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NORTH AMERICAN INDUSTRY

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03/19/2025 1500 ED

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4046794158Lee Riley (No collect calls)

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4. ORDER NUMBER3. AWARD/ 6. SOLICITATION

140FS325Q0040

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RIO GRANDE PR 00745-1600

POST OFFICE BOX 1600

FWS PUERTO RICAN PARROT ESFO

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Falls Church VA 22041 5275 Leesburg Pike FWS SAT Team 3

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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: quotes are being requested, and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is issuing a Request for Quotes for Security and Surveillance Services of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

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DATED

Todd Annes

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE SET FORTH

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND DELIVER

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3

AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

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ITEM NO.

Program Iguaca Aviary at Rio Grande, PR.

The anticipated performance period will be approximately 10 days after Contract award -

4/01/2025 - 3/31/2026 base year

Solicitation 140FS325Q0040 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) that is 100% Small Business

Set-Aside and is conducted under FAR Parts 12 and

13, incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC

Number: 2024-03, Effective Date: 02/23/2024.

The applicable North American Classification

System

(NAICS) code is 561612 Security Guard and Patrol

Services. The small business size standard is $29 Million.

Terms & Conditions:

Any additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices are attached included in the Attachment

Solicitation-provisions and clauses-

140FS325Q0040.

The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may

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be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ or see terms & conditions attached to the solicitation.

In order to be eligible for award, all contractors must have an Active Registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) website https://sam.gov/content/home. Please note, SAM is a free website and there is never a cost to register your entity.

Prior to or following receipt of an award, the

Contractor must register with the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform

System (IPP) to submit requests for payment.

Please note, IPP is a free website and there is never a cost to complete registration. Invoices for services will be paid after the end of the month of service, advanced payments are not allowed.

Instructions:

All responsible business may submit a quote, which shall be considered by the agency. Award will be made as a firm-fixed- price contract to the lowest responsive responsible vendor.

Important Submission Info:

1. Question Submission: All questions regarding this Solicitation must be submitted in writing to the Contract Specialist, Lee Ann Riley at lee_riley@fws.gov no later than

Wednesday, March 127, 2025, at 3:00pm EDT. If necessary, questions received will be answered through an Amendment to this Solicitation.

Emails must indicate the following in the subject line: Question Submission for 140FS325Q0040.

2. Quote Submission:

Quotes (including all required documents) must be transmitted via e-mail to the Contract

Specialist, Lee Ann Riley at lee_riley@fws.gov, on or before Wednesday, March 19, 2025, at 3:00pm

EDT.

Emails must indicate the following in the subject

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Required Submittal Documents:

Quoters responding to this solicitation must submit the following documents:

- SF 30: If applicable, provide signed amendments

(SF30)

- Quote: Submit a quote to include your SAM

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) Number, Company

Name, Address, Point of Contact (POC) Name, Email

& Phone Number.

- Quote Schedule: Complete the attached document

- Past Experience & References: Complete the attached document or your own version that addresses each element.

Your quote will be considered non-responsive and will not be considered if all the above required documents are not completed in full and received as part of your submittal package.

An award will be made to the Contractor whose submittal documents conform to the requirements as described in this solicitation and who, based on a subjective assessment from the Government, offers the best value to include technical, past experience, and price. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest priced offer if, in its judgment, the non-cost factors outweigh the price difference.

CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS, OR ATTACHMENTS

See attached documents:

Statement of Work

Quote Schedule

Solicitation provisions_ and_clauses-_140FS325Q0040

SCA Wage Determination

ATTACHMENT 3 Past Performance Questionnaire

Contracting Office:

Lee Ann Riley, Contract Specialist

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Atlanta, GA Joint

Administrative Operations (JAO) lee_riley@fws.gov

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Delivery: 03/31/2026

Period of Performance: 04/01/2025 to 03/31/2026

00010 Security and Surveillance

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

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

Rio Grande Puerto Rican Parrot Security and Surveillance Services

Part 1 General Information

1. GENERAL: This is a non-personnel services contract to provide Security Services to the Rio Grande Puerto Rican Parrot Program. The Government shall not exercise any supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. Such contract service providers shall be accountable solely to the Contractor who, in tum is responsible to the Government.

1.1 Description of Services/Introduction: The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, supplies, facilities, transportation, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and non-personal services necessary to perform Security Services to the Iguaca Aviary, Puerto Rican Parrot Program as defined in this Performance Work Statement except for those items specified as government furnished property and services. The contractor shall perform to the standards in this contract.

1.2 Background: The Puerto Rican Parrot (Amazona vittata vittata) is the only native parrot species that remains in the U.S. It is one of the most endangered animals of the U.S. and the protection of the captive population is vital for the continued existence and future recovery of the species. The Service’s Puerto Rican Parrot Iguaca Aviary is located at the El Yunque National Forest where no surveillance is conducted. The area is remote. The Service’s Puerto Rican Parrot aviary at the El Yunque National Forest was burglarized in 2000, and several birds were taken from the facility. The habitat for the wild population is enhanced with wild cavities nests throughout the forest. These nest cavities as well, are subject to eggs or babies poaching in the wild. Enhanced security with armed wildlife law enforcement agents has been a method to prevent or reduce the possibility of future occurrences of this type

1.3 Objectives: To establish a contract with a Security company to provide surveillance and security to the Puerto Rican Parrot Program Iguaca Aviary at the Municipality of Rio Grande, Puerto Rico. Personnel will provide protection against theft, and vandalism and harm to parrots, property and personnel inside the Iguaca Aviary at El Yunque National Forest for a period of 15 hours per day seven days per week as outlined within the scope of work.

1.4 Scope:

1. The contracted Security Company will provide security personnel for surveillance and protection of the captive Puerto Rican parrots and the Fish and Wildlife Staff working at the site during the established daily time period of 4:00 PM - 07:00 AM, seven days per week including holidays.

2. Assigned security personnel will conduct physical inspection of grounds and buildings several times during each regularly scheduled tour of duty taking care not to disturb parrots in the breeding areas during these inspections.

3. In addition, the personnel on duty will be responsible for allowing access to the area only to project personnel and identified guests during duty hours and monitor the entrance of the facilities and monitor cameras on site (i.e., contact police, contact Project Leader in case of emergency).

4. The assigned officer will provide daily incidents reports to the Fish and Wildlife project office or designated staff and will be written in a logbook.

5. Assigned security personnel will provide reports of activities to the designated Fish and Wildlife Service staff at the end of each tour of duty and will inform any irregularities immediately to the designated Fish and Wildlife Service staff and the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Project Leader.

6. They will provide the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Project Leader with a monthly log of officer hours, and the number and written description of incidents, if any.

7. Personnel assigned will be briefed and instructed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff on the proper procedures, requirements, and all standard operations protocols to be followed while working at the facilities complex or in case of an emergency.

8. The Service will be responsible for providing access to the facilities and facilitate communication with the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program staff.

9. All Security personnel assigned to perform duties under this contract shall have passed and meet the requirements of OPM/FBI/DCSA security background investigation. The background security checks will be conducted and paid by the contractor. The Security company shall provide copies of the completed background investigation and ensure they are updated as required thru the life of this contract.

1.5 Period of Performance: The period of performance shall be for one (1) Base Year of 12 months and four

(4) 12-month option years. The Period of Performance reads as follows:

Base Year: February 1, 2025, to January 31, 2026 Option Year I: February 1, 2026, to January 31, 2027 Option Year II: February 1, 2027, to January 31, 2028 Option Year III: February 1, 2028, to January 31, 2029 Option Year IV: February 1, 2029, to January 31, 2030

1.6 General Information: Tasks conditions: Some work will require working in rugged terrain, humid and rainy conditions. There are risks of landslide after rainy events that could affect the access roads leading the aviary facility.

1.6.1 Quality Control: The contractor shall develop and maintain an effective quality control program to ensure services are performed in accordance with this PWS. The contractor shall develop and implement procedures to identify, prevent, and ensure non-recurrence of defective services. The contractor's quality control program is the means by which he assures himself that his work complies with the requirement of the contract.

1.6.2 Quality Assurance: The government shall evaluate the contractor's performance under this contract in accordance with the Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan. This plan is primarily focused on what the Government must do to ensure that the contractor has performed in accordance with the performance standards. It defines how the performance standards will be applied, the frequency of surveillance, and the minimum acceptable defect rate(s).

1.6.3 Recognized Holidays: [The contractor is required to perform services on holidays.]

New Year's Day Martin Luther King Jr.'s Birthday President's Day Memorial Day Juneteenth Independence Day

Labor Day Columbus Day Veteran's Day Thanksgiving Day Christmas Day

1.6.4 Hours of Operation: The contractor is responsible for conducting business everyday (7) days per week including weekends and holidays. The tour of duty is from 4:00pm through 7:00am the following day. The Contractor must at all times maintain an adequate workforce for the uninterrupted performance of all tasks defined within this PWS when the Government facility. When hiring personnel, the Contractor shall keep in mind that the stability and continuity of the workforce are essential.

1.6.5 Place of Performance: The work to be performed under this contract will be performed at the at the Iguaca Aviary, Road 9966 Km 7.2 Rio Grande Puerto Rico 00745.

1.6.6 Type of Contract: The government will award a firm fixed price service contract.

1.6.7 Security Requirements: Contractor personnel performing work under this contract must have a complete background check of personnel assigned at the facilities at the start date in our facilities and must maintain the level of security required for the life of the contract. The security requirements are in accordance with the DD254 requirements, shall have pass and meet the requirements of OPM/FBI/DCSA security background investigation. The background security checks will be conducted and paid by the contractor.

The Security company shall provide copies of the completed background investigation and ensure they are updated as required thru the life of this contract.

1.6.7.l PHYSICAL Security: The contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding all government equipment, information and property provided for contractor use. Assigned security personnel will conduct physical inspection of grounds and buildings several times during each regularly scheduled tour of duty taking care not to disturb parrots in the breeding areas during these inspections. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured.

1.6.7.2 Key Control. The Service will be responsible for providing access to the facilities and facilitate communication with the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program staff.

1.6.7.3 Lock Combinations. The Contractor shall establish and implement methods of ensuring that all lock combinations are not revealed to unauthorized persons. The Contractor shall ensure that lock combinations are changed when personnel having access to the combinations no longer have a need to know such combinations. These procedures shall be included in the Contractor's Quality Control Plan.

1.6.8 Post Award Conference/Periodic Progress Meetings: The Contractor agrees to attend any post award conference convened by the contracting activity or contract administration office in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Subpart 42.5. The contracting officer, Contracting Officers Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the contractor to review the contractor's performance. At these meetings the contracting officer will apprise the contractor of how the government views the contractor's performance and the contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues.

These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

1.6.9 Contracting Officer Representative (COR): The (COR) will be identified by separate letter. The COR monitors all technical aspects of the contract and assists in contract administration The COR is authorized to perform the following functions: assure that the Contractor performs the technical requirements of the contract: perform inspections necessary in connection with contract performance:

maintain written and oral communications with the Contractor concerning technical aspects of the contract:

issue written interpretations overtechnical I requirements, including Government drawings, designs, specifications: monitor Contractor's performance and notifies both the Contracting Officer and Contractor of any deficiencies; coordinate availability of government furnished property, and provide site entry of Contractor personnel. A letter of designation issued to the COR, a copy of which is sent to the Contractor, states the responsibilities and limitations of the COR, especially with regard to changes in cost or price, estimates or changes in delivery dates. The COR is not authorized to change any of the terms and conditions of the resulting order.

1.6.1 I Key Personnel: The follow personnel are considered key personnel by the government:

Marisel Lopez Flores (Contract Manager) Deputy Field Supervisor Caribbean Ecological Service Field Office/Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program PO Box 1600 Rio Grande Puerto Rico 00745

Lourdes Mena (Alternate Contract Manager) Field Supervisor Caribbean Ecological Service Field Office US Fish and Wildlife Service Soleras Industrial Building Lot 38 Street B Luchetti Industrial Park Bayamon, PR 00960

The contractor shall provide a contract manager who shall be responsible for the performance of the work.

The name of this person and an alternate who shall act for the contractor when the manager is absent shall be designated in writing to the contracting officer representative. The contract manager or alternate shall have full authority to act for the contractor on all contract matters relating to daily operation of this contract.

The contract manager or alternate shall be available between 7:00 am to 4:30pm, Monday thru Friday except Federal holidays or when the government facility is closed for administrative reasons.

1.6.12 Identification of Contractor Employees: All contract personnel attending meetings, answering Government telephones, and working in other situations where their contractor status is not obvious to third parties are required to identify themselves as such to avoid creating an impression in the minds of members of the public that they are Government officials. They must also ensure that all documents or reports produced by contractors are suitably marked as contractor products or that contractor participation is appropriately disclosed. There is no requirement to obtain or wear any badges at the facilities.

1.6.13 Contractor Travel: Not applicable

1.6.14 Other Direct Costs Not applicable

1.6.15 Data Rights: Not applicable.

1.6.16 Organizational Conflict interest: Contractor and subcontractor personnel performing work under this contract may receive, have access to or participate in the development of proprietary or source selection information (e.g., cost or pricing information, budget information or analyses, specifications or work statements, etc.) or perform evaluation services which may create a current or subsequent Organizational Conflict interests (OCI) as defined in FAR Subpart 9.5. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer immediately whenever it becomes aware that such access or participation may result in any actual prepotential and shall promptly submit a plan to the Contracting Officer to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. The Contractor's mitigation plan will be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the Contracting Officer and in the event the Contracting Officer unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may affect other remedies as he or she deems necessary, including prohibiting the Contractor from participation in subsequent contracted requirements which may be affected by the OCT.

1.6.17 PHASE IN /PHASE OUT PERIOD: To minimize any decreases in productivity and to prevent possible negative impacts on additional services, the Contractor shall have personnel on board, during the assigned duty hours including holidays. Contractor will visit the facilities to understand the procedures and within the first week contractor shall become familiar with performance requirements in order to commence full performance of services on the contract start date.

PART2

DEFINITIONS & ACRONYMS

2. DEFINITIONS AND ACRONYMS:

2.1. DEFINITIONS:

2.1.1. CONTRACTOR. A supplier or vendor awarded a contract to provide specific supplies or service to the government. The term used in this contract refers to the prime.

2.1.2. CONTRACTING OFFICER. A person with authority to enter into, administer, and or terminate contracts, and make related determinations and findings on behalf of the government. Note: The only individual who can legaUy bind the government.

2.1.3. CONTRACTING OFFICER'S REPRESENTATIVE (COR). An employee of the U.S.

Government appointed by the contracting officer to administer the contract. Such appointment shall be in writing and shall state the scope of authority and limitations. This individual has authority to provide technical direction to the Contractors long as that direction is within the scope of the contract, does not constitute a change, and has no funding implications. This individual does NOT have authority to change the terms and conditions of the contract.

2.1.4. DEFECTIVE SERVICE. A service output that does not meet the standard of performance associated with the Performance Work Statement.

2.1.5. DELIVERABLE. Anything that can be physically delivered but may include non-manufactured things such as meeting minutes or reports.

2.1.6. KEY PERSONNEL. Contractor personnel that are evaluated in a source selection process and that may be required to be used in the performance of a contract by the Key Personnel listed in the PWS. When key personnel are used as an evaluation factor in best value procurement, an offer can be rejected if it does not have a firm commitment from the persons that are listed in the proposal.

2.1.7. PHYSICAL SECURITY. Actions that prevent the loss or damage of Government property.

2.1.8. QUALITY ASSURANCE. The government procedures to verify that services being performed by the Contractor are performed according to acceptable standards.

2.1.9. QUALITY ASSURANCE Surveillance Plan (QASP). An organized written document specifying the surveillance methodology to be used for surveillance of contractor performance.

2.1.10. QUALITY CONTROL. All necessary measures taken by the Contractor to assure that the quality of an end product or service shall meet contract requirements.

2.1.11. SUBCONTRACTOR. One that enters into a contract with a prime contractor. The Government does not have privity of contract with the subcontractor.

2.1.12. WORKD A Y . The number of hours per day the Contractor provides services in accordance with the contract.

2.1.12. WORK WEEK. Monday through Sunday including holidays, unless specified otherwise.

2.2. ACRONYMS:

ACOR

AFARS

AR

CCE

CFR

CONUS

COR

COTR

COTS

DA

DD250

DD254

DFARS

DMDC

DOD

FAR

HIPAA

KO

OCI

OCONUS

ODC

PIPO

POC

PRS

PWS

QA

QAP

QASP

QC

QCP

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Alternate Contracting Officer's Representative Army Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Army Regulation Contracting Center of Excellence Code of Federal Regulations Continental United States (excludes Alaska and Hawaii) Contracting Officer Representative Contracting Officer's Technical Representative Commercial-Off-the-Shelf Department of the Army Department of Defense Form 250 (Receiving Report) Department of Defense Contract Security Requirement List Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Defense Manpower Data Center Department of Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 Contracting Officer Organizational Conflict of interest Outside Continental United States (includes Alaska and Hawaii) Other Direct Costs Phase In/Phase Out Point of Contact Performance Requirements Summary Performance Work Statement Quality Assurance Quality Assurance Program Quality Assurance Surveillance Plan Quality Control Quality Control Program Technical Exhibit

PART 3

GOVERNMENT FURNISHED PROPERTY, EQUIPMENT, AND SERVICES

3. GOVERNMENT FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES:

3 .1. Services: There will be cameras within the located surveillance area.

3.2 Facilities: The Government will provide a desk and chair to perform their surveillance within the Iguaca Aviary office that is in a close office with AC unit. The contractor will have to use the only bathroom located outside the facilities.

3.3 Utilities: The Government will provide water, electricity, a microwave and a refrigerator to store food.

The Contractor shall instruct employees in utilities conservation practices. The contractor shall be responsible for operating under conditions that preclude the waste of utilities, which include turning off the water faucets or valves after using the required amount.

3.4 Equipment: The Government will provide the contractor with keys and beeper to enter the facilities, and light in case of power failure.

3.5 Materials: The Government will provide a log-book to record all the activities during the night shifts.

PART4

CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND SERVICES

4. CONTRACTOR FURNISHED ITEMS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4.1 General: The Contractor shall furnish all supplies, equipment, facilities and services required to perform work under this contract that are not listed under Section 3 of this PWS.

4.2 Secret Facility Clearance: Not applicable.

4.3. Materials. The Contractor shall provide any other material needed for the surveillance that seems necessary to perform their duty.

4.4. Equipment. The Contractor shall provide any other equipment needed for the surveillance that seems necessary to perform their duty.

PART 5

SPECIFIC TASKS

5. Specific Tasks:

5.I. Basic Services. The contractor sha11 provide services for the security and surveillance of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Iguaca Aviary].

1) The contracted Security Company will provide surveillance and protection of the captive Puerto Rican parrots and the Fish and Wildlife Staff working at the site during the established daily time period (4:00PM

- 07:00AM), seven days per week.

2) Assigned security personnel will conduct physical inspection of grounds and buildings several times during each regularly scheduled tour of duty taking care not to disturb parrots in the breeding areas during these inspections.

3) In addition, the personnel on duty will be responsible for allowing access to the area only to project personnel and identified guests during duty hours and monitor the entrance of the facilities and monitor cameras on site (i.e., contact police, contact Project Leader in case of emergency).

4) The assigned officer will provide daily incidents reports to the Fish and Wildlife project office or designated staff and will be written in a logbook.

5) Assigned security personnel will provide reports of activities to the designated Fish and Wildlife Service staff at the end of each tour of duty and will inform any irregularities immediately to the designated Fish and Wildlife Service staff and the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Project Leader.

6) They will provide the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Project Leader with a monthly log of officer hours, and the number and written description of incidents, if any.

7) Personnel assigned will be briefed and instructed by U.S. Fish and Wildlife staff on the proper procedures, requirements, and all standard operations protocols to be followed while working at the facilities complex or in case of an emergency.

8) The Service and Puerto Rico Department of Natural and Environmental Resources will be responsible for providing access to the facilities and facilitate communication with the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program staff.

9) All Security personnel assigned to perform duties under this contract shall have pass and meet the requirements of OPM/FBI/DCSA security background investigation. The background security checks will be conducted and paid by the contractor. The Security company shall provide copies of the completed background investigation and ensure they are updated as required thru the life of this contract.

Evaluation and Acceptance of Quote:

Inspection and acceptance will be conducted by the Technical Point of Contact based on Past Performance with similar Group and/or Agency. The contractor shall provide past performance information on attached Past Performance Document for previous services that have been provided.

Question/Quote Submittal/Price Quote:

All Questions and Concerns must be directed to the Contracting POC ONLY: The Contracting POC is Lee Ann Riley, Contract Specialist, USFWS. Please email inquiries to lee_riley@fws.gov no later than Wednesday March 12, 2025, C.O.B.

Quote Submittal - Quoters are required to submit a written/electronic quote via email to Lee Ann Riley lee_riley@fws.gov on or before Wednesday March 19, 2025 @ 3:00 pm ES.

Price Quote - PLEASE PROVIDE QUOTE ON ATTACHED QUOTE SCHEDULE

Submittal of a quote price to include all services for the non-personnel services to provide security and surveillance services of the Puerto Rican Parrot Recovery Program Iguaca Aviary in Rio Grande, PR.

Budget to include material/supplies, equipment, manpower, overhead and all necessary components to fulfill this requirement.

The Government will award a delivery/purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter vendor whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the government in terms.

Payments:

The Contractor MUST be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM.GOV) to participate in this requirement. The SAM can be found at https://www.sam.gov. Payments will be made via Electronic Funds Transfer using the data within the SAM registration database.

The Contractor is also required to be registered in the Invoice Processing Payment Platform System (IPP.GOV) to submit electronic invoices. Any questions regarding this billing system should go to the Customer Support for the IPP directly at telephone: 866-973-3131 or by email: ippgroup@bos.frb.org. The contractor must submit all cost and pricing data, receipts, and vouchers as an attachment to the electronic invoice in the IPP.GOV that matches and supports what is being invoiced.

Note: The order is subject to invoicing via www.IPP.gov.

PART6

APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS

6. APPLICABLE PUBLICATIONS (CURRENT EDITIONS)

6.1. The Contractor must abide by all applicable regulations, publications, manuals, and local policies and procedures.

PART7

ATTACHMENT/TECHNICAL EXHIBIT LISTING

7. Attachment/Technical Exhibit List:

7.1. Attachment I/Technical Exhibit I - Performance Requirements Summary

TECHNICAL EXHIBIT 1

Performance Requirements Summary The contractor service requirements are summarized into performance objectives that relate directly to mission essential items. The performance threshold briefly describes the minimum acceptable levels of service required for each requirement. These thresholds are critica1 to mission success.

Performance Objective (The Service required-usually a shall statement)

Standard Performance Threshold (This is the maximum error rate.

It could possibly be "Zero deviation from standard")

Method of Surveillance

PRS # 1.

Surveillance for the Iguaca Aviary for a 15hour shift.

Officer will be at the facilities conducting several rounds to determine no hazards and will monitor camera system from office

The contractor provided sha l l be 98% of a l l t ime the con t rac tor wi l l be present a t the fac i l i t i es inc lud ing weekends and ho l idays

100% Inspection Appropriate for tasks that occur infrequently. Inspect and evaluate performance each time task is performed

PRS #2

Communication with Project Leader

The contractor shall communicate if circumstances arise during shifts

100% Inspection Appropriate for tasks that occur infrequently. Inspect and evaluate performance each time task is performed

PRS #3

Reporting daily shift and writing every incident

No accidents or incidents due to Contractor’s

Random quality inspections

Appropriate for frequently recurring tasks. Evaluate randomly selected samples of the work to determine the acceptability of the entire lot.

PRS #4

Safety maintained during operations

No accidents or incidents due to Contractor’s failure to take safety precautions.

Random quality inspections

Appropriate for frequently recurring tasks. Evaluate randomly selected samples of the work to determine the acceptability of the entire lot.

The following listing provides various types of Surveillance as examples to select from and should not be included on the final document:

Random Sampling: Appropriate for frequently recurring tasks. Evaluate randomly selected samples of the lot to determine the acceptability of the entire lot.

Random Inspection Guide, Method of surveillance, Lot size, Sample size, Performance requirement, Sampling procedure, Inspection procedure

100 Percent Inspection: Appropriate for tasks that occur infrequently. Inspect and evaluate performance each time task is performed

Periodic Surveillance: Evaluation of samples selected on other than 100% or statistically random basis. (i.e., monthly, quarterly, semi-annually etc.)

Validated Customer Complaint: Complaints must be validated.

NOTE: You MAY ALSO IDENTIFY ANY SURVEILLANCE METHOD USED IN THE COMMERCIAL MARKET TO

SURVEY THE REQUIRED SERVICE. (THIS WILL BE DISCOVERED WHEN MARKET RESEARCH IS

CONDUCTED).

SECURITY AND SURVEILLANCE OF THE PUERTO RICAN PARROT RECOVERY PROGRAM

IGUACA AVIARY

RFQ 140FS325Q0040

Quote Schedule

Vendor Company Name:

Vendor Company Contact Name:

Vendor Contact email:

Vendor SAM.GOV UEI Number:

Description Hours estimated Hourly Rate Weekly Total

Surveillance and Security Services

105/hrs./wk.

TOTAL BASE YEAR

Description Hours Hourly Rate Weekly Total

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 1

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 2

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 3

TOTAL OPTION YEAR 4

TOTAL QUOTE AMOUNT BASE AND OPTION YEARS

Clauses

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

(NOV 2023)

52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS –COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES -

ALTERNATE I (NOVE 2021)

---Addendum to 52.212-4---

DIAR 1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEP 2011)

(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.

(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.

(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:

(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;

(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;

(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;

(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed;

(5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.

(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.

(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph

(d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.

(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.

(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.

(End of Clause)

DOI-AAAP-0028 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:

[Contracting Officer to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]:SEE BOX BELOW

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)

52.204-9 PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION OF CONTRACTOR PERSONNEL (JAN 2011)

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

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

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

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 90 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 2 years 0 months.

(End of clause)

--- End of Addendum to 52.212-4---

52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE

ORDERS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (JAN 2025)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

http://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab Covered Entities (Dec 2023) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023) ( 31 U.S.C. 3903 and 10 U.S.C. 3801).

(6) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(7) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public Laws 108-77 and 108- 78 ( 19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial products and commercial services:

[ ] (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C.

4704 and 10 U.S.C. 4655).

[ ] (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Nov 2021) (41 U.S.C. 3509)).

[ ] (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Jun 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

(4) 52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (Nov 2023) ( 41 U.S.C. 4712); this clause does not apply to contracts of DoD, NASA, the Coast Guard, or applicable elements of the intelligence community—see FAR 3.900(a).

[X] (5) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020) (Pub. L. 109-282) ( 31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (6) [Reserved].

[X] (7) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[ ] (8) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

[X] (9) 52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application (JUN 2023)

(10) 52.204–28, Fe[ ]deral Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Federal Supply Schedules, Governmentwide Acquisition Contracts, and Multi-Agency Contracts. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115–390, title II).

[X] (11)(i) 52.204–30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition. (Dec 2023) ( Pub. L. 115– 390, title II).

(ii) Alternate[ ] I (Dec 2023) of 52.204–30.

[X](12)52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting With Contractors Debarred, Suspended, Proposed for Debarment, or Voluntarily Excluded. (JAN 2025) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

[ ] (13) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

[ ] (14) [Reserved] [ ] (15) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 657a). [ ] (16) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.203-17#FAR_52_203_17 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/41/4712 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/3.900#FAR_3_900 https://www.govinfo.gov/link/plaw/115/public/390 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_209_6

(17) [Reserve[ ]d]

[X] (18) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644). [ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-6.

[ ] (19) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644). [ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-7.

[ ](20) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

[ ](21) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)). [ ] (ii) Alternate I

(Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

[ ] (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9. [ ] (iv) Alternate III (Jun 2020) of 52.219-9. [ ](v) Alternate IV (JAN 2025) of 52.219-9

[ ] (22) (i) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)). [ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2020) of 52.219-13.

[ ](23) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (OCT 2022) Limitations on Subcontracting (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637s).

[ ] (24) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

[ ] (25) 52.219-27, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program (FEB 2024) (15 U.S.C.

657f).

[X](26) (i) 52.219-28, Postaward Small Business Program Representation (JAN 2025) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (MAR 2020) of 52.219-28.

[ ] (27) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

[ ] (28) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Oct 2022) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)). [ ] (29) 52.219-32, Orders Issued Directly Under Small Business Reserves (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.

644(r)).

[ ](30) 52.219-33, Nonmanufacturer Rule (Sep 2021) ( 15 U.S.C. 637(a)(17)).

[X] (31) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

[X](32) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (JAN 2025) (E.O.13126).

[X] (33) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015). [ ] (34) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

[ ] (35) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212). [ ] (ii) Alternate

I (Jul 2014) of 52.222-35.

[ ] (36) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C. 793). [ ] (ii) Alternate I

(Jul 2014) of 52.222-36.

[ ] (37) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

[ ] (38) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

[ ] (39) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[ ] (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

[X](40) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Jan 2025) ( Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial products or commercial services as…