B09_140P1522Q0103_AMENDMENT-1_Attachment_Pgs_4_5_18___Bidder_Q_A_s_0001.pdf

Solicitation 140P1522Q0103 - Amendment 0001 – Page 4 – Revised 8/17/2022

Solicitation #140P1522Q0103

Point of Contact: Chris Donaldson

Award Selection Process:

Per FAR Part 13.106-2(b) evaluation will be conducting by comparative evaluation of offerors. This solicitation is not stating nor required to state the relative importance assigned to each evaluation factor and/or sub factor (FAR 13.106-1(a)(2)).

1. Price.

2. Technical: Provide a project narrative that demonstrates how the company will successfully meet the needs of the Statement of Work.

3. Prior experiences: Prior experience is the factual documentation or narrative of a firm’s experience, qualifications, and capability, to meet the acceptability standard. Include three examples of similar size, scope, and complexity projects to include point of contact with contact information for each project submitted.

Solicitation 140P1522Q0103 - Amendment 0001 – Page 5 – Revised 8/17/2022

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:

Quotes must be in accordance with and in the order detailed in this section. Failure to submit quotes according to the instructions provided within the solicitation may result in the respondent’s quote not being considered for award.

All interested parties shall be registered in the System for Award Management or SAM at time an offer or quotation is submitted.

The offerors shall submit a quote to the contracting specialist by email to Chris_donaldson@nps.gov.

Offers shall submit the following information in its entirety:

a) Checklist for quote submittal:

This page of the solicitation completed as the first page in the package Signed acknowledgement of SF 18 Signed amendments if applicable Completed Provisions (including 52.204-24, 52.204-26, and others as applicable) Provide a project narrative that demonstrates how the company will successfully meet the needs of the statement of work (limit to twenty-five pages) Three prior experiences of projects in similar size and scope within the past five years to include:

o Brief description of project o Point of contact information

b) Price Schedule:

Inventory Archaeological and Ethnographic Resources in Monument Canyon for Canyon de Chelly National Monument.

Item Number Description Price 10 Inventory Archaeological and Ethnographic Resources Task #1 $ Task #2 $ Task #3 $ Task #4 $ Task #5 $ Task #6 $ Task #7 $

Total $

c) Contractor Core Data:

Offerors Name:__________________________________________________________________

Offerors Address:________________________________________________________________

Offerors Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):_______________________________________________

Offerors POC:___________________________________________________________________

Offerors Phone/Email:_____________________________________________________________

Solicitation 140P1522Q0103 - Amendment 0001 – Page 18 – Revised 8/17/2022

Award Selection Process:

Per FAR Part 13.106-2(b) evaluation will be conducting by comparative evaluation of offerors. This solicitation is not stating nor required to state the relative importance assigned to each evaluation factor and/or sub factor (FAR 13.106-1(a)(2)).

1. Price.

2. Technical: Provide a project narrative that demonstrates how the company will successfully meet the needs of the Statement of Work.

3. Prior experiences: Prior experience is the factual documentation or narrative of a firm’s experience, qualifications, and capability, to meet the acceptability standard. Include three examples of similar size, scope, and complexity projects to include point of contact with contact information for each project submitted.

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

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Covered telecommunications equipment or services” has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

FAR 52.212-3

Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Products and Commercial Services

May 2022

Solicitation 140P1522Q0103 - Amendment 0001 – Page 18 – Revised 8/17/2022

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

AMENDMENT-1

140P1522Q0103 – CACH – Inventory Archaeology Resources

SOW & Site Visit Questions & GOV Responses

1. Is the Period of Performance (PoP) negotiable? We are concerned that the current level of effort detailed in the scope would be nearly impossible to accomplish within the stated PoP. Based on our review of the requirements, the permitting and background research would likely take several months to complete. Fieldwork would likely need to happen in the Spring, and reporting could easily take an additional 6 months or more after fieldwork.

1. GOV Response: Yes, the Period of Performance is negotiable for the delivery date (currently February 20, 2023). The delivery date may be extended to account for time required for permitting, seasonal accessibility challenges, and anticipated report drafting time following fieldwork. Declare your expected delivery date in your quote if you cannot deliver by February 20, 2023.

2. Are we required to use the “Bid Schedule Price Sheet, Southern Four Corners Group, Project Itemized Bid Schedule” when presenting our quote? Or can contractors submit a quote that presents labor hours by personnel category and expenses in another format that we typically use? If contractors must present their quote using the format presented in “Bid Schedule Price Sheet, Southern Four Corners Group, Project Itemized Bid Schedule” then can contractors add additional personnel categories than what is currently presented?

2. GOV Response: Bidders must present their quote using the format listed in the solicitation. New personnel categories may be added to supplement the current format presented in the bid schedule.

3. The document titled, “Instructions to Offerors” indicates that contractors are to “Provide a project narrative that demonstrates how the company will successfully meet the needs of the statement of work (limit to two pages)” and to provide 3 prior experiences of projects in similar size and scope within the past 5 years with project descriptions and point of contact. The Solicitation document (Sol_140P1522Q103) indicates within the “Award Selection Process” section that the evaluation factors include: 1. Price; 2. Technical (indicates to provide resume and certifications demonstrating qualifications); and 3. Prior experiences (3 examples within past 5 years). Can NPS please clarify whether the project narrative requested in the “Instructions to Offerors” is in addition to the “Technical” factor in the “Award Selection Process” section? Or do these refer to the same type of information? If the technical and the project narrative reference the same requested information, then do key personnel resumes not count towards the 2-page limit referenced in the “Instructions to Offerors” for the project narrative?

3. GOV Response: See amendmendment-0001 for revised pages 4,5, and 18 of the solicitation.

4. The Navajo Nation typically requires contractors to pay Navajo taxes on labor performed on the Navajo Nation. Can NPS clarify whether all work within Canyon de Chelly would be subject to Navajo Nation tax??

4. GOV Response: Since the provision of services takes place within Navajo Nation (the entirety of Canyon de Chelly National Monument is Tribal Trust land), Navajo Nation tax obligations would apply under this contract.