1240LS24Q0081 Bridger-Teton National Forest Riding Horses Combined Synopsis RFQ.pdf

Solicitation Number: 1240LS24Q0081 Bridger-Teton National Forest, Riding Horses.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, 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) This solicitation 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 2024-05.

(iv) This procurement is set aside for 100% Total Small Business. The NAICS code is 112920 and the Small

Business Size Standard is $2.75 Million.

(v) Schedule of Items/Price Schedule

Item Supplies/Services Qty Unit of Issue Unit

Price

Total Price

001 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

002 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

003 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

004 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

005 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

006 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

007 Riding Horse 1 EA. $ $

Total:

Indicate ability to have horses available by the date outlined in this RFQ; Y or

N:

If unable to have horses available by the date outlined in this RFQ, indicate earliest possible date based on an anticipated award date of 08/15/2024.

Quoter’s Company Information

Name of Company (Please Print):

UEI NUMBER from SAM.gov:

Printed Name of Company Representative:

Signature of Company Representative:

Date:

Phone Number:

Email Address:

Schedule Notes:

a) The Government anticipates making a single award from this solicitation. A vendor must quote on all lines items within the schedule to be considered for award. The Government reserves the right to make a multiple award from this solicitation, and a quoter may not be awarded all line items. Price your quote accordingly.

b) Upon evaluation the Forest Service may choose to purchase less than the number of horses in the schedule.

Price your quotes accordingly.

c) Purchase is also contingent upon outcome of Health, Coggins and Brand Inspections, and the cost of these shall be included in the price of the horse.

d) Unit of Issue: EA. = Each.

(vi) Description of Requirement

The Bridger-Teton National Forest is looking for 7-head riding horses for the wilderness/trails program that meet Forest Service safety standards. The work that the horses are used for necessitates that the animals purchased meet specific requirements. The Wilderness areas on the Bridger-Teton NF are large and remote, the terrain can be steep and rocky with frequent river crossings and requires reliable sure-footed horses.

The following is a description of minimum requirements:

• Must be a gelded male horse.

• 14.2 to 16.2 hands height.

• 1000-1500 pounds.

• Minimum of 4 years and maximum of 12 years old.

• Broke, can be ridden with bridle and saddle at a walk, trot, and canter. Horse must allow all feet to be handled in an easy manner. Must stop and back up. Turn left and right at the walk, trot, and canter.

Capable of mounting on either the left or right side, especially in mountainous terrain use.

• Gentle and calm disposition. Free of aggressive behavior such as biting, kicking, or striking.

• Well-muscled, with medium to long type muscles allowing a good easy walk and trot. Withers are medium to prominent; back is short with good strong loin connecting back to hindquarters. Hindquarters deep, wide and with smooth muscling. Legs straight as possible well set under the horse with good, heavy, dense bone, and strong clean joints. Typical foot with wide heels and no problem of contraction.

No cracks, splits, or punctures of the hoof.

• Quarter Horse or Quarter Horse/Draft cross is desirable; however, quality and safety are first consideration over color and breed as long as not a gaited horse.

• No health issues: no previous visible injuries or scarring (especially on the legs or joints)- popping, grinding, inflammation of joints, no runny eyes, no runny nose, no visible diseases.

• Will not object to saddling, grooming, shoeing, and basic medical care (e.g. shots). Will not spook, rear or shy, even when surprised.

• Easy to catch and halter in corrals or when turned out to pasture.

• Must be comfortable with being loaded, unloaded, and tied to a trailer or hitch rails for long periods of time.

• Shall be tolerant of unusual situations and unfamiliar equipment.

• Must have current Coggins, health papers and brand inspection paperwork.

• The Forest Service reserves the right to decline the purchase of any horse that does not meet the criteria listed above. This declination or acceptance will be made within the evaluation period.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance

8/30/2024, Onsite Selection and Pickup. Note: The Forest Service is able to travel up to 3 hours one way from Moran, WY to inspect and pick up the selected horses.

CLAUSES:

(viii) 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):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52)

Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

(AGAR clauses begin with 452)

FAR and AGAR Deviations to clauses may be viewed at: Policies & Regulations | USDA https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/ppd/policies-regulations

Clauses Incorporated by Reference:

(ix) 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV

2023)

Addenda to 52.212-4:

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014)

52.232-9 Limitation on Withholding of Payments (APR 1984)

52.232-11 Extras (APR 1984)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013)

52.242-17 Government Delay of Work (APR 1984)

52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service)(APR 1984)

(x) 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders–

Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or

Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further

Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or

Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (MAR 2023)

(31 U.S.C.3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801)

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and

108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or

Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

☒ (4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712)

(Whistleblower Guidance to Contractor Employees)

☒ (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun

2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☒ (9) 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023) (Section 102 of

Division R of Pub. L. 117-328).

☒ (12) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors

Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

☒ (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

☒ (26) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (FEB 2024) (15

U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

☒ (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

☒ (32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024). [ https://view.officeapps.live.com/op/view.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.govdelivery.com%2Fattachments%2FUSDAPSD%2F2023%2F04%2F04%2Ffile_attachments%2F2456937%2FWhistleblower%2520Guidance.docx&wdOrigin=BROWSELINK https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/far-class-deviation-regarding-new-trade-agreements-thresholds.pdf

☒ (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

☒ (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

☒ (36) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29

U.S.C.793).

☒ (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

☒ (51) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the

Department of the Treasury).

☒ (55) 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May

2024) (E.O. 13513).

☒ (59) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct

2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(d) (1) – (3)

(e) (1),(2)

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text:

(xi) 52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

(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 Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR 4) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

(xii) 452.204-70 Modification for Contract Closeout (DEVIATION JUL 2022) Upon contract closeout for contracts utilizing Simplified Acquisition Procedures (SAP) according to

FAR 13:

(a) If unobligated funds in the amount of $1000 or less remain on the contract, the Contracting Officer

(CO) shall issue a unilateral modification for de-obligation. The contractor will receive a copy of the modification but will not be required to provide a signature. The CO shall immediately proceed with contract closeout upon completion of the period of performance, receipt and acceptance of supplies or services, and final payment.

(b) If unobligated funds of more than $1000 remain on the contract, the CO shall issue a bilateral modification for de-obligation. The contractor will receive a copy of the modification and will be required to provide a signature. (The CO may also request a Release of Claims be completed by the contractor, although not required for contract and orders using SAP procedures.) If the bilateral modification and Release of Claims are not returned to the CO within 60 days, the CO shall release the modification as unilateral and proceed with contract closeout upon completion of the period of performance, receipt and acceptance of supplies or services, and final payment.

List of Documents, Attachments, and Exhibits

Exhibit Description Pages

1 Experience Questionnaire (Contractor required to fill out and return) 1

2 Horse Information 1 https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/agar-class-deviation-contract-closeout-clause.pdf

Exhibit # 1

Experience Questionnaire

Contractor Name, Address, & Telephone Number:

Experience

How many years does your business have in the line of work contemplated by this solicitation?

List Below all Riding Horse Projects your business has completed within the last three (3) years:

Contract

Amount

Type of Project

Date

Completed

Name, & Telephone Number of Owner/Person to

Contract for Information

Certification: I certify that all of the statements made by me are complete and correct to the best of my knowledge. That any persons named as references area authorized to furnish the Forest Service with information needed to verify my capability to perform this project.

Signature Date

(Quoter required to fill out and return with their quote. Supplement with additional pages to fully address evaluation factors).

Exhibit # 2

Horse Information

(Quoter required to fill out and return with their quote. Supplement with additional pages to fully address evaluation factors).

PROVISIONS:

(xiii) 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):

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses:

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (FAR clauses begin with 52)

Department of Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (AGAR) Clauses: https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

(AGAR clauses begin with 452)

FAR and AGAR Deviations to provisions may be viewed at: Policies & Regulations | USDA

Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

(xiv) 52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (SEP 2023)

(a)All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the pre-award and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https://www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b)The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the pre-award and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

(xv) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (SEP 2023)

Addenda to provision 52.212-1:

52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations (FEB 2024)

52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification (MAY 2008)

Addenda to Provision 52.212-1:

For simplified acquisitions, the word quote or quoter is substituted in provision 52.212-1 for the word offer or offeror.

Addenda to Provision 52.212-1 paragraph (b) Submission of Offers:

AT A MINIMUM, QUOTER SHALL SUBMIT THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENTS BACK

WITH THEIR RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION:

1. Schedule of Items (Including Quoter’s Company Information) (Page 1).

2. Any amendment that may be issued.

3. Exhibit #1 Experience Questionnaire (Page 5).

4. Exhibit #2 Horse information (Page 6).

5. 52.212-3(b)(2) Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and

Commercial Services (Page 8).

6. 52.204-24(d) Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment (Page 9).

7. Technical Response as Identified in Evaluation Factors for Award. (See Evaluations

Commercial Items Page(s) 9-10).

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/agar https://www.usda.gov/da/ocp/ppd/policies-regulations https://www.acquisition.gov/360

1) Quoters must have an active entity registration in the System for Award Management to submit a quote. https://www.sam.gov/SAM/

2) Submit quote by email to the Contract Specialist listed in section (xxi) so that it is delivered into this inbox by the due date and time. Emails should be in Microsoft Word, or Adobe PDF format. Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the quoter’s responsibility to confirm receipt of the quote from the Contract Specialist listed in section (xxi).

3) Address questions about this solicitation to the Contract Specialist listed in section (xxi).

The Deadline for questions about this solicitation is 08/05/2024 at 10:00 AM Mountain Time.

Addenda to Provision 52.212-1 paragraph (f) Late submissions: :

Any quote, modification, revision, or withdrawal of a quote received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of quotes is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late quote would not unduly delay the acquisition.

(xvi) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (MAY 2024)

[If Offeror Representations and Certifications are not complete in SAM the offeror shall submit a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, with your offer. The full provision is available from http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

If Offeror Representations and Certifications are complete in SAM, the offeror shall complete the following:]

(b)(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph

(b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and

Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. Write “None” if there are no changes needed to your online reps and certs.

https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.sam.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i1060550 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-4-administrative-and-information-matters#i1121876

Provisions Incorporated by Full Text:

(xvii) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror

Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it

"does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at

52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(1) It ☐ will, ☐ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the

Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It ☐ does, ☐ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(xviii) 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes:

Factor #1 – Technical Capability: In order to be considered for award, quote must include information about the horses sufficient to determine that the horses meet all of the specifications listed in section

(vi).

NOTE: The Government reserves the right to Evaluate each horse prior to purchase and will factor in vehicle mileage rates and employee time from Moran, WY to location of horses, in order to determine the best value to the Government. Purchase is also contingent upon outcome of Health, Coggins, and

Brand Inspections.

Factor #2 – Ability to Meet Horse Available Date: In order to be considered for award, quote must indicate ability to have horses available by the date listed in this solicitation or in the event you are unable to have horses available by this date, the earliest possible available date (see schedule of items and section (vii)).

Factor #3 – Past Performance: The Government will use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the quoter. Information obtained from the Past Performance

Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) database located at http//www.ppirs.gov is one of the sources that will be utilized. PPIRS functions as the central warehouse for performance assessment reports received from several Federal performance information collection systems and is sponsored by the DOD E-

Business Office and administered by the Naval Sea Logistics Center Detachment Portsmouth.

NOTE: In accordance with FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)), in the case of a quoter without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the quoter shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” will be considered “acceptable.” Ratings of less than satisfactory for furnishing of similar items within the last three years, may result in removal of consideration from award.

Technical Capability, Availability, and Past Performance, when combined, are equal in importance to price.

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(xviiii) 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (NOV 2020)

(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 Agriculture Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 4) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(xx) Date, Time, and Place Offers are due

Quotes are due at the contract specialist’s email address listed in section (xxi) by 10:00 AM

Mountain Time on 08/08/2024. Be aware that large attachments may increase the time required to deliver an email. It is the quoters responsibility to confirm receipt of the quote from the Contract

Specialist.

(xxi) Government Point of Contact

Whit Fausett

Contract Specialist arlen.fausett@usda.gov mailto:arlen.fausett@usda.gov