140R4026Q0048_RFQ_Final.docx

140R4026Q0048 - BGNDRF Research Internet Upgrade

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION (FAR 12.603)

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or services prepared in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation number 140R4026Q0048 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2026-01. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. They may be accessed in full text at the following websites: https:/www.acquisition.gov/far/ and https://www.acquisition.gov/diar.

The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 517111 with an associated small business size standard of 1,500 employees. This requirement is a Small Business Set-Aside and only qualified contractors may submit a quote.

Description of Services:

The Bureau of Reclamation, Upper Colorado Basin Region, Albuquerque Area Office, Brackish Groundwater National Desalination Research Facility (BGNDRF) is looking for a contractor to upgrade the existing research internet service to facilitate onsite research and other non-GSS network internet needs. The existing service uses DSL from a local internet service provider. This project will include running fiberoptic cables into the building and installing the necessary equipment inside the building to provide wired and wireless internet throughout the building and to the outdoor test pads. (See Attachment 1- Statement of Work (SOW) for more information).

The performance location is: 500 La Velle Road, Alamogordo, NM 88310

Hours of Operation: Reclamation’s standard business hours are Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 4:30 PM MST except federal holidays.

Wage Determination 2015-5455, Revision 29, Last Revised 12/3/2025 applies and is in effect for this matter. (See Attachment 3 for the Wage Determination details).

The Government intends to award a firm fixed price purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible contractor whose quote represents the best value in terms of technical approach, past performance, and price.

Monthly Recurring Service

Taxes and/or Other Fees

Total price shall be inclusive of all applicable fees and taxes. The anticipated Period of Performance is May 8, 2026 through May 7, 2027, with installation to be completed within 60 days of award, followed by two additional option years.

FAR Provisions and Clauses 52.212-1, 52.212-2 and 52.212-4 apply to this procurement. The full text of FAR provisions or clauses may be accessed electronically at: https://www.acquisition.gov/.

The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Products and Commercial Services, applies to this acquisition. Addendum to 52.212-1 substitutes the term “quote” where the term “offer” appears in the provision.

Written, signed quotes on company letterhead with contact information are due no later than April 22, 2026, at 5:00PM EST by email to savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov. For information regarding this RFQ, please contact the contract specialist, Savanna Manning, via email savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov. Offerors who fail to complete and submit the requirements as per this combined synopsis/solicitation may be considered non-responsive.

Clauses 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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far (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 clause) 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2023)

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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)

52.203‑17 — Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023)

52.203‑19 — Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017)

52.204‑13 — System for Award Management—Maintenance (Oct 2018)

52.209‑10 — Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015)

52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.

(End of clause)

52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 15 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed three years six months.

(End of clause)

52.219‑6 — Notice of Total Small Business Set‑Aside (Nov 2020) (DEVIATION JAN 2026)

52.222‑3 — Convict Labor (June 2003)

52.222‑41 — Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

52.222‑42 — Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

52.222‑50 — Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025)

52.222‑62 — Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)

52.223‑23 — Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024)

52.225‑1 — Buy American—Supplies (Oct 2022)

52.226‑8 — Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024)

52.232‑33 — Payment by EFT—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

52.232‑40 — Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

52.233‑3 — Protest After Award (Aug 1996)

52.233‑4 — Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)

WBR 1452.201-80 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE’S AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (MAY 2018)

(a) Performance of the work under this contract shall be subject to the technical direction of the Reclamation Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). The term “technical direction” is defined to include, without limitation:

(1) Inspecting and accepting or rejecting work performed under the contract.

(2) Representing the Government in technical phases of the work. The COR is responsible for the technical administration of the contract and will provide instructions and interpretations to the Contractor on all technical matters relating to the contract. The COR will supervise or oversee all Government technical and administrative personnel assigned to assist the COR.

(3) Reviewing and, where required by the contract, approving submittals of technical data, shop drawings, samples, literature, plans, or other data required to be delivered by the Contractor to the Government.

(b) The Contractor will receive a copy of the written COR designation from the Contracting Officer. It will specify the extent of the COR's authority to act on behalf of the Contracting Officer.

(c) Technical direction must be within the scope of work stated in the contract. Only the Contracting Officer is authorized to determine if a change is within the scope of the contract; therefore, the COR does not have the authority to, and may not, issue any technical direction that -

(1) Constitutes a direction of additional work outside the Contract requirements;

(2) Constitutes a change as defined in the contract clause entitled “Changes;”

(3) In any manner causes an increase or decrease in the total contract cost, or the time required for contract performance;

(4) Changes any of the expressed terms, conditions or specifications of the contract; or

(5) Interferes with the Contractor's right to perform the terms and conditions of the contract.

(d) All technical direction shall be issued in writing by the COR.

(e) The Contractor must proceed promptly with the performance of technical direction duly issued by the COR in the manner prescribed by this clause and within its authority under the provisions of this clause. If, in the opinion of the Contractor, any instruction or direction by the COR falls within one of the categories defined in (c)(1) through (c)(5) of this clause, the Contractor must not proceed and must notify the Contracting Officer in writing within five (5) working days after receipt of any such instruction or direction and must request the Contracting Officer to modify the contract accordingly. Upon receiving the notification from the Contractor, the Contracting Officer must -

(1) Advise the Contractor in writing after receipt of the Contractor's letter that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract effort and does not constitute a change under the Changes clause of the contract; or

(2) Advise the Contractor that the Government will issue a written change order.

(f) A failure of the Contractor and Contracting Officer either to agree that the technical direction is within the scope of the contract or to agree upon the contract action to be taken with respect to the technical direction will be subject to the provisions of the clause entitled “Disputes.”

(End of clause)

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:

The Contractor shall submit an electronic copy of the IPP invoice to the COR, Malynda Cappelle, at mcappelle@usbr.gov and obtain her signature prior to submitting to IPP. The physical invoice signed by the COR must be included in the IPP submission. Failure to attach the signed invoice may cause significant delay or possible rejection of your payment request.

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)

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Contract Documents, Exhibits, or Attachments

Attachment 1 - SOW Research Network Fiber Upgrade

Attachment 2 - Price Schedule

Attachment 3 - Wage Determinations 2015-5455

Provisions

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):

https://www.acquisition.gov/

(End of provision)

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (SEP 2023) ---Addendum to 52.212-1---

The Offeror shall describe its Technical Quote through narrative as well as the use of graphs, charts, diagrams, photos, etc., in sufficient detail for the Government to understand and evaluate the nature of the technical approach. The Offeror shall submit documentation illustrating their approach for satisfying the requirements of the Statement of Work. The quote must be clear, coherent, and prepared in sufficient detail for effective evaluation of the offeror’s quote. Offerors are advised that only the information specifically requested will be evaluated. Additional or extraneous material will not be reviewed.

All correspondence in conjunction with this solicitation should be directed to the Government’s Point of Contact (POC) identified below:

Savanna Manning, Contract Specialist E-mail: savanna_manning@ios.doi.gov

The quote shall include the following and all documents should be submitted as separate documents:

1. Cover Sheet to include the following:

a) Solicitation Number

b) Business name, address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI), and point of contact information

c) Business Size and Type

d) Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments (if applicable)

e) Period of Acceptance of Quotes

f) Any other terms and conditions

2. Technical Quote - One Electronic copy (no more than 10 pages)

· Provide a detailed technical narrative that clearly demonstrates their understanding of the Government’s requirements as outlined in the Statement of Work (Attachment 1), The technical quote shall address the following evaluation factors:

a) Technical Approach – Offerors shall describe their proposed approach to performing the work, including methods, sequencing, and resource allocation. Offerors should describe their proposed approach to internal and external WiFi equipment, fiberoptic routing, and network support. The narrative must address the Government’s requirement to have the installation work completed within 60 days of award.

b) Technical Expertise - Offerors shall identify key personnel or subcontractors and describe their qualifications, certifications, and relevant experience. The quote should demonstrate the offeror’s technical capability to successfully complete the work as specified in the Statement of Work and include written documentation of ownership or partnership with the fiberoptic line for this project.

c) Demonstrated Experience, Offerors shall provide examples of recent and relevant construction projects that demonstrate successful performance on work of similar size, scope, and complexity.

The technical quote will be evaluated to determine the extent to which the offeror demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the Government’s requirements as outlined in the solicitation. Particular attention will be given to the offeror’s approach to meeting the full scope of work and effectively utilizing the 60-day installation deadline to ensure timely and efficient project execution.

3. Past Performance – One Electronic Copy (no more than 3 pages)

· Provide 3 examples of past projects with similar scope, size, complexity completed within the last 5 years. Please do not include more than 3 past projects.

· For each project provide the following information:

· Name and Location of Project

· Description of work.

· Actual dates and duration of each project

· Name, telephone number, email address of at least one reference from the acquiring customer who may be contacted for further information.

· Offerors are advised that the Government will contact references provided

4. Pricing Quote - One Electronic Copy

· Offerors shall submit a complete Price Schedule (Attachment 2) with their quote

· Quotes will be considered for award as per the Price Schedule, but no quote will be considered for award on only a part of the Price Schedule and will be evaluated to determine a fair and reasonable price.

· Offerors shall return a completed Price Schedule with their offer.

The Government reserves the right to substantiate each line item by requesting additional information.

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52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(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) Technical Capability - Offeror will be evaluated on technical merit including the ability to meet the Government’s RFQ requirements under this procurement.

a. Technical Approach

b. Technical Expertise

c. Demonstrated Experience

2) Past Performance - Offeror will be evaluated to determine Past Performance ratings from current and past customers requesting same or similar scope/budget.

3) Price - The Offerors proposed pricing will be reviewed for price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing.

Technical and past performance, when combined, are equal to price.

The Government will use a comparative evaluation process as the basis for determining the best value to the Government.

The Government may rely on internal documentation including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) and contracting officer's knowledge of and previous experience with supply or service being acquired for determining Past Performance, if no record of past performance is found in CPARS, the contractor shall not receive a favorable or unfavorable rating but shall receive a rating of neutral.

(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).

The total evaluated price will be calculated as the sum of the CLINs’ extended prices, including the base, all option CLINs, and the 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. The Option to Extend Service’s price will be calculated by prorating the last option’s CLIN price for a period of 6 months.

(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.

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-7 System for Award Management—Registration (Nov 2024) 52.225-2 Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022)

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020)

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