68--HERBICIDES

NO phone calls, all questions shall be email to contact@example.gov with the solicitation number in the subject line 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 this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number for this procurement is A17PS01281 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-95 dated January 19, 2017. This solicitation is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside. Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, offers are solicited only from Indian Economic Enterprises (Subpart 1480.8) that are also small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this solicitation will be from such a concern. Offers received from enterprises that are not both Indian economic enterprises and small business concerns will not be considered and will be rejected. As part of your quote, you must complete and return DIAR Clause 1452.280-4 (see below in clauses/provisions). The associated North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 325320 and the size standard is 1,000 employees. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Regional Office, intends to award a one firm-fixed price contract for the following noxious weed chemicals: CLIN 010: GrazonNext HL is the brand name. If quoting a comparable brand, the item must have the approximate chemical ratios: Active Ingredients: Triisopropanolammonium salt of 2-pyridine carboxylic acid, 4-amino-3,6-dichloro ¿ 6.58%, Triisopropanolammonium salt of (2,4-dichlorophenoxy) acetic acid ¿ 51.06%, Other ingredients 42.36% = 1--%. Please submit a MSDS for the comparable brand. Quantity: 100 gallons packaged in 2 gallon containers (please do not quote any other size) for a total of 50 containers. The Government reserves the right to accept a variance (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. Price: 50 2-gallon containers @ $___________________ unit price = $_____________________ CLIN 020: 2,4-d Amine 4 is the brand name product. The equal to item must have the appropriate chemical ratios. ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Dimethylamine salt of 2,4-Dichloro-phenoxyacetic acid 46.5% INERT INGREDIENTS: 53.5%= 100% 2,4-D Amine comes in 2.5 gal containers. No other sizes will work. We will need 50 containers 125 gallons. The Government reserves the right to accept a variance (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. Price: 50 2.5-gallon containers @ $___________________ unit price = $_____________________ CLIN 030: Weedmaster Herbicide is the brand name. The equal to item must have the approximate chemical ratios: Active Ingredients: ACTIVE INGREDIENT: Dimethylamin salt of dicamba (3.6-dichloro-o-anisic acid) .................12.4% Dimethylamine salt of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid.........................35.7% OTHER INGREDIENTS:........................................................................51.9% TOTAL................................................................................................100.0% Weedmaster Herbicide comes in 2.5 gallon containers. No other sizes will work. There will be a total of 50 containers for a total of 125 gallons needed. The Government reserves the right to accept a variance (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. CLIN 040: SPIKE 20P is the brand name. shall have the approximate chemical ratios: Active Ingredients: ACTIVE INGREDIENT: tebuthiuron: N-[5-(1,1-dimethylethyl)-1,3,4-thiadiazol-2-yl]-N, N'- dimethylurea....20%...Inert Ingredients.......80%..Total 100% Quantity: 50 containers packaged in 5lb containers (please do not quote any other size). There will be a total of 50 containers for a total of 250 lbs. The Government reserves the right to accept a variance of (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. Price: 50 5lb containers @ $___________________ unit price = $_____________________ CLIN 050: Remedy Ultra is the brand name. If quoting a comparable brand, the item must have the approximate chemical ratios: Active ingredients: Triclopyr-3,5,6 trichloro-2-pyridinyloxyacetic acid, butoxyethyl ester 60.45%, Other ingredients 39.55% = 100.00%. Please submit a MSDS for the comparable brand. Quantity: 50 gallons packaged in 2.5 gallon containers (please do not quote any other size). The Government reserves the right to accept a variance of (+/-) up to 10% of each quantity due to the funding availability. Price: 50 2.5 gallon containers @ $___________________ unit price = $_____________________ The delivery locations will be at five (5) locations, please see list below. The agencies shall each receive 10 containers of the herbicides listed on the solicitation. The contractor shall email or call the POCs to schedule the delivery date. Anadarko Agency Hwy 281 N. and Parker McKenzie Rd. Anadarko, OK 73005 Concho Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs 1635 East Hwy 66 El Reno, OK 73036 Horton Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs 908 First Ave. East Horton, KS 66439 Shawnee Field Office Bureau of Indian Affairs 640 West Independence Shawnee, OK 74801 Pawnee Agency Bureau of Indian Affairs 850 Agency Road Pawnee, OK 74058 Delivery will be during normal office hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m. (CDT). PROVISION FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (a) 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. Award will be made using a Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) approach; the Government will award to the lowest priced offeror that is determined technically acceptable. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Factor 1: Technical Capability Factor 2: Price Technical capability is equal to price. (b) Factor 1: Technical Capability 1. Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement shall be evaluated based on an evaluation of Technical Capability Factor; the factor will be rated as "Technically Acceptable" or "Technically Unacceptable." 2. Offeror shall meet all the requirements in RFQ and submit documentation to verify. 3. "Technically Acceptable" is defined as the item offered to the Government that meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation. 4. "Technically Unacceptable" is defined as the item offered to the Government that does not meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation. (c) Factor 2: Price 1. Price will be evaluated in order to determine if it is reasonable in accordance with FAR Parts 13.106-3 and 15.402(a)(2). Offers should be sufficiently detailed to demonstrate their reasonableness. (d) AWARD PROCESS: 1. The Government will first evaluate all quotations to ensure the quotation complies with all material aspects of the request for quotation thereby being determined as either "Responsive" or "Non-Responsive." 2. Responsive quotes will then be submitted for Technical Evaluation to determine those that are either "Technically Acceptable" or "Technically Unacceptable." 3. "Technically Acceptable" quotations will be then ranked according to Price. 4. The lowest priced offeror who is technically acceptable will receive the award. FAR 52.212-3 - OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS The offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site accessed through http://www.acquisition.gov . If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (r) of this provision. FAR 52.212-4 - CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEM All terms and conditions identified under this FAR Clause are applicable to this Request for Quotation. FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS and FAR 52.212-5 -- CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (DEVIATION), applies to this acquisition. The clauses cited within this clause as indicated below are applicable: 52.203-6, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-3, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.233-3, 52.233-4. FAR Clauses incorporated by reference: 52.204-7, 52.211-6, 52.217-8, 52.223-3, 52.232-1, 52.232-17, 52.232-25, 52.232-39, 52.243-1, 52.244-6, 52.246-2, 52.246-16, 52.247-34, 52.249-1 and 52.249-8. 1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, offers are solicited only from Indian economic enterprises (Subpart 1480.8) that are also small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this solicitation will be from such a concern. Offers received from enterprises that are not both Indian economic enterprises and small business concerns will not be considered and will be rejected. 1452.280-2 Notice of Indian economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) (a) Definitions as used in this clause. Indian means a person who is a member of an Indian Tribe or "Native" as defined in the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (PL 92-203; 85 Stat. 688; 43 U.S.C. 1601). Indian Economic Enterprise means any business activity owned by one or more Indians or Indian Tribes that is established for the purpose of profit, provided that: (i) The combined Indian or Indian Tribe ownership shall constitute not less than 51 percent of the enterprise; (ii) the Indians or Indian Tribes shall, together, receive at least a majority of the earnings from the contract; and (iii) the management and daily business operations of an Indian economic enterprise must be controlled by one or more individuals who are members of an Indian Tribe. To ensure actual control over the enterprise, the individuals must possess requisite management or technical capabilities directly related to the primary industry in which the enterprise conducts business. The enterprise must meet these requirements throughout the following time periods: (1) At the time an offer is made in response to a written solicitation; (2) At the time of contract award; and, (3) During the full term of the contract. Indian Tribe means an Indian Tribe, band, nation, or other recognized group or community which is recognized as eligible for the special programs and services provided by the United States to Indians because of their status as Indians, including any Alaska Native village, regional or village corporation established under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (PL 92-203, 85 Stat. 688; 43 U.S.C. 1601). Representation means the positive statement by an enterprise of its eligibility for preferential consideration and participation for acquisitions conducted under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, in accordance with the procedures in Subpart 1480.8. (b) General. (1) Under the Buy Indian Act, offers are solicited only from Indian economic enterprises. (2) BIA will reject all offers received from ineligible enterprises. (3) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to an Indian economic enterprise, as defined in paragraph (a) of this clause. (c) Required Submissions. In response to this solicitation, an offeror must also provide the following: (1) A description of the required percentage of the work/costs to be provided by the offeror over the contract term as required by section 1452.280-3, Subcontracting Limitations clause; (2) A description of the source of human resources for the work to be performed by the offeror; (3) A description of the method(s) of recruiting and training Indian employees, indicating the extent of soliciting employment of Indian persons, as required by DIAR 1452.226-70, Indian Preference, or DIAR 1452.226-71, Indian Preference Program, clause(s); (4) A description of how subcontractors (if any) will be selected in compliance with the "Indian Preference" or "Indian Preference Program" clause(s); (5) The names, addresses, and descriptions of work to be performed by Indian persons or economic enterprises being considered for subcontracts (if any) and the percentage of the total direct project work/costs they would be performing; (6) Qualifications of the key personnel (if any) that will be assigned to the contract; and (7) A description of method(s) for compliance with any supplemental Tribal employment preference requirements, if contained in this solicitation. (d) Required Assurance. The offeror must provide written assurance to the Indian Affairs that it will comply, or has, complied fully with the requirements of this clause. It must do this before Indian Affairs awards the Buy Indian contract, and upon successful and timely completion of the contract, but before the Indian Affairs Contracting Officer (CO) accepts the work or product. (e) Non-responsiveness. Failure to provide the information required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of this clause may cause Indian Affairs to find an offer non-responsive and to reject it. (f) Eligibility. (1) Participation in the Mentor-Protege Program established under section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (25 U.S.C. 47 note) does not render an Indian economic enterprise ineligible for contracts awarded under the Buy Indian Act. (2) If a contractor no longer meets the definition of an Indian economic enterprise after award, the contractor must notify the CO in writing. The notification must include full disclosure of circumstances causing the contractor to lose eligibility status and a description of any actions that the contractor will take to regain eligibility. Failure to give the CO immediate written notification means that: (i) The economic enterprise may be declared ineligible for future contract awards under this part; and (ii) Indian Affairs may consider termination for default if it is in the best interest of the government. 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: https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=browsefar 1452.280-4 Indian Economic Enterprise Representation (JUL 2013) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] does [ ] does not meet the definition of Indian economic enterprise as defined in 1480.201. 1452.233-2 Service of Protest Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) 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: The contractor must email the COTR and Contract Specialist a copy of the IPP invoice at contact@example.gov 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) within 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. OMB MEMORANDUM M-11-32 Accelerating Payments to Small Businesses for Goods and Services This policy requires agencies to accelerate payment to small business prime contractors to the full extent permitted by law with the goal of making payment within 15 days of receipt of a proper invoice. In return, prime contractors are expected to accelerate payment to small business subcontractors when they receive accelerated payments from the Government. All questions shall be submitted via email to Sara Watkins at contact@example.gov. NO PHONES CALLS PLEASE. Please reference solicitation number A17PS01281 in subject line of the email. Quotes are due on Wednesday, 6, September 2017 at 12:00 pm (CDT). Quotes may be sent via email to contact@example.gov. Quotes shall be good for 30 calendar days after close of RFQ. Offerors should check the FedBizOpps/FedConnect websites often for any solicitation amendments. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) in order to be considered for award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Registration must be "ACTIVE" at the time of award, anticipate award date Thursday, 7 September 2017. End of Solicitation