AG-9AC7-S-15-0126_Response_Packet.pdf

GRCC Cone Collection 2015 Solicitation AG-9AC7-S-15-0126

Response Packet Page 1 of 7

Standard Form 1449 SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS 1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 of 33

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30 741810

2. CONTRACT NO. 3 .AWARD/ EFFECTIVE 4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE

DATE AG-9AC7-S-15-0126 6 / 08 / 2015

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

SANDRA VINCENT

Email: svincent02@fs.fed.us

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

530-226-2408 Office

530-226-2474 Fax

8. OFFER DUE DATE

4:30 PM Local Time

6 / 26 / 2015

9. ISSUED BY CODE 10. THIS ACQUISITON IS

USDA FOREST SERVICE

NORTHERN CALIFORNIA ACQ SERVICE AREA

3644 AVTECH PARKWAY

REDDING, CA 96002

UNRESTRICTED OR SET ASIDE: 100% FOR

SMALL BUSINESS

EMERGING SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL BUSINESS

SERVICE-DISABLED VETERAN OWNED

8(A) OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

NAICS: 113210 SIZE STANDARD: $11.0 M

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB

DESTINATION UNLESS

/BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS

A RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

RFQ IFB RFP

15. DELIVER TO CODE

SEE BOX 9

16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

SEE BOX 9

17a. CONTRACTOR/ OFFEROR

NAME:

EMAIL:

PHONE #:

DUNS #:

MAILING

ADDRESS:

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

INVOICES MUST BE SUBMITTED VIA

THE INVOICE PROCESSING

PLATFORM (IPP) AT WWW.IPP.GOV.

PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER (EFT).

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT

SUCH ADDRESS IN OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

SEE ADDENDUM

19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.

ITEM NO. SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE

(Per Day Price)

AMOUNT

(Quantity X Unit Price)

Collection of Doug Fir and Ponderosa Pine

Cones from GRCC Seed Orchards

SEE CONTINUATION SHEET (NEXT PAGE)

FOR PER-SEED ORCHARD QUOTE

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND

52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

ARE

ARE NOT ATTACHED

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR

52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

ARE

ARE NOT ATTACHED

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND

RETURN ONE (1) COPY TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES

TO FURNISH AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE

IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO

THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF._____ OFFER DATED

______________________ YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS: ____________________

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR 31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED 31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV.3/2012)

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212 http://www.ipp.gov/ https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179124 https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179465

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Continuation of 1449

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

GENETIC RESOURCE AND CONSERVATION CENTER, MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES, AND PRICES/COSTS

ITEM

NO. DESCRIPTION UNIT QUANTITY UNIT PRICE TOTAL PRICE

DF5SH

Inspection and Cone Collection, Doug Fir Orchard 1 (LS) $ $

DF5TR

Inspection and Cone Collection, Doug Fir Orchard 1 (LS) $ $

Sub-Total

Doug Fir

PP2H

Inspection and Cone Collection, Ponderosa Orchard 1 (LS) $ $

PP3H

Inspection and Cone Collection, Ponderosa Orchard 1 (LS) $ $

PP3M

Inspection and Cone Collection, Ponderosa Orchard 1 (LS) $ $

Sub-Total

Ponderosa

GRAND

TOTAL

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED

GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE 32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED

GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32f. TELPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT

VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

36. PAYMENT 37. CHECK

NUMBER

|PARTIAL |

|FINAL

COMPLETE PARTIAL

FINAL

38. S/R ACCOUNT

NUMBER

39. S/R VOUCHER

NUMBER

40. PAID BY

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER

FOR PAYMENT

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING

OFFICER

41c. DATE

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE RECD

(YY/MM/DD)

42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

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SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

There is no need to return any portion of the solicitation that is not part of an offer.

Submission of offers by email is preferred, to svincent02@fs.fed.us.

Submission of offers by fax of up to 20 pages is acceptable to 530-226-2474.

Offers may be mailed or delivered to: USDA FS NCASA (c/o SVincent)

3644 Avtech Parkway

Redding, CA 96002

RESPONSE REQUIRED TO BE CONSIDERED FOR AWARD

SAM (System for Award Management) Entity

SAM replaces and consolidates CCR (Central Contractor Registration), ORCA (Online Representations and

Certifications) and other systems. Offerors must have a DUNS Number and an Active SAM Entity to receive award.

1. Offerors with an Active SAM Entity shall provide their DUNS Number.

2. Offerors without an Active SAM Entity shall:

a. Fill out FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial

Items, and return it completed as part of the offer. The Provision has been provided in full-text in the Solicitation Provisions section.

b. Offerors may submit offers before SAM Entity Registration/Activation is complete, but are advised that Activation takes 7-10 to process after Registering and that award may follow as soon as one day after the Solicitation closes. Offerors without an Active SAM Entity cannot receive award.

There is no cost to obtain a DUNS Number or SAM Entity or to contact the FSD through the official sources.

To obtain a DUNS Number: http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform

To Register or Renew a SAM Entity: www.sam.gov

To contact the SAM Helpdesk (The Federal Service Desk, or FSD): www.fsd.gov

AGAR Provision 452.209-70

All Offerors shall fill out AGAR Provision 452.209-70 (Representation by Corporations Regarding an

Unpaid Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction, Deviation 2012-01, Alternate 1) and return it as a part of the offer. This provision is provided as an Attachment.

Response to Evaluation Factors (Technical and Price Criteria)

All Offerors must respond to all Evaluation Factors as described in the Evaluation Factors section.

Incomplete offers may not be considered.

Site Visit (Pre-Quote)

A Pre-Quote Site Visit is scheduled for June 17, 2015 at 10:00 AM at the GRCC in Chico, CA.

Attendance at the site visit is not required, but it is an Evaluation Sub-Factor. Thus, should an Offeror be unable to attend the scheduled site visit, scheduling a separate site visit is highly encouraged. See the

Solicitation Provisions and Government Points of Contact section for contact information to schedule a Pre-

Quote Site-Visit.

mailto:svincent02@fs.fed.us http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.fsd.gov/

GRCC Cone Collection 2015 Optional Response Form

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Optional Response Form

Name of Quoter:

Note: The use of this form is NOT required. Quoters may respond to the Evaluation Factors using any written format they desire. This form is provided as a convenience for Quoters to organize their response to the technical requirements. Offerors may also use this form in addition to written response of their own design. Please review the criteria in the Contract Documents and Evaluation Factors for more information.

FACTOR 1: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE AND PAST PERFORMANCE

What kind of experience does your firm have in this type of work? If yours is a new firm or has no directly relevant experience, how do you propose to acquire the expertise to perform the contract?

What contracts has your firm performed which are similar in scope, magnitude, and complexity to this project?

a. Name of

Project/Contract#

b. Type of Project/ Description of Work

c. Project Performed for:

d. Completion Date

Who may we contact concerning your performance on the projects listed above?

Project Name /

Contract #

Contact Name Contact Address Contact Phone/Email

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FACTOR 2: CAPACITY

a) How extensive was your site visit for this project? What did the site visit reveal about the comparative difficulty of the project—e.g., the problems that are likely to be encountered during performance?

b) Estimated Daily Production Rates:

c) Proof of current mobile aerial lift certification (check one):

Is attached as part of the quote

Exists and will be provided after award of contract

FACTOR 3: SAFETY PLAN

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FACTOR 4: QUALITY CONTROL PLAN

Method to identify insect-infected cones and not collect them:

Method to identify levels of sound seed/cone and maturity of seed embryos:

Method to ensure the avoidance of damage to Government property (such as above ground irrigation):

Other concerns (Optional):

Attach additional or supplemental information as necessary.

GRCC Cone Collection 2015 AGAR Provision 452.209-70

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AGAR Provision 452.209-70

AGAR 452.209-70 Representation by Corporations Regarding an Unpaid Delinquent Tax

Liability or a Felony Conviction (FEB 2012) -- Alternate I (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.

Name of Company:

Name of Company Representative:

Date:

http://www.dm.usda.gov/procurement/policy/docs/USDAFARDeviation03-22-2012Solicitation.pdf