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United States Department of the Interior

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

CONTRACTING OPERATIONS - CENTRAL

1849 C Street NW Washington, DC 20240

(1) Action Code: Not applicable

(2) Date: August 2

(3) Year: 2024

(4) Contracting Office ZIP Code: 44067

(5) Product or Service Code: 5510, LUMBER & RELATED BASIC WOOD MATERIALS

(6) Contracting Office Address: National Park Service Contracting Operations Central, Ohio Major Acquisition Buying Office

(7) Subject: Maintenance Lumber supplies

(8) Proposed Solicitation Number: 140P6424Q0084

(9) Closing Response Date: 12:00 PM EST, August 13, 2024

(10) Contact Point or Contracting Officer: ryan_begany@nps.gov

(11) - (15): Not applicable for solicitation

(16) Description:

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services being procured in accordance with the format in subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information as included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number is 140P6424Q0084 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular 2024-05.

(iv) This requirement is a Total Small Business Set Aside. The relevant NAICS is 321113, Sawmills.

The Size Standard for this NAICS Code is 550 Employees.

(v) Please see the attached Price Schedule for a list of Line Item number(s) and items, quantities, and units of measure.

(vi) Voyageurs National Park, located in Saint Louis county MN, is a unit of the National Park Service.

It is seeking quotes for Maintenance Lumber supplies. See attached statement of work for full details on this requirement. Any contract resulting from this solicitation will be firm fixed price.

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(vii) The delivery timeframes for the Supplies is 30 days after contract Award effective date or sooner for the Standard Maintenance Lumber and 90 days after contract Award effective date or sooner for the Custom Maintenance Lumber. Items will be inspected upon delivery.

Supplies shall be delivered to Voyageurs National Park at the two locations listed below, in the quantities specified in the Statement of Work:

Voyageurs National Park HQ Maintenance 380 Highway 11 East International Falls, MN 56649

Voyageurs National Park Maintenance - Ash River 9759 Meadwood Road, Orr, MN 55771

(viii) FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Products and Services (SEP 2023) applies to this acquisition.

(ix) Award will be made to the Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the lowest price to the Government: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable is in accordance with the items contained in this solicitation and the process described in FAR Part 13.

1. Price: A price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. Reasonableness will be determined considering other competitive prices received and comparison to the independent Government estimate. If multiple contract line items are included in the price schedule, prices will also be evaluated to determine whether any line items are unbalanced. Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs appropriately.

Quotes will receive a preliminary review to determine whether the quote contains sufficient information, as required by the solicitation, to allow the government to perform a meaningful evaluation. If the results of this preliminary review indicate that the quote lacks sufficient information to allow a meaningful evaluation to be conducted, the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer may eliminate the quote from further evaluation and consideration for an award.

52.212-2, Evaluation — Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(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 shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) price;

SEE AWARD SELECTION PROCESS section

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

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AWARD SELECTION PROCESS

Award will be made to the Offeror whose offer conforms to the solicitation requirements and provides the best value to the Government: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable in accordance with the items contained in this solicitation and the process described in FAR PART 13.

1. Price: A price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. Reasonableness will be determined considering other competitive prices received and comparison to the independent Government estimate. If multiple contract line items are included in the price schedule, prices will also be evaluated to determine whether any line items are unbalanced. Offerors are cautioned to distribute costs appropriately.

Quotes will receive a preliminary review to determine whether the quote contains sufficient information, as required by the solicitation, to allow the government to perform a meaningful evaluation. If the results of this preliminary review indicate that the quote lacks sufficient information to allow a meaningful evaluation to be conducted, the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer may eliminate the quote from further evaluation and consideration for an

(x) FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) applies to this acquisition.

The Offeror verifies by submission of their quote that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this quote is submitted and are incorporated in this quote by reference (see FAR 4.1201).

If representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Products and Commercial Services, are not current, offeror shall submit paragraph (b) of 52.212-3 with their quote.

(xi) FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2023) applies to this acquisition.

(xii) FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2024) applies to this acquisition. The following clauses within 52.212-5 apply:

☒ 52.203–17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) ☒ 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☒ 52.204-27, Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023).

☒ 52.204-28, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders – Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (DEC 2023) (Pub. L. 115-390, title II).

☒ 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders— Prohibition. (DEC 2023) .

☒ 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (NOV 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

☒ 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644) ☒ 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (FEB 2024) ☒ 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

☒ 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (FEB 2024).

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☒ 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

☒ (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

☒ (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

☒ 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (NOV 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

☒ 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (Feb 2021) ☒ 52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) ( E.O. 14057, 7 U.S.C. 8102, 42 U.S.C. 6962, 42 U.S.C. 8259b, and 42 U.S.C. 7671l) ☒ 52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024) ( E.O. 13513) ☒ 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332)

(xiii) The following provisions are incorporated by reference IAW FAR 52.252-1 into this request for quote:

52.204-7 System for Award Management (OCT 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (AUG 2020) 52.204-29 Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Representation and Disclosures (DEC 2023) 52.212-1 Instruction to offerors-Commercial Products or Commercial Services (SEP 2023)

The following clauses are incorporated by reference IAW FAR 52.252-2 into this request for quote:

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (OCT 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (AUG 2020) 52.237-2 Protection of Government Buildings, Equipment, and Vegetation (APR 1984)

The following provisions and clauses are included in full text:

52.201-1 Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey (Sep 2023)

(a)All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https://www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b)The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

(End of provision)

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FAR 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.

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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.

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(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:

(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.

FAR 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) Representations. (1) 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.

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Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (FEB 2021)

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:

Invoice on company letterhead with stated contract number.

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 St. Louis (FRBSTL) 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 IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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) N/A

(xv) Submit quotes to ryan_begany@nps.gov by 12:00 PM August 13, 2024.

(xvi) All communication regarding this solicitation, including questions and requests for information, shall be emailed to ryan_begany @nps.gov.

(17) Place of Contract Performance: Voyageurs National Park, at International Falls MN and Orr MN.

(18) Set-aside Status: Total small business set aside.

ADDENDUM TO 52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS - COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS

AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (Mar 2023)

Quotes must be in accordance with and in the order detailed in this section. Failure to submit quotes according to the instructions provided within the solicitation may result in the respondent’s quote not being considered for award.

All interested parties shall be registered in the System for Award Management or SAM at time an offer or quotation is submitted.

The offerors shall submit a quote to the contract specialist by email to: ryan_begany@nps.gov

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Offers shall submit the following information in its entirety:

a) CHECKLIST FOR QUOTE SUBMITTAL:

Document to Complete in Quote Package Check Box Checklist for Quote Submittal – the checklist is this page of the solicitation completed as the first page in the package

Completed Provisions in this solicitation (including 52.204-24, 52.204-26, and others as applicable)

Provide Manufacturer Specifications for materials that are to be provided.

Complete Price Schedule attached with this Solicitation.

Signed amendments if applicable ☐

b) Price Schedule: (Edit as needed. If a more complex price schedule is required, you can make it part of your checklist for submittal and attach to the package.)

c) Contractor Core Data:

Offerors Company Name:_________________________________________________________

Cage Code / Offerors Unique Entity Identifier (UEI):___________________________________

Offerors POC:__________________________________________________________________

Offerors POC Email/Phone:_______________________________________________________

TO SUBMIT AN OFFER:

1. Checklist for quote submittal listed above as the first page in the quote submittal package.

2. Provide Manufacturer Specifications for materials that are to be provided.

3. Complete attached Price Schedule and insert total unit price and/or amount, in reference to ALL line items listed. Must ensure that this document is not edited for any reason (outside of adding units of measure, quantities, etc…) and the unedited Price Schedule is provided with final pricing – if needing to make edits or alter the document, provide an addendum outlining these changes or additional information wanting to make apparent to the evaluators.

NOTE: Alternate quotes/proposals will not be accepted. Provide us with the final offer total, as this will be the evaluated price.

4. Completed Provisions in this solicitation (including 52.204-24, 52.204-26, and others as applicable)

5. Submit all required documents via email by the date and time listed in this solicitation.

Offerors are responsible for submitting quotes/proposals so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. Offerors should consider and account for potential delays in transmissions between when an electronic submission is submitted and when an electronic submission is received. Late quotes/proposals will not be accepted.

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6. Your company must also be registered as a small business, at the time of the quote/proposal close date/time - as well as, at the time of award and throughout the entire award/contract performance - in System for Award Management (SAM) and be considered a small business for the size standard associated with the NAICS code found in block 10 on page one (1) of this solicitation. This registration must be “active” in SAM. NO EXCEPTIONS. The direct SAM website for registration is: https://www.sam.gov.

7. Signed amendments if applicable.

Attachments:

Specifications Price Schedule