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140L3926Q0032

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BLM NV-STATE OFC BGT&FIN SVC(NV955)

1340 FINANCIAL BLVD.

RENO NV 89502

07/27/2026 1300 MD

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Amanda Cline-Rispress 0000000000

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Tyler Johnson

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1340 FINANCIAL BLVD.

RENO NV 89502 US

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50 BASTIAN ROAD

BATTLE MOUNTAIN NV 89820 US

BMDO Antelope Butte-Table Mountain Midslope

Fuelbreak Herbicide FY26

UEI Number: _______________________

All questions regarding this solicitation must be submitted in writing to Amanda

Cline-Rispress

(amanda_cline-rispress@ios.doi.gov) no later than 7/20/26 at 1300MD

Questions received will be answered through an amendment to this solicitation.

Period of Performance: 09/15/2026 to

12/30/2026

00010 Antelope Butte Base Unit

7,649 acres

Product/Service Code: F001

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- AERIAL

FERTILIZATION/SPRAYING

00020 Table Mountain Herbicide (Option Unit)

1,651 acres

Product/Service Code: F001

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- AERIAL

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Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140L3926Q0032

FERTILIZATION/SPRAYING

Quotes and supporting documents must be submitted via email to amanda_cline-rispress@ios.doi.gov no later than

7/27/26 at 1300MD

See attached for required Technical and Price

Information requested.

Contract Administration Point of Contact:

Amanda Cline-Rispress-Contracting Officer

DOI-Wildland Fire Programs Fuels/BAR/Incident

Email: amanda_cline-rispress@ios.doi.gov

Phone: 775-861-6418

Tyler Johnson, Contracting Officer

Phone: 775-861-6741

Email: Tyler_Johnson@ios.doi.gov

BMDO ANTELOPE FUELBREAK HERBICIDE

Issuing Office: DOI Wildland Fire Programs

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

TABLE OF CONTENTS

SECTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS

SECTION 2 CONTRACT CLAUSES

52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES. (NOV 2020)

1452.201-70 AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS SEP 2011

1452.204-70 RELEASE OF CLAIMS (JUL 1996)

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS–INVOICE PROCESSING PLATFORM (IPP) FEB 2021 8

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - CPARS (DEC 2015)

1510.046 CONTRACTING OFFICER’S REPRESENTATIVE (COR) AND/OR PROJECT INSPECTOR (PI)

APR 1998 10

1510.301 INSPECTION AUG 1999

1510.302 ACCEPTANCE AUG 1999

1510.304 PRE-WORK CONFERENCE AUG 1999

1510.322 PROCUREMENT OFFICE REPRESENTATIVE AUG 1999

GREEN PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

SECTION 3 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS12

52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE FEB 1998

52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS NOV 2020

QUOTE SUBMISSION

52.212-2 EVALUATION – COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES DEVIATION

MAR 2026 13

1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION - DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

APR 1984 15

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

SECTION 1 SPECIFICATIONS

The Bureau of Land Management in collaboration with the Wildland Fire Service is seeking contractor services for vegetation treatment on selected sites administered by the Battle Mountain District. The work consists of applying herbicides in select locations near Antelope Butte in Lander County, Nevada, and Table Mountain in Eureka County, Nevada, for control of invasive and/or noxious weeds on BLM administered lands. The work shall consist of application of contractor-furnished herbicide and adjuvant within the potential project areas as defined on the attached maps. Application will occur in fire-impacted areas. The areas covered under this Contract contain at least 7,649 acres, with the Government Option to extend the areas to 9,300 acres total. The Contract areas contain expansive sections, with many sections potentially ranging greater than 60 % slope.

This acquisition is being procured as a Total Small Business Set Aside under the NAICS code 115310 Forest Fire Suppression and Fuels Management Services. The Government anticipates award of a single firm fixed price contract.

The subject contract has Option Units and can be exercised at the BLM’s option for an additional 1 unit at the time of the award.

NOTICE TO OFFEROR(s): System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations, including 52.223-22, Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals—Representation, and paragraph (t) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Agencies will not consider or use these representations. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

SECTION 2 CONTRACT CLAUSES

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 Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 DOI Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Clauses: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

Clauses Title Date 52.204-13 System for Award Maintenance DEVIATION Mar 2026

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications Dec 2014

52.209-6 Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, DEVIATION MAY 2026 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 http://www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses http://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032 or Proposed for Debarment 52.209-10 Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic

Corporations

DEVIATION MAY 2026

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial items DEVIATION Mar 2026 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services, 30 days Nov 1999 52.217-4 Evaluation of Options Exercised at Time of Contract

Award Mar 2000

52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside DEVIATION JAN 2026 52.219-28 Post-Award Small Business Program Representation DEVIATION JAN 2026 52.222-3 Convict Labor DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-35 Equal Opportunity for Veterans DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-36 Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Veterans DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-41 Service Contract Labor Standards DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires MAY 2014 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-54 Employment Eligibility Verification DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-55 Minimum Wages for Contractor Workers Under Ex.

Order 14026 Jan 2022

52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.222-90 Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors DEVIATION APR 2026 52.223-23 Sustainable Products DEVIATION MAY 2026 52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging

While Driving

MAY 2024

52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations Jun 2013 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business

Subcontractors Mar 2023

52.233-3 Protest After Award AUG 1996 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim OCT 2004 52.240-91 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions DEVIATION MAR 2026 52.242-13 Bankruptcy JUL 1995 52.242-15 Stop-Work Order Aug 1989 52.242-17 Government Delay of Work APR 1984 52.243-1 Changes-Fixed-Price Alternate 1 DEVIATION OCT 2025 52.244-6 Subcontracts for Commercial Products and Commercial

Services

DEVIATION MAY 2026

52.246-4 Inspection of Services – Fixed Price Aug 1996 52.246-25 Limitation of Liability - Services Feb 1997

52.252-6 Authorized Deviations in Clauses. (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of the Interior Regulation (48 CFR

14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of (DEVIATION) after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

1452.201-70 Authorities and Delegations Sep 2011

(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 proper 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.

1452.204-70 Release of Claims (JUL 1996)

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

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.

(End of clause)

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements–Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) Feb 2021

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:

1. A copy of the Contractor’s invoice, to include the finalized OF-286 invoice from the incident.

2. The contract number.

3. The invoice number.

4. Dates of transactions.

5. A description of the line items being billed

6. The unit prices for each line item.

7. Quantities for each line item.

8. Total amount of each line item.

9. Overall invoice total.

10. All receipts for travel (meals, lodging, transportation).

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 St. Louis (FRBSTL) 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 IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov 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.

(End of Local Clause)

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS - CPARS (DEC 2015)

Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (December 2015) https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. We request that you furnish the Contracting Officer (CO) 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 (AO). Information in the report must be protected as source selection sensitive information not releasable to the public.

4. When your Contractor Representative(s) 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 https://www.cpars.gov/.

5. Within 60 days after the end of a performance period, the AO will complete an interim or final past performance evaluation, and the report will be accessible at https://www.cpars.gov/.

6. Contractor Representatives may then provide comments in response to the 6.evaluation, or return the evaluation without comment.

7. Your comments should focus on objective facts in the AO's narrative and should a)provide your views on the causes and ramifications of the assessed performance.

8. All information provided should be reviewed for accuracy prior to submission.

9. If you elect not to provide comments, please acknowledge receipt of the evaluation by indicating

"No comment" in the space provided, and then selecting "Accept the Ratings and Close the Evaluation".

10. Your response is due within 60 calendar days after receipt of the CPAR. On day 15, the evaluation will become available in PPIRS-RC marked as "Pending" with or without comments and whether or not it has been closed.

11. If you do not sign and submit the CPAR within 60 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."

12. The following guidelines apply concerning your use of the past performance evaluation:

13. 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 CO for instructions.

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

15. Prohibit the use of or reference to evaluation data for advertising, promotional material, pre-award https://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.gov/

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032 surveys, responsibility determinations, production readiness reviews, or other similar purposes.

16. If you wish to discuss a past performance evaluation, you should request a meeting in writing to the CO 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 60-day review period.

17. 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)

1510.046 Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) and/or Project Inspector (PI) Apr 1998 The COR and/or Project Inspector (PI) will be appointed by the Contracting Officer upon award of the contract. Such COR/PI will be responsible for giving the Contractor any special instructions or guidance necessary to complete delivery as required by the contract. The COR and/or PI does not have the authority to modify or in any way amend the terms of this contract

The designated COR for this project is:

To be determined at time of award

1510.301 Inspection Aug 1999

(a) Work will be subject to periodic inspections by the Government to assure satisfactory progress, to determine quantities or work performed for progress payment purposes, to be certain that work is being performed in accordance with contract specifications, and to determine if work corrections are necessary.

(b) Inspection in the form of a review of all required reports will be performed by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR). Accordingly, all reports, data, and documentation required by the contract will be submitted to the COR who will recommend approval/disapproval for acceptance purposes to the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contractor shall notify the COR or the Project Inspector (PI) at least 3 days before the scheduled completion date, so the Government can schedule final inspection. The Contractor will not be granted a time extension to perform a work correction required as a result of a periodic or final inspection if such correction is necessary because of improper work by the Contractor. The Contractor or his authorized representative must be at the worksite at time of final inspection.

1510.302 Acceptance Aug 1999

Final inspection and acceptance of all items/services to be delivered under this contract shall be the responsibility of the Contracting Officer. Quality of work is subject to verification by the COR, with final payment to be withheld pending completion of any necessary rework by the Contractor.

1510.304 Pre-Work Conference Aug 1999

After award a pre-work conference shall be held between the Contractor and the COR. The date and time of the meeting shall be determined by the COR and the Contractor in consultation. Discussions relative to contract requirements and the specific responsibilities of each party will be conducted at this time.

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

1510.322 Procurement Office Representative Aug 1999

The Procurement Office Representative for this requirement is:

Administrative Point of Contact:

Amanda Cline-Rispress Email: ACLINERISPRESS@blm.gov Phone: 775-861-6418

Tyler Johnson- CO Bureau of Land Management, Nevada State Office 1340 Financial Blvd Reno, NV 89502 Telephone: 775-861-6741 Email: TLJohnson@blm.gov

Green Procurement Requirements

In the performance of this service or construction contract, the Contractor shall make maximum use of products identified on the mandatory environmental purchasing list at the following links, if applicable:

• U.S. EPA Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines published at www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm

• USDA Biobased product listings published at www.biopreferred.gov

• Energy Star® product listings published at www.energystar.gov/products

• FEMP Low Standby Power product listings published at http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories

Contractor shall comply with all reporting requirements stated in the applicable clause(s):

• 52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

• 52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction

Contracts (MAY 2024) (DEVIATION MAY 2026)

SECTION 3 LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

1. Statement of Work (12 pages)

2. B03 Wage Determinations Service Contract Act WD # 1969-0113 (11 pages)

3. Map 1 (1 page)

4. Map 2 (1 page)

5. Map 3 (1 page)

6. Bid Schedule (1 page) http://www.epa.gov/cpg/products.htm http://www.biopreferred.gov/ http://www.energystar.gov/products http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories http://energy.gov/eere/femp/covered-productcategories

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

SECTION 4 REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF

OFFERORS

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):

FAR Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 DOI Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses Revolutionary FAR Overhaul Provisions: www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52

(End of provision)

52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions Nov 2020

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter

14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

Clauses Title Date

52.203-11 Certification and Disclosure Regarding Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions SEP 2024

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

Jan 2017

52.204-7 System for Award Management DEVIATION MAR 2026

52.209-11 Representation by Corporations Regarding Delinquent Tax Liability or a Felony Conviction under any Federal Law

DEVIATION MAY 2026

52.209-12 Certification Regarding Tax Matters.\ OCT 2020 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and

Commercial Services.

DEVIATION MAR 2026

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations NAICS 115310 Size $34 Million

DEVIATION JAN 2026

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options Jul 1990 52.237-1 Site Visit Apr 1984 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52 http://www.acquisition.gov/diar/part-1452-solicitation-provisions-and-contract-clauses

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

52.240-90 Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications

DEVIATION MAR 2026

Quote Submission

Electronic Submittal: Quotes and supporting documentation, must be submitted electronically via email to Amanda Cline-Rispress at amanda_cline-rispress@ios.doi.gov.

General:

This is a Request for Quote (RFQ). An award notice will be posted on the Government Point of Entry website located at https://sam.gov upon award. The award notice will include the awardee’s name and address and total award amount.

The Offeror shall submit the completed Standard Form 1449 and acknowledge all amendments, if any, in addition to the Technical, Past Performance, and Price information requested below.

Quotes shall be submitted in two parts consisting of:

(1) Technical and Past Performance information. Part 1 should not contain any price information for this project.

(2) Price (SF1449).

(3) Bid Schedule (completed in full).

Each part shall be separate and complete in itself so that evaluation of one may be accomplished independently of the other. The Government is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the submission.

Sufficient and detailed information must be presented in the submission to enable the Government to evaluate the quote fully in accordance with the Evaluation and Award Factors set forth in this solicitation.

The Government is not obligated to ask for additional information and in the absence of appropriate information the contractor’s submission will be rated deficient.

52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services DEVIATION

MAR 2026

Note: Quotes will be evaluated based on a best value, trade-off process.

(a) The Government will award a purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote is most advantageous to the Government, price and evaluation factors identified below. This acquisition is being conducted under the Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services of FAR Part 12.

Best Value allows the Government to consider or award to an offer who’s Price might not be the lowest offer, but the offeror’s proposal is more advantageous in Technical Capability and/or Past Performance.

The Government may consider award to other than the lowest priced offeror or other than the highest https://sam.gov/

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032 technically rated offeror when it is in the best interest of the Government.

1. Evaluation Process:

In accordance with FAR 12 (FAR Overhaul - Part 12 | Acquisition.GOV) the Government will perform a comparative evaluation of quotes. A comparative evaluation is defined as the act of comparing one quote to another in a side-by-side fashion.

• No Formal Scoring is required: The Government is not required to use formal evaluation plans, precise weighting, or adjectival scoring (e.g., "Excellent" or "Blue").

• Direct Comparison: IAW FAR 12, Quotes will be compared against one another to determine which provides the best value. The Government will use their professional business judgment to determine if a quote’s technical superiority or more favorable terms (e.g., faster delivery, longer warranty) justifies a higher price. However, the Government may first perform a price analysis. If the lowest-priced quote provides the best value, the Government may award to that quoter without further comparison to other quotes.

2. Evaluation Factors:

The following factors will be used to evaluate quotes:

• Technical Capability: Vendors shall demonstrate their ability to meet the specifications in the Statement of Work with the following:

• An independent review of each proposal will be conducted to determine if all requested information is provided. An evaluation of each proposal’s ability to meet all solicitation requirements will be performed and a rating assigned. If a proposal has salient features that offer an advantage to the Government, a higher technical rating may be determined. Include only information relevant to this project and the contractor's proposal. Address each item described above.

• Offeror shall submit a technical narrative to address, at a minimum, the following items:

1. Copy of the contractors current Nevada Professional Applicator License (Agricultural Ground B2 for ground-based herbicide application or Category A for Aerial instead).

2. The suggested technical approach to accomplish the tasks in the Statement of Work.

a. proposed timeline.

b. number of employees/crews

c. acres treated per day.

3. Type of equipment: Describe equipment to be used to accomplish the tasks in the Statement of Work.

4. Discuss quality control plan:

a. Describe methods to be utilized to ensure work is being completed as required in the Statement of Work (e.g., self-monitoring techniques).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-12#FAR_Subpart_12_2

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b. Describe methods to minimize disturbance, minimize weed spread, and reduce Government oversight.

5. Safety Plan:

a. Identify plan to address pesticide safety, accidental spills, containment kit, and knowledge of nearest medical facilities (location and contact information).

6. GPS Data Collection and Tracklog experience: Describe experience with, or knowledge of, GIS/GPS software and hardware (programs used, shapefiles, .gpx, kml/kmz files, tablets, GPS units, etc) and data collection field methods for meeting daily tracklog requirements.

7. Key Personnel: Identify personnel and their relevant experience, for this specific project. Also describe work crew experience (e.g., knowledge in herbicide application and familiarity of noxious and invasive weed species known to occur in the project area).

Include only information relevant to this project and the contractor's proposal only. Address each item described above, at a minimum.

Relevant Experience (Past Performance): At least 3 recent and relevant experiences in size and scope within the past 5 years.

1. Relevancy of past performance provided (unless a neutral rating is requested per instructions).

2. References and past performance of the company to show quality of work necessary to successfully provide these services and meet required deadlines.

3. How quality control was monitored to ensure compliance with specifications.

4. Timely completion of project to ensure completion before ending performance time.

5. Ability to manage employees and/or subcontractors.

6. Ability to manage project and complete within budget.

• Each proposal will be independently evaluated to determine the probability of success and the overall degree of risk in meeting Government requirements

• Vendor’s may request a rating of Neutral if no current and/or relevant performance record is identifiable upon which to base a meaningful performance risk prediction.

This is neither a negative or positive assessment.

• Price: Total evaluated price. Offeror to complete the Standard Form (SF) 1449 and attached Bid Schedule in full including pricing for all option years. Price should include ALL costs associated with the completion of the project per the attached Statement of Work.

Location: BLM-NV Battle Mountain Solicitation Number: 140L3926Q0032

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

(b) Options (if applicable). The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. The evaluation of options does not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) Notice of award. A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer furnished to the successful Offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information - Department of the Interior Apr 1984

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) “Trade Secret” means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) “Confidential commercial or financial information” means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers “commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential,” and exemption (9), which covers “geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.”

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

“The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.”

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

“This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.”

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(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that (i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.