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Header Text: PPR 1023666-ARD ECOL Services-Transforming Social Conflict over Red Wolves Legacy Region 4 This funding will be used to support three key tasks ¿ assess conflict, build capacity, and integrate CCT into existing and new processes.

00010 Consulting services to help transform the social conflict around red wolves Continued ...

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00020 Consulting services to help transform the social conflict around red wolves

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COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION

Transforming Social Conflict over Red Wolves

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I. This is a solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation, and this announcement constitutes the only solicitation. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposal (RFP).

II. This requirement is being procured in accordance with FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items and in accordance with FAR Part 13, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This requirement is being solicited as full and open. The NAICS Code associated with this requisition is 541620 with a small business size standard of $16.5 Million. Buyer intends to issue a single award firm-fixed price contract.

Period of Performance: The effective period of performance of this contract is 20 August 2022 through 19 August 2025 or date of award whichever is sooner.

III. Offerors are cautioned that the Contracting Officer (CO) is the only authorized Government Representative who can make contract changes once an award is made. No unauthorized person(s) shall make any commitment, in any form or manner that will modify or otherwise affect the terms and conditions of the contract. In the event the contractor effects any such change at the direction of any unauthorized person, the change shall be considered to have been made without authority and no adjustment shall be made to the price to cover any increased costs incurred as a result thereof.

IIII. Government Representative (GR): Authorized Government Point of Contact for this order is LeeAnn Kelso, LeeAnn_Kelso@fws.gov. Ms. Kelso does not have the authority to make any changes to the contract.

V. System for Award Management (SAM) Registration - A prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award. Information on registration may be obtained via the Internet at:

https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/#1 or by calling 866-606-8220. Failure to maintain a current/active account will render your offer non-responsive.

VI. RFP Due Date: Telephone quotes will NOT be accepted. All quotes must be received via email no later than August 01, 2022, 5:00 PM Local Eastern Time. ONLY EMAILED QUOTES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Email to timothy_clapp@fws.gov. Please reference/subject: solicitation number 140F0422R0026. Quotes should be attached document that is either Microsoft Word compatible or PDF.

The anticipated award date is on or about August 20, 2022. Please do not request award status prior to this date.

VII. All questions regarding this solicitation must be emailed to timothy_clapp@fws.gov. All questions must be submitted no later than July 20, 2022; 5:00 PM local eastern standard time.

VIII. Additional Information:

Contractor Liability:

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The Government shall only be responsible for ALLOWABLE charges authorized on the contract.

Responsibility for charges other than those cited as “Allowable Charges” under this contract shall be a matter between the contractor and the person (s) that initiated the unallowable charge because they were not an authorized or it was not within their dollar limitation. Under no circumstances, shall the USFWS, or any other activity of the Department of Interior be liable for such charges.

Payments will follow IPP electronic payment instructions. Invoicing shall be submitted by the contractor upon completion of monthly services in payment shall be in arrears. The summary invoice shall identify the call numbers covered therein and stating their total dollar value. Summary invoices shall be accompanied by the call number, the authorized individual who placed the call, and the total amount for each call and a final total for all calls placed within that billing cycle. All invoices shall be prepared without the assessment of any local or state taxes. The US Fish and Wildlife is 100% tax exempt. The vendor shall furnish a blank tax exemption form to the contract administrator for completion upon award of the Blanket Purchase Agreement. All invoices shall be submitted to U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, address given in Block 21 of the contract.

XIII. All interested Contractors shall provide a quote as follows:

(1) Parties responding to this solicitation please submit the following:

a. SF 1449

b. Technical Volume

c. Price Volume

d. Past Performance Questionnaire

i. SF 1449: Provide a completed SF 1449 with signature. Provide all signed amendments (SF 30), if issued for this notice.

ii. Price Quote and Reasonableness/ Provide firm fixed price of the following:

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CLIN 00010: Consulting services to help transform the social conflict around red wolves

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CLIN 00020 Option Year 1: Consulting services to help transform the social conflict around red wolves

CLIN 00030 Option Year 2: Consulting services to help transform the social conflict around red wolves

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The Government will evaluate the proposal based on Best Value Trade Off. For the price to be reasonable, in its nature and amount, it should not exceed that which would be incurred by a prudent person in the conduct of a competitive business. This represents a compromise between the seller's and the buyer's opinion of what constitutes a fair price. Reasonableness considers the context of a given source selection, including current market conditions and other factors that affect the ability of an Offeror to perform the contract requirements. What is reasonable depends upon a variety of considerations and circumstances, including:

-Whether it is the type of cost generally recognized as ordinary and necessary for the conduct of the Offeror’s business -Generally accepted sound business practices, Federal and State laws and regulations.

-Any significant deviations from the Offeror’s established practices.

NOTE: Any quotes not received by the due date and time specified in this combined synopsis/solicitation will be rejected. Additionally, any incomplete quote not containing the required information as stated in this solicitation may be rejected.

NOTE: The final quoted price(s), both total and individual, MUST include all applicable fees, service charges, etc. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IS TAX EXEMPT. Please ensure your quoted price is your best and final offer.

XIV. Provisions and Clauses:

FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): FAR | Acquisition.GOV

FAR 52.202-1 Definitions (JUN 2020) FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) FAR 52.203-5 Covenant Against Contingent Fees (MAY 2014) FAR 52.203-3 Gratuities (APR 1984) FAR 52.203-7 Anti-Kickback Procedures (JUN 2020) FAR 52.203-12 Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (JUN 2020) FAR 52.203-17 Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights and Requirement To Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights (JUN 2020) FAR 52.204-4 Printed or Copied Double-Sided on Postconsumer Fiber Content Paper (MAY 2011)FAR FAR 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (DEC 2014) FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (Oct 2018) https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far

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DIAR 1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations (SEP 2011)

The terms and conditions of this clause are determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary practices.

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FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services. (NOV 1999)

The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 7 calendar days from expired date.

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52.217-9Option 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 five (5) days prior to contract expiration; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 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 five years.

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FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (FEB 2021)

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(a) Except as authorized by the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) in the Department of the Treasury, the Contractor shall not acquire, for use in the performance of this contract, any supplies or services if any proclamation, Executive order, or statute administered by OFAC, or if OFAC’s implementing regulations at 31 CFR ChapterV, would prohibit such a transaction by a person subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

(b) Except as authorized by OFAC, most transactions involving Cuba, Iran, and Sudan are prohibited, as are most imports from Burma or North Korea, into the United States or its outlying areas.

Lists of entities and individuals subject to economic sanctions are included in OFAC’s List of Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists. More information about these restrictions, as well as updates, is available in the OFAC’s regulations at 31 CFR ChapterV and/or on OFAC’s website at https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information.

(c) The Contractor shall insert this clause, including this paragraph (c), in all subcontracts.

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NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS (CPARS)

CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORTING SYSTEM (JUL 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 https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/financial-sanctions/specially-designated-nationals-and-blocked-persons-list-sdn-human-readable-lists https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information https://home.treasury.gov/policy-issues/office-of-foreign-assets-control-sanctions-programs-and-information

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(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 notice)

DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform (IPP)(APR 2013) http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/ http://www.cpars.csd.disa.mil/

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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: attach/submit hard copy invoice on company letterhead

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) 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: 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 in writing to the Contracting Officer with its quote or quotation.

FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es): http://www.arnet.gov/far or www.doi.gov/pam/aindex

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions (SEPT 2007) 52.203-18 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements-Representation (Jan 2017) 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (JAN 2017) 52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment (OCT 2020) 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation (OCT 2020) 52.209-2 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations-Representation (NOV 2015) 52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law (Feb 2016) http://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org http://www.arnet.gov/far http://www.doi.gov/pam/aindex

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52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (JUL 1990) 52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting With Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran—Representation and Certifications (JUN 2020) 52.229-11 Tax on Certain Foreign Procurements—Notice and Representation (JUN 2020) 52.249-8 Default (Fixed-Price Supply and Service) (APR 1984)

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code(s) and small business size standard(s) for this acquisition appear elsewhere in the solicitation. However, the small business size standard for a concern that submits an offer, other than on a construction or service acquisition, but proposes to furnish an end item that it did not itself manufacture, process, or produce is 500 employees if the acquisition—

(1)Is set aside for small business and has a value above the simplified acquisition threshold;

(2)Uses the HUBZone price evaluation preference regardless of dollar value, unless the offeror waives the price evaluation preference; or

(3)Is an 8(a), HUBZone, service-disabled veteran-owned, economically disadvantaged women-owned, or women-owned small business set-aside or sole-source award regardless of dollar value.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

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(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender’s request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions, including alternative line items (provided that the alternative line items are consistent with FAR subpart 4.10), or alternative commercial products or commercial services for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers.

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation.

If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)

(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitationcontractorder-commercial-items https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-4#FAR_Subpart_4_10

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(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers. Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror’s initial offer should contain the offeror’s best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the

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Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation.

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(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to-

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section

Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW

Washington, DC 20407

Telephone (202) 619-8925

Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST ( https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search ( http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

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(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by-

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Unique entity identifier.(Applies to all offers that exceed the micro-purchase threshold, and offers at or below the micro-purchase threshold if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM).) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address. The Offeror also shall enter its Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator, if applicable. The EFT indicator is a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the Offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see FAR subpart 32.11) for the same entity. If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for unique entity identifier establishment directly to obtain one.

The Offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishing the unique entity identifier.

(k) [Reserved]

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

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(5) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

52.212-2 Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services.

EVALUATION—COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

At the discretion of the Contracting Officer, the Government intends to evaluate quotes and award a contract without discussions with offerors but reserve the right to conduct discussions if deemed necessary.

The Government intends to make award on a Best Value Trade Off basis. Each initial offer should, therefore, contain the Offeror's best value in term of Technical and Price.

Technical Understanding and Management Approach, and Key Personnel and Organizational Plan factors shall be evaluated using reasoned judgment that results in the assignment of a Combined Technical/Risk Rating as follows: Outstanding with Very Low risk, Good with Low risk, Acceptable with Moderate risk, Marginal with High risk, or Unacceptable encompassing a proposal that is unawardable.

Past performance pertains to how well an Offeror has performed past work and is an indicator of future performance. The ratings to be applied to the past performance factor are as follows: Substantial Confidence, Satisfactory Confidence, Limited Confidence, No Confidence, Unknown Confidence or Neutral. In those circumstances where an offeror does not have a relevant record of past performance, or for whom past performance information is not available, that offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on its past performance. In situations of this kind, the adjective rating of Neutral will be assigned to the evaluation factor of Past Performance. The Government may seek and obtain past performance information pertaining to an offeror from governmental and non-government sources and databases.

The Small Business Utilization and Subcontracting Plan factor shall be evaluated using the following ratings: Outstanding, Good, Acceptable, Marginal, Unacceptable, or Neutral.

This evaluation factor is not applicable to offerors that are a small business; therefore those

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There may be contained within non-pricing evaluation factors certain mandatory or minimum requirements to be met for evaluation. There are also certain documents required for submission and are described within the factors. Failure to satisfy any mandatory or minimum requirement may result in a determination that an offer is unacceptable. (A final determination that an offer is unacceptable means that an award to the Offeror involved cannot be made.) Use of the words “will,” “shall” or “must” indicates a mandatory requirement for which failure to comply, at the time and date for submission of proposals, shall result in the proposal being disqualified from consideration for award, unless the Government elects to initiate discussions with some or all of the Offerors in accordance with appropriate provisions of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR), thereby providing a means by which appropriate corrections by the Offerors involved can be made. Failure to comply with non-pricing or pricing requirements that are annotated with the words such as “should” or “may” might result in a lowering of an Offeror’s non-pricing ratings involved, and may have an effect upon an Offeror’s evaluation.

The Government intends to award a contract without discussions, but reserves the right to hold discussions if determined by the Government to be in its best interests.

The Government may communicate with an Offeror in order to clarify, verify, or obtain additional information about its past performance. Such communications will not constitute discussions within the meaning of FAR Subpart 15, and will not obligate the Government to make a competitive range determination, conduct discussions, or solicit or entertain revised proposals.

To determine the best value contractor, a source selection process will be used that involves evaluation of Technical Understanding and Management Approach, Key Personnel and Organizational Plan, Past Performance, Small Business Utilization and Subcontracting Plan, and Cost factors. The Technical Understanding and Management Approach, and Key Personnel and Organizational Plan factors are not of equal importance (Technical Understanding and Management Approach is more important than Key Personnel and Organizational Plan), and when combined are more important than the Past Performance and Small Business Utilization factors. The Past Performance and Small Business Utilization factors are of equal importance. The non-pricing evaluation factors (Technical Understanding and Management Approach, Key Personnel and Organizational Plan, Past Performance, and Small Business Utilization), when combined, shall be significantly more important than cost.

Each proposal should be submitted in a format that is representative of the items to be evaluated in the order that they are described below.

1. Factor 1 – Technical Understanding and

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Management Approach (Page Limit: 10 double sided)

a) Offerors shall provide information addressing their technical understanding of the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW). This section shall discuss, in detail, the offeror’s understanding of the goals and technical complexities of the effort required.

b) The offeror shall provide in detail a Management Approach that will successfully accomplish the requirements of the solicitation, including the SOW. The approach should contain a narrative explaining the program management approach, techniques, or procedures to be utilized to accomplish the basic functions of planning, organizing, and ensuring quality of the requirement for:

Conducting a comprehensive assessment of the social conflict around red wolves.

2. Factor 2 – Key Personnel and Organizational Plan (Page Limit: 10 double sided)

a) The positions and qualifications of the key personnel required for the contract are outlined in the Statement of Work. The offeror shall provide resumes for each of the required key personnel proposed using the format shown below:

i. Name and address of proposed key personnel;

ii. Relevant Education and Training;

iii. Employment History (Clearly Identify dates and employer);

iv. Experience applicable to proposed position (expressed in number of years). Identify direct relevance to the statement of work;

v. Current employment status with offeror (provide signed letter of intent if not currently employed with the offeror).

b) The offeror shall provide an organization chart identifying the staffing to be used to accomplish the requirement of the contract.

The chart shall demonstrate the flow of operations within and among each department. The organization chart shall include, as a minimum, the following information:

i. Title of department

ii. Title of key personnel

iii. Title of all staff (include SCA category if applicable)

iv. Identify work shift

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v. Number of staff for each department

vi. Overall total staff

c) Additionally, provide a narrative detailing the organizational plan and the assessment of work to support the plan.

3. PAST PERFORMANCE FACTOR

The offeror shall provide three (3) projects that reflect their past performance over the past three (3) years, and will give sufficient detail for the Government to perform an evaluation of the offeror’s past performance.

The offeror shall demonstrate it has acceptable past performance in providing services of the same or similar scope, size, and complexity to this solicitation scope of work. The projects shall be provided in the form of completed CPARS evaluations or completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ). For projects to be submitted for this factor, if the offeror has a record of a completed Contractor Performance Assessment Rating System (CPARS) evaluation, the record shall be provided with the proposal. If there is no CPARS evaluation available for the project, a completed PPQ shall be provided. The total submitted CPARS and/or PPQs shall provide information on three (3) separate projects.

The Past Performance Questionnaire (Attachment C) included in the solicitation is provided for the offeror to submit to the client for each project the offeror includes in its proposal which a CPARS is not available.

Completed Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQ) shall be submitted with the proposal. If the offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project(s) before proposal closing date, the offeror shall complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the respective project(s). Ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact. Offerors should follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the client requests, questionnaires may be submitted directly to the Government’s point of contact, Timothy Clapp via email at timothy_clapp@fws.gov prior to the proposal closing date and time.

In addition to the information submitted by an Offeror, the Government will also obtain information from any other sources available to it, to include, but not limited to, the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), or other databases; and interviews with Program Managers, Contracting mailto:timothy_clapp@fws.gov

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Officers, and Fee Determining Officials.

If an Offeror is a joint venture or partnership, information pertaining to past performance should be presented for each partner in the joint venture or partnership. Although the Government prefers all members of a joint venture or partnership to have satisfied or excelled in all the above-indicated areas pertaining to their past performance, the Government will consider the complementary aspects of the separate participants in a joint venture or partnership, by evaluating the joint venture or partnership as a whole.

However, an Offeror with previous applicable past performance as a joint venture or partnership as proposed will be given greater weight than a newly formed joint venture or partnership that has no previous past performance history together.

4. SMALL BUSINESS UTILIZATION AND SUBCONTRACTING PLAN FACTOR

This factor is applicable to those offerors submitting a proposal as a Large Business.

In accordance with FAR Clause 52.219-9 Alt II, proposals submitted in response to this solicitation shall include a subcontracting plan (complete Attachment D in its entirety) that separately addresses subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran-owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns. The plan must separately address subcontracting with small business, veteran-owned small business, service-disabled veteran- owned small business, HUBZone small business, small disadvantaged business, and women-owned small business concerns for the basic contract and for each option year. The plan shall be included in and made a part of the resultant contract. The subcontracting plan shall be negotiated within the time specified by the Contracting Officer. Failure to submit and negotiate a subcontracting plan shall make the offeror ineligible for award of a contract.

Proposed subcontracting goals should be set at a level that can be reasonably expected to result from the offeror expending good faith efforts to use small business subcontractors to the maximum practicable extent. The offeror shall propose the dollar value and percentage of subcontracting, however, at a minimum, the subcontracting plan should achieve the following Department of Interior Small Business goal targets:

Small Business 44.5%

SDB 28%

WOSM 5.0%

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SDVOSB 3.0%

HUBZone 3.0%

If the proposed Subcontracting goals do not meet the minimum Department of Interior subcontracting targets, include a detailed explanation describing the actions taken to arrive at that determination, along with an explanation for the goals proposed.

The offeror shall provide, separate from the Subcontracting Plan, a narrative to address its past performance in complying with requirements of the clauses at FAR 52.219-8, "Utilization of Small Business Concerns," and 52.219-9, "Small Business Subcontracting Plan." The narrative should include small business subcontracting history, previous efforts to meet subcontracting goals, and compliance with reporting requirements.

5. PRICE FACTOR

a) An Offeror shall submit the Proposal Schedule on Page 4 of the solicitation, and a Price Breakdown and Price Narrative in order to enable the Government to conduct a thorough analysis of the proposed costs. All line items on page 4 of the solicitation must be priced, including the breakdown within the line item for the base amount. An Offeror that fails to submit all required information will be excluded from further consideration for award of a contract. To assist the Government in determining price reasonableness and realism for this effort, the Offeror shall provide sufficient detailed price information with their proposal to make this determination. The Offeror shall provide a complete breakdown of all costs, and a narrative explaining the basis of the cost. This narrative shall support the Offeror’s proposed price in relation to the understanding of the nature and scope of work required.

b) A separate cost breakdown shall be submitted for the base line item and each of the four option line items. The offeror shall submit the cost data requested below in support of each separately priced item on page 4 of the solicitation:

i. Direct Labor. Show labor category, number of employees or full-time equivalencies (FTEs) in each category, number of hours, hourly rates, and totals. Identify productive versus non-productive (leave, holidays) time.

ii. Labor Overhead. Show fringe benefits, payroll taxes, and insurance.

iii. Materials. List categories or major items and estimate cost or price. State basis for cost estimate.

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iv. Subcontracts. Identify commitments from subcontractors, nature of work, and price. State what method you used to determine the subcontract price reasonable.

v. Other Direct Costs. Itemize any other direct costs not included above and provide the data used to make the estimate.

vi. General and Administrative Costs.