COMBINED SYNOPSIS & SOLICITATION
United States Consulate General Frankfurt, Germany Pigeon Treatment and Prevention Measures
SOLICITATION NO. SGE50017Q0035
Issued by:
American Consulate General
Regional Procurement Support Office Giessener Strasse 30
60435 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
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May 8, 2017
Combined Synopsis and Solicitation Solicitation Number SGE50017Q0035
The American Consulate General Frankfurt hereby provides the following Solicitation Notice for Request for Quotations (RFQ) for:
PIGEON TREATMENT AND PREVENTION MEASURES at buildings at the U.S.
Consulate General Frankfurt, Germany. All interested contractors shall review the
attached pages of this solicitation and offer the services and items which conform to these specifications.
Synopsis:
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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; offers are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is SGE50017Q0035 and is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95, effective January 19, 2017.
Contract Type:
The Government intends to award a single, firm fixed-price purchase order to the responsible offeror whose offer is evaluated as the lowest-priced and technically acceptable. The total price shall include all labor and all other expenses necessary to perform the required services. No additional sums will be payable on account of any escalations in the cost of services or because of the Contractor’s failure to properly estimate or accurately predict the cost or difficulty of achieving the results required by this purchase order. Nor will the purchase order price be adjusted on account of fluctuations in currency exchange rates.
AMERICAN CONSULATE GENERAL Regional Procurement Support Office Giessener Strasse 30 60435 Frankfurt am Main Germany Tel: (49) 69 7535 3331 E-mail: [email protected]
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Term of Contract:
This ensuing purchase order shall be effective from the date of the Contracting Officer’s
signature and shall remain valid until the services are received and accepted by the Government.
Place of performance:
Performance of the service: U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt, Germany
SERVICE:
1. Overview of work
Supply and installation of 100 pigeon deterrent nets, cleaning of pigeon droppings, carcasses and other contamination and disinfection to reduce germs at the U.S. Consulate General Frankfurt.
2. Scope of Work
a) For roof windows in the section of gabled roofs throughout all wings at the U.S.
Consulate Building, the following work has to be done:
- The contractor shall install pigeon deterrent nets and an opening (zipper or S-hook) in order to be able to open the windows and to enable access.
Quantity: netting of approx. 100 windows a approx. 650 x 450 mm Fastening: in the section of the squared timer and purlins in the attic.
- Material to be used:
1 mm thick pigeon deterrent netting of polyethylene
mesh size 50 mm
color: black
The nets shall be UV-resistant, flame-retardant in accordance with DIN 4102 with a BAM certificate.
Aluminum ring clasps to a frame of 2 mm stainless steel cable to fasten the nets
Eyebolts, mounting clips or other fastening systems to be used for fastening
Inclusion of zippers or S-hooks to open the net.
b) For the netting and disinfection cleaning, the following work has to be done:
- The contractor shall subject a total of 3 stairwell towers located in buildings E, G and H to thorough cleaning of pigeon droppings, pigeon carcasses and other contamination using appropriate disinfectants
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- The contractor shall resultant refuse into PE refuse bags, closed with cable straps and taken to an appropriate waste depot
- The contractor shall net the entire stairwell tower horizontally and vertically
- The netting is to be installed at a height of approx. 1.80 – 2.00m to enable access and changing of filters
- The contractor shall mount several galvanizes square pipes to the outside walls to achieve the required height and shall prepare a frame of 2mm stainless steel cable
- The contractor shall mount exposed cables to prevent the pigeon deterrent nets from fluttering
- The contractor shall install an access via zipper (length approx.. 1-23) in the section of the chimneys in order to enable access from the roof
- The contractor shall install the following nets per tower:
- The material of pigeon deterrent nets shall be as stated above, or comparable - The square pipes shall be 30 x 30 mm galvanized or aluminum
- Evola Rad disinfectant cleaner and disinfectant Aldasan or comparable shall be used for disinfection.
c) For cleaning and spiking of approx. 30 air-conditioner split units outside on stairwell towers at the E, G, and H wing, the following work has to be done:
- The contractor shall remove pigeon dropping sedimentation and other contamination using disinfectants
- Subsequently, the contractor shall assemble pigeon deterrent modules of V4A steel spring spokes on a UV-resistant polycarbonate strip using special adhesive (frost and heat resistant)
- In order to perform this service, the contractor shall provide a telescopic high-lift platform
- The contractor shall perform this work within 2 days
d) For the cleaning and disinfection of the attic D-Wing (Attic surface: approx. 260 m2) , the following work has to be done:
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- The contractor shall wear protective clothing in accordance with the regulations of the Risk Group 3 pursuant to BioStoffV B61 892 of the trade association for the following work
- The contractor shall execute surface disinfection to reduce germs before and after execution of the following work described with a DGHM listed disinfectant with broad- spectrum effect (bactericidal, virucidal, fungicidal)
- The contractor shall remove existing pigeon droppings, including nest material, pigeon carcasses and other contamination (broom-clean) in the area of the attic surface as well as purlins and horizontally installed parts using mechanical aids such as spatulas and
brooms, applying disinfectants, filling the resultant waste into PE waste bags, removal from buildings and appropriate disposal
- The contractor shall remove resultant dust using a K1 industrial vacuum cleaner (BIA- approved for the absorption of dust, Category 1, hazardous to health, fitted with an H filter)
e) Further requirements to perform the work at the Consulate Buildings:
- The contractor shall bring all stated material. A list of all material and tools has to be provided to the point of contacts at least one week ahead of service so that the items can be approved.
- The service providers will be escorted during the ongoing project at all times.
- The service providers will be allowed to use the infrastructure of the U.S. Consulate General buildings
- The service providers will be escorted during lunch time to have their lunch in the Consulate’s cafeteria
f) Qualifications:
- The contractor’s workers shall hold an IHK (Chamber of Commerce) certified
“Schaedlingsbekaempfer” (exterminator) title.
APPLICABLE CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS:
The selected Offeror shall comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -
Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items – to be completed with other certifications and submitted with the offer; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, 52.203-17, 52.204-9, 52.204-12, 52.225-14, 52.228-3, 52.228-4, 52.228-5, 52.237-1, 52.237-2, 52.214-34,
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52.232-40, 652.232-70, 652.242-73, 652.242-70 , 652.243-70 and 652.237-72; FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-
Commercial Items - the applicable clauses under paragraph (b) are: 52.204-10, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.222-50. The full text of the referenced FAR and DOSAR clauses may
be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdosara.htm, respectively.
The following and provision(s) are provided in full text:
52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation 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 offerors:
1. Price;
2. Technical acceptability;
3. Warranty considerations;
4. Offeror’s Past Performance. If the Government is aware of other relevant past performance by the offeror it may evaluate that information in addition to the information provided by the offeror.
(End of provision) 52.225-17 Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers (Feb 2000)
If the Government receives offers in more than one currency, the Government will evaluate offers by converting the foreign currency to United States currency using http://ice.cgfs.state.sbu/
in effect as follows:
(a) For acquisitions conducted using sealed bidding procedures, on the date of bid opening.
(b) For acquisitions conducted using negotiation procedures--
(1) On the date specified for receipt of offers, if award is based on initial offers;
otherwise
(2) On the date specified for receipt of proposal revisions.
(End of provision)
52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language (Apr 1991)
Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.
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(End of Provision)
Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2015) Pursuant to FAR 12.302(d), the provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors – Commercial Items (Oct 2015) is augmented as follows:
1) The period of acceptance of offers is herewith changed to 60 calendar days.
2) Preparation of Offers - Offerors shall prepare and submit offers, in two (2) separate Volumes, as set forth below:
VOLUME I:
1. PRICING:
The offeror shall complete the table below:
Line Item Description Total
0001 Net amount for all services and supplies as stated in 2a thru 2d of the Scope of Work
0002 VAT amount
0003 DBA insurance, if applicable*
Total:
State Currency: ____________
*DBA INSURANCE:
The Contractor, at own expense, shall provide and maintain during the entire period of performance or work detailed in the purchase order, whatever insurance is legally necessary under the laws and statutes of the applicable country. For those Contractor employees assigned to this contract who are either United States Citizens or hired in the United States or its
possessions, the Contractor shall provide worker’s compensation insurance. The Contractor agrees that the Government shall not be responsible for personal injuries or for damages to any property of the Contractor, its officers, agents, servants, and employees, or any other person, arising from an incident to the Contractor’s performance of the work detailed in individual purchase orders. The Contractor shall hold harmless and indemnify the Government from any and all claims arising therefrom, except in the instance of gross negligence on the part of the Government.
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2. REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS:
(i) The offeror shall complete FAR 52.212-3 Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Jan 2017). This provision is accessible via
https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.
(ii) 652.228-70 DEFENSE BASE ACT – COVERED CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEES (FEB 2015)
(a) Bidders/offerors shall indicate below whether or not any of the following categories of employees will be employed on the resultant contract, and, if so, the number of such employees:
Category Yes/No Number
(1) United States citizens or residents (2) Individuals hired in the United States,
regardless of citizenship
(3) Local nationals or third country nationals where contract performance takes place in a country where there are no local worker’s compensation laws
Local Nationals:
Third Country Nationals:
(4) Local nationals or third country nationals where performance takes place in a country where there are local worker’s compensation laws
Local Nationals:
Third Country Nationals:
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VOLUME II:
1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY
The proposed solution shall meet all of the minimum technical specifications and terms and conditions contained herein.
In addition, the offeror shall provide evidence of the contractor’s workers certification as IHK (Chamber of Commerce) certified “Schaedlingsbekaempfer” (exterminator).
2. PAST PERFORMANCE INFORMATION:
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A list with a minimum of three contracts and/or subcontracts that they have held over the past three (3) years to demonstrate how well they did in supplying the same or similar items to companies, organizations or other Government entities. Any additional information, such as letters, associations and standards to substantiate the past performance shall be furnished by the offeror. The offeror shall provide the following information for each contract and/or subcontract:
(A) Customer's name, address, and telephone numbers of customer's lead contract and technical personnel;
(B) Contract number;
(C) Contract dollar value; and
(D) Any terminations (partial or complete) and the reason (convenience or default).
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QUESTION SUBMISSION:
Interested offerors shall submit any questions concerning the solicitation not later than
May 15, 2017 to: [email protected]. Questions not received within this time period will not be considered.
SUBMISSION DUE DATE:
The complete quotation, which shall contain the name of the company, name and contact details of the person authorized to submit the quotation, is to be submitted not later than
1500 hrs Central European Summer Time (CEST) on May 19, 2017 as a pdf document by email to: [email protected] with a copy to: [email protected] . The email subject line shall read “Quotation SGE50017Q0035”. The size shall not exceed 20MB. Late offers will not be considered.
Sincerely,
[original signed]
Damian Richard Contracting Officer
