Opportunity: Purchase Rock for Trail Project

Solicitation Number: 140P6218Q0029 Notice Type: Combined Synopsis/Solicitation Synopsis: This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items 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. All responsible sources may submit a quote that shall be considered by the agency. The Solicitation Number is 140P6218Q0029 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ) under FAR Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Items. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 2005-97. The FAC is available at https://www.acquisition.gov/FAR. This is a small business set-aside under NAICS Code 212319, Other Crushed and Broken Stone Mining and Quarrying with a small business size standard of 500. Contractor registration is required on the System for Award Management (SAM) website, https://www.sam.gov in order to be considered for award. The acquisition is to purchase the rock listed below for Hot Spring National Park Site in Hot Spring, AR 71901. Please include shipping in the total unit cost. Qnty 1100 Yards of SB2 1-1/2 inch Minus Qnty 2200 Yards of Fines 5/8 inch Minus Post Award: The location where the rock is to be delivered is gated. A mutually agreeable time shall be designated for delivery of the rock with the park's point of contact. The park's point of contact will be provided at award. The park's hours of operation include 07:00 AM to 4:30 PM CT Monday through Thursday and 07:00 AM to 4:00 PM on Friday. The delivery location is closed on Saturday and Sunday. Delivery will not be available on Federal Holidays: Memorial Day - May 28, 2018. Clauses and Provisions: 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, applies to this acquisition; FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items - the selected offeror must submit a completed copy of the listed representations and certifications; 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, paragraph (a) and the following clauses in paragraph (b): 52.219-6, 52.219-28, 52.222-3, 52.222-19, 52.222-50, 52.225-13, 52.232-33. The full text of the referenced FAR clauses may be accessed electronically at https://www.acquisition.gov/far/. Addendum to 52.212-2 Evaluation of Quotes (a) The Government will award a firm fixed price contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government. The following factors shall be used to evaluate quotes: 1. Price: Material Cost breakdown 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: Vendor's Invoice, along with any other supporting documentation as stipulated by the Contracting Officer. 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) prior to the contract award date, but no more than 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 Clauses and Provisions) Additional Contract Requirements: Instructions to Contractors a. Quotes shall be submitted electronically to colton_nelson@nps.gov b. All quotes must be submitted by the due date in order to be considered. Quotes are due no later than Tuesday April 17, 2018 at 3:00 PM CST.