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RFQ 140P9722Q0062 Install Repeater Components - KLGO

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Repeater Parts Installation

Nat’l Park Service (NPS), Klondike Gold Rush National Park (KLGO)

(i) 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 constitutes the only solicitation. Quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number for this requirement is 140P9722Q0062 and is issued as a request for quotation

(RFQ) under the authority of FAR 13. This Combined Synopsis/Solicitation is intended to result in a single firm-fixed-price purchase order award.

Estimated Period of Performance

11 Jul 2022 – 30 Sep 2022

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

Acquisition Circular 2022-06, effective May 26, 2022.

(iv) This acquisition is subject to a total set-aside for qualified small business entities only, IAW FAR 19.502-2.

The associated NAICS code is 811213 and small business size standard for this NAICS code is $12M.

(v) The following is the associated contract line item (CLIN) number:

CLIN 0010: Install Repeater Components

(vi) The customer requires installation of all Government provided components. See Attachments for details.

(vii) Location and Delivery:

Installation Repeater Locations

Repeater Latitude Longitude

AB Mountain 59.4606 -135.3295

Chilkoot 59.6957 -135.2521

Dyea Ranger Station 59.5058 -135.3477

Goat Lake 59.5269 -135.1855

* If determined necessary, the site visit with NPS personnel to one or two of the repeater sites will occur by July 25, 2022.

(viii) The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (JUN 2020), applies to this acquisition. The following addendum incorporates additional provisions:

1. SUBMISSION OF OFFERS

a. Each offeror shall submit an offer that fully addresses the evaluation factors

b. The offer shall include two separately prepared volumes: Volume I -- Technical Proposal, and Volume

II -Business and Price Proposal. Content details of the proposal are set forth below.

VOLUME I -- TECHNICAL PROPOSAL: Volume I -- Technical Proposal shall be submitted in electronic format. The proposal data required in this volume to address each of the evaluation factors are as follows:

https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2012_6.html#wp1088488 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-13 https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179124

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1. Experience:

i) Offeror shall provide past performance examples demonstrating satisfactory completion of at least one

(1) project within the previous five (5) years which entailed installation services performed at remote and isolated sites with helicopter-only access.

ii) Offeror shall provide past performance examples demonstrating satisfactory completion of at least one

(1) project within the previous five (5) years of a project of similar complexity in Alaska.

2. Qualifications:

i) Offeror shall provide documentation indicating the project foreman has experience leading at least two

(2) or more projects of a similar size and complexity that were successful.

ii) Offeror shall provide documentation indicating the technician(s) have experience successfully implementing Motorola R56 installation standards.

VOLUME II - BUSINESS AND PRICE PROPOSAL: Volume II shall be submitted in electronic format and shall include the following:

1. Standard Form 1449, SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS, noted with vendor information and signed.

2. Acknowledgement of Amendments: Acknowledge all solicitation amendments by signing and returning the Standard Form 30, the amendment.

3. Business plan indicating general on-site staff, skilled technician types, project leads/foremen, etc., manpower quantities of each, rate per hour for each, estimated hours to provide and complete full requirements of this RFQ, and methods of execution to be productive/successful with task related requirements in the SOW, attached.

4. A separate pricing detail will be included, addressing the pricing components in Item 3 just above.

2. The offer shall include a vendor named, total-priced at CLIN 0010, and signed version of the SF-1449.

3. Provisions 52.204-24, 52.204-26 and 1452.215-71 shall be completed and submitted with quote.

4. Delete paragraphs (d), (e), (h) and (i) in their entirety.

(End of Addendum)

(ix) Provision at 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Products, with addendum incorporated.

Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the quote(s) in response to this request and award a purchase order/contract to the responsible quoter whose quote conforming to this request will be most advantageous to the

Government, considering the following factors.

1. Technical Capability

2. Experience

3. Qualifications

4. Total Price https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_2

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Procedures in FAR 13.106-2(b) will be followed. The Government reserves the right to award the contract to other than the lowest price quoter. Source selection for award shall be made based upon the quote that represents a best value to the Government.

(End of Addendum)

(x) Quoters must electronically complete FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -

Commercial Items (JUN 2020), at www.SAM.gov before submitting the quote. Submit completed copy of FAR

52.212-3 representations and certifications with quote. The complete provision can be found at www.acqusition.gov.

(xi) The clause at 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions—Commercial Items (OCT 2018), applies to this acquisition. Addendum to FAR 52.212-4:

1. Add paragraph (c)(1) as follows:

(c)(1) Contract Administration Data. The Contracting Officer is responsible for the administration of this contract and, alone, is authorized to take actions on behalf of the Government that result in changes in the terms of the contract. The Contracting Officer is Ron Bunch, ronald_bunch@ibc.doi.gov.

(End of Addendum)

(xii) The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive

Orders—Commercial Items (JAN 2021), applies to this acquisition. Applicable causes under FAR 52.212-5 are as follows, available at www.acqusition.gov:

- 52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)

- 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020)

- 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representative (Sep 2021)

- 52.222-3 Convict Labor (Jun 2003)

- 52.222-19 Child Labor – Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2022)

- 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)

- 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016)

- 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers With Disabilities (Jun 2020)

- 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

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

- 52.222-50 Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021)

- 52.223-11 Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016)

- 52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 202)

- 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021)

- 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2018)

(xiii) The following provisions and clauses apply to this acquisition:

Incorporated by Reference:

- 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 (OCT 2018)

- 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018)

- 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020)

- 52.204-17 Ownership or Control of Offeror (Aug 2020)

- 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020)

- 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations. (JUN 2013)

- 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Nov 2021) https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179194 http://www.sam.gov/ http://www.acqusition.gov/ https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1179465 mailto:ronald_bunch@ibc.doi.gov https://acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_212_213.html#wp1203358 http://www.acqusition.gov/

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Incorporated in Full Text

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (NOV 2021)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications

Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-

3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products or Commercial Services.

The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance

Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub.

L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year

2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements; or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25

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(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management

(SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation.

The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer

(OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded

"does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

https://www.sam.gov/

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(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of Provision)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (Oct 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and

"reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain

Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management

(SAM) ( https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c)(1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of Provision)

1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information - Department of the Interior (Apr 1984)

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_204_25 https://www.sam.gov/

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(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552.

Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C.

552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that

(i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the

Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information.

The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information

Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that

RFQ 140P9722Q0062 Install Repeater Components - KLGO the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

(End of Provision)

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing

Platform (IPP) (April 2013)

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:

Itemized invoice shall be submitted as an attachment.

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 Boston (FRBB) 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 ippgroup@bos.frb.org 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.

(End of Local Clause)

(xiv) Any questions should be directed via e-mail to Ron Bunch at Ronald_bunch@nps.gov.

The deadline for the submittal of all questions is no later than Tuesday, 28 June 2022, 3:00 PM MDT.

(xv) Submission of Quote: Shall be submitted to Ron Bunch via e-mail to:

Ronald_bunch@nps.gov, no later than Thursday, 7 July 2022, 3:00 PM MDT. Please provide a quote using the submission of offers section above. When emailing your quote, please note the solicitation number in the

Subject Line.

(xvi) The point of contact (POC) for this acquisition is Ron Bunch, and may be reached at 907-201-7719 or via e-mail at Ronald_bunch@nps.gov.

https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:Ronald_bunch@nps.gov