The Lake States Acquisition Team is announcing an opportunity to bid on a Culvert Order for the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. 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 announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation Number is 12569R19Q0019. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-01. This procurement is set aside for a total small-business. The NAICS code is 332313 and the Small Business Size Standard is 750 employees. The government intends to award a firm fixed price single award from this solicitation. The purpose of this solicitation is to provide various Culverts to be delivered to the USDA Forest Service at 1170 4th Avenue South, Park Falls, Wisconsin and the USDA Forest Service at 4978 State Highway 8 W, Laona, Wisconsin. Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving a government contract. Offerors must include a copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (OCT 2018), complete with appropriate blocks, with its offer OR offeror must complete this certification online at www.sam.gov. If an exception to a size standard for this project is applicable please submit paragraph (b)(2) from the above provision with your quote. Further provisions, clauses, and addenda including, but not limited to, commercial provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 and commercial clauses 52212-4, 52.212-5 are incorporated in the attached solicitation. Those that are incorporated by reference can be viewed in full text at https://www.acquisition.gov/far . 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 "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP. SCHEDULE OF ITEMS Listed on Attachment #1- Schedule of Items & Delivery Details By submitting the offer, the Contractor agrees to all terms, conditions, clauses, and provisions included in the solicitation and agrees to furnish any awarded items at the price set in the schedule. The offer is valid for 30 after the closing date of the solicitation unless a formal extension is granted by the contractor. Award will be made on a Best Value basis meeting the minimum specifications. Each offer shall contain sufficient information to enable a thorough evaluation. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Past Performance/Reference 2. Delivery timeline 3. Price Non-price factors, when combined, are equal to price. See Combined Synopsis-Solicitation and Specifications for further information. The Government may issue an order to other than the lowest offeror, waive minor informalities or irregularities in offers received, or elect not to award at all. If necessary, the Government may conduct discussions with any or all offerors. It is in the offeror's best interest to fully respond to the solicitation requirements since an order may be issued on the basis of information received, without further discussion. All offerors must submit the following: (1) Complete Schedule of Items, with pricing, contact information and SAM certification (Duns #); (2) Past Performance/Reference Information with estimated delivery timeline, and; (3) If annual representations and certifications are not active in SAM, Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with its offer. The offeror shall complete paragraphs (c) through (q) of this provision. All offers must be received by 1:00 pm EST on May 22nd, 2019. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING. Please submit all questions to acaliguri@fs.fed.us. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractor's responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A's as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received no later than three days prior to solicitation close date, or the government is under no obligation to review and/or address the questions. Please submit one complete copy of the above information to: USDA Forest Service - 12569R19Q0019 Annette Caliguri, LSAT Contracting Officer 820 Rains Drive Gladstone, MI 49827 Offers may be submitted electronically to annette.caliguri@usda.gov, SUBJ: 12569R19Q0019 Chequamegon-Nicolet Culvert Order. No facsimile offers will be considered per (c)(1) of FAR clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition. (Jan 2004). Incomplete offers will not be accepted. Contact Annette Caliguri, 906-428-5842 or annette.caliguri@usda.gov with administrative questions concerning this solicitation. Contact Eric Lynch, 715-762-5137 (phone) or (e-mail) eric.lynch@usda.gov; OR Eric Cromell, (phone) 715-674-4481, Ext. 6423 or (e-mail) eric.cromell@usda.gov for more information or technical questions concerning this solicitation.
