SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- R - BIOCONTROL MONITORING FOR WESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY.
- Notice Date
- 5/5/2011
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- BIA - Navajo Regional Office Division of Acquisition P. O. Box 1060301 W. Hill Rm 346 Gallup NM 87305
- ZIP Code
- 87305
- Solicitation Number
- A11PS00319
- Response Due
- 5/17/2011
- Archive Date
- 5/4/2012
- Point of Contact
- Mary Jim Contract Specialist 5058638257 ;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is soliciting offers to procure services for the BIA, Western Navajo Agency, Branch of Natural Resources, Tuba City, Arizona. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation, a written copy is not available. Solicitation No. A11PS00319 herein cited will be procured under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-51. STATEMENT OF WORK:The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) has a requirement for vegetation services for BIA-Western Navajo Agency, Branch of Natural Resources. The project will involve but not limited to: preparation of vegetation survey in Grazing District Two, Utah Portion. The Contractor shall furnish all materials, labor, services, equipment, supervision, and incidentals necessary to conduct service of qualified environmental firms to monitor tamarisk biological control along major streams and tributaries along the San Juan River, Colorado River, and Little Colorado River. The project is located along the drainage Land Management District 1, 2, 3, 5, and 8 in Coconino, Apache, San Juan and Navajo Counties of Arizona and Utah. The location of the project is the entire Western Navajo Agency where there is Tamarisk infestation along streams, roads, communities and other land disturbance areas, in accordance with the attached Scope of Work. Award will be made to the lowest priced offeror, whose quotation is conforming to the requirements herein, will be most advantageous to the Government, and is fair and reasonable, please adhere to evaluation criteria listed in Section M. FAR CLAUSE 52.212-02, EVALUATION - COMMERICAL ITEMS (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: In the order of importance. Factor I - Technical CapabilityFactor II - Management CapabilitiesFactor III - Past Performance (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. SECTION M:Award will be made on the basis of the lowest evaluated price of proposals meeting the technically acceptability standards. The Government intends to select the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable offer on the basis of initial offers received, without discussions. Offerors may be given the opportunity to clarify certain aspects of proposals (e.g., the relevance of an offeror's information to resolve minor or clerical errors.) M.2.Evaluation The Government will conduct a lowest price technically acceptable source selection as required under FAR 15.101-2. The Government will evaluate all offers to determine technical acceptability proposal with the lowest evaluated price. Each Factor will be rated either "Acceptable" or "Unacceptable." All factors must be "Acceptable" in order to be determined as technically acceptable. A proposal with any factors that are rated as "Unacceptable" will not be considered. M.3.Evaluation Factors Factor I - Technical CapabilityFactor II - Management CapabilitiesFactor III - Past Performance Factor I - Technical Capability proposal for services to provide a service of qualified firms to monitor tamarisk biological control, in accordance with the Scope of Work in accordance with the SOW. The Technical Capability shall be in as much detail as the offeror considers necessary to fully explain the proposed technical approach. The technical proposal should reflect a clear understanding of the nature of the work to be performed. The proposal shall assess the offeror's understanding of the Bureau of Indian Affair's goals for the project and an understanding of the Statement of Work (SOW). The proposal should include, but not limited to the following: a) Knowledge and understanding of the requirements outlined in the SOW.b)Understanding of general and local condition which can affect the SOW. c)Logical sequence of steps and or specific techniques to accomplish all required work specified in the SOW.d)Capability to produce deliverables in response to the SOW. Factor II - Management Capabilities for services to provide a service of qualified firms to monitor tamarisk biological control, in accordance with the Scope of Work in accordance with the SOW. Each offeror shall submit a plan consisting of a narrative explanation of their proposed on-site approach to project management and coordination; and cost control measures on change orders and how they are proposed and tracked. Each offeror will be required to provide the relevant experience and knowledge of key individual(s) of the project team who will be assigned directly to the project. This factor will assess the proposed key personnel qualifications. The assessment will consider whether the proposal provides an adequate number of appropriately qualified personnel to meet the technical, management and support requirements of the SOW. The Offer should include, but not be limited to the following description: a)Describe the method and criteria you plan to use to select qualified subcontractors to ensure an appropriate level of experience and expertise for the project.b)Describe your project schedule and plan indicating where you will start the project and how you plan to proceed to completion of the work as identified in the statement of work. Your projected schedule of the project; shall include steps within each phase and their estimated duration time. Project Schedule should note critical path. Factor III - Past Performance for services to provide a service of qualified firms to monitor tamarisk biological control, in accordance with the Scope of Work in accordance with the SOW. Please provide a list of contracts to include the contract number, POP, point of contact information and the description of the requirement. "Successful past performance on similar projects, to include but not limited to timeliness of performance and customer satisfaction". CONTRACT CLAUSES: The following FAR Clause including all addenda applies to this acquisition: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items; 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial; 52.236-09 Protection of existing vegetation, structures, equipment, utilities, and improvements; 52.212-02; Evaluation CI; 52.212-5 - Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.232-1, Payment; 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003); 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 1999);52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes (April 2003). The following Department of Interior provisions and clauses apply to this solicitation: DIAR 1452-226-70, Indian Preference - Department of the Interior. In Section K, please complete the following FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items and 52.201-03, Taxpayer Identification submit along with your quote to the BIA, Navajo Region, Division of Acquisition, Attention: Mary Jim, P.O. Box 1060, 301 W. Hill Ave., Rm. 346, Gallup, NM, 87301. Any further questions regarding this RFQ may be directed to Mary Jim, at (505) 863-8257 by close of business, 4:30 P.M., Local Time, May 17, 2011. Offers submitted by facsimile and email will be accepted at mary.jim2@bia.gov, the fax number is (505) 863-8382. All contractors submitting offers must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) in order to receive contracts and purchase orders from the Federal Government pursuant to FAR Clause 52.204-7. To register or learn more about the CCR, go to: http://www.ccr.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: BIA, WESTERN NAVAJO AGENCY, BRANCH OF NATURAL RESOURCES,TUBA CITY, ARIZONA
- Zip Code: 86045
- Zip Code: 86045
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