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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF JUNE 14, 2018 FBO #6047
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99 -- Fort Bayard National Cemetery grounds maintenance - Attachment

Notice Date

6/12/2018
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

812220 — Cemeteries and Crematories
 

Contracting Office

VA National Cemetery Administration Centralized Contracting Division - Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration
 

Solicitation Number

36C78618R0428
 

Response Due

6/18/2018
 

Archive Date

6/19/2018
 

Point of Contact

Valentin Saucedo
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
 

Description

This acquisition is a Prospective 100% set aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) or Veteran Owned Small Business (VOSB). If Two or more interested (SDVOSB) and/or (VOSB) respond, then the solicitation to acquire services described below, shall be 100% Set-aside to the appropriate VOSB or SDVOSB. If there are less than 2 interested veteran certified companies, this requirement shall be set aside to all small businesses. The NAICS Code is 812220 (Cemeteries and Crematories) $20.5 Million size standard. Please note: That this is not a request for quotes or proposals; this is a Pre-solicitation notice to inform all interested Small Businesses that the VA National Cemetery Administration, Pacific District as directed by Fort Bayard National Cemetery, is preparing to solicit the appropriate Set-Aside Proposal Depending on the interested Reponses on this Notice. Contract award will consist of One Base year and up to 4 one-year option; a total of five years (maximum if needed). A solicitation is currently not available. The intent of an awarded contract shall be Total Cemetery Grounds Maintenance services for Fort Bayard National Cemetery. Subject to all terms, conditions, provisions, and schedules of the contract; contractor shall furnish all equipment, parts, materials, supplies, labor, and supervision necessary and incidental to the work required. Technical and Past Performance is significantly Greater Than Price Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary. All costs associated with responding to this Notice will be solely at the interested respondent s expense. The objective of this Notice is to allow industry the opportunity to provide comments to the VA NCA Pacific District. Review of the responses to the Notice will focus on the offeror s technical input and clarification of requirements. Notice Response Due Date: The VA NCA Pacific District will only entertain written communication; no verbal communions will be accepted. Please submit written information via e-mail to Valentin Saucedo @ valentin.saucedo@va.gov by June 18, 2018 at 1p.m. Pacific time. Response Contact: Respondents to this Notice shall designate a primary and one alternate point of contact within the company (Name, Address, Email, and Telephone). Clarification of Notice Responses: To fully comprehend the information contained within a response to this Notice, there may be a need to seek further clarification from those responding. This clarification may be requested in the form of brief verbal communication by telephone; written communication; electronic communication; or a request for a presentation of the response to a specific VA NCA Pacific District group or groups. The VA NCA Pacific District reserves the right to seek additional information from those respondents identified with unique solutions that are determined to be beneficial to the VA NCA Pacific District. PART I - THE SCHEDULE SECTION B - SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICE/COSTS PRICE SCHEDULE: The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, equipment, tools, and supplies to perform interments, inurnments, and grounds and facility maintenance services at Fort Bayard, 200 Camino de Paz, Fort Bayard, NM 88036 All work shall be performed in accordance the Description/Specifications/Statement of Work, contained in this contract; National Cemetery Administration National Shrine Commitment Operational Standards and Measures (Version 5.1 July 2014 or the most current version); Handbook 3120: Interment Area Layout; Handbook 3410: Integrated Pest Management Procedures for VA National Cemeteries; Handbook 3420: Turfgrass Maintenance in VA National Cemeteries; the most current Organizational Analysis and Improvement Guide (OAI); and in accordance with the NCA Environmental Management System (EMS). Copies of these documents may be obtained from the cemetery director, Jared Howard, (505) 988-6400 Ext. 105 The base contract performance period is from October 1, 2018 (or Date of Award), through September 30, 2019 with four (4) one-year options beginning on October 1 through September 30, if exercised. NOTE: The quantities given are only estimates of work to be performed. The Contractor shall be paid only for services approved by the COR and actually rendered or performed. The Contactor shall meet with the COR at least weekly to plan the work to be performed as indicated on the Cemetery Grounds Management Plan. The COR will provide the Contractor with the interment schedule on a daily basis. The Contractor shall not be compensated for work unauthorized by the COR. DESCRIPTION / SPECIFICATIONS / WORK STATEMENT BACKGROUND The Department of Veterans Affairs, National Cemetery Administration, honors Veterans with a final resting place and lasting memorials that commemorate their service to our nation. There are approximately 134 National Cemeteries in 39 states that receive visitors, hold ceremonies and conduct committal services on an ongoing basis. Because of the special significance and attention our National Cemeteries receive from the public, strict adherence to the following specifications is essential. PLACE OF PERFORMANCE The Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to provide Interment and Grounds Maintenance Services at Fort Bayard National Cemetery, hereby known as the Cemetery. Specific locations, sizes and services required for the cemeteries are as follows: Cemetery Address Acreage Required Services Ft. Bayard National Cemetery 200 Camino de Paz Ft. Bayard, NM 88036 18.9 Developed Acres 10.3 Turf Acres Interment and Full Grounds Maintenance Services MAINTENANCE AREAS The physical area of the contract includes the cemetery proper, structures, paving, and landscaped grounds, maintenance areas, roadways, stormwater facilities, perimeter landscaped areas, forested lands, and all of its landscape elements. A portion of the cemetery may be under renovation by another contractor at any time; and specific grounds maintenance activities may be under separate contract with another vendor. CONTRACT OBJECTIVES To use an innovative and creative technical approach to manage the grounds maintenance operation at the Cemetery in order to maintain the high standards of appearance as a National Shrine, in accordance with the National Cemetery Administration National Shrine Commitment Operational Standards and Measures (Version 5.1 July 2014) and standard commercial practices. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS & SPECIFICATIONS SERVICES PROVIDED: The Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, materials and supplies necessary to perform the following Cemetery Maintenance Services at the Fort Bayard National Cemetery. THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE THE MANPOWER & RESOURCES NECESSARY TO PERFORM AND COMPLETE MULTIPLE JOBS SIMULTANEOUSLY. Services to be provided include the following: Interments Disinterments and Disinurnments Headstone Setting and Alignment Headstone Cleaning and Maintenance Headstone Raise, Lower, Realign & Reset Gravesite Maintenance Columbaria Maintenance Cemetery Grounds Management Plan Turf Renovation Turf Maintenance Fertilization Turf Maintenance Pest Control Turf Maintenance Mowing, Trimming & Edging Turf Maintenance Aerification Turf Maintenance Topdressing Turf Maintenance Dethatching Tree, Shrub & Planting Bed Maintenance Tree, Shrub & Groundcover Planting Irrigation System Management Irrigation System Scheduled Maintenance Irrigation System Maintenance and Repair Drainage/Sewer System Maintenance Trash & Debris Removal (Waste Management) Pavement Maintenance Ice Prevention/Ice and Minor Snow Removal Structure Maintenance Janitorial Service Ceremonies Contractor Responsibilities Supervision, Work Hours, and Training Government Contacts End of Statement
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VANCA/VANCA/36C78618R0428/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: 36C78618R0428 36C78618R0428.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=4382402&FileName=36C78618R0428-000.docx)

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Record

SN04952130-W 20180614/180612230612-e2809ceeb3d0a1083cc3df885047d2e2 (fbodaily.com)
 

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