12FPC420R0011 NRI NOR CAL Combimbed Synopsis Soliciation and Attachements Amendment 2.pdf

NRCS is mandated (through Rural Development Act of 1972, the Soil and Water Resources Conservation Act of 1977, and other supporting legislation) to assess the status, condition, and trends of soil, water, and related resources on the National Non-Federal lands. Resources inventory legislative authorities, NRCS policy, and responsibilities for conducting the NRI are contained in NRCS General Manual 290, Part 400.

Objective/Scope:

The general data categories include: soil and landscape information; ecological site information; rangeland health indicators; invasive/noxious plant presence; disturbance indicators; conservation practices and resource concerns; plant composition and patterns; and plant production, cover, density, and height.

All data will be collected in accordance with National Resource Inventory Handbook of Instructions for Grazing Land On-Site Data Collection.

Interested firms should carefully review all the documentation made a part of this solicitation. Please note the following:

• Data point locations will be finalized each season upon release by the NRI authority. Task order(s) may then be issued to accomplish the required seasonal data collection.

• The first task order will be issued upon award of the single award IDIQ contract.

• The Government will only pay, upon Government acceptance, for those deliverables submitted in accordance with the requirements of the SOW.

• The contractor will coordinate with the government to secure permission to access private lands from private landowners. Private landowner permission is not guaranteed (see Attachment 1 Statement of Work for requirements).

• No data point substitution will be authorized.

• Historical data on 2019 season quantities for the Northern California NRI program has been provided as a reference. This historical data does not constitute the Government's need or the availability of quantities in 2020 or subsequent years and shall not be construed as such.

(9) Date and Place of Delivery/Acceptance: See Attachment 1 Statement of Work

(10) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, applies to this acquisition. The following addenda also apply. Offerors must read and follow these additional instructions to receive consideration.

1. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration In order to comply with the Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1996, all Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, or SAM (formerly Central Contractor Registration (CCR)) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA)) prior to award of a Federal Contract.

However, due to the need to promptly award a contract after receipt of proposals and in accordance with the requirements of FAR 4.1102(a), registration in SAM, to include completion of the 52.212.3, Representations and Certifications and having a status of "Active" is required BEFORE submitting an offer. For information regarding registration visit www.sam.gov. Successful offerors and their employees will also be required to provide a completed/signed NRCS Conservation Cooperator Certification as described in the SOW prior to award of the contract.

2. Proposal Content An offeror shall submit a signed and dated proposal that contains at minimum the following sections and information:

a. Cover Page shall include the following:

* RFPNumber

* Name, address, telephone number, and DUNS number of the offeror

* Name, title, phone number, and email address of an authorized official of the offeror

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* Statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions

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

(12) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items applies to this solicitation. See Section (10)1 of this combined synopsis/solicitation.

(13) Invoices shall be submitted to:

The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasmy's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at htt;ps://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.

CONTRACT CLAUSES

The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and there are no addenda.

The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition.

52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Feb 2012) (Pub. L.

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

52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Dec 2010) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Feb 2012) (41 u.s.c. 2313).

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110- 161).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Jan 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Re-representation (APR 2009) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (FEB 1999).

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Sep 2010) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O.

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