Operate Soil Facility

(i) 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 (ii) The Request for Quotation Reference Number is F2N33Q3177A001; The Service Title is Operate Soil Facility at Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal. (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 2005-67 effective 22 July 2013. (iv) This acquisition will be full and open competition; the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 562910. Description of Service: Non Personal Service. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, material, transportation and incidentals necessary to operate the soil treatment facility in accordance with the attached statement of work, operation and maintenance plan, and the Field Sampling and Analysis procedures. QUANTITY/UNIT OF ISSUE: 12 MONTHS. Offerors shall submit their unit price (per month) and the total extended amount (12 months) (v) The following documents are attached to this combined synopsis/solicitation: Attachment 1 - Statement of Work Attachment 2 - Operation and Maintenance Plan Attachment 3 - Field Sampling and Analysis Procedures (vi) Place of Performance: Lajes Field, Azores, Portugal Period of Performance: 9 September 2013 through 8 September 2014 The following clauses and provisions apply to this acquisition. (vii) Offerors must comply with all instructions contained in FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Feb 2012). (viii) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Jan 1999): (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 Technical is significantly more important when compared to price. To be determined technically capable to meet the government requirement the offeror must submit the following: - A resume for the environmental or chemical engineer that will be responsible for the soil treatment operations. The responsible engineer shall be capable of reading, writing and speaking fluent English and shall have at minimum two (2) years of experience working with environmental issues. - A copy of the laboratory certificate, which will be responsible to provide the soil laboratory Analysis results. (b) 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 (c) The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (End of Provision) x. The following clauses and provisions also apply to this acquisition and are included by reference: FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management; FAR 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards; FAR 52.245-1 Government Property; FAR 52.245-9 Use and Charges; FAR 52.212-3 Alt I Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-5 (Dev) Contract Terms and Condition Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (Deviation); FAR 52.204-99 System for Award Management Registration (DEVIATION); FAR 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended or Proposed for Debarment; FAR 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language; FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract; FAR 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons; FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases; FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer - CCR; FAR 52.233-3 Protest After Award. FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment and Vegetation; FAR 52.243-1 Changes - Fixed-Price; FAR 52.247-34 F.O.B Destination; FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference; FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference, with the following fill-in: http://farsite.hill.af.mil FAR 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions; FAR 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses with the following fill-in: Department of Defense (48 CFR Chapter 2); DFARS 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials; DFARS 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights; DFARS 252.204-7003 Control of Government Personnel Work Product; DFARS 252.212-7001 (Dev) Contract Terms and Conditions; DFARS 252.204-7004 Alternate A, System for Award Management,; DFARS 252.222-7002 Compliance with Local Labor Laws (overseas); DFARS 252.223-7001 Hazard Warning Labels; DFARS 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage and Disposal of Toxic and Hazardous Materials; DFARS 252.225-7041 Correspondence in English; DFARS 252.225-7042 Authorization to Perform; DFARS 252.225-7043 Antiterrorism / Force Protection for Defense Contractors Outside the United States; DFARS 252.229-7000 Invoices Exclusive of Taxes or Duties; 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request; DFARS 252.232-7008 Assignment of Claims (overseas). DFARS 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments; DFARS 252.233-7001 Choice of Law (overseas);AFFARS 5352.225-9004 Submission of Offers in other than U.S. currency; DFARS 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications; AFFARS 5352.201-9101 Ombudsman; AFFARS 5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations; AFFARS 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations. Clauses may be accessed electronically in full text through http://farsite.hill.af.mil. Contractors must be actively registered at the System for Award management www.sam.gov, at Wide Area Work Flow (WAWF) http://wawf.eb.mil, and at Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) at http://orca.bpn.gov. ORCA may be substituted for Reps and Certs 52.212-3.