Solicitation EQ10PCPB-21-0012.pdf

ISSUANCE OF THIS SOLICITATION DOES NOT WARRANT THAT FUNDS ARE PRESENTLY AVAILABLE FOR

AWARD OF A CONTRACT. AWARD OF A CONTRACT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO THE AVAILABILITY OF

APPROPRIATED FUNDS, AND THE GOVERNMENT SHALL INCUR NO OBLIGATION UNDER THIS SOLICITATION I

ADVANCE OF SUCH TIME AS FUNDS ARE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE CONTRACTING OFFICER FOR THE

PURPOSE OF CONTRACT AWARD.

THIS RFQ IS A TOTAL SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE UNDER NAICS 541410 SOLICITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH FAR

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this project is 541410 with a size standard of $8M

SOLICITATION NO: EQ10PCPB-21-0012

PROJECT: Forest Service Hood River Design Services

LOCATION: TBD – Within Hood River urban growth boundary

DELIVERY: 120 days after award.

SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: January 24th, 2022

QUOTE PACKAGE DUE DATE/TIME: February 11th @ 2:00pm (PST)

Offeror(s) is to furnish proposals electronically to Charles.enoch@gsa.gov no later than 02/11/2022 at 2:00 PM PST.

All offers received after the due date/time will be considered late and will not be evaluated.

NOTE: ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS SOLICITATION MAY BE DIRECTED TO THE FOLLOWING GSA

PERSONNEL BY JANURAY 31, 2022

Charles Enoch, Contract Specialist, Charles.enoch@gsa.gov

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

PUBLIC BUILDING SERVICES

NORTHWEST ARCTIC REGION

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT SERVICES PROGRAM

SERVICE CONTRACTS BRANCH (10PMM)

400 15TH STREET SW

AUBURN, WASHINGTON 98001-6599

GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA GSA

mailto:Charles.enoch@gsa.gov mailto:Charles.enoch@gsa.gov

General Information: The Forest Service has a need for furniture design consultations, pre and post furniture procurement support for the Forest Service at Hood River in Oregon.

Type of Contract - The resulting contract (Task Order) will be a Firm Fixed-Priced (FFP).

Applicable Regulations - The solicitation and source selection procedures will follow the following FAR procedures:

- FAR 13

Source Selection

- Source Selection Method – Lowest Price Technically Acceptable

- Evaluation Factors - Award will be made to the proposal that offers the best value to the Government based on the offeror’s price and technically acceptable.

- Technical Ability See technical requirements section.

EQ10PRBB1-21-0004

NOTICE CONCERNING COMPLETION OF SOLICITATIONS

Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements, provisions and clauses. Fill-ins should be properly completed and verified. All copies should contain the same information. Verify calculations before signing your bid.

1. Offerors shall submit with their offer the following documents:

Standard Form 1449 with pricing.

2. Evaluation will be Lowest Price Technically Acceptable.

CONTRACT CLAUSES

ATTENTION OFFERORS: This notice has been prepared to point out some of the important sections or requirements of this solicitation or to provide you with additional information related to this proposed contract. Please note that it is not inclusive - you are cautioned to carefully read the entire solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements, provisions, and clauses.

SOLICITATION NO.

The terms and conditions of the Awardee’s shall apply to the awarded Task Order or modification issued thereafter as applicable to this procurement. In addition, the following clauses are hereby incorporated into the solicitation and the resultant Task Order.

ADDENDUM to FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS—COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Clauses that are incorporated by reference (by Citation Number, Title, and Date), have 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 following clauses are incorporated into 52.212-4 as an addendum to this contract:

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 a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

www.acquisition.gov/far/ www.acquisition.gov/gsam/

The Contractor agrees to comply with the clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to the acquisition of commercial items and services. The date of the clause in the regulation that is applicable at the time the solicitation is issued applies unless otherwise stated. The following provisions and clauses are incorporated by reference:

FAR Title Date

Number 52.204-25

Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video

AUG 2000

Surveillance Services or Equipment

52.225-1 Buy American-Supplies JAN 2021

552.212-71 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO GSA ACQUISITION OF

COMMERCIAL ITEMS. (MAY 2019)

(a) The Contractor agrees to comply with any clause that is incorporated herein by reference to implement agency policy applicable to acquisition of commercial items or components. The clause in effect based on the applicable regulation cited on the date the solicitation is issued applies unless otherwise stated herein. The clauses in paragraph (b) of this section are incorporated by reference:

(b) Clauses:

552.229-70 Federal, State, and Local Taxes. (APR 1984)

The contract price includes all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes. No adjustment will be made to cover taxes which may subsequently be imposed on this transaction or changes in the rates of currently applicable taxes.

However, the Government will, upon the request of the Contractor, furnish evidence appropriate to establish exemption from any tax from which the Government is exempt and which was not included in the contract price.

(End of clause)

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

2 INSRUCTIONS FOR SUBMITTING Quotes

Offerors to furnish proposal electronically to charles.enoch@gsa.gov.

Provided below are instructions for the preparation and submission of proposals. The purpose is to http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ http://www.acquisition.gov/gsam/ mailto:charles.enoch@gsa.gov establish requirements for the format and content of proposals so that proposals are complete, contain all essential information and can be evaluated equitably.

• SF1449 SOLICITATION, OFFER, AND AWARD – Offeror shall complete and sign the SF1449, Blocks 17, 30a-30c.

• Contractor to supply technical specifications for product offered.

3 INCONSISTENCIES IN SPECIFICATIONS

Offerors are prohibited from modifying, in any way, shape, or form, any documents, printed or electronic, associated with this solicitation, including, but not limited to, the specifications and any amendment(s) thereto. The electronic solicitation documents shall be the "official" documents for this solicitation. Any inconsistency between the official documents and the offeror's copy of these documents shall be resolved by giving precedence to the official documents. Additionally, any other documents provided to offerors by the Government via first class mail, express mail, electronic mail, or any other delivery method, shall be considered official documents, and shall not be altered.

4 PROVISIONS INCORPORATED IN FULL TEXT

52.211-6 Brand Name or Equal.

Brand Name or Equal (Aug 1999)

(a) If an item in this solicitation is identified as "brand name or equal," the purchase description reflects the characteristics and level of quality that will satisfy the Government’s needs. The salient physical, functional, or performance characteristics that "equal" products must meet are specified in the solicitation.

(b) To be considered for award, offers of "equal" products, including "equal" products of the brand name manufacturer, must-

(1) Meet the salient physical, functional, or performance characteristic specified in this solicitation;

(2) Clearly identify the item by-

(i) Brand name, if any; and

(ii) Make or model number;

(3) Include descriptive literature such as illustrations, drawings, or a clear reference to previously furnished descriptive data or information available to the Contracting Officer; and

(4) Clearly describe any modifications the offeror plans to make in a product to make it conform to the solicitation requirements. Mark any descriptive material to clearly show the modifications.

(c) The Contracting Officer will evaluate "equal" products on the basis of information furnished by the offeror or identified in the offer and reasonably available to the Contracting Officer. The Contracting

Officer is not responsible for locating or obtaining any information not identified in the offer.

(d) Unless the offeror clearly indicates in its offer that the product being offered is an "equal" product, the offeror shall provide the brand name product referenced in the solicitation.

(End of provision)

52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

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

FAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/far

GSAR - https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam

Provisions Incorporated by Reference

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR)

General Services Administration Acquisition Regulation (GSAR)

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

ADDENDUM to 52.212-2, Evaluation – Commercial Items (Oct 2014).

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered.

The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

(i) Price

(ii) Technical capability of the items offered to meet the Government requirement; (Your quote package, MUST include enough information to clearly show and demonstrate your company’s ability to meet the stated requirements of section “(3) Statement of Work for furniture design services” Failure to provide enough information will result in a determination of quote being unresponsive to the solicitation.)

This will be awarded to the Lowest Price Offeror. In order to be found technically acceptable the quote must demonstrate the contractor’s ability to meet the requirements of the SOW through Technical

Capability. In addition, the Program Manager will evaluate quotes to determine technical acceptability.

It is on a pass/fail basis. If a quote fails, it will be determined to be not technically acceptable. Quotes will be looked at from the lowest price. All offers will be evaluated on their proposed Total Price. If the initial lowest price is found to be technically acceptable, award will be made to that vendor. Only one award will be made under this solicitation.

TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS

Project Understanding

• Prepare a brief introduction including a general demonstration of understanding the scope and complexity of required work

• Provide a description of how the proposed services will be provided.

52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code AUG 2020

52.204-22

Reporting Alternative Line Item Proposal.

JAN 2017

https://www.acquisition.gov/far https://www.acquisition.gov/gsam

Personnel

• Identify key Personnel who will be assigned to this project.

• Detail their experience in work related to the proposed assignment.

• Specify the project manager who will service as a contact person.

• Provide copies of certifications of any individual whose job description requires a certification.

Past Experience

• Provide a description of two similar projects (size, scope, and complexity) completed within the past three years.

• Include references with contact information, phone and email, for each project.

Licenses/Permits

• Contractors shall provide current copies of all licenses/Permits required by state and local municipalities, if applicable

Insurance

• Contractors shall provide professional liability insurance coverage.

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS / EXHIBITS:

1. Scope Of Work (SOW)

2. Standard Form 1449

3. Agency Specific Requirements (ASR)

4. SF-81

5. FIT Program Design Guide checklist

6. AutoCAD (Not Available Location TBD)