Water SamplingTests

Added: Sep 24, 2010 6:17 pm This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is Q8564110001 and is issued as a Request for Quotations (RFQ). This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-40, dated March 23, 2010. This solicitation is a small business set-aside. The North American Standard Industrial Classifications System Code is 541380 and the small business size is $14.0 million.

An electronic version of this announcement will be provided upon request; Katie_hoover@nps.gov

STATEMENT OF WORKSamples will be collected and delivered by NPS between 10/1/10 and 9/30/11Lab must be in the greater Fresno area due to sample hold times, drive routes and drive times after collection.Lab must be CA ELAP certified to conduct specific tests.Quote will be all inclusive total cost.Test Frequency (Cycle) #/Cycle Approximate Annual # SamplesSource water - Gen Mineral, Gen Physical, Inorganic Yearly 12 12Source water - Gross Alpha Yearly 1 1Source Water - Nitrate Yearly 17 17Source Water - Nitrite Yearly 2 2Source Water - MPN (Total & e. coli) Monthly 18 220 Drinking Water - Lead and Copper Yearly 10 10Drinking Water - TTHM & HAA5 Quarterly 1 4Drinking Water - TTHM & HAA5 Yearly 1 1Drinking Water - P/A Biweekly 12 300 Wastewater - Coliform 3X5 (Total only) Monthly 18 210Wastewater - BOD Monthly 9 110Wastewater - TSS Monthly 9 110Wastewater - TKN Monthly 9 110Wastewater - Gen Mineral Quarterly 5 20



Contract Line ItemsCLIN 0001: 1 Lump Sum; Water Sample Tests

Bid ScheduleThe bid schedule must be filled out for the quote to be considered complete. Please give a price per test for the following test. TEST HOLD TIME UNIT COST Total CostSource water - Gen Mineral, Gen Physical, Inorganic 48 hours Source water - Gross Alpha 48 hours Source Water - Nitrate 48 hours Source Water - Nitrite 48 hours Source Water - MPN (Total & e. coli) 6 hours Drinking Water - Lead and Copper 48 hours Drinking Water - TTHM & HAA5 24 hours Drinking Water - TTHM & HAA5 24 hours Drinking Water - P/A 30 hours Wastewater - Coliform 3X5 (Total only) 6 hours Wastewater - BOD 6 hours Wastewater - TSS 7 days Wastewater - TKN 28 days Wastewater - Gen Mineral 48 hours

The project contact person for this procurement is Katie Hoover, Contracting Specialist, 559-565-3180. An electronic version of this announcement will be provided upon request.

Offerors/Bidders/Quoters must review and comply with the FAR Provisions or Clauses which apply to this solicitation. This information is available on the Internet at http://www.acquisition.gov/far. The following clauses or provisions are specifically referenced and are required in the response to this solicitation:

52.212-1, INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERERORS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS;52.212-2, EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS - Evaluation factors include [a] price; [b] past performance supported by documentation and three references. Past performance shall be equal to price in importance;52.212-3, OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3 must be submitted with the bid / offer, or you can register your reps and certs online at http://orca.bpn.gov;52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS applies to this acquisition;52.212-5, CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS, applies to this acquisition including, 52.233-3 Protests after award, and 52.333-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, and the following paragraph (b) clauses added:52.222-3 Convict Labor,52.222-19 Child Labor - Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies,52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999),52.222-26 Equal Opportunity (E.O. 11246),52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era,52.222-37 Employment Reports on Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era; 52.225-3 Buy American Act-North American Free Trade Agreement-Israeli Trade Act-Balance of Payments Program with alternate 1;52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases,52.232-33 Payment by Electronic funds Transfer - Central Contractor Registration.

VENDOR EVALUATION:The government will evaluate the quotations based on overall price and meeting the stated requirements.

QUOTES ARE DUE:Quotes are due for this combined synopsis/solicitation on September 28, 2010 at 4:00pm Pacific Standard Time and shall be delivered by the specified time to the National Park Service, Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks, 47050 Generals Hwy, Three Rivers, CA 93271, ATTN: Contracting Office: RFQ #Q8564110001. Facsimile Quotations are acceptable with all required documentation at 559-565-3700. No oral quotations will be accepted. Quoters must furnish the company name, DUNS number, address, phone, fax number, email address if available, and official point of contact. All Quotes must be manually signed by authorized company official. Quoters are required to be registered at www.ccr.gov. All questions regarding this solicitation should be directed to Katie Hoover at 559-565-3180. Email questions are acceptable to Katie_hoover@nps.gov.



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