1a. Instructions for Proposal-NR STWD BPA.pdf

NORTHERN ROCKIES STEWARDSHIP BPA – US FOREST SERVICE

Idaho Panhandle, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Custer-Gallatin, Flathead, Helena-

Lewis and Clark, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests and the Dakota Prairie Grasslands.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSAL

Solicitation 12363N23Q4038 – Initial Proposals Due on April 20, 2023, at 5:00 p.m. MT

Thank you for your interest in the Northern Rockies Stewardship BPA. This solicitation will remain open and continuous for receipt of proposals for the duration of the BPA. The reply due date is for the initial review of proposals to make awards for the 2023 field season.

In order to be considered responsive, you will need to submit a technical proposal AND pricing proposal. Please submit the technical proposal and price proposal in PDF format as separate documents.

Instructions for Submission of Offers are in Section 54 of the solicitation and provides instructions for proposal development that require the following:

1. The technical proposal shall address four specific evaluation criteria: Key Personnel, Equipment, Relevant Past Performance, and Benefit to Local Community. Failure to adequately address these criteria may result in a determination of non-responsive.

2. The price proposal shall provide pricing for ALL Items in the Schedule of Items (provided on Pages 3-6 of Standard Form (SF) 1449) for each National Forest that your firm wishes to do business with (Items 2-12, 15-25, 30-40, etc.). Quotes should be specific to the Forest being quoted for and based on the hypothetical scenario as described on page 11 of the solicitation and hypothetical technical specifications of Appendix A. Price is required for ALL Items, even if you do not intend to perform and quote future work of that type. The quantities vary to illustrate varying treatment sizes, so price on a per acre/mile basis multiplied by the given quantity for a total. The rates are ‘shelf rates’ that will be used for award evaluation purposes of this parent Blanket Purchase Agreement. Future Call/Orders issued under this BPA will provide contractors the opportunity to review actual project specifics, technical specifications, and Contractors will quote a firm-fixed price for that task.

3. Fill out and include the required representations and certifications (Sections 57-64) that are included in the solicitation beginning on Page 52.

Contractors are cautioned that awards of a Blanket Purchase Agreement are based, in part, on the pricing proposed herein, and subsequent contractor quotes for specific unit BPA Calls must be representative and reflective of those rates, or they shall be removed from the pool of contractors for that Forest. Therefore, it is imperative that each Contractor provide the Government with their best commercial rate for each activity and that those rates be similar to the quotes on individual BPA calls submitted for future specific projects.

Calls/Orders will be made for services that do not include the removal of commercial products; therefore, contractors are still encouraged to provide price and technical proposals for the National Forests with which contractors are interested in performing business.

Multiple awards will be made for this BPA upon technical and pricing evaluations. Future Call Orders for specific projects will be emailed to only the Contractors awarded under this BPA. All Contractors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) at https://www.sam.gov to be eligible for award under this solicitation. If not actively registered by time of proposal evaluations, you will not be given an award until actively registered. Registration in SAM is a free service. If your registration is not active, you will not be considered for award until active.

We understand this process is new and different, so please reach out if needed. If you have questions regarding the solicitation package or issues accessing the solicitation documents on https://www.sam.gov, contact Matt Daigle at matthew.daigle@usda.gov.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/ mailto:matthew.daigle@usda.gov

NORTHERN ROCKIES STEWARDSHIP BPA – US FOREST SERVICE

Idaho Panhandle, Nez Perce-Clearwater, Beaverhead-Deerlodge, Bitterroot, Custer-Gallatin, Flathead, Helena-

Lewis and Clark, Kootenai, and Lolo National Forests and the Dakota Prairie Grasslands.

Please email your offers to Mark Phillipp mark.phillipp@usda.gov, and Matt Daigle matthew.daigle@usda.gov by 5:00 p.m. MT on Thursday, April 20, 2023 for the initial evaluation period.

Join us for an informational and instructional meeting for industry and interested contractors on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, at 3:00PM MT. To join the meeting, call (202) 650-0123 and enter Conference ID: 168 079 361 or use the link below to join on your personal computer.

Northern Rockies Stewardship BPA- Q&A Meeting mailto:mark.phillipp@usda.gov mailto:matthew.daigle@usda.gov https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_ZmQ4YjUwZGUtODU1MS00YjMyLWFhZWUtYWM5Y2FlMTBiNjRk%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22ab41c51d-a097-4134-a62d-e4a07981e307%22%7d