Combo_Synopsis_Riparian_Final.pdf

Combined Synopsis- Solicitation for Commercial Items (IAW FAR 12.603) 11 August 2017

Contracting Office Address

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Installation Contracting Agency, 766 SCONS – Joint Base Pearl Harbor – Hickam (JBPH-H), 560 Central Ave, Honolulu HI 96818-4963, United States

Description

This is a combined synopsis/ solicitation prepared in accordance with Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. This is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. All information is to be submitted at no cost to the Government.

The solicitation will be issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under the solicitation number

FA521517Q8017.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-95 as of 19 January 2017, Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement Publication Notice (DPN) 20161222 and Air Force Acquisition Circular (AFAC) 2017-0127.

This is a 100% small business set-aside. The applicable NAICS is 561730, Landscaping Services; the size standard is $7.5 Million.

This RFQ contains three (3) line items on a firm fixed price basis. The line items are as follows:

CLIN

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICE

Quantity

Unit Cost

Total Cost

Nursery Site

The Bellows Air Force Station goal is to upgrade and expand the existing primitive nursery site to a larger more efficient operational nursery site to grow native Hawaiian plants for nature resource restoration project IAW Performance Work Statement Attachment 1, Paragraph 7.1 (PWS) dated 8 Aug 2017.

Period of Performance: 30 Sep 17 - 29 Sep 18

1 Lot

Riparian Restoration

The following tasks establish a 430’ long and 40’ wide riparian zone out-planting with native-Hawaiian trees, shurbs and groundcovers and adjacent 10’ wide dirt road/trail along Puha Stream IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.2, dated 8 Aug 2017.

Period of Performance: 30 Sept 17- 29 Sept 18

Additional riparian restoration at Bellows Air Force Station (BAFS)

0003AA

Shelving IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.1.5 dated 8 Aug 2017.

This is an optional CLIN and it is separately priced and may or may not be exercised.

0003AB Repair Border IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.1.6 dated 8 Aug 2017.

0003AC

Replace Native trees along 420’ length first riparian outplanting IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.2.4 dated 8 Aug 2017.

0003AD

Remove invasive plants from river’s edge and spread mulch IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.2.5 dated 8 Aug 2017.

0003AE

Remove invasive plants from first ripariain out-planting site IAW PWS Attachment 1 Paragraph 7.2.6 dated 8 Aug 2017.

Period of Performance: The Government proposes to enter into a one (1) year contract.

Period of Performance:

Base: 30 September 2017 - 29 September 2018

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

There will be a site visit conducted on Thursday, 17 August 2017 at 10:00 AM. If you are interested in attending please email liane.leong@us.af.mil and provide the following information: 1. Full names of everyone attending 2.

Last four of social security number for all attendees 3. What company you work for.

When bidding on this requirement please include the information below and do a price breakdown for the above mentioned CLINs:

Cage Code:

DUNS No:

TIN:

Payment Terms:

Date offer expires:

Acceptance will be performed by the Government. The FOB Point is destination.

The FAR provision 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Addenda to the following paragraphs of 52.212-1 are:

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(b) All quotes are due on or before 12:00 PM, Hawaii Standard Time (HST), Friday, 25 August 2017. Submission is made via email to the Contracting Specialist, Ms. Liane Leong at liane.leong@us.af.mil and to the Contracting Officer, Ms. Stephanie San Juan at stephanie.san_juan.1@us.af.mil. Quotes must reference the solicitation number

FA521517Q8017.

(c) System for Award Management (SAM). Offerors must be registered in the SAM database to receive a contract award. If the offeror is not registered in the SAM database, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered offeror.

In addition 52.212-2 (a), Evaluation – Commercial Items, the Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and technical considered. The following factor shall be used to evaluate offers: Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA).

All responsible sources may submit a quote, which will be considered by the Government. Award will be made to the offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements and is able to satisfy the Government’s requirements. Offeror must ensure the provision FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representation and Certifications- Commercial Items (this must be completed on SAM.gov), DFARS 252.212-7000, Offeror Representation and Certifications-Commercial Items. All referenced Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses and provision in this solicitation may be accessed via the internet at https://farsite.hill.af.mil.

Offerors must comply with the FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items and ALT I.

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues or Executive Orders—Commercial Items

(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 items:

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

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

(4) 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 items:

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-

282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

X (8)52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

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X (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011)(15 U.S.C. 644).

X (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)(E.O. 11755).

X (27)52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

X (28)52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016)(E.O. 11246).

X (30)52.222-36, Equal Opportunity For Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)(29 U.S.C. 793).

X (33)(i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

X (44)52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O.13513).

X (47)(i) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

X (51)52.225-13, Restriction on Certain Foreign Purchases (Jun 2008)(E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of Treasury).

(e)(1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c) and (d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in paragraphs (e)(1) of this paragraph in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause—

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 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)).

(iii) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Nov 2016) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(iv) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow Down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

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

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

(vii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(viii) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793).

(ix) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

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

Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xi) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xii) __X __ (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Mar 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(xiii) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment—Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services—Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E. O. 12989).

(xvi) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(xvii) 52.222-59, Compliance with Labor Laws (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016) (Applies at $50 million for solicitations and resultant contracts issued from October 25, 2016 through April 24, 2017; applies at $500,000 for solicitations and resultant contracts issued after April 24, 2017).

Note to paragraph (e)(1)(xvii): By a court order issued on October 24, 2016, 52.222-59 is enjoined indefinitely as of the date of the order. The enjoined paragraph will become effective immediately if the court terminates the injunction. At that time, DoD, GSA, and NASA will publish a document in the Federal Register advising the public of the termination of the injunction.

(xviii) 52.222-60, Paycheck Transparency (Executive Order 13673) (Oct 2016).

(xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xx) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraphs (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

5352.201-9101 Ombudsman

(a) An ombudsman has been appointed to hear and facilitate the resolution of concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and others for this acquisition. When requested, the ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The existence of the ombudsman does not affect the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. Further, the ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes. The ombudsman may refer the interested party to another official who can resolve the concern.

(b) Before consulting with an ombudsman, interested parties must first address their concerns, issues, disagreements, and/or recommendations to the contracting officer for resolution. Consulting an ombudsman does not alter or postpone the timelines for any other processes (e.g., agency level bid protests, GAO bid protests, requests for debriefings, employee-employer actions, contests of OMB Circular A-76 competition performance decisions).

(c) If resolution cannot be made by the contracting officer, the interested party may contact the ombudsman, The AFICA/KH Ombudsman is: AFICA/KH (Chief Enlisted Manager), AFICA/KH, address: 25 E. Street,Suite B-100, Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, HI 96853, phone number: (808) 449-8569, fascimile number: (808) 449-8571.

Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations that cannot be resolved at the Center/MAJCOM/DRU/SMC ombudsman level, may be brought by the interested party for further consideration to the Air Force ombudsman, Associate Deputy Assistant Secretary (ADAS) (Contracting), SAF/AQC, 1060 Air Force Pentagon, Washington DC 20330-1060, phone number (571) 256-2395, facsimile number (571) 256-2431.

(d) The ombudsman has no authority to render a decision that binds the agency.

(e) Do not contact the ombudsman to request copies of the solicitation, verify offer due date, or clarify technical requirements. Such inquiries shall be directed to the Contracting Officer.

The following FAR clauses also apply:

52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements- Representation

52.204-7 System for Award Management 52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance 52.201-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications 52.204-21 Basic Safeguarding Covered Contractor Information Systems 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or

Executive Orders – Commercial Items (Dev) 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract 52.219-1 Small Business Porgram Representation 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim 52.237-1 Site Visit 52.247-34 F.o.b. Destination 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference

The following DFARS clauses also apply;

252.203-7000 Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.203-7002 Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights 252.203-7995 Prohibition on Contracting Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality

Agreements

252.203-7997 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiatlity Agreements

252.204-7011 Alternative Line-Item Stucture 252.204-7012 Safeguarding Covered Defence Information and Cyber Incident Reporting 252.204-7015 Notice of Authorized Disclosure of Information for Litigation Support 252.225-7048 Export- Controlled Items 252.232-7003 Electronic Submission of Payment Request and Receiving Reports 252.232-7010 Levies on Contract Payments 252.237-7010 Prohitbition on Interrogation of Detainees by Contractor Personnel 252.243-7001 Pricing of Contract Modifications 252.244-7000 Subcontracts for Commercial Items 252.201-7000 Contracting Officer’s Representative The following AFFARS clauses also apply:

5352.223-9001 Health and Safety on Government Installations 5352.242-9000 Contractor Access to Air Force Installations ALL-WAWF Wide Area Workflow Instructions

Points of Contact

Address any questions to Ms. Liane Leong at liane.leong@us.af.mil and to Ms. Stephanie San Juan at stephanie.san_juan.1@us.af.mil by 12:00 PM HST, Tuesday, 22 August 2017.

List of Attachments

Attachment 1- Performance Work Statement Attachment 2- Location Map, BAFS, Nursery, and Riparian Sites Attachment 3- Aerial View BAFS Riparian Restoration Site Attachment 4 Native Plant Nursery Layout Attachment 5- Cuttings Propagation Tables Irrigation System Attachment 6- Photos Native Hawaiian Plant Nursery Site Attachment 7- Aerial View Puha Steam with Existing 2in Waterline Attachment 8- Photos Ground View Puha Steam Ruparian Restoration Site Attachment 9- Photo Ground View Puewai Wetland River’s Edge Invasive Plants Attachment 10- Photos Ground View Former Riparian Out-planting site mailto:liane.leong@us.af.mil mailto:stephanie.san_juan.1@us.af.mil