SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- The Government intends to issue a firm fixed price professional services contract for the following: Monitor and Evaluate USFWS Efforts to Restore Basin Wildrye Grass at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Lima, Montana IAW the SOW
- Notice Date
- 8/19/2010
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- US Fish and Wildlife Service, CGS Contracting and General Services134 Union Blvd Lakewood CO 80228
- ZIP Code
- 80228
- Solicitation Number
- 60181AQ047
- Response Due
- 8/25/2010
- Archive Date
- 8/19/2011
- Point of Contact
- Scott E Rogers Contracting Officer 3032364335 scott_rogers@fws.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
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- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- REQUEST FOR QUOTE (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulations document (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. (ii) Solicitation number 60181AQ047 is being issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) in accordance with FAR Parts 12 and 13. (iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-44, effective July 8, 2010. All applicable provisions and clauses are included in the actual solicitation. This electronic announcement constitutes the only solicitation being issued. (iv) This procurement is being conducted as a small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541620, and the small business size standard is $7.0 million. Responsible women and women owned, service disabled veteran owned, and small disadvantaged businesses are strongly encouraged to submit quotes. (v) The Government intends to issue a firm fixed price professional services contract for the following: Monitor and Evaluate USFWS Efforts to Restore Basin Wildrye Grass at Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Lima, Montana in accordance with the Statement of Work at the end of this document. The period of performance is from September 1, 2010 through December 31, 2010 with three (3) one (1) year option periods. There are 13 CLIN's. See section (ix), Instructions to Offerors, of this solicitation for CLIN details. FOB Destination. (vi) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items, and 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items apply: Quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, Evaluation of Quotes or Offers. The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose proposal will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The proposal will be evaluated on: (1) vendor capabilities; (2) past performance on similar government contracts; and (3) a price proposal. When considered together all evaluation factors other than cost or price (Vendor Capabilities and Past Performance) when combined, are significantly more important than price (Price Proposal). (vii). The following FAR clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside; 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns; 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (the Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days); 52.217-9, Option to Extend the Term of the Contract, applies to this acquisition (the Contracting Officer may extend the term of this contract within 30 days provided that the Government gives a preliminary notice within 60 days) 52.222-3, Convict Labor; 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies; 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities; 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons; 52.226-26, Equal Opportunity; 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration; and, 52.203-3, Gratuities. The full text of any clause may be accessed electronically at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/. (viii) Quotes must be received by 2:30 PM MDT, Friday, August 25, 2010. Submit quotes: by e-mail at scott_rogers@fws.gov ; by mail to Mr. Scott E. Rogers, Mountain-Prairie Region (6) US Fish & Wildlife Service, P.O. Box 25486, DFC, Denver, Colorado 80225-0486; in person to Mr. Scott E. Rogers, 134 Union Boulevard, Lakewood, CO 80228; by facsimile at 303-236-4791. Quotations received after this date and time will be considered late and may not be evaluated. The Government will not reimburse any interested parties for any monies spent to provide a response to the combined solicitation/synopsis. Thank you for your interest in providing quality services to the USFWS. (ix) Instructions to Offerors. In order for your Quote to be considered responsive you must include the following information and items: company/organization name; company point of contact; address; telephone number; date of offer; vendor offer number; Tax ID #; Cage Code; Performance Bond information; and, DUNS #. Include the following information for evaluation in your offer: 1. Vendor capabilities statement covering revegetation experience and expertise for the work listed in the SOW. 2. Past contract performance information covering any similar work completed by your firm.3. A price proposal. Use the following format: CLINItem DescriptionUnit of IssueQuantityUnit PriceYearly PriceBase Year:(9/1/10-12/31/10)0001Establish four permanently marked 50 X 50 meter macro-plots in the bottomlands NLT 10/31/2010Job10002Establish twenty 0.7 X.07-meter micro-plots in a stratified-random array in each macro-plot NLT 10/31/2010Job10003Estimate canopy cover of all vascular plant species to the nearest 5% in each micro-plot NLT 10/31/2010Job10004Monitor the success of seedling establishment and growth in mid- summer 2010 (9/1/2010-10/31/2010)Month20005Estimate total vegetation cover and count the number of basin Wildrye seedlings in 20 stratified-randomly-placed micro-plots in each macro-plot. Due NLT 12/31/2010.Each10006Report: Submit progress report NLT 12/31/2010; present the density of Wildrye seedlings and the association with canopy cover of established vegetation. Each1Total Price Base Year:Option Year 1:(1/1/2011-12/31/2011)1004Monitor the success of seedling establishment and growth in mid- summer (7/15/2011-10/31/2011)Month3.51005Estimate total vegetation cover and count the number of basin Wildrye seedlings in 20 stratified-randomly-placed micro-plots in each macro-plot. Due NLT 12/31/2011Each11006Report: Submit progress report NLT 12/31/2011; present the density of Wildrye seedlings and the association with canopy cover of established vegetation. Each1Total Price Option One:Option Year 2:(1/1/2012-12/31/2012)2006Report: Submit progress report NLT 12/31/2012; evaluate digital photos from USFWS of 2012 summer's growth in the plots.EA1Total Price Option Two:Option Year 3:1/1/2013-12/31/2013)3004Monitor the success of seedling establishment and growth in mid- summer (7/15/2013-10/31/2013)Month3.53005Estimate total vegetation cover and count the number of basin Wildrye seedlings in 20 stratified-randomly-placed micro-plots in each macro-plot. Due NLT 31 December 2013.Each13006Report: Submit final report NLT 12/31/2013. The final report will provide canopy cover of established basin Wildrye plants as well as other vegetation, and compare this to baseline data collected at the beginning of the project. The report will assess the success of the method and potential ways to improve efficacy of the methods.Each1Total Price Option Three: Total Contract Price:$ (x) Submit questions or requests for other information: Scott Rogers, Contract SpecialistPhone: 303-236-4335FAX: 303-236-4791E-mail: scott_rogers@fws.gov Statement of Work Project Title:Restore Basin Wildrye to Centennial Valley Bottomlands Project Description: Monitor success of Refuge attempts to re-establish Basin Wildrye grass to bottomlands. Project Tasks: "Establish four permanently marked 50 X 50 meter macroplots in the bottomlands."Establish twenty 0.7 X.07-meter microplots in a stratified-random array in each macroplot."Estimate canopy cover of all vascular plant species to the nearest 5% in each microplot. "Monitor the success of seedling establishment and growth in mid-summer 2010, 2011 and 2013 "In 2010 and 2011 estimate total vegetation cover and count the number of basin Wildrye seedlings in 20 stratified-randomly-placed microplots in each macroplot. "Submit progress report NLT 12/31/2012; evaluate digital photos from USFWS of 2012 summer's growth in the plots. "In 2013 estimate canopy cover of all vascular plant species to the nearest 5% in each microplot. "Submit progress report before December 31, 2010 and 2011. Progress reports will present the density of Wildrye seedlings and the association with canopy cover of established vegetation. "Submit final report before December 31, 2013. The final report will provide canopy cover of established basin Wildrye plants as well as other vegetation, and compare this to baseline data collected at the beginning of the project. The report will assess the success of the method and potential ways to improve efficacy of the methods.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (NWR), Lima, Montana
- Zip Code: 59739
- Zip Code: 59739
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