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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 03, 2013 FBO #4270
SOLICITATION NOTICE

F -- Corn Silage - Attachments

Notice Date: 8/1/2013
Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
NAICS: 115113 — Crop Harvesting, Primarily by Machine
Contracting Office: Agricultural Research Service - Midwest Area
ZIP Code: 00000
Solicitation Number: AG-6125-S-13-0027
Archive Date: 8/23/2013
Point of Contact: Matthew Treska, Phone: 5153377415
E-Mail Address: matthew.treska@ars.usda.gov
(matthew.treska@ars.usda.gov)
Small Business Set-Aside: Total Small Business
Description: Commercial Clauses Department of Labor Wage Rates - Story County, IA Statement of Work 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. Solicitation AG-6125-S-13-0027 is being issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ) for commercial services. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-67 effective July 22, 2013. The 2012 NAICS code applicable to this acquisition is 115113, Product Service Code F099. For a company to qualify as a small business, the size standard is $7.0 million annual revenue or less. The USDA, ARS, National Animal Disease Center (NADC) has a requirement for a contractor to provide Corn Silage services as stated in the attached Statement of Work (SOW). Offerors must include all associated costs and state on quotes any variances between their offered services and the SOW. Any resulting award from this solicitation will be a fixed price contract. Responsible offerors must be able to provide the required services for approximately 750 tons of silage in late August - early September 2013. This project is subject to the Service Contract Act; the Department of Labor's prevailing wage rates table for Story County, IA is attached. DOCUMENTS TO BE INCLUDED IN QUOTE: In order to be considered for award offerors shall provide 1) a Quote on company or formal letterhead, complete with DUNS number, detailing the service description, cost per ton, and total price; 2) at least 3 to 5 references. (Government references preferred but will accept commercial references). References shall be provided for the service proposed (or similar) and, if possible, include the email address of the reference person to be contacted; 3) a completed copy of the provisions FAR 52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2013), with this offer; a copy of this provision is attached in the Commercial Clauses file. If completed in SAM, include a copy of the active SAM record; and 4) a completed copy of AGAR 452.209 - 70, REPRESENTATION BY CORPORATIONS REGARDING AN UNPAID DELINQUENT TAX LIABILITY OR A FELONY CONVICTION (top of page 6 and bottom of page 7 in the attached Commercial Clauses file). REJECTION OF QUOTATION: Failure to demonstrate compliance will be cause to reject the quote without further discussions. All responsible sources may submit an offer to be considered. NOTE: Vendors MUST have a record showing "Active" at www.sam.gov at the time of quote submittal to be considered for award. 52.207-4 Economic Purchase Quantity-Supplies. (AUG 1987) (a) Offerors are invited to state an opinion on whether the quantity(ies) of supplies on which bids, proposals or quotes are requested in this solicitation is (are) economically advantageous to the Government. ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ ________________________________________________ (b) Each offeror who believes that acquisitions in different quantities would be more advantageous is invited to recommend an economic purchase quantity. If different quantities are recommended, a total and a unit price must be quoted for applicable items. An economic purchase quantity is that quantity at which a significant price break occurs. If there are significant price breaks at different quantity points, this information is desired as well. OFFEROR RECOMENDATIONS Item Quantity Price Quotation Total _____ _______ ___________ _______ _____ _______ ___________ _______ _____ _______ ___________ _______ (c) The information requested in this provision is being solicited to avoid acquisitions in disadvantageous quantities and to assist the Government in developing a data base for future acquisitions of these items. However, the Government reserves the right to amend or cancel the solicitation and resolicit with respect to any individual item in the event quotations received and the Government's requirements indicate that different quantities should be acquired. (End of provision) 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: 1. Technical acceptability of offered services. 2. Best overall value to the Government. 3. Past performance as stated by references. [Contracting Officer shall insert the significant evaluation factors, such as (i) technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement; (ii) price; (iii) past performance (see FAR 15.304); (iv) small disadvantaged business participation; and include them in the relative order of importance of the evaluation factors, such as in descending order of importance.] Technical and past performance, when combined, are approximately equal to cost or price. [Contracting Officer state, in accordance with FAR 15.304, the relative importance of all other evaluation factors, when combined, when compared to price.] (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. (End of provision) 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. (End of provision) 52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language. (APR 1991) Any resultant award to this solicitation will include the following clauses: AGAR 452.211-74 Period of Performance (FEB 1988) The period of performance of this contract will be from TBD August, 2013 through TBD September 2013. (Performance dates subject to weather and crop conditions out of end user control) 52.209-1 Qualification Requirements. (FEB 1995) (a) Definition. "Qualification requirement," as used in this clause, means a Government requirement for testing or other quality assurance demonstration that must be completed before award. (b) One or more qualification requirements apply to the supplies or services covered by this contract. For those supplies or services requiring qualification, whether the covered product or service is an end item under this contract or simply a component of an end item, the product, manufacturer, or source must have demonstrated that it meets the standards prescribed for qualification before award of this contract. The product, manufacturer, or source must be qualified at the time of award whether or not the name of the product, manufacturer, or source is actually included on a qualified products list, qualified manufacturers list, or qualified bidders list. Offerors should contact the agency activity designated below to obtain all requirements that they or their products or services, or their subcontractors or their products or services, must satisfy to become qualified and to arrange for an opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to meet the standards specified for qualification. (Name) _ Stephen Sterle _______ (Address) _ USDA-ARS-NADC, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010 __ (c) If an offeror, manufacturer, source, product or service covered by a qualification requirement has already met the standards specified, the relevant information noted below should be provided. Offeror's Name _____________________________________ Manufacturer's Name________________________________ Source's Name _____________________________________ Item Name ________________________________________ Service Identification ________________________________ Test Number _______________________________________ (to the extent known) (d) Even though a product or service subject to a qualification requirement is not itself an end item under this contract, the product, manufacturer, or source must nevertheless be qualified at the time of award of this contract. This is necessary whether the Contractor or a subcontractor will ultimately provide the product or service in question. If, after award, the Contracting Officer discovers that an applicable qualification requirement was not in fact met at the time of award, the Contracting Officer may either terminate this contract for default or allow performance to continue if adequate consideration is offered and the action is determined to be otherwise in the Government's best interests. (e) If an offeror, manufacturer, source, product or service has met the qualification requirement but is not yet on a qualified products list, qualified manufacturers list, or qualified bidders list, the offeror must submit evidence of qualification prior to award of this contract. Unless determined to be in the Government's interest, award of this contract shall not be delayed to permit an offeror to submit evidence of qualification. (f) Any change in location or ownership of the plant where a previously qualified product or service was manufactured or performed requires reevaluation of the qualification. Similarly, any change in location or ownership of a previously qualified manufacturer or source requires reevaluation of the qualification. The reevaluation must be accomplished before the date of award. (End of clause) 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html. (End of clause) 52.204-7 System for Award Management (JUL 2013) 52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel. (JAN 2011) 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First -Tier Subcontract Awards. (JUL 2013) 52.209-6 Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JUL 2013) 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (MAY 2012) 52.211-5 Material Requirements. (AUG 2000) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items. (JUL 2013) 52.219-4 Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns. (JAN 2011) 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2011) 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) 52.219-25 Small Disadvantaged Business Participation Program-Disadvantaged Status and Reporting. (JUL 2013) 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation. (JUL 2013) 52.222-3 Convict Labor. (JUNE 2003) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies. (MAR 2012) 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities. (FEB 1999) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity. (MAR 2007) 52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities. (OCT 2010) 52.222-41 Service Contract Act of 1965 (NOV 2007) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 1989) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons. (FEB 2009) 52.223-6 Drug-Free Workplace. (MAY 2001) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving. (AUG 2011) 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act. (MAY 2012) Alternate I (MAR 2012) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases. (JUNE 2008) 52.232-1 Payments. (APR 1984) 52.232-8 Discounts for Prompt Payment. (FEB 2002) 52.232-11 Extras. (APR 1984) 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (JUL 2013) 52.232-36 Payment by Third Party. (JUL 2013) 52.233-1 Disputes. (JULY 2002) Alternate I (DEC 1991) 52.233-3 Protest after Award. (AUG 1996) 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim. (OCT 2004) 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work. (APR 1984) 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price. (AUG 1987) 52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements. (APR 1984) 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination. (NOV 1991) 52.249-1 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Fixed-Price) (Short Form). (APR 1984) DELIVERY: FOB Destination. DELIVERY TO: USDA-ARS-NADC, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, IA 50010. Any amendment and documents related to this procurement will be available electronically at the Internet site: http://www.fbo.gov. Potential offerors will be responsible for downloading their own copy of those documents related to this procurement, if any. Furnish Quotes to Matthew Treska, Purchasing Agent, USDA-ARS-NADC, 1920 Dayton Ave., Building 24, Ames, IA 50010, no later than 8:00 a.m. Central Time, August 22, 2013. Quotes and other required documents may be submitted by email: matthew.treska@ars.usda.gov or facsimile to (515) 337-7243 if desired. NO EXCEPTIONS OR EXTENSIONS WILL BE GRANTED FOR QUOTES SUBMITTED TO AN ERRONEOUS EMAIL ADDRESS, ERRONEOUS FAX NUMBER, OR WHO MISSED THE POSTED DEADLINE. Additional information may be obtained by contacting the Purchasing Agent at matthew.treska@ars.usda.gov. No agreements, contractual obligations, or official information relating to this solicitation will be offered by phone.
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Place of Performance: Address: USDA-ARS-NADC, 1920 Dayton Avenue, Ames, Iowa, 50010, United States; Zip Code: 50010
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