AG82X9S110201.pdf

AG-82X9-S-11-0201

1. REQUEST NO.

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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 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)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

08/16/2011

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USDA FOREST SERVICE

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

15 BURNETT COURT

ROCKY MOUNTAIN REGION

DURANGO CO 81301

Multiple

970 385-1245GINGER DOMINGOS

08/31/2011 1500 MT

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

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ITEM NO.

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SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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QUANTITY

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

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TITLE: Paul Spring Mowing/Grinding IDIQ Task Order, Pagosa Ranger District, San Juan National Forest, Colorado

Estimated Start Work Date - 09/01/2011

Contract Duration - Must be completed by 10/15/2011

Show Me Trip - August 23, 2011 - 9:00 AM - Meet at the interseciton of Hwy 84 and Archuleta CR 359 (Coyote Park Rd)

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

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

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

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c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

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STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

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SECTION B – SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

BLM Contract Description Estimated Unit Unit Price Total Item Number Quantity

1 Unit 3 29 ACRES $__________ $____________

2 Unit 4 76 ACRES $__________ $____________

This project is set aside for those contractors with a current BLM Fuel Reduction IDIQ contract for these services.

TIME FOR PERFORMANCE

UNIT 1 – Must be completed prior to October 15, 2011.

Contractor’s BLM IDIQ Contract Number: ______________________________________

Contractor DUNS No. _____________________________________

Taxpayer ID: ____________________________________________

Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals. The telephone number of receiving facsimile is: 970-385-1243 (Attention: Ginger Domingos).

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SECTION C - STATEMENT OF WORK

SCOPE OF CONTRACT

The end result of this contract will be to improve overall stand health and to mitigate fire hazard. This contract requires mowing and shredding treatment to thin and shred ponderosa pine stands and understory vegetation and related work in compliance with its terms, specifications, and provisions. This includes furnishing labor, equipment, supervision, transportation, operating supplies, and incidentals.

LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION

The Project Area is located on the Pagosa Ranger District/Field Office in Archuleta County, approximately 17 miles south of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The legal location of the Project Area is T. 32 N., R. 2 W., Section 10 (N. M. P. M.). A Vicinity Map showing the general location of the Project Area and a Project Area Map showing the location of the Treatment Units are attached to this Contract.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

C.1.0 GENERAL

C.1.1 Introduction - The Paul Spring Mowing Project Area is located on Bureau of Land Management land south of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The Pagosa Ranger District/Field Office is responsible for the Project. The proposed treatments under this contract include mechanical thinning, mowing and shredding of ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, white fir Rocky Mountain juniper and Gambel oak and associated shrubs.

C.1.2 Scope - Contractors are to provide all labor, supplies and equipment to mechanically mow and shred (or grind) designated vegetation with a rubber tired, vertical or horizontal shaft shredder or mulcher capable of working on slopes up to 30 percent and mulching trees or logs up to 8 inches in diameter at breast height (DBH).

C.1.3 Purpose – The purpose of this mowing and shredding treatment is to thin and shred ponderosa pine stands and understory vegetation in order to improve overall stand health and to mitigate fire hazard.

C.1.5 Location of Project Area

C.1.5.1 Location: The Project Area is located on the Pagosa Ranger District/Field Office in Archuleta County, approximately 17 miles south of Pagosa Springs, Colorado. The legal location of the Project Area is T. 32 N., R. 2 W., Section 10 (N. M. P. M.). A Vicinity Map showing the general location of the Project Area and a Project Area Map showing the location of the Treatment Units are attached to this Contract.

C.1.5.2 Treatment Units: The location and boundaries of the Treatment Units are shown on the Project Area Map. There are 2 Treatment Units totaling 105 acres in the Project Area.

Paul Spring Units

Treatment Unit No.

Acres

3 29 4 76

TOTAL 105

C.1.6 Boundaries: The boundaries of treatment units are marked with separate orange and blue surveyor’s flagging tied together.

C.1.7 Access to Project Areas – Access to the Project Area is via US Highway 84 South from its intersection with US Highway 160. Turn right on Archuleta County Road 359 (Coyote Park Road). Approximately one half mile past the intersection with Archuleta County Road 542 (Montezuma Road) there is gated road through private land which leads to the units. This gate will be flagged and a combination lock will be in place.

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C.2.0 Definitions

COR – Contracting Officer’s Representative

DBH – Diameter at Breast Height measured 4.5 feet above the ground on the uphill side of the tree.

DRC- Diameter at Root Collar- diameter of the tree or shrub measured outside the bark just above the root collar swell.

Damaged Tree – any reserve or “leave” tree that has been damaged by the Contractor.

Obstacle – For the purposes of this contract an obstacle is defined as any object which can impede, or damage, the shredding/mulching or tree cutting equipment. This could include rocks, logs, old stumps, road banks or culverts.

Pre-settlement trees – trees that were established on the site prior to Euro-American settlement in Southwest Colorado. Generally these trees are at least 130 years old at DBH. The bark of ponderosa pine is becoming smoother and is more yellow or orange than younger trees.

Riparian Areas - permanent or intermittent wet sites or drainages with willows, cottonwood trees, sedges or other riparian vegetation.

Treatment Unit – Area where contract work will be completed that is delineated on the Project Area Map.

Slash – All vegetative material including, but not limited to, tree or shrub boles or stems, wood chunks, limbs, tops and brush created or disturbed as a result of Contractor’s operations.

C.3.5 Project Layout and Cultural Surveys by Contractor – All of the Treatment Units have been surveyed for all cultural sites and all sites were avoided during layout.

C.4.0 GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY AND SERVICES - There is no Government-Furnished property for this project.

C.5 SPECIFIC TASKS

C.5.1 Mechanical Fuels Treatment (Grinding) – Line Item 0017AC – Level III – Percent cover of material to be treated is estimated to be between 31 and 60 percent total cover. Slope is under 30%.

C.5.1.1 Standards - The following standards apply to all Treatment Units:

1) Mow and shred 65 percent of the canopy cover area of Gambel oak and associated shrubs, greater than 3 feet tall, in a natural mosaic pattern. Whenever possible mow and shred entire clumps and leave isolated clumps in openings. Do not mow large Gambel oak (DRC 6 inches or greater) except to remove ladder fuels under very large ponderosa pine trees. Emphasis will be on mowing clumps of oak underneath and adjacent to overstory trees to reduce “ladder” fuels.

2) Mow and shred ponderosa pine trees less than 8 inches DBH and at least 3 feet tall. Select trees that display any of the following:

a) a live crown ratio less than 30 percent of the total tree height

b) severe dwarf mistletoe (more than 30 percent of the live tree crown infected)

c) dead or broken tops

d) severe bend or crook.

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3) Mow and shred all Douglas-fir, white-fir and juniper trees that are less than 8 inches DBH and at least 3 feet tall.

4) All mowed vegetation shall be shredded such that 80 percent of the mulch material is less than 4 inches in diameter and 12 inches long and no woody piece is greater than 8 feet in length. Eighty (80) percent of the mulch and chips resulting from the mowing and shredding must be distributed on the ground surface at a depth less than 4 inches and none of the mulch and chips shall be deeper than 6 inches. Small amounts of branches, stems and tops resulting from the mowing and shredding (not more than 20% of treated material) may be higher than 6 inches but no more than 24 inches above the ground.

5) Stumps and stubble heights must be less than 8 inches above the ground surface or above any obstacle.

6) Do not mow pre-settlement ponderosa pine of any size.

C.6. RESOURCE PROTECTION STANDARDS

C.6.1 Water Quality- The following measures shall be observed to protect stream courses:

1. Mowing/shredding equipment shall not be operated in riparian areas or stream courses except at crossings designated by the Forest Service/BLM. Equipment shall not be permitted in wetlands or wet meadows. These areas are protected by description and are not delineated on the ground.

2. The Contractor shall not cross any drainages, gullies, channel bottoms or swales at a point where banks exceed 30% slope.

3. Access routes to Treatment Units shall be designated by the Forest Service. Temporarily opened roads and main trails created by the equipment will be assessed by the Forest Service and, if necessary, rehabilitated by the Contractor to provide drainage, stop erosion, encourage revegetation and discourage unauthorized off-road travel.

Rehabilitation could include blading out ruts, outsloping, constructing waterbars, ripping, and/or covering with slash, and seeding.

C.6.2 Wet Period Restrictions

Travel on native surface roads and off-road with equipment is restricted when the soil is saturated. If the soils are saturated such that ruts 4 inches or deeper and at least 10 feet long are created by heavy vehicles, the Contractor must stop operations with heavy equipment and wait until the ground dries out or freezes. If the Contractor fails to stop operations and creates significant soil damage, the Contractor will be required to repair the damage and rehabilitate the site. Repair and rehabilitation may include any of the following: (1) surface blading of roads; (2) filling and leveling ruts to original contour; (3) providing drainage; (4) seeding. If the wet conditions persist, the COR may issue a “Suspend Work Order” until conditions improve.

C.6.3 Other Resource Protection

All of the activities associated with this project shall be conducted in such a manner that there shall not be any adverse impact to the following resources listed.

1) Improvements and Survey Monuments - The Contractor(s) shall avoid any damage to improvements such as, but not limited to, fences, gates, utility poles, power lines, survey markers or monuments. The Contractor will be required to repair or pay fair market value to replace any damaged improvements. Known survey markers are shown on the Project Area map and the Forest Service will attempt to locate and flag survey markers and bearing trees prior to treatment.

2) Soils - The Contractor shall minimize soil disturbance to less than 15% of the treatment area. Soil disturbance includes bare soil exposed at the completion of the treatment and soil that is disturbed and then covered with mulch/chips.

3) Protected trees: The Contractor must avoid damaging protected trees including: (1) snags over 15 inches DBH and 12 ft. tall, (2) live standing trees not designated for mulching and shredding and (3) all bearing trees. The COR may require the Contractor to cut and/or shred trees damaged by the Contractor or Subcontractors. The

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COR or designated inspector will identify and mark all damaged trees. If the damage is excessive the Contractor will be charged a rate of $20/tree. To be considered a damaged tree one of the following criteria must apply:

a. bark is removed for more than 50% of the circumference

b. the top is broken

c. more than 30% of the cross-section of the bole is removed

d. more than 30% of the live crown removed

4) Cultural Sites – The Treatment Units have been surveyed for all cultural sites prior to layout, however should any heritage or cultural sites be discovered during operations, the Contractor should immediately stop treatment in that area and contact the COR who will notify the District Archeologist. To reduce risk of damage to undetected cultural sites, Contractor must use high flotation tires on shredding/mulching equipment and all equipment must remain within the Treatment Unit boundaries or on pre-approved access routes.

5) Operating Season Restrictions to Protect Wildlife –

a. Mechanical activities will not occur during deer and elk rifle season beginning October 15, 2011.

6) Access Routes through private land – In order to access the Project Area it will be necessary to cross private land. The following restrictions apply to access through private land.

a. The Contractor must notify the COR at least 1 week in advance of using access so that the COR can contact the land owner.

b. All disturbed areas shall be seeded with a mix of western wheat (12 PLS lbs/acre) and annual Rye (6lbs PLS/acre).

c. No traffic allowed on native surface access roads when they are wet if ruts greater than 4 inches deep are created. Ruts greater than 2 inches deep are prohibited on gravel roads.

d. All gates must remain closed and locked at all times unless waived by the COR. The Contractor will be provided with the combination and/or allowed to insert their own lock in the chain.

e. .

C.6.4 Safety

When the Contractor’s operations are in progress adjacent to or on roads and trails open to public travel, the Contractor shall furnish, install and maintain all temporary traffic controls that provide the user with adequate warning of hazardous or potentially hazardous conditions associated with the Contractor’s operations. A traffic control plan shall be agreed to by the Contractor and the Forest Service/BLM prior to commencing operations.

Devices shall be appropriate to current conditions and shall be covered or removed when not needed. Flagmen and devices shall be as specified in the “Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices for Streets and Highways”

(MUTCD)

Warning signs must be posted at least 300 feet away from the machinery on roads and trails adjacent to the Treatment Units while the shredding/ mowing machinery is in operation.

C.6.5 Road Maintenance

Commensurate with use, the Contractor is responsible for maintaining all roads within the Project Area.

Maintenance shall be performed in a timely manner to prevent rutting and seasonal weather damage, and safeguarding soil and water quality, and provide for safe use. Specifications for road maintenance activities are listed below.

a. Visibility The Contractor shall remove vegetation or other obstructions to driver visibility caused by Contractor’s activities during the permit period.

b. Drainage Maintenance

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The Contractor shall keep ditches, culverts, water bars and other drainage facilities clear and functioning.

C. 6.6 Noxious Weeds

Cleaning of Equipment- The Contractor shall insure all equipment moved onto Bureau of Land Management land is free of soil, seeds and vegetative matter or other debris that could contain or hold seeds. The Contractor shall employ whatever cleaning methods are necessary to insure compliance, and shall notify the Contracting Officer Representative (COR) at least 3 business days prior to moving each piece of equipment onto Bureau of Land Management land. Arrangements will be made for the COR or a designated Inspector to inspect each piece of equipment prior to it being moved onto Bureau of Land Management land.

“Equipment” includes all machinery except for log trucks, chip vans, pickup trucks, cars, or other vehicles primarily for transport of personnel.

ACCEPTABLE QUALITY LEVEL

Performance Work Statement

Quality Standard Performance Standard (Acceptable Quality Level)

Monitoring Methods

Effect Of Not Meeting Performance Standard

Mowing 65% of Gambel oak and associated shrubs.

Task accomplished in Section C.5.1.1 item 1.

Mowed area not less than 55 percent and not more than 75 percent of total pre-treatment canopy cover of Gambel oak. No more than 4 Gambel oak stems over 6 inches DRC mowed per acre except under very large pine.

Visual inspection and/or randomly placed sample plots.

If below minimum rework area at no additional cost to the Government. If above maximum, modify methods.

Thinning & mowing of ponderosa pine

Task accomplished in Section C.5.1.1 Item 2.

No more than 2 missed ponderosa pine trees per acre that meet selection criteria excluding trees inaccessible to equipment or on > 30% slope.

Visual inspection and/or circular sample plots.

Modify methods to meet standards at no additional cost to the Government or up to 20% reduction in payments.

Mowing of Douglas-fir, white-fir and juniper trees.

Task accomplished in Section C. 5.1.1 Item 3.

No more than 2/acre missed Douglas-fir or juniper trees (combined total excluding trees inaccessible to equipment or on > 30% slope) within diameter range

Visual inspection and/or randomly placed sample plots.

If more than minimum trees/acre missed rework area at no additional cost to the Government.

Size of shredded material

Task accomplished in Section C.5.1.1 Item 4.

At least 60 percent of the mulch material is less than 4 inches in diameter and 12 inches long. At least 80 percent of mulch and chips distributed on ground surface at a depth less than 4 inches and no slash higher than 24 inches.

Visual inspection and measurement of shredded material.

Rework area at no additional cost to the Government.

Stumps and stubble height

Task accomplished in Section C.5.1.1 Item 5.

95% of stump and stubble heights less than 8 inches above the ground or any obstacle.

Measurement of stubble height.

Mow stumps and stubble at no additional cost to the Government.

Pre-settlement pine

Task accomplished in Section C.5.1.1 Item 6.

No pre-settlement ponderosa pine mowed of any size.

Visual inspection.

Modify procedures to avoid pre-settlement ponderosa pine trees.

MEASUREMENT

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Acreage was determined by Global Positioning System (GPS) data collected with a map grade Trimble Geo XT GPS unit.

The GPS data was differentially corrected in the office using local base stations and GPS Pathfinder® Office software.

PAYMENT

Payments will be made upon satisfactory completion of Treatment Unit(s) and receipt of an invoice from the Contractor.

Partial payments of no less than $5,000 each will be approved for satisfactory completion of partial Treatment Units as long as the area being approved for payment is contiguous and meets all contract requirements.

CAMPING

The Contractor will be permitted to camp on BLM Land. A permit will be issued to allow the Contractor, subcontractors and employees to camp at one location for more than 14 days. Camping on BLM land is not a right; permission may be revoked for failure to comply with camping permit issued by the Field Office Manager.

STAGING AREAS

Staging areas for the temporary parking, refueling and routine maintenance of equipment will be allowed at locations pre-approved by the COR. The following operations approved for the designated staging areas shall require the use of adequately sized catchments and/or absorbent mats to catch and contain possible spills: 1) refueling of mowers from pickups and small tanks; 2) changing hydraulic fluids; and/or 3) performing any other maintenance work which may cause the leakage or transfer of fluids from equipment, including motor oil changes, if necessary.

If any rutting or damage occurs to the access roads or staging areas, the areas will be returned to at least the original condition, or better

CONTRACT TIME PERIOD

The amount of time for this Contract is 45 calendar days and must be complete by October 15, 2011, whichever comes first.

Anticipated start work date is September 1, 2011. The Contract must be 75% complete by September 30, 2011.

ATTACHMENTS:

Project Area and Vicinity Map

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SECTION I – CLAUSES

FAR 52.215-5 Facsimile Proposals (OCT 1997)

(a) Definition. "Facsimile proposal," as used in this provision, means a proposal, revision or modification of a proposal, or withdrawal of a proposal that is transmitted to and received by the Government via facsimile machine.

(b) Offerors may submit facsimile proposals as responses to this solicitation. Facsimile proposals are subject to the same rules as paper proposals.

(c) The telephone number of receiving facsimile equipment is: 970-385-1243.

(d) If any portion of a facsimile proposal received by the Contracting Officer is unreadable to the degree that conformance to the essential requirements of the solicitation cannot be ascertained from the document--

(1) The Contracting Officer immediately shall notify the offeror and permit the offeror to resubmit the proposal.

(2) The method and time for resubmission shall be prescribed by the Contracting Officer after consultation with the offeror; and

(3) The resubmission shall be considered as if it were received at the date and time of the original unreadable submission for the purpose of determining timelines, provided the offeror complies with the time and format requirements for resubmission prescribed by the Contracting Officer.

(e) The Government reserves the right to make award solely on the facsimile proposal. However, if requested to do so by the Contracting Officer, the apparently successful offeror promptly shall submit the complete original signed proposal.

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984)

The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation.

AGAR 452.237-71 Pre-Bid/Pre-Proposal Conference (FEB 1988)

(a) The Government is planning a pre-bid/pre-proposal conference, during which potential Offerors may obtain a better understanding of the work required.

(b) Offerors are encouraged to submit all questions in writing at least five (5) days prior to the conference. Questions will be considered at any time prior to or during the conference. However, Offerors will be asked to confirm verbal questions in writing. Subsequent to the conference, an amendment to the solicitation containing an abstract of the questions and answers, and a list of attendees, will be disseminated.

(c) In order to facilitate conference preparations, it is requested that the person named on the Standard Form 33 of this solicitation be contacted and advised of the number of persons who will attend.

(d) The Government assumes no responsibility for any expense incurred by an Offeror prior to contract award.

(e) Offerors are cautioned that, notwithstanding any remarks or clarifications given at the conference, all terms and conditions of the solicitation remain unchanged unless they are changed by amendment to the solicitation. If the answers to conference questions, or any solicitation amendment, create ambiguities, it is the responsibility of the Offeror to seek clarification prior to submitting an offer.

(f) The conference will be held:

Date: August 23, 2011 Time: 9:00 AM Location: Meet at the intersection of Hwy 84 and Archuleta County Rd 359 (Coyote Park Rd).

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SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

AWARD DETERMINATION

One offer will be made to the contractor who submits the best value response to this solicitation. Contractors will be evaluated against the Evaluation Factors listed below. The non-price factors, when combined are approximately equal to price. The non-price factors are listed in relative order of importance (i.e.; Factor 1 is more important than Factor 2, Factor 2 is more important than Factor 3, and so on).

1. Award will be made to that contractor whose quote is technically acceptable and (2) whose technical/cost relationship is the most advantageous to the Government. Cost will be a factor in the award decision. The critical factor in making any cost/technical trade-off is not the spread between the technical scores but, rather, the significance of that difference. The significance of the spread of scores will be determined on the basis of what the difference might mean in terms of performance and what it would cost the Government to take advantage of it.

Award may not necessarily be made for technical capabilities that would appear to exceed those needed for the successful performance of the work. The Government reserves the right to make cost/technical trade-offs that are in the best interest and advantageous to the Government.

2. Award may be made without further discussions. Quotes should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms, from a price and technical standpoint, which the Contractor can submit to the Government. The Government may, after evaluation of quotes, conduct further oral or written discussion as appropriate, with those contractors whose quotes represent a good value to the Government.

EVALUATION FACTORS

1. Company/Corporate Experience – provide a list of all types of work you have performed, the dollar amounts of those projects, and a brief description of those projects. More recent experience with similar work will be looked upon more favorably than older experience, or experience with non-similar work.

2. Technical Proposal and Schedule – Submit a technical proposal and schedule that reveals how and when service items will be accomplished and why they plan to accomplish service items in that manner. Offerors should also include a plan outlining how quality control will be monitored and changes implemented based on quality control evaluations. The rating on the proposal and schedule will include the following sub-factors.

a) Understanding of identified stand or area management needs;

b) Rationale for proposed sequencing of operations to meet management needs;

c) Plan or commitment to complete contract in less time than contract performance period;

d) Plan for, or commitment of, relevant personnel and equipment for performance of operations;

e) Content and relevance of submitted Quality Control Plan.

3. Equipment Operator Experience: Provide the names of the operators to be utilized on this project. Include the type(s) of equipment and the individual’s experience level on each type of equipment listed.

4. Public Law 106-291 provides for the enhancement of local and small business employment opportunities in rural communities. This may be accomplished by award to a local entity other than a large business, providing employment and training opportunities to people in rural communities, and/or hiring or training a significant percentage of local people to complete the contract. Local is determined by contract location.

For this evaluation factor provide the following information:

1. Evidence that quoter is a local entity, if applicable

2. Planned percentage of contract workforce that will be composed of local, rural community residents.

3. Planned number of employees to be trained for contract performance.

4. Planned number of employees to be trained that are local rural community residents.

5. Explanation of how you will accomplish what you have planned.

6. Any additional plans to enhance local small business opportunities in rural communities.

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5. Past Performance – The Government uses this evaluation factor to determine how well you have pleased your previous customers, regardless of the type of work done.

Please provide names and phone numbers of references. Failure to provide this information will reduce your chances of being considered for award of this project.

4. Price