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REQUEST FOR QUOTATION

DUE DATE: Monday, February 22, 2016 at 2:00PM Eastern

I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER – BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GROUP

Provide design and editing services for business plans produced by the Business Management Group (BMG).

The design of printed business plans will be loosely based on a previously developed business plan template, which will be provided.

Award will be made to the offeror who’s proposal proves to be the best value to the government on a tradeoff basis.

This is set aside for small business concerns.

Contractor Team Arrangements (CTA) will be accepted but must include the CTA, a written agreement between team members detailing the responsibilities of each team member.

All responses must be received by the closing date of this publication in order to be considered by the Government.

In preparation of your proposal, please be advised that the resulting Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be issued as a firm fixed price. With a $5,000.00 Minimum and a $400,000.00 Maximum.

The period of performance consists of a base five year period of performance.

II. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Quotation: Proposals should be submitted via e-mail to Heather Madsen at heather_madsen@nps.gov.

Questions: All questions regarding this RFP should be emailed to the Contracting Officer, Heather Madsen, heather_madsen@nps.gov by Monday, February 15, 2016 at 12:00PM Eastern.

III. INSTRUCTIONS TO PROPOSALRS

Offerors are cautioned to review the RFP and ensure that the proposal submitted fully complies with any and all requirements of the RFP. An acceptable proposal shall clearly demonstrate the Offeror understanding of the overall and specific technical requirements of the SOW. Failure of the Offeror to address any and all requirements of the RFP in their proposal may result in the proposal not being considered for award by the Government.

The Government intends to make award without communications and or discussions with offerors; therefore, the offeror's initial proposal should be clear and complete and contain the offeror's best terms from a price standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct communications and or discussions if later deemed necessary. The Government further reserves the right to reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government's best interest.

Selection will be based on the offeror that provides the best value to the Government. Technical capability and past experience when combined are approximately equal to cost or price.

A. Quotation Preparation

1. Technical Proposal: Provide evidence, not to exceed ten pages, of offeror’s proposed technical qualifications, knowledge and experience with similar projects. Cover pages will be considered part of the ten page limit. Include all of the following:

The proposal must demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives. Proposal must demonstrate that the offeror is highly knowledgeable on the technical subject matter and can anticipate, avoid, and, when necessary, react appropriately to problems. The proposal must indicate that the offeror has a strong ability to think creatively about displaying complex, analytical data

2. Past Experience: List of 3 relevant past experiences with similar tasks/contracts of similar project type of work and description. Plus contact information for each past Experience reference listed.

3. Pricing Proposal: Offerors shall fill out and submit RFP Attachment 1, Quoter Information Sheet and

Quotation Summary; the information requested in Attachment 1 may also be provided in some other format as long as all the information requested is provided.

In addition, provide a detailed price quotation that clearly identifies the proposed labor hours, labor categories and associated rates. Pricing shall be summarized by the breakdown provided in RFP Contractors are encouraged to provide assumptions used to arrive at the proposal price.

4. Past Performance: Offerors shall provide past performance information (performance evaluations) of 3 past or current contracts for efforts similar to the nature of this procurement. Using the past performance questionnaire (included at the end of this document) offerors will submit the questionnaire to their references and have their references complete the questionnaire and submit the questionnaire back to Heather Madsen via e-mail at heather_madsen@nps.gov. Questionnaires submitted to Heather Madsen by the offeror will not be accepted. Offerors should only submit past performance information for recent (past 3 years) and relevant projects.

5. EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government intends to issue an IDIQ resulting from this RFP to the responsible offeror whose proposal conforming to the RFP represents the best overall value to the Government based upon an integrated assessment of the evaluation factors described below. The Government intends to make award to the offeror whose proposal offers the best value to the government on a tradeoff basis. In order to be deemed technically acceptable, Proposals must receive at a minimum an “ACCEPTABLE” rating for all technical evaluation factors and subfactors. Alternate Proposals will not be accepted.

Award will be made on an all or none basis. If an offeror receives an “UNACCEPTABLE” rating for one evaluation factor or subfactor, the overall technical rating will be deemed “UNACCEPTABLE.”

The following evaluation factors shall be used to evaluate Proposals:

Technical Evaluation Factor I: Technical Capability Evaluation Factor II: Past Experience Evaluation Factor III: Price Evaluation Factor IV: Past Performance

Technical Evaluation Factor I-Technical Capability mailto:heather_madsen@nps.gov

The proposal will be deemed technically capable and receive an “ACCEPTABLE” rating for this evaluation factor if the offeror clearly meets the minimum requirements of the RFP and provides evidence and documentation of the following:

Technical Capability – The proposal must demonstrate a complete understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives. Proposal must demonstrate that the offeror is highly knowledgeable on the technical subject matter and can anticipate, avoid, and, when necessary, react appropriately to problems. The proposal must indicate that the offeror has a strong ability to think creatively about displaying complex, analytical data.

A proposal will receive an unacceptable rating if the proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the RFP.

RATING EVALUATION BASIS

Outstanding The OFFEROR demonstrates a proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives. Proposal must demonstrate that the offeror is highly knowledgeable on the technical subject matter and can anticipate, avoid, and, when necessary, react appropriately to problems. The proposal must indicate that the offeror has a strong ability to think creatively about displaying complex, analytical data shall rate Outstanding. In the event of a tie between multiple OFFEROR proposals, all OFFERORS shall rate as Outstanding.

Good The OFFEROR demonstrating proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives Proposal must demonstrate that the offeror is highly knowledgeable on the technical subject matter and can anticipate, avoid, and, when necessary, react appropriately to problems shall rate as Good.

Acceptable All of the OFFERORS’s demonstrating proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives shall rate as Acceptable.

Marginal The OFFEROR demonstrating proven understanding of the requirements shall rate as Marginal.

Unacceptable The OFFEROR fails to document proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives shall rate as Unacceptable.

Evaluation Factor II: Past Experience

List of 3 past experience with similar tasks/contracts of similar project type of work and description.

Plus contact information for each past performance reference listed.

RATING EVALUATION BASIS

Outstanding The OFFEROR demonstrates a proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives with three (3) projects within the past (3) years shall rate Outstanding. In the event of a tie between multiple OFFEROR proposals, all OFFERORS shall rate as Outstanding.

Good The OFFEROR demonstrating proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives with three (3) projects with similar principle characteristics shall rate as Good.

Acceptable All of the OFFERORS’s demonstrating proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives with one (1) project of similar principle characteristic, within the past three (3) years shall rate as Acceptable.

Marginal The OFFEROR demonstrating proven design and fabrication EXPERIENCE with one (1) project of similar principle characteristic within the past ten (10) years shall rate as Marginal.

Unacceptable The OFFEROR fails to document proven understanding of the requirements and clear awareness of the contract objectives with zero (0) projects within the past ten (10) years shall rate as Unacceptable.

Evaluation Factor III: Price

Please list out price based on the Bid Schedule provided in this document . All task orders resulting from this IDIQ contract will be a firm fixed price award. Offerors are encouraged to provide discounted rates.

The offeror’s written price proposal will be evaluated by the Government. A price evaluation will be performed to determine the reasonableness of the proposed price. Reasonableness will be determined by considering other offered competitive prices received and comparison to the Independent Government Cost Estimate (IGCE).

Evaluation Factor IV Past Performance

Project Team, including the Offeror and subcontractors', past performance as described in the proposal, as well as information obtained from any other source, shall be evaluated to determine the currency and relevance of the information, the source of the information, the context of the data, and general trends in the offeror's or major subcontractors' performance.

Proposals shall provide past performance information (performance evaluations) of 3 past or current contracts for efforts similar to the nature of this procurement. Using the past performance questionnaire (included at the end of this document) offerors will submit the questionnaire to their references and have their references complete the questionnaire and submit the questionnaire back to Heather Madsen via e-mail at heather_madsen@nps.gov. Questionnaires submitted to Heather Madsen by the offeror will not be accepted.

Offerors should only submit past performance information for recent (past 3 years) and relevant projects.

Proposals shall receive an “Acceptable” rating for past performance if based on the offeror’s past performance record, the government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror’s performance record is unknown. Proposals shall receive an “Unacceptable” rating for past performance if based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

Offeror's will be provided an opportunity to comment on adverse past performance if it has not already been afforded that opportunity by the Government agency providing adverse past performance information.

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RATING EVALUATION BASIS

Outstanding Performance meets project objectives and exceeds many objectives. The consultant completed the project with a few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the consultant were highly effective.

Good Performance meets project objectives and exceeds some objectives. The consultant completed the project with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the consultant were effective.

Acceptable Performance meets project objectives. The consultant’s completion of the project contained some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the consultant appear, or were satisfactory.

Marginal Some system performance requirements are met; some system operational requirements are met; substantial customer intervention required

Unacceptable Performance fails to meet one or more project objectives and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The performance of the consultant on the project contained serious problems for which the consultant’s corrective actions appear, or were, ineffective

Neutral Not Observed Under This Project / Unable to Provide a Rating

SECTION E – INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

52.246-4 -- Inspection of Services -- Fixed-Price.

As prescribed in 46.304, insert the following clause:

Inspection of Services -- Fixed-Price (Aug. 1996)

(a) Definition: “Services,” as used in this clause, includes services performed, workmanship, and material furnished or utilized in the performance of services.

(b) The Contractor shall provide and maintain an inspection system acceptable to the Government covering the services under this contract. Complete records of all inspection work performed by the Contractor shall be maintained and made available to the Government during contract performance and for as long afterwards as the contract requires.

(c) The Government has the right to inspect and test all services called for by the contract, to the extent practicable at all times and places during the term of the contract. The Government shall perform inspections and tests in a manner that will not unduly delay the work.

(d) If the Government performs inspections or tests on the premises of the Contractor or a subcontractor, the Contractor shall furnish, and shall require subcontractors to furnish, at no increase in contract price, all reasonable facilities and assistance for the safe and convenient performance of these duties.

(e) If any of the services do not conform with contract requirements, the Government may require the Contractor to perform the services again in conformity with contract requirements, at no increase in contract amount. When the defects in services cannot be corrected by reperformance, the Government may --http://farsite.hill.af.mil/reghtml/regs/far2afmcfars/fardfars/far/46.htm#P114_17017

(1) Require the Contractor to take necessary action to ensure that future performance conforms to contract requirements; and

(2) Reduce the contract price to reflect the reduced value of the services performed.

(f) If the Contractor fails to promptly perform the services again or to take the necessary action to ensure future performance in conformity with contract requirements, the Government may --

(1) By contract or otherwise, perform the services and charge to the Contractor any cost incurred by the Government that is directly related to the performance of such service; or

(2) Terminate the contract for default.

PLACE OF INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE

Inspection and acceptance of all work performance, reports, and other deliverables under this IDIQ shall be performed by the NPS COR identified in individual Task Orders issued under the IDIQ. The place of acceptance will also be identified in the Task Order.

SCOPE OF INSPECTION

All deliverables will be inspected for content, completeness, accuracy, and conformance to individual Task Order requirements by the NPS COR. Inspection may include validation of information through the use of automated tools, testing, or inspections of the deliverables, as specified in the Task Order. The scope and nature of this inspection will be sufficiently comprehensive to ensure the completeness, quality, and adequacy of all deliverables.

The Government requires a period NTE 15 workdays after receipt of final deliverable items for inspection and acceptance or rejection.

BASIS OF ACCEPTANCE

The basis for acceptance shall be compliant with the requirements set forth in the individual Task Order, the contractor’s quote and relevant terms and conditions of the contract. Deliverable items rejected shall be corrected in accordance with the applicable clauses.

Reports, documents, and narrative-type deliverables will be accepted when all discrepancies, errors, or other deficiencies identified in writing by the Government have been corrected.

If the draft deliverable is adequate, the Government may accept the draft and provide comments for incorporation into the final version.

All of the Government's comments on deliverables must either be incorporated in the succeeding version of the deliverable, or the contractor must demonstrate to the Government's satisfaction why such comments should not be incorporated.

If the Government finds that a draft or final deliverable contains spelling errors, grammatical errors, or improper format, or otherwise does not conform to the requirements stated within the Task Order, the document may be immediately rejected without further review and returned to the contractor for correction and resubmission. If the contractor requires additional Government guidance to produce an acceptable draft, the contractor shall arrange a meeting with the NPS COR.

WRITTEN ACCEPTANCE/REJECTION BY THE

GOVERNMENT

The CO/COR will provide written notification of acceptance or rejection of all final deliverables within 15 workdays (unless specified otherwise in Section 5 - Deliverables or Performance of the individual Task Order(s)). All notifications of rejection will be accompanied with an explanation of the specific deficiencies causing the rejection.

NON-CONFORMING PRODUCTS OR SERVICES

Non-conforming products or services will be rejected. Deficiencies will be corrected, by the contractor, within ten workdays of the rejection notice. If the deficiencies cannot be corrected within ten workdays, the contractor will immediately notify the NPS COR of the reason for the delay and provide a proposed corrective action plan within ten workdays.

If the contractor does not provide products or services that conform to the requirements specified in the individual Task Order for a FFP product or service, the Government will not pay the fixed price associated with the non-conforming products or services.

DIAPR 2010-14 CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (JULY

2010)

(a) FAR 42.1502 directs all Federal agencies to collect past performance information on contracts. The Department of the Interior (DOI) has implemented the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) to comply with this regulation. One or more past performance evaluations will be conducted in order to record your contract performance as required by FAR 42.15.

(b) The past performance evaluation process is a totally paperless process using CPARS. CPARS is a web-based system that allows for electronic processing of the performance evaluation report. Once the report is processed, it is available in the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) for Government use in evaluating past performance as part of a source selection action.

(c) We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer with the name, position title, phone number, and email address for each person designated to have access to your firm's past performance evaluation(s) for the contract no later than 30 days after award. Each person granted access will have the ability to provide comments in the Contractor portion of the report and state whether or not the Contractor agrees with the evaluation, before returning the report to the Assessing Official. The report information must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

(d) When your Contractor Representative(s) (Past Performance Points of Contact) are registered in CPARS, they will receive an automatically-generated email with detailed login instructions. Further details, systems requirements, and training information for CPARS is available at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/. The CPARS User Manual, registration for On Line Training for Contractor Representatives, and a practice application may be found at this site.

(e) Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the Contracting Officer will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/.

Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment. Comments are limited to the space provided in Block 22. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the Assessing Official's narrative and should provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance. In addition to the ratings and supporting narratives, blocks 1 - 17 should be reviewed for accuracy, as these include key fields that will be used by the Government to identify your firm in future source selection actions. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating "No comment" in Block 22, and then signing and dating Block 23 of the form.

Without a statement in Block 22, you will be unable to sign and submit the evaluation back to the Government.

If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 30 days, it will automatically be returned to the Government and will be annotated: "The report was delivered/received by the Contractor on (date). The Contractor neither signed nor offered comment in response to this assessment." Your response is due within 30 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR.

(f) The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

(1) Protect the evaluation as "source selection information." After review, transmit the evaluation by completing and submitting the form through CPARS. If for some reason you are unable to view and/or submit the form through CPARS, contact the Contracting Officer for instructions.

(2) Strictly control access to the evaluation within your organization. Ensure the evaluation is never released to persons or entities outside of your control.

(3) Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, preaward surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

(g) If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the Contracting Officer no later than seven days following your receipt of the evaluation. The meeting will be held in person or via telephone or other means during your 30-day review period.

(h) A copy of the completed past performance evaluation will be available in CPARS for your viewing and for Government use supporting source selection actions after it has been finalized.

(End of Clause)

DIAPR

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COR/COTR AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS MAY 2010

(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 prior 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 Notice)

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 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:

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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 Boston (FRBB) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3 – 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org 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.

1452.204-70 Release of Claims.

As prescribed in 1404.804–70, insert the following clause:

Release of Claims—Department of the Interior (JUL 1996)

After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI–137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release.

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Confidentiality and Non-Disclosure

Contractor-generated preliminary and final deliverables, all associated working papers, and other materials relevant in the performance of individual Task orders are the property of the U.S. Government and must be submitted to the Ordering Contracting Officer with copy to the designated COR.

All documents produced as deliverables for any projects under this IDIQ are the property of the U.S.

Government and cannot be reproduced, or retained by the Contractor. All project documentation (deliverables, not Contractor working papers unless specifically required in the IDIQ Task Order) shall be provided as required

Personnel working on any of the described tasks, at the Government’s request, will be required to sign formal non-disclosure and/or conflict of interest agreements to guarantee the protection and integrity of Government and/or Contractor information and documents. The Contractor shall not release, communicate or otherwise disseminate information to any other parties without the written consent of the IDIQ Task Order Contracting Officer.

Standards of Conduct

The Contractor shall be responsible for maintaining satisfactory standards of employee competency, conduct, appearance, and integrity and shall be responsible for taking such disciplinary action with respect to his employees as may be necessary.

The ordering activity CO, or their authorized representative (COR), may require dismissal from work any employee who does not meet any of the above standards or is identified as a potential threat to the health, safety, security, general wellbeing or operational mission of the facility, building population or the Government.

INVOICE REQUIREMENTS

If a Task Order has different contract types, each should be addressed separately in the invoice submission.

The final invoice is desired to be submitted within six months of project completion.

FIRM-FIXED-PRICE (FFP) CONTRACT LINE ITEMS

(CLINS)

The contractor may invoice as stated in Task Order RFQ/RFP Section 1 – Supplies or Services and Price/Costs for the FFP CLINs. The invoice shall include the period of performance or deliverable/progress payment period covered by the invoice and the CLIN number and title. All costs shall be reported by CLIN element (as shown in the Task Order RFQ/RFP Section 1 – Supplies or Services and Price/Costs) and shall be provided for the current invoice and in total from project inception to date. The contractor shall provide the invoice data in spreadsheet form (or similar) with the following detailed information. The listing shall include separate columns and totals for the current invoice period and the project to date.

SUPPLIES/COMMODITIES

The contractor may invoice monthly on the basis of cost incurred for the supply/commodity CLINs identified in the Task Order RFQ/RFP. The invoice shall include the period of performance covered by the invoice and the CLIN number and title. All costs shall be reported by CLIN element (as shown in Task Order RFQ/RFP Section 1 – Supplies or Services and Price/Costs) and shall be provided for the current billing month and in total from project inception to date. The contractor shall provide the invoice data in spreadsheet form (or similar) with the following detailed information. The listing shall include separate columns and totals for the current invoice period and the project to date.

a. Supply name

b. CLIN

c. Quantity

TASK AND DELIVERY ORDER OMBUDSMAN

In accordance with FAR 16.505(b) (4), the Task and Delivery Order Ombudsman will review complaints from contractors regarding contracts awarded under this solicitation.

Communications with the task and delivery order ombudsman for the Department of the Interior may be directed to:

Brigitte Meffert Office of Acquisition and Property Management 1801 Pennsylvania Avenue NW 4th Floor Washington, DC 20006 Phone: 202.513.0699

Quarterly Reporting Requirements

A written quarterly report will be provided to the IDIQ Contracting Officer and the IDIQ Contracting Officer’s Representative beginning three (3) months after award of the Task Order. The quarterly report shall summarize the Task Orders issued under the IDIQ.

Contractors shall provide written notification to the IDIQ Contracting Officer within five (5) days of all new Task Orders awarded under this IDIQ. The notification shall include a brief description of the task, name of the requiring entity, period of performance and dollar value.

SPECIAL CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS

TASK ORDERING PROCESS

Contractor shall follow the ordering procedures of the ordering office.

Prior to placing an order against this IDIQ, the centers/regions/parks/DOI Contracting activities shall obtain approval from the IDIQ Contracting Officer (CO) with a copy to the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR). The requesting activity shall provide the statement of work and the estimated cost to the CO for review via e-mail to determine if it is within the general scope of the agreement. The CO will respond to the request within 5 working days.

The Government will provide to the Contractor a specific assessment project as identified under the General Scope of Work. The Contractor will then prepare a specific submission of additional information for that project, utilizing the priced rates identified and negotiated in the IDIQ. The Government will issue a Task Order for the specific project. A Task Order will be issued as a Firm Fixed Price award.

Per FAR 16.504(a) (4) (IV), this section outlines the procedures that the Government will use in issuing orders against this IDIQ. All Task Orders will include the segment (based on the available funding) that will clearly relate to the services that are outlined in the IDIQ.

Authorized Ordering Activity

Per FAR 16.504(a) (4) (VI) the Authorized Ordering Activity is:

• NPS Agency Contracting Activities

The issuing office:

Individual orders will be administered by the Contracting Office issuing the order. The contracting officer will be responsible for administering and any overall concerns under the IDIQ:

IDIQ Contracting Officer’s Representative: IDIQ Contracting Officer:

National Park Service National Park Service

Business Management Group Washington Contracting Office

Attn: Lindsey Kurnath Attn: Heather Madsen, CO

1849 C. Street, NW P O Box 25287

MS 2280 MIB 12795 West Alameda Parkway

Washington, DC 20005 Lakewood, CO 80225-5287

Phone: 202-208-5849 303-969-2363 lindsey_kurnath@nps.gov heather_madsen@nps.gov

Contracting Officer

The Contracting Officer, in accordance with Subpart 1.6 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, is the only person authorized to make or approve any changes in any of the requirements of this contract, and notwithstanding any clauses contained elsewhere in this contract, the said authority remains solely with the Contracting Officer. In the event the Contractor makes any changes at the direction of any person other than the Contracting Officer, the change will be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment will be made in the contract price to cover any increase in cost incurred as a result thereof.

Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR)

The COR(s) will be designated by separate letter at time of award of individual Task Orders.

Contractor Point of Contact

i. The Contractor's designated Project Manager/Account Representative for this contract is:

Name: ___________________________________________________ Office No: __________________ Fax No: _________________

E-Mail Address: ___________________________________________ mailto:lindsey_kurnath@nps.gov

ii. The Project Manager/Account Representative shall be responsible for the overall management and coordination of this contract and shall act as the central point of contact with the Government. The Project Manager shall have full authority to act for the Contractor in the performance of the required services. The Project Manager, or a designated representative, shall meet with the COR to discuss problem areas as they occur. The Project Manager/Account Representative or designated representative shall respond within four hours after notification of the existence of a problem. The Project Manager shall be able to fluently read, write, and speak the English language.

Hours of Operation

Performance of work is expected between the hours of 6:30 AM to 5:00 PM; Monday through Friday, excluding Government holidays. Modification to duty hours may be required to accommodate unique circumstances.

Government personnel observe the days listed below as holidays. Contractor employees shall not have access to the Government premises on these days:

New Year's Day January 1 Martin Luther King's Birthday 3rd Monday in January Presidents Day 3rd Monday in February Memorial Day Last Monday in May Independence Day July 4 Labor Day 1st Monday in September Columbus Day 2nd Monday in October Veterans Day November 11 Thanksgiving Day 4th Thursday in November Christmas Day December 25

Post Award Conference

The Contractor shall schedule a meeting with the Government COR, and the Contracting Officer within five

(5) working days of contract award, before performance commences under this contract. This meeting will be conducted to identify primary points of contact, scope of efforts, and task(s). This meeting may take place in person or through a scheduled conference call.

The Government will provide to the contractor a task and/or any combination of tasks as identified in the Statement of Work. The contractor will then prepare a proposal for each task order, utilizing the firm fixed priced rates and labor categories identified and negotiated in the base IDIQ contract, accompanied by proposed hours for each category, travel costs, and any other direct costs. The Government will subsequently issue a firm fixed price task order for each project.

CONTRACT MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM AMOUNTS

During the effective period of performance for this contract, the MINIMUM quantity of services to be ordered by the Government shall be no less than $5,000.00 worth of services.

During the effective period of performance for this contract, the MAXIMUM quantity of services ordered by the Government shall not exceed $400,000.00 worth of services.

STATEMENT OF WORK

for Graphic Design Services for Business Plan Production

OFFICE OF THE COMPTROLLER – BUSINESS MANAGEMENT GROUP

1.0 Background

The mission of the National Park Service (NPS) is to preserve unimpaired the natural and cultural resources and values of the national park system for the enjoyment, education, and inspiration of this and future generations. The Business Management Group (BMG) in the NPS Office of the Comptroller supports that mission through activities designed to assist park managers in improving the efficiency and effectiveness of their operations. One such activity is the development and production of park business plans. NPS business plans are designed to communicate an overview of the park’s or program’s activities and financial situations, its goals and objectives over a five-year period and a five-year financial plan.

2.0 Scope

Provide design and editing services for printed and electronic business plans and brochures produced by the BMG. The design of printed business plans will be loosely based on a previously developed business plan template, which will be provided.

3.0 Work to be Performed

Independently, and not as an agent of the government, the contractor shall provide all publication planning, editing, and design services including labor, materials, equipment, and facilities necessary for the development of two printed business plans and one brochure.

Basic design templates for the printed and electronic business plans were previously developed and will be provided to the graphic designer for use in creating the above mentioned plan.

The business plans will run approximately 20-60 pages and will include a table of contents, front matter, multiple chapters, and an acknowledgements section. Plans are full-color publication with bleeds possible on multiple pages. Trim size is 8 ½” by 11” landscape. Binding is saddle-stitch. The final number of pages is divisible by four, so as to create a booklet.

The electronic-only plan, like an e-magazine format, provides the same content in a more interactive, user-friendly format. Electronic business plans specifically provide more intuitive report navigation and contain more sophisticated graphics, such as infographics.

Some business plans may also include the development of brochures or other shorter documents base on the business plan content. The brochure will also be a full-color publication.

This work also includes light editing of provided draft text. All final files must be PDF accessible for the visually impaired and others with disabilities. No travel is required.

The contractor shall work with the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and BMG staff.

1. Conceptual Graphic Design Services

3.1.1 The business plans shall be produced based loosely on the supplied design template.

2. Writing and Editing Services

3.2.1 Draft text for each plan will be provided by the NPS. The contractor shall provide light editing (proofreading, checking for typographical errors, appropriate hyphenation, etc.)

for the production of each plan.

3.2.2 The contractor shall correct obvious spelling and usage errors and assure that abbreviations and acronyms are spelled consistently and defined as appropriate. All documents shall be reviewed to ensure that subjects and verbs are in agreement and that no punctuation is missing and that corrections have been made regarding scientific nomenclature, literature citations, or other content discrepancies. (Refer to HFC Editorial Style Guide 2015, www.nps.gov/hfc/products/pubs/HFCStyleGuide2015.pdf).

3.2.3 The contractor shall reconcile text references to figures, tables, maps, appendices, and other elements to ensure that the references are present and accurate. The contractor shall check copy to assure that website references and URLs are current and accurate.

3. Cartographic Services – Each business plan shall include a map of the park or region. The contractor shall modify, if necessary, existing NPS Publications Program maps available at:

www.nps.gov/carto. Modifications typically consist of color changes and resizing maps within reasonable limits.

4. Original Illustration Services - The contractor shall create original pie charts, bar graphs, and tables from financial data provided in Microsoft Excel. Visually appealing infographics, which combine charts, graphs, and icons, that represent complex data or information in an intuitive and visually appealing way. Such data shall be unique to the goals of the park business plan and be presented in style and color compatible with similar NPS identity-produced informational materials.

5. Print-Ready Graphic Production Services - The NPS will complete the image acquisition process.

6. Publication Development Process - Work shall proceed as follows:

3.6.1 Phase I: Concept - The contractor shall first participate in a teleconference with the staff of the Business Management Group and COR from the Office of the CFO to discuss project details, design template, scheduling and deliverables.

3.6.2 Phase II: Refinement and Production - The contractor shall provide a high-resolution PDF file for completion review to be proofread by the BMG in advance of the actual print-ready files.

7. Deliverables - The contractor shall submit the following to the COR for review and approval for each business plan:

3.7.1 High- and low-resolution PDF files. The COR will provide information on HFC or other FTP site for uploading large files for review. The low-resolution PDF should be suitable for posting to a park's website (less than 7 MB) and should be accessible for the visually impaired and others with disabilities.

3.7.2 Final version of electronic-only document.

3.7.3 Two high-resolution full-sized digital printouts.

3.7.4 Two disks or other form of removable media with InDesign files and all linked graphics.

3.7.5 Completed GPO forms

4.0 Location of Work – No government office space will be provided; work will be completed at contractor offices or work space. All communication between the Business Management Group and selected contractor will occur over phone or email. Teleconferences and communication with NPS regional or park staff may take place in an ongoing manner as necessary to complete the work according to schedule.

5.0 Period of Performance –

Award Announcement: Will be dependent of individual task order award

Kick-off Meeting: Within 7 days of award

Completion of Work: will be determined with each resulting task order.

6.0 Performance or Delivery Schedule – All work, including review and approval, shall be completed within an estimated timeline which will be determined with each individual task order. Below is a sample timeline of meetings.

DESCRIPTION: NOT LATER THAN:

(Calendar Days)

APPROVAL

(Calendar Days)

Phase 1 – Concept A. Participate in teleconference with the CO, COR, Contract Specialist and the BMG (Post-Award Meeting).

7 days after award -

Phase 2 – Refinement and Production B.

Submission of Business Plan 10 days after post-award meeting (Item A) 5 days after receipt

C. Submission of Business Plan and brochure

10 days after submission of BP (Items B & C)

5 days after receipt

D.

Submission of revised business plans including revised images and text.

10 days after approval 5 days after receipt

E.

Submission of final business plan, ready for print, including final images and text.

(InDesign files, linked graphics, high-and low-resolution accessible PDFs, and full-sized high-resolution printouts)

5 days after approval

5 days after receipt

TOTAL: NTE 110 DAYS

The contractor shall send deliverables to the following destinations:

National Park Service

1849 C ST NW

MS 2280 MIB

Attention: Lindsey Kurnath

7.0 Special Requirements

1. Government-furnished Property - No government property will be provided. The government will furnish the contractor with the following documents after the award:

7.1.1 Sample business plan layout

7.1.2 Examples of recent business plans

7.1.3 Original text provided in Microsoft Word format

7.1.4 Illustrations - Primarily NPS photographs as TIF or jpg files.

NOTE: Upon completion of the project, the contractor shall return all materials to the COR.

2. Security – There are no security requirements associated with this contract.

3. Travel – No travel will be…