S--FY19 Mutiple Grounds Maint. Services New Base and 4 OY Contract for multiple cemeteries

RFP FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS GENERAL INFORMATION Document Type: Combined Synopsis Solicitation Solicitation Number: RFP 36C78618R0001 Amendment 00001 Post Date: 08/27/2018 Response Date: 09/20/2018 12:00 PM EST Applicable NAICS: 561730 Landscaping Services; $7.5 Mil. Classification Code: S208 -- Landscaping/Groundskeeping Services Set Aside Type: 100% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Issuing Contracting Office: Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration, Contract Services 75 Barrett Heights Rd., Suite 309 Stafford, VA 22556 Place of Performance: Requirement:1 Long Island National Cemetery 2040 Wellwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735-1211 Requirement:2 Cypress Hills National Cemetery (NY Cemetery Complex) 625 Jamaica Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11208 Requirement:3 Danville National Cemetery 721 Lee Street Danville, VA 24541 Requirement: 4 Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery (Saratoga National Cemetery) 200 Duell Road Schuylerville, NY 12871-1721 Requirement: 5 & Requirement: 6 Hampton National Cemetery Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue Hampton, VA 23669 Requirement: 7 Indiantown Gap National Cemetery RR #2, P.O. Box 484 *Indiantown Gap Road* Annville, PA 17003-9618 Requirement: 8 Salisbury National Cemetery 501 Statesville Boulevard Salisbury, NC 28144 *Note: All Requirements listed above are separate locations. Offerors have the opportunity to bid on one (1) requirement or multiple PRs. Offerors are to identify each requirement they are providing proposals for. Description: This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. This is a solicitation issued as a request for quotation (RFP) for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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. Responses to this Request for Quotation (RFP) are due to the Contracting Officer no later than 12:00 PM EST on 09/20/2018. Responses to this announcement will result in a Requirements Contract with FOB Destination and the Government intends to make award under this announcement without discussions. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information provided nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided for the Government. Offerors are responsible for obtaining any and all amendments or additional information concerning this announcement at https://fbo.gov. This solicitation is a request for proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-100 / 08-22-2018. Prospective offerors must be registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) website and complete representations and certifications at https://www.sam.gov. The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs with the National Cemetery Administration anticipates the purchase of multiple ground maintenance services for the National Cemetery Services listed: Req. #: Long Island National Cemetery, 2040 Wellwood Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735 Backfill / Repair Sunken Graves and Raise & Realign Headstones Cypress Hills National Cemetery (NY Cemetery Complex) 625 Jamaica Avenue, Brooklyn, NY 11208 Grounds Maintenance Services Danville National Cemetery, 721 Lee Street, Danville, VA 24541 Grounds Maintenance Services Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery (Saratoga National Cemetery) 200 Duell Road, Schuylerville, NY 12871-1721 Turf Fertilization, Pre-Emergent Crabgrass & Broadleaf Weed Control Services Hampton National Cemetery, Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue, Hampton, VA 23669 Grounds Maintenance Services Hampton National Cemetery, Cemetery Road at Marshall Avenue, Hampton, VA 23669 Grave Excavation, Backfill & Interment Preparation Services Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, RR #2, P.O. Box 484, *Indiantown Gap Road*, Annville, PA 17003-9618 Furnish, Deliver & Installation Kentucky Bluegrass Sod Salisbury National Cemetery, 202 Government Road, Salisbury, NC 28144 Grounds Maintenance Services All Requirements listed above are separate locations. Offerors have the opportunity to submit offers on one (1) requirement or multiple PRs. Offerors are to identify each requirement they are providing proposals for. Offerors are to identify each requirement they are providing a offer for. Each requirement will be evaluated separately. If Offeror is submitting more than one offer, it is only required to submit one technical review and one past performance questionnaire, however, it must submit a Price Schedule for each requirement that is being offered. The applicable North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561730 Landscaping Services; with a business size standard of $7.5 Million. The National Cemetery Administration is seeking quotes from Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses (SDVOSBs) qualified for the provision of the multiple ground maintenance services. 001AL-11-15-A Limitations on Subcontracting Monitoring and Compliance (June 2011) This solicitation includes VA Acquisition Regulation (VAAR) 852.219-10 VA NOTICE OF TOTAL SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (JUL 2016) (DEVIATION). Accordingly, any contract resulting from this solicitation will include this clause. The purpose of this amendment is as follows: Change closing date from 9/17/2018 to 9/20/2018