Supply and Deliver 1, 440 tons of 4 ft x 4 ft x 3 to 4 ft rock boulders to Whiskeytown National Recreation Area, Redding CA.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for the acquisition of rock boulders, a commercial item, prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and incorporates provisions and clauses that are in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2019-01 (effective 1/22/2019). It is the contractor's responsibility to be familiar with applicable clauses and provisions. Clauses and provisions can be found at https://www.acquisiton.gov/browse/index/far. Quotations are being requested via this notice only. A written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 1409P8419Q0051, and the solicitation is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ). The North American Industrial Classifications System (NAICS) is 212319, Other Crushed & Broken Stone Mining & Quarrying, with an associated small business size standard of 500 employees. This solicitation for a supply, is a 100% total small business set-aside, and will result in a firm fixed price contract to a single vendor/contractor determined to be responsive and responsible. The Government will consider past performance in determining responsibility.

DESCRIPTION AND DELIVERY LOCATION:
The National Park Service, Whiskeytown National Recreation Area (NRA) is seeking a contractor to supply and deliver 1,440 tons of Four Foot (4') x Four Foot (4') rock boulders to be supplied and delivered via end dump trailer to Oak Bottom Campgrounds (600 tons), Whiskey Creek Road between Hwy 299 and the Boat Launch Facility 1 Mile in (100 tons), Shasta Mine Loop (300 tons), Old 299 near the CARR Powerhouse (290 tons), and Coggins Flat (150 tons). Whiskeytown National Recreation Area located 8 miles west of Redding California; off Hwy 299 West. From I-5 heading north, merge onto CA-44 via EXIT 678 toward Eureka. Turn right onto CA-299 W/CA-273 N/Pine ST. CA-299 W is just past East St on the corner. Take the 1st left onto Eureka Way/CA-299 W/CA-273N. Continue to follow Eureka Way/CA-299 (9.3 mi). The park wishes to obtain rock from the Mule Mountain stock. The National Park Service (NPS) requires that rock is free of limestone and noxious weeds. Contractor will supply and deliver the above specified materials which will then be placed by park staff at locations deemed at risk of impacts.

Non-native Species Mitigation Measures
• All construction equipment will be pressure washed/steam cleaned prior to
entering the parks to ensure that all equipment and machinery are weed free. Construction equipment will be inspected by NPS staff prior to entering the parks to ensure compliance with cleanliness requirements. Inadequately cleaned equipment will be rejected.
• All haul trucks bringing fill materials (excluding asphalt) from outside the parks (if delivery has been requested) will be covered to prevent seed transport and dust deposition along the road corridor.
• Equipment and disturbance will be limited to the designated staging areas. Materials may be rejected if non-native invasive plants are present at the source and seeds could be present in the material.

1. 600 Tons of Four Foot x Four Foot x Three to Four Foot Rock to Oak Bottom Campgrounds.
2. 100 Tons of Four Foot x Four Foot x Three to Four Foot Rock to Whiskey Creek Road between Hwy 299 and the Boat Launch Facility 1 mile in.
3. 300 Tons of Four Foot x Four Foot x Three to Four Foot Rock to Shasta Mine Loop off Paige Bar Road across from the entrance to Peltier Campground Road.
4. 290 Tons of Four Foot x Four Foot x Three to Four Foot Rock to Old 299 off the Carr Powerhouse Road.
5. 150 Tons of Four Foot x Four Foot x Three to Four Foot Rock to Coggins Flat.
GOVERNMENT-FURNISHED PROPERTY. No Government furnished property will be provided to the contractor for this project.

SECURITY AND USE OF PREMISES. Work shall be performed during business hours. Contractor will be issued park pass for the duration of the project. After hour and or weekend work will be preapproved by the NPS and access keys may be issued if needed.

Contractor is not allowed to establish or set up a construction camp with in the park. Contractor will stage in designated road pullouts identified by NPS COR or inspector.

All equipment working in the park will be weed free and inspected by the park NPS and/ or designated resource management staff. Contractor will pressure wash all equipment surfaces capable of harboring weed seeds, including the undercarriage, prior to entering the park.

Contractor shall at all times conduct his operations to ensure the least inconvenience to the public which will be coordinated with the parks Roads, Trails, and Lake Supervisor. The site will be accessible Monday through Friday unless otherwise approved by the NPS. NPS will provide temporary fencing,
flagging and barricades for this project to safely secure the worksite. The site is to remain open during construction and the contractor must work safely around visitors.

Confine materials/supplies within the designated staging area and spaces identified by NPS. Additional storage areas will be designated by the NPS if needed.

Contractor must protect all natural resources including trees and plants within the construction site. If natural resource damage occurs, the contractor is responsible to restore, repair or replace any damaged resources at no additional expense to the government.
• NPS will provide temporary barriers to protect existing trees, plants and root zones for this project.
• Do not remove, injure or destroy trees or other plants without prior approval. Must consult with the NPS before removing any agreed-upon roots and branches that may interfere with construction.
• Do not fasten ropes, cables or guys to existing trees. Existing Utilities: Notify NPS and utility companies of proposed locations and times for excavation.
• No utilities or excavations are related to this particular project.
• Hauling restrictions: Contractor must comply with all legal load restrictions in the hauling of materials. Load restrictions on park roads are identical to the State load restrictions with such additional regulations may be imposed by the Park Superintendent. Information regarding rules and regulations for vehicular traffic on park road ways may be obtained for the office of the Park Superintendent. A Special permit will not relieve the contractor of liability for damage, which may result from moving equipment.

PLACE AND PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE. Contractor will not be given notice for supply until Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Facility spring temperatures are adequate for this type of work. Weather and contracting dependent, this project will likely start on or before July 1, 2019 through September 30, 2019. On notice of award, contractor will begin coordinating supply and delivery with the parks Roads, Trails, and Lake Operations Supervisor (RT & L), or the parks senior Engineering Equipment Operator. Contractor shall submit a Quotation based on a unit price per ton as estimated by the NPS. The government has the right to adjust the total tonnage ordered based on availability of funding at the time of award.

INSPECTION/ACCEPTANCE AND QUALITY CONTROL. The Contracting Officer may delegate inspection and acceptance to the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR), who will review segments of work completed, review invoices, perform partial and final inspections, and will be responsible for documenting Government's acceptance of the work as 100% complete. Final payment shall not be made prior to COR's written final inspection, documenting date of acceptance indicating I00% completion. Payments will only be made for actual work completed as approved by the COR.

CLAUSES & PROVISIONS

CLAUSES (apply to awarded contract):

52.252-2, Contract Clauses Incorporated by Reference. (FEB 1998) This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far.
52.204-13, System for Award Management Maintenance (Oct 20 I 8);
52.204-19, Incorporation by Reference of Representations and Certifications (Dec 2014);
52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items (Oct 2018);
52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (Jun 2013);
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Dec 2013)
52.242-15, Stop Work Order (Aug 1989);
52.242-17, Government Delay of Work (Apr 1984);

52.211-16, Variation in Quantity (Apr 1984) (a) A variation in the quantity of any item called for by this contract will not be accepted unless the variation has been caused by conditions of loading, shipping, or packing, or allowances in manufacturing processes, and then only to the extent, if any, specified in paragraph (b) of this clause. (b) The permissible variation shall be limited to: 2% Percent increase and 2% Percent decrease. This increase or decrease shall apply to each quantity specified in the delivery schedule.

52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities (Sept 1989) The Contractor is responsible for the delivery of each item quantity within allowable variations, if any. If the Contractor delivers and the Government receives quantities of any item in excess of the quantity called for (after considering any allowable variation in quantity), such excess quantities will be treated as being delivered for the convenience of the Contractor. The Government may retain such excess quantities up to $250 in value without compensating the Contractor therefore, and the Contractor waives all right, title, or interests therein. Quantities in excess of $250 will, at the option of the Government, either be returned at the Contractor's expense or retained and paid for by the Government at the contract unit price;

52.211-18 -- Variation in Estimated Quantity, (Apr 1984), If the quantity of a unit-priced item in this contract is an estimated quantity and the actual quantity of the unit-priced item varies more than 15 percent above or below the estimated quantity, an equitable adjustment in the contract price shall be made upon demand of either party. The equitable adjustment shall be based upon any increase or decrease in costs due solely to the variation above 115 percent or below 85 percent of the estimated quantity. If the quantity variation is such as to cause an increase in the time necessary for completion, the Contractor may request, in writing, an extension of time, to be received by the Contracting Officer within 10 days from the beginning of the delay, or within such further period as may be granted by the Contracting Officer before the date of final settlement of the contract. Upon the receipt of a written request for an extension, the Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and make an adjustment for extending the completion date as, in the judgment of the Contracting Officer, is justified.

52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (May 2019), with all paragraph (a) clauses incorporated; paragraph (b) clauses as follows:

X (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
X (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).
X (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Aside (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644).
X (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).
X (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).
X (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O. 11755).
X (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan 2018) (E.O. 13126).
X (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).
X (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sep 2016) (E.O. 11246).
X (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (JAN 2019) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).
X (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging while Driving (Aug 2011)(E.O. 13513).
X (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.
X (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 u.s.c. 3332);
No paragraph (c) clauses incorporated; all paragraph (d) clauses incorporated; all paragraph (e) clauses incorporated.

ELECTRONIC INVOICING AND PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS - Internet Payment Platform (IPP) (April 2013). Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Internet Payment Platform System (www.ipp.gov). "Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions- Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov. Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: vendor's standard invoice, including the following elements: I) Name and address of the contractor, 2) Invoice date and invoice number, 3) Contract/purchase order number, 4) The description, quantity, unit of measure, unit price, and extended price of supplies delivered or services performed, 5) Period of Service for services rendered, 6) Name (where practicable), title, phone number, and mailing address of person to notify in the event of an improper invoice. The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in www.SAM.gov record) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) prior to contract award or no later than 3 - 5 business days after the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131. If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation. This action is for the federal government and is exempt from state and local sales tax (Tax Exempt ID #140001849).

PROVISIONS (apply to this solicitation):

52.252-1, Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998). This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this address: www.acquisition.gov/far.
52.203-18, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities that Require Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements Representation (Jan 2017);
52.204-7, System for Award Management (Oct 2018) - Offerors must be actively registered in the SAM.gov on-line database, at website address www.sam.gov. Active registration means that at time of award registration status in SAM reads "active";
52.204-16, Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting (Jul 2016);
52.204-18, Commercial and Government Entity Code Maintenance (Jul 2016); 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2018);
52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items (Oct 2014). The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, on the basis of lowest total price, considering price and past performance. For the purpose of price evaluation, the Government will consider the lowest unit price per cubic yard for delivery of concrete. The Government reserves the right to adjust the total cubic yards ordered based on availability of funding at the time of award. Quote MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of this solicitation. Evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price. The government reserves the right to make award without discussions. The government reserves the right to cancel this solicitation; Offerors must include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Oct 2018), with quote, or have completed the reps/certs section in their SAM.gov registration; 52.225-25, Prohibition on Contracting with Entities Engaging in Certain Activities or Transactions Relating to Iran Representation and Certifications (Aug 2018).

QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS REQUEST FOR QUOTE. Questions must be received in writing no later than five (5) calendar days prior to quotation due date shown in the latest amendment. Questions and/or comments received after this time may or may not be addressed prior to the solicitation closing date. Send email question(s) to Lyn-Giddings@nps.gov and reference the solicitation number in the subject line of the email, e.g., "140P8419Q0051/QUESTION."

WHAT TO SUBMIT - CONTENTS OF QUOTE
- Standard Form 18 (SF-18), Request for Quotations: Complete blocks 13 through 16 on the first page. An official having the authority to contractually bind the offeror's company must sign the SF-I8 in accordance with the procedures prescribed in FAR 4.102;
- Fill in prices on the price schedule in section 4;
- Acknowledge any amendments issued (if issued, these will be on Standard Form 30); 8.4- Provide your legal business name, 9 digit numeric DUNS number, point of contact name, telephone number, and email address (the DUNS number will be verified in the SAM.gov database including reps/certs - - refer back to clauses 52.204-7 and 52.212-3 above);
- Submit either the filled out reps/certs provision 52.212-3 manually or have completed reps/certs in SAM.gov. NOTE: In accordance with the clause 52.219-28 (as incorporated by reference in Section 6 above), if the Offeror does not have a representation in SAM for the NAICS code applicable to this solicitation, the Offeror may be required to complete a rerepresentation and submit to the Contracting Officer prior to award, so that the Contracting Officer can verify Offeror's small business size status for NAICS 212319 as part of responsiveness;
- Provide at least three but no more than five professional references of customers/clients for which you have performed the same or similar type of supply and delivery of 4 foot x 4 foot x 3 to 4 foot rock boulders during the past three years. Include for each reference the customer/client's company name and address, point of contact name, phone number, email address (if available), brief description of the service provided, period of performance dates, and job/project value.

HOW AND WHEN TO SUBMIT QUOTE. Quotations shall only be accepted through electronic mail addressed to: Lyn_Giddings@nps.gov; Include the Request for Quotation number (140P8419Q0051) in the subject line of your email. All quotation documents required by this solicitation must be uploaded and received in their entirety no later than June 13, 2019 at 5:00pm Pacific Time. Quotations submitted by hardcopy or the Fed Connect web portal or Fed Connect Message Center shall not be accepted or considered. It is the responsibility of the contractor to verify receipt by the Purchasing Agent, Lyn Giddings, before the closing date/time of the RFQ. The Contracting Specialist can be reached at (707) 465-7316 or lyn_giddings@nps.gov.

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