Technical Support for Pesticide Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments and Environmental Impact Analyses

Action Code: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
Class Code: B504

NAICS: 541620
Subject: Technical Support for Pesticide Human Health and Ecological Risk Assessments and Environmental Impact Analyses

Solicitation Number: AG-3604-S-16-0019

Set-Aside Code: Total Small-Business

Response Date: July 14, 2016, 11:00 AM (Eastern Time)

Place of Performance: USDA Forest Service, J.H. Stone Nursery (JHSN), Central Point, Oregon

Description of Work: The USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station is initiating a Request for Proposal (RFP) procurement action and intends to award an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract.

The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Forest Service (FS) is responsible for managing National Forest System Land to provide a mix of goods and services to the public. Each Forest Land and Resource Management Plan details specific resource management objectives and output goals. These plans provide for access to the national forests, livestock grazing, timber management, visual quality, water quality, and vegetation, wildlife and fish diversity. To produce these outputs some pest management and some vegetation management must be done. Different environmental conditions and different management goals and objectives determine the need for, and amount of, pest or vegetation management to be done.

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-3604-S-16-0019 and it is a Request for Proposal (RFP).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular current to FAC 2005-88.
This is a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The NAICS Code for this project is 541620 with a size standard of $15.0 Million.

All contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) - previously Central Contractor Registration (CCR) at https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ as required by FAR 4.1102. Also, contractors who receive a federal contract of $25,000.00 or more are required by legislation to submit an annual VETS-100 Report on your employment of targeted veterans. Information on submitting your report may be obtained by calling 703-461-2460 or by accessing the following Internet web site: http://vets.dol.gov/vets100/.

Contract Line Items are as follows:

Line Item 001 Task 1: Pendimethalin
Line Item 002 Task 2: Prodiamine
Line Item 003 Task 3: Iprodione
Line Item 004 Task 4: Esfenvalerate
Line Item 005 Task 5: Summary Report

DESCRIPTION OF REQUIREMENTS: See Scope of Work and Task Descriptions (separately attached.)

DATE & PLACE OF DELIVERY: TBD

The following PROVISIONS are applicable to this offer:
FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Oct 2015)

FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items (Oct 2014) (see attached)

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

1. Experience and Qualifications of Contractor and Key Personnel

2. Past Performance

3. Price
Factors 1 and 2, when combined, are more important when compared to price.

FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items (Apr 2016) - Offerors shall include a completed copy of this provision with their offer (separately attached).

The following CLAUSES are applicable to this offer:

FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions -- Commercial Items (May 2015)

FAR 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items (Jun 2016)

Offers are due on 14 July 2016 by 11:00 AM Eastern Time.

Proposals may be e-mailed to Maria T. Evans @ mtevans@fs.fed.us or sent by mail to the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, 11 Campus Blvd., Suite 200, Newtown Square, PA 19073, ATTN: Maria Evans, Contracting Officer.

Contact Maria Evans at mtevans@fs.fed.us (610-557-4237) with questions or for information regarding this procurement.

Award will be made as a whole to one offeror. This procurement is set aside 100% for small business concerns.

Contractors are required to submit the following as part of a complete proposal package:

1. FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items

2. Technical Factors: Address Evaluation Factors 1 and 2

3. Pricing: Provide price proposals for Tasks 1 through 5 (Line Items 001 through 005)