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140L0226Q0012

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BLM AK-FINANCIAL SVCS SEC(AK9F3)

P.O. Box 35005

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FT WAINWRIGHT AK 99703-0005

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Michael Stewart 9073565774

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The Bureau of Land Management has issued a request for quote (RFQ). This RFQ

(140L0226Q0012) is set-aside for small business

Based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

The contractor shall perform services in accordance with the attached Performance Work

Statement (PWS) and all supporting documentation. 30.5 acres @ $____________per acre = $______________ total price. Contractors must submit their Unique Entity ID (UEI) and

CAGE code with their quote.

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A formal pre-award site visit is not scheduled.

However, contractors are encouraged to visit the site on their own accord.

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Specialist Michael Stewart at michael_stewart@ios.doi.gov or Contracting

Officer Cory Cornell at blm_ak_AFS_procurement@blm.gov by the deadline specified in this solicitation.

Delivery: 09/30/2026

Period of Performance: 06/30/2026 to

09/30/2026

00010 2026 EAST RIM PILES CONTRACT

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140L0226Q0012

Product/Service Code: F099

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Period of Performance: 06/15/2026 to

09/30/2026

2026 East Rim Piles – Pinedale Field Office, Wyoming

The Bureau of Land Management, Wyoming, has a requirement to perform selective thinning, pruning, and piling on 30.5 acres in the East Rim Project area. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement and attachments constitute the only solicitation; quotes are being requested, and a written solicitation will not be issued. Consider this solicitation (140L0226Q0012) as a Request for Quotes (RFQ). This solicitation documents incorporate provisions and clauses in effect through Federal acquisition Circular 2026-01 effective date 3/13/2026. This solicitation is set-aside for small business. NAICS 115310 – Support Activities for Forestry - Fuels Management Services, which has a small business size standard of $34M. Product Service Code F099 – Natural Resources/Conservation- Other.

The resulting purchase order will be a firm-fixed price contract. (SEE ATTACHMENTS FOR

COMPLETE PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT, MAPS, CLAUSES / PROVISIONS, AND

WAGE DETERMINATIONS).

In accordance with the procedures in FAR Part 12 and 13, RFQ 140L0226Q0012 is available for viewing through electronic commerce via Land Management's website at https://beta.sam.gov.

The government will award a purchase order to the lowest-priced, technically acceptable, and responsible offeror.

Late quotes will not be accepted.

What must be included in your quote to be considered for award:

1. Signed SF 1449.

2. Refer to provision 52.212-2, Evaluation Factors, for details on what your quote must include.

3. Sign and return all amendments (SF 30), if applicable to this solicitation.

Due Dates:

Technical Questions Due: no later than June 9, 2026

Technical Answers Due: on or about June 11, 2026

Solicitation Deadline: June 15, 2026, 1200 ADT.

Technical questions regarding this RFQ shall be submitted in writing via email to the Contract Specialist Michael Stewart at michael_stewart@ios.doi.gov or blm_ak_AFS_procurement@blm.gov by the deadline outlined above.

Note: Offerors must be actively registered in the System for Award Management (sam.gov) as of the closing date and time of this solicitation, per FAR 4.1102. Contractors must register at www.sam.gov.

For contracting assistance:

For help with how to submit your quote or general questions about the contracting process, please reach out to https://www.apexaccelerators.us/. This is a free government contracting resource for small businesses, which offers expertise related to contract opportunities. APEX Accelerators was formerly known as the Procurement Technical Assistance Program (PTAP).

mailto:michael_stewart@ios.doi.gov

Bureau of Land Management, High Desert District, Wyoming Field Office: Pinedale Date: May 26th, 2026

C.1 General and Site-Specific Specifications

Project Name 2026 East Rim Piles Contract

Scope of Contract This contract requires selective thinning, pruning, and piling on 30.5 acres in the East Rim Project area on the Pinedale Field Office.

This is a request for quotes from contractors to complete hand thin-prune-pile work on a mixed conifer habitat improvement unit. Prices for the bid items should be based on the Description provided below. Please use this Performance Work Statement to assist with quotes.

Base all quotes on site specific conditions and prescription cost per acre as well as total cost of project.

Maps are georeferenced for use with mapping apps. Shapefiles can be provided upon request.

Location The project area has one unit located in the Little Twin Creek Drainage approximately 21 miles north of Daniel, WY, on the E ½, E½, Sec. 13, T37N R111W. Access to the unit will be through private land, notice will be required at least one week before contractor arrival to notify landowners.

Performance Period

June 30th through September 30th, 2026.

Description The project will promote a mature forest cover type by selective thinning, pruning, and piling per the specifications on the next page. Piles will be burned by the BLM/USWFS.

Detailed Unit Information

Specifications are on the next page.

Hand Pile – 30.5 acres in FY 26

East Rim Hand Thin-Prune-Pile

Average Canopy Cover: 50%-60%

Average Slope: 25%-35%

Prune the roughly 110 leave trees/acre after thinning

Construct an average of 41 to 60 piles per acre

Specifications The East Rim Piling Project is designed to promote a mature forest cover type by selective thinning, pruning, and piling.

Selective Thinning

The best available acceptable leave trees will be selected to achieve a 20’ x 20’ spacing with 90% variability (2’ to 38’). Variability will favor leaving clumps of most desirable, healthy trees over uniform spacing to achieve a final cover of roughly 110 trees per acre.

• No 5-needle pine trees will be thinned, pruned or damaged regardless of size.

Only 5-needle pines over 8” DBH will be considered when accounting for leave tree spacing.

• No dead trees/snags will be considered in accounting leave tree spacing. All dead trees/snags less than 20” DBH will be cut.

Species Preference and Size-Class Guidelines, to be removed in this order until spacing is achieved, or all these non-desirable trees have been cut.

1. Remove all non-5-needle conifers less than 6” DBH

2. Remove all subalpine fir less than 8” DBH.

3. Excluding 5-needle pines, remove all other unhealthy conifer trees less than 16”

DBH, that display the following defects/conditions; severe mistletoe, broom rust, beetle infestation, weak/discolored crowns, or damage to the main bole i.e. split top, dead top, or severe crook.

4. Remaining healthy trees to be removed in the 8”-12” DBH size class utilizing the following table:

No healthy trees over 12” DBH will be required to be cut. If all trees that fall under the specifications listed in items 1-4 have been cut and spacing has not been achieved, the residual tree spacing will be deemed acceptable.

Additional specifications

• No aspens will be removed, unless they pose a safety risk and mitigation is required.

• All stumps will be flush cut and 4” or less above the ground, or 6” above natural obstruction i.e. large rocks/boulders, measured from the uphill side.

Staubs cut at angles to the ground exposing sharp points will not be accepted and will be recut.

• All limbs will be severed from the stump including subalpine branches that emerge from the duff within a short distance of the stump.

• Trees will not be left “hung up” in adjacent leave trees. Additional trees outside of the above specifications may be cut mitigate trees that become entangled or any other safety concerns.

• Additional leave trees may be marked with flagging.

Pruning Specifications

• No Pruning of 5-Needle Pines

• All other leave trees will be pruned to 6’ above ground, measured from the uphill side.

• All limbs will be cut to leave a roughly ½” limb collar. Care will be taken not to damage the bole during limbing. Any excessive damage to the bole during limbing will result in the tree needing to be cut and piled with other activity fuels.

• Any limbs that emerge higher up the bole and extend below 6’ from the ground will be severed at that 6’ level to achieve a 6’ canopy base height.

Piling

• All slash between 1 inch and 10 inches in diameter and greater than 2 feet in length shall be piled.

• Limbs will be severed from the boles and placed in piles to maximize compaction;

loose piles will not be accepted.

• All live material less than 8” DBH will be piled.

• All dead material less than 12” DBH will be piled.

• All dead material greater than 12” DBH and live material greater than 8” DBH shall be cut to lengths no greater than 10’. These lengths will be scatted to maximize ground contact and these un-pilled larger materials will be separated and not left stacked or resting on top of each other.

• All piles shall be constructed by laying limbs, stems, cut boles, and other slash parallel in the pile so as to be rectangular in shape, see diagrams below.

• Slash less than 1 inches in diameter and less than 2 feet in length shall be left on the ground. Slash left on the ground shall not exceed 6 inches in depth.

• Slash that causes large air spaces in piles shall be cut to eliminate air spaces. Each pile shall include an area of small sized slash (small branches less than ¼ to ½ inch in diameter and/or small branches with needles or leaves attached) to provide “kindling” for prompt ignition and to aid in combustion of larger slash. These fuels shall be placed in the center of the pile.

• Maximum pile size shall be 14 feet in length, 12 feet in width, and 10 feet in height.

Minimum pile size shall be 8 feet in length, 7 feet in width by 6 feet in height at the time of final inspection. Any slash protruding more than one (1) foot beyond the general contour of the pile shall be cut off and placed in the pile.

• Piles will be built with the goal of killing living overstory Subalpine Fir when piles are burned. Piles may be located underneath the dripline and adjacent to these subalpine fir individuals but must retain a rectangular structure.

• Piles will be placed at least 10’ away from the dripline of any non-subalpine fir leave trees, i.e. lodgepole, 5-needle, spruce, Douglas fir.

• Piles will not be placed in ephemeral drainages, riparian vegetation, seeps, and bogs.

• If any trees with historic carvings are found in the units, piles will be placed a minimum of 20’ away and trees will be reported to the COR/designated inspector.

Units are designated on the attached project maps for treatment. Unit boundaries are not flagged, see PDF maps for guidance on the unit boundaries.

Throughout operations, progress through the units will be evaluated and any adjustments needed to meet specifications will be addressed.

Noxious Weeds Ensure that all vehicles are cleaned prior to operating on Governments lands. Remove all dirt, grease, and plant parts that carry noxious weed seeds or vegetative parts. This may be accomplished with a pressure hose. In addition, if equipment is found operating in a noxious weed area, the equipment must be cleaned before leaving project or moving to another area in location identified by COR.

C.2 Inspection and Acceptance

Piling Inspection Procedure

The Contracting Officer or designated representatives will make periodic inspections, which may include plots. The Contractor or representative is encouraged to observe the inspection and will receive inspection summaries upon request. Acceptance of work shall be based on compliance with all Specific Tasks that correspond to the treatment. A minimum basic quality of 85 percent is required for payment. If the work quality falls below 85 percent, the Contractor must improve the quality of work.

Measurement and Payment

The acreage was measured on a horizontal plane within the established boundaries.

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TIMELINESS: Offeror's shall submit their work schedule for this project.

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable:

1 . Past Performance To include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

2. Technical Proposal Technical Capability and Experience: The quote shall include a description of your technical approach and expected timeframe to complete the project, equipment, supervision and personnel. Include a commitment to keep the project manager/crew foremen on site for the duration of the project and communicate to the COR/PI the technical aspects of the project. In addition, please explain how the contractor and manager are qualified to successfully complete the tasks illustrated in the Performance Work Statement. Describe the equipment that will be used for the job, that is suitable for the job and in good mechanical condition to prevent any long delays in completing the work.

3. Price Provide price per acre as well as total cost of the project.

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal meets all the technical requirements of the PWS, has acceptable past performance, and is lowest priced. By submission of its quote an offeror certifies that it will meet all the requirements and perform all the services listed in the PWS unless the quote clearly states otherwise. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)).

Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

Solicitation 2026 East Rim Piles 140L0226Q0012 Contract Clauses (05/27/2026)

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 this/these address(es):

FAR Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52

DOI Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses

Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

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Clauses Incorporated by Reference

52.203-19 Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.204-14 Service Contract Reporting Requirements (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.212-4 Terms and Conditions—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026)

52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation (DEVIATION JAN 2026)

52.222-3 Convict Labor (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (MAY 2014)

52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers under Executive Order 14026 (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (DEVIATION APR 2026)

52.223-23 Sustainable Products (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (MAY 2024)

52.232-34 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (OCT 2018)

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

52.233-3 Protest After Award. (AUG 1996) - Alternate I (JUN 1985)

52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004)

52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation. (APR 1984)

52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.242-13 Bankruptcy. (JUL 1995)

52.242-15 Stop-Work Order. (AUG 1989)

52.242-17 Government Delay of Work. (APR 1984)

52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial Services (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

52.245-1 Government Property (SEP 2021)

52.245-9 Use and Charges (APR 2012)

Clauses Incorporated by Full Text

52.252-6 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 Department of the Interior Regulation (48 CFR 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

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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.

(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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1452.204-70 Release of Claims (JUL 1996)

After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release.

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DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (February 2021)

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 as an attachment to the IPP invoice:

1. A copy of the Contractor¿s invoice, to include the finalized OF-286 invoice from the incident.

2. The contract number.

3. The invoice number.

4. Dates of transactions.

5. A description of the line items being bille

6. The unit prices for each line item.

7. Quantities for each line item.

8. Total amount of each line item.

9. Overall invoice total.

10. All receipts for travel (meals, lodging, transportation).

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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Solicitation Provisions

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):

FAR Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 DOI Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

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Provisions Incorporated by Reference

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEP 2024)

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 MAR 2026)

52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters. (OCT 2020)

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

(a) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. As a minimum, offers shall include—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the Offeror;

(3) The Offeror’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) and, if applicable, Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation;

(5) Responses to provisions that require Offeror completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM)); and

(6) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(b) Period for acceptance of offers. The Offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 60 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(c) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers and any modifications or revisions to the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

(2) Any offer, modification, or revision received after the time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made and the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition. However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer that makes its terms more favorable to the Government will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(4) Offerors may withdraw their offers by written notice to the Government received at any time before award.

(d) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with Offerors. Therefore, the Offeror’s initial offer should contain the Offeror’s best terms. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions, if necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest, accept other than the lowest offer, and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(e) Debriefings. If a postaward debriefing is given to requesting Offerors, the Government will disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed Offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful Offeror and the debriefed Offeror and past performance information on the debriefed Offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all Offerors when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award.

(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful Offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed Offeror as to whether the agency followed source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities.

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (DEVIATION MAR 2026)

(a) Evaluation factors. 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 will be used to evaluate offers:

Basis for Award (Comparative Evaluation)

1. General:

The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government, price and evaluation factors identified below. This acquisition is being conducted under the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services of FAR Part 12.

2. Evaluation Process:

In accordance with FAR 12.203(c)(2) (FAR Overhaul - Part 12 | Acquisition.GOV) the Government will perform a comparative evaluation of quotes. A comparative evaluation is defined as the act of comparing one quote to another in a side-by-side fashion.

• No Formal Scoring: The Government will not use formal evaluation plans, precise weighting, or adjectival scoring (e.g., "Excellent" or "Blue").

• Direct Comparison: IAW FAR 12.203(b), Quotes will be compared against one another to determine which provides the best value. The Government will use their professional business judgment to determine if a quote’s technical superiority or more favorable terms (e.g., faster delivery, longer warranty) justifies a higher price. However, the Government may first perform a price analysis. If the lowest-priced quote provides the best value, the Government may award to that quoter without further comparison to other quotes.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-12#FAR_Subpart_12_2

3. Evaluation Factors:

The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes:

Lowest Price Technically Acceptable:

(A) Past Performance

To include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information).

(B) Technical Proposal

Technical Capability and Experience: The quote shall include a description of your technical approach and expected timeframe to complete the project, equipment, supervision and personnel. Include a commitment to keep the project manager/crew foremen on site for the duration of the project and communicate to the COR/PI the technical aspects of the project. In addition, please explain how the contractor and manager are qualified to successfully complete the tasks illustrated in the Performance

Work Statement. Describe the equipment that will be used for the job, that is suitable for the job and in good mechanical condition to prevent any long delays in completing the work.

(C) Price

Provide price per acre as well as total cost of the project.

Award will be made to the responsible offeror whose proposal meets all the technical requirements of the PWS, has acceptable past performance, and is lowest priced. By submission of its quote an offeror certifies that it will meet all the requirements and perform all the services listed in the PWS unless the quote clearly states otherwise. The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)).

Therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should contain the offeror's best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (OCT 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.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— Covered telecommunications equipment or services has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved third-party certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government.

If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"— Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern means a small business concern— (1)

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more servicedisabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran; or

(2) A small business concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program in accordance with 13 CFR part 128 (see subpart 19.14).

(3) Service-disabled veteran, as used in this definition, means a veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16), and who is registered in the Beneficiary Identification and Records Locator Subsystem, or successor system that is maintained by the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Benefits Administration, as a service-disabled veteran.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) concern eligible under the SDVOSB Program means an SDVOSB concern that—

(1) Effective January 1, 2024, is designated in the System for Award Management (SAM) as certified by the Small Business Administration (SBA) in accordance with 13 CFR 128.300; or

(2) Has represented that it is an SDVOSB concern in SAM and submitted a complete application for certification to SBA on or before December 31, 2023.

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business (SDVOSB) Program means a program that authorizes contracting officers to limit competition, including award on a sole-source basis, to SDVOSB concerns eligible under the SDVOSB Program.

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in its field of operation, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships. SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with 13 CFR 124.1001, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding the threshold at 13 CFR 124.104(c)(2) after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2);

and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

(1) Directly by a parent corporation; or

(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name.

The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned and controlled by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C. 101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned business concern means a concern which is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or in the case of any publicly owned business, at least 51 percent of its stock is owned by one or more women; and whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States, and the concern is certified by SBA or an approved thirdparty certifier in accordance with 13 CFR 127.300.

(b)

(1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in SAM.

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs .

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must complete the following representations when the resulting contract is for supplies to be delivered or services to be performed in the United States or its outlying areas, or when the contracting officer has applied part 19 in accordance with 19.000(b)(1)(ii). Check all that apply.

(1) Small business concern. The offeror represents as part of its offer that—

(i) It □ is, □ is not a small business concern; or

(ii) It □ is, □ is not a small business joint venture that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 121.103(h) and 13 CFR 125.8(a) and (b). [ The offeror shall enter the name and unique entity identifier of each party to the joint venture: .]

(2) Veteran-owned small business concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a small business concern in paragraph (c)(1) of this provision.] The offeror represents as part of its offer that it □ is, □ is not a veteran-owned small business concern.

(3) SDVOSB concern. [Complete only if the offeror represented itself as a veteran-owned small business concern in paragraph (c)(2) of this provision.] The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB concern.

(4) SDVOSB concern joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program. The offeror represents that it □ is, □ is not an SDVOSB joint venture eligible under the SDVOSB Program that complies with the requirements of 13 CFR 128.402.