B08_Combined_Syn.pdf

140L0623Q0008 FY23 Cone Collection Services Request for Quote

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 Cone Collection Services for the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in Oregon and corresponding orchards.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of commercial items 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.

(ii) Solicitation Number 140L0623Q0008 is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). This solicitation will utilize the policies contained in FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items 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.

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

Federal Acquisition Circular 2023-02 effective February 14th, 2023.

(iv) This solicitation is being issued as a competitive small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code associated with this solicitation is 113210, titled Forest Nurseries and Gathering of Forest Products, with a size standard of $20.5 Million.

(v) See the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS) for detailed requirements and the price schedule to be completed and returned with your quote is provided as a separate document. The Wage Determinations 2015-5563 for the Horning Orchard area and 2015-5569 for the Travis Orchard area, Revision 21, dated December 27, 2022, is hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation.

(vi) The services to be acquired through this combined synopsis/solicitation are for Cone

Collection Services for BLM Oregon in accordance with the PWS and corresponding attachments.

(vii) The type of contract to be awarded is a stand-alone, Firm Fixed Unit Price (FFUP) type contract. Pricing shall be placed in attached pricing sheet.

(viii) Performance location and period of performance (POP) is detailed in the attached PWS for the requirement, starting the 1st of August, 2023 and ending the 30th of November 2023.

(ix) 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 Addendum FAR 52.212-1

– Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items for additional instructions.

(x) FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, see Provisions for detailed evaluation criteria. The basis of award will be best value source selection based upon an integrated assessment of Factor 1: Past Performance (see Past Performance References Document), and Factor 2: Price. The Government will award two contracts resulting from this solicitation, one contract for each seed orchard. A contractor may provide a quote for both orchards but the Government will only award one contract per contractor due to the narrow biological window for the work. The Government will award a contract for each orchard that is the most advantageous to the Government.

(xi) 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’s NAICS Code of 113210 is listed in FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items.

Even if offeror has an active SAM registration all offerors must 1) print, complete required entries and submit with their quote FAR provision 52.204-24, Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment; and 2) Ensure FAR provision https://www.sam.gov/

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation is incorporated into their SAM Registration and if not, they must print, complete required entries, and submit with their quote.

If the offeror does not have an active SAM registration, offeror must print, complete the required entries, and submit with their quote FAR Provisions 52.212-3, 52.204-24 and 52.204-26.

(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 4 - Clauses).

(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 4 - Clauses, FAR Clause 52.212-5 for additional information.

(iii) Additional FAR clauses that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attachments. All FAR clauses will be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award. Additional provisions that apply to this acquisition are provided in the attachments. These provisions are incorporated into this solicitation but will not be incorporated into the successful offerors’ contract award.

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

(v) Quotes are due no later than May 5th, 2023, at 5:00 p.m MT. Quotes shall be submitted via electronic mail to the point of contact listed below.

(vi) Interested parties may submit questions relating to this solicitation via electronic mail to the point of contacts listed in section (xvi) and are due no later than 10:00 a.m. MT, 10 days after combined synopsis/solicitation issuance.

The following individual is the points of contact for this combined synopsis/solicitation:

Shane Mundt Contract Specialist Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management National Operations Center smundt@blm.gov

The following sections and attachments are hereby incorporated into this combined synopsis/solicitation and are provided as attachments to 140L0623Q0008:

Attachment A - Primary Work Statement (PWS) Sub-attachment 1: HSO Vicinity Map Sub-attachment 2: HSO Cone Collection Map Sub-attachment 3: HSO Key Sub-attachment 4: HSO Buckets, racks, tags Sub-attachment 5: TSO Vicinity Map Sub-attachment 6: TSO Units Sec 9 Map Sub-attachment 7: TSO Units Sec 15 Map Sub-attachment 8: TSO Buckets, racks, tags Sub- attachment 9: Bag Turning

Attachment B – Price Schedule to submit quotes Attachment C – Wage Determination Rates from The Department of Labor, 2023 Attachment D - Clauses Attachment E - Provisions Attachment F - Past Performance References