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See Schedule See Schedule

NPS, PWR - PORE MABO

Point Reyes National Seashore 1 Bear Valley Road Point Reyes Station CA 94956-9703

04/21/2026 1700 PD

0044042805

Brenda Lewis 206-220-4018

PPR 100.00

115310

$11.5

04/09/2026

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NPS, Lassen Volcanic NP

38050 Hwy 36 E

Mineral CA 96063 US

The National Park Service (NPS) at Lassen

Volcanic National Park (LAVO) has a requirement

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for removal of hazard trees. The project is located at Lassen Volcanic National Park, Shasta County, CA. The Contractor shall provide all supervision, labor, equipment, testing, and supplies necessary to complete the work as identified in the project specifications and associated documents provided as attachments to the solicitation.

The North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is

115310, with a corresponding size standard of

$34 million.

This acquisition is a Total Small Business

Set-Aside. Quotations are solicited only from small business concerns. Quotations received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall not be considered.

The Government anticipates award of a firm-fixed-price purchase order resulting from this solicitation. Evaluation for award will be made in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures outlined in FAR Part

13.106. The Government anticipates issuing an

order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible quoter whose quotation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

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See Attachment 1: Statement of Work, for a detailed description of the requirement.

Refer to provisions and clauses and other attachments for additional information about this requirement and instructions on how to submit a quotation.

Submit questions only through email to the person identified in Section III B(a).

Quotations must be received in their entirety via email as instructed in Section III B(g) no later than the date and time specified in Block

8 of the SF 1449.

Delivery: 06/12/2026

Period of Performance: 04/27/2026 to

06/12/2026

00010 North/South Haz Tree Removal

Product/Service Code: F014

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- TREE THINNING

00020 South Campgrounds Haz Tree Removals

Product/Service Code: F014

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- TREE THINNING

00030 South District Hazard Tree Removals

Product/Service Code: F014

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- TREE THINNING

Request for Quotation

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Table of Contents

I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

A. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

B. DIAR 1452.228-70, Liability Insurance (Jul 1996)

C. Workers Compensation

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

E. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (November 2015)

F. Site-Specific Safety and Health Plan

G. 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)

H. Contract Administration

II. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

A. List of Attachments

III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey

B. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

C. 52.237-1, Site Visit (Apr 1984)

D. Site Visit Information

E. 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

F. 52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)

G. 52.252-5 Authorized Deviations in Provisions (Nov 2020)

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I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

A. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

B. DIAR 1452.228-70, Liability Insurance (Jul 1996)

The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:

$500,000.00 each person $500,000.00 each occurrence $500,000.00 property damage

Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance Company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work.

C. Workers Compensation

The Contractor is required to be insured against liability for workmen's compensation or to undertake self-insurance in accordance with the provisions of Section 3700 of the Labor Code of the State of California.

Evidence of coverage is required before commencement of project work.

D. 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:

Vendor’s business invoice (upload your business invoice as an attachment to the IPP invoice before you click “submit” in IPP).

VENDOR’S FAILURE TO ATTACH THE REQUIRED DOCUMENTATION AS SPECIFIED ABOVE WILL RESULT IN

THE IPP INVOICE BEING REJECTED.

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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 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.

E. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (November 2015)

In accordance with DOI and NPS policy, past performance evaluations may be prepared for this acquisition. For more information see the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), available online at https://cpars.gov/.

F. Site-Specific Safety and Health Plan

Prior to work commencing on site, a site-specific safety and health plan shall be prepared covering on-site work to be performed by the contractor and all subcontractors. The prime contractor shall be responsible for development, implementation, and oversight of the site-specific plan. The level of detail provided in the site-specific safety and health plan shall be tailored to the type of work, complexity of operations to be performed, and hazards anticipated. The site-specific safety and health plan shall address, in as much detail as possible, anticipated tasks, their related hazards, and anticipated control measures.

Work performed under this contract shall comply with applicable federal, state, and local safety and occupational health laws and regulations.

G. 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 addresses:

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023) RFO Rx 3.906

52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)

52.204-13, System for Award Management—Maintenance (Oct 2018) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JAN 2025)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026) mailto:IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov https://cpars.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul

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52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003)

52.222-19, Child Labor—Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2026)

52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)

52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)

52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010)

52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)

52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025)

52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024)

52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Nov 2023)

52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024)

52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

52.232-30, Installment Payments of Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer—System for Award Management (Oct 2018)

52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)

52.232-9X, Fast Payment Procedure [RESERVED]

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)

52.242-15, Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)

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.

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(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the name of the regulation.

H. Contract Administration

The Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR) for this order will be:

Joe Pettegrew Chief of Maintenance Lassen Volcanic National Park 530-200-3065 joe_pettegrew@nps.gov

The Contract Specialist (CS) responsible for administering this order will be:

Brenda Lewis Contract Specialist 206-220-4018 brenda_lewis@ios.doi.gov

The Contracting Officer (CO) with overall responsibility for this order will be:

Elizabeth Chico Contracting Officer 559-580-2693 elizabeth_chico@ios.doi.gov

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II. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

A. List of Attachments

Attachment Number

Attachment Title Date Number of Pages

1 Statement of Work 04/09/2026 44

2a

Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. 2015-5679, Revision No. 29 - Lassen

Service Contract Act Wage Determination No. 2015-5627, Revision No. 25 - Shasta

12/03/2023

12/03/2025

3 Technical Information Form 04/09/2026 3

3a Technical Information Form - Subcontractor

04/09/2026 2

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III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey

(a) All actual and potential offerors are encouraged to provide feedback on the pre-award and debriefing processes, as applicable. Feedback may be provided to agencies up to 45 days after award. The feedback is anonymous, unless the participant self-identifies in the survey. Actual and potential offerors can participate in the survey by selecting the following link: https://www.acquisition.gov/360.

(b) The Contracting Officer will not review the information provided until after contract award and will not consider it in the award decision. The survey is voluntary and does not convey any protections, rights, or grounds for protest. It creates a way for actual and potential offerors to provide the Government constructive feedback about the pre-award and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

B. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

Addendum to the clause 52.212-1 (FAR 52.212-1 is replaced in its entirety by this addendum):

FAR.212-1, Instructions to Quoters—Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) Submitting your quote. Submit your company’s quote through electronic mail addressed to:

brenda_lewis@nps.gov

Quoters are urged to title all electronic quote documents using short, clear, and consistent naming conventions and use Adobe PDF as the preferred file format.

(b) As a minimum, quotations shall include—

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The name, address, telephone number of the quoter;

(3) The quoters’s Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) - clearly identify your company’s UEI in block 17 of the SF 1449 form;

(4) Information necessary to evaluate the factors contained in the provision at 52.212-2 or as described in the solicitation, including:

• Standard Form 1449 (quoter to fill blocks 12,17,23,24,30a, b & c – this includes your pricing).

• Technical Acceptability: A technical description of the product or service being quoted in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document. This may include any product or service literature that you wish to give us, such as the terms of any express warranty, or other documents, if necessary.

https://www.acquisition.gov/360

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• Technical Approach: Technical approach is your means and methods to complete a technical aspect of required work in this solicitation. Submit a written narrative limited to 1 page describing your technical approach to the specific aspects below. Additional pages will not be evaluated.

Pictures can be included and will count towards the page limitation. A preprinted example form for this submittal is included. aspects of your technical approach that will be evaluated include the following:

a. Schedule, sequencing, and execution of tree work.

b. Removal and disposal plan of felled material.

If you are proposing to use a sub-contractor, you must complete this form for both your firm and the sub-contractor.

• Relevant Experience: A list of comparable relevant experience as provided/performed within the past six (6) years, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document.

Use attached optional form "Experience and Past Performance" or similar format to provide this information.

• Schedule: Proposed schedule indicating your available start date, end date, and major elements of work, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document.

• Past Performance: References to current or former customers who will attest to the quality of your product or service as provided/performed within the past six (6) years, including information such as (i) customer name, (ii) customer address, (iii) contract or purchase order numbers, (iv) persons to contact, and (v) telephone numbers and/or email address, to be evaluated as described in the Evaluation section at the end of this document. Use attached optional form "Experience and Past Performance" or similar format to provide this information.

(5) Responses to provisions that require quoter completion of information, representations, and certifications (other than those collected via the System for Award Management (SAM))

(6) If the quotation is not submitted on the SF 1449, a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and any solicitation amendments.

(c) System for Award Management (SAM). Unless exempted by the Contracting Officer, quoters are required to have an active Federal Government contracts registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) when submitting a quotation in response to this solicitation and at the time of award. Registration in SAM is 100% free. See FAR 52.204-7, System for Award Management—Registration (Nov 2024) (DEVIATION Mar 2026) for complete details. To register in SAM, go to https://www.sam.gov. Allow for processing time when registering in SAM. If the quoter is not registered in SAM, it should register immediately after receiving this solicitation.

(d) Small Business Status. To be eligible for award as a small business concern, the quoter is required to represent in good faith that it meets the small business size standard corresponding to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code identified in the solicitation. The small business size standard that applies to this purchase is stated in Block 10 of the cover sheet of this RFQ, along with the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code on which it is based.

(e) Submission deadline. We must receive your quote by the deadline specified in Block 8 of the SF 1449. We will not consider any quote that we receive after the deadline unless we receive it before we issue a purchase order and considering it will not delay our purchase. In case of an emergency that delays our operations and makes submission or receipt of your quote impossible, we will extend the deadline by one working day.

(f) Purchase Order award. Your quotation should contain your best terms. The Contracting Officer may reject any or all quotations. After the evaluation of quotations, the Contracting Officer may work out final terms with one or more quoters of the Government’s choice before issuing a purchase order. The Contracting Officer will https://www.sam.gov/

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The Contracting Officer may issue a purchase order to other than the quoter with the lowest price. We might issue multiple orders, purchasing various items or groups of items from different quoters. We might issue an order for less than the quantity on which your quote is based, at the quoted price, unless you tell us that you will not accept an order on that basis.

(g) Requests for information. The Contracting Officer is not required to notify unsuccessful quoters; however, the Contracting Officer may provide such notice at their discretion. Quoters may request information on purchase order(s) resulting from this solicitation from the Contracting Officer. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will provide a brief explanation of the award decision that explains why the unsuccessful quoter was not selected.

C. 52.237-1, Site Visit (Apr 1984) Quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where services are to be performed and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of contract performance, to the extent that the information is reasonably obtainable. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after contract award.

D. Site Visit Information While attendance at the site visit is not required, all prospective quoters are urged to inspect the site of the work prior to preparing a response to this solicitation.

(a) A Site Visit is scheduled as follows:

Date: Thursday, April 16, 2026

Location: 39489 Highway 44, Shingletown, CA 96088zA

Meet: Manzanita Lake Campgrounds at Manzanita Lake

Time: 8:00 am Pacific Daylight Time

Interested parties shall RSVP to Brenda Lewis at brenda_lewis@ios.doi.gov. Please note, due to travel time and current road conditions, the site visit is expected take between 5-7 hours.

E. 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

Addenda to the clause 52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services:

52.212-2, Evaluation— Commercial Products and Commercial Services

(a) Evaluation will be made in accordance with the simplified procedures outlined in FAR Part 12.203.

(b) The Government intends to issue a purchase order resulting from this request for quotation to the responsible quoter whose quotation conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotations:

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(i) Price.

(ii) Technical Acceptability: Using the technical description of the product or service being quoted, the Government will evaluate the technical acceptability of the firm to complete the work.

(iii) Technical Approach: Technical approaches that comply with applicable contract requirements;

are realistic, appropriate, and efficient; and demonstrate clear logic and scope understanding present lower levels of risk and will be more favorably rated. Approaches not demonstrating these attributes present higher levels of risk and will be less favorably rated.

A preprinted example form for this submittal is included. If you are proposing to use a sub-contractor, you must complete this form for both your firm and the sub-contractor.

(iv) Relevant Experience: Using the information provided by the quoter via the "Experience and Past Performance" form or similar format listing relevant projects completed within the last six

(6) years, the Government will evaluate the quoter on the basis of extent of experience with projects of a similar nature and scope of this requirement, such as felling and removing hazard trees.

(v) Schedule: Using the quoter’s proposed schedule for THIS SPECIFIC PROJECT which shall state available start date, end date, and any major elements of work, the Government will evaluate the quoter’s schedule to ensure the offeror’s ability to manage staff resources and/or multiple subcontractors working at the same site, and the ability to complete this project on time.

(vi) Past Performance: Using the information provided by the quoter via the "Experience and Past Performance" form or similar format, the Government will evaluate the degree to which the quoter successfully performed past projects similar in scope and complexity to the project detailed in this solicitation within the last six (6) years and satisfied past customers. Past performance information from other sources, including the Contracting Officer’s knowledge of and previous experience with the supply or service being acquired, or the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) at https://www.cpars.gov may also be utilized in the determination of the past performance record. In the case of a quoter without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the quoter will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.

F. 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 quoter is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the quoter may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters https://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters

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The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

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—Registration (Nov 2024) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

NOTICE: 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 this solicitation.

Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, 52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation, and 52.223-22 Public Disclosure of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Reduction Goals-Representation. Contracting officers will rely on representations from offers based on provisions in the solicitation. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

52.222-18, Certification Regarding Knowledge of Child Labor for Listed End Products (Feb 2021)

52.225-6, Trade Agreements-Certificate (Feb 2021)

52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran-Representation and Certifications (Jun 2020)

52.240-90, Security Prohibitions and Exclusions Representations and Certifications (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

G. 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.

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