PMC_Fence-Combined_Synopsis_and_Solicitation.pdf

(i) 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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) This solicitation number AG-4209-S-15-0001 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) , and the acquisition procedures at FAR Part 13.5 are being utilized. The Government anticipates this solicitation will result in the award of a firm fixed price purchase order.

(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-82, effective June 8, 2015.

(iv) This is a 100% set aside for small business concerns. The applicable NAICS code is 561730, which has a size standard of $7.5M. For more information on size standards visit http://www.sba.gov/size.

(v) Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs). Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

Line Item/Service Price

Wildlife Exclusion Fence See Attachment 5

Price quoted must include all costs and services associated with providing the service.

(vi) Description of Requirement. Refer to Attachment 1, Scope of Work, for a detailed description of the required services. Work consists of installation of wildlife exclusion fencing around the perimeter of the back (north) fields at the Natural Resources Conservation Service, Plant Materials Center located in Brooksville, Florida. Attachment 1, Scope of Work; Attachment 2, Specifications for Fence-Code 382; Attachment 3, Plan Map; Attachment 4, Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination; and Attachment 5, Pricing and Certifications Sheets are incorporated and made a part of this solicitation.

(vii) Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance. The period of performance will commence after award and shall be completed within 45 calendar days. Delivery and acceptance will occur at USDA-NRCS Plant Materials Center, 14119 Broad Street, Brooksville, FL 34601, Attn: Janet Grabowski, PMC Manager.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

The following addenda also apply. Quoters must read and follow these additional instructions to receive consideration:

a. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration

All Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, or SAM prior to award of a Federal Contract. However, due to the need to promptly award a contract after receipt of quotes, registration in SAM, to include completion of the Representations and

Certifications, and having a status of “Active” is required BEFORE submitting a quote. For information regarding registration visit www.sam.gov.

b. Pricing and Certifications

Quoters may utilize Attachment 5 to this solicitation to submit pricing quotations and to complete the following representations and certifications: FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items and AGAR 452.209-70, Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction. The quoter must complete the two certifications by reading and checking the appropriate box(es).

c. E-mail submissions are acceptable.

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items does not apply to this solicitation.

(x) Offerors are required to complete the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Items. This must be completed at SAM.gov and the registration in an “Active” status.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and addenda are not attached.

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders—Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition and the following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to this acquisition.

(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:

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Dec 2014) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

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

52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jul 2013) (Pub.

L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).

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

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

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

52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011) (E.O. 13513).

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

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

(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:

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

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

U.S.C. chapter 67).

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

(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-

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

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.

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

52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Apr 2015) (E.O. 11246).

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

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

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

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

(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.

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(xiii) Additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices.

Provisions

AGAR 452.209 – 70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction. (DEVIATION 2012-01) (Feb 2012)

(a) Awards made under this solicitation are subject to the provisions contained in sections 738 and 739 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-55), Division A, as amended and/or subsequently enacted, regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate federal tax delinquencies. To comply with these provisions, all offerors must complete paragraph (1) of this representation, and all corporate offerors also must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of this representation.

(b) The Offeror represents that –

(1) The Offeror is [ ], is not [ ] (check one) an entity that has filed articles of incorporation in one of the fifty states, the District of Columbia, or the various territories of the United States including American Samoa, Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, Midway Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, Republic of Palau, Republic of the Marshall Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands. (Note that this includes both for-profit and non-profit organizations.)

If the Offeror checked “is” above, the Offeror must complete paragraphs (2) and (3) of the representation. If Offeror checked “is not” above, Offeror may leave the remainder of the representation blank.

2) (i) The Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) been convicted of a felony criminal violation under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

(ii) The Offeror has [ ], has not [ ] (check one) had any officer or agent of Offeror convicted of a felony criminal violation for actions taken on behalf of Offeror under Federal or State law in the 24 months preceding the date of offer.

(3) The Offeror does [ ], does not [ ] (check one) have any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability.

Clauses

AGAR 452.209-71 Assurance Regarding Felony Conviction or Tax Delinquent Status for Corporate Applicants

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and

Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2012, P.L. No. 112-55, Division A, Sections 738 and 739 regarding corporate felony convictions and corporate Federal tax delinquencies.

Accordingly, by accepting this award the Contractor acknowledges that it –

(1) does not have a tax delinquency, meaning that it is not subject to any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, and

(2) has not been convicted (or had an officer or agent acting on its behalf convicted) of a felony criminal violation under any Federal or State law within 24 months preceding the award, unless a suspending and debarring official of the United States Department of Agriculture has considered suspension or debarment of the awardee, or such officer or agent, based on these convictions and/or tax delinquencies and determined that suspension or debarment is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.

(b) If the awardee fails to comply with these provisions, the NRCS may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 738 or 739.

AGAR 452.236-72 Use of Premises. (Nov 1996)

(a) Before any camp, quarry, borrow pit, storage, detour, or bypass site, other than shown on the drawings, is opened or operated on USDA land or lands administered by the USDA, the Contractor shall obtain written permission from the Contracting Officer. A camp is interpreted to include a campsite or trailer parking area of any employee working on the project for the Contractor.

(b) Unless excepted elsewhere in the contract, the Contractor shall (i) provide and maintain sanitation facilities for the work force at the site and (ii) dispose of solid waste in accordance with applicable Federal, State and local regulations.

AGAR 452.246-70 Inspection and Acceptance. (Feb 1988)

The Contracting Officer or the Contracting Officer's duly authorized representative will inspect and accept the supplies and/or services to be provided under this contract. Work that, in the opinion of the Contracting Officer, does not meet data quality standards will be returned to the Contractor for correction.

Inconsistencies/edits may be reviewed, resolved and approved via communications.

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Payment Platform (IPP)

Invoices must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Payment Platform System (IPP) or the Contractor must be willing to accept payment by Government purchase card.

The Contractor must use the IPP website (https://www.ipp.gov) to register, access, and use IPP for submitting invoices. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by calling (866) 973-3131.

Invoices submitted by means other than IPP will not be accepted unless the Contracting Officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing.

END OF SOLICITATION

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