This is a combined synopsis/request issued under solicitation number CNSHQ14T00006 for proposals for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) PART 12 and with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation CNSHQ14T00006 will incorporate provisions and clauses that are in effect through the latest Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-59 dated 30 Sept 2013.

The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 812320, Dry-cleaning and Laundry Services, except Coin-Operated) with a Small Business Size Standard of $5,000,000.00.

The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS) has a requirement for Laundry and Dry Cleaning Services for the AmeriCorps NCCC Southern Region Campus in Vicksburg, MS CNCS anticipates award of a Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) type Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) that will be awarded via OPEN MARKET as set forth in the Statement of Work included herein. This award shall be made via Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Award will be made on an all or none bases as result of this Request for Quote (RFQ). The period of performance for this BPA is five years. The duration will commence at contract award continuing for five years. Pricing shall remain in effect for the duration of the BPA. All interested parties must quote on all applicable items.

***NOTE: Contractor must provide a price list with all items listed on Laundry Item List per Period of Performance. Contractor shall multiply item price times monthly frequency, times 12 months to provide extended price for the item. Total yearly price will be the addition of all item extended pricing for that year.***

Basis for Award
Award will be made to the lowest price offeror that is determined to be technically acceptable.
 
Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors
CONTENT AND FORMAT OF SUBMISSION: Quotes submittal shall include all required documents and must be submitted in accordance with this RFQ. Failure to submit the aforementioned information correctly shall make your offer non-responsive, and it shall not receive consideration for award. Please provide a complete price quote and attach a copy of your CAGE Code, DUNS Number, Tax Identification Number, discount terms, and expiration date of your quote. A quotation submitted in response to this solicitation must be submitted electronically and be comprised of the following Sections:

- Statement of Work
- Pricing Schedule
- Written Narrative

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS:

- Statement of Work Attachment 1 (3 pages)
- Pricing Schedule Attachment 2 (1 page)
- Historical Data Attachment 3 (2 pages)
- Technical Acceptability Factors Attachment 4 (1 page)

Additional Information:
**Contractor shall submit invoices on a monthly basis. Payment will be made monthly in arrears.

All technical questions resulting from the solicitation and SOW should be forwarded via email to the Contract Specialist, Teresa Harris, no-later-than 12:00 PM EST, Wednesday, December 4, 2013 at the following email address: [email protected].

Evaluation Criteria
The Government intends to award a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) to the responsible offeror whose quote is the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable quote. The government shall evaluation each proposal in accordance with the technical acceptability criteria in attachment 4. Technical acceptability will be determined on a pass/fail bases.

The technical acceptability criteria set forth in attachment 4 have been developed by the program office and have been tailored to their requirement in this solicitation. Quotes must include a written narrative for each of the acceptability factors that will demonstrate the vendor(s) ability to meet the government's requirement.

The contractor's narrative must describe their abilities to perform each of the services requested within the Statement of Work. The written narrative must address the acceptability factors in attachment 4 as they relate to the Statement of Work described in attachment 1.

Your quote submittal must, at a minimum show:
(1) The solicitation number;
(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;
(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;
(4) A technical description of the company's items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the evaluation factors in this solicitation;
(5) Price and any discount terms;
(6) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);
(7) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;
Please send all questions via email. Questions will not be taken or answered over the phone or by fax. Include in the subject line Dry-cleaning and Laundry Services "Solicitation # CNSHQ14T00006".
(8) The question period will end Wednesday, December 4, 2013, 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Any questions submitted after this date and time will not be answered.

OFFERS MUST BE SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY or Via U.S. Postal Service, Over Night Carrier (Address 1201 New York Ave, Rm 8404-C, Washington DC 20525 or Fax (202-606-6985).

Place the Solicitation number within the subject line of your submittal.
Electronically submitted quotations shall be sent to the following email addresses: [email protected] , Teresa Harris Contract Specialist w/Cc: [email protected] - Robert Koplos, Contracting Officer.

**It is the contractor's/offeror's responsibility to ensure that electronically submitted proposals are received by the Government by the due date.
**The due date for the receipt of proposals is Tuesday, December 10, 2013 at 2:00pm Eastern Time.

SERVICE OF PROTEST
(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from:
Robert Koplos
Corporation for National & Community Service
1201 New York Ave NW (8th Floor)
Washington, DC 20525

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

OTHER SUBMITTAL ITEMS THAT MUST ACCOMPANY PROPOSAL
Offeror shall complete the attached Quotation Cover page in its entirety, and submit Current ORCA Record or FAR:

The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. The full text version may be viewed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -Commercial Items, FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications- Commercial Items. Offeror must submit a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items with their proposal or indicate that the registration has been completed at the ORCA website http://www.sam.gov. Failure to include this information with the price proposal may render an offeror ineligible for award. The FAR Clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into any resulting contract. The clauses at FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items apply to this acquisition, specifically the following cited clauses and provisions are applicable: 52.222-21, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports; 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance; 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;52.252-2, and Clauses Incorporated By Reference. The contractor must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database to be eligible for award. Contractors can register at www.sam.gov. Full text versions of clauses and provisions may be viewed at http://www.acquisitions.gov/far.

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