USBP San Diego Sector - PPE Automotive Technician Uniforms

REQUEST FOR QUOTE (RFQ)Requirement Title:  Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Apparel & Industrial Laundry Services   -PR 20125391Issued by:  US Customs & Border Protection (CBP)Contracting Officer and Point of Contact (POC):Teresa Nechvatal, Contract SpecialistE-mail Address:  Teresa.Nechvatal@cbp.dhs.govPhone:  202 556 6587Furnish quote and pricing data to the POC on or before the closing time for this RFQ.1. Description/Intent of Work To Be Performed: The Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Border Patrol (OBP) has a requirement for obtaining services in support of the San Diego Sector Fleet Personnel in San Diego, California.   These services are described in detail in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). 2. Acquisition Information: In accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.106, CBP intends to enter into an agreement with a vendor to fulfill

these recurring requirements.   A Purchase Order (PO) will be issued to the successful offeror.   This RFQ is being competed among all service providers with a NAICS of any of the following codes:  812332.  All business sizes are encouraged to submit an offer. Contract type is: Purchase Order (DO) Firm-Fixed Price (FFP)3.  Location of Work to Be Performed:  See Attachment Two, Statement of Work (SOW).4.  Anticipated Period of Performance: Base Period:          6/1/2021 –  5/31/2022Option Period 1:    6/1/2022 –  5/31/2023Option Period 2:   6/1/2023 –  5/31/2024Option Period 3:    6/1/2024 –  5/31/2025Option Period 4:   6/1/2025 –  5/31/20265.  Quote Submission Instructions:This RFQ contains the following documents:Attachment 1:  RFQ – Additional ClausesAttachment 2:  Statement of Work (SOW)Attachment 3:  Price ListAttachment 4:  Past Performance Information   Attachment 5:  Wage DeterminationAttachment 6:  Questionnaire MatrixAttachment 7:  Question & Answer Document (Q&A Doc – IF APPLICABLE)Submission of quotes are due by May 28, 2021 at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.  There will be no extensions or exceptions to the time and date on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the Government.Quotes shall be valid for a minimum of 120 days after the due date.Your response, including all attachments, shall be forwarded electronically to the POC, teresa.nechvatal@cbp.dhs.gov, no later than the date and time identified above (5/28/2021 at 4:00 PM EST).  When responding, please include “PPE Apparel & Laundry Service – PR20125391”  In the subject line.  To verify receipt of your response, please contact POC by e-mail.  Only responses received via e-mail will accepted, all other responses will be determined to be non-responsive.  Important note regarding email attachments: CBP’s email system limits incoming email attachments to 10 MB per email.  Contractors should ­­not submit .zip files as these may be stripped by CBP’s email system.  All incoming files are scanned so there may be a delay between the time the file is submitted and the time it is received.  Therefore, Contractors must ensure they submit quotes with sufficient time to reach the required destination no later than the response due date identified above.  Contractors are strongly encouraged to verify receipt of their response (via email) as noted above.  Contractors may submit attachments in multiple emails due to size constraints; however, the complete quote (including all required submissions) must be received by the due date and time identified above. The cutoff date for technical questions related to this request for quotes is May 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time.  Questions received after this cutoff date may not be answered.   All questions will be compiled with answers and posted as an attachment so all interested vendors can view the document.  6.  Quote Requirements: CBP will conduct a streamlined evaluation of offers using Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures.  CBP reserves the right to award a Purchase Order without further communication and exchange; therefore, each response to this request should contain the vendors best pricing, terms, and conditions. Please read and comply with all requirements for submitting a quote.  Failure to comply with all instructions contained within this request for quote could result in the quote being ineligible for award.  It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure its quote meets all the requirements identified herein. TECHNICAL RESPONSE (10 page limit)Offerors shall submit a technical response to demonstrate the offeror’s technical approach for satisfying the requirements in the SOW that demonstrates a clear understanding of the work to be performed, including competent and thorough knowledge of the requirement(s) and demonstrated technical expertise.     The technical response is limited to 10 pages in length.  Each page must be formatted in no less than 11 point Times New Roman font with 1-inch margins.  Any information submitted beyond the 10 page limit will not be evaluated by the Government.  Any cover page, cover letter, and table of contents will not count toward the 10 page limit.  Acknowledge all amendments to this RFQ in your cover letter. As part of their technical response, offerors are asked to provide requested information shown in Attachment 4, Past Performance Information.  See Attachment 4 for complete information and  instructions.   Past Performance information must be submitted as part of each offeror’s technical response and will not count toward the 10 page limit. PRICING (No page limit)Each offeror shall submit their pricing on Attachment 3 of this RFQ.  In addition to submitting the filled out Attachment 3, each offeror shall submit a current copy of their applicable GSA schedule along with any schedule price lists. 7.  Basis for Selection:CBP will make an award using best value evaluation procedures to the Contractor whose quote is determined to be technically acceptable and the best value.    Technical Evaluation - Technical acceptability will be determined on a pass/fail basis.  The offeror’s technical response will be evaluated to determine if it meets the requirements of the Statement of Work.   Past performance will be evaluated to determine that each offeror has experience similar to that described in the SOW and has performed in a satisfactory manner.    Price Evaluation - The price evaluation will be based on the Contractor’s overall pricing for base and option periods.  The Government will evaluate pricing, for each year, adding these together to get the total cost for each of the base and option years.   These yearly prices will then be added together to determine the total price for the entire period of performance.    8.  Clauses:  See Attachment 1, Additional Clauses.