SOLICITATION NOTICE
68 -- Herbicides for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Crow Creek Agency in Fort Thompson, SD.
- Notice Date
- 7/30/2019
- Notice Type
- Combine Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 115 4th Ave SE, Aberdeen, SD 57401
- ZIP Code
- 22030
- Solicitation Number
- 140A0119Q0031
- Response Due
- 8/9/2019
- Archive Date
- 2/5/2020
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Client Services, Phone: 1.877.933.3243, Fax: 703.422.7822
- E-Mail Address
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Clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises
- Description
- 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. The solicitation number is 140A0119Q0031 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ), unless otherwise indicated herein. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-03. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 325320 with a small business size standard of 500.00 employees. This requirement is an [ Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids. The solicitation pricing on www.UnisonMarketplace.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2019-08-09 17:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. FOB Destination shall be in the Special Shipping Instructions. The Bureau of Indian Affairs requires the following items, Brand Name or Equal, to the following: LI 001: Aminopyralid (2 lb/gal) - Brand-Name or Equal - See attached specifications, 150, GALLON; LI 002: Aminopyralid (.41 lb/gal) + 2,4-D Amine (3.33 lb/gal) - Brand-Name or Equal - See attached specifications, 400, GALLON; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested Offerers must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, Bureau of Indian Affairs intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, Unison, Inc. Unison Marketplace has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids. All responsible Offerers that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.UnisonMarketplace.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.UnisonMarketplace.com. Offerers that are not currently registered to use www.UnisonMarketplace.com should proceed to www.UnisonMarketplace.com to complete their free registration. Offerers that require special considerations or assistance may contact Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or via email at marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com. Offerers may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.UnisonMarketplace.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.UnisonMarketplace.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.UnisonMarketplace.com process. Should Offerers require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or Marketplace Support at 1.877.933.3243 or marketplacesupport@unisonglobal.com.Use of Unison Marketplace: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through Unison Marketplace in compliance with the Unison Marketplace Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. SAM registration must be "ACTIVE" at time of award. All items must be covered by the manufacturer's warranty, where applicable. 52.204-7, System for Award Management (OCT 2018); 52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018); 52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (JUL 2016); 52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (JUL 2016); FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (OCT 2018) (DEVIATION), (j) Unique entity identifier. (Applies to all offers exceeding $10,000, and offers at any dollar level if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database); FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (OCT 2018); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (OCT 2018); 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013). The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items (MAY 2019), paragraph (a), and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (OCT 2018); 52.209-6, Protecting the Government s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (OCT 2015); 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JUL 2013); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2018); 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEP 2016); 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014); 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019); 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (AUG 2011); 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (MAY 2014); 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008); and 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer System for Award Management (OCT 2018). The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. (a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as brand name or equal, the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that equal products must meet are specified in the solicitation. (b) To be considered for award, offers of equal products, including equal products of the brand name manufacturer, must (1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation; (2) Clearly identify the item by (i) Brand name, if any; and (ii) Make or model number; (3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and (4) Clearly describe any modification the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modification. (c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate equal products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer. (d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an equal product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation. (End of provision) SEE ATTACHED. (a) The offeror certifies that each end product, except those listed in paragraph (b) of this provision, is a domestic end product and that for other than COTS items, the offeror has considered components of unknown origin to have been mined, produced, or manufactured outside the United States. The offeror shall list as foreign end products those end products manufactured in the United States that do not qualify as domestic end products, i.e., an end product that is not a COTS item and does not meet the component test in paragraph (2) of the definition of domestic end product. The terms commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item, component, domestic end product, end product, foreign end product, and United States are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled Buy American Supplies. (b) Foreign End Products: LINE ITEM NO. ____________ COUNTRY OF ORIGIN___________________ [List as necessary] NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO FEDBIZOPPS ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (30-JUL-2019); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT 877-472-3779 or fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
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Link To Document
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/DOI/BIA/RestonVA/140A0119Q0031/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: Special Shipping Instructions.
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- Record
- SN05386019-F 20190801/190730230040 (fbodaily.com)
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