Tree Cutting & removal

UNFUNDED DISCLOSURE: (FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds) This request for quote is for pricing only. Funds are not presently available for this End of Year Requirement. The Government's obligation under this requirement is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which a contract award can be made. Quotes shall remain valid through 30 September 2016. (I) 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 will not be issued. (II) Solicitation W912JB-16-T-4030 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). (III) This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses for commercial items in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-89. (IV) This acquisition is being solicited as restricted (Small Business Set-Aside). The associated NAICS code for this acquisition is 113310. Federal Supply Classification Code is F014, Small Business size standard is 500 employees. (V) SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES: Requirement is for non-personal services for the removal of trees located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. Services shall be provided in accordance with the attached Performance Work Statement. CLIN 0001: Cut Trees in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). CLIN 0002: eCMRA - The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the National Guard Bureau Selfridge ANG Base collection site. The contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs shall be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31. *** Refer to PWS for Detailed Requirements and Services*** Quotes should be submitted with pricing according to each individual CLIN listed above. (VI) This solicitation is for the removal of trees located at Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan. (VII) Period of Performance: 12 months, commencing no later than 30 September 2016 (VIII) The provision FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors, Commercial in its latest edition applies to this solicitation. SPECIFIC INSTRUCTIONS. The offeror shall submit one original quote. The quote shall contain the following information: - 1. TECHNICAL CAPABILITY WORK PLAN: In the Work Plan, the contractor shall describe how they plan to perform the required service, including a practical schedule showing the order in which the contractor will perform the work and the dates on which the contractor contemplates starting and completing and inspecting each task in accordance with the PWS. This practicable schedule must take into consideration anticipated holidays, weather delays and a timetable for wetland work. Quotes that merely offer to provide the service in accordance with the PWS will be considered technically unacceptable. CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE: The contractor shall describe their experience and capability in regards to performing similar services (i.e. tree cutting on public lands). At a minimum this description must include a company narrative, company capabilities, previous experience and years in business. In addition, the contractor shall submit a complete list of equipment and personnel who are certified in the proper use of said equipment, which will be used during the performance of this contract. The capability and experience narration shall not exceed 3 pages. The work plan and capability/experience description shall be clear, concise and include sufficient detail for effective evaluation and permit the Government to fully ascertain the offeror's plan to perform the required service, and understand the offeror's capability and experience. - 2. PRICE QUOTE The price Quote shall follow the following CLIN's (Contact Line Item Number). The offeror shall include the unit price and total price for each CLIN listed below: CLIN 0001: Cut Trees in accordance with the Performance Work Statement (PWS). CLIN 0002: eCMRA - The contractor shall report ALL contractor labor hours (including subcontractor labor hours) required for performance of services provided under this contract for the National Guard Bureau Selfridge ANG Base collection site. The contractor shall completely fill in all required data fields using the following web address: http://www.ecmra.mil/. Reporting inputs shall be for the labor executed during the period of performance during each Government fiscal year (FY), which runs October 1 through September 30. While inputs may be reported any time during the FY, all data shall be reported no later than October 31 of each calendar year. - 3. PAST PERFORMANCE: The offeror's quote shall include past (and/or present) performance narratives for the firm on not less than two (2) and no more than four (4) contracts that demonstrate experience in performing work that is similar in scope, size and complexity to the requirements of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Include awards, customer letters of commendation, etc., with points of contact and telephone numbers. The quote is due to no later than 1:00 P.M. EST, 14 September 2016. Facsimile quotes are not accepted. E-mail quotes are preferred. Send to david.a.nicholas21.civ@mail.mil and also to Tami.l.mckenney.civ@mail.mil. You will receive an email response confirming receipt of your offer by a government official. If you do not receive confirmation you may confirm receipt of your quote by calling David Nicholas. Point of Contact for this solicitation is David Nicholas at (586) 239-2557. (IX) The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers IAW the procedures described in FAR Part 13.106-2 Evaluation of quotations or offers. BASIS FOR CONTRACT AWARD - 1. Award will be made to a qualified Small Business Offeror deemed responsible in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), whose quote conforms to all the RFQ's requirements and is judged to represent the Best Value to the Government in accordance with the evaluation scheme set out in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right to refrain from awarding to the contractor in the event that the Offeror is determined to have offered pricing that is not considered realistic, reasonable, or complete. In addition, to be eligible for award, the quote must meet all technical and past performance requirements, conform to all required terms and conditions, and include all information required. - 2. By submission of its offer, the offeror accedes to all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements. - 3. The following factors will be used for evaluation: - a. Price - b. Technical Capability - c. Past Performance Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of quotes meeting or exceeding the acceptability standards for non-cost factors (Technical Capability and Past Performance). PRICE Price evaluation will be conducted using the procedures contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13, specifically, FAR 13.106-2, Evaluation of quotations or offers. The objective of the analysis is to ensure that the final agreed to price is fair and reasonable. TECHNICAL & PAST PERFORMANCE RATINGS Technical and Past Performance evaluation will be evaluated on an Acceptable/Unacceptable basis. To be eligible for award, the technical and past performance evaluation factors must be rated, "Acceptable." Technical Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Quotation meets the requirements of the solicitation. Unacceptable Quotation does not meet the requirements of the solicitation. TECHNICAL EVALUATION Technical capability of the offeror to meet the Government requirement: The following technical capability elements and standards will be considered in determining offeror information contained in this document to be acceptable: WORK PLAN: In the Work Plan, the contractor shall describe how they plan to perform the required service, including a practical schedule showing the order in which the contractor will perform the work and the dates on which the contractor contemplates starting and completing and inspecting each task in accordance with the PWS. This practicable schedule must take into consideration anticipated holidays, weather delays and a timetable for wetland work. Quotes that merely offer to provide the service in accordance with the PWS will be considered technically unacceptable. STANDARD OF ACCEPTABILITY: To be acceptable, the proposed work plan must demonstrate the ability to complete the project within 6 months after contract award, to include a practicable time table for wetland work. CAPABILITY AND EXPERIENCE: The contractor shall describe their experience and capability in regards to performing similar services (i.e. tree cutting on public lands). At a minimum this description must include a company narrative, company capabilities, previous experience and years in business. In addition, the contractor shall submit a complete list of equipment and personnel who are certified in the proper use of said equipment, which will be used during the performance of this contract. STANDARD OF ACCEPTABILITY: To be acceptable, the capability and experience description must demonstrate related experience and adequate capability to perform public land tree cutting projects, of similar size and scope to the requirements outlined in the attached PWS. In order to be determined "Acceptable", an Offeror shall, in the determination of evaluators, be rated "Acceptable" in ALL technical criteria stated above. Failure to satisfy any one, or combination of, or all of the above listed elements and standards will automatically render the entire Technical Capabilities quote as "Unacceptable." The Technical Evaluators will use their professional judgment on how the offeror has presented all the requirements to determine if the Offeror has the technical capability to successfully complete the project. Failure to include all information requested may indicate a lack of understanding of the requirement and adversely affect the evaluation. PAST PERFORMANCE The offeror's quote shall include past (and/or present) performance narratives for the firm on not less than two (2) and no more than four (4) contracts that demonstrate experience in performing work that is similar in scope, size and complexity to the requirements of this Performance Work Statement (PWS). Include awards, customer letters of commendation, etc., with points of contact and telephone numbers. PAST PERFORMANCE STANDARD OF ACCEPTABILITY: The past performance assessment will assess the confidence in the Offeror's ability (which includes the extent of its subcontractors' or teaming partners' involvement) to successfully accomplish the proposed effort based on the Offeror's demonstrated present and past performance record; under existing and prior contracts over the past three years for similar services. The three year mark is based on the date of this solicitation. Past performance over three years will not be considered. Past Performance Acceptable/Unacceptable Rating Method Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror's performance record is unknown. (See note below.) Unacceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. Note: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a) (2) (IV)) Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, "unknown" shall be considered "acceptable. (X) Offerors are to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 Alt 1, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items with their offer. This can be completed electronically at https://www.sam.gov/. (XI) The FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. (XII) The FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and the additional clauses in their latest editions apply to this acquisition: Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by reference: 52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting 252.204-7011 Alternative Line Item Structure 52.222-22 Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports 52.222-25 Affirmative Action Compliance 52.237-1 Services to be performed on Government installations 252.203-7996 FY 2016 funds 252.209-7991 FY 16 funds 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractor's Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions--Commercial Items 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA-designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.212-5 Dev Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders- Commercial Items (Deviation 2013-O0019) 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions 52.204-9 If routine access to federally controlled facility or information system is needed 52.208-9 If supplies/services being provided are on the Procurement List 52.219-6 Total SB Set-aside Provisions and Clauses Incorporated by Full Text: 52.212-3 Alt I Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial As prescribed in 12.301(b)(2), insert the following provision: Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (July 2016) 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 accessed through http://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (r) of this provision. (a) Definitions. As used in this provision-- "Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern" means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program. "Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service- (1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or (2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties. "Highest-level owner" means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner. "Immediate owner" means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees. "Inverted domestic corporation," means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). "Manufactured end product" means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except- (1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials; (2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies; (3) PSG 88, Live Animals; (4) PSG 89, Subsistence; (5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials; (6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible; (7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products; (8) PSC 9610, Ores; (9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and (10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials. "Place of manufacture" means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture. "Predecessor" means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor. "Restricted business operations" means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate- (1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan; (2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization; (3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan; (4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization; (5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or (6) Have been voluntarily suspended. Sensitive technology- (1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically- (i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or (ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and (2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)). "Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern"- (1) Means a small business concern- (i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and (ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran. (2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16). "Small business concern" means a concern, including its affiliates that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation. "Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1002," means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that-- (1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by-- (i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and (ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2); and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition. "Subsidiary" means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned- (1) Directly by a parent corporation; or (2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation. "Successor" means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances. "Veteran-owned small business concern" means a small business concern- (1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and (2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans. "Women-owned business concern" means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business concern" means a small business concern -- (1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and (2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women. "Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127)," means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States. (b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the SAM website. (2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the SAM website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov. After reviewing the SAM database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____________. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (r) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.] (c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply. (1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a small business concern. (2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a veteran-owned small business concern. (3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. (4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, [_] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002. (5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, [_] is not a women-owned small business concern. Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold. (6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(5) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(6)(i) of this provision is accurate for each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _________.] Each WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the WOSB representation. (7) Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program in (c)(6) of this provision.] The offeror represents that- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not an EDWOSB concern, has provided all the required documents to the WOSB Repository, and no change in circumstances or adverse decisions have been issued that affects its eligibility; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 127, and the representation in paragraph (c)(7)(i) of this provision is accurate for each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the name or names of the EDWOSB concern and other small businesses that are participating in the joint venture: _____________.] Each EDWOSB concern participating in the joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the EDWOSB representation. (8) Women-owned business concern (other than small business concern). [Complete only if the offeror is a women-owned business concern and did not represent itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, a women-owned business concern. (9) Tie bid priority for labor surplus area concerns. If this is an invitation for bid, small business offerors may identify the labor surplus areas in which costs to be incurred on account of manufacturing or production (by offeror or first-tier subcontractors) amount to more than 50 percent of the contract price: ___________________________________________ (10) HUBZone small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, as part of its offer, that-- (i) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone small business concern listed, on the date of this representation, on the List of Qualified HUBZone Small Business Concerns maintained by the Small Business Administration, and no material changes in ownership and control, principal office, or HUBZone employee percentage have occurred since it was certified in accordance with 13 CFR part 126; and (ii) It [_] is, [_] is not a HUBZone joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR part 126, and the representation in paragraph (c)(10)(i) of this provision is accurate for each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture. [The offeror shall enter the names of each of the HUBZone small business concerns participating in the HUBZone joint venture: __________.] Each HUBZone small business concern participating in the HUBZone joint venture shall submit a separate signed copy of the HUBZone representation. (d) Representations required to implement provisions of Executive Order 11246 -- (1) Previous contracts and compliance. The offeror represents that -- (i) It [_] has, [_] has not, participated in a previous contract or subcontract subject to the Equal Opportunity clause of this solicitation; and (ii) It [_] has, [_] has not, filed all required compliance reports. (2) Affirmative Action Compliance. The offeror represents that -- (i) It [_] has developed and has on file, [_] has not developed and does not have on file, at each establishment, affirmative action programs required by rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor (41 CFR parts 60-1 and 60-2), or (ii) It [_] has not previously had contracts subject to the written affirmative action programs requirement of the rules and regulations of the Secretary of Labor. (e) Certification Regarding Payments to Influence Federal Transactions (31 U.S.C. 1352). (Applies only if the contract is expected to exceed $150,000.) By submission of its offer, the offeror certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress or an employee of a Member of Congre...