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B.5 Ceiling on Fixed Fee

For each cost reimbursable task order issued under this IDIQ, the Contracting Officer and the Contractor agree to negotiate a set dollar amount for fixed fee. In negotiating the fixed dollar amount for fee, the Contracting Officer must consider the policies and factors for establishing fee in FAR 15.404-4 as well as any applicable USFS policy on establishing a fixed fee amount. In no event, however, may the amount of fixed fee in any individual task order exceed % percent (Offeror proposes ceiling percentage) of the task order’s estimated cost, excluding fee.

Fixed fee may not exceed the established ceiling for the base period and all four option periods of this IDIQ.

B.6 Fee for Administrative Services

Certain task orders issued under this IDIQ will require the Contractor process payments for the Forest Service overseas for the provision of administrative services. Examples of administrative services are included in section C.3.4. All tasks requiring payment processing for administrative services will be issued as FFP task orders. For FFP task orders or FFP portions of FFP hybrid task orders requiring administrative services, the Contractor may charge a fee to account for the administrative cost of processing the transaction. The fee scale will be based on the dollar value of the payment processing request. Fees will be applied using the following dollar ranges (Offeror proposes percentage fee and should use the following table in their IDIQ cost proposals): Contractor shall fulfill requests to process payments for the Forest Service overseas for the provision of administrative services

Transaction Amount Fee (%)

$1 - $10,000

$10,001 - $50,000

Greater than $50,001

B.7 Task Order Proposals

CPFF and FFP task order proposals must conform to the format presented in Attachment 1 unless otherwise directed by the Contracting Officer. The itemized budget sets are required for the estimates for reimbursement of dollar costs for individual line items of cost, and the fixed fee (if any) for CPFF type task orders. If the approved base of application of the Contractor’s indirect costs does not conform to the individual line items of cost noted in Attachment 1 the Contractor may modify the presentation of their estimates for reimbursement of dollar costs so that their cost estimate meets the requirement of their approved indirect cost structure. The budgets for FFP task orders for administrative services must correspond to the fee structure proposed in B.3 – B.6.

B.8 Labor

(a) The following applies to compensation of personnel under this contract or any resulting subcontract.

U.S.-based and/or in-country personnel to provide:

Technical experts in forestry research and development, sustainable forestry, climate change mitigation and adaptation, natural resource management and disaster mitigation

Project management

Training

Business support/administrative functions

Security/Guard services

Database development and information technology support

Logistics

Technical writing, communication and marketing assistance

Language competencies

C.3.4 Administrative Services/Payment Processing

At the request of USFS, the Contractor shall fulfill requests to process payments for the Forest Service overseas for the provision of administrative services. This may include but is not limited to the following services:

Conference registration

Workshop support

Simultaneous language interpretation

Identification and provision of secure office and Contractor employee facilities and/or housing which meets the safety and security standards of the USFS and the US Department of State

Identification and provision of vehicles and program equipment

Salary, benefits and allowances of host country staff employed through a locally registered project or NGO

General office support including but not limited to; telephone, internet, reproduction, bank charges, office supplies/computer equipment, utilities, vehicle fuel/maintenance, and vehicle rental

C.3.5 Transition of the Current Tasks

The Contractor shall work with USFS and the current Contractor to transfer existing efforts under new task orders.

The Contractor shall provide a statement describing its capabilities to manage the Transition to migrate support from the incumbent Contractor. The statement should include the following:

a. Management approach and capabilities for transitioning from the current Contractor.

b. Provision of a list of all Government dependencies and assumptions for Government services to be used during the transition.

c. Perceptions of risk and risk mitigation recommendations.

Transition Out: The current Contractor shall provide comprehensive assistance and documentation requested by the Government and/or Contractors to facilitate an orderly exit, and

SECTION F--DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1. NOTICE LISTING CONTRACT CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

The following contract clauses pertinent to this section are hereby incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date) in accordance with the clause at FAR "52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE" in Section I of this contract. See FAR 52.252- 2 for an internet address (if specified) for electronic access to the full text of a clause.

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.242-15 52.242-17

STOP-WORK ORDER

Government Delay of Work

AUG 1989

APR 1984

F.2 Period of Performance

This contract is comprised of *one base period and four (4) option years.

Base Period Award – November 18, 2017 Option Year 1 November 19, 2017 – November 18, 2018 Option Year 2 November 19, 2018 – November 18, 2019 Option Year 3 November 19, 2019 – November 18, 2020 Option Year 4 November 19, 2020 – November 18, 2021

**Actual dates will be updated at time of award.

F.3 Task Order Awards

Task orders shall be placed during the period of performance of the contract and may extend beyond the IDIQ period of performance for no more than 12 months. The Contractor shall perform the stated services as issued in each task order, and within the period of performance specified in each task order.

F.4 Place of Performance

Place of performance shall be specified in each task order. Contractor facilities and USFS locations in the U.S. as well as overseas locations are anticipated. The US Forest Service International Programs works in over 80 countries and requires the contractor to be able to work in a variety of overseas locations. Locations may include, but are not limited to:

North America: Canada and Mexico

Latin America and the Caribbean: Argentina, Bahamas, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Trinidad and Tobago, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines and Uruguay

Africa: Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic

Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Technical Proposal Executive Summary

Factor 1: Technical Approach

Sub Factor 1 Capabilities and Experience

Sub Factor 2 Technical Approach

Factor 2: Management Approach

Sub Factor 1 Management and Staffing Plan

Sub Factor 2 Resumes for Key Personnel – not counted in page limit

L.1.3 VOLUME 2: SAMPLE TASK ORDER PROPOSAL

The Offeror’s Volume 2: Sample Task Order Proposal shall be submitted as described below.

Because this is only a sample and will not be awarded, Offerors shall include technical and cost information in the same volume only in this instance.

VOLUME 2: SAMPLE TASK ORDER PROPOSAL (15 Page Limit)

Factor 3: Sample Task Order Proposal Volume

Cover Page (CP) – not counted in page limit

Table of Contents (TOC) – not counted in page limit

Technical and Management Approach (Detailed bios/resumes of proposed final candidate for each overseas and domestic long and short term position described in the statement of work are not included in the page limit)

L.1.4 VOLUME 3: PAST PERFORMANCE

VOLUME 3: Past Performance (10 Page Limit)

Factor 4: Past Performance

Cover Page (CP) – not counted in page limit

Table of Contents (TOC) – not counted in page limit

Sub Factor 1 Past Performance Summaries – limited to two pages per past performance summary

Past Performance Notice

The information provided by the Offeror is only one of the means used by the Government to obtain relevant Past Performance information. The Government reserves the right to obtain information from other sources (e.g., PPIRS) to assess Offeror’s performance risk. The Government may consider positive and negative information not mentioned by the Offeror, but found during the course of assessing relevant Past Performance.

Offerors shall provide unclassified contracts whenever possible. Offerors should provide the Government with the most current data on each summary. Before including any person as a point-of- contact, verify the accuracy, currency, and completeness of the point-of-contact’s mailing address, e- mail address, and telephone number, and that the point-of-contact is willing to cooperate in this evaluation effort. The inability to reach any of an Offeror’s point-of-contacts or their unwillingness to provide the requested information may adversely affect the Government’s evaluation of the Offeror’s performance.

L.1.5 VOLUME 4: IDIQ COST PROPOSAL

The Offeror’s Volume 4: IDIQ Cost Proposal shall be submitted as described below.

VOLUME 4: IDIQ COST PROPOSAL (No Page Limits)

Cover Page (CP)

Cover Letter

Contract Business Proposal Assumptions

Cost Tables in accordance with Section B.4 – B.7 of the IDIQ (base and option years)

Labor Descriptions and cross reference to OPM categories (as appropriate) in accordance with Section B.9 of the IDIQ

Labor Rates in accordance with Section B.9 of the IDIQ (base and option years)

1. Past Performance Summaries

a) The Offeror shall provide not more than three (3) past performance summaries in the past three years.

b) Consider that the term “contract” refers to a Contract, Task Order, Delivery Order, or BPA Call.

c) Include past performance only for the prime Offeror or Subcontractor (provided the Subcontractor is identified in Volume 1: Technical Proposal). At least two of the three past performance summaries must be those of the Offeror serving as a prime contractor.

d) Reference Past Performance where the Offeror performed a substantially similar service to that which the contractor will perform.

e) Provide examples of past contracts of similar size, scope, complexity, and relevancy where:

“Size” of a contract relates to the contract value of services including all subcontracts and option periods.

“Scope” relates to the range of services provided to any Federal, State, or Local Government entity or commercial entity as compared to the scope of this requirement.

“Complexity” refers to the range of technical challenges that must be addressed in addition the ability to provides multiple services in multiple locations in parallel while meeting or exceeding performance objectives.

“Relevancy” is defined as being performed within the last three (3) years of the date of the solicitation.

VOLUME 4: IDIQ COST PROPOSAL (No Page Limits)

Cover Page (CP)

Cover Letter

Contract Business Proposal Assumptions

Cost Tables in accordance with Section B.4 – B.7 of the IDIQ (base and option years)

Labor Descriptions and cross reference to OPM categories (as appropriate) in accordance with Section B.10 of the IDIQ

Labor Rates in accordance with Section B.9 of the IDIQ (base and option years)

Task Order Cost as spreadsheet.