SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Field Work and Data Collection on Health Evaluations of Desert Tortoises
- Notice Date
- 3/5/2009
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Interior, U. S. Geological Survey, U. S. Geological Survey, U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, APS BRANCH OF ACQUISITION AND GRANTS3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DR. EAST, MODOC HALL STE 2002 SACRAMENTO CA 95819
- ZIP Code
- 95819
- Solicitation Number
- 09WRQQ0066
- Response Due
- 3/18/2009
- Archive Date
- 3/5/2010
- Point of Contact
- VERITA FRIESNER CONTRACTING SPECIALIST 9162789328 vfriesner@usgs.gov;<br />
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis and 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; quotes are being requested and A SEPERATE SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. The U.S. Geological Survey, Western Ecological Research Center, Moreno Valley, CA has a requirement for non-personal research and specialized skill services to evaluate the desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) for clinical signs of health and disease. All associated files to this Request for Quote including the Statement of Work (SOW) and other relevant documents are available at the following ftp link. Insert the following into your internet browser: ftp://ftpint.usgs.gov/pub/wr/ca/sacramento/tortoises/App_2.5_Protocolbloodnasal.zip 0001AA FIELD SUPERVISOR1 EACH @ 34 DAYS0001AB FIELD HUNTER/TRACKER1 EACH @ 32 DAYS0001AC FIELD TRACKER/RECORDER1 EACH @ 32 DAYS0001AD FIELD RECORDER/HANDLER/BLOOD DRAWER 1 6 EACH @ 32 DAYS0001AD HANDLING/BLOOD DRAWER 2/PHOTGRAPHING 6 EACH @ 32 DAYS0001AF LABELING DIGITAL PHOTOS200 HOURS 0001AG ADMIN STAFFING TIME60 HOURS0001AH CAMPING RATE (15 PERSONS)32 DAYS0001AI MILEAGE (MUST USE $0.55 FOR PROPOSED PRICE) 20,000 MILES This solicitation document contains incorporated provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-30, dated 15 January 2009. The solicitation number for this procurement is 09WRQQ0066 and is issued as a request for quote (RFQ). This is 100% set-aside for small business. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541690 with an applicable size standard of $6.5M. Provision at FAR 52.212-1, Instruction to Offerors Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Request for Quotation (RFQ) should be submitted and shall contain the following information: RFQ NUMBER; TIME SPECIFIED FOR RECEIPT OF OFFERS; NAME, ADDRESS; TELEPHONE NUMBER OF OFFEROR; TERMS OF THE EXPRESSED WARRANTY; ANY DISCOUNT TERMS AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF ALL SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS (if applicable). Signed quotes must indicate quantity, unit price and total amount for each item. Offerors shall include a statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions and provisions included in the solicitation. Quote shall also contain all other documentation specified herein. EVALUATION/AWARD: The Government will award a purchase order to the offeror whose price is judged to represent the best value to the government. Evaluation criteria are as follows Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (List Technical Aspects)/ Price. The successful contractor must possess federal and state permits allowing the handling of the referenced species and must demonstrate skill in evaluating desert tortoises for clinical signs of health and disease, drawing blood from the subcarapacial and brachial veins and conducting nasal lavages of the desert tortoise, proficiency in taking digital images (professional quality) using macro lenses, field record of finding live tortoises and signs of tortoises (shell-skeletal remains, tracks, scats, burrows, caves, drinking sites etc.), evaluating tortoise habitat characteristics (perennial vegetation, annual plants, topographic types, attributes of soils and surficial geology of importance to tortoises), and skills to change or attach radio transmitters. The Contractor shall provide staff capable of maintaining a high level of quality control of fieldwork and data sheets. All offerors must be Central Contractor Registered (CCR) and online representation and certification application (ORCA) must be activated. ORCA registration for on line representation and certification requirements may be viewed via the internet at www.bpn.gov. Information concerning CCR requirements may be viewed via the internet at http://www.ccr.gov or by calling the CCR Registration Centers at 1-888-227-2423. OFFERORS MAY INCLUDE A COMPLETE COPY OF THE PROVISION AT FAR 52.212-3 OFFEROR REPRESENTATIONS AND CERTIFICATIONS-COMMERCIAL ITEMS WITH THEIR OFFER, which can be downloaded from the internet or requested in writing via facsimile at 229-257-3547. Offerors that fail to furnish the required representation information via submission or ORCA registration, or reject the terms and conditions of the solicitation, may be excluded from consideration. LATE OFFERS: Request for Quotations or modification of quotes received at the address specified for the receipt of offers after the exact time specified for receipt of offers WILL NOT be considered. The listed Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses apply to this solicitation and are incorporated by reference. All FAR Clauses may be viewed in full text via the Internet at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/; Federal Acquisition Regulation Table of Contents. This solicitation incorporates, by reference FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 and 52.212-5 are attached.Pursuant to FAR Clause 52.212-5 the following clauses are hereby incorporated by reference: FAR 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (JUN 2003)(15 U.S.C. 644); FAR 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (JUNE 2007) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)); FAR 52.222-3, Convict Labor (E.O. 11755); FAR 52.222-21 Prohibition Against Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); FAR 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (MAR 2007) (E.O. 11246); 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); 52.222-36, Affirmative Action for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 1998) (29 U.S.C. 793); 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veterans, Veterans of the Vietnam Era, and Other Eligible Veterans (SEPT 2006) (38 U.S.C. 4212); FAR 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons.52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUNE 2008) (E.O's, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury); FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (31 U.S.C. 3553 and 40 U.S.C.759); FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer; RESPONSE TIME: REQUEST FOR QUOTATION WILL BE ACCEPTED AT:US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY, BRANCH OF ACQUSITIONS AND GRANTS, 3020 STATE UNIVERSITY DR EAST, STE 2002, SACRAMENTO, CA 95819 All quotes shall arrive to the attention of Verita Friesner via email at vfriesner@usgs.gov NO LATER THAN 2:00 P.M. P.S.T. on 20 March 2009. ALL QUOTES SHALL BE MARKED WITH REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) NUMBER AND TITLE.
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