Aerial Mosquito and Herbicide Spraying at Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services, reference number W91236-15-T-0018, 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 as authorized by FAR Class Deviation- 2015-O0004, Permanent Authority for Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures for Certain Commercial Items. 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 2005-80 and DFARS Change Notice 26 February 2015. 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. This requirement is 100% set-aside for small business concerns. The NAICS code is 561710, and the small business size standard is 11 million dollars. Wage Determination 95-0317, Rev 35, dated 12/22/2014 is applicable to this solicitation. The award resulting from this contract will be a firm-fixied price contract.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has a requirement for a vendor to provide Aerial application of herbicide, mosquito adulticide, and mosquito larvicide necessary for the upkeep of the Craney Island Dredged Material Management Area in Portsmouth, Virginia per the attached Performance Work Statement and Bid Schedule. The period of performance for this contract is anticipated to be 15 May 2015-30 November 2015.

Unless otherwise specified in the proposed contract resulting from this solicitation, the contractor is responsible for the performance of quality control. Inspection and Acceptance shall be performed 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, and provide total of all bid items. Failure to address this area of the RFQ may result in your quote not being considered for award.

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforms to the solicitation requirements and offers the lowest price.

Offerors shall provide the following company information:

Company Name
Address City State
CAGE Code
DUNS TIN
Point of Contact Name
Phone
Email

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
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards
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
52.219-6, 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
52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Act-Price Adjustment
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons
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 Alt II, Changes--Fixed Price
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated By Reference
252.201-7000, Contracting Officer's Representative
252.203-7002, Requirement to Inform Employees of Whistleblower Rights
252.203-7000, Requirements Relating to Compensation of Former DoD Officials
252.212-7001, Contract Terms And Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders Applicable To Defense Acquisitions Of Commercial Items
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 announcement will close and quotes are due by 10:000 AM (EST) 04 May 2015. Late quotes will be handled in accordance with 52.212-1(f). Signed and dated offers, to include pricing of all items, must be submitted to US Army Corps of Engineers, Norfolk District Contracting Office, Attn: Quincy McNeil, Phone (757) 201-7136, E-mail quincy.a.mcneil@usace.army.mil. Please reference solicitation number W91236-15-T-0018 in the subject of the email when submitting quotes.