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

SOUTHWEST (SW) STEWARDSHIP BPA – US FOREST SERVICE

Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott, Tonto, Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln, and Santa Fe National Forests

INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSAL

Solicitation 12363N22Q4114 - Proposals Due on October 21, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. MT

Thank you for your interest in the Southwest (SW) Stewardship BPA. 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 as separate documents.

Instructions for Submission of Offers are in Section 54 of the solicitation on Page 50 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 54.

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 Curtis Yocum at curtis.yocum@usda.gov or Matt Daigle at matthew.daigle@usda.gov.

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

SOUTHWEST (SW) STEWARDSHIP BPA – US FOREST SERVICE

Apache-Sitgreaves, Coconino, Coronado, Kaibab, Prescott, Tonto, Carson, Cibola, Gila, Lincoln, and Santa Fe National Forests

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 Friday, October 21, 2022.

Join us for an informational and instructional meeting for industry and interested contractors on Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at 4:00PM MDT. To join the meeting, call (202) 650-0123 and enter Conference ID: 633 611 504# or use the link below to join on you personal computer.

Southwest (SW) Stewardship BPA- Q&A Meeting mailto:mark.phillipp@usda.gov mailto:matthew.daigle@usda.gov https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/ap/t-59584e83/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fteams.microsoft.com%2Fl%2Fmeetup-join%2F19%253ameeting_OTJjZDU3OWUtNGEzZi00NTAxLTk2Y2EtNDcyNmYyOTU2NDIw%2540thread.v2%2F0%3Fcontext%3D%257b%2522Tid%2522%253a%2522ed5b36e7-01ee-4ebc-867e-e03cfa0d4697%2522%252c%2522Oid%2522%253a%2522a93da6ac-840f-4c6e-a034-5c5a43b5405a%2522%257d&data=05%7C01%7C%7C23a89e3132b4439fb14908da91a82b18%7Ced5b36e701ee4ebc867ee03cfa0d4697%7C0%7C0%7C637982448709626498%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&sdata=%2Bo5ZUssXwoGLrOIWvZqapmpeCcdmsR%2B4heJ5Nwo6YAM%3D&reserved=0