Macroinvertebrate Sampling

This announcement is to amend the solicitation to post the Revised Statement of Work (Dated: 2 March 2023), other supporting documents and the questions/answers for all interested parties for Macroinvertebrate Sampling for Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network.

The solicitation and any amendments can be found and retrieved on SAM.gov.

Please complete the SF Form 1449 as instructed. All amendments must also be read, signed and returned as instructed in the SF30 Amendment form on SAM.gov - one copy provided in offers submittal package. Offers may be submitted to Craig Bryant via email: craig_bryant@nps.gov.

This announcement is to amend the solicitation to post the Revised Statement of Work, other supporting documents and the questions/answers for all interested parties for Macroinvertebrate Sampling for Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network.

The solicitation and any amendments can be found and retrieved on SAM.gov.

Please complete the SF Form 1449 as instructed. All amendments must also be read, signed and returned as instructed in the SF30 Amendment form on SAM.gov - one copy provided in offers submittal package. Offers may be submitted to Craig Bryant via email: craig_bryant@nps.gov.

THIS IS A NOTICE OF INTENT FOR REQUEST FOR QUOTE. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for a commercial item being procured in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information as included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes/proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The National Park Service intends to solicit quotes for a service of Macroinvertebrate Sampling for Great Lakes Inventory & Monitoring Network (GLKN) in Wisconsin.

This is the solicitation number 140P6423Q0016 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This requirement is a 100% total small business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 541380. The small business size standard is $16.5 M. Provisions and clauses are, incorporated in this solicitation document. Anticipated Award Date: on or before April 2023 with an effective date of 1 May 2023.

The National Park Service (NPS) contemplates award of one or more firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation, to the offeror(s) providing the best
value to the Government.

To be considered for award your company must obtain a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI). Your company must also be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) and be considered a small business for the size standard associated with the NAICS code found in block 10 on page one (1) of this solicitation, and this registration must be ¿active¿ in SAM at the time of quote/proposal close date/time.

Website: https://www.sam.gov

If you have any registration questions, please call 866-606-8220. If you need assistance with registration or updating SAM please contact the Procurement Technical Assistance Center nearest you at (615) 268-6644 or website: http://www.aptac-us.org/new/Govt_Contracting/find.php.

GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF STATEMENT OF WORK:
Independently, and not as an agent of the Government, the Contractor shall furnish all labor, materials, and equipment necessary to provide macroinvertebrate sampling service at GLKN.


Quotes are due at 12:00 PM ET, March 15, 2023. Offers to be submitted by email.

Email to craig_bryant@nps.gov


Questions regarding this solicitation will only be accepted until 12:00 PM ET, March 3, 2023.



OFFERS SHALL INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING:

Please see pages #12-13 of this solicitation.


GENERAL INFORMATION

This solicitation is a Request for Quote (RFQ) Solicitation issued on Standard Form (SF) 1449. Award of this contract will be made according to FAR Part 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. All references to ¿proposal¿ in this solicitation shall be understood to mean ¿quotation.¿ Quotations shall be evaluated in an impartial manner and consideration given to those with the highest perceived value to the government.

The National Park Service (NPS) contemplates award of one or more firm fixed price Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPA), as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation, to the offeror(s) providing the best value to the Government.