J--CONSERVE TEXTILES

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is P17PS02264 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, using the procedures of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures and FAR Part 37, Service Contracting. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95. The FAC and FAR are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is solicited as Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources: Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns (Total Small Business Set-Aside) under NAICS code 711510, Conservators, with a U. S. Small Business Administration size standard of $7.5 million. This contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, and the place of performance is unknown when this solicitation was issued. See solicitation clause 52.222-49, Service Contract Labor Standards - Place of Performance Unknown for information about obtaining wage determinations applicable to where the services shall be performed. A current Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (formally CCR and ORCA). A quoter must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 711510 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM. Questions shall be submitted via email to contact@example.gov. NOTE: Amendment(s) to the solicitation answering any questions relative to these documents will be posted at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (https://www.fbo.gov), with a link to FedConnect (https://ww.fedconnect.net) where attached documents may be accessed. Additional Attachments: Statement of work (Attachment 1) and Collection Condition Survey (Attachment 2). Contractors shall complete Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items and submit quotes electronically to Cheryl Maison at contact@example.gov. Quotes are due on August 17, 2017 at 5:00PM local prevailing time. The Government anticipates awarding a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price, conservator qualifications and past performance. The contractor shall provide all labor, materials, supplies, services, transportation, travel, facilities and shipping necessary to clean, conserve and document conservation treatment of four textiles in the collection of Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site in accordance with the Statement of Work (Attachment 1), Collection Condition Survey (Attachment 2) and the Department of Labor Service Contract Wage Determination (To Be Determined when awardees place of performance is determined). A Site Visit is scheduled on Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at 1:30 AM at the Saint Gaudens National Historic Site, 139 Saint Gaudens Road, Cornish, New Hampshire. Participants will meet at the Visitors Center. The Site Visit POC: Henry Duffy, email: contact@example.gov. Period of Performance: Eight months from date of award Place of Performance: To Be Determined The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR clauses are cited: 52.219-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-40, 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.222-62, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-18, 52.212-2, , 52.223-17, 52.227-17, 52.232-40, 52.237-2, 52.245-1, 52.247-17, 52.247-21, 52.247-22, and 52.252.2. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.203-18, 52.204-16, 52.204-22, 52.237-1, and 52.252-1. 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 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. (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 clause) 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: 1. Workman's Compensation and Employer Liability Insurance: Compliance with applicable Federal and State Worker's Compensation and Occupational Disease Statutes shall be required. Employer liability coverage in the minimum amount of: $100,000. 2. General/Professional Liability Insurance: Bodily injury liability insurance minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. 3. Automobile Liability Insurance: This insurance shall be required on the comprehensive form of the policy and shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. The minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $100,000 per occurrence for property damage shall be required. (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. (End of clause) 1452.237-71 KEY PERSONNEL (NOV 2007) (DIAR LOCAL CLAUSE) (a) The following personnel are considered essential to the work being performed hereunder: Name Position/Labor Category 1. 2. 3. 4. [Offeror fill in names of proposed key personnel.] (b) The Contractor must notify the Contracting Officer prior to any changes in key personnel. The Contractor must provide a detailed explanation of the circumstances necessitating the proposed substitutions, complete resumes for the proposed substitutes, and any additional information requested by the Contracting Officer. Proposed substitutes must possess qualifications comparable to the original key person, as well as satisfying any minimum standards set forth elsewhere in the solicitation/contract. The Contracting Officer will advise the Contractor as to the acceptability of the proposed substitutes within 15 calendar days after receipt of all required information of the decision on substitutions. The list of key personnel may be modified from time to time during the course of the contract, by mutual agreement of the parties. (c) If the services performed by key personnel do not conform to contract requirements or jeopardize successful performance of the contract, the Government may require the Contractor to remove the individual within five working days. DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING 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 as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Invoice on company letterhead. 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. (End of Template) LOC-DOI Agency Protests (NOV 2007) (a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest. An interested party may: (1) Protest to the Contracting Officer; (2) Protest directly to the Bureau Procurement Chief without first protesting to the Contracting Officer; or (3) Appeal a contracting officers decision to the Bureau Procurement Chief. (b) Requests for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be addressed to: National Park Service Bureau Procurement Chief 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 (c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Offices (GAO) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within ten days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2(a)(3).) (End of Clause) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class: GS-1016-12, Museum Specialist and Technician Monetary Wage -- Fringe Benefits: $38.09 + fringes = $42.36 (End of Clause) 52.222-49 Service Contract Labor Standards -- Place of Performance Unknown (May 2014) (a) This contract is subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute, and the place of performance was unknown when the solicitation was issued. In addition to places or areas identified in wage determinations, if any, attached to the solicitation, wage determinations have also been requested for the following: None requested at time of solicitation. The Contracting Officer will request wage determinations for additional places or areas of performance if asked to do so in writing by August 14, 2017. (b) Offerors who intend to perform in a place or area of performance for which a wage determination has not been attached or requested may nevertheless submit bids or proposals. However, a wage determination shall be requested and incorporated in the resultant contract retroactive to the date of contract award, and there shall be no adjustment in the contract price. (End of Clause)