Solicitation Number AG-569R-S-17-0010 Huron Manistee National Forest Stout Red Pine Mechanical Site Prep/Trenching The Lake States Acquisition Team announces an opportunity to conduct Forestry Services on the Huron Manistee National Forest in Michigan. The intent of this contract is to secure labor, equipment, and supplies necessary to accomplish trenching services in preparation for hand planting on the Huron Shores Ranger District as designated on the attached maps and in accordance with the technical specifications set forth in this solicitation. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies and incidentals required to complete the project per specification provided and in the timeframe specified for this project. 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. This solicitation is issued as a RFQ with requirement to submit a Technical Proposal. The documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95. This procurement is a total small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 115112 and the Small Business Size Standard is $7.5M. Schedule of Items: Estimated Item Description Quantity Unit 1. Huron Shores Ranger District FY2017 (Alcona County) Stout Salvage RP 199 ac. Per Acre Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving a government contract (formerly Central Contractors Registration or CCR). See www.sam.gov 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. 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. Notification of award will be issued on or about March 1, 2017. The contract period is expected to start April 1, 2017 and must be completed by September 30, 2017. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: 1. Past Performance/experience; 2. Written Action/work Plan: 3. Written Safety Plan 4. Equipment and employee availability/reliability 5. Sustainability/Biobased product utilization 6. Price See Combined Synopsis-Solicitation and Statement of Work for further information. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING. Please submit all questions to Annette Caliguri at
contact@example.gov. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO. Please check FBO 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 amendments. 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. Award will be made on a Best Value basis. Each offer/technical proposal shall contain sufficient information to enable a thorough evaluation. 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 Technical Proposal Submittal Requirements since an order may be issued on the basis of information received, without further discussion. All offers must contain the following: (1) Experience and Past Performance, Written Plan of Action (work plan), Written Safety Plan, Equipment and Employee availability/reliability, defining non-price evaluation factors and elements described under FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation- commercial Items; (2) Biobased Information to define utilization of Biobased Products; (3) Completed Schedule of Items, with pricing, & contact information including DUNS #; (4) Annual representations and certifications - if 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; (Attachment #4) (5) Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (6) Workforce Certification if using migrant and seasonal workers All offers must be received by 4:30 EST on February 27, 2017 Please submit one complete copy of the above information to: USDA Forest Service - AG-569R-S-17-0010 Annette Caliguri, LSAT Contracting Officer 820 Rains Drive Gladstone, MI 49837 Offers may be submitted electronically to
contact@example.gov, SUBJ: AG-569R-S-17-0010 If submitting via email please note file size limitations, formatting or other problems may hamper receipt so please verify that the contracting officer has received your quote. 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.
