SV0194-26.pdf

Solicitation Number: SV0194-26

Agency: Federal Prison Industries; Lompoc Farm Operation

Requirement Title: Fertilizer Supply for Agricultural Farm Operations

Type: Multi-Award Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA)

1. Purpose

The Government intends to establish multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) with qualified vendors to provide various types of fertilizer for agricultural farm operations. This BPA will streamline procurement, ensure competitive pricing, and guarantee timely delivery of fertilizer products to support ongoing agricultural production.

2. Scope of Work

The Contractor shall supply, transport, and deliver the specified types and quantities of fertilizer to designated government storage facilities or distribution points.

2.1 Product Specifications

Vendors shall furnish fertilizer products that meet or exceed the following specifications if and when requested by authorized individuals during the dates specified on the award:

UNICOR P/N Fertilizer Type Composition Unit of Measure FARM1124 16-16-16 16-16-16 Ton FARM1045 3-18-18 3-18-18 Gallon FARM1061 8-8-8 8-0-0 Gallon FARM1038 Can-17 Gallon FARM1051 High Phosphate Gallon FARM1052 K-Drive Gallon FARM1087 Monarch Gallon FARM1010 UN32 32-0-0 Gallon FARM1091 Urea 46-0-0 Ton FARM1050 Zinc Shotgun Gallon

All fertilizers must meet or exceed national and international quality standard and be free from contaminants.

3. Ordering Procedures

• Orders will be placed on a competitive basis among BPA holders.

• For requirements above the micro-purchase threshold, the Government will request quotes from all BPA holders.

• The vendor offering the best value (price, delivery, past performance) will receive the order.

4. Deliverables

• Fertilizers delivered in standard containers, clearly labeled with product type, composition, and expiration date.

• All fertilizer deliveries shall be made to:

o Federal Prison Industries (UNICOR)

3901 Klein Blvd Lompoc CA, 93436-2706

• All deliveries must be completed within seven (7) working days after receipt of order.

• Delivery receipts, quality assurance certificates, and safety data sheets (SDS) must accompany each shipment

5. Period of Performance

• The BPA will be valid for 12 months from date of award, with options to renew annually for up to 5 years.

6. Inspection and Acceptance

• All deliveries will be inspected by Lompoc Farm Personnel. Acceptance is contingent upon verification of quality, and compliance with specifications according to the standard within this agreement, regulations, and law.

7. Vendor Responsibilities

• Vendors must be registered in SAM.gov prior to award and remain active throughout the BPA period.

• Vendors shall ensure compliance with all USDA, EPA, and DOT regulations regarding fertilizer storage, handling, and transport.

• Vendors shall ensure timely delivery of all Products

• The following information is required to be completed by the offeror to be considered:

o Vendor’s DUNS & Bradstreet Number:

o SAM Unique Entity Number:

o Vendor’s Point of Contact:

o Vendor’s Telephone/Fax Number:

o Vendor’s Email Address:

o Vendor’s Business Size:

8. Payment Terms

• Payment will be made upon successful delivery and acceptance of all deliverables, in accordance with the Prompt Payment Act and applicable federal acquisition regulations.

• All inquiries regarding invoices, payments, credit memos, ETC. should be addressed with the Central Accounts Payable department at the mailing or email address below:

o UNICOR FPI Central Accounts Payable P.O. Box 11849 Lexington KY, 40578-1849 accounts.payable@usdoj.gov

• All invoices are required to have the following information regarding payment:

o Valid/Current Purchase Order Number (145XXXXXXX) o Line Number from Purchase Order o Unit of Measure Matching the Purchase Order and Contract

9. BPA Minimum/Maximum

• The BPA call/order shall be a minimum of $500 per order.

• The BPA call/order shall not exceed $25,000 per order.

10. Other Considerations

• This BPA does not establish an employer/employee relationship.

• The Government reserves the right to observe vendor performance and request corrective action if necessary.

• Any deviations from this solicitation must be approved in writing by the Contracting Officer.

mailto:accounts.payable@usdoj.gov

• The Government reserves the right to award to multiple vendors to ensure supply chain resilience.

• This BPA does not obligate funds, funds will be issued by individual BPA Calls.

• Questions pertaining to this solicitation must be in writing submitted to the primary point of contact via email address below. Questions must be submitted by

12. Authorized Individuals

• Only an Appointed Federal Prison Industries Contracting Officer is authorized to place orders under this BPA.

13. Point of Contact

• Communication must be in writing and via email in response to this Solicitation.

• Primary o Chad Privett Contracting Officer chad.privett2@usdoj.gov

• Alternate o Joshua Hassler

Contracting Officer joshua.hassler2@usdoj.gov mailto:chad.privett2@usdoj.gov mailto:joshua.hassler2@usdoj.gov

CLAUSES

52.203-15 Whistleblower Protections Under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.

52.203-16 Preventing Personal Conflicts of Interest.

52.204-9 Personal Identity Verification of Contractor Personnel.

52.204-10 Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards.

52.204-13 System for Award Management Maintenance.

52.204-27 Prohibition on a ByteDance Covered Application 52.209-9 Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters.

52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders.

52.219-28 Postaward Small Business Program Rerepresentation.

52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for Award Management.

52.232-35 Designation of Office for Government Receipt of Electronic Funds Transfer Information.

52.239-1 Privacy or Security Safeguards.

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities.

52.204-19 Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications.

52.204-25 Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.216-25 Contract Definitization.

52.226-8 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving.

52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors.

52.240-1 Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities.

PROVISIONS

52.204-6 Unique Entity Identifier.

52.204-7 System for Award Management.

52.207-6 Solicitation of Offers from Small Business Concerns and Small Business Teaming Arrangements or Joint Ventures (Multiple- Award Contracts).

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 proceedings 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 offeror □ has □ does not have current active Federal contracts and grants with total value greater than $10,000,000.

(c) If the offeror checked "has" in paragraph (b) of this provision, the offeror 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 offeror, 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 offeror 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.

52.219-1 Small Business Program Representations.

52.223-1 Biobased Product Certification.

52.204-24 Representation Regarding Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment.

52.204-26 Covered Telecommunications Equipment or Services-Representation.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision, Covered article, FASCSA order, Intelligence community, National security system, Reasonable inquiry, Sensitive compartmented information, Sensitive compartmented information system, and Source have the meaning provided in the clause 52.204- 30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(b) Prohibition. Contractors are prohibited from providing or using as part of the performance of the contract any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the prohibition is set out in an applicable Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act (FASCSA) order, as described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(c) Procedures. (1) The Offeror shall search for the phrase “FASCSA order” in the System for Award Management (SAM)( https://www.sam.gov) for any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if there is an applicable FASCSA order described in paragraph (b)(1) of FAR 52.204-30, Federal Acquisition Supply Chain Security Act Orders—Prohibition.

(2) The Offeror shall review the solicitation for any FASCSA orders that are not in SAM, but are effective and do apply to the solicitation and resultant contract (see FAR 4.2303(c)(2)).

(3) FASCSA orders issued after the date of solicitation do not apply unless added by an amendment to the solicitation.

(d) Representation. By submission of this offer, the offeror represents that it has conducted a reasonable inquiry, and that the offeror does not propose to provide or use in response to this solicitation any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is prohibited by an applicable FASCSA order in effect on the date the solicitation was issued, except as waived by the solicitation, or as disclosed in paragraph (e).

(e) Disclosures. The purpose for this disclosure is so the Government may decide whether to issue a waiver. For any covered article, or any products or services produced or provided by a source, if the covered article or the source is subject to an applicable FASCSA order, and the Offeror is unable to represent compliance, then the Offeror shall provide the following information as part of the offer:

(1) Name of the product or service provided to the Government;

(2) Name of the covered article or source subject to a FASCSA order;

(3) If applicable, name of the vendor, including the Commercial and Government Entity code and unique entity identifier (if known), that supplied the covered article or the product or service

52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors Commercial Products and Commercial Servies

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 within 30; 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).