Adulticide Treatment Services Craney Island PortsmouthVA

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services, reference number W91236180006, prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This synopsis/solicitation is being issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under the test program for commercial items (Reference Class Deviation 2018-O0010
- P e r m a n e n t Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items, from Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 13.5.) This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and an additional written solicitation will not be issued. PAPER COPIES OF THIS SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE MADE AVAILABLE.

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005- 97 and DFARS Change Notice 28 December 2017. It is the responsibility of the contractor to be familiar with the applicable clauses and provisions. The clauses may be accessed in full text at these addresses: www.acqnet.gov/far and http://www.acq.osd.mil/dpap/dfars/index.htm. The successful offeror shall accept the binding order by written acceptance of the SF1449 prior to undertaking performance. This RFQ is issued as a 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The NA I C S code is 561710, and the small business size standard is 11 million dollars. Wage determination 95-0317 Rev 40, dated 12/26/2017 is applicable to this solicitation. The award resulting from this contract will be a firm-fixed price contract.

The US Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement for a vendor to provide a total of 13,200 acres Aerial application of mosquito adulticide treatment necessary for the upkeep of Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth Virginia per attached Performance Work Statement and Bid Schedule. The proposed contract contains provisions for a contract is anticipated to start 1 May 2018 thru 30 Nov 2018.

Unless otherwise specified in the proposed contract resulting from this solicitation, the Government is responsible for the p e r fo r m a n c e of all inspection requirements and quality control. Inspection and Acceptance shall be at destination by the Government.

Quote Submission Requirements

When submitting your quote, please provide a unit price and extended total on the Bid Schedule provided for all bid items. Failure to address this area of the RFQ may result in your quote not being considered for award.

The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable. The Government will award a contract resulting f ro m this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation offers the lowest price.

Offerors shall provide the following company Information: Company Name
Address

City State

CAGE Code

DUNS

TIN

Website

Point of Contact Name

E mail Phone

Clauses incorporated by Reference

The following FAR provisions and clauses are applicable to this procurement: CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE
52.204-7, System for Award Management
52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items
52.212-3 and its ALT I, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items
52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation 52.222-3, Convict Labor
52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity
52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965
52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires
52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases
52.232-1, Payments
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management 52.233-3, Protest After Award
52.243-1, Changes--Fixed Price
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference
252.212-7001, Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Applicable To Defense Acquisitions Of Commercial Items
52.203-3, Gratuities
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials 252.225-7001, Buy American and Balance of Payments Program
252.225-7012, Preference for Certain Domestic

Commodities 252.243-7001, Pricing Of Contract Modifications
252.243-7002, Requests for Equitable Adjustment

The above provisions and clauses can be found at http://farsite.hill.af.mil.

All firms must be registered in the System for Award Management at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/. Registration is free and can be completed online.

This acquisition is set aside for the exclusive participation of small business concerns, provided that a minimum of two quotes, in accordance with this combined synopsis/solicitation, are received from responsible small business concerns whose quotes meet the solicitation requirements. If the Government receives only one such responsive quote from a small business concern, the Government reserves the right to make award to this source's quote or to withdraw the small business set-aside and award on the basis of full and open competition to any responsible offeror (including large business concerns).

This announcement will close and quotes are due by 2:00 PM (EST) 20 Feb 2018. Late quotes will be handled in accordance with 52.212-1(f). Signed and dated offers, to include a complete listing of all items, must be submitted to US Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District Contracting Office, Attn: Garland Cooper, Phone (757) 201-7748, E-mail garland.d.cooper@usace.army.mil. Responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quote which shall be considered. Offers shall be submitted via E-mail only