Solicitation 127EAS22R0017.pdf

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ITEM NO.

REGION 05 CONE, NEEDLE, AND POLLEN COLLECTION AND

TESTING BPA

Estimated Period of Performance: 08/01/2022 to 07/31/2027

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

HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

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SARAH J. HILL

. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION (BLOCK 5),

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ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY ADDITIONAL

SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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

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28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT:

REF.

DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE

001 Slingshot/Shooting, etc. without Climbing TREE $ 002 Climbing TREE $ 003 Mechanical Lift Truck with Cone Testing TREE $

004 Pick Tree after Climbing & Testing BUSHEL $ 005 Tree Picking (No Mechanical Truck) BUSHEL $ 006 Tree Picking from Felled Trees BUSHEL $

007 Slingshot/Shooting BUSHEL $

008 Needle Collection – Species listed in Section C TREE $ 009 Rust Resistant Cone Collection for Testing TREE $

Tree Reconnaissance, Tree Sampling & Tree Collection

DAY $

011 Pollen Collection SAMPLE (100 ML) $

012 Mileage (TBD with FTR) MILE N/A - TBD ON CALLS 013 Crew/Travel Cost (Prices TBD with SCA & FTR) DAY N/A - TBD ON CALLS

NOTES * TBD - To Be Determined *SCA - Service Contract A*FTR - Federal Travel Regulation

Signature:

Company:

Address:

Contact Name:

Email:

Phone:

SAM UEI:

Point of Hire (City, St):

PRICE SUBMITTED BY

1. Responses for quantities less than those listed in the numbered items may be rejected

2. Responses without prices for each item and sub-item may be rejected.

OPTIONAL PER INDIVIDUAL CALLS

CONE TESTING

CONE COLLECTION

OTHER

CALIFORNIA, REGION 5

CONE, NEEDLE & POLLEN COLLECTION BPA

SCHEDULE OF ITEMS

SECTION B - REVISED

SUPPLIES OR SERVICES & PRICE/COST

ORDERING: FAR 52.216-19 ORDER LIMITATIONS

This Agreement will service as a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) between the Vendor and the U.S. Forest Service for recurring cone and needle collection requirements.

The intention is for multiple award BPAs to simplify the process of obtaining these services as time is often a concern.

The effective period of this Agreement is from date of original award through five years.

When there is a need for the services covered within the BPA, the authorized ordering official will reach out to all appropriate Vendors on the BPA with regard to location, listed prices, and capability, to determine best value for their specific project.

Once the best value is determined the Vendor will be contacted for availability in start dates and schedules.

If that Vendor is not available or cannot meet the target start date/schedule, the authorized ordering official will move to the next determined best value Vendor on their list until they can find an available Vendor.

Orders:

Minimum Order/Call: No minimum dollar threshold. See Statement of Work document regarding 2-bushel collection minimums.

Maximum Order/Call: Maximum $250,000.00 per Project Order/Call.

Each BPA order/call will be its own project.

For Orders/Calls under $2,500.00, transactions will be paid by a Government Credit Card by a Government Purchase Card holder.

The authorized ordering officials for orders under $2,500.00 are USDA Forest Service Region 5 Silviculturists, Culturists, or Foresters.

For Order/Calls over $2,500.00 all payment requests must be submitted electronically through the US Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). “Payment request” means any request for Agreement financing payment or invoice payment by the Vendor.

The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.

The authorized ordering officials for orders over $2,500.00 are USDA Forest Service Contracting Officers and Purchasing Agents.

The Service Contract Act applies for all orders/calls over $2,500.00.

Any Orders or Calls over $2,500.00 will include the appropriate Wage Determination for which information can be found here: https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/service-contracts/tools.

Any Crew Costs or travel that the vendor claims will be calculated before the award of a call and included in the total of the order quote. These costs are part of the firm fixed-price award of a Call and are not subject to adjustment after award.

Please see Section J, Attachments, for an example of an order/call that would be placed against this BPA.

https://www.ipp.gov/ https://www.dol.gov/agencies/whd/government-contracts/service-contracts/tools

Travel & Mileage:

All travel costs will be based on and shall not exceed, the Federal Travel Regulation (FTR) which can be found here:

https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/regulations/federal-travel-regulation-ftr.

Mileage for each call will be calculated from the Point of Hire City and State provided by the Vendor in Section B. No more than (2) two vehicles can be charged, unless approved in advance by the Ordering Official or the Contracting Officer.

All necessary lodging will be based on double occupancy.

Any Mileage or Travel Costs that the vendor claims will be calculated before the award of a call and will be included in the total of the order quote. These costs are part of the firm fixed-price award of a Call and are not subject to adjustment after award.

Pricing will be evaluated yearly for best value and fair market pricing. Any fluctuations in market or conditions requiring changes to pricing outside of the evaluation period shall be submitted to the Contracting Officer for assessment with a minimum of one-week notice.

Scope of Work

The Forest Service needs the following services to restore and reforest government lands in California.

The resulting Blanket Purchase Agreement will include services for tree climbing, slingshot/shooting, use of mechanical lift, bucket/lift truck, and picking from felled trees for the collection of a variety of specimens from a variety of species in accordance with all safety requirements for such work as directed by the Government.

When collection services are required, the Government will issue a BPA Call identifying the period of performance and services/collections required. Due to unstable and unforeseeable environmental conditions, the Government is not always able to determine needs until it is closer to the suitable conditions varying by location and species. The projects will be time-sensitive for climbing trees and collecting samples. Specimens collected are perishable and will be required to be treated with great care. The Government anticipates recurring requirements but cannot predetermine the precise requirements during the order contract period.

Collections are typically in the fall months, August thru October; however, actual collections are dependent on the location, species and current weather and there is often a very short period each year that is suitable for successful sample collection. All collections will be dependent on the suitability and success of the proposed project.

Project Locations

• California Service Area #1: Klamath, Lassen, Mendocino, Modoc, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests

• California Service Area #2: Eldorado, Plumas, Tahoe, Inyo, Sierra, Sequoia, Stanislaus National Forests and the Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit.

• California Service Area #3: San Bernardino, Cleveland, Angeles, and Los Padres National Forests

• Also Includes Seed Zones which fall within the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest

Specifications

The Vendor has the option, with the Forest Service’s Technical Expert approval, of deciding the appropriate method of collection. Some options include, but are not limited to, tree climbing (may include use of tools such as branch hooks), mechanical lift, lift/bucket truck, felled tree collection, and small quantity collections through sling shot, air gun, shooting with a 0.22 caliber rifle with a scope.

https://www.gsa.gov/policy-regulations/regulations/federal-travel-regulation-ftr

The vendor is expected to make every effort to complete collection on trees designated in BPA Calls and is encouraged to be creative as alternate methods may be considered and approved if both safe and effective.

Frequent refusal of trees may be documented as unsatisfactory performance.

Needle & Rust Resistant Cone Collection:

Includes the following Species:

White pines Sugar pine Western White pine Whitebark pine Limber pine Foxtail pine Bristlecone pine

NOTES ON PRICING STRUCTURE

Keep in mind that the initial best value determination for orders less than $2500 will be based on your submitted pricing in Section B. The ordering official will use that information to select the vendor(s) they will request official quotes from.

For orders expected to be over $2500, the Contracting Officer will solicit quotes competitively from all BPA holders.

We realize that the methods and the effort required for collections or sampling from different tree species may vary.

All items on the Schedule of Items need to have a single price even though there may be some variation by species on the actual Calls under this Blanket Purchase Agreement.

To establish a baseline, please enter your average, most common, price for each item.

There is always the option to come down in pricing per item to be most competitive on Calls.

For species or locations that have higher cost than the average pricing, offerors should be prepared to explain and justify the higher price offered.

To clarify the difference between “pick tree after climbing & testing” (Line 004) and “pick tree (No Mechanical Truck)” (Line 005):

Any vendor NOT shooting cones out of a tree and NOT using a mechanical lift would use Line 004 to quote the per bushel cost of cones collected. This price would be inclusive of the cost to initially climb, pick a cone for testing, and determine that the tree is worth collecting at that time.

(If the test indicates the tree is not ready or not a healthy candidate to pick, then Line 002 would be used to capture the cost of climbing and testing with no collection. )

Line item 005 would be suited for a vendor that has permission to shoot cones or shake cones out of a tree. This would primarily be used for candidate testing since it doesn’t require as many cones to be collected as the general collection does.

PART II – CONTRACT CLAUSES

SECTION I. CONTRACT TERMS & CONDITIONS

FAR 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 the clauses may be accessed electronically at these addresses:

FAR: www.acquisition.gov/far

AGAR: https://www.acquisition.gov/agar

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (FAR)

52.223-2 Affirmative Procurement of Biobased Products under Service and Construction Contracts (SEP 2013)

AGRICULTURE ACQUISITION REGULATIONS (AGAR)

452.236-77 Emergency Response (NOV 1996)

52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items (Nov 2021) Incorporated by Reference

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items.

(May 2022)

(a) The Vendor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015(Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Nov 2021)(Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Nov 2021)(Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)(Public Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805note)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph(b) that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

_X_ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Nov 2021) (31 U.S.C. 6101note).

__ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2020) (15 U.S.C.644).

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__ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Mar 2020) (15 U.S.C.637(a)(14)).

_X_ (22) (i) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Sep 2021) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

_X_ (27) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003) (E.O.11755).

_X_ (29) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

_X_ (30) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O.11246).

_X_ (32) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

_X_ (35) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Nov 2021) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

_X_ (44) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020) (E.O. 13513).

_X_ (58) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

_X_ (60) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

(c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

_X_ (1) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

_X_ (2) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

Calls on the BPA will be subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards. A DOL Wage Determination with required minimum rates of pay will be provided with each BPA Call request for quote.

_X_ (7) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Jan 2022).

_X_ (8) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022) (E.O. 13706).

(d) Comptroller General Examination of Record. The Contractor shall comply with the provisions of this paragraph(d) if this contract was awarded using other than sealed bid, is in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, as defined in FAR 2.101, on the date of award of this contract, and does not contain the clause at 52.215-2, Audit and Records-Negotiation.

(1) The Comptroller General of the United States, or an authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall have access to and right to examine any of the Contractor’s directly pertinent records involving transactions related to this contract.

(2) The Contractor shall make available at its offices at all reasonable times the records, materials, and other evidence for examination, audit, or reproduction, until 3 years after final payment under this contract or for any shorter period specified in FAR subpart 4.7, Contractor Records Retention, of the other clauses of this contract. If this contract is completely or partially terminated, the records relating to the work terminated shall be made available for 3 years after any resulting final termination settlement. Records relating to appeals under the disputes clause or to litigation or the settlement of claims arising under or relating to this contract shall be made available until such appeals, litigation, or claims are finally resolved.

(3) As used in this clause, records include books, documents, accounting procedures and practices, and other data, regardless of type and regardless of form. This does not require the Contractor to create or maintain any record that the Contractor does not maintain in the ordinary course of business or pursuant to a provision of law.

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(e) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs(a),(b),(c), and(d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph(e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Jun 2020) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements(Jan 2017)(section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2020) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and(3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds the applicable threshold specified in FAR 19.702(a) on the date of subcontract award, the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(vi) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(vii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2015) (E.O.11246).

(viii) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(ix) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020) (29 U.S.C.793).

(x) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020) (38 U.S.C.4212).

(xi) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(xii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xiii)

(xiii)

(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2020) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(xiv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xv) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services- Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(xvi) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015)(E.O. 12989).

(xvii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Nov 2020).

(xviii) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(xix)

(A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52203-13-contractor-code-business-ethics-and-conduct#i1063504 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52203-19-prohibition-requiring-certain-internal-confidentiality-agreements-or-statements#i52_203-19 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52204-23-prohibition-contracting-hardware-software-and-services-developed-or-provided-kaspersky-lab-and-other-covered-entities#id189A70O0P1N https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52204-25-prohibition-contracting-certain-telecommunications-and-video-surveillance-services-or-equipment#id1989I600I4C https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52219-8-utilization-small-business-concerns#i52_219-8 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section637&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/content/19702-statutory-requirements#i1100224 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52219-8-utilization-small-business-concerns#i52_219-8 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-21-prohibition-segregated-facilities#i1055713 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-26-equal-opportunity#i1055793 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-35-equal-opportunity-veterans#i1056230 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-36-equal-opportunity-workers-disabilities#i1056250 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-37-employment-reports-veterans#i1056265 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-40-notification-employee-rights-under-national-labor-relations-act#i1056304 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-40-notification-employee-rights-under-national-labor-relations-act#i1056304 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-41-service-contract-labor-standards#i52_222_41 http://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title41-chapter67-front&num=0&edition=prelim https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.222-50#FAR_52_222_50 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-50-combating-trafficking-persons#i1056535 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-51-exemption-application-service-contract-labor-standards-contracts-maintenance-calibration-or-repair-certain-equipment-requirements#i1056685 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-53-exemption-application-service-contract-labor-standards-contracts-certain-services-requirements#i1056732 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-54-employment-eligibility-verification#i1056753 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.222-55#FAR_52_222_55 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52222-62-paid-sick-leave-under-executive-order-13706#i52_222_62 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52224-3-privacy-training#i52_224_3

(B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(xx) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(xxi) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (Jun 2020) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(xxii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C.

Appx.1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(End of clause)

PART III: LIST OF DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS & OTHER ATTACHMENTS

SECTION J. ATTACHED DOCUMENTS, EXHIBITS AND OTHER ATTACHMENTS

The attachments listed below form a part of this Request for Quotations and any resultant contract:

Title Pages

SOW Cone, Needle, Pollen Collection BPA 13 PAGES

Conifer Species List Codes 01 PAGE

EXAMPLE BPA CALL 03 PAGES

NOTE: IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE PAPER REDUCTION ACT, FAR CLAUSES 52.212-3, 52.212-1 AND 52.212-2 AND ADDENDUMS ATTACHED THERETO, WHICH APPLY ONLY TO THE SOLICITATION PHASE, ARE NOT DUPLICATED AFTER CONTRACT AWARD. HOWEVER, THEY ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE INTO THE RESULTING CONTRACT.

https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52224-3-privacy-training#i52_224_3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52225-26-contractors-performing-private-security-functions-outside-united-states#i1054921 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52226-6-promoting-excess-food-donation-nonprofit-organizations#i1055065 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52226-6-promoting-excess-food-donation-nonprofit-organizations#i1055065 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52247-64-preference-privately-owned-us-flag-commercial-vessels#i1046560 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52247-64-preference-privately-owned-us-flag-commercial-vessels#i1046560

PART IV: REPRESENTATION & INSTRUCTIONS

SECTION K. REPRESENTATIONS, CERTIFICATIONS, AND OTHER STATEMENTS OF OFFERORS

52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021) Incorporated by Reference

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.

52.204-7 System for Award Management (Oct 2018) Incorporated by Reference

SECTION L. INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS OR RESPONDENTS

An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any order contract.

Offers are due by: July 8, 2022 at 03:00 p.m. Pacific Time

Offers must be submitted by email to: Sarah Hill, Contracting Officer sarah.hill@usda.gov

To be considered for competition, offers must be received, completely, by the closing date and time. Offers must be signed and dated.

To be considered valid, an offer must contain, at minimum:

• Form 1449 signed by authorized person from offering company

• SECTION B: Completed with Pricing and Signed

• Past Performance information detailed in Section M

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial Items (Nov 2021) Incorporated by Reference

AGAR 452.219-70 Size Standard and NAICS Code Information (JAN 2005)

The North American Industrial classification System Code(s) and business size standard(s) describing the products and/or services to be acquired under this solicitation are listed below:

Contract line item(s): ALL NAICS Code: 113210 Size Standard: $11M https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52212-3-offeror-representations-and-certifications-commercial-items https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52204-7-system-award-management mailto:sarah.hill@usda.gov https://www.acquisition.gov/content/52212-1-instructions-offerors-commercial-items

SECTION M. EVALUATION

The Government will award an agreement resulting from this solicitation using simplified acquisition procedures. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Price and Past Performance.

FACTOR 1. PAST PERFORMANCE.

1. Provide a statement of technical capability and the number of years the Contractor has performed tree climbing and collection work.

2. Document the qualifications or skill level of key personnel who will execute the contract.

3. Specify the techniques and safety practices planned and/or equipment to be used for the contract to minimize natural resource damage.

4. Furnish a list of three projects of related work completed within the last five years. For each project cited, provide:

a. the name of the project,

b. the location of the project,

c. 1-2 sentence description of the project

d. name of the Government Agency, Company, or Individual contracting the work,

e. contact information of the Contracting Officer or individual administering the project.

FACTOR 2. PRICE

Provide your most competitive price on the Schedule of Items in Section B.

Note: unit price prevails; all pricing should be in the format of dollars and cents.