B08_Solicitation_section_A_SF18_Solicitation_Cover_Mapping.pdf

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1. REQUEST NO.

5a. ISSUED BY

NAME

a. NAME

c. STREET ADDRESS

d. CITY

10. PLEASE FURNISH QUOTATIONS TO

THE ISSUING OFFICE IN BLOCK 5a ON

OR BEFORE CLOSE OF BUSINESS (Date)

2. DATE ISSUED 3. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NO. 4. CERT. FOR NAT. DEF.

UNDER BDSA REG. 2

AND/OR DMS REG.1

RATING

6. DELIVERY BY (Date)

7. DELIVERY

9. DESTINATION

a. NAME OF CONSIGNEE

b. STREET ADDRESS

PAGE OF PAGES

5b. FOR INFORMATION CALL: (No collect calls)

TELEPHONE NUMBER

AREA CODE NUMBER

8. TO:

b. COMPANY

e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

c. CITY

d. STATE e. ZIP CODE

IMPORTANT: This is a request for information, and quotations furnished are not offers. If you are unable to quote, please so indicate on this form and return it to the address in Block 5a. This request does not commit the Government to pay any costs incurred in the preparation of the submission of this quotation or to contract for supplies or services. Supplies are of domestic origin unless otherwise indicated by quoter. Any representations and/or certifications attached to this Request for Quotations must be completed by the quoter.

11. SCHEDULE (Include applicable Federal, State and local taxes)

THIS RFQ

REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

(THIS IS NOT AN ORDER)

IS IS NOT A SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDEX

05/03/2024 0040654009

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FWS Construction & A/E - BIL/Disast 5275 Leesburg Pike Falls Church VA 22041

FWS Infrastructure 12/01/2025

FWS DIV OF CONSERV PLNG AND PLCY

300 WESTGATE CENTER DRIVE

HADLEY

MA 01035-9589

703 358-2313Johnny Luang-Khot

05/24/2024 1700 ED

FOB DESTINATION

OTHER

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ITEM NO.

(a)

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(b)

QUANTITY

(c)

UNIT

(d)

UNIT PRICE

(e)

AMOUNT

(f)

This opportunity is a total small business set-aside for Cover Type Mapping for the Northeast and Upper Midwest Regions of the National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) System. The US Fish & Wildlife Service is seeking the procurement of aerial cover mapping services in multiple regions of the National Wildlife Refuge System. Anticipated Period of Performance is 06/17/2024-12/01/2025.

Instruction to Offerors:

Before submitting a proposal, read the entire solicitation package carefully. Submit your proposal via email to johnny_luang-khot@fws.gov.

Mailed/hard copy proposals will not be accepted.

Return the following items with your proposal Continued ...

12. DISCOUNT FOR PROMPT PAYMENT

a. 10 CALENDAR DAYS (%) b. 20 CALENDAR DAYS (%) c. 30 CALENDAR DAYS (%) d. CALENDAR DAYS

NUMBER PERCENTAGE

NOTE: Additional provisions and representations

13. NAME AND ADDRESS OF QUOTER

b. STREET ADDRESS

c. COUNTY

d. CITY e. STATE f. ZIP CODE

14. SIGNATURE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO

SIGN QUOTATION

16. SIGNER

a. NAME (Type or print)

c. TITLE (Type or print)

a. NAME OF QUOTER

AREA CODE

NUMBER

15. DATE OF QUOTATION

b. TELEPHONE are are not attached

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STANDARD FORM 18 (REV. 6-95)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.215-1(a)

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

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140F1B24Q0008 submission:

a) Price Schedule - To be considered for award, provide pricing for all tasks and submit with your proposal.

b) Signed and dated Request for Quote form

c) Acknowledge any amendment(s) issued.

-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.

-Contractor shall comply with Service Contract

Act Wage Standards throughout contract period for each NWR site where work is completed.

Contractor is responsible for compliance with current SCA Wage Standards and any updated Wage

Determinations.

Basis for Award: Submissions in response to this solicitation will be evaluated on price only.

Offerors shall detail how their submission fulfills the Governments requirement.

Question Due Date: May 14, 2024 3:00pm Mountain

Time, to johnny_luang-khot@fws.gov

All questions concerning this solicitation shall be sent to johnny_luang-khot@fws.gov

Response Due Date: May 24, 2024 3:00 Mountain

Time to johnny_luang-khot@fws.gov

Period of Performance: 06/17/2024 to 12/01/2025

00010 Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge 680065 AC

00020 Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge 2407 AC

00030 Fox River National Wildlife Refuge 1099 AC

00040 Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge 3754 AC

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067 OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

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00050 Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge 11134 AC

00060 Necedah National Wildlife Refuge 48458 AC

00070 Necedah Wildlife Management Area 59635 AC

00080 Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife 255 AC

Refuge

00090 Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge 15635 AC

00100 Seney National Wildlife Refuge 104796 AC

00110 Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge 33734 AC

00120 Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge 46790 AC

00130 Whittlesey Creek National Wildlife Refuge 335 AC

00140 Maine Coastal Islands NWR Complex 8764 AC

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00150 Missisquoi 8038 AC

00160 Northern Maine NWR Complex 58805 AC

00170 Silvio O. Conte 52459 AC

00180 Umbagog NWR 46424 AC

00190 Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge 318 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00200 Kirtlands Warbler Wildlife Management Area 7260 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00210 Detroit Lakes Wetland Management District 19475 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00220 Fergus Falls Wetland Management District 13248 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

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00230 Leopold Wetland Management District 3801 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00240 Litchfield Wetland Management District 24789 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00250 Minnesota Valley Wetland Management District 1363 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00260 Morris Wetland Management District 5189 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00270 Huron National Wildlife Refuge 162 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00280 St. Croix Wetland Management District 9330 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00290 Beltrami Wildlife Management Area 95686 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

00300 Rachel Carson NWR 6415 AC

(Option Line Item)

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00310 Harbor Island National Wildlife Refuge 318 AC

(Option Line Item)

Anticipated Exercise Date 05/01/2025

Section Title

Part I—The Schedule

A N/A

B N/A

C Specifications/Drawings

D Packaging and marking

E Inspection and acceptance

F Deliveries or performance

G Contract administration data

H Special contract requirements

Part II—Contract Clauses

I Contract clauses

Part III—List of Documents, Exhibits, and Other Attachments

J List of attachments

SECTION C –SPECIFICATIONS/DRAWINGS

See applicable Attachments (End of Section C)

SECTION D – PACKAGING AND MARKING

Section Does Not Apply (End of Section D)

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

The following clauses are incorporated by reference:

52.246-12 INSPECTION OF CONSTRUCTION AUG 1996

(End of Section E)

SECTION F – DELIVERIES OR PERFORMANCE

F.1.0 PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

See clause 52.211-10 in Contract Clauses section.

F.2.0 PROGRESS PLAN

At the pre-construction conference, the Contractor shall provide to the COR a written "work progress plan" that details its proposed work force and schedule to provide for orderly completion of the work within the contract performance time. This work schedule must be acceptable to the Government. At a minimum, the schedule must reflect a work progress rate equal to the available amount of contract performance time.

(End of Section F)

SECTION G – CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION DATA

The following local clauses are provided in full text:

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (JULY 2010)

FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web- based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.milJ. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site.

Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation and the report will be accessible at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing Official's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1 -17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection actions. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating ''No comment" in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form. Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the contractor on (date). The contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment." Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR.

The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

Protect the evaluation as "source selection information." After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for instructions.

Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre award surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30- day review period.

A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

(End of clause)

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS – INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) (APR 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:

Request for progress payment as outlined in Paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.232-5 Contractor certification as outlined in Paragraph (c) of FAR Clause 52.232-5 Invoice as outlined in Paragraph (a)(2) of FAR Clause 52.232-27 Upload the following, additional items to IPP for the final pay request: Release of claims as outlined in Paragraph (h) of FAR Clause 52.232-5 and DIAR Clause 1452.204-70 The following items shall be kept current at the time of invoicing. They shall be electronically submitted to the COR for all pay requests and shall not be uploaded / attached to IPP:

Certified payrolls, along with statements of compliance, as outlined in Paragraph (b) of FAR Clause 52.222-8

All documents listed within this clause shall be coordinated with the COR, except that final payment shall also be coordinated with the CO. Failure to submit / upload all required documentation can result in withholding of payment (Refer to FAR Clause 52.222-7) or retainage (Refer to Paragraph (e) of FAR Clause 52.232-5).

The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contract (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 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) (End of Section G)

SECTION H – SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

H.1.0 WORK HOURS

7:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday unless otherwise agreed upon by the COR.

H.2.0 ENVIRONMENTAL INTERRUPTION OF WORK

H.2.1 Environmental - The Contracting Officer, by issuance of a suspend work order, may direct the Contractor to shut down any work that may be subject to damage due to weather conditions, fire danger, or because it is impracticable to work during the winter season. The Contractor will be given a resume work order which will document the date the work suspension ends.

The Contractor will not be entitled to additional monetary compensation for such suspensions regardless of duration.

The Contractor will not be entitled to additional contract time except to the extent that delays are due to unusually severe weather conditions.

H.2.2 Endangered Species - The Government may direct the Contractor to discontinue all operations in the event that listed or proposed threatened or endangered plants or animals protected under the Endangered Species Act of 1973, as amended, or Federal candidate (Category 1 and 2), sensitive or state listed species, are discovered to be present in or adjacent to the project area.

H.3.0 DRAWINGS

H.3.1 Reduced Size Drawings. Drawings appearing in this package may be photographically reduced in size. Accordingly, measurements and dimensions should not be taken or be based on any numerical scales shown. The Contractor may request full-size drawings from the Contracting Officer.

H.4.0 PRESERVATION OF HISTORICAL AND ARCHEOLOGICAL DATA

H.4.1 Public Law 93-291, May 24, 1974, provides for the preservation of scientific, prehistorical, and archeological data (including relics and specimens) which might otherwise be lost due to alteration of the terrain as a result of any Federal construction project.

H.4.2 The Contractor agrees that should any contractor employee, in the performance of this contract, discover evidence of possible scientific, prehistorical, historical, or archeological data the contractor will notify the Contracting Officer immediately in writing giving the location and nature of the findings.

H.4.3 Where appropriate by reason of discovery, the Contracting Officer may order delays in the time of performance and/or changes in the work. If such delays and/or changes are ordered, the time of performance and contract price shall be adjusted in accordance with the applicable clauses in the Contract Clauses Section of this contract.

H.4.4 The Contractor agrees to insert this requirement in all subcontracts which involve the performance of work on the terrain of the site.

H.5.0 SUBSTITUTION – PROCESSION OF WORK

Any proposed key personnel, minimum qualifications for incoming or replacement key personnel, subcontractors, processes, procedures or materials included in the quotation are hereby incorporated into the contract. Performance shall be limited to the personnel, qualifications, firms, procedures, and materials that were specifically identified in the quotation accepted. The Contractor shall obtain the Contracting Officer’s written consent before making any substitutions or changes. All substitutions or replacements shall comply with the terms and conditions of the contract.

H.6.0 ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT

All waste materials generated by any work under the contract performed on a Government installation shall at all times be handled, transported, stored, and disposed of by the contractor and by his subcontractors in accordance with all applicable Federal, state, and local laws, ordinances, regulations, court orders, and other types of rulings having the effect of the law, including, but not limited to Executive Order 12088, 13 October 1978, Federal Compliance with Pollution Control Standards; the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended (33 U.S.C.

1251 ET SEQ); the Clean Air Act as amended (42 U.S.C. Sec 7401 ET SEQ); the Endangered Species Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 1531, ET SEQ); the Toxic Substances Control Act, as amended (15 U.S.C. Sec 2601, ET SEQ); the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 470, ET SEQ); the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended (42 U.S.C. 6901 ET SEQ); and the Archaeological and Historic Preservation Act, as amended (16 U.S.C. Sec 469, ET SEQ). Should the United States Government be held liable for any neglect or improper actions by the contractor or any subcontractor regarding removal or disposal of any hazardous waste, the contractor shall reimburse the Government for all such liability.

H.7.0 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS

Any material suspected of being hazardous that is encountered during performance of a project shall immediately be brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer, at which time a determination will be made as to whether hazardous material testing shall be performed. If the Contracting Officer directs the contractor to perform tests, and/or the material is found to be of a hazardous nature requiring additional protective measures, a contract modification may be required, subject to equitable adjustment under the terms of the contract. The contractor is advised that friable and/or non-friable asbestos-containing material may be encountered in project areas. Friable asbestos-containing material is any material that contains more than one percent asbestos by weight, and that hand pressure can crumble, pulverize or reduce to powder when dry. Non-friable asbestos containing materials are materials in which asbestos fibers are bound by a matrix material, saturation, impregnation or coating.

Non-friable asbestos-containing materials do not normally release airborne asbestos fiber during routine handling and end-use. However, excessive fiber concentrations may be produced during uncontrolled abrading, sanding, drilling, cutting, machining, removal, demolition, or other similar activities. 29 CFR 1910.1001 shall be referenced in the event asbestos-containing materials are encountered. Friable asbestos- containing materials are not authorized for use in new construction or maintenance projects.

H.8.0 GREEN PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

In the performance of this service or construction contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products identified on the mandatory environmental purchasing list at the following links, if applicable:

U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines published at www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm.

USDA Biobased product listings published at www.biopreferred.gov.

Energy Star® product listings published at www.energystar.gov/products.

FEMP Low Standby Power product listings published at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-product- categories

Contractor shall comply with all reporting requirements stated in the applicable clause(s):

52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts 52.223-4 Recovered Material Certification 52.223-9 Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA Designated Items 52.223-15 Energy Efficiency in Energy Consuming Products 52.223-17 Affirmative Procurement of EPA Designated Items in Service and Construction Contracts

H.9.0 UNAUTHORIZED PERSONNEL

The contractor shall inform all personnel working under his jurisdiction (including subcontractor and visiting supplier personnel) that access to restricted areas outside of the immediate work area; excluding direct haul and access routes, contracting and Civil Engineering offices and points of supply and storage; is prohibited. Circulation of said personnel will be limited to official business only. Persons in violation of the above will be apprehended and appropriately disciplined.

H.10.0 FIRE DANGER SEASON

If the COR allows the Contractor to continue work during periods of declared fire danger or season, the Contractor shall comply with all applicable state laws relating to fire prevention and with all special conditions of work as directed by the COR and outlined in the attachment at the end of this section.

(End of Section H)

SECTION I – CONTRACT CLAUSES

See Attachment: Section I Contract Clauses

SECTION J – Attachments

- Statement of Work w/ Bid Schedule

- Section I Contract Clauses

- Wage Determinations