DLA DISPOSITION SERVICES FT. BRAGG LAWN MAINTENANCE SERVICE

Amendment 01

Amendment 01 is issued to provide answers to questions received.  Please see Attachment 3 Q and A in the attachments section of this solicitation.

Also, the closing date has been extended to Wednesday, July 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM to accomodate for site visits and to consider the answers provided.

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DLA Disposition Services Ft. Bragg site, Fayetteville, North Carolina

Lawn Maintenance Services

SP4510-25-Q-1041

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations (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 SP4510-25-Q-1041 and is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ).

This solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are in effort through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-04.

The NAICS code is 561730 with a size standard of $9,500,000. Set-Aside 100% for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business, and the requirement will result in one (1) 12-month base period of performance plus four (4) 12-month option periods of performance as a Firm Fixed Price contract. The total contract length shall not exceed five (5) years.

Background: The primary mission of the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Disposition Services is to dispose of Department of Defense (DoD) excess and surplus property generated by the military services. This is accomplished through reutilization to other DoD activities, transfer to other Federal agencies, donation to authorized state and local organizations, sale to the public, or ultimate disposal through abandonment or destruction. DLA Disposition Services Headquarters is located in Battle Creek, Michigan, with a variety of field sites worldwide. DLA Disposition Services is responsible for managing the DoD Surplus Property Program.

To accomplish this mission, DLA Disposition Services is seeking to have Lawn Maintenance Services in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement at DLA Disposition Services DSD Southeast – Ft. Bragg.

This requirement is a Firm Fixed Price contract and must be Fixed Price for the entirety of services quoted. Site location is listed in the Performance Work Statement.

Offers are due at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (United States), on Friday, 18 July, 2025. Email quotes to Sara.Gorham@dla.mil and Brandon.Awkerman@dla.mil. Questions must be submitted in writing via email to Sara.Gorham@dla.mil and Brandon.Awkerman@dla.mil. Questions will not be answered via telephone. All questions must be submitted by the due date on Wednesday, 9 July, 2025 at 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time (United States).  Questions that occur after the cut-off, but are considered significant to the requirement, may be accepted and discussed only with those vendors that have submitted a quote.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

Submit quotes by email to Sara.Gorham@dla.mil and Brandon.Awkerman@dla.mil no later than the specified date and time. Attention should be noted to FAR 52.212-1(f), concerning late submissions. The offeror bears the risk of non-receipt of any email transmissions and should ensure that all pages of the quote have been received by the designated office before the deadline indicated. Email submissions by 5:00 pm EST one business day prior to the due date and time are encouraged to reduce the possibility of server or other cyber-related delays that may render your response as ineligible for consideration.

Offerors shall provide the applicable CAGE code and UEI number with their price submission.  The information located in FAR 52.212-3 ALT 1 (Offerors Representations and Certifications) must be current on SAM.gov at the time of quote submission.

All quotes submitted must be in U.S. dollars.

All submitted quotes must include the following documents:

Price Schedule: The price schedule is attached and responding firms are required to complete and return the price schedule for the line item.

Technical submittal: All offerors shall submit details of their ability to perform this requirement, up to and including equipment, personnel, and personnel ability to gain access to the requesting location. All prices will be evaluated for quoted price and technical acceptability of performance. The detailed specifications shall be complete to verify that all salient characteristics are met in accordance with requirements in the PWS (Performance Work Statement).  

EVALUATION:

Quotations will be evaluated on a Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA) basis.  Award will be made to the firm that offers the lowest total cost to the Government for the entire requirement (all periods), after a pass/fail evaluation of the contractors’ technical submission. 

FORMAT: The offeror shall submit documentation (one original electronic form, standard Microsoft based Word and / or Excel, and or .PDF files) in response to this solicitation subject to the requirements in this provision.

QUOTE SUBMISSION: The following describes the information which must be furnished as part of the quote and the format in which it must be presented. Quotes which do not provide the required information shall be excluded from further consideration. Offerors shall return a completed Price Schedule as their official quote submission.  Offerors shall also provide the applicable CAGE code and Unique Entity Identifier number with their submission. A quote received without filling in all parts of the attachment will not be considered for an award. All quotes shall be valid for 90 calendar days.

The information located in FAR 52.212-3 (Offerors Representations and Certifications) must be current on SAM.gov at the time of quote submission.

The following provisions and clauses are applicable to this solicitation:

The provisions at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial, applies to this acquisition. See attached applicable clauses for quote instructions.

Offers should include a complete copy of the provision at 52.212-3 ALT 1, Offeror Representations and Certifications --

Commercial Items, with its offer. See applicable clauses.

The clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition.

The provision at FAR 52.212-1 (Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial) applies to this procurement.

52.216-18 Ordering    AUG 2020

Ordering (Aug 2020)

Any supplies and services to be furnished under this contract shall be ordered by issuance of delivery orders or task orders by the individuals or activities designated in the Schedule. Such orders may be issued within 12 months after award.

All delivery orders or task orders are subject to the terms and conditions of this contract. In the event of conflict between a delivery order or task order and this contract, the contract shall control.

A delivery order or task order is considered "issued" when—

If sent by mail (includes transmittal by U.S. mail or private delivery service), the Government deposits the order in the mail;

If sent by fax, the Government transmits the order to the Contractor's fax number; or

If sent electronically, the Government either—

Posts a copy of the delivery order or task order to a Government document access system, and notice is sent to the Contractor; or

Distributes the delivery order or task order via email to the Contractor's email address.

Orders may be issued by methods other than those enumerated in this clause only if authorized in the contract.

(End of clause)

52.216-19        Order Limitations        OCT 1995

Order Limitations (Oct 1995)

Minimum order. When the Government requires supplies or services covered by this contract in an amount of__$2,000.00_____ the Government is not obligated to purchase, nor is the Contractor obligated to furnish, those supplies or services under the contract.

Maximum order. The Contractor is not obligated to honor-

Any order for a single item in excess of _N/A____________;

Any order for a combination of items in excess of __150%____________ ; or

A series of orders from the same ordering office within _N/A____________ days that together call for quantities exceeding the limitation in paragraph (b)(1) or (2) of this section.

If this is a requirements contract (i.e., includes the Requirements clause at subsection 52.216-21 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)), the Government is not required to order a part of any one requirement from the Contractor if that requirement exceeds the maximum-order limitations in paragraph (b) of this section.

Notwithstanding paragraphs (b) and (c) of this section, the Contractor shall honor any order exceeding the maximum order limitations in paragraph (b), unless that order (or orders) is returned to the ordering office within __3_calendar__ days after issuance, with written notice stating the Contractor’s intent not to ship the item (or items) called for and the reasons. Upon receiving this notice, the Government may acquire the supplies or services from another source.

(End of clause)

52.216-22 Indefinite Quantity OCT 1995

Indefinite Quantity (Oct 1995)

This is an indefinite-quantity contract for the supplies or services specified, and effective for the period stated, in the Schedule. The quantities of supplies and services specified in the Schedule are estimates only and are not purchased by this contract.

Delivery or performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated in the Schedule as the "maximum." The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the "minimum."

Except for any limitations on quantities in the Order Limitations clause or in the Schedule, there is no limit on the number of orders that may be issued. The Government may issue orders requiring delivery to multiple destinations or performance at multiple locations.

Any order issued during the effective period of this contract and not completed within that period shall be completed by the Contractor within the time specified in the order. The contract shall govern the Contractor’s and Government’s rights and obligations with respect to that order to the same extent as if the order were completed during the contract’s effective period; provided, that the Contractor shall not be required to make any deliveries under this contract 12 months after award.

(End of clause)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options.

Evaluation of Options (July 1990)

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The total evaluated price will be for the base period and any option periods. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). The government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced.

(End of provision)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract.

Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within _7 calendar days____]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least __3 calendar_ days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed __5 years_________.

End of clause

52.203-19        Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements         JAN 2017

52.204-7          System for Award Management         OCT 2018

52.204-9          Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel          JAN 2011

52.204-10        Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards      JUN 2020

52.204-13        System for Award Management Maintenance           OCT 2018

52.204-16        Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting           AUG 2020

52.204-17        Ownership or Control of Offeror       AUG 2020

52.204-18        Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance       AUG 2020

52.204-20        Predecessor of Offeror           AUG 2020

52.204-21        Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems     NOV 2021

52.204-23        Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities   NOV 2021

52.204-24        Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment       NOV 2021

52.204-25        Prohibition of Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment       NOV 2021

52.204-26        Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation        OCT 2020

52.204-27        Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application     JUN 2023

52.209-6          Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment         NOV 2021

52.209-10        Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations     NOV 2015

52.212-1          Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services  SEP 2023

52.212-2          Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services          NOV 2021

52.212-3          Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services            MAY 2024

52.212-3          Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services--Alternate I       OCT 2014

52.212-4          Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services NOV 2023

52.212-5          Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services       AP4 2024

52.216-18        Ordering          AUG 2020

52.216-19        Order Limitations        OCT 1995

52.216-22        Indefinite Quantity     OCT 1995

52.217-5          Evaluation of Options JUL 1990

52.217-9          Option to Extend the Term of the Contract    MAR 2000

52.219-6          Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside     NOV 2020

52.219-14        Limitations on Subcontracting           OCT 2022

52.219-27        Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside       OCT 2022

52.219-28        Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation         MAR 2023

52.222-1          Notice to the Government of Labor Disputes FEB 1997

52.222-3          Convict Labor J+D324:Y324UN 2003

52.222-36        Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities       JUN 2020

52.222-37        Employment Reports on Veterans      JUN 2020

52.222-41        Service Contract Labor Standards     AUG 2018

52.222-42        Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires       MAY 2014

52.222-43        Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards—Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)    AUG 2018

52.222-50        Combating Trafficking in Persons      NOV 2021

52.222-55        Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026    JAN 2022

52.223-11        Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons            MAY 2024

52.223-20        Aerosols          MAY 2024

52.223-21        Foams  MAY 2024

52.223-22        Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation    DEC 2016

52.223-23        Sustainable Products and Services      MAY 2024

52.226-8          Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving      MAY 2024

52.227-1          Authorization and Consent     JUN 2020

52.232-33        Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management   OCT 2018

52.232-39        Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations          JUN 2013

52.232-40        Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors MAR 2023

52.233-3          Protest after Award    AUG 1996

52.233-4          Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim           OCT 2004

252.203-7000  Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials  SEP 2011

252.203-7002  Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights            DEC 2022

252.203-7005  Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials SEP 2022

252.204-7003  Control of Government Personnel Work Product      APR 1992

252.204-7004  Antiterrorism Awareness Training for Contractors    JAN 2023

252.204-7015  Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support       JAN 2023

252.204-7016  Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation      DEC 2019

252.204-7017  Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services--Representation        MAY 2021

252.204-7018  Prohibition on the Acquisition of Covered Defense Telecommunications Equipment or Services           JAN 2023

252.204-7022  Expediting Contract Closeout MAY 2021

252.204-7024  Notice on the use of the Supplier Performance Risk System MAR 2023

252.211-7003  Item Unique Identification and Valuation      JAN 2023

252.223-7008  Prohibition of Hexavalent Chromium JAN 2023

252.225-7001  Buy American and Balance of Payments Program--Basic     JAN 2023

252.225-7012  Preference for Certain Domestic Commodities          APR 2022

252.225-7055  Representation Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime    MAY 2022

252.225-7056  Prohibition Regarding Business Operations with the Maduro Regime          JAN 2023

252.232-7003  Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports            DEC 2018

252.232-7006  Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions JAN 2023

252.232-7010  Levies on Contract Payments DEC 2006

252.237-7010  Prohibition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel  JAN 2023

252.244-7000  Subcontracts for Commercial Products or Commercial Services       NOV 2023

252.247-7023  Transportation of Supplies by Sea--Basic      JAN 2023