S-10-0339 B-end.doc

AG-82B1-S-10-0339

RECREATION SIGNS FOR BITTERROOT NATIONAL FOREST, MONTANA

Section B – Items to be Delivered

B – 1 Item 1. 46 retroreflective and 12 routed forest signs for the Bitterroot National Forest, Montana, in accordance with the detailed specifications contained on the individual signage sheets, included herein.

B – 2 Description: The detailed descriptions are self contained in the individual sheets referenced in B-1 above.

Section C – Specifications and Location:

C – 1 Specifications are as stated above. Note also that the signs must meet the Forest Service sign guidelines and handbook requirements, titled “Sign & Poster Guidelines for the Forest Service EM-7100-15”, available at www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/htmlpubs/em7100-15.

C – 2 The location is the Bitterroot National Forest, Darby Ranger District, Darby, Montana.

Section D - D – Packaging and Marking All deliverable items shall be packaged for good commercial practice and marked for the attention of Erica Strayer, telephone 406-821-4298 E - Inspection and Acceptance

Inspection and acceptance shall be by the Contracting Officer or his/her authorized representative.

F - Deliveries or Performance

Delivery shall be f.o.b. destination to the Bitterroot National Forest, Darby Ranger Station, 712 N. Main, Darby Montana 59829 by July 19, 2010. Contractor shall notify Erica Strayer, referenced above, by telephone not later than one week prior to the anticipated date of delivery.

G – Contract Administration

Invoice(s) shall be submitted to the address, and to the attention of the person named/ indicated in Section F above.

H - Special Contract Requirements

This Section Intentionally Blank

Section - I – Contract Clauses

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items

52.212-2 Evaluations Commercial Items

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items

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. In paragraph (a) of 52.212-5 the following applies: 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553). (2) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78). In paragraph (b) of 52.212-5(b), the following apply: 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:

52.203-6 Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jul 1995), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 253g and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644)

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

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2006) (E.O. 13126). 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999).

52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Apr 2002) (E.O. 11246).

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sep 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.222-36 Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793). 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (Sept 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

52.225-1 Buy American Act ? Supplies (June 2003) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d).

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

Order of Precedence Any inconsistency in this solicitation or contract shall be resolved by giving precedence in the following order:

(a) The Schedule (excluding the Specifications) (Sections A-H).

(b) The representations and other instructions (Section K).

(c) Contract clauses (Section I).

(d) Special Project Specifications.

Section J – Attachments There are no attachments to this solicitation. Instead, the 46 retroreflective and 12 routed sign sheets are an integral part of this solicitation.

Section K – Representations, Certifications, and other Statements of Offerors

K- 1 FAR 52.204-8 Annual Representations and Certifications (FEB 2009) (a)

(1) The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this acquisition is 115310.

(2) The small business size standard is $7.0 Million.

(3) The small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, other than on a construction or service contract, but which proposes to furnish a product which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b)

(1) If the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration, is included in this solicitation, paragraph (c) of this provision applies.

(2) If the clause at 52.204-7 is not included in this solicitation, and the offeror is currently registered in CCR, and has completed the ORCA electronically, the offeror may choose to use paragraph (d) of this provision instead of completing the corresponding individual representations and certifications in the solicitation. The offeror shall indicate which option applies by checking one of the following boxes:

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(i) Paragraph (d) applies.

(ii) Paragraph (d) does not apply and the offeror has completed the individual representations and certifications in the solicitation.

(c)

(1) The following representations or certifications in ORCA are applicable to this solicitation as indicated:

(i) 52.203-2, Certificate of Independent Price Determination. This provision applies to solicitations when a firm-fixed-price contract or fixed-price contract with economic price adjustment is contemplated, unless--

(A) The acquisition is to be made under the simplified acquisition procedures in Part 13;

(B) The solicitation is a request for technical proposals under two-step sealed bidding procedures; or

(C) The solicitation is for utility services for which rates are set by law or regulation.

(ii) 52.203-11, Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions. This provision applies to solicitations expected to exceed $100,000.

(iii) 52.204-3, Taxpayer Identification. This provision applies to solicitations that do not include the clause at 52.204-7, Central Contractor Registration.

(iv) 52.204-5, Women-Owned Business (Other Than Small Business). This provision applies to solicitations that—

(A) Are not set-aside for small business concerns;

(B) Exceed the simplified acquisition threshold; and

(C) Are for contracts that will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(v) 52.209-5, Certification Regarding Responsibility Matters. This provision applies to solicitations where the contract value is expected to exceed the simplified acquisition threshold.

(vi) 52.214-14, Place of Performance—Sealed Bidding. This provision applies to invitations for bid except those in which the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(vii) 52.215-6, Place of Performance. This provision applies to solicitations unless the place of performance is specified by the Government.

(viii) 52.219-1, Small Business Program Representations (Basic & Alternate I). This provision applies to solicitations when the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(A) The basic provision applies when the solicitations are issued by other than DoD, NASA, or the Coast Guard.

(ix) 52.219-2, Equal Low Bids. This provision applies to solicitations when contracting by sealed bidding and the contract will be performed in the United States or its outlying areas.

(x) 52.222-22, Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports. This provision applies to solicitations that include the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xi) 52.222-215, Affirmative Action Compliance. This provision applies to solicitations, other than those for construction, when the solicitation includes the clause at 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity.

(xii) 52.222-38, Compliance with Veterans’ Employment Reporting Requirements. This provision applies to solicitations when it is anticipated the contract award will exceed the simplified acquisition threshold and the contract is not for acquisition of commercial items.

(xiii) 52.223-1, Biobased Product Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that require the delivery or specify the use of USDA-designated items; or include the clause at 52.223-2, Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products Under Service and Construction Contracts.

(xiv) 52.223-4, Recovered Material Certification. This provision applies to solicitations that are for, or specify the use of, EPA-designated items.

(xv) 52.225-2, Buy American Act Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-1.

(xvi) 52.225-4, Buy American Act—Free Trade Agreements—Israeli Trade Act Certificate. (Basic, Alternate I, and Alternate II). This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-3.

(A) If the acquisition value is less than $25,000, the basic provision applies.

(B) If the acquisition value is $25,000 or more but is less than $50,000, the provision with its Alternate I applies.

(C) If the acquisition value is $50,000 or more but is less than $67,826, the provision with its Alternate II applies.

(xvii) 52.225-6, Trade Agreements Certificate. This provision applies to solicitations containing the clause at 52.225-5.

(xviii) 52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan—Certification.

(xix) 52.226-2, Historically Black College or University and Minority Institution Representation. This provision applies to—

(A) Solicitations for research, studies, supplies, or services of the type normally acquired from higher educational institutions; and

(B) For DoD, NASA, and Coast Guard acquisitions, solicitations that contain the clause at 52.219-23, Notice of Price Evaluation Adjustment for Small Disadvantaged Business Concerns.

(2) The following certifications are applicable as indicated by the Contracting Officer.

[Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(i) 52.219-19, Small Business Concern Representation for the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.

(ii) 52.219-21, Small Business Size Representation for Targeted Industry Categories Under the Small Business Competitiveness Demonstration Program.

(iii) 52.219-22, Small Disadvantaged Business Status.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(iv) 52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products.

(v) 52.222-48, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment Certification.

(vi) 52.222-22, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Act to Contracts for Certain Services—Certification.

(vii) 52.223-9, with its Alternate I, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA-Designated Products (Alternate I only).

(viii) 52.223-13, Certification of Toxic Chemical Release Reporting.

(ix) 52.227-6, Royalty Information.

(A) Basic.

(B) Alternate I.

(x) 52.227-15, Representation of Limited Rights Data and Restricted Computer Software.

(d) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically via the Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of the offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically that apply to this solicitation as indicated in paragraph (c) of this provision have been entered or updated within 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 the changes identified below [offeror to insert changes, identifying change by clause number, title, date]. 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.

FAR Clause # Title Date Change

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 on ORCA.

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