SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Landscape Level Scientific, Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services
- Notice Date
- 12/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Region Regional Office 500 Fir Street Boulder City NV 89005 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- R16PS00088
- Response Due
- 1/15/2016
- Archive Date
- 1/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Adams, Kelli
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Landscape Level Scientific, Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - IDIQ R16PS00088) (i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in 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) This solicitation, R16PS00088, is being issued as a request for proposal (RFP). (iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular number 2005-85. (iv) This requirement is a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is: 541690, Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services, with a size standard of $15M. (v) Line Item 0010 - Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - 1 yr. See the attached performance work statement (PWS). The PWS provides more detailed information about the requirement and can be located at FedConnect.net. Line Item 0020 - Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - 1 yr. See the attached performance work statement (PWS). The PWS provides more detailed information about the requirement and can be located at FedConnect.net. Line Item 0030 - Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - 1 yr. See the attached performance work statement (PWS). The PWS provides more detailed information about the requirement and can be located at FedConnect.net. Line Item 0040 - Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - 1 yr. See the attached performance work statement (PWS). The PWS provides more detailed information about the requirement and can be located at FedConnect.net. Line Item 0050 - Technical Assistance and Peer Review Services - 1 yr. See the attached performance work statement (PWS). The PWS provides more detailed information about the requirement and can be located at FedConnect.net. (vi) The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for landscape level scientific, technical assistance and peer review services. (vii) The project period of performance is anticipated to begin on or about April 1, 2016, with an anticipated completion date of March 31, 2021. All dates in this notice are estimates and are subject to change. The following clauses and provisions are applicable to this commercial item acquisition: (viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation 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. Experience of Company and Key Personnel; 2. Technical Approach; 3. Past Performance; and 4. Price Factors 1, 2, and 3 are of equal importance; and factors 1, 2, and 3, when combined are significantly more important than Factor 4. (x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items Offerors are advised include with their offer, a completed copy of the provision 52.212-03, or indicate completion of the provision online. Offerors may complete the annual representations and certifications online at https://www.sam.gov/. (xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (xii) FAR clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government, with Alternate I 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation 52.222-3, Convict Labor 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (xiii) Additional contract requirements include the following clauses and provisions: 52.203-16, Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interests 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 52.203-98, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements-Representation (Deviation) 52.203-99, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (Deviation) 52-204-7, System for Award Management 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance 52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.209-7, Information Regarding Responsibility Matters 52.216-18, Ordering 52.216-19, Order Limitations 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity 52.-225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certification 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payment to Small Business Subcontracts 52.242-15, Stop-Work Order 52.252-02, Clauses Incorporated by Reference 52.252-06, Authorized Deviations in Clauses 1452.215-71, Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information--Department of the Interior 1452.215-81, General Proposal Instructions -- Bureau of Reclamation 1452.215-82, Technical Proposal Instructions -- Bureau of Reclamation 1452.215-83, Pricing Proposal Instructions -- Bureau of Reclamation 1452.222-80, Notice of Applicability--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies - Child Labor--Bureau of Reclamation 1452.225-82, Notice of World Trade Organization Government Procurement Agreement Evaluations--Bureau of Reclamation 1452.237-80, Security Requirements-Bureau of Reclamation 1452.242-80, Postaward Conference ¿ Bureau of Reclamation Task Orders Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements-Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Key Personnel (xiv) Offers are due Friday, January 15, 2016 by 4:00 P.M., local time. Responsible offerors are requested to submit a proposal for this requirement. Offers shall be submitted to Bureau of Reclamation, P.O. Box 61470 (LC-10204), Boulder City, NV 89006-1470. If sending by express mail, use the physical mailing address 500 Date Street, Building 900, (Attention Kelli Adams, Building 1400/201-C), Boulder City, NV 89005. Facsimile and emailed electronic submissions are not authorized. (xv) The Point of Contact for this solicitation is Ms. Kelli Adams. She may be reached via email at kadams@usbr.gov, or by phone at 702-293-8363. Reclamation will only accept written questions for this solicitation. Please submit all written questions pertaining to this solicitation to Kelli Adams via email kadams@usbr.gov no later than 4:00 P.M., local time, Thursday, December 24, 2015. The subject line shall clearly reference the Solicitation Number associated with this solicitation. No other questions will be entertained after this date. All questions and answers will be posted through an amendment on or about Tuesday, January 5, 2016.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/notices/033d276a12546a5cee1e5b250c2c06fd)
- Record
- SN03969607-W 20151217/151215234156-033d276a12546a5cee1e5b250c2c06fd (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)
| FSG Index | This Issue's Index | Today's FBO Daily Index Page |