AG-03K0-S-15-0010.docx

AG-03K0-S-15-0010

Lewis & Clark National Forest Badger Two Medicine FIA Grid Intensification Plot Installation

Solicitation Issue Date: August 10, 2015 Method of Solicitation: Request for Quotation (RFQ).

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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.

The solicitation and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the most current Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-82.

North American Industry Classification (NAICS): 541620 (Environmental Consulting Services): Size Standard is $15.0 Set Aside: 100% small business set-aside.

General Information: The intent of this solicitation is to obtain quotes or FIA Grid Plot Installation Services. See below for complete project description.

Provide quote by: 4:00 PM, Mountain Standard Time on August 24, 2015.

DOCUMENTS TO RETURN:

The following documents shall be submitted by the offeror for evaluation to be considered responsive:

· Schedule of Items ( page 2)

· Similar Experience & Past Performance Information with phone numbers

· Annual Representations & Certifications beginning on Page 23

· Quality Control Plan (see page 8)

· Resume of Key Personnel

· Acknowledge Amendments per the instructions in Block 11 on the SF-30 if applicable.

Send quote to: Forest Service, East Side Acquisition Team (ESAT) Attn: Lisa Rakich 420 Barrett Street Dillon, MT 59725 E-mail lrakich@fs.fed.us

For solicitation questions call Lisa Rakich at (406)683-3968.

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

FIA Grid Intensification Plot Services on the Lewis & Clark National Forest; Rocky Mountain Ranger District, Glacier and Pondera Counties, Montana.

Total Quote___________

Price quotation furnished by:

DUNS # ______________________________________

Only quotes to the nearest cent will be accepted.

There are no additional protocols added on to the standard protocol described in the Region 1 Grid Intensification Using CSE Protocols Field Procedures.

DESCRIPTION/SPECIFICATIONS/STATEMENT OF WORK

CATEGORIES: The above categories include the Badger-Two Medicine landscape of the Rocky Mountain Ranger District administered by the Lewis and Clark National Forest. This landscape is divided north/south into two line items, roughly along Badger Creek, which flows west/east through the landscape. There is approximately 1 plot per 1,250 acres across these National Forest System lands. It is expected that Badger-Two Medicine North will be completed during the 2016 field season, and that Badger-Two Medicine South will be completed during the 2017 field season.

0.1 – 6.0 miles: ~15 plots 6.1-12.0 miles: ~17 plots 12.1–18.0 miles: ~12plots

4.1 – 10.0 miles: ~9 plots 10.1-16.0 miles: ~11 plots 16.1–22.0 miles: ~17 plots

The existing trail system (motorized and non-motorized) can be used to access plots off of a road.

Private access may be available to reduce travel distance. Any permission obtained to access plots from private property is the sole responsibility and risk of the contractor.

Background This contract will conduct statistically sound vegetation sampling by full plot installation of the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) grid intensification plots with which management determinations will be made. It includes locating, monumenting, and photographing plots, and collecting tree, vegetation composition, ground surface cover, and downed woody material data according to Region 1 Grid Intensification Using CSE Protocols Field Procedures.

Scope This contract, upon award, will require intensification of the existing FIA grid on the Lewis and Clark National Forest, and related work in compliance with its terms, specifications, and provisions. The Contractor shall furnish all labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, supplies (except those designated as Government-Furnished), and incidentals to perform all work necessary on the areas specified. All aspects of the work program shall be performed in an organized, systematic manner to assure services will be performed over the entire unit.

The work performed and the data collected shall be in compliance with the terms, specifications, conditions and provisions of this solicitation and the Common Stand Exam Field Guide for Region 1, March 2015, or most current version of this manual prior to data collection, hereafter referred to as the R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide (see Exhibit H) and Region 1 Grid Intensification Using CSE Protocols Field Procedures, March 2012, or most current version of this manual prior to data collection, hereafter referred to as the Grid Intensification Field Guide (see Exhibit G). The Grid Intensification Field Guide manual outlines the procedures and definitions for field implementation of the intensification of the FIA grid using Common Stand Exam (CSE) data collection protocols. The Grid Intensification Field Guide is a combination of CSE and Interior West FIA variables. Unless specifically indicated in the Grid Intensification Field Guide, all procedures listed for a Common Stand Exam Intensive Exam level for the setting, plot, and tree form, Exam level 4 for vegetation composition, and Brown’s protocols for down woody material are to be followed according to the current R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide.

Collected data shall be recorded and submitted in electronic format using the most current Exams PC software. The text files generated from the Exams software will then be transmitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative at the Helena National Forest Supervisor’s Office.

Additional data collection includes:

a) Taking digital plot photos from plot center in the four cardinal directions. Photo files will be named with four digit plot ID and direction taken e.g. (4112W, 4112E). Placards should be held in each photo that indicate state, county, plot ID, location ID, and cardinal direction.

b) Recording any Lewis and Clark National Forest Sensitive Plant or Montana and County-Specific Noxious Weed species (see Exhibit B) found within the 1/24th acre subplot.

Plot locations shall have a GPS reading recorded for each plot. Actual plot center UTM’s shall be within 10 meters of theoretical plot center UTM locations provided. The Contractor shall submit GPS acquired data in a shapefile (.shp) file format with each payment packet.

See Exhibit A for Project Work Area maps. Individual plot locations shall be delineated on contract work maps (which will be furnished to the successful bidder at the pre-work meeting.)

Aerial photographs or National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP) imagery of the project area are available for inspection.

Forested habitat type information will be identified in accordance with Forest Habitat Types of Montana, General Technical Report INT-34 by Robert D. Pfister, Bernard L. Kovalchik, Stephen F. Arno, and Richard C. Presby (May 1977).

Non-forested habitat type information will be identified in accordance with Grassland and Shrubland Habitat Types of Western Montana, General Technical Report INT-66 by W.F. Mueggler and W.L. Stewart (January 1980).

Plant species will be identified using the Flora of the Pacific Northwest by C. Leo Hitchcock and Arthur Cronquist (April 1973), or similar preferred dichotomous key text, and, if necessary, the nomenclature will be updated to reflect that which is shown in the currently accepted Northern Region List of Plant Codes, provided in Exhibits. Any plant codes not found in the Regional List will match those in the USDA Plants Database (http://plants.usda.gov/).

Insect and disease identification will be limited to those agents, pests, and diseases listed in the disturbance tables found in the R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide and the Field Guide to Diseases and Insect Pests of Northern and Central Rocky Mountain Conifers by Susan K. Hagle, Kenneth E. Gibson, and Scott Tunnock (R1-03-08 2003).

Project Location The project area includes the Badger-Two Medicine landscape of the Rocky Mountain Ranger District of the Lewis and Clark National Forest. The plots are on a grid of approximately 1 for every 1,250 acres.

Project work area locations can be found on the Vicinity maps (See Exhibit A). UTM locations for the plots are found in Exhibit A as well. (Note: 45 plots are currently mapped for the Badger-Two Medicine-North work item. One plot has been deemed non-forested, and will not be included resulting in the current 44 plots for this contract)

Work will consist of locating, measuring, and recording data for inventory plots. Information shall be collected as outlined in the electronically provided R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide and Grid Intensification Field Guide, except where specifically modified by this contract. Additions, Lewis and Clark National Forest Noxious Weed and Sensitive Plant lists, are described in detail in Exhibit B.

Accessibility The project area may be accessed by Forest roads during the normal operating season. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to plow snow or do special maintenance to keep roads open. Individual plots are accessible by some combination of 2- or 4-wheel drive vehicle, horse, or foot travel. Some roads or trails may have been closed after the maps were published. Maps of the sample locations are available from the Contracting Officer’s Representative so that estimated walk-in distance can be calculated.

The project area may be reached by Forest roads that are accessible by 2- and 4-wheel drive pickup during the normal operating season. The Forest Service assumes no obligation to plow snow or do special maintenance to keep roads open.

The Badger-Two Medicine landscape is an Inventoried Roadless Area; therefore no backcountry plots will be directly accessible via Forest roads. Access to the plots may have short or very long walk-ins. The cost to access these plots is the total responsibility of the Contractor. The Contracting Officer’s Representative will provide road and trail access maps to the Contractor. Some roads or trails may have been closed after the maps were published. Maps of the sample locations are available from the Contracting Officer’s Representative so that estimated walk-in distance can be calculated.

Access to the plots varies. Accessibility estimates are presented in Section B.2.

The latest Rocky Mountain District Travel Management Plan (2009) and site-specific Motor Vehicle Use Maps (MVUM) take precedence and give specific road closure dates and locations. No access will be authorized for use of closed roads within the landscape as the Badger-Two Medicine has been designated as an Inventoried Roadless Area.

Efforts have been made to remove any randomly generated plots that have been deemed to be potentially hazardous. Any plots deemed inaccessible in the field due to safety concerns, (e.g. dangerous cliffs, impassable terrain, etc.), or permanent ice and snow on plot, should be documented via a UTM location at the nearest safe spot to plot, and by photographic evidence of hazards. Inaccessible plots may be inspected by the Government to verify inaccessibility during packet inspection, if the Government so chooses. If the plot is deemed accessible by a reasonable and safe effort, the Contractor will be required to return and install the plot, or forfeit pay for that plot. Verified or uninspected inaccessible plots will be awarded with full payment.

Definitions Definitions that refer to data elements and attributes for collecting Common Stand Exam data are found in the R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide.

Government-Furnished Property and Services The Government shall provide the Contractor the following listed materials, supplies, property, or services, for use in the performance of this contract, hereinafter referred to as Government-Furnished Property. This property shall be used and maintained by the Contractor in accordance with the provisions of the “Government Property” FAR clause contained elsewhere in the contract.

Provided at Prework meeting.

Services At the beginning of the contract, the following will apply:

At the Contractor’s request, the Government will provide one review on the inspection procedures regarding quality assurance. This quality assurance assessment review will be performed on one plot.

At the Contractor’s request, the Government will accompany the Contractor on one plot to review data collection procedures.

Contractor Work Requirements and Technical Specifications

Key Personnel Qualifications Unless otherwise stated, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, supervision, equipment, materials, services, and transportation necessary to perform the contract. The Contractor shall also furnish a resume of key personnel for the following in performance of this contract:

1. Each crew must have a crew leader with undergraduate courses* in mensuration, tree identification, plant identification, silviculture, and ecology and three months prior experience collecting data for Forest inventory, including stand exams, or vegetation classification.

2. Other crew members must have undergraduate courses* in mensuration and tree identification.

3. Each crew must have a person with botanical skills* that enable them to accurately identify sensitive plant species, habitat type indicators, and all plants with greater than 3% cover to genus/species.

*Specific technical experience may be substituted for a given educational requirement.

The Contractor shall designate crew leaders for each crew. The crew leader shall be the individual responsible for ensuring plot measurements are taken in accordance with the accuracy standards.

The Contractor, by signing an offer, agrees to use only personnel meeting these qualifications for performance of the work specified herein. The Government reserves the right to make determinations of employees' qualifications and any employee who does not meet the above described qualifications may be requested to leave the worksite with resubmission of any data supplied by that employee.

Procedures and Standards The Region 1 Grid Intensification Field Guide outlines the procedures and definitions for field implementation of the intensification of the FIA grid using Common Stand Exam (CSE) data collection protocols. The Grid Intensification Field Guide is a combination of CSE and Interior West FIA variables. Unless specifically indicated in the Grid Intensification Field Guide or modified by this contract, all procedures listed for a Common Stand Exam Intensive Exam for the setting, plot, tree, vegetation composition, and down woody form are to be followed according to the current R1 Common Stand Exam and Grid Intensification Field Guides.

Plot Layout

Subplot

24.0 ft radius rrraradius Microplot

6.8 ft radius Location Center

Plot Data The Contractor shall collect plot data in accordance with R1 Common Stand Exam Field Guide and the Grid Intensification Field Guide as stated in C.5.3.

Quality Control The Contractor shall prepare a Quality Control Plan for quote submission. The Contractor shall inspect the work in accordance with the accepted Quality Control Plan.

Flagging is used to facilitate the relocation of a stake position within a plot in order to check the original measurement. Blue and white striped flagging will be used. Flagging will be used for marking each stake position center and the end of each sample plane.

If a plot or reference point is within eyesight of a Forest System trail or road, tree tags will be placed facing away from the road or trail.

Flagging will be at least 6 inches long after tying.

At all stake position center points, two ribbons will be tied near subplot center at eye level in a highly visible manner. One ribbon will be marked in waterproof marking pen showing the following information: plot number, stake position plot number, date, and the initials of the persons doing the examination.

At the end of each down woody and ground surface cover sample plane, one ribbon will be tied on the same azimuth at eye level in a minimally visible manner.

Due to the nature of the wilderness and cultural significance of this landscape, with the exception of flagging to mark the Plot Center, flagging lengths will be minimized in order to create low visual impact.

After aging the tree, the increment core shall be left intact at the base of the tree just below the core hole.

Work shall be in accordance with the Technical Specifications outlined in the manual entitled Common Stand Exam Field Guide for Region 1 and Region 1 Grid Intensification Using CSE Protocols Field Procedures with the additions found in Exhibit C.

Plot location maps show approximate plot locations and are only intended to show access to the area. UTM coordinates provided by the Contracting Officer’s Representative will be the final location.

Field Location Number, Sample Type, State, County, National Forest, District, Region, UTM Zone, and Northing and Easting for each of the plots will be provided by the Government.

Prior to commencing work within gated areas or roadless boundaries, a meeting will be held with the Contractor and the Contracting Officer's Representative to determine appropriate restrictions (e.g., access, waste disposal, camping).

Work Plan and Schedule The Contractor shall prepare a work plan and schedule that demonstrates that work will be completed within the performance period described in Section F. The Contractor shall provide a general plan with their quote. A supplementary plan and schedules will be provided after issuance of a Notice to proceed, but 5 days before start work.

The Contractor shall advise the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s Representative of any periods that the Contractor will not be working that are not specified in the accepted Work Plan.

The Contractor may update the work plan when work is in progress and the Contracting Officer may accept the updated work plan.

Camping and Worksite Conditions If the Contractor intends on exceeding the sixteen day limit in one camp site, the Contractor shall prepare a Camping and/or Worksite Plan and operate in a manner that will protect the environmental resources and the public facilities. The conditions shall be consistent with the requirements of Section H and the supplementary attachments in Section J.

Communications The Contractor shall keep the Contracting Officer advised as to where the Contractor or Contractor's representative may be reached by phone during periods of work suspension and periods of time without work. Further, the Contractor shall maintain contact with the Contracting Officer during periods of work suspension or periods of time without work.

On-site Representative The Contractor’s on-site representative shall be fully conversant and literate in the English language and shall be in the work area whenever work is in progress.

Data Entry

Data Format The Grid Intensification data is required in electronic format utilizing the ExamsPC program. The electronic data shall successfully run through the R1 Pre-load Audit program generating an error free report. The electronic data shall be transmitted to the Contracting Officer’s Representative at the Helena National Forest Supervisor’s Office.

Payment Packet Format Each payment packet shall remain separate and unique on field recorders or in any electronic form when it is turned in. Two payment units shall not have stands mixed together in one .pdr or data file.

Standards

OSHA’s Field Sanitation Standard Fact Sheet is available at:

https://www.osha.gov/pls/oshaweb/owadisp.show_document?p_table=STANDARDS&p_id=10959

INVOICING AND BILLING PROCEDURES

The "Submit electronic Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury. All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.

Pre-Bid Tour: No pre-bid tour will be conducted. Interested parties may contact Andrew Sovilla at 406-495-3964, with questions or for directions to view the project site on their own. Contractors are urged to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

Interested parties shall take reasonable steps to ascertain the nature and location of the project area and the work to be completed, as well as the general and local site conditions which can affect the work and cost of performance. Failure to take the actions described in this paragraph will not relieve the Contractor from the responsibility of properly estimating the difficulty and cost to successfully perform the work, or from successful completion of the work without additional expense to the Government.

Start Work: Work shall begin on June 1, 2016.

Period of Performance: All work shall be completed, including final inspection, no later than October 15, 2017. No field work will be performed from October 16 - May 31 due to presumption of adverse weather conditions.

The Contractor shall maintain progress at a rate that will assure completion of the work within the time specified herein.

CONTRACT 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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance. (NOV 2014) 52.212-4 - Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Apr 2015)

(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) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014)

(2) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(3) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Public Laws 108-77, 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:

___ (1) 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).

___ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

___ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub L. 111-5) (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009).

___ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (5) [Reserved] _X__ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Jan 2014) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

___ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Aug 2013) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

___ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Jul 2013) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

___ (10) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (May 2012) (section 738 of Division C of Public Law 112-74, section 740 of Division C of Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Division D of Pub. L. 111-8, and section 745 of Division D of Pub. L. 110-161).

___ (11) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

___ (12) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2011) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer)(15 U.S.C. 657a).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

___ (13) [Reserved] _X_ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

___ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

___ (15) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

___ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

___ (17) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637 (d)(4)).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iii) Alternate II (Oct 2001) of 52.219-9.

___ (iv) Alternate III (Oct 2014) of 52.219-9.

___ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

___ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(14)).

___ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages—Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

___ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

_X_ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

___ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) Concerns (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

___ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the WOSB Program (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

_X__ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).

_X__ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2014) (E.O. 13126).

__X_ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 1999).

__X_ (28) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2007) (E.O. 11246).

___ (29) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

_X__ (30) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

___ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

___ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

__X_ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50, (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013). (Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

___ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

___ (36) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514 ___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-13.

___ (37) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Television (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

___ (38) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

___ (39) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT® -Registered Personal Computer Products (Jun 2014) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

_X__ (40) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

_X__ (41) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

___ (42) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American--Free Trade Agreements--Israeli Trade Act (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109-169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43).

___ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

___ (43) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2013) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

___ (44) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008) (E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

___ (45) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

___ (46) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (47) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

___ (48) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items (Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C. 4505), 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

_X_ (49) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4505, 10 U.S.C. 2307(f)).

__X_ (50) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer— System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (51) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—Other Than System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (52) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

___ (53) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

___ (54) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

___ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, 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:

__X_ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495) __X_ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.).

__X_ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class General Schedule 7 Step 5

Monetary Wage $21.49 an hour _ __ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (May 2014) (29 U.S.C.206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards -- Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

___ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

__X_ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

___ (9) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

___ (10) 52.237-11, Accepting and Dispensing of $1 Coin (Sep 2008) (31 U.S.C. 5112(p)(1)).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph (d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records -- Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR Subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

(e)

(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Apr 2010) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2014) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $650,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iii) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (1) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(iv) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(v) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007) (E.O. 11246).

(vi) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(vii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(viii) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jul 2014) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ix) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(x) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014), (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xi) ____ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

___ (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 E.O. 13627).

(xii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67.)

(xiii) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services--Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67)

(xiv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Aug 2013).

(xv) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (E.O. 13658).

(xvi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Jul 2013) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations. (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xviii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately-Owned U.S. Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

52.232-40 – Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (DEC 2013)

LIST OF DOCUMENTS EXHIBITS, AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

· Wage Determination No. 76-1342 Revision No. 51 dated 07/14/15 (3 pages)

· Vicinity Maps (6 pages)

· Exhibits A-I (15 pages)

· CSE Appendices & Field Guide ( 3 separate .pdf documents)

· Grid Intensification Field Guide (128 pages)

SOLICITATION 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 effectas 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): http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

52.204-16 --Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (NOV 2014) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (APR 2014) 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items.

Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (APR 2012)

*An offeror shall complete only paragraphs (b) of this provision if the offeror has completed the annual representations and certificates electronically via https://www.acquisition.gov . If an offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically at the ORCA website, the offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (o) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision--

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern

(1) means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor‖ means all work or service

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Inverted Domestic Corporation

(1) As used in this section, means a foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), i.e., a corporation that used to be incorporated in the United States, or used to be a partnership in the United States, but now is incorporated in a foreign country, or is a subsidiary whose parent corporation is incorporated in a foreign country, that meets the criteria specified in 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c). An inverted domestic corporation as herein defined does not meet the definition of an inverted domestic corporation as defined by the Internal Revenue Code at 26 U.S.C. 7874.

Manufactured end product means any end product in Federal Supply Classes (FSC) 1000-9999, except

(1) FSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Federal Supply Group (FSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) FSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) FSG 89, Food and Related Consumables;

(5) FSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) FSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) FSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) FSC 9610, Ores;

(9) FSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) FSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture‖ means

(1) The place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Restricted business operations‖ means (1)Business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(2) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(3) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(6) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(7) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern

(1) Means a small business concern

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

Service-disabled veteran means

(1) A veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service-connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

Small business concern

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR Part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

Subsidiary

(1) Means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned

(2) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(3) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation.

Veteran-owned small business concern‖ means a small business concern

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans(as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern

(1) Means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business concern

(1) Means a small business concern

(2) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(3) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127),means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications posted on the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the ORCA website accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov . After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representation and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ____________. [Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (o) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any. These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer. Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on ORCA.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas. Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a small business concern.

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [_] is, [_] is not a service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern.

(4) Small disadvantaged business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents, for general statistical purposes, that it [_] is, [_] is not, a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in 13 CFR 124.1002.

(5) Women-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it [_] is, [_] is not a women-owned small business concern.

Note: Complete paragraphs (c)(8) and (c)(9) only if this solicitation is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(6) WOSB concern eligible under the WOSB Program. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a women-owned small…