B08_Attachment_1_Combined_Synopsis_Solicitation.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

Arizona State Office

One North Central Avenue, Suite 800 Phoenix, AZ 85004-4427 www.az.blm.gov

Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.603(a) and 13.106, the Contracting Officer is issuing a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition to support the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Arizona Strip District Office (ASDO), in acquiring services to provide for increased vegetative diversity in both woodlands and sagebrush/grasslands and improved condition of wildlife habitat by hand cutting (Lop and Scatter) standing live or dead cliffrose shrubs and Pinyon pine and juniper trees and saplings and oak. The work includes treating a minimum project area totaling approximately 255 acres.

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) Solicitation Number 140L6424Q0045 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.

(ii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05 effective May 22, 2024.

(iii) This solicitation is being issued as a 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 $8,000,000

(iv) See the attached Statement of Work (SOW) for detailed requirements (Attachment 2). Wage Determination 2015-5469 Revision 24 dated May 8, 2024, is hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation (Attachment 4).

(v) The services to be acquired through this combined synopsis/solicitation is defined in the SOW (Attachment 2).

(vi) Performance location and performance period are detailed in the attached SOW (Attachment 2). 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 6 – Addendum FAR 52.212-1 for Instructions to Offerors.

One North Central Avenue, Suite 800

(vii) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, see Attachment 6 for detailed evaluation criteria. The basis of award will be Lowest Priced Technical Acceptable (LPTA) source selection based upon an integrated assessment of Factor 1: Technical, Factor 2: 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.

(viii) 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

(ix) 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) 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).

(xi) FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to

Implement Statutes or Executive Orders – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. See Attachment 6, FAR Clause 52.212-5 for additional information.

(xii) Additional FAR clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in

Attachment 6. All FAR clauses will be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award. Additional provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided at Attachment 6. These provisions are incorporated into this solicitation but will not be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award.

(xiii) Questions are due no later than Friday July 5, 2024, by 12:00 pm (MD) to Cindy Gonzalez, Contract Specialist, and Lisa Hariper, Contracting Officer.

(xiv) Quotes are due no later than Friday, July 12, 2024, by 12:00 pm (MD).

Quotes shall be submitted via electronic mail to the point of contacts listed below in section xvii – Points of Contact

One North Central Avenue, Suite 800

(xv) 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 Phone: 720-910-1883 Phone: 720-854-8791

The following sections and attachments are hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation and are provided as attachments to 140L6424Q0045.

Attachments:

Attachment # Description Pages

Attachment 1 Combined Synopsis Solicitation 3

Attachment 2 Statement of Work & Maps 10 Attachment 3 Value Bid Schedule 1

Attachment 4 Wage Determination No. 2015-5465, Revisions No. 24, dated 05/09/2024

Attachment 5 Clauses & Provisions 22

Attachment 6 Additional Instructions to Offerors 3