Supply and Plant Trees

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation (paper copy) will not be issued. Further, offerors are responsible for monitoring this site for the release of amendments (if any) or other information pertaining to this solicitation. Solicitation FA8751-15-Q-TREE is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-83 and Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Change Notice (DCN) 20150626. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ for the full text of all provisions and clauses incorporated by reference herein. In accordance with the provision found at FAR 52.232-18 Availability of Funds; Funds are not presently available for this effort. No award will be made under this solicitation until funds are available. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation, either before or after the closing date. In the event the Government cancels this solicitation, the Government has no obligation to reimburse an Offeror for any costs. The solicitation will be a Total Small Business set-aside under NAICS code 115112 and size standard of $7,500,000 in average annual revenue. The work required under this effort consists of furnishing all labor, equipment, and materials and performing all work required to provide and plant trees as described in the Statement of Requirements dated 25 AUG 2015 (ATTACHMENT 1). The offeror shall provide all items on a Firm Fixed Price basis, including the cost of shipping FOB Destination, installation at destination, and shall warranty the work as detailed in ATTACHMENT 1 Offerors shall submit quotes broken down into two contract line item numbers (CLIN) as follows: CLIN 0001: Tree Supply CLIN 0002: Installation Labor The principle purpose of this effort is supply, but with an incidental service portion that is subject to the Service Contract Act and corresponding, applicable Wage Rate Requirements. Service clauses included in this solicitation and any resulting contract will apply, but the overall contract will be treated as a commercial supply. The anticipated date the contractor is expected to complete work for Government inspection is 6 weeks from contract award. All deliveries shall be made in accordance with FAR 52.247-34 FOB Destination (Nov 1991). The place of delivery, acceptance and FOB destination point is Rome, NY. INSTRUCTIONS The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (APR 2014), applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are: (b) Written proposals are due at or before 3 PM (ET) 02 September 2015. Submit by email to contact@example.gov or by mail to AFRL/RIKO, Attn: Richard Childres, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514, or by facsimile to: +1 (555) 000-0000. Offerors are encouraged to submit their proposals/quotes using the SF 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items. (b)(12) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration. (g) Contract award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) with acceptable past performance. 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, and may waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received. (k) System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database within 4 days after receiving notification from the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. EVALUATION The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (OCT 2014) applies. In addition to the information within Paragraph (a), the following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (i) Price, (ii) Technical Capability, and (iii) Past Performance. TERMS AND CONDITIONS Offerors are required to complete representations and certifications found in the provision at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (DEC 2014); Alternate I (OCT 2014). The offeror is required to complete representations and certifications found in the provisions at: 252.209-7992, REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION UNDER ANY FEDERAL LAW-FISCAL YEAR 2015 APPROPRIATIONS (DEVIATION 2015-O0005) (DEC 2014); and at: 252.203-7998, PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015). For your convenience all referenced certifications are attached to this solicitation, ATTACHMENT 2. 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 (Jan 2014), applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable: 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (JUL 2013) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (AUG 2013) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEC 2014) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (NOV 2011) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (JUL 2013) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2014) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (APR 2015) 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) 52.232-33, Payment By Electronic Funds Transfer-System For Award Management (JUL 2013) The following additional FAR and FAR Supplement provisions and clauses also apply: 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Nov 2014) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Nov 2014) 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (Apr 1984) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013) 52.237-2, Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation 52.247-34 FOB Destination (NOV 1991) 252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (SEP 2011) 252.203-7005, Representation Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials (NOV 2011) 252.203-7999, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-O0010) (FEB 2015) 252.204-7011, Alternative Line Item Structure (SEP 2011) 252.204-7012, Safeguarding of Unclassified Controlled Technical Information (NOV 2013) 252.223-7006, Prohibition on Storage And Disposal Of Toxic And Hazardous Materials (SEP 2014) 252.225-7031, Secondary Arab Boycott Of Israel (JUN 2005) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports (JUN 2012) 252.232-7006, Wide Area Workflow Payment Instructions (MAY 2013) 252.232-7010, Levies on Contract Payments (DEC 2006) 252.244-7000, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (JUN 2013) 252.247-7023, Transportation of Supplies by Sea (APR 2014) 252.247-7024, Notification of Transportation of Supplies by Sea (MAR 2000) 5352.223-9001, Health and Safety on Government Installations (NOV 2012) 5352.242-9000, Contractor Access to Air Force Installations 5352.201-9101, Ombudsman is hereby incorporated into this solicitation. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Barbara Gehrs, Building 15, RM225, 1864 4th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7130 FAX: +1 (555) 000-0000 COM: +1 (555) 000-0000, email: contact@example.gov. 5352.209-9001, Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCT 2010) ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT APPLIES The Service Contract Act applies to this effort. Employees shall be paid not less than the appropriate wage rate and fringe benefits in the wage determination for the classification of work actually performed, without regard to skill, except as provided in the clause entitled Apprentices and Trainees. General Decision Number WD 01-0315 07/14/2015 is selected as the applicable wage determination for this effort and is provided at ATTACHMENT 3. CONTRACT HOLIDAYS (a) The prices/costs proposed shall include holiday observances; accordingly, the Government will not be billed for such holidays, except when services are required by the Government and are actually performed on a holiday. (b) The following days are contract holidays: New Year's Day Jan 01 (except weekends, then it will be either Mon or Fri) Martin Luther King's Birthday 3rd Monday in Jan President's Day 3rd Monday in Feb Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day Jul 4 (except weekends, then it will be either Mon or Fri) Labor Day 1st Monday in Sep Columbus Day 2nd Monday in Oct Veteran's Day Nov 11 (except weekends, then it will be either Mon or Fri) Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in Nov Christmas Day Dec 25 (except weekends, then it will be either Mon or Fri) (c) In addition to the federal holidays identified above, the AFRL Site Director may limit access due to other circumstances. These events may include such things as inclement weather conditions, power outages, unscheduled federal closures and/or other unexpected emergency situations. (d) In the event of an emergency situation the Director will announce through public channels either delayed reporting or closure of RRS facilities due to emergency conditions. This announcement is made solely for safety and security purposes and to inform all personnel (Government and Contractor) of site closure/delayed reporting. The Director is not authorizing time off for contractor employees and is not authorizing payment for work not performed. Contractor's shall take all appropriate actions to notify their employee's of closure/delayed reporting and make alternate work/schedule arrangements, if necessary. (e) Facilities may remain open for contractor personnel during unscheduled federal closures (e.g., National Day of Mourning) or other instances where Government employees are granted administrative leave in non-emergency situations. REQUIREMENT SPECIFIC GUIDANCE IS PROVIDED FOR THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES: Note that the clause at 252.232-7003 is included in this solicitation. DoD requires all payment requests (with a few exceptions) to be submitted and processed electronically. All vendors/contractors must familiarize themselves with this clause and DFAR 232.7003 for specific procedures. The DoD preferred electronic form for transmission is Wide Area Workflow - Receipt and Acceptance (see website - https://wawf.eb.mil). Wide Area Workflow Training may be accessed online at http://www.wawftraining.com. Please confirm in your proposal that your company is able to submit electronic invoices as set forth in the clause. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rating is not applicable to this effort. NOTE: In order to receive a contract award, if issued, the successful offeror must be actively registered in System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency.