Return_Packet_for_AG-8173-S-14-0023.pdf

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PROJECT NAME: REFORESTATION LAKESIDE RD RODEO-CHEDISKI BURN AREA

APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FORESTS

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION Return Packet (include Section M requirements) PAGE OF PAGES

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER) THIS RFQ IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET- ASIDE 1 8

1. REQUEST NO. 2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT.DEF. RATING

AG-8173-S-14-0023 7/11/2014 69329

AND/OR DMS REG. 1

5a. ISSUED BY 6. DELIVER BY (Date)

USDA FOREST SERVICE, APACHE-SITGREAVES NFs, PO BOX 640

30 S. CHIRICAHUA DR, SPRINGERVILLE, AZ 85938-0640

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL (NO COLLECT CALLS) 7. DELIVERY FOB DESTINATION NAME TELEPHONE NUMBER OTHER (See Schedule)

AREA CODE NUMBER 9. DESTINATION

Apache Sitgreaves National Forest

WARREN ABBOTT 928 333-6344 a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

8. TO:

a. NAME b. COMPANY b. STREET ADDRESS 30 South Chiricahua Drive

c. STREET ADDRESS c. CITY Springerville

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

AZ 85938

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO THE ISSUING

OFFICE IN BLOCK 5A ON OR BEFORE CLOSE OF

BUSINESS

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in BLOCK 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the

JULY 28, 2014, 4:00 PM

LOCAL TIME

submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f)

SEE ATTACHED SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations are are not attached.

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER 14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO 15. DATE OF

a. NAME OF QUOTER SIGN QUOTATION QUOTATION

b. STREET ADDRESS 16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print) b. TELEPHONE

c. COUNTY AREA CODE

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE c. TITLE (Type or Print) NUMBER

NSN 7540-01-152-8084

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18-121 STANDARD FORM 18 (Rev. 6-95) Prescribed by GSA-FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

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APACHE-SITGREAVES NATIONAL FORESTS

CHECKLIST OF MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

TO RESPOND TO THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTATIONS (RFQ)

_____ Request For Quotations (RFQ) Return Package (Be sure to include Schedule of Items; Past

Performance and Technical Capability as requested)…See Section M.

_____ Provide business email to facilitate communications______________________________

_____ Provide your DUNS number________________________(must match SAM record)

_____ Register or maintain yearly registration in System for Award Management

RFQ may be sent by email: wabbott@fs.fed.us (Submittal requirements remain the same)

NOTE: ALL VENDOR INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON THIS PAGE SHALL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY AS NEEDED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AND OTHER FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

AWARDED CONTRACT.

MANDATORY CERTIFICATION:

AGAR 452.209 – 70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction, Alternate 1 (Feb 2012)

(a.) Awards made under this solicitation are subject to the provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, Sections 433 and 434 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) 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 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.

mailto:wabbott@fs.fed.us

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AGAR 452.209-71ASSURANCE REGARDING FELONY CONVICTION OR TAX DELINQUENT STATUS FOR CORPORATE APPLICANTS Alternate 1 (Feb 2012)

(a) This award is subject to the provisions contained in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 (P.L. No. 112-74), Division E, Sections 433 and 434 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 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 Forest Service may terminate this contract for default and may recover any funds the awardee has received in violation of sections 433 or 434.

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PART I—THE SCHEDULE

SECTION B--SUPPLIES OR SERVICES AND PRICES/COSTS

Item No.

Description Method of Measure

Estimated Units*

Unit Price Extended Amount

B1.1

ALL costs required for Tree Planting at 16x16 foot Spacing with 20x20 inch Site Preparation (scalping)

Acre

257 $ $

B2.1

ALL costs required for Tree Shelter Placement at 16x16 foot Spacing.

(Easy install type shelters)

Acre

257 $ $

* Units are estimated and will be adjusted at time of award, based on best value pricing, to the level of funding available for this project.

NOTES:

PRIOR TO AWARD – NO SITE VISIT HAS BEEN SCHEDULED. Offeror’s may contact Joseph Hamrick at (928) 368-2139, for additional information on the sites selected for planting. LAST Day to contact Joseph Hamrick: July 22, 2014 c.o.b.

All acreages will be measured using a GPS (Geographical Positioning System) and are determined on a horizontal plane within plus or minus five (5) percent.

VENDOR COMPANY NAME:___________________________________________________

AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (NAME):________________________________________________

SIGNATURE:______________________________________ DATE:__________________

NOTE: ALL VENDOR INFORMATION SUBMITTED ON THIS PAGE SHALL REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL AND USED ONLY AS NEEDED BY THE CONTRACTING OFFICER AND OTHER FEDERAL REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE

AWARDED CONTRACT.

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PART IV--REPRESENTATIONS AND INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K—

REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

FAR 52.209-5 CERTIFICATION REGARDING RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS (APRIL 2010)

(a)(1) The Offeror certifies, to the best of its knowledge and belief, that—

(i) The Offeror and/or any of its Principals—

(A) Are__ are not __ presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, or declared ineligible for the award of contracts by any Federal agency;

(B) Have __ have not __, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been convicted of or had a civil judgment rendered against them for: commission of fraud or a criminal offense in connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a public

(Federal, State, or local) contract or subcontract; violation of Federal or State antitrust statutes relating to the submission of offers; or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery, bribery, falsification or destruction of records, making false statements, tax evasion, violating Federal criminal tax laws, or receiving stolen property (if offeror checks “have”, the offeror shall also see 52.209-7, if included in this solicitation);

(C) Are __ are not __ presently indicted for, or otherwise criminally or civilly charged by a governmental entity with, commission of any of the offenses enumerated in paragraph (a)(1)(i)(B) of this provision;

(D) Have __, have not __, within a three-year period preceding this offer, been notified of any delinquent Federal taxes in an amount that exceeds $3,000 for which the liability remains unsatisfied.

(1) Federal taxes are considered delinquent if both of the following criteria apply:

(i) The tax liability is finally determined. The liability is finally determined if it has been assessed. A liability is not finally determined if there is a pending administrative or judicial challenge. In the case of a judicial challenge to the liability, the liability is not finally determined until all judicial appeal rights have been exhausted.

(ii) The taxpayer is delinquent in making payment. A taxpayer is delinquent if the taxpayer has failed to pay the tax liability when full payment was due and required. A taxpayer is not delinquent in cases where enforced collection action is precluded.

(2) Examples.

(i) The taxpayer has received a statutory notice of deficiency, under I.R.C. § 6212, which entitles the taxpayer to seek

Tax Court review of a proposed tax deficiency. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek

Tax Court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(ii) The IRS has filed a notice of Federal tax lien with respect to an assessed tax liability, and the taxpayer has been issued a notice under I.R.C. § 6320 entitling the taxpayer to request a hearing with the IRS Office of Appeals contesting the lien filing, and to further appeal to the Tax Court if the IRS determines to sustain the lien filing. In the course of the hearing, the taxpayer is entitled to contest the underlying tax liability because the taxpayer has had no prior opportunity to contest the liability. This is not a delinquent tax because it is not a final tax liability. Should the taxpayer seek tax court review, this will not be a final tax liability until the taxpayer has exercised all judicial appeal rights.

(iii) The taxpayer has entered into an installment agreement pursuant to I.R.C. § 6159. The taxpayer is making timely payments and is in full compliance with the agreement terms. The taxpayer is not delinquent because the taxpayer is not currently required to make full payment.

(iv) The taxpayer has filed for bankruptcy protection. The taxpayer is not delinquent because enforced collection action is stayed under 11 U.S.C. 362 (the Bankruptcy Code).

(ii) The Offeror has __ has not __, within a three-year period preceding this offer, had one or more contracts terminated for default by any Federal agency.

(2) “Principal,” for the purposes of this certification, means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

This Certification Concerns a Matter Within the Jurisdiction of an Agency of the United States and the Making of a False, Fictitious, or Fraudulent Certification May Render the Maker Subject to Prosecution Under Section 1001, Title 18, United States Code.

(b) The Offeror shall provide immediate written notice to the Contracting Officer if, at any time prior to contract award, the Offeror learns that its certification was erroneous when submitted or has become erroneous by reason of changed circumstances.

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(c) A certification that any of the items in paragraph (a) of this provision exists will not necessarily result in withholding of an award under this solicitation. However, the certification will be considered in connection with a determination of the Offeror’s responsibility.

Failure of the Offeror to furnish a certification or provide such additional information as requested by the Contracting Officer may render the Offeror nonresponsible.

(d) Nothing contained in the foregoing shall be construed to require establishment of a system of records in order to render, in good faith, the certification required by paragraph (a) of this provision. The knowledge and information of an Offeror is not required to exceed that which is normally possessed by a prudent person in the ordinary course of business dealings.

(e) The certification in paragraph (a) of this provision is a material representation of fact upon which reliance was placed when making award. If it is later determined that the Offeror knowingly rendered an erroneous certification, in addition to other remedies available to the Government, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract resulting from this solicitation for default.

(End of provision)

SECTION L--INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

FAR 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 effect as 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):

www.arnet.gov/far/ www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (48 CFR CHAPTER 1)

FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors--Competitive Acquisition (JAN 2004)

AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (48 CFR CHAPTER 4) CLAUSES

AGAR 452.204-70 Inquiries (FEB 1988) AGAR 452.215-71 Instructions for the Preparation of Technical and Business Proposals

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a Firm Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

http://www.arnet.gov/far/ http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar.html

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SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

AWARD DETERMINATION

M1.0. Basis for award: Offers will be reviewed by the Contracting Officer or an Evaluation Panel to determine best value to the Government. Best Value will be determined by using the Evaluation Factors below:

1. Price; 2. Past Performance and Technical Capability

When the factors, Technical Capability and Past Performance are combined, they are approximately equal to cost or price.

M2.1. PRICE

Offerors should provide their best price with their offer submission. Award will be made without discussions.

M2.2. PAST PERFORMANCE/TECHNICAL CAPABILITY INFORMATION:

Contractors are required to submit past performance information for evaluation purposes to determine the best value to the government. Past performance is an indicator of the Offeror’s ability to perform the contract successfully. This includes the quality of work and the ability to complete the work within the time specified and to the satisfaction of the Agency or Company contracting the work. The currency and relevance of the information provided the source of the information, the context of the information obtained and general trends in the Offeror’s performance shall be considered.

Submit past performance for similar projects for past 3 years but no more than 5 years using the form on the following page.

M2.3. Technical Capability shall be submitted in the form of a statement or document that outlines the contractor’s capability, equipment, training, specialized training and general business practices that provides enough information to allow Contracting Officer or Panel reviewing the offer to make a determination about your firm’s technical capability.

Offeror shall furnish a list of the firm’s three most recent, either active or completed projects. For each project cited, provide the name of the project, the location of the project and if there were any problems associated with the project.

Also, include the name of the Government Agency or Company contracting the work, the names and phone numbers of the Contracting Officer and Contracting Officer’s Representative (if a Government project) or the name and number of the project lead (if a non-Government project) administering the project. The Government may or may not contact any or all references provided.

Prior Experience of the firm.

Past experience is an indicator of the Offeror’s familiarity with the type of work to be performed, the area, types of sites, and artifacts expected to be found in the contract area. Offerors shall identify the location and quantity of experience with the type of work required by this solicitation.

Qualifications of the firm.

Offeror shall identify its management capability by listing its proposed project manager, field director, crew chiefs, and crew members, and their experience with similar type of work as required by this solicitation.

Technical Approach

Address how your firm shall accomplish the tasks identified in Section C, within the time frame set forth in this solicitation.

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CONTRACTOR PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION FORM