of Contact
- Debra Kay Jackson Contracting Officer 601-362-4471 X 5732
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Contracting Officer
(Debra.Jackson4@va.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item and services in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Parts 12 through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-24, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This solicitation is not set aside for small business concerns. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A SEPARATE WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Solicitation Number VA-256-08-RQ-0712 is issued as a request for quotations. The associated North America Industry Classification System code is 531120.. The Department of Veterans Affairs South Central VA Health Care Network (VISN 16) provides support to the management of the VISN 16 Network Director's Offices and management from VA medical centers in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas. In an effort to enhance its management capabilities, The South Central VA Health Care Network has implemented this semi-annual meeting between the management of each Medical Center located through out VISN 16, which brings the management staffs together to discuss program goals and objectives as well as discuss potential problems and new policies. This solicitation is for a conference facility, sleeping accommodations, and audio-visual and other equipment. This solicitation includes a "light snack" to be determined by the facility management with final approval by the contracting officer. The conference shall occur on Monday, June 9th, through Thursday, June 12th, 2008 in the metropolitan area of Dallas Texas. The conference facility must accommodate approximately 76 people in a single room from June 9th to June 12th 2008. A block of approximately 76 guest rooms are needed from June 9th-12th, not to exceed the Federal Government per diem rate for the Dallas/Ft Worth TX area. The accommodations must provide accessible facilities under the Americans for Disabilities Act, must be FEMA approved, and must meet the following requirements: 1) Availability of guest rooms on the specified dates of June 9th through 12th 2008 for the number of persons stated above. 2) One large general session room to accommodate at least 76 persons with enough tables to position the attendee 2 per six feet of workable table space. 3) Availability and set-up of Audio Visual and Other Equipment, shall include, at a minimum: 1 microphone connected to house sound system, AV cart with power strip, TV/VCR, projection screen, 4 easels with pads and markers, and masking tape. These must be accessible all four days. These items also must be priced as a per line item for each day. The vendors quote must include the price for "light snacks" for all four days. The resulting purchase order shall be negotiated on a Firm Fixed Price. The Price Schedule shall include Guest Room, Conference room, light refreshments and individual charge per audio/visual equipment (and Set-up) for June 9th through June 12th, 2008. The award will be made on technically acceptable and price. The provisions and clauses may be downloaded at http://www.acqnet.gov/far. The following provisions and clauses shall apply to this solicitation: FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (Nov 2007), FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Jan 1999). The Government will make a single award order containing fixed unit-prices 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: i) technical and acceptability/ availability and price. The factors, although relatively equal, are listed in order of importance. Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at http://www.arnet.gov. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items (Nov 2007). FAR clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Feb 2007) applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda to this provision. FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Feb 2008), applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clause cited therein are applicable to this acquisition: 52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sep 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402), 52.219-8 Utilization of Small Business Concerns (May 2004) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (Dec 1996) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (June 2007) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)), 52.222-3 Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755), 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (June 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d), 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246), 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793), 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212), 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (Aug 2007) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 109-53 and 109-169), 52.225-5 Trade Agreements (Nov 2007) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note), 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2006) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury), 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332). See Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) Notes 25 at http://www.fbo.gov/Numbered_Notes.html. All responsible sources that meet the requirements and provide the services listed above may respond to this combined synopsis/solicitation with a quotation faxed to Debra K Jackson, Contract Specialist, VISN 16 Acquisition Management Division, 1500 E Woodrow Wilson Dr. , Jackson, MS 39216, Phone number: 601-368-3943, email Debra.Jackson4@va.gov , fax: 601-364-1346, to be received not later than March 24, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. (local time). Responses shall not exceed more than ten (20) pages including a letter of transmittal. It is the responsibility of the contractor to confirm Department of Veterans Affairs VISN 16 receipt of proposal. Vendor must be registered in CCR and must provide cage code and DUNS number in quotation. The Government reserves the right to make a single award, multiple awards, or no award as a result of this RFQ.
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