140L3726Q0169_-_RFQ_Package.pdf

PICNIC AREA THIN AND PILE FY26, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,

RIO PUERCO FIELD OFFICE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Offers are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation Number 140L3726Q0169 is issued as a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

This acquisition is set-aside for small business concerns. This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

This solicitation is set aside for small business. NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry

– Fuels Management Services. The small business size standard is $34.0 million. Product Service Code F014 – Natural Resources/Conservation – Tree Thinning. The Purchase Order will be issued as a firm, fixed-price agreement with a single lump sum payment.

Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Rio Puerco Field Office, Bernalillo County, New Mexico has a requirement to perform Manual Fuel Reduction / Thinning (pinyon-juniper) on a per acre basis with an estimated 156 acres with work to be performed from October 1, 2026 – February 1, 2027. The project area is located in Township 9N, Range 13W, Section 12 approximately 1 mile south of the rural community of Oso Ridge, Cibola County, New Mexico.

This work is to remove hazardous fuels, improve forest health, protect infrastructure, and break up the recent bug kill mortality continuity of the canopy to reduce wildfire risk

PICNIC AREA CUT AND PILE

156 Acres X _______ price per acre = TOTAL $____________

(SEE ATTACHMENT 140L3726Q0169 – RFQ PACKAGE FOR COMPLETE STATEMENT

OF WORK, MAPS, WAGE DETERMINATIONS, AND CLAUSES / PROVISIONS.)

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12, RFQ 140L3726Q0169 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Bureau of Land Management's website at https://sam.gov.

All responsible* contractor will submit a quote to the Contracting Officer Audrey Whetham electronically audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov no later than Monday, August 31, 2026, 3:00 pm

MDT.

*Note: Any contractor to submit an acceptable quote or awarded a government contract must be registered and active in the System for Award Management (SAM). Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

mailto:audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov http://www.sam.gov/

• Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and CAGE code with their quote.

UEI ______________________

CAGE ____________________

For further information about this requirement, offerors should contact Audrey Whetham at audrey_whetham@ios.doi.gov.

PICNIC AREA THIN AND PILE FY26, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT,

RIO PUERCO FIELD OFFICE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Location of Project

The project is located in Township 9N, Range 13W, Section 12 approximately 1 mile south of the rural community of Oso Ridge, New Mexico.

Project Purpose

Goals for the project include removing hazardous fuels and breaking up the continuity of the canopy to prevent wildfire danger to the community of Zuni Mountain and Oso Ridge subdivision. Slash piles of fuels will be burned when dry by Rio Puerco Field Office fire personnel. This project is a second entry cut and pile. The first round of thinning was completed in the early 2000’s and has since experienced new growth.

Boundaries of Project Area

The boundaries are identified by orange flagging. Portions of the project area boundary follow a fence line or road, but some of the project boundaries do not follow the fences and roads in the area. The project is estimated to be 156 acres in size.

Access

Access will be facilitated by State Hwy 53 and the paved road into the rest area. Work may have to be stopped by the Project Inspector at any time when the roads are wet and excessive rutting or resource damage could occur on the private land and within the project area.

Cutting and Slash Removal Requirements

Spacing prescription for leave trees and or leave tree groups:

The spacing for all species shall be 50 feet. The designated spacing may be varied plus or minus 10 feet in order to choose the best leave tree or leave group based upon age class, size class and overall health of the tree.

All trees to be cut will be unmarked.

Order of Consideration For Leave Tree Selection Species Size Comments

Ponderosa Pine 12” + DBH Leave all, include in spacing <8” DBH Include in spacing, leave single or group Alligator Juniper All Leave all, include in spacing Pinon <16” DRC Include in spacing, leave single or group Juniper <24” DRC Include in spacing, leave single or group

• No Girdling or Pruning.

• No cutting of any shrubs or oak trees.

• Desired spacing would be a mix of the following three prescriptions:

o Average tree spacing will be 30 feet.

o Retention of 1 small group of healthy trees every 2 acres (approximately

6-10 trees per group) is acceptable, with an average spacing around groups of 50 feet.

o The open swales and canyon bottoms with mostly smaller trees will have all trees less than 8 feet tall removed with up to 5 larger (i.e. mature) healthy trees per acre left uncut.

• Treatment will be done by hand-cutting (chainsaws and other hand equipment).

• Target species are One-seed Juniper (Juniperus monosperma), Ponderosa Pine

(Pinus ponderosa), and Piñon (Pinus edulis).

• When cutting, all unhealthy trees (regardless of size) should be cut first before looking at spacing and leave tree requirements.

• Leave tree preference - 1st Healthy tree, 2nd Larger tree, 3rd Alligator Juniper

(Juniperus deppeana), 4th Piñon Pine (Pinus edulis).

• Due to stem characteristics of Juniper and Piñon, stem diameter will be measured

6 inches above ground surface on the high side for cutting (DSH-diameter at stump height), not DBH.

• Retain all ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) Above 12” DBH

• Leave any healthy (free of mistletoe, etc.) live Juniper 24-inch diameter or greater

DSH.

• Leave any healthy (free of mistletoe, etc.) live piñon 16-inch diameter or greater

DSH.

• Cut any live Piñon and Juniper tree 1 foot tall or above that do not meet the above criteria for leave trees.

• Cut smaller seedlings and saplings growing under larger leave trees.

• Cut all piñon and juniper trees within 30 feet of power lines and ponderosa pine trees.

• Sever all live limbs and green needles from cut stumps.

• Ponderosa pine will be included when determining average tree spacing in the woodland stand.

• Cut stumps should be 6 inches or less in height.

• Cut and felled material shall be bucked into lengths of 4-5 feet to speed drying.

• Piling will be done by hand.

• Slash piles shall be constructed in a manner that will allow piles to burn down with minimal “chunking” (i.e. raking the edges in to maximize consumption).

• All cut material 3 inches and larger in diameter will be left out of slash piles to allow for later fuelwood gathering. All limbs < 3 inches in diameter shall be removed from larger cut material.

• All piles will be at least 10 feet from leave trees to minimize crown scorch when slash piles are burned later.

• Remove cut material 30 feet from structures (example: fences, waters, powerlines), fiber optic ROW, and ponderosa pine trees.

• Cut material that is less than 3 inches in diameter will be placed in arroyos and erosion “cuts” located within 1 chain (66 feet) of cut trees to help slow head cutting and soil erosion.

• No travel on two track roads when soils are saturated by rain or snow; stay on gravel or pavement.

• No cutting in designated areas to protect cultural sites and/or improvements.

Access

Access will be facilitated by State Hwy 53 and the paved road into the rest area, and miscellaneous two track roads within and adjacent to the cutting unit. Work may have to be stopped by the Project Inspector at any time when the roads are wet and excessive rutting or resource damage could occur on the private land and within the project area.

Estimated start date is October 01, 2026, through February 01, 2027

Information (maps and directions) will be available through the Rio Puerco Field Office, 100 Sun Ave. NE Ste. 330, Albuquerque, New Mexico at 505-761-8943.

Appendix A Vicinity Map Picnic Area Thin and Pile

PICNIC AREA THIN AND PILE FY26, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, RIO

PUERCO FIELD OFFICE, BERNALILLO COUNTY, NEW MEXICO

Evaluation Criteria

Introduction:

The Federal Government plans to award a contract for a proposal submitted to work on the Picnic Area Cut and Pile project. Trade-off factors to include experience and technical will be considered significantly more important than price. The project will go to the party who can provide best service to the government. Each contract will be reviewed by a committee of two people who, after evaluating each proposal, will forward their award recommendation to the contracting officer. Each proposal will need to be divided into two parts, Experience, Technical Processes and Pricing. The Technical Process section should cover information listed below. The contract will be given to the party who can provide the USWFS with the best service to the government.

First Evaluation Factor: Experience

Provide a list of three or more completed or ongoing projects in the past five years in which you served as a contractor or sub-contractor, with at least one of the projects taking place in the past 2 years, in which you provided tree thinning services. Each job entry must have the following information:

• The name of job

• The job start and end dates

• A brief description of services provided and the location of the job

• The owner of the job

• The owner’s contact information

• The total dollar value of the job **A valid reference point of contact is required. If it is different than the listed owner, their contact information must be provided.

A valid reference point of contact must be able to provide information such as: the contractor’s compliance with safety protocols, performance, scheduling, and ability to respond to new issues and situations as they come up during the implementation of the job.

Second Evaluation Factor: Technical

Provide information on how the contractor will approach the project that demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements in the SOW.

• Scheduling (Provide a detailed schedule to show how work described in the SOW will be completed within the Period of Performance requirements.)

• Knowledge of the job

• Safety Plan

• Contact information

• Size of workforce needed to complete the project in a timely manner

Clauses

FAR 52.212-4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON REQUIRING CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY

AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS. (JAN 2017)

FAR 52.204-19 INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (MAR 2023).

FAR 52.233-3 PROTEST AFTER AWARD (AUG 1996).

FAR 52.233-4 APPLICABLE LAW FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT CLAIM (OCT 2004).

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE

PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (FEB 2021)

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:

Contractors Invoice

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 St. Louis (FRBSTL) 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 IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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 proposal or quotation.

(End of Local Clause) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor.

Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of Clause)

FAR 52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (RFO DEVIATION

MAR 2026).

52.242-15 STOP-WORK ORDER (AUG 1989).

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: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

(End of clause)

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 Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

--- End of Addendum to 52.212-4---

FAR 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS (NOV 2023).

52.209-6 PROTECTING THE GOVERNMENT'S INTEREST WHEN SUBCONTRACTING WITH

CONTRACTORS DEBARRED, SUSPENDED, PROPOSED FOR DEBARMENT, OR

VOLUNTARILY EXCLUDED (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.209-10 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH INVERTED DOMESTIC

CORPORATIONS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.219-6 NOTICE OF TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE (RFO DEVIATION JAN 2026)(15

U.S.C. 644). FAR 52.222-3 CONVICT LABOR (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 52.222-36, EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FOR WORKERS WITH DISABILITIES (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (29 U.S.C. 793).

FAR 52.222-41, SERVICE CONTRACT LABOR STANDARDS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (41

U.S.C. CHAPTER 67).

FAR 52.222-42 STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL HIRES (MAY 2014).

In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor ( 29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C.5341 or 5 332.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

FAR 52.222-50 COMBATING TRAFFICKING IN PERSONS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026) (22

U.S.C. CHAPTER 78 AND E.O. 13627)

FAR 52.222-62 PAID SICK LEAVE UNDER EXECUTIVE ORDER 13706 (RFO DEVIATION

MAY 2026).

FAR 52.222-90, ADDRESSING DEI DISCRIMINATION BY FEDERAL CONTRACTORS (RFO

DEVIATION MAY 2026).

FAR 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).

FAR 52.226-8 ENCOURAGING CONTRACTOR POLICIES TO BAN TEXT MESSAGING

WHILE DRIVING (MAR 2026) (E.O. 13513).

FAR 52.232-33 PAYMENT BY ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER-SYSTEM FOR AWARD

MANAGEMENT (OCT2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

FAR 52.240-90 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.240-91 SECURITY PROHIBITIONS AND EXCLUSIONS (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.240-93 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR INFORMATION

SYSTEMS (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

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Rio Puerco Field Office 100 Sun Ave NE, Ste 330 Albuquerque, NM 87109

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Provisions

FAR 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND

COMMERCIAL SERVICES (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

FAR 52.203-18 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN

INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS OR STATEMENTS-REPRESENTATION (JAN

2017).

FAR 52.219-1 SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATIONS (RFO DEVIATION MAY 2026).

---Addendum to 52.212-1---

FAR 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION -- DEPARTMENT OF

THE INTERIOR (APR 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) "Trade Secret" means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) "Confidential commercial or financial information" means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers "commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential," and exemption (9), which covers "geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells."

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

"The information specifically identified on pages of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract."

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

"This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal."

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do

so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

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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: https://www.acquisition.gov/far Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation: https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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 Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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FAR 52.212-2 EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(RFO DEVIATION MAR 2026).

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

EXPERIENCE: Provide a list of three or more completed or ongoing projects in the past five years in which you served as a contractor or sub-contractor, with at least one of the projects taking place in the past 2 years, in which you provided tree thinning services. Each job entry must have the following information:

• The name of job

• The job start and end dates

• A brief description of services provided and the location of the job

• The owner of the job

• The owner’s contact information

• The total dollar value of the job

**A valid reference point of contact is required. If it is different than the listed owner, their contact information must be provided. A valid reference point of contact must be able to provide information such as: the contractor’s compliance with safety protocols, performance, scheduling, and ability to respond to new issues and situations as they come up during the implementation of the job.

TECHNICAL: Provide information on how the contractor will approach the project that demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of the requirements in the SOW.

• Scheduling (Provide a detailed schedule to show how work described in the SOW will be completed within the Period of Performance requirements.)

• Knowledge of the job

• Safety Plan • Contact information

• Size of workforce needed to complete the project in a timely manner

PRICE

Evaluation factors other than price when combined are significantly more important than cost or price.

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer 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 negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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