SOLICITATION NOTICE
F -- ENV. MGMT SYSTEM SELF-ASSESSEMENT
- Notice Date
- 9/10/2019
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- BIA NAVAJO 00009 301 WEST HILL ROOM 346 Contracting Office Gallup NM 87301 US
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- 140A0919Q0096
- Response Due
- 9/17/2019
- Archive Date
- 10/2/2019
- Point of Contact
- Benallie, Lynelle
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises
- Description
- ENV. MGMT SYSTEM SELF-ASSESSEMENT This RFQ is a Buy Indian Set Aside. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is soliciting offers to procure services for an environmental management system self- assessment for BIA, Navajo Region, Environmental Services, per attached Statement of Work. 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. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; quotes are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation No. 140A0919Q00096 herein cited is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ) and will be procured under FAR Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. Solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2019-04. The solicitation is set aside 100% for Indian Economic Small Business Enterprises (ISBEE). The NAICS Code is 541690. Size Standard is $15 million. The Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office, solicits work consisting of furnishing all labor, materials, equipment, laboratory, transportation, and incidentals necessary to perform an environmental management system (EMS) self-assessment for the BIA, Navajo Regional Office, Environmental Services. Period of Performance: Date of Award to January 31, 2020. See Attached Price Schedule. Statement of Work is also attached. Provide an itemized breakdown of costs: Include all applicable taxes. CONTRACT CLAUSES: The following clauses apply to this acquisition: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors Commercial Items; 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications Commercial Items; FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions Commercial Items; and FAR 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Commercial Items. In paragraph (a) of FAR 52.212-5 the following applies: FAR 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553); FAR 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Pub. L.108-77, 108-78). In paragraph (b) of FAR 52.212-5(b), the Contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive order applicable to acquisitions of commercial items: FAR 52.225-1 Buy American Act-Supplies (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. 10a-10d); 52.222-55 -- Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658; 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706; FAR 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (July2013)(31 U.S.C. 3332); and FAR 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C. 3332); 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003); 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Jan2014); 52.222-21 Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999); 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar2007); 52.229-3, Federal, State, and Local Taxes (Feb2013); 52.232-40 Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors. (Dec 2013). FAR and DIAR clauses are herein incorporated as follows: FAR 52.232-18, Availability of Funds (April 1984); FAR 1452.204-70, Release of Claims - Department of the Interior. The Federal Acquisition Regulations clauses and provisions are available on the Internet at: http://www.acquisition.gov or may be requested from the Contracting Officer. Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements- Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (April 2013) Award will be made on a Best Value Basis, whose quotation is conforming to the requirements herein, will be most advantageous to the Government, and is fair and reasonable. 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items. EVALUATION-COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 1999) (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.Qualifications and related experience in knowledge of environmental research, environmental audits, and compliance as is relates to Environmental Management Systems. Include project manager ¿s experience and resume. 2.Documentation of work conducted for Environmental Audits and ISO 40001 Environmental Management Systems. 3.Knowledge of the Navajo Indian Reservation for services and supplies to allow contractor to function independently without assistance of initial escort. 4.Past Performance All evaluation factors, when combined, are significantly more important than cost or price. Submit detailed information for each evaluation factor. Responses for each evaluation factor will need to be submitted with your proposal. (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) 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 [CO to edit and include the documentation required under this contract]: -A copy of the contractor ¿s invoice shall be included with the IPP invoice. If no invoice is attached, the Invoice will be rejected.. 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) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 3-5business 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. 1452.280-1 Notice of Indian small business economic enterprise set-aside. 1452.280-2 Notice of Indian economic enterprise set-aside. 1452.280-3 Subcontracting limitations. 1452.280-4 Indian economic enterprise representation. As prescribed in 1480.801(a), insert the following provision in each written solicitation for supplies, services, or covered construction: INDIAN ECONOMIC ENTERPRISE REPRESENTATION (JUL 2013) The offeror represents as part of its offer that it [ ] does [ ] does not meet the definition of Indian economic enterprise as defined in 1480.201. [End of provision] Due to the urgency of the requirement, the response time for quotes due is short. Contractors qualified to deliver these services are encouraged to submit a signed and dated quote, along with a completed copy of FAR Clause 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, Buy Indian Representation Form, DUNS Number, proof of contractor's registration in www.sam.gov, to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Navajo Regional Office, Division of Acquisition, Attention: Lynelle Benallie, by 3:00 p.m. local time (MDT), September 17, 2019. Submit quote by email to: lynelle.benallie@bia.gov Any further questions regarding this announcement may be directed to Lynelle Benallie, Contract Specialist, at (505) 863-8404, or by email at lynelle.benallie@bia.gov
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