Fence Installation at the Central Plains Experimental Range

Added: Nov 17, 2014 12:52 pm The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Rangeland Resources Research Unit (RRRU), located in Cheyenne, WY, has a need to have fencing installed at the Central Plains Experimental Range (CPER) in Nunn, CO.  The associated NAICS code is 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors.

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; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued.  Solicitation #AG-8KAP-S-15-0001 is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ).  The solicitation document, with the incorporated clauses and provisions, is issued in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) and will be incorporated in the awarded purchase order.  The following clauses and provisions, included in the solicitation document, are applicable to this procurement:  52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3, 52.212-4, and 52.212-5.  Please note that this list is not all inclusive and interested firms should reference the solicitation document for all relevant clauses and provisions.

Description:  The Statement of Work (SOW) outlines the requirements for this project.  This solicitation will be awarded as a construction contract and the Davis Bacon Wage Determinations outlines the wages that must be paid for this project.  Firms that feel they can provide a quote that meets the requirements are encouraged to submit an offer in accordance with FAR 52.212-1.

Magnitude of the Project:  Between $25,000 and $100,000.

Contractor shall be registered in the SAM (System for Award Management) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/  and ORCA, which is contained within SAM, prior to the offer receipt time.  Because of the short bid acceptance period, offers received from vendors not registered at that time will be rejected and not considered for award.

Representations and Certifications:  Please include a completed copy of the provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items, with your quote.

Period of Performance:  All work shall be completed within 120 calendar days after the date the Contractor acknowledges the notice to proceed.  Please note that any quote submitted needs to include all applicable expenses (labor, delivery, etc.).

Site Visit:  An organized site visit will be conducted on November 24th, 2014 at 2pm MST.  The site visit will be held at the location listed below.  Please contact Molly Jackson at Molly.Jackson@ars.usda.gov if interested in attending the site visit.

Site Location:
USDA, ARS, RRRU
Central Plains Experimental Range
58009 County Road 37
Nunn, CO 80648-9617

This is a "Buy Best Value" acquisition.  The Evaluation Factors are:
1. Past Performance
2. Offeror's Technical Capability
3. Price

Evaluation Factors are prioritized in the following order of importance (i.e. most important first, least important last) for award evaluation 2, 1, 4.  See Section M in the solicitation document for more information about the Evaluation Factors for Award and how the award will be made.