Prepare NHL Nomination for Villa Louis, MWRO
Prepare NHL Nomination for Villa Louis, MWRO
52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items and 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items have been amended below. Read the below information in its entirety.
(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) The solicitation number is 140P6020Q0038 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).
(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-08. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR.
(iv) This procurement is set aside 100% for small businesses under NAICS Code 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities with a Small Business Size Standard of $22.0M. An active Contractor registration is required in the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov at the time of quote submission in order to be considered for award.
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00010 - Prepare NHL Nomination for Villa Louis in accordance with the Scope of Work and all addenda, Quantity of one (1), Unit of job.
(vi) The NPS seeks the preparation of a new NHL nomination for the Villa Louis NHL that meets current professional standards. The NHL nomination must clearly state the historical and archeological significance of the cultural resources within the geographical boundary of the property, addressing all primary areas of historical significance. In addition, the nomination must include an evaluation of the estate¿s historic integrity, current condition, the contributing or non-contributing status of all associated extant resources, and a comparative analysis with similar nationally significant properties.
(vii) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and FOB point:
Period of Performance: 24 months after receipt of order (ARO)
Location: Complete project requirements to be delivered to NPS MWRO, 601 Riverfront Dr, Omaha, NE 68102 (Further addressee information will be provided at time of award)
FOB: Destination
(viii) The provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors ¿ Commercial Items, applies to this procurement with the following addenda:
a. Any questions pertaining to this solicitation must be sent via email to james_bissaillon@nps.gov on or before September 8, 2020 at 16:00 CST in order to allow time to respond to the questions. Final questions will be answered in an Amendment to this solicitation and posted on or about September 9, 2020. All amendments must be acknowledged with your quotation.
b. At a minimum, quotes must include
(1) Provide the DUNS number and CAGE Code under which your offer is made.
(2) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically.
(3) Required Documents showing:
The PI must formulate a project proposal in response to the Scope of Work provided in this solicitation. The proposal shall address all components identified in the Scope of Work. A complete proposal shall include all factors and subfactors as stated below.
In order to submit a quote for this project, the contractor must, at a minimum, have the following degrees: Principal Investigator (PI) = Master's degree in History, Public History, or Historic Preservation; Project Historian(s) = Bachelor's degree in History, Public History, or Historic Preservation
Include each Factor in its own file (.docx, .pdf, etc) with clear headings for the Subfactors.
Factor I: Technical Capability
Subfactor I ¿ Detailed Research Strategy: Provide a description of the methods, techniques and procedures of research, including a summary of repositories and other sources of information to be used.
Subfactor II ¿ Project Schedule: Provide a project schedule for the completion of research, analysis, and preparation of the NHL nomination, with dates or time-frames (# of days for each milestone) for the submittal of a detailed outline, a first draft for the NPS to review, subsequent drafts if deemed necessary by the NPS, a final draft submittal for consideration by the NHL Committee, and a final document. The project schedule shall include time (# of days) for NPS review of draft submittals. The entire project must be completed within 24 months of the date of award.
Subfactor III ¿ Qualifications: Provide evidence of personnel qualifications for the following:
1. The Principal Investigator
The Principal Investigator (PI) is responsible for all aspects of the proposed study. The PI must have an M.A. degree in the field of History, Public History, or Historic Preservation from an accredited college or university. The PI shall have a publication record demonstrating a professional level of research, analysis, and report preparation. It is expected that the publication record will reflect education and experience beyond that of a project historian, an understanding of research methodology, and a technical writing style that is required in
National Historic Landmark and National Register nominations. It is highly recommended that the PI have experience and good past performance in the successful preparation of NHL nominations.
2. Project Historian(s)
Although the overall research design, guidance, and responsibility for the completed study lies with the Principal Investigator, the PI may utilize the assistance of Project Historians (PH) to accomplish the research. The minimum requirements for a PH are a Bachelor's degree in History, Public History, or Historic Preservation from an accredited college or university.
Subfactor IV ¿ Previous Experience: Describe a minimum of two projects that are similar in size and scope (complexity) to the work required for this project, which the personnel named above were directly involved with. Provide the name and location of the project and describe the requirement and outcome. Your examples can be for government or public clients but must have been performed within the previous three years.
Factor II: Past Performance
Provide client contact information for the Previous Experience examples you provide from above. Provide the point of contact¿s name, address, phone number, and email address, if known. The Government may consider any and all other sources of information.
Factor III: Price
Provide your lump-sum price for the complete project and a breakdown of prices that allow the government to adequately perform a price analysis concerning labor, materials, travel, and any other expenses. Possible expenses may include the cost of research, analysis, and nomination preparation.
(ix) The provision, 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items, applies to this procurement. Evaluation of quotes will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2, Evaluation of quotations or offers. A firm-fixed price award will be made for the quote that reflects a price that is considered both Fair and Reasonable to the government. 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) Technical Capability, 2) Past Performance, and 3) Price.
The government may award a contract based on the initial offer received without discussion of such offers. Accordingly, each initial offer should reflect the best technical summary at the most favorable price which the offeror can offer the government.
(x) Offerors shall include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their quote.
(xi) The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference: FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items; The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.
Reference FAR 52.212-4, Paragraph (c) is hereby tailored as follows: FAR 52.212-4 (c) Changes. Changes in the terms and conditions of this contract may be made only by written agreement of the parties with the exception of administrative changes such as paying office, appropriation data, etc., which may be changed unilaterally by the Government.
(xii) The provision, 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this procurement. All Offerors 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26,52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-13, 52.232-33 and the following clauses in paragraph (c) 52.222-41, 52.222-42, 52.222-55, 52.222-62, The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.
Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (September 2011) 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 : N/A. 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 quotation.
Green Procurement; To the extent that the services provided by the Contractor require provision of any of the types of products listed at https://sftool.gov/greenprocurement, the Contractor is expected to provide the green type of product unless that type of product is not available competitively within a reasonable time, at a reasonable price, is not life cycle cost efficient in the case of energy consuming products, or does not meet reasonable performance standards.
(xiii) Offerors are to see the complete solicitation package for full terms and conditions and attachments.
Attachments included:
Attachment 1 - A04 SOW (8 pages)
Attachment 2 - A06 Specifications (Villa Louis_NR NHL nom photographs).pdf (26 pages)
Attachment 3 - A06 Specifications (Villa Louis_NR NHL nomination_1975).pdf (14 pages)
Attachment 4 - B08 Solicitation (Combined Synopsis Solicitation Terms and Conditions).pdf (5 pages)
Attachment 5 - B03 DOL Wage Determination.pdf (12 pages)
(xiv) N/A
(xv) All quotes must be submitted by the due date in order to be considered. Quotes are due on or before September 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM Central Time.
Quotes shall be submitted electronically, via email to james_bissaillon@nps.gov
(xvi) The only point of contact for this solicitation is Contract Specialist James Bissaillon, email james_bissaillon@nps.gov or phone (402) 661-1690.
140P6020Q0038 Department of the Interior National Park Service Midwest Region
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