Attachment 001 RFQ.pdf

THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED

AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED.

This synopsis/solicitation 1305M2-22-Q-01116 constitutes a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-07.

NOAA’s Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (CBNMS) and Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (GFNMS) require data collection, analysis and product development from data collected during research and monitoring activities in CBNMS and GFNMS, as described in the Statement of Work.

Line Item

Qty Description Extended Price

Base

1 Lot Base Year tasks and deliverables, in accordance with the Statement of Work.

Period of Performance: September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023

Option

1 Lot Option Period 1 tasks and deliverables, in accordance with the

Period of Performance: September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024

Option

1 Lot Option Period 2 tasks and deliverables, in accordance with the

Period of Performance: September 1, 2024 – August 31, 2025

Option

1 Lot Option Period 3 tasks and deliverables, in accordance with the

Period of Performance: September 1, 2025 – August 31, 2026

TOTAL FOR BASE + OPTIONS

Contract Type/Evaluation

The Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation is the lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) offer.

Quote shall include all costs associated with each CLIN unless otherwise indicated on the vendor’s quote.

All Technical Requirements are described within the attached Statement of Work.

This RFQ is 100% set aside for small businesses. The associated NAICS code is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services, with a Size Standard of $16.5M.

Offeror Instructions

Each offeror must provide the following information with the quote:

1. The Request for Quote (RFQ) number;

2. The Name, Address, Telephone Number, and DUNS/Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number of the Offeror;

3. Include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the RFQ.

Quotes that reject the terms and conditions of the RFQ may be excluded from consideration;

4. Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments (SF-30), if any.

5. Provide a technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary.

Contractors who do not respond to items 1 through 5 may be considered non-compliant with the requirements of the solicitation and no further consideration shall be given for award.

Questions

All questions must be submitted in writing to Randall.Chatfield@noaa.gov by 12:00PM Eastern on August 24, 2022.

Telephone inquiries will not be honored.

Quotation Submission Response

Quotes in response to this solicitation shall be submitted electronically via email by 3:00PM Eastern, on August 31, 2022 to the following Government representative(s):

Randall Chatfield, Contract Specialist Randall.Chatfield@noaa.gov

It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure that any submission transmitted to the specified Government representative(s) is received prior to the due date specified herein.

Offerors are highly encouraged to contact the Government representative(s) specified above prior to the solicitation’s stated time and date for receipt of offers to ensure the Government has received the submission. Offers received after the date and time specified in this solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

The anticipated award date is on or about August 31, 2022.

Contractors are encouraged to register with the Contract Opportunities Vendor Notification Service as well as the Interested Vendors List for this acquisition (see applicable tab within Contract Opportunities where this synopsis/solicitation is posted). Quoters must be registered in the SAM database to be considered for award. Registration is free and can be completed on-line at http://www.sam.gov/.

** Please note: Upon contract award and before any service begins, the contract issued requires the Contractor to provide evidence meeting the NOAA Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention and Response Policy in accordance with the NOAA Acquisition Manual (NAM) Contract Clause 1330-52.222-70** mailto:Randall.Chatfield@noaa.gov mailto:Randall.Chatfield@noaa.gov http://www.sam.gov/