B--APIS Paleoecological Evaluation

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTE. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item being procured in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, and supplemented with additional information as included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The National Park Service intends to solicit quotes for a service of Paleoecological Evaluation for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Bayfield WI. This is the solicitation number 140P6418Q0038 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This requirement is a Full and open. The associated NAICS code is 611310. Provisions and clauses are, incorporated in this solicitation document. Anticipated Award Date: on or before 04/30/2018 with an effective date of 05/01/2018. To be considered for award your company must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNs). You may obtain this number free of charge at +1 (555) 000-0000. Your company must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) with the appropriate NAICS code for this solicitation (located in block 10 on the form), web site: https://www.sam.gov . If you have any registration questions, please call +1 (555) 000-0000. If you need assistance with registration or updating SAM please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center nearest you at +1 (555) 000-0000 or website: http://www.aptac-us.org/new/Govt_Contracting/find.php. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF STATEMENT OF WORK Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to provide Paleoecological Evaluation for Apostle Islands National Lakeshore Bayfield WI. Quotes are due at 12:00 PM ET, 10 April, 2018. Offers may be submitted by email to contact@example.gov. Questions regarding this solicitation will only be accepted until 12:00 PM ET, 6 April, 2018. OFFERS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING: 1. Price quotes for line items referenced in the solicitation number provided above: CLIN Structure: listed on the SF 1449 ¿ and the line items on the SF 1449 must be completed, the following CLIN structure does not have to be completed. 0010 ¿ Paleoecological Evaluation (FY118/19: 05/01/2018 ¿ 01/31/2020) Unit Price $__________ Total Cost (includes discounts) $__________ 2. Remittance address and DUNS number 3. If the contractor is claiming an exception or change to the SAM then the contractor must supply FAR Clause 52.213-3 in its entirety 4. Letter of capability 5. Technical Questionnaire (see attachment) 6. Past Performance Questionnaire (see attachment) ATTACHMENTS: ( please view and download all applicable attachments from https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/default.htm ) 1. Statement of Work 2. SCA Wage Determination 3. Technical Questionnaire 4. Past Performance Questionnaire The following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions and clauses shall be applicable to this solicitation and award: For full text version of these provisions and clauses, please go to the following internet address: http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ and/or https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS: 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ 52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2016) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Dec 2012) SOLICITATION CLAUSES: 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address (es): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Jul 2013) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Jan 2017) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (Apr 1984) 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services) (Short Form) (Apr 1984) 52.253-1 Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991) 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts (May 2008) PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT Addenda to 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Feb 2012) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of quotations, offerors must follow the instructions contained herein. Offerors are required to meet all quotation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors. The offeror shall submit in the quotation all requested information specified in this section of the Request for Quote (RFQ) at or before the exact time specified. There will be no public opening of the proposals received as a result of this RFQ. Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. DUE DATES Proposals/Quotes are due by the date listed in Block 8 on page one (1) of this solicitation ¿ 10 April 2018, Noon 12:00PM ET. Questions are to be submitted via email no later than 12 noon EST, 6 April 2018. ALL CORRESPONDENCE shall be submitted via email to the person listed in Block 7 of page one (1) of this Solicitation Form SF1449. Email addresses can be found on the first page of this solicitation under General Description of Statement of Work or on the last page under Contract Administration Data. TO SUBMIT AN OFFER 1. Complete page one (1), Blocks 30 a, b, c. of Solicitation Form SF1449. Company name, address, and DUNS number should go in block 17a. 2. Ensure the Past Performance Questionnaire attached is completed. 3. Ensure the Technical Questionnaire attached is completed. 4. Complete a Capabilities Statement demonstrating knowledge of, and experience in, the services described in the attached Statement of Work. 5. Submit all required documents via email by the date and time listed in block 8 of page one (1), Solicitation Form SF1449. REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS 1. To be considered for award your company must obtain a Dun and Bradstreet Number (DUNS). You may obtain this number free of charge at +1 (555) 000-0000. 2. Your company must also be registered as a small business in System for Award Management (SAM) with the NAICS code found in block 10 on Page one(1) of this solicitation, NO EXCEPTIONS. The direct SAM website for registration is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. If you have any registration questions or need assistance, please call the SAM helpdesk at +1 (555) 000-0000. You may also receive assistance by contacting the Procurement Technical Assistance Center nearest you at (615)-268-6644 or via their website at: http://www.aptac-us.org/new/Govt_Contracting/find.php. (End of addenda) 52.212-2, Evaluation ¿ Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (a) The Government will award a firm-fixed price 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 offers: (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); Government will award based on ¿Best Value¿ Technical and Past Performance, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Best Value, based off of the attached Evaluation Criteria document Technical: Written confirmation that company specializes in, or has sufficient documented direct experience in, providing all labor, material, tools, supervision and travel necessary to perform the service outlined, and in accordance with, the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Price: A price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. Reasonableness will be determined considering other competitive prices received and comparison to the independent Government estimate. If multiple contract line items are included in the price schedule, prices will also be evaluated to determine whether any line items are unbalanced. Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs appropriately. Past Performance: Complete Past Performance Questionnaire(s) that can confirm your company has successfully completed all tasks outlined in the Statement of Work. (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes and Executive orders (Jan 2018) (a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: (1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Continuing Appropriations Act 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)). (2) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) (3) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (4) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)). (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the contracting officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: XX (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755). XX (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). XX (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and XX (42) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b). XX (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513). XX (48) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83). XX (49) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43). (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: XX (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.). Wage Determination No.: 2015-4931 Revision No.: 5, Date Of Revision: 01/10/2019, State: WI This Statement is for Information Only It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits 30210 ¿ Laboratory Technician $21.32 XX (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). XX (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67). XX (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015) (E.O. 13658). 52.223-10 Waste Reduction Program (May 2011) (a) Definitions. As used in this clause¿ ¿Recycling¿ means the series of activities, including collection, separation, and processing, by which products or other materials are recovered from the solid waste stream for use in the form of raw materials in the manufacture of products other than fuel for producing heat or power by combustion. ¿Waste prevention¿ means any change in the design, manufacturing, purchase, or use of materials or products (including packaging) to reduce their amount or toxicity before they are discarded. Waste prevention also refers to the reuse of products or materials. ¿Waste reduction¿ means preventing or decreasing the amount of waste being generated through waste prevention, recycling, or purchasing recycled and environmentally preferable products. (b) Consistent with the requirements of section 3(e) of Executive Order 13423, the Contractor shall establish a program to promote cost-effective waste reduction in all operations and facilities covered by this contract. (End of Clause) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) (a) Upon receipt of accelerated payments from the Government, the Contractor shall make accelerated payments to its small business subcontractors under this contract, to the maximum extent practicable and prior to when such payment is otherwise required under the applicable contract or subcontract, after receipt of a proper invoice and all other required documentation from the small business subcontractor. (b) The acceleration of payments under this clause does not provide any new rights under the Prompt Payment Act. (c) Include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts with small business concerns, including subcontracts with small business concerns for the acquisition of commercial items. (End of Clause) DOI ¿AAAP-0028, Invoicing Processing Platform (IPP) ¿ Treasury Electronic Invoicing System (May 2016) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: 1. Copy of vendor invoice document in PDF format, which shows pricing breakdown for all line items. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email contact@example.gov or phone +1 (555) 000-0000. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Local Clause) DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (Sep 2011) (a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work. (b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. The COR for this contract will be: (c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions: (1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract; (2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule; (3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause; (4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. (d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR¿s appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract. (f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR. (g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor¿s risk. (End of notice) Contract Administration Data Tom Hershberger Contracting Specialist National Park Service 1113 W. Aurora Rd Sagamore Hills, OH 44067 Telephone No. +1 (555) 000-0000 ext: 2 Fax No. +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov