Award Notice | 36C24425Q0485 | Lawn Care and Grounds Maintenance | Altoona VAMC

Please see attached documents regarding Amendment 1. 36C24425Q0485 0001 s02_36C24425Q0485_Amendment 01 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 in conjunction with Part 13 of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), 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.

This Solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), and the solicitation number is 36C24425Q0485. This notice incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2025-03 effective January 17th, 2025, and the Veterans Affairs Acquisition Regulations (VAAR). The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions may be accessed in full text at FAR | Acquisition.GOV. This Solicitation is being competed as a Small Business Set-Aside.

The NAICS Code is 561730, and the Product Service Code (PSC) is S208, with a business size standard of $9.5 million. The NCO4 Contracting Office is seeking to obtain Grounds and Lawn Maintenance Services in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). Service Contract Act Wage Determinations applies to this acquisition and will be incorporated into the resulting contract and task orders. The current Wage Determination, 2015-4221 v.31 Dated 05.15.2025.

This is a public document available for viewing on SAM.Gov. Complete instructions for submitting a response to this solicitation and applicable provisions and clauses are found in the solicitation. All quoters are advised to pay careful attention to the quote submission requirements as quoters are required to follow the submission requirements outlined in paragraph E.2 (a) I. A. 1) C, in order to be considered for award. The quoter is responsible for any quote preparation and/or submission costs.

The period of performance (POP) in the attached schedule is an estimate. Any award resulting from this solicitation will be issued on a Standard Form 1449. NOTE: To receive an award resulting from this solicitation, quoters MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. Registration may be done online at: www.acquisition.gov or www.sam.gov. System updates may lag policy updates.

The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM. Quoters are advised that any and all questions concerning this solicitation must be sent in writing to the Contracting Office at NCO 4. Questions may be sent via email to Keri Lewis at keri.lewis2@va.gov. No questions will be answered after the question submission deadline: June 9th, 2025, at 12:00 PM Eastern Time. A site visit has been scheduled for June 6th, 2025 at 10:00 AM Eastern Time. Contractors planning to attend shall send their notice via email to Keri Lewis at keri.lewis2@va.gov. No questions will be asked or answered during this visit.