68--NOXIOUS WEED CHEMICAL FOR ANADARKO AGENCY

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation is attached. The solicitation number for this procurement is 140A0319Q0008 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 2019-01 dated December 20, 2018. 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 the Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (DIAR Clause 1452.280-4 (see attached)). The associated North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 325320, Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing, and the size standard is 1,000 employees. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Regional Office, intends to award a firm-fixed price contract for noxious weed chemicals. See attached SF-1449 for noxious weed chemical listing and packaging requirements. The Contractor shall furnish the necessary transportation, personnel, materials and equipment to deliver, unload and place in the designated area by April 30, 2019. The delivery location is the Anadarko Agency, Hwy 281 & Parker McKenzie Drive, Anadarko, OK 73005, POC: Bob Beckwith +1 (555) 000-0000. Delivery will be during normal office hours, Monday-Friday, 8:00-4:30. PROVISION FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition. PROVISION FAR 52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (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. 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); Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal when compared to price. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (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. 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 located at http://www.sam.gov . If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (u) 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 Quote. 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, 52.203-19, 52.204-23, 52.209-10, 52.219-8, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 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, 52.204-13, 52.204-16, 52.204-17, 52.204-18, 52.204-20, 52.217-8, 52.223-3, 52.232-1, 52.232-17, 52.232-25, 52.232-39, 52.232-40, 52.243-1, 52.244-6, 52.246-2, 52.246-16, 52.247-34, 52.249-1, 52.249-8, 52.252-1, and 52.252-2. DIAR 1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations. 1452.233-2 Service of Protest. As prescribed in 1433.106, the provision at FAR 52.233-2, Service of Protest, shall be modified before insertion into solicitations and contracts by changing the title of the provision to read: Service of Protest Department of the Interior (JUL 1996) (Deviation) (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Southern Plains Regional Office, Division of Acquisition Management, P.O. Box 368, 100 Riverside Drive, Anadarko, OK 73005. (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 6511, Washington, DC 20240. (End of Provision) 1452.204-70 Release of Claims (JUL 1996) 1452.226-70 Indian Preference (APR 1984) 1452.226-71 Indian Preference Program (APR 1984) 1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside. (JUL 2013) 1452.280-3 Subcontracting limitations. (JUL 2013) 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: * A copy of the contractor's official company invoice reviewed and accepted by Anadarko Agency 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 Margie M. Tahdooahnippah at contact@example.gov. Please reference solicitation number 140A0319Q0008 in the subject line of the email. All questions shall be submitted by Tuesday, 12 March 2019, at 12:00 CT. Offers are due on Wednesday, 20 March 2019 at 5:00 pm (CT). Offers may be sent via email to contact@example.gov. Offers shall be good for 30 calendar days after close of RFQ. OFFEROR¿S SUBMISSION INFORMATION: Offers shall include the following items and in the following order: 1. Sections 17a, 23, 24, 30a, 30b, and 30c completed per the attached SF 1449 document (include DUNS number) 2. Completed Indian Owned Economic Enterprise Representation (attached) 3. If offering a comparable product, please include data sheet. Offerors should check the FedBizOpps/FedConnect websites often for any solicitation amendments. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) and NAICS code 325320 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.