Opportunity: Purchase and Delivery of Aggregate, Isle of Haut,

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial supplies 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 written solicitation will not be issued. The solicitation number is 140P4318Q0003 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. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-96 dated November 6, 2017. The FAC and FAR are available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is solicited as Full and Open Competition after Exclusion of Sources: Set-Asides for Small Business Concerns (Total Small Business Set-Aside) under NAICS code 212321, Construction Sand and Gravel Mining, with a U. S. Small Business Administration size standard of 500 employees. 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). Offerors must ensure that they are self-certified under NAICS Code 212321 in the Representations and Certifications portion of SAM prior to award of any contract. This is a Firm Fixed Price Request for Quote (RFQ) for the purchase and delivery of crushed stone aggregate for Acadia National Park located in Bar Harbor, Maine. The awarded contractor shall be responsible for providing all labor, equipment, materials, delivery, pickup and overhead to provide and deliver crushed stone aggregate in accordance with the Statement of Work (Attachment 1). Delivery shall be made to the Isle au Haute, Maine and coordinated with NPS Project Officer. Contractors shall complete Standard Form 1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order for Commercial Items,Price Schedule, Attachment 2, and submit quotes electronically to Cheryl Maison at Cheryl_maison@nps.gov. Quotes are due on January 19, 2018 at 5:00PM local prevailing time. Questions shall be submitted via email to cheryl_maison@nps.gov. NOTE: Amendment(s) to the solicitation answering any questions relative to these documents will be posted at the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) website (https://www.fbo.gov), with a link to FedConnect (https://ww.fedconnect.net) where attached documents may be accessed. Additional Attachments: Statement of work (Attachment 1) and Price Schedule (Attachment 2) The period of performance is February 1, 2018 to July 1, 2018. The Government anticipates awarding a Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) purchase order resulting from this RFQ to the responsible quoter whose offer, conforming to the RFQ, is the lowest price offer. 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 clauses are cited: 52.204-10, 52.209-6, 52.219-6, 52.219-13, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-36, 52.222-50, 52.222-55, 52.223-18, 52.225-3, 52.225-13, and 52.232-33. The following clauses apply to this acquisition: 52.204-18, 52.212-2, 52.232-40, 52.246-16 and 52.252.2. The following provisions apply to this acquisition: 52.203-18, 52.204-16, 52.204-22, and 52.252-1. DOI ELECTRONIC INVOICING 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: 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) LOC-DOI Agency Protests (NOV 2007) (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 officers 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 (GAO) 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)