B08_Attachment_2_Instructions_To_Offerors.doc

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors

Submission of Quotations (Quotes): Quotes shall be submitted by the due date and time provided on the SF1449 block 8 to Dayna Parkin at dparkin@usgs.gov. Questions relating to this Solicitation shall be presented by e-mail to dparkin@usgs.gov no later than 4 calendar days prior to the closing date of the solicitation.

One (1) electronic copy submission:

For a site visit a minimum of 24 hours advance notice MUST be given for attendees of the site visit. Email both Dayna Parkin, dparkin@usgs.gov and Adam Kotulka, akotulka@usgs.gov to confirm attendance. Attendance at a site visit is strongly encouraged. Questions and answers discussed at the site visit WILL NOT be binding on the resultant contract unless submitted in writing and incorporated into the RFQ by amendment. A site visit will take place Friday June 16, 2023, at 9:00 am eastern standard time. Participants will meet at USGS Eastern Ecological Science Center – Northern Appalachian Research Laboratory 176 Straight Run Road, Wellsboro, PA 25430.

One (1) electronic copy submission:

Tab A: Offer Form (Standard Form 1449) - original signature and date; Contract

Administration Data; UEI Number; Acknowledgement of Solicitation Amendments if applicable.

Tab B: Pricing

· Complete Section B, Price Schedule, by filling in pricing for the sampling and analysis plan. Price will be evaluated based on reasonableness.

Tab C: Completed copy of FAR 52.204-24, 52.209-5 -7 -11 and 52.212-3. If the vendor has completed these in sam.gov as part of their entity record, submission of these are not required when submitting a quote.

Tab D: Technical (Factor 1)

· Technical Capability/Approach – Offeror’s technical capability and approach must demonstrate their ability to meet or exceed all requirements specified in the Performance-Based Work Statement (PWS). The technical response shall reflect a clear understanding of the nature of work being performed and deliverables and how the offeror anticipates meeting all the requirements.

· Vendor shall demonstrate in their quote their capability to meet the electronic delivery of 30 days of the date on which the samples were received by the vendor.

Tab E: Past Performance (Factor 2)

· Offeror shall submit at least 3 (commercial and/or government) references for similar services performed during the past three years. Each reference shall include: the company name, address, point(s) of contact phone number and email address(es). References provided may be contacted by the Government. Their statements will be used in the evaluation of the offeror’s proposal. In addition, any information obtained by the Government from references outside of the offeror’s quotation may also be used, in a similar manner, in the technical evaluation of the offeror’s quotation to the extent appropriate. Past performance information provided by references, from Government records, or from other than the sources identified by the offeror may be used in the evaluation under any or all applicable evaluation factors. In addition to the foregoing, PPIRS.gov will be used as a source of past performance information in the source selection process, in addition to any other past performance information required under this solicitation. All past performance information will be used for both the responsibility determination and the best value decision.

Tab E: Price (Factor 3)

· The Government will evaluate the offeror’s price for fair and reasonableness.

Questions and Answers (Q&A): Questions relating to this Solicitation shall be presented by e-mail to dparkin@usgs.gov no later than 5 calendar days prior to the closing date of the solicitation. The Government will evaluate the questions, and if needed, an Amendment will be issued with the questions received and their associated answers. If further questions arise following the outcome of answers provided to initial questions, the Contracting Officer has sole discretion to determine if a new question closing date will be required. If a new question closing date is approved, an amendment will be posted.

Please note that an active registration at https://sam.gov/SAM/ is mandatory in order to receive an award.