B08_Notice_to_Offerors_HAMMERTON_MARSH_PUMP_140FC123R0011.pdf

United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

Alt/Repair MATOC

Request for Proposal

NOTICE TO OFFERORS/SOLICITATION

Project Description: HAMMERTON MARSH PUMP AT FLINT HILLS NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE

Location:

FWS FLINT HILLS NWR

530 W. Maple Avenue HARTFORD KS 66854 (Lyon County)

Project Locations:

See SOW. The site of the work is at Flint Hills National Wildlife Refuge and is approximately 2.5 miles southeast of Hartford, Kansas. See attachments for project location map.

Instruction to Offerors:

Before submitting an offer, please read the entire solicitation package carefully. Return the following items with your response:

Official Proposal Acknowledgment of any/all Amendments to Solicitation

Interested contractors must be registered in SAM (System for Award Management, (www.sam.gov) and complete online representations and certifications before the solicitation response due date.

Project Magnitude: Between $100,000 and $250,000

Wage Rates:

General Wage Rate Decision Number KS20220021 State and County: Lyon County, Kansas Construction Type: Civil

Instructions to Offerors & Evaluation Factors:

Instructions: Before submitting a proposal or any questions regarding the solicitation, please be sure to read the entire solicitation package carefully. Submit your proposal and questions via email to the contracting officer.

Mailed/hard copy proposals will not be accepted.

Site Visit:

Arrangements are to be made with Jack Bohannan, Refuge Manager by telephone (620) 203-1921 or via email jack_bohannan@fws.gov

Response Due Date: 5:00 PM MST FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Bonds:

http://www.sam.gov/

A bid bond is not required.

Contractors are reminded that any amount awarded over $35,000 requires submission of a Payment Bond. Any amount over $150,000.00 requires both payment and performance bonds. Bonds are due no later than 10 calendar days after award.

Basis for Award: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable This award will be made based off of Lowest-Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) as detailed in FAR 15.101-2.

The LPTA process is a simplified best value source selection strategy that permits the best value to result from the selection of the technically acceptable proposal with the lowest price. While evaluating quotes utilizing LPTA, price and technical are the two evaluation factors. Price and Technical Acceptability when evaluated are weighted equally. If the lowest priced evaluated is considered a technically acceptable offer that offer represents the best value for the government and the evaluation process stops at this point. Award shall be made to that offeror without further consideration of any other offers. If the lowest priced offeror is not considered technically acceptable, the next lowest priced offeror will be evaluated, and the process will continue (in order by price) until an offeror is determined to be technically acceptable or until all offerors are evaluated. The Contracting Officer shall then make an integrated assessment best value award decision.

Evaluation Factors Evaluation Approach. Price Reasonableness Evaluation. The offeror’s Price Quote will be evaluated based upon the total price proposed. Price will be ranked from lowest to highest price. Technical Qualifications. Technical submissions will be evaluated utilizing the table as shown below.

Adjectival Rating Description Acceptable: Information provided demonstrates the offeror has the technical know-how to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Unacceptable: Information provided does not demonstrates the offeror has the technical know-how to meet the requirements of the solicitation.

Vendor Responsibility. Federal Databases such as FAPIIS/CPARS will be utilized. Information recorded in FAPIIS and SAM and will be used to determine a contractor’s responsibility.

The evaluation process shall proceed as follows.

Step 1 – Rank all proposals by price and evaluate price reasonableness from lowest price to highest price.

Step 2 – Evaluate the lowest-priced proposal for technical acceptability. The technical portion of the quote will be rated based on the table below as either “acceptable” or “unacceptable”.

Step 3 – Determine the responsibility of the vendor

List of Attachments:

1. Performance Work Statement – 11 Pages

2. Wage Rate Determinations – 5 Pages

For Further Information:

Solicitation Contact Information:

Contract Specialist, Matthew Loudis can be reached at matthew_loudis@fws.gov All questions should be submitted via email only.

When submitting questions or quotes, please be sure to include the solicitation project description “FLH HAMMERTON MARSH PUMP-FWS FLINT HILLS NWR-” in the subject line of your email.