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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF DECEMBER 15, 2016 FBO #5501
MODIFICATION

F -- CN - Great Divide Ranger District Common Stand Exam - Solicitation Amendment 0002

Notice Date

12/13/2016
 

Notice Type

Modification/Amendment
 

NAICS

115310 — Support Activities for Forestry
 

Contracting Office

Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, R-9 Lake States Acquisition Team (LSAT), 500 Hanson Lake Road, Rhinelander, Wisconsin, 54501, United States
 

ZIP Code

54501
 

Solicitation Number

AG-569R-S-17-0003
 

Archive Date

1/17/2017
 

Point of Contact

Annette C. Caliguri, Phone: 906-428-5842, Casey Krogstad, Phone: 715-264-2511 ext.2238
 

E-Mail Address

acaliguri@fs.fed.us, clkrogstad@fs.fed.us
(acaliguri@fs.fed.us, clkrogstad@fs.fed.us)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

Total Small Business
 

Description

Attachment 3 - Corrected Compartment Stand List SF 30 Solicitation Amendment Form This Solicitation is Amended (Amendment 0002) to replace Attachment 3 with a corrected version. Please sign the SF 30 Solicitation Amendment Form and return with your bid documents. Solicitation Amendment 001 changes the technical contact phone number for Casey Krogstad to 715-264-2511 ext. 2238 on the SF-18, via the attached SF-30, and within the synopsis description. The Lakes States Acquisition Team announces an opportunity for technical forestry services to complete Common Stand Exams on the Great Divide Ranger District of the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest in Wisconsin. Its purpose is to obtain the site, setting, and tree characteristics required to identify stand conditions and capabilities in providing the Government information with which management determinations for natural resources will be made. Work shall consist of locating, establishing, measuring and recording vegetative data on sample plots. The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the Region 9 Common Stand Exam Field Guide. The Contractor shall furnish all personnel, materials, services, and facilities necessary for the project and performance of this contract. The contract includes the contractor furnishing all supervision, labor, equipment (including field data recorders, if used), tools, and other incidentals, except as otherwise provided by the Government and in the timeframe specified in this solicitation. Offerors are urged to inspect the Bid Items and work areas prior to submission of an offer. It is the Government's intent to award one or more fixed price contracts from this solicitation. If upon evaluation, it is determined that multiple awards are in the best interest of the Government, multiple awards may be made. Contractors may bid on any or all items in the Schedule. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 13.1, and supplemented with additional information included in, and attached to, this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation: proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and the documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-91 and 89. Provisions and clauses incorporated by references have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (AGAR) can be accessed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar/html This procurement is a total small-business set aside. The NAICS code is 115310 and the Small Business Size Standard is $7.5M. Contractors are required to be actively registered with the System for Award Management (SAM) at www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis, the solicitation or any follow up information requests. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account. The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP. The solicitation has been posted to FedBizOpps (FBO) and no hard copies of the solicitation, supporting documents and applicable amendments, if any, will be provided. To receive the entire solicitation package and any applicable amendments, prospective offerors must download them from the FBO website. Schedule of items consists of 6 bid items with a range of 2 to 4 compartments per each bid item with multiple stands in each compartment. Bid Item 1 Total stand quanitity 41 Bid Item 2 Total stand quanitity 59 Bid Item 3 Total stand quanitity 41 Bid Item 4 Total stand quanitity 47 Bid Item 5 Total stand quanitity 19 Bid Item 6 Total stand quanitity 43 See AG-569R-S-17-0003 Solicitation Document - Section B for complete Schedule of Items. The following technical factors shall be used to evaluate offers: (a) Experience (recent) (b) Education (c) Past Performance (understanding of and ability to accomplish the work) (d) Safety Plan (e) Availability (f) List of Bio-based products utilized (if applicable) Award will be made to the offeror (1) whose Proposal is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/cost relationship is most advantageous to the Government. Cost is equal to technical qualifications and will factor in the award decision. All Offerors must submit the following: 1. Complete and return the SF-18 2. Section B - Schedule of Items/Pricing 3. Section K - Certifications and Representations 4. Technical Proposal - Please ensure that you have addressed all of the criteria as stated in section M. (Experience Questionnaire provided for your convenience) The Government will evaluate proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria set forth in Section M of this solicitation. All offers must be received by 4:30 pm EST on January 2, 2017. Please submit one complete copy of the above information to: USDA Forest Service - AG-569R-S-17-0003 Annette Caliguri, LSAT Contracting Officer 820 Rains Drive Gladstone, MI 49837 Offers may be submitted electronically to acaliguri@fs.fed.us, SUBJ: AG-569R-S-17-0003 If submitting via email please note file size limitations, formatting or other problems may hamper receipt so please verify that the contracting officer has received your quote. No facsimile offers will be considered per (c)(1) of FAR clause 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition. (Jan 2004). Incomplete offers will not be accepted. Contact Annette Caliguri at acaliguri@fs.fed.us or (906) 428-5842 with administrative questions concerning this solicitation. Contact Casey Krogstad at clkrogstad@fs.fed.us or (715) 264-2511 ext. 2238 for more information or technical questions concerning this solicitation.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USDA/FS/569R/AG-569R-S-17-0003/listing.html)
 

Place of Performance

Address: Great Northern Ranger District, N2223 Hwy 13, Glidden, Wisconsin, 54527, United States

Zip Code: 54527
 

Record

SN04350817-W 20161215/161213235124-72f95183e814b502c1839301ad4c678e (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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