S01 12FPC422Q0016 Combined Synopsis_Solicitation DE Cultural Resources BPA.pdf

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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 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.

The solicitation number 12FPC422Q0016 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ) and the acquisition procedures at FAR Part 13, are being

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

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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utilized. The Government anticipates that this solicitation may result in the award of multiple, Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Blanket Purchase

Agreement(s) (BPAs), to the responsible offeror(s) whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the

Government, lowest priced technically acceptable offer. The government retains the right to issue more than one award, or no awards based on this solicitation.

1. ORDERING PERIOD

The period of performance for this BPA is five

(5) years, subject to annual review/parties right to terminate.

Ordering Period 1: Acceptance to 05/31/2023

Ordering Period 2: 06/01/2023 to 05/31/2024

Ordering Period 3: 06/01/2024 to 05/31/2025

Ordering Period 4: 06/01/2025 to 05/31/2026

Ordering Period 5: 06/01/2026 to 05/31/2027

2. SET-ASIDE STATUS

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2021-06

1/30/2022 which can be found at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html.

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This acquisition is a 100% set aside for Small Business vendors. The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 712120 - Historical Sites. The small business size standard is $8.0 million. For more information on size standards, please visit http://www.sba.gov/size.

Questions MUST be submitted to the Contracting Specialist via e-mail to oksana.strekha@usda.gov no later than COB May 5, 2022. E-mail questions MUST include solicitation "12FPC422Q0016, State of Delaware - Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Cultural Resources Services" in the subject line to avoid oversight. No phone calls will be accepted or returned.

3. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

The United States Department of Agriculture

(USDA), Natural Resources Conservation Service

(NRCS) has a requirement to obtain professional services for the performance of Cultural Resources management functions in Delaware.

The objective of this Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) is to obtain services for cultural resources and historic preservation compliance on projects throughout Delaware. The contractor shall provide all personnel, equipment, tools, materials, supervision, and other items and services necessary to perform the work as defined by this requirement.

USDA NRCS Delaware State Office anticipates that the Contractor will provide the technical expertise required under 54 United States Code (U.S.C) Section 306108 of the National Historic Preservation Act to make a recommendation for review and comment by the State Historic Preservation Officer (SHPO), the American Indian Tribes/ Bands/ Nations/ Communities, and the Tribal Historic Preservation Officers (THPO) when appropriate.

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following products:

A. Phase 1A (Archival Review) The Contractor will do archival reviews for Cultural Resources

Investigations and will provide recommendations of effect or no effect of cultural resources for all projects referred to the contractor.

B. Phase 1B (Archeological Field Investigations)

Should archival research determine that cultural resources may be impacted the contractor will conduct a field investigation based on and approved scope of work from SHPO and the field investigation will be coordinated with the

Cultural Resources Coordinator (CRC).

Work is to be performed in accordance with the

Terms, Conditions and Clauses, Statement of Work

(Attachment 1), and the applicable labor Wage

Determinations (Attachments 5-7) for the location:

1. WD No. 2015-4215, Rev. #17, Revised

03/15/2022_New Castle County, DE

2. WD No. 2015-4217, Rev. #19, Revised

03/15/2022_Kent County, DE

3. WD No. 2015-4271, Rev. #18, Revised

03/15/2022_Sussex County, DE

Each individual BPA call will have a unique property requirement to be specific on the call.

4. LINE ITEMS

The line items are as detailed at Attachment 2, Pricing Schedule.

5. DESCRIPTION OF AGREEMENT

The vendor shall furnish the services described herein, if and when requested by the contracting officer (or the authorized representative of the contracting officer) between acceptance and May

31, 2027. Upon the expiration date, the agreement is considered completed and new orders/calls shall not be placed.

6. EXTENT OF OBLIGATION

The Government is obligated only to the extent of

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authorized order/calls actually made under this

BPA and the vendor is not guaranteed any orders/calls under this BPA.

7. PURCHASE LIMITATION

The dollar limitation for the BPA Master is

$400,000.00 and the limitation for each individual order/call issued under this BPA is

$50,000.00 per order unless Contractor and

Contracting Officer mutually agree on a higher amount.

8. INDIVIDUALS AUTHORIZED TO PURCHASE UNDER THIS

BPA

All properly warranted Contracting Officers from

FPAC Business Center shall be permitted to issue calls against this BPA.

9. DELIVERY TICKETS

All deliveries under this agreement shall be accompanied by delivery tickets or sales slips that shall contain the following minimum information:

(i) Name of supplier.

(ii) This BPA number.

(iii) Date of order/call.

(iv) Order/call number.

(v) Itemized list of supplies or services furnished.

(vi) Quantity, unit price, and extension of each item, less applicable discounts.

(vii) Date of delivery or shipment.

10. DATE(S) AND PLACE(S) OF DELIVERY AND

ACCEPTANCE

Acceptance will be made by the USDA NRCS Delaware state office Contracting Officer Representative

(COR) upon final inspection of all deliverables.

The specific period of performance, acceptance, and delivery location will be specified in each order.

11. INVOICES

Invoices shall be submitted for each call order.

The "Submit Invoice-to" address for USDA orders is the Department of Treasury's Invoice

Processing Platform (IPP). The contractor must

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follow the instructions on how to register and submit invoices via IPP as prescribed in the previous communications from USDA and Treasury.

All invoices are to be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S.

Department of Treasury and you can find more information at this website https://www.ipp.gov/index.htm. Please make sure that your company has registered at https://www.ipp.gov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm to establish your account.

12. ATTACHMENTS

The following documents are incorporated into this BPA.

A. Attachment 1 - DE Cultural Resources BPA_SOW

B. Attachment 2 - Delaware County Maps

C. Attachment 3 - Price Schedule

D. Attachment 4 - Contract Clauses and Provisions

E. Attachment 5 - Wage Rates WD 2015-4215 New

Castle County, DE

F. Attachment 6 - Wage Rates WD 2015-4217 Kent

County, DE

G. Attachment 7 - Wage Rates WE 2015-4271 Sussex

County, DE

H. Attachment 8 - Conservation Cooperator

Acknowledgment

13. INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING QUOTES

All Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, prior to award of a Federal Contract. For information regarding registration visit https://www.sam.gov

Quotes are due no later than 3:00 pm Eastern Standard Time on Friday, May 13, 2022. Send quotes via email to oksana.strekha@usda.gov.

Quotes MUST include solicitation "12FPC422Q0016, State of Delaware - Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for Cultural Resources Services" in the subject line to avoid oversight.

The following items shall be submitted with your quote to be considered:

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1. Provide items to determine minimum technical requirements as shown under "Evaluation of Quotes".

2. Completed Attachment 3, Price Sheet in its entirety

3. Completed Attachment 4, Provisions

4. Completed Attachment 7, Cooperator Acknowledgment

Material issues raised concerning the required effort that result in changes to the Solicitation will be resolved through written Amendments. Oral statements or instructions shall not constitute an amendment to the Request for Quotes.

14. EVALUATION OF QUOTES

The lowest price technically acceptable (LPTA) approach will be utilized for this procurement.

The Government anticipates awarding multiple

Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP), Blanket Purchase

Agreement(s) resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be the lowest price technically acceptable quote. That is the quoter who demonstrates that they meet the minimum technical requirements below and then is lowest price.

a. Quotes will be determined to be technically acceptable in accordance with the requirements listed below:

1. Past Performance

2. Capability and Approach

3. Pricing

Each technical requirement will be evaluated as follows.

1. Past Performance

a. Will this be the firm's first time working with a federal contract?

b. Does the firm have an active System for

Award Management, www.sam.gov, registration?

c. What other federal agencies has the firm provided archival review and field investigation services?

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d. Include a summary of the offerors' most recent, three (3) similar projects, maximum 3 pages.

For any past work stated, provide:

- applicable customer name

- size of project (in acres)

- contract dollar values

- description of work performed,

- period of performance, and

- name, telephone number and e-mail address of the person who can verify your past experience/performance.

2. Capability and Approach

The contractor must provide or demonstrate access to the following capabilities:

1. Have at least 2 years of experience of conducting cultural resource services in the form of Archival Review and Archeological Field Investigations.

2. Principal investigator shall meet the Secretary of Interior's Standards for the specific technical specialty (e.g., historian, architectural historian, prehistoric archeologist) as defined on pp.

44738- 44739 of the Standards and Guidelines.

3. Describe the approach to provide services and how the firm will meet the requirements as identified in Attachment 1, Statement of Work.

Identify the single point of contact NRCS will have at the firm for all communications and the key qualifications of the single point of contact.

4. Have adequate field, laboratory, and data processing equipment, including capture of information with geospatial technology such as GPS, to conduct the required work.

5. Have access to adequate facilities for analysis, treatment, and storage of specimens and records likely to be obtained from these requirements.

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6. The contractor will be required to document their internal facilities or formal arrangements with other entities that allow for permanent curation of specimens when owner permission is granted. Specific identification of facilities for permanent curation is required

7. Demonstrate the ability to conduct the appropriate cultural resources investigation of the area of potential effects (APE) including a development of a full report. The scope of field work shall meet all State Standards for archaeological survey (De SHPO 2015).

3. Pricing

(a) Pricing that is unrealistically low may be considered an indication that the quoter does not possess adequate understanding of the requirement or the requisite technical capability to successfully perform the work. The Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if the pricing is significantly unbalanced.

(b) The Government will evaluate quotes for award purposes /by adding the total price for all years to the total price for the basic requirement. The

Government may determine that a quote is unacceptable if prices are significantly unbalanced.

15. CLAUSES

See Attachment 4 - Contract Clauses and

Provisions.

Period of Performance: 06/01/2022 to 05/31/2027

0001 Cultural Resources Research and Investigation - DE

Throughout the state of Delaware.

Pricing is in accordance with the Price Schedule

(Attachment 3)

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