Custodial Services for DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania   2

7/17/2023 - Amendment 0002 has been published. Please see attachments.

7/13/2023 - The RFP will be extended in an amendment that we intend to issue next week. The amendment will also include answers to your questions.

6/29/2023 - Amendment 0001 has been published. Please see attachment.

6/26/2023 - Please hold off on submitting your DoD SAFE request. The RFP will be extended in an amendment that we intend to issue later this week.

6/06/2023 - Pre proposal conference and site visit attendance sheet and Powerpoint presentation have been published. Please see attachments.

5/19/2023 - Solicitation #SP3300-23-R-0002 has been published. Please see attachments.

5/04/2023 - UPDATE - The Government is moving forward with this requirement. We intend to release the solicitation on or shortly after 5/19/2023.

****As of December 7, 2022 this solicitation has been delayed. This is still a valid requirement, and once known the updated solicitation release date will be posted to this notice.****

DLA Distribution Susquehanna, Pennsylvania has a requirement for a contractor to perform custodial services, which will be advertised under solicitation SP3300-23-R-0002. Hours of operation, along with all required tasks, are delineated in the Performance Work Statement. Custodial services includes providing all management, tools, supplies, vehicles, transportation, equipment, labor, and applicable licenses, permits, and/or certificates necessary to perform custodial services in approximately 75 buildings at DLA Distribution Susquehanna located in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania. The Contractor shall incur all costs associated with the performance of this effort. Cleaning services provided shall include a full range of custodial care. This is inclusive of, but not limited to, the following: vacuuming, sweeping, mopping, trash removal, emptying and cleaning public ash trays/urns, washing interior/exterior windows, dusting, disinfecting, descaling, shampooing carpet, scrubbing and/or stripping and waxing floors, cleaning water fountains, cleaning mirrors and glass, cleaning entryways and mats, cleaning stairways, spot cleaning, metal polishing (i.e., examples include, but are not limited to, water fountains, faucet fixtures), stocking supplies in restrooms and break areas, sanitizing restrooms, and removing cob webs. In addition to all of the cleaning services, the contractor is required to perform spot cleaning on a continual basis. Spot cleaning includes, but is not limited to, removing and/or cleaning smudges, fingerprints, marks, streaks, and spills from washable surfaces of all walls, partitions, vents, grillwork, doors, door guards, door handles, push bars, kick plates, light switches, temperature controls, and fixtures. After spot cleaning, the surface shall have a clean, uniform appearance, free of streaks, spots, and other evidence of soil. The majority of services will be performed indoors; however, applicable tasks will be performed outdoors. The Contractor shall provide cleaning services in strict compliance with the performance standards in the contract. All commercial cleaning standards, as well as all Local, State, and Federal regulations and laws apply.

The anticipated period of performance for this contract is as follows:

YEAR PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Phase-In 18 January 2023 through 19 March 2023

Base Period 20 March 2023 through 19 January 2024

Option Year 1 20 January 2024 through 19 January 2025

Option Year 2 20 January 2025 through 19 January 2026

Option Year 3 20 January 2026 through 19 January 2027

Option Year 4 20 January 2027 through 19 January 2028

This requirement is being offered to the Small Business Administration's 8(a) program (SBA Requirement Number 0303-22-091322-01), providing for full and open competition after the exclusion of sources, and will be solicited/awarded in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, supplemented by FAR Part 15, Contracting by Negotiation, and evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.101-2, Lowest Price Technically Acceptable, Source Selection Process. Contract award will be made based on competition limited to eligible 8(a) firms. It is anticipated that award will be made during December 2022.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and size standard are 561720 and $19.5 million, respectively. All documented related to this notice will be posted to the SAM.gov website. Prospective offerors are cautioned concerning their responsibility to access the website for any amendments/modifications and/or solicitation postings related to this pre-solicitation notice. There will be no advance notification of amendment/modification/solicitation issuance. Prospective offerors are advised to consult the website frequently to check for the issuance of amendments/modifications and/or solicitations.

Incumbent is NUGATE GROUP LLC DBA NUGATE GROUP, Contract No. SP3300-18-C-0001. This contract was awarded on October 17, 2017, in the amount of $14,033,804.43, for a one-year base period and four option year periods.

It is anticipated that Solicitation SP3300-23-R-0002 for the above requirement will be posted to this site on or around October 17, 2022. Amendments to the Solicitation will also be posted to this site. Prospective offerors are cautioned concerning their responsibility to access the website for any amendments that may be issued under the solicitation. Amendments may be issued up until the proposal due date. Failure to acknowledge amendments may render your proposal ineligible for award. Interested offerors are encouraged to use the "Register to Receive Notification" function to register as an interested vendor.

NOTE: All offerors MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database at http://www.sam.gov or an award cannot be processed. The solicitation will identify all information that the prospective offeror must submit in order to be considered for award. Failure to submit all the information requested by the solicitation may result in the proposal being eliminated from consideration for award.