In Lieu Fee Montana Mitigation Credit

This solicitation is a Sole Source Procurement
The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Montana Aquatic Resources Services (MARS) with address of P.O. Box 1289, Bozeman, Montana under the authority of FAR 13.501(a).

Montana Aquatic Resources Services is the only Wetland Mitigation Credit In Lieu Fee Sponsor that serves the project area in Montana. The project area is located on 6.1 miles of Montana Forest Highway 98. The project starts at milepost 0.0 and ends at milepost 6.1. This is located east of Helena, Montana.

All responsible offerors may submit a quote that will be reviewed by the Government. However, a determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this solicitation is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement.

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.

This is a Firm Fixed Price Request for Quotation (RFQ), No. DTFH7014Q00058, being issued by the Western Federal Lands Highway Division (WFLHD) Acquisitions Department of the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) for In Lieu Fee Wetland Bank Mitigation Credit.

This solicitation is prepared in accordance with FAR Part 12, the acquisition of commercial items in conjunction with the policies and procedures for solicitation, evaluation, and award as prescribed in FAR 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-76.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 115112 with an industry size standard of $7.5 Million. A responsible quoter is one whose offer conforms to the solicitation and will be most advantageous to the Government. See Clause 52.212-2 below, for evaluation criteria. It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. FAR Provisions and Clauses may be viewed and/or downloaded from https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.

It is the responsibility of the interested parties to incorporate any amendments and check http://www.wfl.fhwa.dot.gov/contracting/simplified/notices.htm for questions and answers.

Any incomplete responses will not be considered. Award will be made on the best value for the Government.
Submit quote by Email to:
Gunnar.Prutz@dot.gov
Offers due 2 PM Pacific Time, September 17th, 2014
CONTACTS: Gunnar Prutz, Contracting Officer 360-619-7685
Gunnar.Prutz@dot.gov