Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Branch, Code D-7813, Denver Federal Center, PO Box 25007, Denver CO 80225

V -- LOGISTICS SUPPORT FOR GLEN CANYON ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES SOL 1425-96-SI-81-98002 DUE 031596 POC Kent Charles, Contracting Officer, 303/236-8040 extension 243 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation 1425-96-SI-81-98002 is issued as an invitation to bid (IFB). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through FAC 90-36. This procurement is reserved for Small Business, the applicable size standard is 500 employees or less, SIC 4489. The estimated quantity of services for the period March 14, 1996 to December 31, 1996 follow as line item, description, estimated quantity and unit: 1-Snouts, 140 days; 2-33' or 37' motor boat, 341 days; 3-Sportboat, 83 days; 4-Motor boatmen, 1034 days; 5-Oar boatmen, 10 days; 6-Full camps, 351 days; 7-Minimal camps, 34 days; 8-Shuttles, 22 trips; 9-Food for one researcher per day, 3530 units; 10-Mobilization for each trip, 40 trips. Pricing shall be per day, trip, etc. Delivery or Performance shall be made only as authorized by orders issued in accordance with the Ordering clause. The Contractor shall furnish to the Government, when and if ordered, the supplies or services specified in the Schedule up to and including the quantity designated below as the ''maximum.'' The Government shall order at least the quantity of supplies or services designated in the Schedule as the ''minimum order.'' Minimum order under the above schedule shall be a combination of supplies and services that equals $200,000.00. Maximum order under the above schedule shall be a combination of supplies and services that equals $500,000.00. Delivery orders may be placed by the Contracting Officer, or an authorized representative of the Contracting Officer designated in writing. The Contracting Officer shall obligate a sum of money upon award of the contract that funds the minimum requirement for services during the contract period. Delivery orders shall authorize the contractor to earn obligated funds up to the limit of the obligation. The Contracting Officer may increase the obligation up to the maximum order limitation. Obligation of funds beyond the minimum order shall not entitle the contractor to payment of those funds unless work is authorized by delivery order and satisfactorily performed by the contractor. The total amount available for payment to the contractor shall be the minimum order or the total price of delivery orders (not exceeding the limit of funds obligated), whichever is greater. The contractor shall not perform delivery orders that exceed the funds obligated. The contractor shall provide boats, associated support equipment, transportation and personnel for either oar-poweredor motor powered boat trips. Due to GCES research needs, some trips may be required to be run as a combination of oar and motor powered rafts. GCES research and monitoring trips may require partial augmentation from the Contractor. The contractor shall provide fully equipped and staffed river trips, or any aspect of such a trip depending on the needs of the specific research and personnel at that time. Additionally, the contractor shall provide kitchen support at research base camps in the Grand Canyon as needed. The contract performance area is along the Colorado River between Glen Canyon Dam and South Cove a total distance of 310 river miles. Actual scheduling and launching cannot be determined for the entire time period. Trips will be scheduled a minimum of two weeks in advance and the Government will provide the contractor with needs listed in the schedule. The contractors boats and crew shall be ready to leave the launch site at the time specified by the Government. The contractor shall provide the complete logistical support or partial support of any GCES research trip required. The number of researchers per trip is estimated to range between two and twenty. The government may add additional government owned boats and qualified guides who are employed by the government to any trip with only an additional charge from the contractor for food. The logistical research and support requirements shall include providing any combination listed in the schedule. Boat Requirements: Oar-poweredboats must be a minimum of 18 feet long. Motor powered boats shall be of multiple types: (1) 22 feet long (Snout), and/or (2) 33 feet long (S-rigs, or J-rigs), and/or (3) 16 feet long (utility sport boats). Both oar and motor powered boats shall have sufficient space and containers to safely store scientific and personal equipment, support supplies, and other equipment. The government may add their own containers to the trip if they conform to the safety standards of the NPS. Outboard motors shall be a minimum of 20 horsepower for the larger craft as described under (1) and (2), and 40 horsepower for the utility boat (3). The contractor shall comply with all requirements of the NPS Commercial Operating Requirement in effect at trip time. Contractor guides shall meet the National Park Service certification requirements. Contractor guides shall share responsibility of food preparation. Situations where boat transport does not occur (i.e. layovers) due to research scheduling, additional work responsibilities of contractors personnel are to include assisting researchers, where possible, in the coordination and accomplishment of their study tasks. Research trips that are solely supported by the contractor are required to provide a designated logistical trip leader. The contractors designated trip leader shall be responsible for: (1) coordinating the trip schedule, logistics, food, transportation, and special storage/scientific requirements in cooperation with the principle field researcher, (2) coordination with the scientific coordinator to assure that all trip equipment is adequate for the trip needs, (3) assuring that equipment and guides comply with all applicable regulations, (4) assuring that guides maneuver boats into designated study sites, (5) making safety decisions and directing actions of guides and researchers to protect life and property, and (6) coordinating with principal investigators research schedules and requirements. On research trips that are partially or fully organized and supported by GCES, the logistical trip leader shall coordinate his/her activities with the GCES designated coordinator. Certain research support trips will require the use of a boat and boatman for the completion of research activities as well as logistical support. The government will notify the contractor of these needs when they arise. This division of labor is to expedite the work load (boat operation, boat up-keep, food preparation, research assistance). During the Controlled Flood period (March 24-April 4). the contractor is required to support 8 base camps as stated in the evaluation criteria. The contractor shall provide food and non- alcoholic beverages of quality and quantity equal to that provided by commercial concessionaires in the Grand Canyon. The contractor shall also provide food and beverages (purified water, tea, coffee, cocoa, lemonade) for researchers having special dietary requirements. If special food is required, the GCES office will provide a list of specific dietary requirements two weeks prior to the trip. Meals shall be provided from the time of trip start at the launch to the end of the trip at the takeout. The contractor shall provide equipment meeting National Park Service standards. The contractor shall provide vehicles, fuel, and labor to transport researchers, scientific equipment, and personal belongings from Flagstaff, Arizona to the launch site, researcher pickups and drop offs at the South Rim and from the take-out site back to Flagstaff, Arizona. The contractor shall be responsible for the transport of rafting equipment from the contractor's warehouse to the launch area and from take-out site. The take out point may be Diamond Creek, Pierce Ferry or South Cove. When requested, GCES research and logistical equipment and personnel are to be transported from and to the GCES Office Headquarters, and/or GCES Research Warehouse in Flagstaff, AZ. If logistical arrangements are to be different, they are to be made in advance of the trip departure. The contractor shall obtain all necessary rafting permits and watercraft registration, and pay all applicable fees . GCES will pay fees to the Hualapai Indians for use of the Diamond Creek Road. No commercial user-day allocations are required. The government is solely responsible for scheduling launch dates and acquiring specific NPS research permits and river trip application permits. The designated contractor representative shall coordinate all such activities regarding river trip permits through the GCES office. The contractor shall coordinate the required number of boats and guides required for each trip with the study coordinator at the time the trips are scheduled. Mobilization shall provide for fixed expenses associated with organizing a trip that cannot be attributed to the variable costs of each line item. Mobilization shall not vary by trip size or duration. Trip costs are to calculated on a trip by trip basis according to the specific services listed in the schedule and ordered by the Government. Delivery shall occur during the estimated 27 trips planned for the period of performance. FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial applies. FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items applies, the following factors shall be used to evaluate offerors: Only firms currently in possession of a letter of authorization extending an existing NPS Concession permit for rafting in the Grand Canyon shall be considered. Firms shall possess or demonstrate the ability to possess the simultaneous ability to field 7-33 or 37' S or J rigs; 4-22' snouts; 4-16' sportboats, 8 full camps, 3 minimal camps; 17 boatmen, outfit for 70 people with life jackets, black bags and ammo cans. FAR 52.213-3,Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial applies (completed copy shall be included with offer). FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies. FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Order-Commercial Items applies. FAR 52.216-18, Ordering, insert in (a) date of award through 12/31/96; FAR 52.216-19 Delivery Order Limitations, insert in (a) $500,000, (b)(1) $200,000, (b)(2) $500,000, (b)(3) 7, (d) 3; FAR 52.216-22, Indefinite Quantity, insert in (d) 3/31/97; apply. Bids are due by 2PM local time, March 15, 1996 at the Bureau of Reclamation, Acquisition Operations Branch, D7810, Bldg. 67, Room 369, Denver Federal Center, Denver, CO 80225. See Note 22. (0051)

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