B08_Attachment_1_140L6422Q0006_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

Bureau of Land Management

Combined Synopsis Solicitation

Attachment 1

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603(a) and 13.106, the Contracting Officer is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of the mechanical mesquite reduction project on approximately 555 acres in the Maternity Well treatment unit, within Las Cienegas National Conservation Area (LCNCA).

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and 13.1, 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.

(i i) Solicitation Number 140L6422Q0006 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation will utilize the policies contained in FAR Part 12 in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation evaluation and award prescribed in FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, as appropriate for this acquisition.

(i ii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through

Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-03 effective December 30, 2021.

(iv ) This solicitation is being issued as a 100% total Small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this solicitation is 115310 titled Support Activities for Forestry with a size standard of $8.0 million

(v ) See the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for detailed requirements (Attachment 2). The Bid

Schedule to be completed and returned with your quote is provided as a separate document (Attachment 3). Wage Determination 2015-5473 Revision 15 is hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation (Attachment 4).

(v i) The services to be acquired through this combined synopsis/solicitation is the mesquite reduction by use of mechanically grubbing the mesquite out of the ground with equipment. This includes removal of the root ball from the ground and ensuring that all roots are broken or severed from the root ball. The contractor will grub all visible mesquite trees and stumps. Reference Attachment 2 – Statement of Work for a full description of required services.

(v ii) Performance location and performance period are detailed in the attached SOW (Attachment 2).

(v ii i) FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors – Commercial, applies to this acquisition.

Potential offerors shall read and comply with all terms and conditions. See Attachment 5 – Addendum FAR 52.212-1 for additional instructions.

(ix ) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, see Attachment 5 for detailed evaluation criteria . The basis of award will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LTPA) source selection based upon an integrated assessment of Factor 1:

Organization and Personal Experience, Factor 2: Past Performance, and Factor 3: Price. The Government anticipates making one (1) contract award to the responsive, responsible offeror whose offer quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government.

(x ) Offerors shall ensure that their Representations and Certifications are up to date in the System for Award Management (SAM) which can be accessed through https://www.sam.gov.

Offerors shall ensure that this acquisition NAICS Code of 115310 is listed in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror https://www.sam.gov/

Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items. Offerors that do not have access to SAM shall print the full FAR Provision 52.212-3 and complete the required entries and include with their quote.

(x i) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. See this clause for additional FAR Clauses marked with “X” showing they are applicable to this acquisition (Attachment 5).

(x ii) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See Attachment 5, FAR Clause 52.212-5 for additional information.

(x ii i) Additional FAR clauses and provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in

Attachment 5. All FAR clauses will be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award. The provisions are incorporated into this solicitation but will not be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award.

(x iv ) The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) does not apply to this acquisition.

(xv) Questions are due no later than January 18, 2022, by 2:00pm (PS) to Cindy Gonzalez, Contract Specialist, by email: chgonzalez@blm.gov, and Lisa Hariper, Contracting Officer by email: lhariper@blm.gov.

(xvi) Quotes are due no later than January 25, 2022, by 2:00pm (PS) to Cindy Gonzalez, Contract Specialist, and Lisa Hariper, Contracting Officer.

The following individuals are points of contact for this combined synopsis/solicitation.

Contracting Officer Contracting Specialist Lisa Hariper Cindy Gonzalez - Contractor Bureau of Land Management Bureau of Land Management Arizona State Office Arizona State Office Email: lhariper@blm.gov Email: chgonzalez@blm.gov

The following sections and attachments are hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation and are provided as attachments to 140L6422Q0006.

Attachments:

Attachment Description Number of Pages Attachment 1 Combined Synopsis Solicitation 2 Attachment 2 Statement of Work (SOW) and Maps 7 Attachment 3 Bid Schedule 1 Attachment 4 Wage Determination 2015-5473 Revision 15 1 (Format is in notepad text) Attachment 5 Clauses & Provisions / Addendum FAR 52.212-1, Additional Instructions mailto:chgonzalez@blm.gov mailto:lhariper@blm.gov mailto:chgonzalez@blm.gov