This is a Source Sought Notice only.  See Sources Sought Notice document attached for all details.

RLP Procurement Summary                                                                                        

U.S. GOVERNMENT

General Services Administration (GSA) seeks to lease the following space:

State:  Kansas

City:  Lawrence

Delineated Area: City Limits of Lawrence

Minimum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 4,016 SF of office and 150 SF of wareyard.

Maximum Sq. Ft. (ABOA): 4,216 SF of office and 150 SF of wareyard.

Space Type: Office and wareyard

Parking Spaces (Total): 5

Parking Spaces (Surface): 5

Parking Spaces (Structured): 0

Parking Spaces (Reserved): 5

Full Term: 10 years

Firm Term: 5 years

Option Term: (1) 5 Years

Additional Requirements: 

1. Space must be contiguous.

2. Space must be on the first floor.

Offered space must meet Government requirements for fire safety, accessibility, seismic, and sustainability standards per the terms of the Lease.  A fully serviced lease is required.  Offered space shall not be in the 1-percent-annual chance floodplain (formerly referred to as “100-year” floodplain).

Entities are advised to familiarize themselves with the telecommunications prohibitions outlined under Section 889 of the FY19 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), as implemented by the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR).  For more information, visit: https://acquisition.gov/FAR-Case-2019-009/889_Part_B.

Initial Offers Due:

November 4, 2024

Occupancy (Estimated):

May 1, 2026

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT AND NOT A FORMAL SOLICITATION

The United States Army Contracting Command New Jersey (ACC-NJ) on behalf of the 160th Military Intelligence Battalion has a requirement for lodging-in-kind accommodations within a 30-mile radius of 813 Sabalu Rd, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas 66027, as identified in the attached Request for Information (RFI) for market research purposes and in accordance with the Attachment 0001- Statement of Work (SOW). The Period of Performance shall be from 08 January 2025 – 26 January 2025 and 11 January 2025 – 25 January 2025.

Amendment to adjust the POP.

The size for this is around 2500 square feet total.

The last contract number for this Janitorial Service was W912DQ21C1043

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Kansas City District, has a need for Janitorial Services at its Pomona Lake Project Office in Vassar, Kansas. A performance work statement with more details about the services is included with this combined synopsis/solicitation.

This is a new supply, purchase order contract to provide a replacement for the Commanding General’s Mounted Color Guard (CGMCG) Draft horse team following the current team being recommended for retirement from the Fort Riley, Kansas Veterinarian team. CGMCG wants to procure 2x Draft horses no younger than four years old and no older than six years old. Must be able to participate in capability events (Presidential Inauguration, Competitions, Ceremonies, Parades, etc.) to allow more opportunities for recruitment under the Army’s Soldier Readiness Program and showcase Fort Riley’s historic calvary tradition across the United States.

 The life-cycle replacement Draft Horses are requested to be no younger than four years old and no older than six years old. Must be same sex siblings all black with a blaze, no less than 17 hands in height. Draft horses must have all vaccination UpToDate. Draft horses must be able to pass a full veterinarian examination by DOD Veterinarian team within 30 days of arrival can drive a carriage as a paired team proficiently, knows verbal commands, can back up and be determined capable by Horse Trainer to execute Presidential Inauguration NLT 08 January 25.

The 22nd Contracting Squadron is seeking potential sources that can supply eleven (11) Motorola APX 6500 Radios (Part# M25KSS9PW1BN) to include all mounting hardware, and cabling. Please see attached document for more details on the product.

KIOSK Key Control System Support for the Eastern Kansas Health Care System (EKHCS) to include Dwight D. Eisenhower Medical Center in Leavenworth, KS and Colmery O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, KS.

The purpose of this sources sought announcement is for market research to make appropriate acquisition decisions and to gain knowledge of potential qualified Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses, Veteran Owned Small Businesses, 8(a), HubZone and other Small Businesses interested and capable of providing the services described below.

This Sources Sought Notice is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered as an invitation for bid, request for quotation, request for proposal, or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Your response to this Sources Sought Notice will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this announcement or the Government use of such information. This request does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated, or received for this effort.

Interested parties are responsible for adequately marking proprietary or competition sensitive information contained in their response. The Government does not intend to award a contract based on this Sources Sought Notice or to otherwise pay for the information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice.

Documentation of technical expertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the Government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. Responses to this notice shall include the following:

(a) company name

(b) address

(c) point of contact

(d) phone, fax, and email

(e) Unique Entity ID (UEI)

(f) Cage Code

(g) Tax ID Number

(h) Type of small business, e.g., Services Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business, Veteran-owned small business, 8(a), HUBZone, Women Owned Small Business, Small disadvantaged business, or Small Business HUBZone business and

(i) must provide a capability statement that addresses the organizations qualifications and ability to perform as a contractor for the work described below that can be conveyed through similar contracts that your company provided similar services for.

The VA Heartland Network 15, Contracting Office located at 3450 South 4th Street Trafficway, Leavenworth, KS, 66048-5055 is seeking a potential qualified contractor to provide mail manifesting services for the VA’s Consolidated Mail Order Pharmacy program that requires shipping from its seven (7) facilities located in the continental United States.

Please see the statement of work/performance work statement on following pages.

NAICS Code: 561499 (All Other Business Support Services $21.5 million).

Important information: The Government is not obligated to, nor will it pay for or reimburse any costs associated with responding to this sources sought synopsis request. This notice shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government to issue a solicitation or ultimately award a contract, nor does it restrict the Government to a particular acquisition approach. The Government will in no way be bound to this information if any solicitation is issued. Currently a total set-aside for Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms is anticipated based on the Veterans Administration requirement with Public Law 109-461, Section 8127 Veterans Benefit Act. However, if response by Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business firms proves inadequate, an alternate set-aside or full and open competition may be determined.

The North American Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 561499 (All other business support services). The small business size standard is $21.5 million. Notice to potential offerors: All offerors who provide goods or services to the United States Federal Government must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM located on the web at www.sam.gov).

Additionally, all Service Disabled Veteran Owned Businesses or Veteran Owned Businesses who respond to a solicitation on this project must be registered with the Small Business Administration’s Veteran Small Business Certification (VetCert) Registry located at Veteran Small Business Certification (sba.gov).

All interested Offerors should submit information by e-mail: to phillip.reuwer@va.gov. All information submissions should be received no later than 3PM CST on December 13, 2024. After review of the responses to this announcement, the Government intends to proceed with the acquisition and a subsequent solicitation will be published.

Solicitation posted, please see and download all attachments. 

Dosimetry radiation badges

Amend to extend closing date to December 17, 2024 at 1700 MT.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial item prepared in accordance with the format in FAR subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1205B25Q0025 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document incorporates those provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-07. The associated NAICS Code is 811210 and the Small Business Size Standard is $34M.

The USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Plains Area, PA Grain Quality and Structure Research require purchase of Preventative Maintenance for two FOSS NIRS DS2500 and one FOSS Infratec NOVA.  The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order.

The requirements are further detail in the attached Requirements Document.

The DELIVERY ADDRESS is:
PA GRAIN QUALITY AND STRUCTURE RESE
1515 COLLEGE AVENUE
MANHATTAN KS 66502

DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE:  In order to be considered for award, Offerors shall respond by:

1) Reference the attached RFQ submission document section
 

2) Have an Active SAM.gov registration and complete the Representations in FAR 52.204-24; the Representation and Certification section should also be completed electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov.

Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Government Point of Entry (sam.gov).

FAR clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 (and any addenda to those clauses) are included in the attached clauses and provisions document.  Additionally, other contract requirements and terms/conditions can be located in the same document.

The Government anticipates award of a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the specifications that will be the most advantageous to the Government in accordance with FAR 13.106-2 considering three major areas: technical acceptance, past performance and price. Quotes will be evaluated by performing a comparative evaluation in
accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3) to determine which quote meets the lowest price technically acceptable evaluation methodology.

All sources wishing to quote shall furnish a quotation by 12:00 p.m. Mountain Time, on or before December 10, 2024. Quotations are to be sent via email to Amber Sampson at amber.sampson@usda.gov.

Failure to provide the required information in the requested format may result in quotes not being considered for award.

Attached Provisions/Clauses apply to this RFQ and any subsequent award.

The Federal Bureau of Prisons is seeking concerns having the ability for providing Residential Reentry Center (RRC) services (in-house RRC beds) and Home Confinement (HC) services (home confinement placements) for male and female Federal offenders held under the authority of United States Statutes which located Within the Following Counties in Kansas:  Sedgwick, Sumner, Cowley, Butler, Harvey, Reno, Kingman and Harper. Home Confinement Radius Within 200 Miles of the RRC Facility

Both the RRC services for in-house RRC beds and the Home Confinement services for home confinement placements shall be in accordance with the Federal Bureau of Prisons Statement of Work (SOW) entitled, “Residential Reentry Center, March, 2022”.  Home Confinement services (for home confinement placements) are specifically defined in chapter 10, programs, of the aforementioned SOW. Additional requirements for these services are referenced throughout the SOW as well.

This will be a Firm-Fixed Price/IDIQ contract for services with a one-year base period, and four one-year options periods.

The RRC In-House requirement will consist of a guaranteed minimum 27 beds (24 males and 3 females) and an estimated maximum 66 beds facility in which 59 beds will be designated for males and 7 beds designated for females.

The Home Confinement requirement will consist of a guaranteed minimum 10 placements and an estimated maximum 25 placements to include both male and female.

It is the intent of the Government to award both line items (RRC in-house beds and home confinement placements) to a single provider, as these services are interconnected and rely upon each other to ensure adequate programming and case management of offenders. The Government reserves the right to potentially make an award which is deemed to be in the best interest of the Government.

15BRRC24R00000014 will be available on or about May 15, 2024, and it will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Federal Business Opportunities website at https://SAM.gov. Hard copies of the solicitation will not be available. The site provides downloading instructions. Future information about this acquisition will also be distributed through this site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The estimated closing date of this solicitation (RFP) will be 60 days after the solicitation date, approximately July 16, 2024

All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered by this agency. No collect calls will be accepted. No telephone request or written requests for the solicitation will be accepted.

11/21/2024: Special Notice 36C77624R0109 Minor Construction - Day Treatment Center Topeka Kansas is hereby Cancelled in it's entirety as the site has determined the work will not be funded at this time.

10/31/2024: Page 1 of 1 INTRODUCTION: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Program Contracting Activity Central (PCAC) anticipates soliciting proposals and subsequently awarding a single, Firm-Fixed-Price contract for the Design-Bid-Build (DBB) Project #589-500 Construct Day Treatment Center at the Colmery-O Neil VA Medical Center (VAMC) located in Topeka, KS. PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, material, equipment, and supervision to construct approximately 4,016 SF of Day Treatment Center space and Parking spaces. Work includes general construction, abatement, necessary removal of existing structures construction, concrete (buildings only), steel, plumbing, HVAC, electrical, millwork, permanently mounted equipment, interior finishes, pavement, sidewalks, and certain other items. All project work shall be installed in accordance with all applicable standards available at time of installation to include published commercial specifications as well as standards and preferences expressed in this document. All installation details shall be fully coordinated with VA CO and on-site Contracting Officer s Representative (COR). Period of Performance for all work is 270 days. Contractor shall be responsible for meeting all fire, safety and VA standards as specified in Statement of Work, Drawings, and Specifications. All testing shall be provided to COR in digital and paper copies. All products shall be submitted on to COR and examples displayed prior to installation. Materials shall be onsite prior to starting the portion of the work. All utility outages shall be coordinated well in advance with the COR before notification time begins. Utility outages shall be reflected on the contractor s construction schedule. ADMINISTRATIVE: The solicitation will be issued as a Request For Proposal (RFP) conducted in accordance with FAR Parts 15, 19, and 36 and will be evaluated in accordance with the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures listed in the solicitation. The solicitation will be advertised as a total Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Set-Aside. Offers received from other than SDVOSB concerns will not be considered. The applicable NAICS code is 236220 with a size standard of $45.0 million. The solicitation will be issued around mid to late November 2024. This notice is not a request for competitive offers. The Magnitude of Construction is expected to be between $5,000,000.00 and $10,000,000.00. All questions must be submitted in writing to the issuing office via email to Mary.Sisson@va.gov. Telephone calls will not be accepted. -END-

(ii) The solicitation number is W91RUS25Q0001. This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) IAW FAR Parts 12 and 13. 

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-019.

(iv) The applicable NAICS code is 517111 and the small business size standard is less than 1500 employees.  This acquisition is not set-aside for small businesses.

(v) The contract line item numbers and items, quantities and unit of issue are identified on the attached Pricing Schedule.  The contract scope and requirements are described in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).  The Statement of Work is available under the attachments section below. 

(vi) This Request for Quote (RFQ) is for the local voice and data circuits listed in Appendix 10 of the Statement of Work for Fort Leavenworth, KS.

(vii) Performance Periods:   

Installation/Cut-Over (CLIN 0001)
Base Year, 12 months  (CLIN 0002)

(viii) Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition including the following addendum: 

52.212-1 Addendum

(b) Submission of Offers.   

(13) Quotations will only be accepted from facilities-based incumbent and competitive local exchange carriers certified by the State of Kansas to provide local exchange services.    
 
(14) Submit quotations via e-mail to the Contracting Officer not later than the response date and time specified in the announcement.    

(15) Submit the following with each quotation:

Contracting Information

(A) The Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number of the Offeror registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).  

(B) Proof the Offeror is a facilities-based carrier certified to provide local exchange services within the State of Kansas.  Quotations will only be accepted from facilities-based carriers certified to provide local exchange services. 

(ii) Pricing. Submit a completed copy of the attached price quotation spreadsheet including the Offeror's prices and all applicable taxes, fees and surcharges. Unit prices must be limited to two decimal places.  Identify non-priced SLINs by entering NSP or NC in the unit price. The US Army is a Federal Government entity, and as such, is exempt from certain taxes.  Offerors must identify and include the quantity and amounts of all applicable taxes, fees and surcharges on the Pricing Schedule.  Quotations should not include any taxes from which the Federal Government is exempt.

(ii) Technical Solution.  A detailed narrative and network diagram describing the Offeror's facilities, network, and infrastructure to deliver all of the circuits in the Statement of Work to the demarcation locations.  Technical solutions that do not include all of the circuits required in the Statement of Work will not be accepted.  Long distance charges are not within scope of this requirement and technical solutions that do not allow the US Army to designate DISA's mandatory long distance provider as the primary interchange carrier (PIC) in accordance with the Statement of Work are not technically acceptable.

(iii) Past Performance Information.  Provide information from recent contracts performed within the last three (3) years, which are considered relevant in demonstrating ability to perform local exchange services involving similar scope, magnitude of effort, and complexities as the services described in this solicitation. Include the following administrative data for each referenced contract submitted: Offeror's company name; contracting agency; contract number; brief description of contract; contract type (i.e., fixed price, time and material, etc.); period of performance, identification of any significant achievements or past problems and resolution; and name, address, telephone number, and email address of program manager and Contracting Officer.

Period of Acceptance of Offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 90 days from the date specified for receipt of quotations.

Multiple awards.  This award shall be made on an all or none basis.  Offerors must provide a quotation to provide ALL of the circuits in the Statement of Work, Appendix 10.  Quotations that do not include all of the circuits required in the Statement of Work will not be considered.

End of 52.212-1 Addendum

(viiii) Provision 52.212-2, Evaluations, applies to this acquisition including the following addendum: 

Addendum to FAR 52.212-2

(a)  The Government will award a firm-fixed price contract 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:

Price   The total amount for the base year and all option years will be evaluated from the Pricing Schedule.  
 
Technical Capability - Acceptable is defined as a quotation that clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.  Unacceptable is defined as a quotation that does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Past Performance - The Government will conduct an evaluation and review of all recent past performance data obtained to determine how closely the work performed under these efforts relates to the proposed effort and how well that work was performed. The Offeror shall consider the requirements contained in FAR Clauses 52.212-1 when submitting their past performance references.  Past performance shall be evaluated based on how recent, relevant and the quality of services rendered. To consider relevancy and quality the past performance evaluation will consider all aspects of an  offerors' past performance. For purposes of this evaluation, recent is defined as contracts performed within the past three (3) years from the issuance date of the solicitation.  This factor will be rated as Acceptable or Unacceptable. Acceptable is defined as the pass performance clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable is defined as the past performance does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

 (x) Offerors are encouraged to complete all Representations and Certifications electronically at the System for Award Management website located at URL https://sam.gov/ .  If not completed on-line, Offerors must include a completed copy of the provisions at FAR 52.212-3, which can be obtained at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far, FAR Part 52 or online at https://sam.gov/. 
 
(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition to include the following addenda:

52.212-4 Addendum 

(w) Continuity of Services and Option to Extend Telecommunication Services. 

(1) For all services required on this contract, the contractor shall continue to provide services until a release date is
established by the Government as a result of competition (cutover complete) or termination (including termination for cause or government convenience).

(2) The Contractor recognizes that the services under this contract are vital to the Government and must be continued without interruption and that, before contract expiration, a successor, either the Government or another Contractor, may continue them. The Contractor agrees to - (i) Provide transitioning of services during cutover period without termination liability charges; (ii) Exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition. The Contractor shall (i) Provide transitioning of services during cutover period without termination liability charges; (ii) Exercise its best efforts and cooperation to effect an orderly and efficient transition to a successor; and (iii) Notify the Government of any services not cutover after contract expiration.

End of 52.212-4 Addendum 

(xii) Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. In addition, the following FAR/DFARS/AFFARS clauses/provisions, either by reference or full text, apply (clauses may be obtained via the internet at https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far):

52.204-7 System for Award Management
52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.
52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance
52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting
52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance
52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment.
52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations.
52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services
52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.
52.217-8 Option to Extend Services
52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases.
52.232-18 Availability Of Funds
52.232-23 Assignment Of Claims
52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.
52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations
52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.
52.233-1 Disputes
52.233-3 Protest after Award.
52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim.
52.237-3 Continuity Of Services
252.201-7000 Contracting Officer's Representative
252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights.
252.203-7003 Agency Office of the Inspector General
252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product.
252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defense Information and Cyber Incident Reporting.
252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support.
252.209-7004 Subcontracting with Firms that are Owned or Controlled by the Government of a Country that is a State Sponsor of Terrorism.
252.225-7001 Buy American and Balance of Payments Program.
252.225-7002 Qualifying Country Sources as Subcontractors.
252.225-7012 Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities.
252.225-7048 Export-Controlled Items.
252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.
252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions.
252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments.
252.237-7010 Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel.
252.239-7002 Access.
252.239-7004 Orders for Facilities and Services.
252.239-7005 Rates, Charges, and Services.
252.239-7006 Tariff Information.
252.239-7007 Cancellation or Termination of Orders.
252.239-7008 Reuse Arrangements.
252.239-7018 (Dev) Supply Chain Risk (DEVIATION 2018-O0020).
252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications.
252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference, Feb 1998. For purposes of this provision, the fill-in is completed as follows: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far 
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference, Feb 1998. For purposes of this clause, the fill-in is completed as follows: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

Please see attached amendment 0003 - November 7, 2024.

Please see attached amendment 0002 - October 22, 2024.

Please see attached amendment 0001 - October 9, 2024.

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