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4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

140P5420Q0008

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

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St. John VI 00830 1300 Cruz Bay Creek NPS, Virgin Islands NP

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Quotes for Landscaping and Tree Removal Services for Virgin Islands National Park, must be submitted via email to Christian_Sanabria@nps.gov. This solicitation is a 100% Total Small Business Set Aside.

Solicitation #: 140P5420Q0008 Date of Issuance:

March 25, 2020 Proposal Due Date: April 10, 2020 at 5:00 PM Eastern Time. Contractors are responsible to review the solicitation in its entirety. Prospective contractors must provide the company's name and complete address, (Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

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COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

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30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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including street, city, state, zip code, phone number, email address, and DUNS number on their quote along with the solicitation number.

Legacy Doc #: NPS

Delivery: 04/23/2021

Period of Performance: 04/20/2020 to 04/23/2021

00010 North Shore Road - Landscaping Services as per SOW

Product/Service Code: S208

Product/Service Description: HOUSEKEEPING-

LANDSCAPING/GROUNDSKEEPING

00020 Remote Areas - Landscaping Services as per SOW

Product/Service Code: S208

Product/Service Description: HOUSEKEEPING-

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ROADS AND TRAILS LANDSCAPING SERVICES FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS NATIONAL PARK

COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS IAW FAR 12.603

Solicitation Number: 140P5420Q0008

Contracting Activity: Interior Region 2 (SER) South Contracting Office 40001 State Road 9336 Homestead, FL 33034

Government Representative: Christian Sanabria, Contract Specialist Phone: (305) 242-7790 Email: Christian_Sanabria@nps.gov

Document Type: Combined Synopsis / Solicitation

Location - Virgin Islands National Park (VIIS) Place of Performance: 1300 Cruz Bay Creek St. John, VI 00830

General Acquisition Info: Product or Service Code: S208: Landscaping Grounds Keeping Services Set Aside: Small Business NAICS Code: 561730 – Landscaping Services Size Standard: $8M

DESCRIPTION: The National Park Service - Interior Region 2 - South Contracting Office is seeking to procure landscaping services for roads and trails within Virgin Islands National Park located on the island of St. John, VI.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial service prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation is a request for quote (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2020-04, effective 15 January 2020.

The Government intends to award a Firm-Fixed Price Contract to the firm that provides the best value to The Government based on pricing, performance capability, and past performance, in accordance with the Statement/Scope of Work (SOW) provided without conducting discussions in accordance with FAR 13.106-2. The resultant purchase order will be awarded using simplified acquisition procedures in accordance with FAR Part 13.

Companies must have a valid DUNS number and be registered within the System for Award Management (www.sam.gov). An offeror must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS 561730 in the Representations and Certifications portion of www.sam.gov.

QUESTIONS: Email any questions regarding this RFQ to Christian_sanabria@nps.gov by 01:00PM EST April 3, 2020 with the subject line: “QUESTIONS – 140P5420Q0008” Answers to questions will be posted in the same manner as this notice. It is the offeror’s responsibility to check for updated information. No oral or late questions will be accepted.

DUE DATE FOR QUOTES: All responsible sources may submit a quotation, which if timely received, shall be considered by the Agency. Late submissions shall be treated in accordance with the solicitation provision at FAR 52.212-1(f). Please provide a quote no later than: April 10, 2020 05:00PM EST. Quotes shall be emailed to Christian_Sanabria@nps.gov with the subject line “Quote: 140P5420Q0008” It is the responsibility of the contractor to ensure their quote is received by the due date and time noted above. Quotes received after closing date and time may not be considered for award.

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CONTRACTORS/OFFERORS MUST PROVIDE THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

Contractor Name:

Point of Contact (POC):

POC Phone Number:

POC Email:

DUNS Number CAGE Code Business Size (i.e. small business, women owned, etc.):

Payment Terms / Discounts (If Applicable):

Period of Performance / Deliver Schedule:

SCHEDULE: (ADDITIONAL DETAILS LOCATED WITHIN THE SCOPE OF WORK)

Line Item:

Description of Item / Service Price Per Hour (With Operator)

Landscaping – North Shore Road Area – As per SOW $

020 Landscaping – Remote Areas – As per SOW

Total $ *Additional locations that may be added at a later date – Dependent on availability of funds*

030 Landscaping – Park Trails (24) – As per SOW $ 040 Landscaping – Park Overlooks (4) – As per SOW $ 050 Landscaping – Visitor Center – As per SOW $ 060 Landscaping – Parking Lots – As per SOW $

Total $

NOTE: Line Items 010, 020 are the main areas of need and will be awarded as part of this contract, please quote for those items. If possible, please quote on line items 030, 040, 050, 060. Although these will not be awarded as part of this contract they may be added to the contract at a later date dependent upon availability of funds.

SITE VISIT: N/A

WAGE DETERMINATION: WD # 2015-5715 REV. 9 FOR VIRGIN ISLANDS IS APPLICABLE

CONTRACTOR MUST PROVIDE:

1. Completed RFQ Document

2. A quote for the designated services

3. In the quote, please provide a statement regarding the capabilities or technical capabilities to perform the service of this requirement.

NOTE: The government will evaluate information based on the following evaluation criteria: (1) price, (2) capability to provide services meeting the government requirement, and (3) past performance, which are all equally considered. Your company must not be excluded from conducting business with the federal government or be delinquent on a federal debt.

THE FULL TEXT OF FAR PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES MAY BE ACCESSED ELECTRONICALLY

AT:

http://acquisition.gov/comp/far/index.html.

THE FOLLOWING SOLICITATION PROVISIONS AND CLAUSES ARE INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE:

52.202-1 Definitions NOV 2013 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance OCT 2018 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting JUL 2016

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance JUL 2016

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest when Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment

OCT 2015

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.212-3 Offeror Representation and Certifications –Commercial Items DEC 2019

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items OCT 2018

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications.

AUG 2018

52.232-1 Payments APR 1984 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations JUN 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Contractors DEC 2013 52.242-15 Stop Work Order AUG 1989 52.246-4 Inspection of Services-Fixed-Price AUG 1996 52.249-4 Termination for Convenience of the Government (Services)(Short Form) APR 1984

NOTE: OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE ANNUAL REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS ON-LINE

AT HTTPS://SAM.GOV IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR 52.212-3, OFFERORS REPRESENTATIONS AND

CERTIFICATIONS–COMMERCIAL ITEMS. IF PARAGRAPH (J) OF THE PROVISION IS APPLICABLE, A

WRITTEN SUBMISSION IS REQUIRED.

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

As prescribed in 12.301(b)(4), insert the following clause:

CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR

EXECUTIVE ORDERS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2020)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub.

L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

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(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

THE FOLLOWING SUBPARAGRAPHS OF FAR 52.212-5 ARE APPLICABLE:

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept 2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995)

(41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

52.203-13 Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010)

(Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)(section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015(Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions.))

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (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. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C.

2313).

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644) 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (NOV 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r) 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

52.222-3 Convict Labor (JUN 2003)(E.O. 11755) 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126).

52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015) 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2015) (E.O. 11246) 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793) 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627) 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513) 52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C chapter 83) 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Action (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d 19

U.S.C. 2112 note Pub. L 108-77 108-78 108-286 109-53 and 109-169) (ii) Alternate I (MAY 2014) 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018)(31 U.S.C.

3332) 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (AUG 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter

67) 52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts)(AUG 2018)(29 U.S.C. 2016 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67) 52.222-55 Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) (E.O. 13658), 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (JAN 2017)(E.O. 13706) https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#unique_252523041 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i1062680 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i1048661 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/part-52-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses#i1048698 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section2313&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-section2313&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title38-section4212&num=0&edition=prelim

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-2 Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(a) 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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Price

2. Capability of the item/services offered to meet the Government requirement

3. Past performance regarding similar contracts

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) 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.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference.

As prescribed in 52.107(a), insert the following provision:

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 address: WWW.ACQUISITION.GOV

(End of provision)

52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.

As prescribed in 52.107(b), insert the following clause:

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 address: WWW.ACQUISITION.GOV

(End of clause)

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013)

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52107-provisions-and-clauses-prescribed#i1064684 http://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52107-provisions-and-clauses-prescribed#i1064684 http://www.acquisition.gov/ 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: The contractor shall utilize the attachments feature in the lower right hand corner of the IPP invoicing screen to attach a copy of invoices. Vendor invoice must include name and address of the Contractor; invoice date and number;

contract number, description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price and extended price of the services provided and the completion date.

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 Boston (FRBB) 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 ippgroup@bos.frb.org 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 quotation.

(End of clause)

DOI AGENCY PROTESTS

a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer’s response to the protest. An interested party may:

1) Protest to the Contracting Officer;

2) Protest directly to the Bureau Procurement Chief without first protesting to the Contracting Officer;

or

3) Appeal a Contracting Officer’s decision to the Bureau Procurement Chief.

b) Request for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be address to:

Christian Sanabria, Contract Specialist 40001 SR 9336 Homestead, FL 33034

(305) 242-7790 Christian_Sanabria@nps.gov

c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within 10 days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2 (a) (3).)

(End of clause)

CLOSING REMARK:

Make sure to include your total price, your DUNS number, and acknowledge any amendments in your email submitting your quote. This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside, Firm Fixed Priced competed RFQ for the services as defined herein. The government intends to award a contract as a result of this RFQ that will include the terms and conditions set forth herein.

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