SOLICITATION NOTICE
P -- MOLD REMEDIATION AND ASBESTOS ABATEMENT
- Notice Date
- 3/31/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 562910
— Remediation Services
- Contracting Office
- NPS, NER - NE MABO Boston National Historical Park Charlestown Navy Yard Building I-1 Boston MA 02129-4543 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- P16PS00874
- Response Due
- 4/15/2016
- Archive Date
- 4/30/2016
- Point of Contact
- Barceleau, David
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation Number is P16PS00874 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, using the procedures of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 37, Service Contracting. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-87. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is solicited as Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources: Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns (Total Small Business Set-Aside) under NAICS code 562910, Remediation Services, with a U. S. Small Business Administration size standard of $20.5 million. The Dept. of Labor's Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination, Decision No 2005-2241, Rev 18 Dated 12/29/2015 (Attached) is applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation. A current Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (formally CCR and ORCA). An offeror must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 562910 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM. Questions shall be submitted electronically to David Barceleau at david_barceleau@nps.gov. Submit Firm-Fixed-Price quote on SF 1449. Quotations shall be submitted electronically to David Barceleau at david_barceleau@nps.gov and are due on Friday. April 15, 2016 at 2:00 pm ET. Applicable additional attachments include: Statement of Work Rev. 2 (Attachment 0001), Sketch - Typical Unit Dimensions (Attachment 0002), Narrative Summary of Asbestos Testing (Attachment 0003), Asbestos Testing Results (Attachment 0004), and Dept. of Labor Wage Determination 2005-2241 Rev. 18 dated 12/29/15 (Attachment 0005). The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price only. Place of Performance: Acadia National Park, Schoodic Shores Apartment Bldg. 12, Winter Harbor, ME, 04693. Point of contact for Site Visits pursuant to solicitation provision 52.237-1 is Clay Gilley; (207) 812-8989 or clayton_gilley@nps.gov. There is no incumbent contractor. Delivery is 60 days after award. Project site consists of an unoccupied four-plex two-story wood framed apartment building located at 12 Schoodic Shores Drive, Winter Harbor, Maine; within Acadia National Park. The apartment Four-plex has been unoccupied and unheated since 2003 allowing excess moisture and humidity to accumulate in the apartments and create an environment hospitable for microbial proliferation. Drainage problems surrounding the four-plex were corrected in 2006 and no further work was performed. The offeror will Remediate all mold in this four-plex. All interior and exterior sheetrock walls, ceilings, insulation, appliances, cabinets and fixtures will be removed to view wall plates, studs and wall cavities; it is possible that microbial growth is pervasive in hidden cavities (see detailed protocol found in Statement of Work). Properly package and dispose of all universal waste. In addition, the existing tile flooring and mastic are Asbestos Containing Materials and will also be abated by the offeror by removal and proper disposal. Offeror will perform the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPS) survey that is required prior to major renovation work on a commercial building. Offeror is responsible for disposal, project completion documentation, project notification, associated fees and final visual clearance testing. + The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. + Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. + The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, + The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR provisions are cited: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-20, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-9, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.222-41, 52.222-44, and 52.222-55. + The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.242-15, 52.204-12, 52.223-2, 52.223-5, 52.223-17, 52.228-5, 52.232-40, 52.237-2, and + Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Copy of Invoice on Company Letterhead The Contractor must use the IPP website to register, access, and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. (End of Template) + 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company that is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: 1. Workman's Compensation and Employer Liability Insurance: Compliance with applicable Federal and State Worker's Compensation and Occupational Disease Statutes shall be required. Employer liability coverage in the minimum amount of: $100,000. 2. General/Professional Liability Insurance: Bodily injury liability insurance minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. 3. Automobile Liability Insurance: This insurance shall be required on the comprehensive form of the policy and shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. The minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $100,000 per occurrence for property damage shall be required. (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancelation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. (End of clause) + NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE (NOV 2007) Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work. + PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA (NOV 2007) (a) The Historic and Archeological Data Preservation Act of 1974, provides for the preservation of historical and archeological data that might otherwise be lost as the result of alterations to the terrain caused by a federal or federally licensed activity or program. (b) If, in connection with operations under this contract, the Contractor, subcontractors, or the employees of any of them, discovers, encounters or becomes aware of any possible historical or archeological data, objects or sites of cultural value on the project area, such as historical ruins, graves or grave markers, fossils, or artifacts, the Contractor shall immediately suspend all operations in the vicinity of the cultural value and shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, giving the location and nature of the findings. No objects of cultural resource value may be removed. (c) Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the Changes clause. (d) The Contractor will be responsible for protecting the cultural resources within the effected area from damage. In addition, the contractor will be liable for all damage to the identified cultural resources caused by their actions or the actions of their agents or representatives. The Contractor shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer or his representative if any damage occurs to any cultural resource and immediately suspend work in the area in which damage has occurred until authorized to proceed. (e) The Contractor agrees to insert this paragraph in all subcontracts that involve the performance of work on the terrain of the site. Alternate 1: Insert the following paragraph (f) if the work is being performed on tribal lands: (f) If the discovery occurs on tribal lands, the Contractor shall immediately orally notify the responsible tribal official and the Contracting Officer, and follow with written confirmation within 2 days to the responsible tribal official and the Contracting Officer. The contact information for the tribal official may be obtained at: http://web.cast.uark.edu/other/nps/nacd. (End of Clause) + AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 2011) Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011) (a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work. (b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. (c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions: (1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract; (2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule; (3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause; (4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. (d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract. (f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR. (g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk. (End of clause) + Agency Protests (a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest. An interested party may: (1) Protest to the Contracting Officer; (2) Protest directly to the Bureau Procurement Chief without first protesting to the Contracting Officer; or (3) Appeal a contracting officer's decision to the Bureau Procurement Chief. (b) Requests for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be addressed to: National Park Service Bureau Procurement Chief 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 (c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Offices (GAOs) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within ten days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2(a)(3).) (End of Clause) +52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee ClassMonetary Wage - Fringe Benefits Carpentry Worker 4607; Wage Grade 07 - Step 02$20.09/hr + 18% Fringe Rate (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): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of clause) + 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause. (b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of clause) + 1452.203-70 Restriction on Endorsements (JUL 1996) The Contractor shall not refer to contracts awarded by the Department of the Interior in commercial advertising, as defined in FAR 31.205-1, in a manner which states or implies that the product or service provided is approved or endorsed by the Government, or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services. This restriction is intended to avoid the appearance of preference by the Government toward any product or service. The Contractor may request the Contracting Officer to make a determination as to the propriety of promotional material. (End of clause) + Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (DEVIATION 2015-02) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements (FEB 2015) (a) The contractor shall not require employees or subcontractors seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such fraud, waste, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The contractor shall notify employees that the prohibition and restrictions of any internal confidentiality agreements covered by this clause are no longer in effect. (c) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (d)(1) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act may be prohibited, if the Government determines that the contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause. (2) The Government may seek any available remedies in the event the contractor fails to comply with the provisions of this clause. + The following provisions apply to the solicitation: 52.204-7, 52.204-16, 52.204-18, 52.223-1, and + Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (DEVIATION 2015-02) Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (FEB 2015) (a) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Resolution Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235), Government agencies are not permitted to use funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) under that or any other Act for contracts with an entity that requires employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such fraud, waste, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (b) The prohibition in paragraph (a) of this provision does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312, Form 4414, or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information. (c) Representation. By submission of its offer, the Offeror represents that it does not require employees or subcontractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information. (End of provision) + 52.233-2 "SERVICE OF PROTEST DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)"; (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from National Park Service, NE MABO, Charlestown, Navy Yard, Building I-1, Boston, MA 02129-4543 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240." (End of provision) + 52.237-1 Site Visit. (APR 1984) Offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract 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): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of provision) + 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions. (APR 1984) (a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision. (b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation. (End of provision) + 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. (OCT 2014) (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: The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price only. (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)
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- Zip Code: 04693
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