Statement_of_Work.pdf

AWARD WILL BE MADE ON A ALL OR NONE BASIS

NON-PERSONAL SERVICES: No personal services shall be performed under this contract. No Contractor employee will be directly supervised by the Government. All individual employee assignments, and work direction, shall be given by the applicable employee supervisor. The Contractor shall not perform any inherently Government Actions under this contract. No Contractor employees shall hold him or herself out to be a Government employee, agent, or representative.

SCHEDULE OF FEES: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, materials, tools, rentals, taxes, permits, travel and overhead necessary to complete this project.

GENERAL: All work shall comply with industry standards. All materials, applications practices and operations shall be conducted in a manner meeting all Federal, State and local regulations/standards. Vendor shall be responsible for locating all utilities and communications prior to commencing work. Contractor shall be licensed in the State of CA for the work required.

SCHEDULE: All work shall be scheduled to be mutually agreed upon between the Contracting Officer's Representative, Southern California Agency and the Contractor. Contractor shall be allowed to work in the area on their schedule as long as approval is granted by the COR, preferably between Monday - Friday, 7a.m. - 5:00p.m.

SITE VISIT: If the Contractor would like to visit the site prior to the due date of this bid, please contact Elva Flores at (951) 276-6624, ext. 224 OR elva.flores@bia.gov for coordination.

INSPECTION: The government reserves the right to inspect all areas at any time of the government's choosing to ensure contractor compliance with the contract requirements.

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED EQUIPMENT: There will be no government furnished equipment included under this contract.

CONTRACTING OFFICER: The Contracting Officer (CO) has the overall responsibility for the administration of this contract. The CO alone, without delegation, is authorized to take actions on behalf of the Government to amend, modify, or deviate from the contract terms, conditions, requirements, specifications, details and/or delivery schedules; make final decisions on disputed deductions from contract payments for nonperformance, or unsatisfactory performance;

terminate the contract for convenience or default; and issue final decisions regarding contract questions or matters under dispute. However, the CO may delegate certain other responsibilities to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR).

DESIGNATION OF CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE: The CO shall designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at the time of contract award. The COR shall be responsible for administering the performance of work under this contract. In no event, however, will any understanding, agreement, modification, change order, or other matter deviating from the terms of this contract be effective or binding upon the Government unless formalized by proper contractual documents executed by the CO prior to completion of the contract. The CO shall be informed as soon as possible of any actions or inactions by the Contractor or the Government which will change the required delivery or completion times stated in the contract, and the contract shall be modified accordingly. On all matters that pertain to the contract, the contractor shall communicate with the CO. Whenever, in the opinion of the Contractor, the COR requests effort outside the scope of the contract, the contractor shall so advise the COR. If the COR persists and there still exists a disagreement as to proper contractual coverage, the CO shall be notified immediately, preferable in writing if time permits. Proceeding with work without proper contractual coverage may result in non-payment or necessitate submittal of a contract claim.

METHOD OF PAYMENT: Payments shall be processed by Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT), upon receipt of proper invoice(s) submitted through www.ipp.gov. Improperly prepared invoices shall be returned to the Contract resulting in delays of payment. The original invoice with payrolls shall be uploaded in IPP.

The following shall constitute a property prepared invoice:

a) Name and address of contractor, purchase order number;

b) Invoice date and number;

c) Line item(s) of the fee schedule, description, quantity, unit price, and extended total per line item;

d) Total amount for the billing period reflected in the invoice;

e) Designated office and address where payment is to be made; and

f) Payrolls.

The government will made payment in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act (31 U.S.C.

3903).

TAXES: The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State and local taxes and duties.

CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL SECURITY AND SUITABILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Performance of this contract requires contractor personnel to have a Federal government-issued personal identification card before being allowed unsupervised access to a Department of Interior (DOI), BIA, Sherman Warehouse Facility.

The Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) will be the sponsoring official, and will make the arrangements for personal identify verification and card issuance.

The Contractor will identify all contractor and subcontractor personnel who will require [physical and/or logical] access for performance of work under this contract.

Provide the COR with documentation that supports the individual's status. During performance of the contract, the Contractor will keep the COR apprised of changes in personnel to ensure that performance is not delayed by compliance with credentialing processes. Cards that have been lost, damaged, or stolen must be reported to the COR and Issuing Office within 24 hours.

Replacement will be at the contractor's expense. If reissuance of expired credentials is needed, it will be coordinated through the COR.

At the end of contract performance, or when a contractor employee is no longer working under this contract, the Contractor will ensure that all identification cards are returned to the COR.

In the event of a disagreement between the Contractor and the Government concerning the suitability of an individual to perform work under this contract, DOI shall have the right of final determination. This requirement must be incorporated into any subcontracts that require subcontractor personnel to have routine and regular unsupervised access to a federally controlled facility for more than 180 calendar days or unsupervised access to a Federally controlled Level 3 or 4 information system.

ATTACHMENTS: The U.S. Department of Labor, Wage Determination under the Service Contract Act dated 07/11/2018, Wage Determination No. 2015-5629 (Rev 8) is applicable to this solicitation and resulting award.

SCOPE OF WORK: The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Pacific Regional Office, Southern California Agency maintains six (6) warehouses located at Sherman Yard Facility, 3471 Jackson Street, Riverside, California 92503, which require maintenance.

***REQUEST FOR QUOTES RESPONSES MUST INCLUDE***

1. Name, address and telephone number of three references with a description of the work provide, cost and period of performance;

2. Copy of CA Business License; and

3. Quote on all line items.

The Government will not be responsible for any costs accrued or incurred in response to this RFQ. The Government will award a contract resulting from this RFQ to the responsive responsible quoter whose offer conforming to the RFQ will be most advantageous to the Government. The factors used to evaluate offers will be (i) Price and (ii) Past Performance, in that order. Past Performance will be evaluated as “Positive”, “Negative” or “Neutral”. All quotations shall include past performance information. A quotation which does not include Past Performance may be determined non-responsive. Vendors shall have no less than three years experience in landscaping, fence repair and pest control. A site visit is highly recommended and can be arrange as indicated above. Vendor shall be allowed to work in the area on their schedule as long as approval is granted by the Government. Vendor shall be responsible for locating all utility and communications prior to commencing work.

To be awarded this contract, the quoter must be actively registered in the SAM. SAM information may be found at http://www.sam.gov. The North American Industry Classification (NAICS) code is 561990 and the business size maximum is $7M.

Mailed, faxed and emailed quotations are not acceptable. Quotes will only be accepted through http://www.fedbid.com/. Please submit all questions in writing via Fedbid. Questions received directly via emailed will not be responded to. Quotations received incomplete information may be deemed non-responsive and not considered for award.