This is a service / maintenance or supply contract in Saint Cloud, Minnesota. Contact the soliciting agency for additional information.

Aquarium Care & Maintenance Services for St. Cloud VA Health Care System 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 is a solicitation conducted using FAR Part 13 (Simplified Acquisition Procedures). This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, quotes are being requested. Solicitation number 36C26323Q1220 is issued as a request for quotes (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2023-04. This procurement is a total set-aside for Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Prospective offerors must be registered and current in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at time of offer to the Government (https://www.sam.gov). Quotes will only be accepted from responsible contractors. The NAICS code for the solicitation is 811490 with a size standard of $9 million. A list of the contract line items, quantities, and units of measure are listed within the attached solicitation documentation. The VA anticipates one firm fixed price contract award to provide services to St. Cloud VA Health Care System, 4801 Veterans Drive, St. Cloud, MN 56303 The period of performance is 09-30-2023 to 09-29-2024 for the base year period of performance. There are four (4) one-year option periods available at the government s discretion. FAR provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, and 52.212-3 apply to this procurement and are detailed within the attached solicitation document. FAR clauses 52.212-4 and 52.212-5 apply to this procurement and are included within the attached solicitation document. Additional requirements are listed within the attached solicitation document. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition. Technical questions on this solicitation are due via e-mail only to Jesse Sweesy, Contracting Officer, at jesse.sweesy@va.gov no later than 10:00am Central Standard Time (CST), 09-24-2023. Quotes are due to the Contracting Office by 10:00am CST, 09-28-2023. Quotes are required to be emailed to jesse.sweesy@va.gov prior to the solicitation closing date and time. It is the responsibility of the offeror to ensure their quote is received in its entirety by the Contracting Officer before the solicitation closing. Contact Jesse Sweesy, Contracting Officer, at jesse.sweesy@va.gov for information regarding the solicitation.