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CHEYENNE WY 82009

5353 YELLOWSTONE RD.

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08/31/2021 1400 MD

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3077756336Crystal Martinez (No collect calls)

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ALL QUOTES MUST BE SUBMITTED THROUGH EMAIL TO

CRYSTALM@BLM.GOV. QUOTES WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

THROUGH MAIL. ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED BY

EMAIL AND MUST INCLUDE THE SOLICITATION NUMBER

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FAR 52.204-24 AND FAR 52.204-26.

CO: CRYSTAL MARTINEZ, (307) 775-6336

Legacy Doc #: BLM

Period of Performance: 09/06/2021 to 06/30/2022

00010 MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AT WELCH RANCH

Product/Service Code: B503

Product/Service Description: SPECIAL

STUDIES/ANALYSIS- ARCHEOLOGICAL/PALEONTOLOGICAL

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*Payment Terms Net 30 - Contractor must upload an itemized company invoice when creating the IPP invoice or the IPP invoice will be rejected.

This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) proposals are requested under Request for Proposal (RFP) Solicitation number 140L6221R0033 document incorporates provisions and clauses which are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2021-06, Effective Dated 07/12/2021. This solicitation is Total Small Business Set-Aside under North American Industry Classification System (NAICS): 541620, Standard Size: $16.50.

The Line Items Numbers are:

Item No.

Description QTY Unit

010 MAGNETOMETER SURVEY AT WELCH RANCH 1 AU

Estimated Period of Performance 09/06/2021 – 06/30/2022

Proposal Submittal:

Proposals are to be emailed to the BLM-WY State Office, Contracting Officer, Crystal Martinez at crystalm@blm.gov by 2:00 pm MDT, August 31, 2021.

All questions regarding this requirement shall be directed to the contracting officer Crystal Martinez email to crystalm@blm.gov. Please consolidate all questions to one email. Questions will no longer be answered after August 25, 2021, 10:00 A.M. MDT.

mailto:crystalm@blm.gov

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Clauses by Reference

52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video 5 Surveillance Services or Equipment (Aug 2020)

52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jul 2021) 5

52.212-4 – Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018) 5

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990) 5

52.222-22 – Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999) 5

Clauses by Full Text

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance 5 Services or Equipment (OCT 2020)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services – Representation (OCT 2020) 7

52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) 8

52.212-3 – Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (Feb 2021) 17

52.212-5 – Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or 35 Executive Orders--Commercial Items (Jul 2021)

52.217-8 – Option to Extend the Services (Nov 1999) 42

52.237-1 – Site Visit (Apr 1984) 42

52.252-1 – Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 43

52.252-2 – Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) 43

52.252-5 -- Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020) 43

52.252-6 – Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020) 43

1452.201-70 Authorities and delegations 43

DIAR 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance - Department of the Interior (July 1996) 44

Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Internet Payment Platform (IPP) 45 (April 2013)

Wage Determination 2015-5409 (Rev.14) was first posted on 07/21/2021 45

Clauses by Reference

52.204-25 – Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.212-1 - Instructions to Offerors-Commercial Items (Jul 2021)

52.212-4 -- Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (Oct 2018)

52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (Jul 1990)

52.222-22 – Previous Contracts and Compliance Reports (Feb 1999)

Clauses by Full Text

52.204-24 REPRESENTATION REGARDING CERTAIN TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND VIDEO SURVEILLANCE

SERVICES OR EQUIPMENT (OCT 2020)

The Offeror shall not complete the representation at paragraph (d)(1) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument" in paragraph (c)(1) in the provision at 52.204-26, Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services—Representation, or in paragraph (v)(2)(i) of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. The Offeror shall not complete the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision if the Offeror has represented that it "does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services" in paragraph (c)(2) of the provision at 52.204-26, or in paragraph (v)(2)(ii) of the provision at 52.212-3.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

Backhaul, covered telecommunications equipment or services, critical technology, interconnection arrangements, reasonable inquiry, roaming, and substantial or essential component have the meanings provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Prohibition.

(1) Section 889(a)(1)(A) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2019, from procuring or obtaining, or extending or renewing a contract to procure or obtain, any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements;

or https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-26#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.212-3#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-26#FAR_52_204_26 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.212-3#FAR_52_212_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.204-25#FAR_52_204_25

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(2) Section 889(a)(1)(B) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Pub. L. 115-232) prohibits the head of an executive agency on or after August 13, 2020, from entering into a contract or extending or renewing a contract with an entity that uses any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services as a substantial or essential component of any system, or as critical technology as part of any system. This prohibition applies to the use of covered telecommunications equipment or services, regardless of whether that use is in performance of work under a Federal contract. Nothing in the prohibition shall be construed to—

(i) Prohibit the head of an executive agency from procuring with an entity to provide a service that connects to the facilities of a third-party, such as backhaul, roaming, or interconnection arrangements;

or

(ii) Cover telecommunications equipment that cannot route or redirect user data traffic or cannot permit visibility into any user data or packets that such equipment transmits or otherwise handles.

(c) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(d) Representation. The Offeror represents that—

(1) It □ will, □ will not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract or other contractual instrument resulting from this solicitation. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(1) of this section if the Offeror responds "will" in paragraph (d)(1) of this section; and

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry, for purposes of this representation, the Offeror represents that—

It □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or use any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services. The Offeror shall provide the additional disclosure information required at paragraph (e)(2) of this section if the Offeror responds "does" in paragraph (d)(2) of this section.

(e) Disclosures.

(1) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "will" in the representation in paragraph (d)(1) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the original equipment manufacturer (OEM) or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand;

model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and https://www.sam.gov/

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the Product Service Code (PSC) of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(1) of this provision.

(2) Disclosure for the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision. If the Offeror has responded "does" in the representation in paragraph (d)(2) of this provision, the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(i) For covered equipment—

(A) The entity that produced the covered telecommunications equipment (include entity name, unique entity identifier, CAGE code, and whether the entity was the OEM or a distributor, if known);

(B) A description of all covered telecommunications equipment offered (include brand;

model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); and

(C) Explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications equipment and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(ii) For covered services—

(A) If the service is related to item maintenance: A description of all covered telecommunications services offered (include on the item being maintained: Brand; model number, such as OEM number, manufacturer part number, or wholesaler number; and item description, as applicable); or

(B) If not associated with maintenance, the PSC of the service being provided; and explanation of the proposed use of covered telecommunications services and any factors relevant to determining if such use would be permissible under the prohibition in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision.

(End of provision)

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation. (OCT 2020)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, "covered telecommunications equipment or services" and "reasonable inquiry" have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

(b) Procedures. The Offeror shall review the list of excluded parties in the System for Award Management (SAM) (https://www.sam.gov) for entities excluded from receiving federal awards for "covered telecommunications equipment or services".

(c) (1) Representation. The Offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not provide covered telecommunications equipment or services as a part of its offered products or services to the Government in the performance of any contract, subcontract, or other contractual instrument.

(2) After conducting a reasonable inquiry for purposes of this representation, the offeror represents that it □ does, □ does not use covered telecommunications equipment or services, or any equipment, system, or service that uses covered telecommunications equipment or services.

(End of provision)

52.212-2 -- Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014)

(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. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

Evaluation and Award Factors

1. Introduction:

All proposals received will be evaluated carefully. The Contracting Officer will separate the cost and technical proposals and will appoint a Technical Proposal Evaluation Committee (TPEC) consisting of BLM personnel to assist in the proposal evaluation.

2. Evaluation Process:

a. Technical Evaluation: Each member of the TPEC shall receive and independently evaluate a copy of each technical proposal without knowledge of the cost proposals. TPEC members will score each technical proposal according to the evaluation criteria set forth below and then will collectively evaluate the proposals.

b. Cost Evaluation: After completion of the technical proposal evaluation, the TPEC shall evaluate the cost proposals in relation to the content of the technical proposals, focusing on the adequacy of the proposed level of effort and supporting resources.

3. Evaluation Factors:

The following major factors and sub-factors shall be used in proposal evaluation. The relative importance of the major evaluation factors is indicated by the order in which they are listed. The factors will be rated as either Acceptable or Unacceptable. Past Performance provided will be assigned a Past Performance Confidence Assessment Rating as indicated in the Table on page 17, titled Appendix II.

RATING DESCRIPTION

Acceptable Proposal meets requirements and indicates and adequate approach and understanding of requirements, and risk of unsuccessful performance is no worse than moderate.

Unacceptable Proposal does not meet requirements of the solicitation and thus contains one or more deficiencies, and/or risk of unsuccessful performance is unacceptable. Proposal is not awardable.

The Contractor shall submit a proposal presenting a detailed narrative of experience of all personnel. This proposal shall be complete enough to permit a panel of BLM experts to fully evaluate the criteria indicated below.

Complete information as to the experience of all Contractor personnel who would perform work on this contract must be submitted in order to judge the following criteria.

TECHNICAL APPROACH

SUBFACTOR 1: Quality of Proposal:

a. Does the proposal reflect a good understanding of the scope of issues involved?

b. Is there a clear description of how the work will be managed and coordinated with the BLM?

SUBFACTOR 2: Qualifications and Experience

a. Does the respondent have a current Wyoming BLM Cultural Resources Use Permit (provide the permit number) or the ability to obtain a permit in time to meet the project timeframes described?

b. Does the respondent have experience in successfully completing geophysical assessments and NRHP evaluations using techniques outlined in this SOW?

c. Does the respondent have knowledge relating to the prehistory and history in Wyoming?

SUBFACTOR 3: Past Performance

a. Is the respondent capable of meeting the time and budget requirements for the project?

b. Does the respondent demonstrate professional past performance in completing geophysical investigation techniques outlined in the SOW?

SUBFACTOR 4: Price

Technical and past performance when combined, are significantly more important when compared to price.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

1. Performance Price Trade-Off (PPT): This acquisition will utilize the PPT technique to make a best value award decision. The application of the PPT technique in the contract award and selection and approval process is as follows:

i. All offerors will receive a performance confidence assessment rating in accordance Appendix II.

ii. If the lowest evaluated price offeror has also received a substantial confidence performance rating, this offeror’s proposal represents the best value for this acquisition and award shall be made to this offeror, subject to a positive responsibility determination.

iii. The Government reserves the right to award a contract to other than the lowest evaluated price offeror if the low offeror receives other than a substantial or satisfactory performance confidence rating. IN THESE CASES, TECHINCAL AND PAST

PERFORMANCE WHEN COMBINED ARE TREATED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE

IMPORTANT WHEN COMPARED TO PRICE. The source selection authority shall make an assessment of the price proposed and the performance confidence rating assigned and trade one off for the other to determine the best value for the Government.

2. Past Performance Confidence Assessment:

i. Performance Confidence will be evaluated in accordance with FAR 15.305(a) (2). In assessing past performance risk, the evaluators will employ several approaches including: A) reviewing the experience listed in the proposal, B) seeking additional present and past performance information through the use of simplified questionnaires and C) using data independently obtained from other government and commercial sources.

ii. The offeror’s and proposed team member’s subcontractor past performance will be evaluated through the accomplishment of a confidence assessment rating based on aspects of the offeror’s relevant past performance and quality of performance, focusing on and targeting performance that is relevant to the same magnitude and complexity as defined in the Statement of Work. Current performance will have greater impact in the performance confidence assessment than less recent performance. The primary means of evaluation will be the Contractors Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix I) and Contractor Performance Assessment Reports (CPARS).

However, the Government reserves the right to consider any other information obtained through other means. The PPT process will result in an overall confidence rating in accordance with Appendix II. This confidence assessment represents the Government evaluation team’s judgment of the probability of an offeror successfully accomplishing the proposed effort based on the offeror’s demonstrated present and past performance.

PAST PERFORMANCE:

a. Past performance shall provide adequate information describing the offeror’s previous experience in Magnetometer Survey within the past three years from the issuance date of this RFP. The offeror shall also list all contracts performed in the past three years from issue date of this RFP that are of the same magnitude and complexity of this project. In addition, the Government may solicit past performance on contracts not listed by the offeror. If an offeror does not have any past performance information to submit as the entity under which the proposal is being submitted, then the offeror should submit past performance data identified above under which the offeror’s key personnel have worked. If the offeror claims there is no past performance, then that status must be identified to the Contracting Officer no later than the date and time due for past performance proposals from all offerors. Lack of any past performance will not automatically disqualify an offeror, but it is a factor that is considered in the Performance Price Trade-Off (PPT) technique described.

(1) Provide a summary of the previous contracts described above. Include information on subcontractors whose effort on this acquisition is projected to be more than 25% of the effort. The summary must include:

(a) Name of project (contract number, if applicable)

(b) Name and address of customer or government agency

(c) Name and telephone number of customer contact or contracting officer

(d) Dollar value and period of performance

(e) Description of work performed

(2) Provide statements, letters, reports, or evaluations from prior customers indicating the level and quality of past performance on the above contracts.

(3) Email attached Past Performance Questionnaire (Appendix 1 to this Section) to all past performance references listed above and instruct them to return completed questionnaire directly to:

Crystal Martinez at crystalm@blm.gov

4. Price Evaluation

a. If negotiations are conducted, they will be with all offerors in the competitive range, price and other factors considered. The importance of price will be in accordance with the above evaluation factors. However, an excessively high priced proposal which is considered competitive technically may not be included in the competitive range for negotiations. Award of contract may or may not be made to the offeror with the lowest price proposal. The right is reserved to award a contract on other than the lowest price basis, if a higher priced proposal is rated significantly higher in quality than any other, and the higher quality performance is considered vital to the successful completion of this program. Proposed prices will be reviewed for the following:

i) Degree to which proposed price accurately reflects the technical approach proposed by the Contractor;

ii) Degree to which proposed price includes all reasonable measures to ensure quality technical effort with maximum utilization of resources at the optimum expenditure levels; and

iii) Adequacy of the supporting rationale to explain and justify individual price elements.

PROPOSAL PREPARATION INSTRUCTIONS

The following is established as the specific information and format required for any proposal submitted. Incomplete proposals are not acceptable. Each offeror may submit only one complete proposal package.

a. To aid in the evaluation process, proposals shall be complete, comprehensive and clearly presented.

Proposals shall be neat, indexed (cross indexed as appropriate) and assembled in an orderly manner.

Elaborate artwork, expensive paper/binding, and expensive visual and other presentation aids are neither necessary nor desired. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the Request for Proposal (RFP) number.

b. Proposals shall include:

(1) A complete proposal consists of the following:

(a) Part I - Past Performance, unlimited pages, one (1) reference from each customer required.

(b) Considerations include the identification of all personnel available to do the work, their level of training and expertise.

EXECUTED REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL DOCUMENTS. This part shall contain the following, signed original, contract documents:

a. Solicitation/Contract Award Document, SF 1449.

b. Amendment of Solicitation/Modification of Contract, SF 30

DEBRIEFING OF UNSUCCESSFUL OFFERORS

a. Successful or unsuccessful offerors may request debriefings by providing a written request to the Contracting Officer in accordance with FAR 15.506(a) (1). Debriefings shall be conducted when an offeror is deleted from the competitive range or after notice of award.

b. Debriefings are conducted with the goal of identifying to unsuccessful offerors where changes can be made to improve future participation. To that end, debriefings requested will be conducted with only one offeror at a time. Offerors requesting a debriefing shall provide their questions in writing in advance of the debriefing. The debriefing shall be confined to a discussion of the offeror’s proposal, its strong and weak points in relation to the requirements of the solicitation.

RESPONSIVENESS.

The following documents will be evaluated for responsiveness, completeness and compliance with requirements of the Request for Proposal. Incomplete items may be basis for rejection.

a. A signed copy of the solicitation contract award document, SF 1449.

b. Acknowledgment of all amendments, SF 30

c. Completed Representation and Instructions.

PRE-AWARD SURVEY OF PROSPECTIVE CONTRACTOR.

a. If your response to this solicitation is favorably considered, a survey team may contact your facility to determine your ability to perform. Current financial statements and other pertinent data should be available for Government review at that time if not already on file with the office having cognizance over your facility. Examples of the areas that may be investigated and evaluated are listed below:

(1) Technical Capability

(2) Production Capability

(3) Security Clearance

(4) Labor Resources

(5) Performance Record

(6) Other as Appropriate

b. Offerors are advised that accomplishment of this survey is a part of the evaluation process and is not to be construed as an indication that an Offeror will receive or is in the best position to receive the award.

DISPOSITION OF UNSUCCESSFUL PROPOSALS

In compliance with FAR Subpart 4.8, the Government will retain one hard copy of all unsuccessful proposals. Extra copies of such unsuccessful proposals will be destroyed by the Government.

AWARD WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS

(a) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, each 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.

(b) Options. 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. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer mailed or otherwise 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.

(End of provision)

Appendix I

EVALUATION ASSESSMENT AND PROCEDURES

The evaluation will use the following rating system:

1. The attached questionnaire shall be utilized in the evaluation process of each past performance evaluation.

After each factor has been rated in a particular section the evaluator will assign an overall risk rating to the section. The following criteria shall be considered when rating each part of the questionnaire:

Exceptional (E) Performance meets all or exceeds many of the contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with few minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were highly effective.

Very Good (VG) Performance meets all or exceeds some of the contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed was accomplished with some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor were effective.

Satisfactory (S) Performance meets contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains some minor problems for which corrective actions taken by the contractor appear or were satisfactory.

Marginal (M) Performance does not meet some contractual requirements. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element being assessed reflects a serious problem for which the contractor has not yet identified corrective actions or the contractor’s proposed actions appear only marginally effective.

Unsatisfactory (U) Performance does not meet most contractual requirements and recovery is not likely in a timely manner. The contractual performance of the element or sub-element contains serious problem(s) for which the contractor’s corrective actions appear or were ineffective.

Unknown (N/A) Did not observe performance in this area.

2. Please respond to the following questions regarding the contractor’s past performance. For all ratings, please provide a narrative explaining how the contractor either exceeded your requirement or how the contractor failed to meet your requirement. If the contractor had problems in a specific area, but you determined them not to have had an impact to the mission, please state such in you narrative remarks.

PAST PERFORMANCE QUESTIONNAIRE

1. Identification

a. Contractor’s Name: ________________________________________

b. Contract Number: _________________________________________

c. Program Title: _____________________________________________

d. Contract Type: Firm Fixed Price____ Fixed Price Incentive____ Cost Plus Award Fee____ Cost Plus Incentive Fee____ Other ____

e. Period of Performance: ______________________________________

f. Total Contract Dollar Value (as of this date):_____________________

g. Total Number of Contractor Personnel (as of this date): ____________

h. Brief Description of Contracted Item(s) or Service(s):

2. Please respond to the following questions regarding the contractor’s past performance. For all ratings, please provide a narrative explaining how the contractor either exceeded your requirement or how the contractor failed to meet your requirement. If the contractor had problems in a specific area, but you determined them to have not had an impact to the mission, please state as such in your narrative remarks.

a. How would you rate the contractor’s overall performance in terms of quality, timeliness, professionalism, and courtesy?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown Narrative:

b. How would you rate the overall quality and reliability of the service performed by the contractor?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

c. How would you rate the offeror’s emphasis on customer satisfaction?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

d. How would you rate the contractor’s equipment used for service provided?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

e. Please rate the contractor’s effectiveness in managing and resolving problems.

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

f. Please rate the contractor’s overall compliance with the contract terms and conditions.

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

g. Delivery Schedule: How well did the contractor meet required schedule?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

h. How well did the contractor plan for and execute quality control?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

i. How effective was the contractor in identifying and resolving problem areas?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

j. How effective is the contractor’s local management team and were they effective in hiring qualified and experienced employees?

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown Narrative:

k. If applicable, did the contractor effectively manage the Small Business subcontracting plan?

Yes (please explain) No (please explain)

Narrative:

l. If applicable, did the contractor successfully meet established Small Business subcontracting plan goals?

Yes (please explain) No (please explain)

Narrative:

m. If Small Business subcontracting goals were not met, did the contractor demonstrate a good faith effort to meet the projected goals as identified in the approved plan Yes (please explain)

No (please explain) Narrative:

n. Based on your judgment of the contractor’s performance; would you award the contractor another service contract? Yes (please explain) No (please explain) Narrative:

o. What were the contractor's strong points, if any, and what did you like best about their performance?

Narrative:

p. What were the contractor's weak points, if any, and what did you like least about their performance?

Narrative:

q. Please rate overall customer satisfaction with the contractor's performance.

Exceptional Very Good Satisfactory Marginal Unsatisfactory Unknown

Narrative:

3. The following information will help us track the responses received, as well as resolve whatever differences may arise between your perception of the contractor’s performance and the contractor’s perception of their performance.

a. Evaluator’s Name:

b. Title:

c. Telephone Number:

d. Organization, Office Symbol, and Address:

e. Length of involvement in the contract:

f. Date of questionnaire completion:

4. Again, thank you for your time and effort in assisting us with our requirement.

5. Please provide narrative explanations for each answer. If more space is needed, please use the back of this questionnaire or attach additional sheets of paper. Please identify the performance area if additional information is provided.

6. You are urged to supplement your knowledge of the contractor’s performance with the judgment of others in your organization. In addition to completing the attached questionnaire for Magnetometer Survey Welch Ranch we solicit your comments on other similar programs for which your organization has contracts with this contractor.

7. Please return the completed questionnaire to Bureau of Land Management, Attn: Crystal Martinez, by email to crystalm@blm.gov. Not to arrive later than 2:00 PM MDT August 31, 2021.

Crystal Martinez Contracting Specialist

Appendix II

PERFORMANCE CONFIDENCE ASSESSMENTS

Rating Description

SUBSTANTIAL

CONFIDENCE

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has a high expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

SATISFACTORY

CONFIDENCE

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has an expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

LIMITED

CONFIDENCE

Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has a low expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort.

NO CONFIDENCE Based on the offeror’s performance record, the government has no expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort.

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items. (FEB 2021)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically in the System for Award Management (SAM) accessed through https://www.sam.gov. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (v)) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

"Covered telecommunications equipment or services" has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204- 25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) concern means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

Forced or indentured child labor means all work or service—

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror.

Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation, means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except—

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

UNKNOWN

CONFIDENCE

No performance record is identifiable, or the offeror’s performance record is so sparse that no confidence assessment rating can be reasonably assigned.

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(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Reasonable inquiry has the meaning provided in the clause 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174).

Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate—

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended."Sensitive technology"—

Sensitive technology—

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically—

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3)of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern—

(1) Means a small business concern—

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

(2) Service-disabled veteran means a veteran, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(2), with a disability that is service connected, as defined in 38 U.S.C. 101(16).

Small business concern—

(1) Means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the criteria in 13 CFR part 121 and size standards in this solicitation.

(2) Affiliates, as used in this definition, means business concerns, one of whom directly or indirectly controls or has the power to control the others, or a third party or parties control or have the power to control the others. In determining whether affiliation exists, consideration is given to all appropriate factors including common ownership, common management, and contractual relationships.

SBA determines affiliation based on the factors set forth at 13 CFR 121.103.

Small disadvantaged business concern, consistent with13 CFR 124.1002, means a small business concern under the size standard applicable to the acquisition, that—

(1) Is at least 51 percent unconditionally and directly owned (as defined at 13 CFR 124.105) by—

(i) One or more socially disadvantaged (as defined at13 CFR 124.103) and economically disadvantaged (as defined at 13 CFR 124.104) individuals who are citizens of the United States; and

(ii) Each individual claiming economic disadvantage has a net worth not exceeding $750,000 after taking into account the applicable exclusions set forth at 13 CFR124.104(c)(2); and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled (as defined at 13.CFR 124.106) by individuals, who meet the criteria in paragraphs (1)(i) and (ii) of this definition.

Subsidiary means an entity in which more than 50 percent of the entity is owned—

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(2) Through another subsidiary of a parent corporation

Successor means an entity that has replaced a predecessor by acquiring the assets and carrying out the affairs of the predecessor under a new name (often through acquisition or merger). The term "successor" does not include new offices/divisions of the same company or a company that only changes its name. The extent of the responsibility of the successor for the liabilities of the predecessor may vary, depending on State law and specific circumstances.

Veteran-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more veterans (as defined at 38 U.S.C.

101(2)) or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more veterans; and

(2) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more veterans.

Women-owned small business (WOSB) concern eligible under the WOSB Program (in accordance with 13 CFR part 127), means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States.

Women-owned small business concern means a small business concern—

(1) That is at least 51 percent owned by one or more women; or, in the case of any publicly owned business, at least51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more women; and

(2) Whose management and daily business operations are controlled by one or more women.

(b) (1) Annual Representations and Certifications. Any changes provided by the Offeror in paragraph (b)(2) of this provision do not automatically change the representations and certifications in

SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the annual representations and certifications electronically in SAM accessed through http://www.sam.gov. After reviewing SAM information, the Offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including the business size standard(s) applicable to the NAICS code(s) referenced for this solicitation), at the time this offer is submitted and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201), except for paragraphs ______________.

[Offeror to identify the applicable paragraphs at (c) through (v) of this provision that the offeror has completed for the purposes of this solicitation only, if any.

These amended representation(s) and/or certification(s) are also incorporated in this offer and are current, accurate, and complete as of the date of this offer.

Any changes provided by the offeror are applicable to this solicitation only, and do not result in an update to the representations and certifications posted electronically on SAM.]

(c) Offerors must…