Facilitator services

Added: Jun 23, 2017 11:10 am 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; Request for Quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.

The USDA NRCS has a requirement to obtain facilitator services to provide producer and landowner workshops. The purpose of these workshops shall be to introduce Historically Underserved (HU) producers, specifically socially disadvantaged, new and beginning, limited resource, veteran farmers/ranchers and landowners to NRCS programs and services to include NRCS eligibility requirements, Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), conservation easements, Conservations Stewardship Program (CSP), area applicable Landscape Conservation Initiatives, and to engage these producers and landowners so they are more knowledgeable and more likely to participate in NRCS programs.

This solicitation number AG-2B46-S-17-0056 is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) and the acquisition procedures at FAR Part 13 are being utilized. The Government anticipates the award of a firm fixed price contract with a one year option period. The estimated award date is August 7, 2017.

Quotes are due by 3:30 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, July 21, 2017. Quotes will be submitted by mail, USPS Priority Mail, UPS, Federal Express or hand-delivered to the following location:

USDA NRCS Caribbean Area Office
Contracting Services Branch, Team 2
Attn: Ms. Oriel Vélez, Contracting Officer
Solicitation: AG-2B46-S-17-0056
654 Muñoz Rivera Ave. Suite 604
Hato Rey (San Juan), PR 00918

Emailed quotes will not be accepted.

This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-94, 2005-95 / 01-19-2017.

This is a 100% set aside for Small Business. The applicable NAICS code is 541690 Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services which has a size standard of $15.0 million. For more information on size standards visit http://www.sba.gov/size.

Contract Line Item Numbers (CLINs).

0001 Base Year - Facilitator Services
0002 Option Year 1 - Facilitator Services

Prices quoted must include all costs and services associated with this request. Provide a breakdown of the proposed cost for the services as described in the SOW.

Description of Requirement: Refer to Attachment 1, Statement of Work for Facilitator Services. Documents include Attachment 1, Statement of Work; Attachment 2, Pricing and Certification Sheet; and Attachment 3 Wage Determinations, are incorporated and made a part of this Solicitation.

Date(s) and Place(s) of Delivery and Acceptance. Acceptance of product will be at the USDA NRCS South Carolina State Office in Columbia, SC.

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 18). However, the small business size standard for a concern which submits a quotation in its own name, but which proposes to furnish an item which it did not itself manufacture, is 500 employees.

All Contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management, or SAM prior to award of a Federal Contract. However, due to the need to promptly award a contract after receipt of quotes, registration in SAM, to include completion of the Representations and Certifications, and having a status of "Active" is required BEFORE submitting a quote. For information regarding registration visit www.sam.gov.

This procurement is being handled on behalf of the USDA NRCS South Carolina State office by the Contracting Services Branch Team 2 located at the Caribbean Area Office in Puerto Rico.

Questions regarding this solicitation will be addressed via email to the Contracting Officer Ms. Oriel Vélez at oriel.velez@wdc.usda.gov.

See Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Package