Janitorial Services in Ft. Lauderdale, FL

(1) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in the notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (2) The solicitation number is 70B03C18Q00000006 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 561720 with a small business size standard of $16.5 million. (3) This procurement shall be small business set-aside. All qualified, responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered by the agency. Offerors are advised that they are responsible for obtaining amendments. The resulting contract shall be awarded to the offeror who provides the lowest price technically acceptable. Prior to award, U.S. Customs and Border Protection shall inspect the proposed facility to ensure it meets the requirements of the Statement of Work (SOW) for technical acceptability. (4) The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Indianapolis, IN intends to award a contract for Janitorial Services. It is required that all contractors submitting a quote review the attached STATEMENT OF WORK to review all requirements. All contractors submitting a quote shall be required to meet the requirements found in the STATEMENT OF WORK. (5) SITE VISIT REQUIREMENTS A site visit and walk through is available before the submission of quotes. This site visit is limited to key personnel from each organization that will be performing the work on this requirement. The site visit is scheduled for November 6, 2017 at 10:00am Eastern Time. Requests to attend the site visit must be submitted in email to Sally Detenoncourt at SALLY.A.DERENONCOURT@CBP.DHS.GOV (also, cc: Gary Orr via email to: Gary.Orr@cbp.dhs.gov) no later than November 03, 2017 at 02:00pm Eastern Time. Notification of attendance shall include the full name of the attendee(s), DOB, phone number, email address and the name of the Company which they represent. (6) The DHS, Customs and Border Protection require all questions and quotes must be submitted to Gary.Orr@cbp.dhs.gov. (7) Note: Period of performance shall be one base year plus four one-year option years. (8) Attachments: 1: Statement of work (SOW) 2: SOW -Attachment A 3: Bio preferred Products 4: Wage determination