COMBINED_SYNOPSIS_140FNR23Q0008_.docx

COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION NO. 140FNR23Q0008

U.S. FISH & WILDLIFE SERVICE,

Chartered Vessel Services – Alaska

(i) This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice and in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures authorized in FAR Part 13. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

(ii) The solicitation number for this request is 140FNR23Q0008 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

(iii) The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the current Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2023-04 Effective Date 06/02/2023.

(iv) This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside for small business concerns. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 483114 Coastal and Great Lakes Passenger Transportation with a corresponding size standard of 500 in number of employees. All Offerors must disclose their size standard in the submitted quotation in order to be considered responsive to this solicitation.

(v) This combined solicitation/synopsis is for chartered vessel services to support a marine bird survey in Prince William Sound Alaska per attached Statement of Work, which applies to this procurement.

(vi) Chartered Vessel Days: July 10-19, 2023 (10 Days).

(vii) Place of performance:

Coastal area of southwest Prince William Sound, Alaska

(viii) Submit quotations to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the time specified in the solicitation. Quotes must be submitted using the attached SF-1449 accompanied with company letterhead containing all pertinent point of contact information including SAM, Cage Code, SAM Unique Identity Number, business size/type. Quotes shall include enough information, per the attached Statement of Work to show their qualifications and ability to perform what is required within the statement of work. Important: The Statement of Work contains information required to submit with the quote submission. Offers must be received by 06/21/2023, 5:00 pm ET. Proposals/quotes shall be emailed to: lisa_rodriguez@fws.gov.

(ix) For information regarding the solicitation or to obtain additional information, please contact Lisa Rodriguez by email at lisa_rodriguez@fws.gov.

(x) Questions may be asked until 06/16/2023.

(xi) FAR 52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017)

(xii) FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Items (MAR 2023) applies to this acquisition. Offers will be evaluated based on price and the factors set forth in in paragraph (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. Paragraph (a) is hereby completed as follows: Evaluation will be based on:

1. Technical Capability/Qualifications: - It is the contractor’s responsibility to provide the quote, all necessary documentation and/or information for the government to make a determination that all experience and skills are met by the contractor.

2. Past Performance – quote shall include at least 2 references for similar services including the name, phone number, full address and email address. The government will use its discretion to determine the sources of past performance information used in the evaluation, and the information may be obtained from references provided by the offeror, the agency’s knowledge of the contractor’s performance, other government agencies or commercial entities, or past performance databases, and past performance will be based on responsiveness, timeliness, quality, and customer service.

3. Price.

The Government intends to award a best value trade-off, firm fixed-price purchase order on an all or none basis with payment terms of Net 30.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(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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(xiii) Successful offeror must .be registered in the System Award Management website at www.sam.gov, to include FAR provisions 52.212-3, Offeror Representatives and Certification-Commercial Items (DEC 2022), at the time the quote is due.

(xiv) FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (DEC 2022), applies to this acquisition.

(xv) FAR clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following additional FAR clauses cited in the clause are applicable to the acquisition: 52.203-06 Alt I, 52.219-08, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.22-41, 52.223-18, 52.225-1, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, and DOI Electronic Invoicing (www.ipp.gov).

(xvi) DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING 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: Itemized invoice for items delivered and/or work performed. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Vendors new to IPP must enroll at: - https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors 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 vendors can check on enrollment status by contacting the IPP Customer Support Desk at (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.

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(xvii) Wage Determination: In the performance of this contract, the contractor shall comply with the requirements of U.S. Department of Labor wage determination number 2015-5687, Revision No. 19, Date 12/27/2022 (a full text is attached).

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