Attachment_A_Quote_Instructions.pdf

RFQ 140P8326Q0066 Minidoka National Historic Site

Update Issei Memorial Wall

Read this entire document carefully. Instructions to offerors, site visit information and quote submission directions begin on page 7.

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

As prescribed in 52.107(f), insert the following clause in solicitations and contracts that include any FAR or supplemental clause with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental clause is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the clause when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental clause, except that the contracting officer shall insert "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any _____ [insert regulation name] (48 CFR _____) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at the following web address: http://www.acquisition.gov/

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52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Deviation March 2026)

52.204-19 – Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Deviation March 2026)

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Deviation March 2026)

52.222-43 Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple

Year and Option Contracts)

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013)

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) (41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does notapply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see

FAR 3.900(a).

52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Deviation March 2026) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Deviation March 2026) (15 U.S.C. 644).

52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Deviation March 2026) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Deviation March 2026) 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Deviation March 2026) (E.O.11755).

52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Deviation March 2026).

52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Deviation March 2026) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Deviation March 2026) (41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than System for Award Management (Jul 2013)

52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security

Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities (Nov 2024) (Sections 1821-1826, Pub. L. 118-31, 41 U.S.C. 3901 note prec.).

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Deviation March 2026) (41 U.S.C. chapter67).

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal

Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_107 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/4712 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.900#FAR_3_900 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section6101&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title31-section3332&num=0&edition=prelim http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3

This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination

Employee Class Hourly Wage FringeBenefits

6907- Material Handler WG5 $20.77 9%

5703 – Equipment Operator WG 8 $23.59 9%

1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (Sep 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award.

The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. The

COR for this contract will be:

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the

Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR’s appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor’s risk.

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1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (Jul 1996)

(a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the

Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of

America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:

$ 200,000 each person*

$ 500,000 each occurrence*

$ 1,000,000 property damage*

(b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the

Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the

Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work.

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Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013)

Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice

Processing Platform System (IPP).

“Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable

Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-

Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted (uploaded) as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Contractors / Vendors Standard Invoice

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The

Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (FRBSTL) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email

IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the

Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

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Required Statements:

a) This is a contractual arrangement and not a personnel appointment;

b) Payment is based on an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result;

c) The order does not constitute and employer/employee relationship;

d) The Contractor will not be subject to Government supervision, although Contractor performance will be monitored; and

e) The Contractor shall not have any direction or control of federal employees.

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

As prescribed in 52.107(e), insert the following provision in solicitations that include any FAR or supplemental provision with an authorized deviation. Whenever any FAR or supplemental provision is used with an authorized deviation, the contracting officer shall identify it by the same number, title, and date assigned to the provision when it is used without deviation, include regulation name for any supplemental provision, except that the contracting officer shall insert "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any ______________ [insert regulation name](48 CFR Chapter______) https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_107 provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.acquisition.gov/

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements--Representation (Jan 2017)

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Deviation March 2026)

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Aug 2020)

52.219-1 Small BUSINESS PROGRAM REPRESENTATION (Feb 2024)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Sep 2023)

Instructions to Quoters / Quotation Submittals:

a. SAM Requirement: Your Company must be registered as a small business in System for Award Management

(SAM) prior to submitting a quote for this solicitation, registration must be “ACTIVE”, NO EXCEPTIONS. The direct SAM website for registration is: https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/.

b. A Site Visit is not scheduled. The existing wall is located in the Minidoka Visitor Center. The Visitor Center is located at 1428 Hunt Rd Jerome Idaho, 83338 and open 5/1/2026-9/27/2026. 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Wednesday-

Thursday, 9:00 am -5:30 pm Friday-Sunday. Potential vendors may inspect the existing exhibit any time during open hours. Visitor Center staff will not answer questions about this advertisement. Please do not engage

Visitor Center staff about this solicitation while inspecting the project. Direct all questions to john_flatt@ios.doi.gov

c. The deadline for receipt of quotes is Thursday August 27, 2026 at 1:00 pm Pacific. Quotes will be submitted on the Standard Form (SF-1449) provided, and must include, at a minimum the following items in the quote package:

1. Price; Complete block 24 for line items on SF 1449 to list price for Design, Fabrication and Delivery of three finished exhibit panels. Quoter may also provide rates on Quote Instructions Attachment A, or in any format, so long as all services are quoted.

2. Technical Capability; Provide the relevant technical experience of the firm, description of plan for performing the exhibit panel wall fabrication service, and capabilities to perform the service.

3. Quote shall provide references for a minimum of three customer where the company has provided similar services for evaluation of past performance. References shall include the company name, contact person, phone number, physical address, and email address (if available);

4. Contractor remittance address and SAM UEI number or Cage Code;

5. Name, phone number, e-mail, and mailing address of your point of contact;

6. Signature of official authorized to bind your organization.

7. Offeror is required to fill out and include provisions 52.204-24(d)(1)&(2) and 52.204-26(c)(1)&(2) with their submitted quotation unless the offeror has responded “does not” in their annual SAM representation at 52.204–26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of 52.212–3, Offeror Representations and Certifications.

d. Submit one complete quote (preferably emailed as a single pdf file) to: U.S. Department of Interior, Minidoka

National Historic Site Attn: John Flatt, Contracting Officer. You may e-mail to john_flatt@ios.doi.gov or mail to address: Minidoka NHS 221 NORTH STATE STREET HAGERMAN ID 83332 https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

e. Quoters bear full responsibility for on-time delivery of the quote to the Contracting Officer. Because of the possibility for undeliverable mail or e-mails that aren't received in time; interested quoters may message john_flatt@ios.doi.gov to confirm quote is received.

f. Questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to john_flatt@nps.gov and are due no later than

Monday August 24, 2026 1300 PT. Answers will be provided in writing to the requester, if the answer is not already within the solicitation (RFQ) or provided in amendment(s) to the RFQ. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Price:

2. The technical merits of the quote; and

3. The quoter’s capability, as demonstrated by past performance on similar projects.

Technical merits will be determined by evaluating the proposed technical approach to the exhibit panel fabrication service. Proposed materials and printing techniques will be evaluated. Past performance will be rated on the relevance to the advertised requirement and information provided by the reference contacts. Technical merits and past performances are approximately equal. Technical merits and past performances, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by comparing the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications — Commercial Items (MAY 2024) (Deviation FEB 2025)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v) of this provision.

Full text of this provision is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/ https://www.sam.gov/