Annual maintenance and/or repairs to the USDA-Forest Service Region 3 (13) RAWS (Regional Weather Station Service) stations

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation, identified as AG-8371-S-17-0009 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ), using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures. RFQ (Optional Form 336) attached, must be completed and returned: Block 5 a/b/c/d/e/f; Block 13 a/b/c/d/e/f; Block 14, 16, 16 a/b/c; Block 11 e/f. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) code is 334513. DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENT: Contractor shall perform annual maintenance and/or repairs to the USDA-Forest Service Region 3 (13) RAWS (Regional Weather Station Service) stations for: Annual maintenance, Fire season breakdown, and Non-fire season breakdown. Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, transportation, supplies and equipment to perform weather station services, at the Southwestern Regional Units. Vendor will schedule a technician to visit the RAWS station once per Agreement year and perform annual maintenance by coordinating with the local Point of Contact (POC), or the POC's designee. Provide the POC or designee with individual site recommendations that are beyond the scope of this contract relative to station maintenance; for example, vegetative growth removal, tower anchoring, grounding rod faults, fence damage, etc. Quoted Price is to include replacement of any worn or defective components as needed to ensure that the sensors meet, or exceed, the FTS Factory Service standards and current NWCG sensor & data requirements. These sensors include: Wind Speed; Wind Direction; Temperature and Relative Humidity; Tipping Bucket Rain Gauge; Solar Radiation; Barometric Pressure; Electronic Fuel Stick. Period of Performance: March 2017 to September 30, 2017 INVOICING: Contractor must be registered in the System for award Management (SAM.gov) to be eligible for award. Invoicing will be paid via Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP). ONLY. No exceptions. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S.Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. The following provisions and clauses apply to this commercial item acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items. SUBMIT OFFERS: If you are interested in submitting a quote, please do so by 4:30 p.m. Mountain Standard Time on March 3, 2017. Proposals can be electronically submitted to mamaestas@fs.fed.us Questions: Please contact Melissa Maestas, Purchasing Agent at 505-842-3862 or via email at mamaestas@fs.fed.us 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. Best Value to the Government.