SOLICITATION NOTICE
87 -- Native Prairie Grass Seed
- Notice Date
- 3/19/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- 24290 Doane Mountain Road, Keystone, SD 57751
- ZIP Code
- 57751
- Solicitation Number
- P12PS12833
- Response Due
- 3/27/2012
- Archive Date
- 9/23/2012
- Point of Contact
- Name: Client Services, Title: Sourcing Agent, Phone: 1.877.9FEDBID, Fax: 703.442.7822
- E-Mail Address
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clientservices@fedbid.com;
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is P12PS12833 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-57. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 424910 with a small business size standard of 100.00 employees.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2012-03-27 16:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be Stanton, ND 58571 The National Park Service requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: LI 001, Big Blue Stem Grass Seed, 180, Pounds; LI 002, Indian Grass Seed, 165, Pounds; LI 003, Switchgrass Grass Seed, 105, Pounds; LI 004, Littlebluestem Grass Seed, 120, Pounds; LI 005, Sideoats Grama Grass Seed, 180, Pounds; LI 006, Blue Grama Grass Seed, 48, Pounds; LI 007, Prairie Sandreed Grass Seed, 96, Pounds; LI 008, Green Needlegrass Grass Seed, 216, Pounds; LI 009, Canada Wildrye Grass Seed, 130, Pounds; LI 010, Western Wheatgrass Grass Seed, 360, Pounds; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, National Park Service intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. National Park Service is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at clientservices@fedbid.com. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or clientservices@fedbid.com.Use of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. The National Park Service is requesting quotes for native prairie grass seed. All seed must be listed as Certified Seed (CS). Certification documentation must be submitted with seed when delivered. All seed must be bagged in heavy paper packaging, not to exceed 50 pounds total weight per bag. Bags to clearly identify the type of seed packaged. Bid MUST be good for 30 calendar days after close of Buy. Shipping must be free on board (FOB) destination CONUS (Continental U.S.), which means that the seller must deliver the goods on its conveyance at the destination specified by the buyer, and the seller is responsible for the cost of shipping and risk of loss prior to actual delivery at the specified destination. Destination: Knife River Indian Village National Historic Site, 3975 County Road 18, Stanton, North Dakota 58571 Offeror must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) database before an award can be made to them. If the offeror is not registered in the CCR, it may do so through the CCR website at http://www.ccr.gov. Delivery must be made on or before May 18, 2012. The offeror must provide within its offer the number of days - not to exceed 50 - required to make delivery after it receives a purchase order from the buyer. The selected Offeror must comply with the following commercial item terms and conditions, which are incorporated herein by reference:FAR 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items;FAR 52.212-3 Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items;FAR 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items;FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items;FAR 52.222-50 Combatting Trafficking in Persons;FAR 52.233-4 Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim;FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside;FAR 52.219-13 Notice of Set-Aside of Orders;FAR 52.219-28 Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation;FAR 52.222.3 Convict Labor;FAR 52.222-19 Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies;FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities;FAR 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity;FAR 52.223-18 Contractor Policy to Ban Text Messaging While Driving;FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies;FAR 52.225-13 Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases;FAR 52.232-33 Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration;FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference;FAR 52.252-2 Clauses Incorporated by Reference.For full-text version of these provisions, please use the following Internet link: https://www.acquisition.gov/far/.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Stanton, ND 58571
- Zip Code: 58571
- Zip Code: 58571
- Record
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