12445123R0022 NOTICE TO OFFERORS.docx

Solicitation: 12445123R0022 USDA-FS Road Maintenance/Construction Services: Kisatchie NF

NOTICE TO OFFERORS

SF-1449 INFORMATION

AGAR 452.211-74 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE (FEB 88): COMPLETION DATE: Work shall be completed on or before the date specified in FAR 52.211-10.

52.216-18 Ordering (AUG 2020): PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS: See FAR Clause 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction.

Item 17: NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR:SAM Unique ID number shall be included in addition to the name and address.

ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS: FAILURE TO ACKNOWLEDGE AMENDMENTS, BY THE DESIGNATED DATE AND HOUR SPECIFIED IN THE SOLICITATION MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR PROPOSAL. If amendments are issued, they will be posted to www.beta.sam.gov.

452.215-73 Post Award Conference (NOV 1996)/Block 18a: SUBMITTING INVOICES: Invoices must be comply with FAR 52.232-5, Payments under Fixed Price Construction Contracts, and submitted electronically using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) via www.IPP.gov.

I. PRE-PROPOSAL INFORMATION

ELECTRONIC PROPOSAL SUBMISSION. Submit an electronic copy of your proposal package to steven.alves@usda.gov/cc: adam.doyle@usda.gov with the following documents:

· SF-1449, Solicitation, Offer & Award

· Acknowledge any amendments.

· B.1 SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

· Complete and Return Buy American Act & Hazardous Materials, Attachment 11

· Complete the VETS-4212 declaration contained below.

· Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR Provision 52.204-8), Representation Regarding Certain

· Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (FAR Provision 52.204-24), and Certification

· Regarding Responsibility Matters (FAR Provision 52.209-5). Section K of this solicitation.

· Contractor Proposal Data. This may all be in one PDF. Delineate the volumes with a dividing page

VOL I: Technical

· Organization

· Plan of Operations

· Quality Control

· Bio Preferred Products 30 Pages

VOL II: Past Performance

· Attachment 08 (1ea)

· Attachment 09 (1ea)

· Attachment 10 (3 ea)

VOL III: Price

· Schedule B for each Ranger District of interest Up to 26 Pages

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED AFTER 4:00 P.M. ON 05/12/2023 Questions can be submitted to steven.alves@usda.gov.; cc: adam.doyleW@usda.gov

Submittal Format and Confirmation/Receipt.

Email Subject Line: 12445123R0022_Company Name_BID Email: Your proposal shall be emailed to steven.alves@usda.gov; CC:Adam.doyle @usda.gov Confirmation Call: **DO NOT WAIT TO CONFIRM RECEIPT!** Call 859-334--0254

Conference Call 4/27/2023; 1400 ET

(c) A Telephonic Conference is schedule for 27Apr 2023/1400 ET

1-202-650-0123, ID: 200 235 21#

**THERE ARE NO SITE VISITS/Self-Guided Tour.

It is the contractor’s responsibility to ensure their proposal is received by the government. The contractor can call 859-334-0524 to confirm receipt. This acknowledgment SHALL NOT be used to confirm your proposal could be opened and read. Your email with the PDF attached will be deposited in a secure USDA-FS file and SHALL NOT BE REVIEWED FOR COMPLIANCE WITH THIS IFB PRIOR TO OPENING. ANY/ALL ATTACHMENTS WILL REMAIN UNOPENED UNTIL THE TIME DESIGNATED IN THIS RFP.

This solicitation and the subsequent contract are governed by the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR), agency supplemental regulations, and the drawings, specifications, and data attached. Applicable FAR provisions and clauses in this IFB are incorporated by reference or full text. FAR provisions and clauses incorporated by reference can be accessed on the Internet at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

It is the responsibility of the offeror to verify that this solicitation document, including the plans, are complete as listed in the table of contents and the index to sheets. Plan sheets are attached to the email solicitation.

Notice of SAM Registration – offerors must be registered and ACTIVE in the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to submission of a proposal in response to this solicitation. Failure to register prior to submission of a proposal may require award to the next successful registered offeror. See FAR Subpart 4.1102. Register online at www.sam.gov. (SAM is an official website of the U.S. government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use this site for FREE to register to do business with the U.S. government.).

Representations and Certifications – This solicitation is issued under NAICS 237310 CONSTRUCTION OF HIGHWAYS, ROADS, STREETS, BRIDGES, AND RAILWAYS with a small business size standard of $45.0 million. If your average annual gross receipts for the past 5 years are above $45.0 million, your organization is considered a large business for the purposes of this solicitation; if they are below $45.0 million your organization is considered a small business for the purposes of this solicitation. Please complete the certification listed in paragraph (b) of FAR Provision 52.204-8 Annual Representation and Certifications. Offerors must certify small business status for NAICS 237310 in SAM. Before submitting a proposal, please ensure you have completed annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM at www.sam.gov.

Modifications to proposals - proposals may be modified or withdrawn by electronic commerce (email) if such notice is received prior to the time specified for receipt of proposals. The Government will not be responsible for ANY failure attributable to the transmission or receipt of electronic commerce (email) data. For all modifications, the Government STRONGLY ENCOURAGES offerors to resubmit the entire proposal schedule with a unit price and amount for every proposal item, and a Schedule Total (See FAR Provision 52.214-5, Submission of Proposals). Modifications which make the proposal ambiguous, indefinite, or uncertain as to any essential requirement of the contract will cause the proposal to be rejected as nonresponsive. Email Address to submit modifications to proposals for this project is steven.alves@usda.gov.

Vets-4212 Reporting - Offerors must complete the following report, if required. See reporting requirements at: https:// www.dol.gov/agencies/vets/programs/vets4212.

· My firm had a qualifying Federal Contract in 2020 and has complied with the reporting requirements.

· My firm did not have a qualifying Federal Contract in 2020 and is therefore exempt from the reporting requirements.

COMPANY NAME:____________________________________

UNIQUE ID: _____________________________

SIGNATURE: ______________________________________