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b. TELEPHONE NUMBER

(213) 452-3234

8. OFFER DUE DATE/LOCAL TIME

10:00 AM 19 Sep 2016

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INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME

ANTOINETTE C ALLEN F

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ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED.

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. YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

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% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR X

SMALL BUSINESSX

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL

BUSINESS (WOSB)

17a.CONTRACTOR/ CODE FACILITY

OFFEROR CODE

USACE, LOS ANGELES DISTRICT

CONTRACTING DIVISION

915 WILSHIRE BLVD, SUITE 930

LOS ANGELES CA 90017

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODE

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

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213-452-4187FAX:

TEL: 213-452-3242 SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

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WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

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SIZE STANDARD:

$15.0M

NAICS:

541990

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OFFER DATED

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

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

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ITEM NO.

W912PL-16-T-0019

Section SF 1449 - CONTINUATION SHEET

ITEM NO SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

0001 1 Job

BASE YEAR 1 OCT 16 TO 30 SEP 17

FFP

VENDOR TO PROVIDE METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING AND

FORCASTING SERVICES FOR THE WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT

FUNCTION OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT SCOPE OF WORK.

POC: VAN CRISOSTOMO (213) 452-3558

FOB: Destination

NET AMT

0002 1 Job

OPTION OPTION YEAR #1: 1 OCT 17 TO 30 SEP 18

FFP

VENDOR TO PROVIDE METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING AND

FORCASTING SERVICES FOR THE WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT

FUNCTION OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT SCOPE OF WORK.

0003 1 Job

OPTION OPTION YEAR #2: 1 OCT 18 TO 30 SEP 19

FFP

VENDOR TO PROVIDE METEOROLOGICAL MONITORING AND

FORCASTING SERVICES FOR THE WATER CONTROL MANAGEMENT

FUNCTION OF THE LOS ANGELES DISTRICT CORPS OF ENGINEERS

WHICH WILL INCLUDE ALL ALL WORK TO BE DONE IN ACCORDANCE

WITH THE ATTACHED STATEMENT SCOPE OF WORK.

SCOPE OF WORK

SCOPE OF WORK

METEOROLOGICAL SERVICES: MONITORING AND FORECASTING

1. AREA OF APPLICATION: Los Angeles District (boundaries shown on enclosure 1) including all watersheds, streams, and reservoirs.

2. ITEM: Meteorological services for Los Angeles District: Monitoring and Forecasting.

3. AUTHORIZATION:

3.a. Flood Control Acts of 22 June 1936 and 28 June 1938.

3.b. EM 1110-2-3600 (Sections 6-3 and 8-5), "Management of Water Control Systems," dated 30 November 1987.

3.c. ER 500-1-1 (Chapter 7), "Natural Disaster Procedures," dated 21 December 1984.

4. DESCRIPTION OF WORK AND SERVICES REQUIRED: The Contractor shall provide all meteorological monitoring and forecasting services necessary for the Water Control Management function of the Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District.

5. SERVICES REQUIRED: The Contractor shall perform the work and services as follows:

5.a. Daily Weather Briefing. By 0800 of every day, the Contractor shall provide a weather briefing to the District. The weather briefing shall be as described in Section 6.

5.b. Monitoring Weather Conditions and Weather Updates. The Contractor shall monitor the weather on a continuous basis for meteorological conditions that may require the operation of flood control projects within the Los Angeles District. When precipitation rates are expected to exceed 0.1 inch/hour within the Southern California portion of the Los Angeles District, the Contractor shall provide, as a minimum, updated weather briefings by 1300 and 2100 each day. If the 0800 briefing contains precipitation forecasts exceeding 0.1 inch per hour and the forecast has fallen below that amount, the contractor shall provide an updated briefing. The Contractor shall also provide any additional weather briefings required to keep the District informed of changing weather conditions occurring within the entire District. The lack of weather briefing updates by the Contractor will be construed by the District to mean that the Contractor confirms that the previous weather briefing is still valid, and that precipitation rates greater than

0.1 inches per hour are not expected at any of the project areas within Southern California for the next 24 hours. The weather briefings shall be as described in Section 6.

5.c. Long-Range Outlooks. Prior to the beginning of each calendar month, the Contractor shall provide a thirty (30) day outlook of precipitation for all portions of the Los Angeles District. Prior to 15 November of each year, the Contractor shall provide a narrative describing the Contractor’s best estimate of precipitation conditions throughout the Los Angeles District for the upcoming winter.

5.d. Gridded Precipitation Forecasts. The Contractor shall monitor the weather on a continuous basis for meteorological conditions that may require the operation of flood control projects within the Los Angeles District. When precipitation rates are expected to exceed 0.1 inch/hour within the Southern California portion of the Los Angeles District, the Santa Maria River Basin, or those areas of Arizona and New Mexico encompassing the Bill Williams River Basin and the Gila River Basin, the Contractor shall provide gridded precipitation forecasts for any or all of those areas expected to receive such precipitation. The Contractor shall provide gridded precipitation forecasts at the intervals and in the formats described in section 6.b. The Contractor shall continue to provide the gridded precipitation forecasts as detailed in section 6.b until such time as the forecasted precipitation rates for the affected areas fall below 0.1 inch/hour. The lack of digital precipitation forecasts will be construed by the District to mean that the Contractor confirms that precipitation rates greater than 0.1 inch/hour are not expected within the Southern California portion of the Los Angeles District, the Santa Maria River Basin, or those areas of Arizona and New Mexico encompassing the Bill Williams River Basin and the Gila River Basin for the next 24 hours.

6. DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES

6.a. Briefing of the District.

6.a.i. Oral and written briefings are required. The contractor shall be available for oral briefings whenever there is an active forecast in which the precipitation rate is expected to equal or exceed 0.1 inches per hour. Therefore oral briefings at late night or early morning hours may be occasionally required to update Reservoir Regulation Section staff. The oral briefing can be either face-to-face or by telephone. At the request and discretion of the Reservoir Regulation Section, the written briefing shall be made available to Reservoir Regulation Section in all, or any combination of the following methods: (1) posting to a publicly accessible web site supporting Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) standards allowing automatic retrieval utilizing standard Java URL class methods, (2) e-mail to a list of addresses supplied by Reservoir Regulation Section, and (3) transfer via telephone facsimile to a facsimile device specified by the Reservoir Regulation Section.

6.a.ii. The written briefing will be in the form of a Significant Weather & Quantitative Precipitation Forecast (SW/QPF). The SW/QPF shall consist of three sections:

1) a quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF), 2) a weather satellite map, and 3) text describing weather conditions, contributing factors, watershed runoff conditions, extended forecast (one-week outlook) and additional remarks.

6.a.ii.(1) In the QPF section (example shown as enclosure 2):

6.a.ii.(1)(a) Forecast and outlook precipitation amounts shall be entered for each drainage basin or area of the Los Angeles District that is significant to reservoir regulation and emergency management. Normally, entries for the eight (8) Los Angeles County Drainage Area (LACDA) and the nine (9) Santa Ana River sub-basins shall be made. A map showing the eight (8) LACDA sub-basins is included as Enclosure 3. A map of the nine (9) Santa Ana sub-basins is included as Enclosure 4. Other basins for which entries shall be made, when pertinent, include drainages in Santa Barbara, Ventura, and San Diego Counties; Las Vegas and vicinity; the drainage above Alamo Dam; and as many of the eight (8) Salt, Verde, and Gila River drainages above Painted Rock Dam as are necessary to accurately define the Gila River basin precipitation. Drainage boundaries are shown on enclosures 5 through 10.

6.a.ii.(1)(b) The smallest required time increment of forecast periods is 1 hour. As determined by the government, the time interval may vary from 1 to 12 hour intervals. The time interval of the outlook columns shall be 5 days.

SW/QPFs shall be updated as necessary to ensure an accurate forecast based on currently known meteorologic conditions during significant storm and flood events.

Generally between three and four SW/QPFs are needed during a wet 24- hour period.

6.a.ii.(1)(c) A qualitative description of the reliability and potential variability of the forecast will be included as part of each

SW/QPF.

6.a.ii.(1)(d) Precipitation amounts in the forecast and outlook columns shall be entered in tenths of an inch. Any forecast or outlook amount of zero precipitation (when rounded to the nearest tenth of an inch) shall be left blank.

6.a.ii.(1)(e) Snow levels, in thousands of feet above sea level

(rounded to the nearest one thousand (1,000) feet), shall be entered for the existing snow line conditions, as well as for any forecast or outlook precipitation. The number 0 shall be used if snow is forecast to fall below 500 feet.

If no precipitation is expected to fall during a particular time interval throughout the region listed, then the snow level entry shall be left blank.

6.a.ii.(1)(f) When the SW/QPF has been prepared for reasons other than the 8:00 am report or forecast of quantitative precipitation (e.g., for locally heavy thunderstorm precipitation, with no significant basin-wide average precipitation) then the tabulated listings in the QPF section may be omitted.

6.a.ii.(1)(g) At the discretion of Reservoir Regulation Section, key words, tags, or flags may be added to electronic versions of the SW/QPF to highlight forecasts when rainfall is expected.

6.a.ii.(2) A weather satellite map pertinent to the current or forecast weather conditions shall be part of each SW/QPF. The cities of Los Angeles, Las Vegas, Phoenix, plus the District boundaries, shall be indicated on each map. An example of such a satellite map is included in Enclosure

11. The map shall be annotated to show significant weather systems, air masses, fronts, etc., and their intensities and movement (speed and direction).

6.a.iii. The oral briefing will be a description of the written briefing.

6.a.iv. Each SW/QPF shall be transmitted or made available to the Reservoir

Regulation Section as described in Paragraph 6.a.i. in the following forms:

6.a.iv.(1) The descriptive text and precipitation amounts shall be transmitted or made available to the Water Control Data System computer as an ASCII text file. The text file shall be in a fixed format approved by Reservoir Regulation Section. This precipitation forecast may be used directly as input for real-time runoff forecasting models. This shall be required each time a new SW/QPF is issued, and

6.a.iv.(2) The forecasted precipitation amounts and date/time of rainfall excluding descriptive text shall be transmitted or made available to the Water Control Data System as a second, separate ASCII text file in a simplified fixed format approved by Reservoir Regulation Section.

This precipitation forecast may be used directly as input for real-time runoff forecasting models. This shall be required each time a new SW/QPF is issued, and

6.a.iv.(3) The weather satellite map shall be transmitted or made available to the Water Control Data System in a standard graphic file format (e.g.

jpeg) approved by Reservoir Regulation Section. If the Reservoir Regulation Section requests it, the weather satellite map shall be transmitted by FAX even if it has been made transmitted or made available by other electronic means.

6.b. Gridded Precipitation Forecasts. The gridded precipitation forecasts will conform to the following listed parameters:

6.b.i. Required areas of coverage:

6.b.i.(1) Southern California:

Latitudinal range: 34.5 N to 33.3667 N Longitudinal range: 118.8333 W to 116.5W

6.b.i.(2) Santa Maria River Basin:

Latitudinal range: 35.0333 N to 34.8667 N Longitudinal range: 120.4667 W to 120.1667 W

6.b.i.(3) Arizona:

Latitudinal range: 36.08333 N to 30.5 N Longitudinal range: 115.25 W to 107.25 W

6.b.ii. Format: XMRG, NetCDF, or GRIB

6.b.iii. Resolution: 2.0 Km

6.b.iv. Update intervals: A new gridded precipitation forecast will be required every 6 hours during conditions as described in section 5.d.

6.b.v. Time-step interval: 1 hour

6.b.vi. Forecast window: Forecast to extend out 5 days (120 hours)

6.b.vii. Files containing these gridded precipitation forecasts shall be made available for download by the District via the Internet in the format described in section 6.b.ii.

7. PERIOD OF SERVICE: The Contractor shall perform the work and services beginning at the award date of this Contract. The contract period shall be for twelve (12) months with up to two

(2) additional 12-month options to be exercised on a yearly basis at the discretion of the government.

8. REVIEWS AND SUBMITTALS: The project shall have one (1) review each year:

8.a. Review Conference: The review conference shall be held via a teleconference or at the

Los Angeles District within ninety (90) days of the beginning of service; the exact date and time shall be mutually agreed upon by the Contracting Officer and the Contractor.

At the review time, all work to date by the Contractor shall be reviewed and discussed.

Requirements of the Contractor shall be discussed.

9. ITEMS AND DATA TO BE FURNISHED BY THE CORPS OF ENGINEERS:

9.a. The Corps of Engineers shall make available to the Contractor information from related studies, design memoranda, and other pertinent available data in the Corps of Engineers, Los Angeles District files which may contribute to the accomplishment of tasks outlined in this Scope are available to be reviewed, as necessary by the Contractor in the Los Angeles District office. Individual items may be checked out, if needed, with the approval of the Contracting Officer; and all such items are to be returned to the Los Angeles District office as soon as possible, and in no case later than termination of services by the Contractor.

10. DEVIATION FROM THE SCOPE:

10.a. The Contractor shall not incorporate into this project any instructions received (in writing or orally) directly from personnel at any of the dam facilities, at the Corps of Engineers Base Yard, or other Corps of Engineers offices, without written approval from the Contracting Officer. The coordination with others of the forecast and other services provided by the Contractor is the responsibility of the Chief, Reservoir Regulation Section, Los Angeles District, Corps of Engineers. All contacts made by the Contractor to the Corps of Engineers shall be with the Contracting Officer or staff of the Reservoir Regulation Section, Los Angeles District.

10.b. The Contractor shall not depart from, or perform beyond, the Scope and criteria on which this Scope is based without the written direction of the Contracting Officer.

11. PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

11.a. The Contractor shall name and assign a responsible meteorologist as Project Manager.

The Project Manager shall maintain a project file to contain all correspondence and criteria pertinent to this project and this Scope.

11.b. Representatives of the Reservoir Regulation Section, Los Angeles District, may visit the Contractor’s office at any time during the contract for the specific purpose of examining the progress of the work and to resolve any questions the Contractor may have concerning the forecasts provided.

11.c. Contractor Manpower Reporting Application (CMRA) Requirement: The CMR business process captures information on funding source, contracting vehicle, organization supported, mission and function performed, and labor hours and costs for contracted efforts. Contractor is required to provide a report for each separate delivery order or task order at the completion of the contract, or Fiscal Year, whichever comes first. Service contracts need to be entered one time per fiscal year. Individual service calls do not require additional reporting. The deadline to enter data is 31 October. If a delivery/ task order has been executed during the fiscal year in question, it should be reported. No labor rates should be reported. The information is reported as an aggregate of all labor dollars and hours charged by delivery / task order. Direct Labor Dollars should include all (un-loaded) labor hours in the contract. The Accounting for Contract Services requirement applies to all purchases and contracts regardless of the dollar value. Previously the rule was that contracts below $25K did not have to be reported.

The contractor will determine to price or not-separately-price the requirement. The CMRA requires estimated direct (un-loaded) labor hours.

The government fiscal year is from 1 October to 30 September. If the contract overlaps two or more fiscal years, data will be entered separately for each year. You may divide the labor hours and labor dollars proportionally based on the length of time spent in each FY. No report of any kind is required at the solicitation phase of the procurement, although a bidder may be asked to price the contract line item pertaining to the report or agree to deliver the report pursuant to the contract. Contract number and contractor identity will be treated as proprietary information when they are associated with the direct labor hours and direct labor dollars. At no time will any data be released to the public with the contractor name and contract number associated with the data.

12. OTHER REQUIREMENTS:

12.a. Subcontractors: The Contractor shall not enter into any subcontracts without prior written approval of the Contracting Officer.

12.b. Responsibility for Field Work: The Contractor shall be responsible for all damages to persons and property that occur as a result of the Contractor’s fault or negligence in connection with field work, and shall save and hold the Corps of Engineers free from all claims and suits arising from such damages.

12.c. Release of Data: All data, reports, and materials relative to this Scope are the property of the Corps of Engineers and will not be released by the Contractor, subcontractors, or employees on temporary duty, without written approval of the Contracting Officer.

RFQ SUBMITTAL

Envelopes containing quotes must be sealed and marked with addressed follows:

MARK ENVELOPES:

RFQ No. W912PL-16-T-0019 Quote Due Date: 19 September 2016 @ 10:00am

Quotes may be submitted via email, mailed, or hand carried as follows prior to the RFQ Closing Due Date and Time as specified within the RFQ:

EMAIL:

antoinette.c.allen@usace.army.mil

MAILED TO:

Department of the Army U. S. Army Engineer District, Los Angeles ATTN: Contracting Division C/O: Toni Allen PO Box 532711 Los Angeles, CA 90053

HAND CARRIED TO:

US Army Engineer District, Los Angeles 915 Wilshire Blvd, 11th Floor

ATTN: Contracting Division C/O: Toni Allen Los Angeles, California 90017

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO HAND-CARRIED OFFERS:

Due to security precautions, all Corps of Engineers visitors/couriers are now required to check in at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Security Office, Suite 1101, 915 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. 90053. Offerors are no longer permitted to hand-carry their offers directly to Contacting Division without an authorized escort. Offers may NOT be left unattended at the Security Office, Suite 1101.

Offerors submitting hand-carried bids must report to the 11th floor of 915 Wilshire and are required to provide a valid Federal or State ID to the security guards on the 11th floor. State-issued driver’s licenses and identification cards from Illinois, New Mexico, Missouri, Washington and Minnesota can only be used to obtain entry with a second form of Federal or State ID; these States' drivers license's do not comply with federal standards.

Normally the contact will be the Purchasing Agent designated above.

Visitors are prohibited from entering our facility with any prohibited items, which include explosives, (including pistols, rifles, etc.), ammunition, weapons such as switch blades, controlled substances, and alcoholic beverages (open containers) and will be subject to scanning by a metal detector. In the event the Purchasing Agent cannot be reached, please call the main Contracting Division telephone number, 213-452-3231 or the following alternative telephone numbers 3244, 3246, or 3670, in order to request assistance.

BIDDER'S SUBMITTAL INFORMATION

52.0000-4010 INQUIRIES (Revised 22 February 2013)

Any prospective offeror desiring an explanation or interpretation of the solicitation, drawings, specifications, etc., must request it in writing soon enough to allow a reply to reach all prospective bidders/offerors before submission of their bids/offers. Oral explanations or instructions given before award of a contract are not binding. Any information given to a prospective offeror concerning a solicitation will be furnished promptly to all other prospective offerors as an amendment to the solicitation, if that information is necessary in submitting offers or if lack of it would be prejudicial to other prospective bidders/offerors.

1. All inquiries relating to this solicitation are to be submitted via Bidder Inquiry in ProjNet at www.projnet.org/projnet.

A. To submit and review bid inquiry items, bidders will need to be a current registered user or self register into the ProjNet system.

To access the Bid Inquiry system, go to the ProjNet web page and click on the “QUICK ADD” menu in the upper right corner of the screen. You will now be prompted for the following:

a. Agency - Select USACE

b. Key - enter the 10-digit Bidder Inquiry Key shown below

c. Email - enter your e-mail address

If this is your first time accessing ProjNet, you will need to fill in extra information (name, phone #, company, etc)

If you are already a registered user, answer your “Secret Question” and then you will be at the Bid Inquiry screen.

For additional guidance, see the attached 1-page pdf file for accessing the Bid Inquiry system.

B. From this page, you may view all bidder inquiries or add inquiry. Please Note: Offerors shall only submit one question per inquiry. All inquiries containing multiple questions may be rejected.

C. Offerors will receive an acknowledgement of their question via email, followed by an answer to their question after it has been processed by the technical team.

D. The Solicitation Number is: W912PL-16-T-0019 The Bidder Inquiry Key is: 7K4RCR-WU5UT6

2. The Bidder Inquiry System will be unavailable for new inquiries 5 business days prior to bid/proposal submission in order to ensure adequate time allotted to form an appropriate response and amend the solicitation if necessary.

3. Offerors are requested to review the specifications in its entirety, review the Bidder Inquiry System for answers to questions prior to submission of a new inquiry.

4. The ProjNet call center operates weekdays from 8AM to 5PM U.S. Central Time Zone (Chicago). The telephone number for the Call Center is 800-428-HELP.

INSPECTION AND ACCEPTANCE TERMS

Supplies/services will be inspected/accepted at:

CLIN INSPECT AT INSPECT BY ACCEPT AT ACCEPT BY

0001 N/A N/A N/A Government 0002 N/A N/A N/A Government 0003 N/A N/A N/A Government

DELIVERY INFORMATION

CLIN DELIVERY DATE QUANTITY SHIP TO ADDRESS UIC

0001 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0002 N/A N/A N/A N/A

0003 N/A N/A N/A N/A

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.204-2 SECURITY REQUIREMENTS (AUG 1996)

(a) This clause applies to the extent that this contract involves access to information classified "Confidential," "Secret," or "Top Secret."

(b) The Contractor shall comply with (1) the Security Agreement (DD Form 441), including the National Industrial Security Program Operating Manual (DOD 5220.22-M); and (2) any revisions to that manual, notice of which has been furnished to the Contractor.

(c) If, subsequent to the date of this contract, the security classification or security requirements under this contract are changed by the Government and if the changes cause an increase or decrease in security costs or otherwise affect any other term or condition of this contract, the contract shall be subject to an equitable adjustment as if the changes were directed under the Changes clause of this contract.

(d) The Contractor agrees to insert terms that conform substantially to the language of this clause, including this paragraph (d) but excluding any reference to the Changes clause of this contract, in all subcontracts under this contract that involve access to classified information.

(End of clause)

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

52.212-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2015)

(a) North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code and small business size standard. The NAICS code and small business size standard for this acquisition appear in Block 10 of the solicitation cover sheet (SF 1449). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits an offer in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

(b) Submission of offers. Submit signed and dated offers to the office specified in this solicitation at or before the exact time specified in this solicitation. Offers may be submitted on the SF 1449, letterhead stationery, or as otherwise specified in the solicitation. As a minimum, offers must show--

(1) The solicitation number;

(2) The time specified in the solicitation for receipt of offers;

(3) The name, address, and telephone number of the offeror;

(4) A technical description of the items being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with the requirements in the solicitation. This may include product literature, or other documents, if necessary;

(5) Terms of any express warranty;

(6) Price and any discount terms;

(7) "Remit to" address, if different than mailing address;

(8) A completed copy of the representations and certifications at FAR 52.212-3 (see FAR 52.212-3(b) for those representations and certifications that the offeror shall complete electronically);

(9) Acknowledgment of Solicitation Amendments;

(10) Past performance information, when included as an evaluation factor, to include recent and relevant contracts for the same or similar items and other references (including contract numbers, points of contact with telephone numbers and other relevant information); and

(11) If the offer is not submitted on the SF 1449, include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation. Offers that fail to furnish required representations or information, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation may be excluded from consideration.

(c) Period for acceptance of offers. The offeror agrees to hold the prices in its offer firm for 30 calendar days from the date specified for receipt of offers, unless another time period is specified in an addendum to the solicitation.

(d) Product samples. When required by the solicitation, product samples shall be submitted at or prior to the time specified for receipt of offers. Unless otherwise specified in this solicitation, these samples shall be submitted at no expense to the Government, and returned at the sender's request and expense, unless they are destroyed during preaward testing.

(e) Multiple offers. Offerors are encouraged to submit multiple offers presenting alternative terms and conditions or commercial items for satisfying the requirements of this solicitation. Each offer submitted will be evaluated separately.

(f) Late submissions, modifications, revisions, and withdrawals of offers:

(1) Offerors are responsible for submitting offers, and any modifications, revisions, or withdrawals, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that offers or revisions are due.

(2)(i) Any offer, modification, revision, or withdrawal of an offer received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and--

(A) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of offers; or

(B) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government's control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(C) If this solicitation is a request for proposals, it was the only proposal received.

(ii) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful offer, that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(3) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the offer wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(4) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that offers cannot be received at the Government office designated for receipt of offers by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation or other notice of an extension of the closing date, the time specified for receipt of offers will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(5) Offers may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers.

Oral offers in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile offers, offers may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before the exact time set for receipt of offers, subject to the conditions specified in the solicitation concerning facsimile offers. An offer may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or its authorized representative if, before the exact time set for receipt of offers, the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the offer.

(g) Contract award (not applicable to Invitation for Bids). The Government intends to evaluate offers and award a contract without discussions with offerors. Therefore, the offeror's initial offer should contain the offeror's best terms from a price and technical standpoint. However, the Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if later determined by the Contracting Officer to be necessary. The Government may reject any or all offers if such action is in the public interest; accept other than the lowest offer; and waive informalities and minor irregularities in offers received.

(h) Multiple awards. The Government may accept any item or group of items of an offer, unless the offeror qualifies the offer by specific limitations. Unless otherwise provided in the Schedule, offers may not be submitted for quantities less than those specified. The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the offer.

(i) Availability of requirements documents cited in the solicitation. (1)(i) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to--GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100, 470 East L'Enfant Plaza, SW, Washington, DC 20407, Telephone (202) 619-8925, Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(ii) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (i)(1)(i) of this provision.

Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

(2) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(i) ASSIST (https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/).

(ii) Quick Search (http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(iii) ASSISTdocs.com (http://assistdocs.com).

(3) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by--

(i) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard (https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(ii) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600 EST; or

(iii) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

(4) Nongovernment (voluntary) standards must be obtained from the organization responsible for their preparation, publication, or maintenance.

(j) Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS) Number. (Applies to all offers exceeding $3,500, and offers of $3,500 or less if the solicitation requires the Contractor to be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation “DUNS” or “DUNS +4” followed by the DUNS or DUNS +4 number that identifies the offeror's name and address. The DUNS +4 is the DUNS number plus a 4-character suffix that may be assigned at the discretion of the offeror to establish additional SAM records for identifying alternative Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) accounts (see FAR Subpart 32.11) for the same concern. If the offeror does not have a DUNS number, it should contact Dun and Bradstreet directly to obtain one. An offeror within the United States may contact Dun and Bradstreet by calling 1-866-705-5711 or via the internet at http://fedgov.dnb.com/webform. An offeror located outside the United States must contact the local Dun and Bradstreet office for a DUNS number. The offeror should indicate that it is an offeror for a Government contract when contacting the local Dun and Bradstreet office.

(k) System for Award Management. Unless exempted by an addendum to this solicitation, by submission of an offer, the offeror acknowledges the requirement that a prospective awardee shall be registered in the SAM database prior to award, during performance and through final payment of any contract resulting from this solicitation. If the Offeror does not become registered in the SAM database in the time prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the Contracting Officer will proceed to award to the next otherwise successful registered Offeror. Offerors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM database accessed through https://www.acquisition.gov.

(l) Debriefing. If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(1) The agency's evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror's offer.

(2) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(3) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(4) A summary of the rationale for award;

(5) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(6) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

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52.212-2 EVALUATION--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014)

(a) 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:

Factor 1: Technical Experience

Factor 2: Technical Competence

Factor 3: Past Performance

All quotes submitted will be evaluated for Technical Acceptability & Price. The government will issue award to the offeror providing the best value to the Government. The Government reserves the right to award to a vendor providing other than the lowest price offer based on the technical merits of the vendor’s quote.

Submittals;

It is incumbent upon the offeror to submit sufficient information for the Government to make a determination of your technical acceptability and price. Failure to submit sufficient information for the government to determine your technical acceptability or price may be cause for rejection of your quote. Total page limitation inclusive of all factors is unlimited pages.

NOTE: Total page limitation inclusive of all factors is five pages.

Factor 1: Technical Experience

This factor will evaluate the Offeror for its Experience in successful appraisal of projects similar in scope, magnitude and complexity it has successfully completed within the past five years.

Evaluation Factor: The following are the minimum requirements that are critical to successful contract performance to demonstrate experience on similar contracts. Offeror shall identify two

(2) or more projects of a similar scope, magnitude and complexity it has successfully completed within the past five years. Offeror should show experience and competence for (1) monitoring weather conditions in the geographic areas of California, Arizona, and Nevada and (2) with providing daily weather updates and long-range forecast outlooks via oral/written weather briefings.

Standard for Acceptability: This standard is met when the proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 2: Technical Competence

This factor will evaluate the Offeror for its Technical Competence in successful appraisal of projects similar in scope, magnitude and complexity it has successfully completed within the past five years.

Evaluation Factor: The following are the minimum requirements that are key to successful contract performance to demonstrate competence on similar contracts.

The Offerors shall provide demonstration of sample weather service products via web site or a presentation, showing how weather conditions in the geographic areas of California, Arizona, and Nevada are monitored; demonstrate how sample reports of daily weather updates via oral/written weather briefings and long-range forecast outlooks are disseminated; present technical method of which gridded precipitation forecast data are collected/prepared and offered to the Government for other potential modeling applications. Offeror shall identify two (2) or more projects of a similar scope, magnitude and complexity it has successfully completed within the past five years.

Standard for Acceptability: This standard is met when the proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation.

Factor 3: Past Performance

The Offeror shall list contracts of a nature and complexity similar to this requirement that they were awarded or have performed in the past five (5) years, or currently in force. The Offeror shall provide written narrative (not to exceed 1 typewritten page) to include the following:

a. Name, address and telephone number of the contracting organization and contracting officer.

b. Contract number, type and dollar amount.

c. Brief description of work.

d. List any special problems encountered during executing services under the contract. Point out any actions taken to adapt to customer needs and requirements for change.

e. Information on performance quality, schedule reliability and completion within or below cost and time estimates.

Standard for Acceptability: Based on the Offeror’s performance records, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the Offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the Offeror’s performance record is unknown.

(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for 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 option(s).

(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful Offeror 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 from Offerer is received by Government before award.

52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS--COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JUL 2016)

The Offeror shall complete only paragraph (b) of this provision if the Offeror has completed the annual representations and certification electronically via the System for Award Management (SAM) Web site located at https://www.sam.gov/portal. If the Offeror has not completed the annual representations and certifications electronically, the Offeror shall complete only paragraphs (c) through (r) of this provision.

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision --

“Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business (EDWOSB) Concern” means a small business concern that is at least 51 percent directly and unconditionally owned by, and the management and daily business operations of which are controlled by, one or more women who are citizens of the United States and who are economically disadvantaged in accordance with 13 CFR part 127. It automatically qualifies as a women-owned small business eligible under the WOSB Program.

"Forced or indentured child labor" means all work or service-

(1) Exacted from any person under the age of 18 under the menace of any penalty for its nonperformance and for which the worker does not offer himself voluntarily; or

(2) Performed by any person under the age of 18 pursuant to a contract the enforcement of which can be accomplished by process or penalties.

Highest-level owner means the entity that owns or controls an immediate owner of the offeror, or that owns or controls one or more entities that control an immediate owner of the offeror. No entity owns or exercises control of the highest level owner.

Immediate owner means an entity, other than the offeror, that has direct control of the offeror. Indicators of control include, but are not limited to, one or more of the following: Ownership or interlocking management, identity of interests among family members, shared facilities and equipment, and the common use of employees.

Inverted domestic corporation means a foreign incorporated entity that meets the definition of an inverted domestic corporation under 6 U.S.C. 395(b), applied in accordance with the rules and definitions of 6 U.S.C. 395(c).

Manufactured end product means any end product in product and service codes (PSCs) 1000-9999, except--

(1) PSC 5510, Lumber and Related Basic Wood Materials;

(2) Product or Service Group (PSG) 87, Agricultural Supplies;

(3) PSG 88, Live Animals;

(4) PSG 89, Subsistence;

(5) PSC 9410, Crude Grades of Plant Materials;

(6) PSC 9430, Miscellaneous Crude Animal Products, Inedible;

(7) PSC 9440, Miscellaneous Crude Agricultural and Forestry Products;

(8) PSC 9610, Ores;

(9) PSC 9620, Minerals, Natural and Synthetic; and

(10) PSC 9630, Additive Metal Materials.

Place of manufacture means the place where an end product is assembled out of components, or otherwise made or processed from raw materials into the finished product that is to be provided to the Government. If a product is disassembled and reassembled, the place of reassembly is not the place of manufacture.

Predecessor means an entity that is replaced by a successor and includes any predecessors of the predecessor.

Restricted business operations means business operations in Sudan that include power production activities, mineral extraction activities, oil-related activities, or the production of military equipment, as those terms are defined in the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007 (Pub. L. 110-174). Restricted business operations do not include business operations that the person (as that term is defined in Section 2 of the Sudan Accountability and Divestment Act of 2007) conducting the business can demonstrate--

(1) Are conducted under contract directly and exclusively with the regional government of southern Sudan;

(2) Are conducted pursuant to specific authorization from the Office of Foreign Assets Control in the Department of the Treasury, or are expressly exempted under Federal law from the requirement to be conducted under such authorization;

(3) Consist of providing goods or services to marginalized populations of Sudan;

(4) Consist of providing goods or services to an internationally recognized peacekeeping force or humanitarian organization;

(5) Consist of providing goods or services that are used only to promote health or education; or

(6) Have been voluntarily suspended.

Sensitive technology--

(1) Means hardware, software, telecommunications equipment, or any other technology that is to be used specifically--

(i) To restrict the free flow of unbiased information in Iran; or

(ii) To disrupt, monitor, or otherwise restrict speech of the people of Iran; and

(2) Does not include information or informational materials the export of which the President does not have the authority to regulate or prohibit pursuant to section 203(b)(3) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1702(b)(3)).

Service-disabled veteran-owned small business concern--

(1) Means a small business concern--

(i) Not less than 51 percent of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of any publicly owned business, not less than 51 percent of the stock of which is owned by one or more service-disabled veterans; and

(ii) The management and daily business operations of which are controlled by one or more service-disabled veterans or, in the case of a service-disabled veteran with permanent and severe disability, the spouse or permanent caregiver of such veteran.

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