1284LM26Q0082.pdf

1284LM26Q0082

1. REQUEST NO.

5a. ISSUED BY

NAME

a. NAME

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG.1

RATING

6. DELIVERY BY (Date)

7. DELIVERY

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

b. STREET ADDRESS

PAGE OF PAGES

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (No collect calls)

TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER

8. TO:

b. COMPANY

e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

05/22/2026 1169754

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324 25TH ST

OGDEN UT 84401-2310

USDA-FS CSA INTERMOUNTAIN 2

USDA FOREST SERVICE

USDA-FS SAN JUAN NATIONAL FOREST

DOLORES RANGER DISTRICT

29211 HIGHWAY 184

DOLORES

CO 81323

SARAH COTTON

06/12/2026 1700 ES

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

(See Schedule)X

ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

The purpose of this solicitation is to provide Haycamp Mesa South Vegetation Management Project Environmental Assessment Class III Archaeological Resources Inventory in San Juan National Forest Dolores Ranger District. This solicitation is restricted to the R2 Cultural Resources Survey's BPA. This requirement will be 100% Small Business Set-aside. Quote will be good for 60 days.

Period of Performance: 07/15/2026 to 05/01/2028

0001 Cultural Resource Inventory - Base Unit South 12627 AC South (see Statement of Work for additional details).

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12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

a. NAME OF QUOTER

AREA CODE

NUMBER

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

b. TELEPHONE are are not attached

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

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STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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CONTINUATION SHEET

REFERENCE NO. OF DOCUMENT BEING CONTINUED PAGE OF

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

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0002 NRM Data Entry - Haycamp South (see Statement of 104 HR

Work for additional details).

0003 Cultural Resource Inventory - Optional Unit North 10911 AC

(see Statement of Work for additional details).

(Option Line Item)

0004 NRM Data Entry - Haycamp North Optional (see 96 HR

Statement of Work for additional details).

(Option Line Item)

0005 Cultural Resource Inventory - Optional Unit East 4278 AC

(see Statement of Work for additional details).

(Option Line Item)

0006 NRM Data Entry - Haycamp East Optional (see 40 HR

Statement of Work for additional details).

(Option Line Item)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options

Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.202(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(End of provision)

52.217-7 Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item.

As prescribed in 17.203(e), insert a clause substantially the same as the following:

Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Schedule as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Schedule. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 90 days of contract award.

Delivery of added items shall continue at the same rate that like items are called for under the contract, unless the parties otherwise agree.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors

AGAR 452.203-72 Unenforceable Supplier Terms

Evaluation and Basis for Award

The provision at FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services is not applicable to this solicitation. In lieu of this provision, quotes will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 12.203 based on the criteria listed below. Award will be made to the offeror representing the best value to the Government. Each BPA call will be awarded based upon trade-off, best value. Price is approximately equal in weight to the three technical evaluation criteria listed below.

Factors:

1. Technical Capability and approach of Company & any Subcontractor(s). The vendor shall provide a brief description of their capability and approach for performing the current requirement. The vendor shall provide sufficient detail as necessary to evaluate the vendor’s likelihood of successful performance. The US Forest Service will state if any specific information is required for the current BPA call evaluation.

Also include:

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• Key Personnel use in conjunction with (AGAR 452-237-74),

a) Personnel with sufficient experience and qualifications to perform the work described in the Call Order. If more stringent experience and qualification requirements are required by an individual unit, the Contractor shall meet these requirements. Qualifications and appropriate credentials for Key Personnel must be submitted for Project Managers, Principal Investigators, Field Directors/Supervisors, GIS Staff, etc.

• Experience of the Firm, or a specific Individual/Position

• Equipment What piece of equipment is required for the services etc. if not already included in the SOW.

2. Past Performance. Past performance will be based on CPARS and any direct knowledge of the vendor’s prior performance under this BPA. CPARS evaluations and Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) will be completed by the COR or Point of Contact for each Call Order awarded. CPARS shall be included for anything over $250 SAT and Manual CPARS can be done for anything Under the SAT.

3. Experience. The vendor shall submit a statement with two examples demonstrating their prior experience performing similar work within the geographic region. Experience may include pedestrian inventory, data recovery, or laboratory analysis of artifacts recovered from those regions. In addition, if necessary, for Architectural Historian expertise, ability to complete appropriate documentation on the historic buildings, structures, sites, and/or districts as identified in accordance with all SHPO’s Documentation Standards for historic buildings or the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Architectural and Engineering Documentation.

4. General Requirements b) The Contractor is responsible for providing necessary materials, equipment, and supplies for use in this project and shall use methods and equipment in accordance with Federal and State laws.

c) When necessary, the Government will provide computer access and assist the Contractor with obtaining access to the USFS network.

d) The Contractor will be required to obtain access to the appropriate SHPO database as necessary for performing Existing Data Reviews, or Data Entry as required by individual state compliance requirements.

e) The Contractor maybe required to obtain Government access to the NRM Forest Service Heritage database. Call orders that require the contractor to access govt systems (and the FS Network) applies to NRM data management line items.

f) The Contractor may be required to utilize NRM data entry trainings available on the Forest Service Natural Resource Manager Heritage Support website

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(http://fsweb.nrm.fs.fed.us/support/docs.php?appname=heritage) once access to the network and NRM has been obtained.

g) Should the Contractor encounter significant unanticipated or complex data issues within the heritage database outside of the scope of work, the COR shall be notified as soon as practical.

At no time shall the contractor perform additional work beyond what is in the Call Order without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

(e) Specific Requirements: Any specific requirements not identified will be included in the Call Order. The contractor may be asked to incorporate multiple data sets from cultural resource site forms and cultural resource reports/project areas into a single data set in the unit-specific geodatabase, and/or incorporate new data and previously recorded data into the NRM Forest Service Heritage database. At a minimum the contractor will be responsible for following the geospatial standards as defined for Cultural Resources and Inventory Shapefiles identified under Task 2: Recordation of Cultural Resources.

Minimum Criteria:

The principal investigator for the project must hold a valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit for the San Juan National Forest and must have a current curation agreement with the Canyon of the Ancients Museum in Dolores, Colorado.

The crew chief of each survey crew must have the following minimum qualifications:

• A graduate degree in anthropology, specializing in archaeology, or equivalent archaeological experience.

• Listed as a crew chief on the Principal Investigator’s valid Forest Service Cultural Resource Use Permit.

• At least 16 months of professional experience and/or specialized training in archaeological field work, artifact analysis, and administration.

• At least 6 months of experience in archaeological survey or excavation within the Ancestral Puebloan occupation of the Four Corners region of Colorado, Utah, Arizona and/or New Mexico.

• Demonstrated competence in collecting, handling, analyzing, evaluating, and reporting archaeological data.

• Demonstrated ability to plan, equip, staff, organize, and supervise a cultural resources survey.

• Demonstrated ability to accurately plot archaeological site locations on topographic maps and to map sites using GPS units.

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• Demonstrated competence in identifying and describing artifacts, including identification of prehistoric ceramics found within southwestern Colorado, using published type descriptions.

Each crew member must have the following minimum qualifications:

• At least 24 semester hours of credit in archaeology, anthropology, and/or history courses.

Courses must include information on the method and theory of archaeological survey and excavation.

• At least 3 months of field experience in archaeological survey. Crew members must work under the direct field supervision of a qualified crew chief at all times.

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