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Sedro-Woolley WA 98284-1263 810 State Route 20

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(360) 854-7220Sarah Welch (No collect calls)

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Sedro Woolley WA 98284 810 State Route 20 NPS, North Cascades NP

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Port Angeles WA 98362-6757 600 E. Park Avenue

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Complete Contract Price Schedule in "Forms to Return with Quote 140P8321Q0036" file (hyperlinked at beta.SAM).

The National Park Service (NPS) has a requirement for identification of benthic macroinvertebrates from samples collected at mountain lakes and streams in the Pacific Northwest. Services shall

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Request for Quotations #140P8321Q0036

SUMMARY

The National Park Service (NPS) has a requirement for identification of benthic macroinvertebrates from samples collected at mountain lakes and streams in the Pacific Northwest. Services to be performed are described in Attachment 1, Statement of Work (SOW).

PRICE SCHEDULE

All work shall be performed in accordance with Attachment 1, Statement of Work.

Price per sample should include all costs for the benthic macroinvertebrate identification and completion of required deliverables, such as equipment, materials, labor and related costs, pick-up of samples, and data spreadsheet submittals.

Ordering Period Number of

Samples Unit Price LINE ITEM TOTAL PRICE

Base year 66 $______________ $__________________

Optional Ordering Period 1 45-90 $______________ --

Optional Ordering Period 2 45-90 $______________ --

Optional Ordering Period 3 45-90 $______________ --

Optional Ordering Period 4 45-90 $______________ --

CLAUSES

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses listed below will be incorporated into the contract with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Clauses incorporated by reference can be viewed at www.acquisition.gov/far.

52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Jan 2021), with all paragraph (a) clauses incorporated; paragraph (b) clauses indicated by number 1, 4, 8, 14, 22, 27, 29, 30, 32, 35, 44, 51, and 58; all paragraph (c) clauses (equivalent rates for federal hires are GS-0408-11, $26.45 per hour); and paragraph (e) clauses incorporated as applicable.

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 2018) 52.204-18 Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Aug 2020) 52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014) 52.217-6 Option for Increased Quantity-Separately Priced Line Item (Mar 1989) 52.232-39 Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013) 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)

NPS local clause: Electronic Invoicing And Payment Requirements - Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2013). Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (IPP; https://www.ipp.gov) unless the contractor elects payment by MasterCard. "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: Vendor’s standard invoice.

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 www.SAM.gov record) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to contract award or no later than 3 - 5 business days after the contract award date.

Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.

If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.

APPLICABILITY OF THE SERVICE CONTRACT ACT

The Service Contract Act and associated wage requirements will apply to any service employees working on this contract per FAR clause 52.222-41 (incorporated in FAR clause 52.212-5 listed above). It does not apply to learned professionals, as defined in 29 CFR 541.301.

SOLICITATION INFORMATION

This RFQ is set-aside for small businesses, NAICS 541380, Testing Laboratories, Environmental/ Biological, with a small business size standard of $16.5 million, average annual gross receipts for the past three years. The Government intends to issue a firm-fixed price contract to the responsible quoter whose total quote is the most advantageous for the Government, price and other factors considered. The total value of the contract if analysis of 90 samples is ordered in all optional ordering periods is not expected to exceed $90,000.

INSTRUCTIONS TO QUOTERS

Submit your quote by e-mail to sarah_welch@nps.gov.

The official solicitation is posted at www.beta.SAM.gov. Amendments to the solicitation will be posted in the same manner and same place as the solicitation; it is your responsibility to monitor the website.

Questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted in writing to sarah_welch@nps.gov.

QUOTE CONTENTS

1. Completed SF1449 (preferred) or items listed below on company letterhead.

- Contractor remittance address and DUNS number.

- Name, phone number, e-mail, and mailing address of your point of contact.

- Signature of official authorized to bind your organization.

- Prompt payment discount, if applicable.

2. Completed price schedule (template is in Forms to Return with Quote file);

3. Two references or two reports demonstrating relevant experience working with taxa found in the high elevation lakes and streams found in the North Cascades and Olympic mountains of Washington State. Using Relevant Experience form is optional for listing references.

4. Two references or two reports demonstrating relevant experience working with taxa found in the lakes, wetlands and streams found in the Puget Sound Lowlands and Oregon Coast.

Using Relevant Experience form is optional for listing references.

5. Information about the principal scientist performing or overseeing the work. Using Key Personnel form is optional.

6. A quality assurance and control (QAC) plan detailing laboratory practices that ensure data precision, accuracy, representativeness and comparability with existing data. Alternatively, the quoter may be required to complete analysis of up to sixteen additional samples to demonstrate comparability and assess bias.

7. Completed FAR representations in Forms to Return with Quote file.

EVALUATION FACTORS

Quotes received by the Government will be evaluated based on price, technical capability of the firm and the principal scientist, and past performance of the firm using the Simplified Acquisition Procedures in FAR Part 13. NPS will select the single quote that represents the best overall value to the government. The cost impact of unit prices in optional ordering periods will be analyzed for a variety of quantities between 45 and 90.

SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

Quoters must review and comply with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) provisions listed below. They may be viewed in full text at www.acquisition.gov/far.

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016) 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal (Jan 2017) 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018) (DEVIATION 2018-O0018) 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications – Commercial Items (must be completed at www.SAM.gov);

52.225-25 Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Aug 2018)

52.217-9 Option 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 at any time prior to expiration of current contract period (i.e. base or optional ordering period); provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 15 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.

52.232-19 Availability of Funds for the Next Fiscal Year. (APR 1984) Funds are not presently available for performance of orders placed under this contract beyond the base year. The Government's obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract for orders placed after the base year, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.