HIA - Hiawatha National Forest Gravel Loading & Hauling

The Lake States Acquisition Team announces an opportunity for Gravel Loading & Hauling on the Hiawatha National Forest in Michigan. Project sites are located on Districts in Alger, Delta, and Schoolcraft Counties in Michigan.

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.

The solicitation number is AG-569R-S-15-0055. This solicitation is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ) for a Firm Fixed Price contract or multiple contracts. Simplified procurement procedures will be used for this acquisition per Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 13.

Incorporated provisions, clauses, and addenda are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-83, including but not limited to commercial provisions 52.212-1, 52.212-2, 52.212-3 and commercial clauses 52.212-4, and 52.212-5. Provisions and clauses incorporated by references have the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. The full text of the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) and Agriculture Acquisition Regulations (AGAR) can be accessed at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ and http://www.usda.gov/procurement/policy/agar/html

This solicitation is a total small-business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 238910 and the small business size standard is $15M.

Description of requirements:
This requirement is for firm-fixed, non-personal services for rental of trucks with drivers to haul gravel within the Hiawatha National Forest, and for rental of a loader with operator capable of efficiently loading trucks from a gravel stockpile. The Contractor shall furnish trucks, drivers, loader, operator, supervision, fuel, and transportation to and from the worksite. Contractor shall be capable of furnishing a minimum of 3 trucks and one loader. This contract may include purchasing and hauling contractor supplied gravel, or hauling and placing gravel from a Forest Service owned stockpile.

The start date will be on/or about August 2015 through September 2015 and July, August and September of 2016.

Evaluation of quotes will be based on the Best Value to the government as determined by price and technical data in accordance with Section B - Schedule of Items and the Evaluation Factors in Section M of the attached solicitation document.

Additional contract requirements or terms and conditions:
All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, must be considered by the agency. Vendors must be registered in Systems for Award Management (SAM) prior to receiving a government contract.

Labor Wage Determination applicable to this requirement is: WD 2005-2279 (Rev.17) dated 07/08/2015. If a DOL WD changes prior to award, the newest wage determination will be utilized.

All offers must contain the following completed information:
Section B - Schedule of Items and contractor information.
Section K - Commercial Items Representations and Certifications, OR, copy of SAM Reps & Certs, AND provision 452-209-70.
Section M - Evaluation information (past performance, experience, references, equipment - may be provided on the attached contractor experience form or similar format).

All invoices must be submitted via the electronic Invoice Processing Platform. This is a mandatory requirement initiated by the U.S. Department of Treasury. For more information and/or to establish an account, please visit https://www.ipplgov/vendors/enrollment-vendors.htm.

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE IN WRITING. Please submit all questions to Annette Caliguri at acaliguri@fs.fed.us. Questions and answers will be posted to FBO so please check back often as it is the contractor's responsibility to remain up to date on all available Q&A's as well as any potential resulting modifications. All questions must be received NLT three days prior to solicitation close date, or the government is under no obligation to review and/or address the questions.