SOLICITATION NOTICE
Q -- Water Sample Analysis
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2016
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541380
— Testing Laboratories
- Contracting Office
- NPS, NER - NE MABO Boston National Historical Park Charlestown Navy Yard Building I-1 Boston MA 02129-4543 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- P16PS00596
- Response Due
- 5/18/2016
- Archive Date
- 6/2/2016
- Point of Contact
- Scola, Todd
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services 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; quotations are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation Number is P16PS00596 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) in accordance with the requirements of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, using the procedures of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and FAR Part 37, Service Contracting. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-87. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is solicited as Full and Open Competition. The Dept. of Labor's Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination, Decision No 2005-2241, Rev 18 Dated 1/5/2016 (Attached) is applicable to this combined synopsis/solicitation. A current Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/ (formally CCR and ORCA). An offeror must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 541380 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM. Questions shall be submitted electronically to Todd Scola at Todd_Scola@nps.gov. Submit quote on SF 1449. Quotations shall be submitted electronically to Todd Scola at Todd_Scola@nps.gov and are due on Wednesday, May 18, 2016 at 2:00 pm ET. Additional attachments: Statement of Work (Attachment 0001), Dept. of Labor Wage Determination 2005-2241 Rev. 18 dated 1/5/16 (Attachment 0002) and Quote Schedule (Attachment 0003). The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price only. The National Park Service (NPS) wishes to procure lake, pond, and stream water chemical analyses to support the Acadia National Park (ANP) long-term lake monitoring program and the NPS Inventory and Monitoring Program's Vital Signs water quality monitoring for the Northeast Temperate Network (NETN). Term of the Contract The contractor shall provide contractual services starting June 1, 2016 ¿ December 31, 2016 with four option years as follows: Option Year One, starting January 1, 2017 ¿ December 31, 2017 Option Year Two, starting January 1, 2018 ¿ December 31, 2018 Option Year Three, starting January 1, 2019 ¿ December 31, 2019 Option Year Four, starting January 1, 2020 ¿ December 31, 2020 + The provision at 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial, applies to this acquisition. + Offerors are advised to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications -- Commercial Items, with their offer. + The clause at 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition, + The clause at 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required To Implement Statutes Or Executive Orders -- Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The following FAR provisions are cited: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.217-5, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.223-18, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, 52.232-33, 52.222-41, 52.222-43, and 52.222-55. + The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.217-8, 52.217-9, 52.242-15, 52.204-12, 52.223-2, 52.223-5, 52.223-17, 52.228-5, 52.232-40, 52.233-3, 52.237-2, 52.243-1, 52.249-4 and 52.249-8. + Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP). "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: Copy of Invoice on Company Letterhead 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 SAM will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of 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. (End of Template) + 1452.228-70 Liability Insurance (JUL 1996) (a) The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company that is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows: 1. Workman's Compensation and Employer Liability Insurance: Compliance with applicable Federal and State Worker's Compensation and Occupational Disease Statutes shall be required. Employer liability coverage in the minimum amount of: $100,000. 2. General/Professional Liability Insurance: Bodily injury liability insurance minimum amount of $1,000,000 per occurrence. 3. Automobile Liability Insurance: This insurance shall be required on the comprehensive form of the policy and shall provide for bodily injury and property damage liability covering the operation of all automobiles used in connection with performing the contract. The minimum limits of $200,000 per person and $500,000 per occurrence for bodily injury and $100,000 per occurrence for property damage shall be required. (b) Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work. (End of clause) + NON-DISCRIMINATION NOTICE (NOV 2007) Based upon law, Executive Order, or internal policy, the Department of the Interior prohibits discrimination in the workplace, including sexual harassment, based on race, color, national origin, sex, religion, disability, age, or sexual orientation. The Department urges its contractors, subcontractors, and lessors to develop and enforce comprehensive anti-discrimination policies for their places of work. + AUTHORITIES AND DELEGATIONS (SEPT 2011) Authorities and Delegations (SEP 2011) (a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work. (b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment. (c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions: (1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract; (2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule; (3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause; (4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government. (d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract. (f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR. (g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk. (End of clause) + Agency Protests (a) Interested parties may request an independent review at a level above the Contracting Officer of protests filed directly with the agency. This review is available as an alternative to consideration of the protest by the Contracting Officer or as an appeal of the Contracting Officer's response to the protest. An interested party may: (1) Protest to the Contracting Officer; (2) Protest directly to the Bureau Procurement Chief without first protesting to the Contracting Officer; or (3) Appeal a contracting officer ¿s decision to the Bureau Procurement Chief. (b) Requests for Bureau Procurement Chief review should be addressed to: National Park Service Bureau Procurement Chief 200 Chestnut Street Philadelphia, PA 19106 (c) Requesting independent agency review will not extend the Government Accountability Offices (GAOs) timeliness requirements. Any subsequent protest to the GAO must be filed within ten days of knowledge of initial adverse agency action (see 4 CFR 21.2(a)(3).) (End of Clause) +52.222-42 Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires. (MAY 2014) In compliance with the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. This Statement is for Information Only: It is not a Wage Determination Employee Class Monetary Wage - Fringe Benefits Chemist GS-1320-09$25.69/hr + 18% Fringe Rate (End of clause) + 52.252-2 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/these address(es): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of clause) + 1452.203-70 Restriction on Endorsements (JUL 1996) The Contractor shall not refer to contracts awarded by the Department of the Interior in commercial advertising, as defined in FAR 31.205-1, in a manner which states or implies that the product or service provided is approved or endorsed by the Government, or is considered by the Government to be superior to other products or services. This restriction is intended to avoid the appearance of preference by the Government toward any product or service. The Contractor may request the Contracting Officer to make a determination as to the propriety of promotional material. (End of clause) + The following provisions apply to the solicitation: 52.204-7, 52.204-16, 52.204-18, 52.223-1, and + 52.233-2 "SERVICE OF PROTEST DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)"; (a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from National Park Service, NE MABO, Charlestown, Navy Yard, Building I-1, Boston, MA 02129-4543 (b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO. (c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240." (End of provision) + 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/these address(es): For Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "52.") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vffara.htm. For Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation System (DIARS) Clauses and Provisions (those starting with "14") see http://farsite.hill.af.mil/vfdiara.htm. (End of provision) + 52.212-2 Evaluation - Commercial Items. (OCT 2014) (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: The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the Government considering price only. (b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s). (c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award. (End of provision)
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