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140R3022Q0046– Rack Card Distribution

Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

(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; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) To facilitate electronic quote submissions through beta.SAM Contract Opportunities, a request for quote RFQ No. 140R3022Q0046 is being issued subsequent to this combined synopsis/solicitation.

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

Federal Acquisition Circular number 2022-06.

(iv) This requirement will be a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry

Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is: 541870 Advertising Material Distribution

Services. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 541870 is $16,500,000.00.

(v) Line item 00010 – Rack Card Distribution – Year 1

Line item 01001 - Rack Card Distribution – Year 2

Line item 02001 - Rack Card Distribution – Year 3

Line item 03001 - Rack Card Distribution – Year 4

Line item 04001 - Rack Card Distribution – Year 5

(vi) The Bureau of Reclamation has a requirement for rack card distribution for the Hoover Dam in accordance with the Statement of Work (SOW). Offeror MUST submit supporting documentation along with your quotation to demonstrate the proposed quote meets the SOW.

(vii) The requirement will be accomplished via issuance of a firm fixed price Blanket Purchase

Agreement. All work shall be completed by 2 months after receipt of order.

THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMERCIAL

ITEM ACQUISITION:

(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items.

a. Addendum to FAR 52.212-1 –Quote Submission Instructions

This addendum replaced the term “offer” with “quote” within the provision 52.212-1.

In addition to the requirements of the Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions provision of this solicitation, each offeror will submit a quote in accordance with the instructions contained in this provision.

(1) Offer will complete and submit Standard Form (SF)18 - Request for Quotation. Pricing must be submitted on the SF-18. Attachment 2 – Experience. All documents are attached to the RFQ.

(2) Submit the following information:

(a) Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):

(b) Contractor E-mail Address:

(3) Technical and Past Performance Information Requested:

(a) Technical: Offeror will provide the information below in a written statement to explain their technical capability. A written response is required for each item.

(b) References:

1) Offerors will have their references listed in Attachment 2 – Experience. Attachment 2 –

Experience must be submitted with your offer to the contracting office via email to Bryan Williamson at bwilliamson@usbr.gov.

NOTE: An offeror without relevant experience, or for whom information on past performance is not available, will be given a Neutral rating, and will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably. This rating is neither negative nor positive. Neutral is merely indicative of a lack of prior performance.

Government may also use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the offeror. Information obtained from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System

(CPARS) database located at http//www.cpars.gov is one of the sources that will be utilized.

(ix) FAR provision 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items.

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors will be used to evaluate offers:

1. Technical Capability

2. Experience

3. Price (all proposed prices will be reviewed for price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing.)

(ix) Determination of award will be based on the lowest-priced responsive quote from a responsible offeror.

(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items.

Offerors are advised include with their offer, a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, or indicate completion of the provision online. Offerors may complete the annual representations and certifications online at https://www.sam.gov/.

(xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items.

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

Orders - Commercial Items.

mailto:bwilliamson@usbr.gov http://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.sam.gov/

The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable to the acquisition:

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.204-13 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT MAINTENANCE (OCT 2018)

52.217-2 CANCELLATION UNDER MULTI-YEAR CONTRACTS (OCT 1997)

52.232-40 PROVIDING ACCELERATED PAYMENTS TO SMALL BUSINESS

SUBCONTRACTORS (DEC 2013)

52.217-8 OPTION TO EXTEND SERVICES (NOV 1999)

52.217-9 OPTION TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE CONTRACT (MAR 2000)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (NOV 2020)

DOI-AAAP-0028 ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS-INVOICE

PROCESSINGPLATFORM (IPP) (APR 2013)

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

52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020)

52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Sep2021)

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) (E.O.11246)

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

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010)

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

52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (NOV 2021)

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

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct2018)

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

52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment

(Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018)

52.222-55, Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Executive Order 14026 (Jan 2022)

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)

(xiii) Additional contract requirements include the following clauses and provisions:

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS–COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL

SERVICES (NOV2021)

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT (OCT 2018)

52.204-16 COMMERCIAL AND GOVERNMENT ENTITY CODE REPORTING (AUG 2020)

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS (NOV 2020)

52.212-2 EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(xiv) Not Applicable

(xv) All questions shall be submitted via email to bwilliamson@usbr.gov no later than June 09, 2022

4:00 P.M. MST.

Offers are due June 16, 2022 10:00 A.M. MST. Responsible offerors are requested to submit a quote for this requirement. Offers shall be submitted via email to bwilliamson@usbr.gov.

(xvi) The Point of Contact for this solicitation is Mr. Bryan Williamson and may be reached via e-mail at bwilliamson@usbr.gov, or by phone at 702-293-8452.

End of Combined Synopsis/Solicitation mailto:bwilliamson@usbr.gov