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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

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SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND COMMERCIAL SERVICES

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE 1 OF

2. CONTRACT NUMBER 3.AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE17a. CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR

CODE

FACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NUMBER

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

REQUEST

FOR QUOTE

(RFQ)

INVITATION

FOR BID

(IFB)

REQUEST

FOR

PROPOSAL

(RFP)

SEE ADDENDUM

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ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

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UNIT

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UNIT PRICE

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AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Government Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN 29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REFERENCE

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 11/2021)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS UNRESTRICTED OR

NORTH AMERICAN

INDUSTRY CLASSIFICATION

STANDARD (NAICS):

SIZE STANDARD:

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

THE DEFENSE PRIORITIES

AND ALLOCATIONS

SYSTEM - DPAS (15 CFR 700)

SET ASIDE: % FOR:

11. DELIVERY FOR FREE ON

BOARD (FOB) DESTINATION

UNLESS BLOCK IS MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE (FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION) FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4.

FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED.

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED.

8(A)

ECONOMICALLY

DISADVANTAGED

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (EDWOSB)

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

(SDVOSB)

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

NOTE: OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, AND 30.

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH

AND DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND

ON ANY ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS

SPECIFIED

DATED.

OFFER

ADDENDA

ADDENDA

140P8426Q0048

See Schedule See Schedule

NPS, PWR - PORE MABO

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

08/26/2026 1400 PD

0044045364

Rocio Gomez Macias 4154645204

PPR 100.00

PPR

Rocio Gomez Macias

561730

$9.5

07/30/2026

0011283352

ADMINISTERED BY:

NPS, PWR - PORE MABO

Point Reyes National Seashore

1 Bear Valley Road

Point Reyes Station CA 94956-9703 US

DELIVER TO:

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ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

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QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE RECEIVED (MM/DD/YYYY) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

40. PAID BY

32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELEPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. EMAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NUMBER 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

ACCEPTED,

NPS, Whiskeytown NRA

14412 Kennedy Memorial Drive

Whiskeytown CA 96095 US

The National Park Service (NPS) at Whiskeytown

National Recreation Area (WHIS) has a service requirement for tree pruning and dead wood removal. The project is located at Whiskeytown

National Recreation Area, 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

561730, with a corresponding size standard of

$9.5 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

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NAME OF OFFEROR OR CONTRACTOR

SUPPLIES/SERVICES

(B)

UNIT

(D)

UNIT PRICE

(E)

AMOUNT

(F)

OPTIONAL FORM 336 (4-86)

Sponsored by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

ITEM NO.

(A)

QUANTITY

(C)

NSN 7540-01-152-8067

140P8426Q0048 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.

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.

Period of Performance: 08/31/2026 to

12/31/2026

00010 Pruning/ Deadwood

Product/Service Code: F003

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE

SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION

Requisition No: 0044045364

Delivery: 12/31/2026

00020 Pruning/ Deadwood

Product/Service Code: F003

Product/Service Description: NATURAL

RESOURCES/CONSERVATION- FOREST-RANGE FIRE

SUPPRESSION/PRESUPPRESSION

Requisition No: 0044045364

Delivery: 12/31/2026

Request for Quotation

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National Recreational Area

Table of Contents

I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

A. Type of Contract

B. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Nov 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

C. 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999) ............ Error! Bookmark not defined.

D. 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

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

F. Workers Compensation

G. Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements – Invoice Processing Platform

(IPP) (Feb 2021)

H. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (Nov 2015)

I. Site-Specific Safety and Health Plan

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

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

L. Contract Administration

II. CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS OR ATTACHMENTS

A. List of Attachments

III. SOLICITATION PROVISIONS

A. Acquisition 360: Voluntary Survey

B. Compliance with Executive Orders 14173/14168

C. Compliance with Executive Orders 14148/14208

D. 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors—Commercial Products and Commercial

Services (Sep 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

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

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F. Site Visit Information

G. 52.212-2, Evaluation—Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2021)

(DEVIATION Mar 2026)

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

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

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I. CONTRACT CLAUSES

A. Type of Contract

The Government contemplates award of a firm-fixed-price commercial item/service purchase order resulting from this solicitation.

B. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions— Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov

2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

C. 52.217-8, Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)

The Government may require the delivery of the numbered line item, identified in the Quote/Price Sheet as an option item, in the quantity and at the price stated in the Quote/Price Sheet. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within the contract performance period.

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

D. 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.

E. Workers Compensation

The Contractor is required to be insured against liability for workmen's compensation or to undertake self-insurance. Evidence of coverage is required before commencement of project work.

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F. 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.

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 at 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.

G. Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (Nov 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/.

H. 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.

I. 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998) https://www.ipp.gov/ https://cpars.gov/

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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) (DEVIATION May 2026)

52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015) (DEVIATION May 2026)

52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003)

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

52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (DEVIATION May 2026)

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)

52.222-90, Addressing DEI Discrimination by Federal Contractors (Mar 2026) (DEVIATION May 2026)

52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024) (DEVIATION May 2026)

52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (Oct 2022)

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) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar

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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 (Dec 2025) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)

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

J. 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 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.

K. Contract Administration

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

Glendee Osborne

Project Manager Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

530-201-2981 glendeeAne_Osborne@nps.gov

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

Rocio Gomez Macias Contract Specialist rocio_gomezmacias@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 07/30/2026 16

2 Service Contract Act Wage Determination

No. 2015-5627, Revision No. 26

07/30/2026 7

3 Technical Information Form 07/30/2026 3

3a Subcontractor Technical Information

Form

07/30/2026 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 preaward 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 preaward and debriefing processes, as applicable, used for a specific acquisition.

B. Compliance with Executive Orders 14173/14168

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 agency solicitations. Examples include 52.222-25, Affirmative Action Compliance, and paragraph (d) of 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications—Commercial Products and Commercial Services. Contracting officers will not consider these representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements.

Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

C. Compliance with Executive Orders 14148/14208

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 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.

D. 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:

https://www.acquisition.gov/360

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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’ 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:

• Complete Quote/Price Sheet as referenced in Section II, Attachment No. 1. Enter the proposed dollar amounts for each line item in the price schedule, including all option items.

(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.

(b) 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) 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.

(e) 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 not confer with any quoters other than those of the Government’s choice and will not use the formal source selection procedures described in FAR Part 15.

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.

https://www.sam.gov/

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(f) 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.

E. 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.

F. 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

Date: Wednesday, august 19, 2026

Location: Whiskeytown National Recreation Area

Meet: Tower Historical District off of SR 299 and Whiskeytown-Shasta- Trinity Nra

Time: 7:00 am Pacific Daylight Time

Interested parties shall RSVP to Rocio Gomez Macias at rocio_gomezmacias@nps.gov.

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:

(i) Price.

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(c) Options. The Government will evaluate quotations for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that a quotation is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

G. 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

The following provisions are incorporated by reference:

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)

52.225-2, Buy American Certificate (Oct 2022)

52.225-20, Prohibition on Conducting Restricted Business Operations in Sudan-Certification (Aug 2009)

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)

H. 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.

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