USBP Tucson Industrial Laundry Service

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AMENDMENT 2 to Notice ID 20149621 is issued for the following purposes:

1. Provide answers to solicitation questions received by uploading a question and answer (Q&A) document titled ‘2.4.1_Sol_A2_QA_20149621’.


2. Provide a revised Statement of Work titled ‘2.4.1_Sol_A2_Att 1_SOW_20149621’; this version supersedes the previously provided version and revises required colors throughout.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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To allow additional time for the answering of questions received in response to the solicitation, the purpose of Amendment One to Notice ID 20149621 is to extend the quotation submission deadline to Tuesday, 05/27/2025 at 5:00PM ET. An additional amendment providing questions and answers (Q&A) will be issued as soon as possible.

All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 20149621 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2025-03. This requirement is being solicited on an open-market unrestricted (no set-aside) basis. The associated NAICS code for this procurement is 812332 (Industrial Launderers) with a small business size standard of $47.0M.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), U.S. Border Patrol (USBP), Tucson Sector (TCA) has a requirement to provide clean functional uniform apparel to personnel who work in environments involving maintenance and fleet services. This contract will be put in place to provide apparel, shop towels, and fender covers as well as the laundry service of each to locations within the Tucson Sector as outlined in the attached Statement of Work (SOW: solicitation Attachment 1).

A. QUESTION DEADLINE:

Please submit any questions concerning this solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Government to respond. Questions must be submitted directly by email only to benjamin.j.dorgan@cbp.dhs.gov. No phone calls. Questions not received by the question submission deadline of Friday, May 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) may not be considered.

B. QUOTATION SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS:

The deadline for receipt of quotations for this requirement is: Wednesday, May 21, 2025 at 5:00PM EDT. Quotation submissions must be submitted by email only to Contracting Officer Benjamin Dorgan at: benjamin.j.dorgan@cbp.dhs.gov. Subject line of the email should read: 20149621 Quotation Submission: USBP Tucson Industrial Laundry Service. All pricing submitted must be valid for at least 45 calendar days after close of the solicitation.

THE FOLLOWING SHALL BE SUBMITTED WITH EACH QUOTATION:

1. Quoters must provide their business name and System for Award Management (SAM) Unique Entity Identification (UEI) number. A business point of contact with name and email address shall also be provided.


2. Quoters shall submit a firm-fixed-price quote using a copy of solicitation Attachment 2 (Quotation Pricing Sheet); pricing may be submitted in an alternative separate document; however, pricing must match the structure of the quotation pricing sheet and alternative structures will be rejected. Details shall be included supporting the price for all required deliverables. Pricing shall include all applicable fees, surcharges, etc.; any charges/costs presented after contract award shall not be considered/acceptable.


3. A typed summary must be provided that addresses the technical and management approach to meet the requirements listed within the SOW.

Relevant past performance information should also be submitted including three (3) references for the same or similar work performed for Federal, State, and local government, and private clients.

Each quoter must provide any relevant NON-PRICING responses (e.g., technical quotation, staffing plan, specifications, representations and certifications, etc.) so that they are received no later than the closing date and time for this solicitation. A quoter must submit sufficient information for a technical evaluation to be made by the Government to determine if the quoter's quotation meets the minimum requirements of the SOW. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for acquiring any additional information. If description/technical data/specifications are not sufficient to make a technical acceptance decision, the quotation may be determined technically unacceptable.

Emailed submissions must be in separate attachments and clearly indicate what is being provided. The following criteria must be followed when submitting quotation attachments:

1. No more than five (5) single-sided pages total for. TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH.


2. No more than three (3) single-sided pages total for PAST PERFORMANCE.

Due to restrictions on the size of email, ensure that all emails submitted are less than 35MB. If the quotation exceeds 35MB, please separate the submission into multiple emails and include in the subject line the solicitation number and # of # emails. Any electronic submission determined to contain a virus will be deleted and not viewed or accepted for consideration under this solicitation.

C. AWARD CRITERIA:

Quotations that do not respond to all requirements in the solicitation may be rejected without further evaluation, deliberation, or discussion. The Government reserves the right to award without discussions. The Government will award a Purchase Order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government and whose quote is the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable (LPTA). The quote with the lowest evaluated price will be evaluated for technical acceptability and acceptable past performance. Only if that quote is found to be technically unacceptable or to have unacceptable past performance will the evaluation proceed to the quote with the next lowest evaluated price. This process will continue until the lowest priced technically acceptable quote, with acceptable past performance, is found. For this solicitation, the evaluation factors are: TECHNICAL AND MANAGEMENT APPROACH (non-price), PAST PERFORMANCE (non-price), and PRICE.

Please see solicitation Attachment 2 for all commercial item terms/conditions as well as the provisions and clauses that apply to this acquisition including but not limited to FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4 and 52.212-5.

NOTICE: 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, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraphs (d) & (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Additional examples include 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services, and 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Components shall not consider or use these representations.

Contracting officers will not consider the following representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements:

1. Paragraph (d) and (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services;


2. Paragraphs (b)(33), (b)(34), (e)(1)(ix), and (e)(1)(x) of 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Additionally, per this deviation, in paragraph (b)(46), E.O. 14057 does not apply;


3. Paragraphs (e)(1)(ii)(I) and (e)(1)(ii)(J) of Alternate II of 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Products and Commercial Services; and


4. Paragraphs (a)(1)(vii) and (a)(1)(viii) of 52.213-4, Terms and Conditions—Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Products and Commercial Services). Additionally, per this deviation, in paragraph (b)(1)(xvii), E.O. 14057 does not apply.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

D. SOLICITATION ATTACHMENTS:

1. Statement of Work (SOW)


2. Quotation Pricing Sheet


3. Applicable Contract Clauses and Solicitation Provisions


4. Applicable U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determinations (Arizona counties of Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz, and Cochise)

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