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United States Department of the Interior

FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE

911 NE 11th Avenue

Portland, Oregon 97232-4181

Notice to Offerors - RFP Solicitation Number: F15PS01119

Description: Road Maintenance and Heavy Equipment work for Hakalau Forest NWR (Hawaii County)

Location: Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) 60 Nowelo St., Suite 100 Hilo, HI 96720

Site Visit: Firms interested in attending a site visit should call Cashell Villa at (808) 443-2300, ext 229.

Date for submission of Questions: Contractors should submit any questions on this project directly to Karl Lautzenheiser at Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov later than close of business on August 27, 2015. Questions will be consolidated and answers provided by issuance of an amendment directly thereafter.

Instructions to Offeror:

1. Before submitting an offer, read the entire solicitation package carefully. Return the following items with your response:

a) Page 1 of 3, Standard Form 1449 - Complete blocks 30a through 30c and include Duns number in block 20.

b) No bonds required for this project.

c) Bid Schedule – Page 2 of 3, Base Year pricing for line item 00010, Standard Form 1449 –Per paragraph 1 under Special Contract

Requirement of Statement of Work - Provide price breakdown of rate per hour of the equipment described in the schedule to include the rental rate of each piece of equipment to be furnished, the services of all operating or other personnel, cost of all fuel, oil, grease, operating supplies, repair parts, and maintenance or repair of the equipment. Cost of moving the equipment to the first site of operation and the cost of moving the equipment from the work site at the completion of the rental period shall be paid as a move-in, move-out cost item for each piece of equipment and not be included in the hourly operating rate.

d) Award evaluation factors cited below and on page 6 of the contract clauses.

e) If any amendment(s) should be issued, sign and return the Standard Form 30 with your proposal to acknowledge acceptance of any changes therein.

2. The former Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database and On-Line Representations and Certifications (ORCA) have migrated to the System for Award Management (SAM). Prior to award, contractor must be active in the SAM database now. Refer to the following web site:

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/

Basis for Award: Basis for Award - Per FAR clause 52.212-2 (on page 6 of contract clauses) as follows:

1) Technical capability of the item offered to meet the Government requirement (not-to-exceed 3 pages);

2) Past performance (not-to-exceed 3 pages); and

3) Price (no page limit)

Technical and past performance, when combined, are significantly more important that price.

Proposal Due Date: Friday, September 4, 2015, 3 PM PDT

Send Proposal To:

US Fish and Wildlife Service CGS-MS 10181 Attn: Karl Lautzenheiser 911 NE 11th Ave Portland, OR 97232-4181

Faxed response is acceptable to Karl Lautzenheiser at 503-231-6259 Email response is acceptable to Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov

For Further Information:

Site visit and refuge contact: Cashell Villa at (808) 443-2300, ext 229 Contracting Contact: Karl Lautzenheiser (503) 231-2052 mailto:Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov