Section_A.pdf

PART I - THE SCHEDULE

SECTION A – SOLICITATION/CONTRACT FORM

NOTE: OFFERORS MUST COMPLETE AREAS OF CONSIDERATION NOS. 1, 2, AND RETURN

WITH PROPOSAL (Revised 7/28/17)

AREAS OF CONSIDERATION

1. LOCATIONS OF WORK - Contractors shall place a mark by all location(s) they desire to be considered for award of individual IDIQ projects. Contractors will be provided a fair opportunity to compete for task orders at those locations checked within the dollar range indicated below, if they are awarded a contract.

___ Angeles National Forest

___ Cleveland National Forest

___ Los Padres National Forest

___ San Bernardino National Forest

___ Sequoia National Forest

___ Sierra National Forest

2. DOLLAR VALUE OF PROJECTS

The contractor must mark the dollar range of projects they are interested in receiving consideration for under the

IDIQ contract. Each contractor must check ONLY one of the ranges listed below. (This limitation may be due to business size or company bonding limitations)

DOLLAR VALUE

( ) $2,000 -

$100,000

( ) $2,000 -

$500,000

( ) $2,000 - $1

Million

( ) $2,000 - $2

Million

The Government estimates to award twelve to fifteen contracts pursuant to this solicitation.

3. PROJECT CATEGORIES:

• Road: Work includes repair and construction of native surface, gravel or paved roads; and road repair and reconstruction due to damage from human or natural causes.

• Road Decommissioning: Work includes de-compaction, partial or full re-contour to restore the roadway to a hydrological stable condition; removal of drainage structures and associated fill to restore site to natural contour; work may include excavation of stream channels without drainage structures; installation of gradient control devices in channels or sediment basins; seeding, fertilizing and mulching; and the construction of water bars.

• Bridge: Work includes nonstructural repair of steel, concrete, and timber road bridges; reconstruction of approaches; and related stream work within the project area.

• Culverts, Aquatic Passage Structures, and Ancillary Structures: Work includes road structures for aquatic passages, bottomless arches, retaining walls, and cattle guards that are part of National Forest roads.

• Related work includes signs; traffic control; guardrails; closure devices such as gates, cattle guards, fences; stream grade; alignment control; sampling and testing required by specification and scour protection.

• Maintenance, stream work, or campground work that is associated with but secondary to the primary work is included. Examples are maintaining roads in the project area to prevent rutting, dust control, maintaining drain structures, road and spur improvements in campground, and restoring stream channel within the project area.

NOTE: Each of the resulting contracts will include a base year and four one-year option periods. The Minimum and

Maximum values for a single Task Order are $2,000 and $1 million, respectively. The maximum value of all contracts will not exceed $20 million over the life of the contracts. The minimum guaranteed order for each contract is one (1) task order valued at $25,000 for the life of the contract. Payment may be made by issuing an order in an equivalent amount and will be paid only if the awarded contractor continues to compete for, but is not awarded, a task order throughout the life of the contract.

5. TASK ORDERS: As requirements develop, Task Orders will be competed among the awardees, or negotiated on a sole source basis.

6. CLAUSES: Clauses and provisions from the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and supplements thereto are incorporated in this document by reference and in full text. Those incorporated by reference have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text.

7. DISPOSITION OF UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS AND EXTRA SUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS: In compliance with FAR Subpart 4.8 the Government will retain one copy of all proposals. The Government will destroy extra copies of proposals. No destruction certificate will be provided.

8. FORMAL COMMUNICATION, OFFEROR EXPLANATIONS:

a. Any explanation desired by an offeror regarding the meaning or interpretation of the solicitation, for proposals, sketches/diagrams , specifications, etc. must be requested in writing and with sufficient time allowed for a reply to reach offerors before the submission of their offer. All questions and requests for information (RFI) must be received NOT LATER THAN TDB and will be posted not later than 72 hours. Receipt by the offeror must be acknowledged in the space provided on the SF 1442 or by returning a signed copy of the amendment by the time set for receipt of proposals. Explanations or instructions given in a form other than an amendment to the solicitation shall not be binding.

b. Any requests for clarifications, discussions, and information concerning this solicitation must be submitted in writing, by email to the contracting office at the addresses shown below:

Vincent Chua

U.S. Forest Service

Angeles National Forest

701 N Santa Anita Ave.

Arcadia, CA 91006

Email: vchua@fs.fed.us

9. AMENDMENTS PRIOR TO DATE SET FOR RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS: The right is reserved, as the interest of the Government may require, to revise or amend, the specifications or drawings or both prior to and/or after the date set for receipt of proposals as necessary. Such amendments, if any, will be announced by an amendment or amendments to this Request for Proposal. All information relating to this RFP, including pertinent changes/amendments and information prior to the date set for receipt of proposals will be posted on the following website: http://ideasec.nbc.gov. Suggest www.fbo.gov as the Governments main entry point for solicitation access

Though every effort will be made to provide email notification when a change is posted such notification is NOT guaranteed and should not be expected. Offerors are strongly cautioned to check this site frequently and to

“refresh” their web page to ensure they have the lasted information.

10. HAND CARRIED PROPOSALS/INVITATIONS: A repository is provided for hand carried proposals and is located at the Angeles National Forest, 701 N Santa Anita Ave, Arcadia, CA 91006. Hand carried proposals must be handed to the Contracting Officer or a designated representative prior to the time established for receipt of proposals. Offerors are cautioned that delays are probable at the entry point and should be considered during delivery. Late receipt of proposals due to entry delays may not be deemed excusable and the Contracting Officer may declare the proposal non-responsive.

11. PROPOSAL EXPENSES AND PRE-CONTRACT COSTS. This RFP does not commit the Government to pay costs incurred in preparation and submission of initial and subsequent proposals or for other costs incurred prior to award of a formal contract.

12. EXCEPTIONS: If the offeror takes exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the offeror’s proposal shall be render unacceptable and ineligible for award.

13. PROPOSAL ACCEPTABILITY: Offerors are cautioned to strictly comply with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Failure to furnish a complete proposal, at the time of proposal submission, may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and eliminated from consideration for award. The offeror is hereby advised that its proposal is presumed to represent its best and final offer in response to this solicitation

14. NOTICE OF LIQUIDATED DAMAGES: (Ref Contract Clause No. FAR 52.211-12) A liquidated damages clause is set forth in this solicitation in the amount of (to be determined with each Task Order) for each day of delay.

NOTES:

1. Reference Contract Clause 52.215-5 FACSIMILE PROPOSALS. This clause may apply to individual Task Order

Request for Proposals to be issued under the basic contract. It does not apply to this (Basic Contract) solicitation.

2. Reference Contract Clause 52.228-15 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS. Applicability will be defined in individual task orders

3. You are invited to submit a proposal in response to our Request for Proposal (RFP) entitled, “US Forest Service

Road Construction IDIQ Solicitation” for the Southern California Acquisition Service Area (SCASA).

4. The Government anticipates to award more than one indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, (IDIQ) Contracts.

Awards will be made to offerors whose proposals, responsive and conforming to the RFP, are determined to be most advantageous to the Government in terms of Technical, Price and other factors considered. Projects will principally be road projects specified by a Statement of Work for each task order.