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CUI (when complete)

DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY

DLA DISTRIBUTION

ACQUISITON OPERATIONS J7

430 MIFFLIN AVENUE, SUITE 3102A

NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5008

AUGUST 24, 2022

Action Code: Combined Synopsis / Solicitation

Issuing Office:

DLA Distribution Acquisition Operations J7 5430 Mifflin Avenue, Suite 3102A New Cumberland, PA 17070-5008

Product Service Code (PSC): S222 Housekeeping- Waste Treatment/storage

Subject: SEWAGE SLUDGE REMOVAL COMBINED SYNOPSIS SOLICITATION

Solicitation: SP3300-22-Q-0089

Closing Response Date: Thursday, September 15, 2022, 1:00 PM EST

Point of Contact:

Mr. Joseph Crowley Joseph.crowley@dla.mil 717-770-5445

Contracting Officer:

Mr. Christopher Robinson christopher.robinson@dla.mil 717-673-9259

Description: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6 – Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for Commercial Items in conjunction with FAR Subpart 13.5 Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) under solicitation

SP3300-22-Q-0089.

Controlled by: _______________________________ CUI Category: _______________________________ Distribution/Dissemination Controls: _____________

POC: _______________________________

This notice incorporates the provisions and clauses in effect under:

The complete text of any of the clauses and provisions are available electronically from the following sites:

FAR - https://www.ecfr.gov/current/title-48/chapter-1 DFARS - https://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dars/dfarspgi/current/ DLAD - https://www.dla.mil/HQ/Acquisition/Policy-and-Directives/

This Request for Quotation (RFQ) is being issued to establish a Fixed-Price contract for all labor, material, equipment, labor and supervision necessary to pump, transport, and treat/disposal of sewage sludge from DLA Distribution Susquehanna, New Cumberland, PA in accordance with Attachment 1- Statement of Work. Quantities on the Schedule of Services (Attachment 3) are estimates. Vendor will only invoice for actual amount of services provided. The Government intends to award one (1) contract as a result of this RFQ which will be issued on a Standard Form (SF) 1449. This acquisition is not a Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) rated procurement.

This acquisition is being solicited as Unrestricted. The Federal Supply Code (FSC) for this acquisition is S222 and the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for this solicitation is 562219 with a size standard of $41.5 million.

Mark Contract Number on all Correspondence: Contractor must mark the contract or purchase order number on all paperwork and shipments. The order number must appear on the exterior of the shipment. Failure to follow these instructions will hold up payment to you and could result in the return of merchandise at your expense.

Organizational Conflict of Interest: The contractor shall be ineligible from participation as a contractor, subcontractor, or consultant in any procurement arising or resulting from any of the services provided to DLA on this contract. This restriction includes providing services to any potential bidders on such procurements. The contractor shall not incorporate its product or services in any Performance Work Statement or specification unless directed to do so in writing by the Contracting Officer.

If the contractor, in the performance of this contract, obtains access to information such as plans, policies, reports, studies, financial data, internal data, or any other non-public information or information by the Privacy Act, the contractor agrees not to release such information without prior written approval from the Contracting Officer. The use of such information for personal gain is prohibited.

In addition, the contractor agrees that to the extent it receives or is given access to proprietary data, or other confidential or privileged technical, business, or financial information under this contract, it shall treat such information in accordance with any restrictions imposed on such information.

Period of Performance:

Place of Performance:

SB3222

DLA INSTALLATION SUPPORT SUSQUEHANNA

PARTS RECEIVING

5750 3RD ST BLDG 750

NEW CUMBERLAND PA 17070-5076

Questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted by electronic mail to the Acquisition Specialist, Joseph Crowley, at the following email address: joseph.crowley@dla.mil with the following Subject: SP3300-22-Q-0089 RFQ Question. Question(s) must be received before 3:30 P.M. EST, 06 September 2022. Questions received after the due date are not required to be answered by the Government. Answers to questions will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation, which can be found on sam.gov.

System for Award Management: IAW FAR 4.1102(a), quoters are required to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time a quotation is submitted in order to comply with the annual representations and certifications requirements. Refer to DFARS 204.1103 for helpful information on navigation and data entry in the SAM database. Registration may be done online at www.sam.gov.

The contractor shall type company name, address, and CAGE code exactly as it appears in the System for Award Management (SAM) Database.

Company Name:

Company Address:

Telephone:

Cage code:

Point of Contact:

Email:

THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS ARE INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE:

The Following Provisions are Incorporated by Full Text:

FAR 52.209-7 -- Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (OCT 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision— “Administrative proceeding” means a non-judicial process that is adjudicatory in nature in order to make a determination of fault or liability (e.g., Securities and Exchange Commission Administrative Proceedings, Civilian Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings, and Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals Proceedings). This includes administrative proceeding at the Federal and State level but only in connection with performance of a Federal contract or grant. It does not include agency actions such as contract audits, site visits, corrective plans, or inspection of deliverables.

“Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000” means—

(1) The total value of all current, active contracts and grants, including all priced options; and

(2) The total value of all current, active orders including all priced options under indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity, 8(a), or requirements contracts (including task and delivery and multiple-award Schedules).

“Principal” means an officer, director, owner, partner, or a person having primary management or supervisory responsibilities within a business entity (e.g., general manager; plant manager; head of a division or business segment; and similar positions).

(b) The quoter [_] has [_] does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the quoter checked “has” in paragraph (b) of this provision, the quoter represents, by submission of this offer, that the information it has entered in the Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS) is current, accurate, and complete as of the date of submission of this offer with regard to the following information:

(1) Whether the quoter, and/or any of its principals, has or has not, within the last five years, in connection with the award to or performance by the quoter of a Federal contract or grant, been the subject of a proceeding, at the Federal or State level that resulted in any of the following dispositions:

(i) In a criminal proceeding, a conviction.

(ii) In a civil proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in the payment of a monetary fine, penalty, reimbursement, restitution, or damages of $5,000 or more.

(iii) In an administrative proceeding, a finding of fault and liability that results in—

(A) The payment of a monetary fine or penalty of $5,000 or more; or

(B) The payment of a reimbursement, restitution, or damages in excess of $100,000.

(iv) In a criminal, civil, or administrative proceeding, a disposition of the matter by consent or compromise with an acknowledgment of fault by the Contractor if the proceeding could have led to any of the outcomes specified in paragraphs (c)(1)(i), (c)(1)(ii), or (c)(1)(iii) of this provision.

(2) If the quoter has been involved in the last five years in any of the occurrences listed in (c)(1) of this provision, whether the quoter has provided the requested information with regard to each occurrence.

(d) The quoter shall post the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) through (c)(1)(iv) of this provision in FAPIIS as required through maintaining an active registration in the System for Award Management which can be accessed via https://www.sam.gov (see 52.204-7).

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 1984) The Government contemplates awarding single fixed price purchase order resulting from this solicitation.

(End of Provision)

FAR 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 quoter and submitted with its quotation or offer. 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 or offer.

(End of Provision)

DLAD 5452.233-9001 Disputes – Agreement to Use Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) (JUN 2020)

(a) The parties agree to negotiate with each other to try to resolve any disputes that may arise. If unassisted negotiations are unsuccessful, the parties will use alternative dispute resolution (ADR) techniques to try to resolve the dispute. Litigation will only be considered as a last resort when ADR is unsuccessful or has been documented by the party rejecting ADR to be inappropriate for resolving the dispute.

(b) Before either party determines ADR inappropriate, that party must discuss the use of ADR with the other party. The documentation rejecting ADR must be signed by an official authorized to bind the contractor (see FAR 52.233-1), or, for the Agency, by the contracting officer, and approved at a level above the contracting officer after consultation with the ADR Specialist and legal counsel. Contractor personnel are also encouraged to include the ADR Specialist in their discussions with the contracting officer before determining ADR to be inappropriate.

(c) If you wish to opt out of this clause, check here [ ]. Alternate wording may be negotiated with the contracting officer.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Quoters – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) The provision at 52.212-1 and the following addenda are applicable to this acquisition.

FAR 52.212-1 Addenda

(1) Paragraph (c) of 52.212-1 is tailored to read as follows: (c) Period of acceptance of offers. The quoter agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers.

(2) Facsimile and hard copy quote submissions will not be accepted or evaluated.

(3) Quotes shall be prepared in the English language.

(4) Quotes must be submitted electronically via email at: joseph.crowley@dla.mil, Subject: SP3300-22-Q-0089 Quotation – “Quoter’s Company Name”

(5) Quotes must have the following Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) marking incorporated on the appropriate pages:

a. Header on all page:

i. “CUI”

b. 1st page, bottom right corner (above footer text):

i. Controlled by:

ii. CUI Category:

iii. Distribution/Dissemination Controls:

iv. POC:

c. Footer (at very bottom) on all pages

i. “CUI”

(6) Quotes shall include all required documentation as listed below. Submission of a quote that does not contain all items requested below may result in elimination from consideration for award. Instructions contained herein are to serve as a guide in preparation of quotes; however, they are not intended to be all inclusive. The instructions generally describe the type and extent of information which should be provided in the quote. The quoter is expected to completely examine and analyze all aspects of the quote to include information in the quote which will enable the evaluators to determine the quoter’s understanding of the solicitation requirements.

Provide completed Attachment 3 Schedule of Services.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible quoter whose quote 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) past performance

The Government will evaluate the estimated total price between quotes that have an acceptable past performance record. The Government intends to make an award based on the initial quotes received; therefore, the initial quote should contain the quoter’s best terms from a price standpoint. Quoters must be determined to be responsible according to the standards of FAR part 9 to be eligible for award.

Past Performance Requirements The Government will evaluate the quoter’s Past Performance to determine acceptability of the quote in response to this solicitation. Past Performance will be evaluated on an acceptable/unacceptable basis and shall not be rated. The quoter will be evaluated on their past performance record and any other relevant information obtained from Government databases; such as, CPARS, SPRS, etc. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered acceptable.

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

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-3 Quoter Representations and Certifications – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (MAY 2022) Quoters must complete Representations and Certifications at 52.212-3 in the System for Award Management prior to submission or provide a completed copy with quote submission.

(End of Provision)

FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Products and Commercial Services (NOV 2021) The clause at FAR 52.212-4 and the following addenda are applicable to this acquisition.

FAR 52.212-4 Addenda

52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes Executive Orders –Commercial Items (MAY 2022) The clause at FAR 52.212-5 and the following addenda are applicable to this acquisition.

FAR 52.217-9 Option To Extend the Term of the Contract (MAR 2000)

(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within30 days]; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 60 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension.

(b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.

(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed 5 years.

(End of clause)

DLAD Procurement Note L06 Agency Protests (DEC 2016) Interested parties may file an agency level protest with the contracting officer or may request an independent review by the chief of the contracting office (CCO). Independent review by the CCO is an alternative to consideration by the contracting officer and is not available as an appellate review of a contracting officer decision on a protest previously filed with the contracting officer. Absent a clear indication of the intent to file an agency level protest with the CCO for independent review, protests will be presumed to be protests to the contracting officer.

(End of Procurement Note)

FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 2006)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from

DLA DISTRIBUTION

ACQUISTION OPERATIONS (J7)

ATTN: CHRISTOPHER ROBINSON

CONTRACTING OFFICER

5430 MIFFLIN AVE, SUITE 3102A

NEW CUMBERLAND, PA 17070-5008.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

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.

(End of clause)

DFARS 252.232-7006 Wide Area WorkFlow Payment Instructions (Dec 2018)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause— “Department of Defense Activity Address Code (DoDAAC)” is a six position code that uniquely identifies a unit, activity, or organization.

“Document type” means the type of payment request or receiving report available for creation in Wide Area WorkFlow (WAWF).

“Local processing office (LPO)” is the office responsible for payment certification when payment certification is done external to the entitlement system.

“Payment request” and “receiving report” are defined in the clause at 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(b) Electronic invoicing. The WAWF system provides the method to electronically process vendor payment requests and receiving reports, as authorized by Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement (DFARS) 252.232-7003, Electronic Submission of Payment Requests and Receiving Reports.

(c) WAWF access. To access WAWF, the Contractor shall—

(1) Have a designated electronic business point of contact in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov; and

(2) Be registered to use WAWF at https://wawf.eb.mil/ following the step-by-step procedures for self-registration available at this web site.

(d) WAWF training. The Contractor should follow the training instructions of the WAWF Web-Based Training Course and use the Practice Training Site before submitting payment requests through WAWF. Both can be accessed by selecting the “Web Based Training” link on the WAWF home page at https://wawf.eb.mil/

(e) WAWF methods of document submission. Document submissions may be via web entry, Electronic Data Interchange, or File Transfer Protocol.

(f) WAWF payment instructions. The Contractor shall use the following information when submitting payment requests and receiving reports in WAWF for this contract or task or delivery order:

(1) Document type. The Contractor shall submit payment requests using the following document type(s):

(i) For cost-type line items, including labor-hour or time-and-materials, submit a cost voucher.

(ii) For fixed price line items—

(A) That require shipment of a deliverable, submit the invoice and receiving report specified by the Contracting Officer. 2 in 1 (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items that require shipment of a deliverable.)

(B) For services that do not require shipment of a deliverable, submit either the Invoice 2in1, which meets the requirements for the invoice and receiving report, or the applicable invoice and receiving report, as specified by the Contracting Officer. INVOICE AS 2-IN-1 (Contracting Officer: Insert either “Invoice 2in1” or the applicable invoice and receiving report document type(s) for fixed price line items for services.)

(iii) For customary progress payments based on costs incurred, submit a progress payment request.

(iv) For performance based payments, submit a performance based payment request.

(v) For commercial item financing, submit a commercial item financing request.

(2) Fast Pay requests are only permitted when Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 52.213-1 is included in the contract.

[Note: The Contractor may use a WAWF “combo” document type to create some combinations of invoice and receiving report in one step.]

(3) Document routing. The Contractor shall use the information in the Routing Data Table below only to fill in applicable fields in WAWF when creating payment requests and receiving reports in the system.

Routing Data Table*

(*Contracting Officer: Insert applicable DoDAAC information. If multiple ship to/acceptance locations apply, insert “See Schedule” or “Not applicable.”) (**Contracting Officer: If the contract provides for progress payments or performance-based payments, insert the DoDAAC for the contract administration office assigned the functions under FAR 42.302(a)(13).)

(4) Payment request. The Contractor shall ensure a payment request includes documentation appropriate to the type of payment request in accordance with the payment clause, contract financing clause, or Federal Acquisition Regulation 52.216-7, Allowable Cost and Payment, as applicable.

(5) Receiving report. The Contractor shall ensure a receiving report meets the requirements of DFARS Appendix F.

(g) WAWF point of contact.

(1) The Contractor may obtain clarification regarding invoicing in WAWF from the following contracting activity’s WAWF point of contact. Not Applicable (Contracting Officer: Insert applicable information or “Not applicable.”)

(2) Contact the WAWF helpdesk at 866-618-5988, if assistance is needed.

(End of clause)

END OF SOLICITATION

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