Produce Long Range Interpretive Plan, OLYM

This is an amendment to a previously synopsized Combined Synopsis-Solicitation as a Request for Quotations to create a new Long Range Interpretive Plan (LRIP) and 5-year workplan delineating annual priorities to meet the second century of National Park Service stewardship and engagement goals for Olympic National Park (OLYM).

This Amendment no. 001 is necessary to extend the response date for when quotes are due. This is a precursor to posting revisions being made to two documents: Amendment no. 002 will be posted on 3/1/22 that will include revisions to Attachments no. 1 and 3.

RESPONSE DATE IS EXTENDED, changed from Thursday, February 24, 2022 at 4:30pm (PDT) to Tuesday, March 8, 2022 at 4:30pm (PST).

ALL QUESTIONS MUST BE SUBMITTED IN WRITING VIA EMAIL. Submit questions to Phaedra Fuller, Contracting Officer. Email address is Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Please reference solicitation number 140P8322Q0009 in the subject line of the email.

Interested parties are urged to check for additional amendments. The Government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.

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, and incorporates provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2022-02 (effective 1/14/22). It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions can be found at https://www.acquisition.gov/?q=/browse/far/52. This solicitation is a Request for Quotations, numbered as 140P8322Q0009. The NAICS code is 541990-All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services with an associated small business size standard of $16.5M. This solicitation is for a service, is a 100% total small business set-aside, and will result in a firm fixed price contract to a single contractor/vendor determined to be responsive and responsible. The Government will consider past performance in determining responsibility.

***DESCRIPTION: The objective of the awarded contract will be for the contractor to create a new Long Range Interpretive Plan (LRIP) and 5-year workplan delineating annual priorities to meet the second century of National Park Service stewardship and engagement goals for Olympic National Park (OLYM). Park address is 600 East Park Avenue, Port Angeles, WA 98362. This LRIP will expand upon the 2010 plan by including implementation actions for social media, volunteer, and youth programs. The plan will address the implications of a rapidly growing and diversifying regional population of over 4,000,000, explore best practices and new approaches for engaging new audiences, and evaluate and improve existing interpretive media to meet 21st century standards so that visitors connect with park stories, meanings, and heritage. The plan will be nimble so that it can easily adapt to changes in funding, staff levels and national priorities yet still move the program towards its long-term goals. Refer to Attachment no. 3, Scope of Work, for full details.

***QUOTES ARE DUE BY 4:30pm (PDT) on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Questions shall be submitted in writing via email to Phaedra_Fuller@nps.gov. Please reference the solicitation number (140P8322Q0009) in the subject line of the email.

***THIS SYNOPSIS PAGE DOES NOT CONTAIN FULL DETAILS OF THE SOLICITATION. Quoters should refer to the complete solicitation package which includes the optional Request for Quote form SF-18, Attachment no. 1 Combined Synopsis-Solicitation Full Text which provides full details of the solicitation including description, price schedule, provisions some of which are required to be filled in and submitted with quote, clauses, instructions on what to include in quote, and other associated Attachments 2 through 4.

***The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation.