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The purpose of Amendment 02 is to change the quote due date. The quote due date has changed from September 3, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST to September 9, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
The purpose of Amendment 01 is to change the questions and quote due date. The questions due date has changed from August 28, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST to August 26, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST. The quote due date has changed from September 13, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST to September 3, 2020 at 4:00pm (1600), PST.
All other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
140R3020Q0011 Environmental Laboratory Services-IDIQ
Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
(i) 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 and a written solicitation will not be issued.
(ii) To facilitate electronic quote submissions through SAMbeta, a request for quote (RFQ No. 140R3020Q0011) is being issued to this combined solicitation/synopsis. Quoter is required to be registered at sam.gov at the time of offer submittal.
(iii) This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular number 2020-08, dated 8/13/2020.
(iv) This requirement is a total small business set-aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this acquisition is: 541380, Testing Laboratories. The small business size standard for NAICS Code 541380 is $16.5 Million.
(v) Line item 0001 Chemical Testing and Analysis - Year 1. *Note: The Performance Work Statement provides more detailed information about the requirement and is attached to the RFQ. It is estimated that Task Orders for analyses will be awarded on an annual basis. Also see Attachment 2 - Price Schedule (available in MS Excel).
Line item 0002 Chemical Testing and Analysis - Year 2.*
Line item 0003 Chemical Testing and Analysis - Year 3.*
Line item 0004 Chemical Testing and Analysis - Year 4.*
Line item 0005 Chemical Testing and Analysis - Year 5.*
Reclamation intends to award the first Task Order immediately following award. The prices from Contract Price Schedule 1 will be used for the first task order.
(vi) The Bureau of Reclamation Lower Colorado Basin (BOR ¿ LCB) has a requirement for a contractor to conduct various chemical testing and analyses, that are sent to a lab by the Government, in accordance with this performance work statement.
The Government will order, and the contractor will furnish at least the guaranteed minimum dollar value specified below during the five-year term of the IDIQ. The guaranteed dollar value and not to exceed amount is as follows;
Guaranteed Minimum Dollar Value over 5-Year Performance Period: $37,500
Not to Exceed Dollar Value over 5-Year Performance Period: $455,250
(vii) Reclamation anticipates awarding one firm-fixed price Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) as a result of this RFQ. The ordering period will begin on or about September 15, 2020 and continue for 5 years. Work shall be completed at the Contractor¿s designated lab locations. The Government intends to make a single IDIQ award.
THE FOLLOWING CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS ARE APPLICABLE TO THIS COMMERCIAL ITEM ACQUISITION:
(viii) FAR provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial Items (Jun 2020)
(ix) FAR 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. A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The following items in each quote shall be used to evaluate offers (not in any particular order):
-Relevant Experience
-Past Performance
-Price
*See the provision ¿QUOTE INSTRUCTIONS¿ paragraph (b) for specific information.
QUOTE INSTRUCTIONS -FULL TEXT: (a) A comparative evaluation will be performed in accordance with FAR 13.106-2(b)(3). The Government will conduct a direct comparison of one quote with another in order to determine which quote best provides the Government what it needs, as identified in this solicitation. The Government reserves the right the select a quote that provides benefit to the Government that exceeds the minimum, but is not required to do so. Quotes may exceed the requirements, but the Government is not requesting or accepting alternate quotes. Each quote must respond to the solicitation requirements. If only one quote is received, the quote will be evaluated for technical acceptance and price reasonableness will be determined.
(b) Instructions. ~1. Relevant Experience - Vendors must demonstrate a sufficient amount of experience in performing work that is similar in nature and complexity to the work described within this requirement. To facilitate evaluation of this, vendors are requested to submit: 1) a minimum of three examples of work they have performed in the last 5 years that are similar in nature to the scope and complexity of the work described within this requirement, and 2) a document describing the work performed on each of the projects provided so the Government can determine from the description that it was, in fact, similar to the work required under this solicitation (see Attachment 4 - Past Performance Questionnaire). ~2. Past Performance - Vendors must demonstrate satisfactory or better past performance in successfully performing work that is similar in nature and complexity to the work described within this requirement. To facilitate evaluation of this, the vendor shall provide: 1) the name and current telephone number of a minimum of three companies they have performed this work for within the last 3 years. These may be the same projects that were provided under ¿Experience¿. 2) The Government may also use past performance information obtained from other than the sources identified by the vendor, e.g. CPARS and/or FAPIIS. ~3. Price - Vendors shall complete and submit: 1) Attachment 2 - Price Schedule, with their quote. Note that by submission of a quote, the Vendor is certifying that they have the capability to perform the requirements of all chemical testing and analyses. 2) Applicable Wage Determination - The Wage Determination included in this RFQ is only applicable for contractors in the County of Clark, Nevada. If your company is located in another location, please provide the applicable wage determination with your quote by visiting the following website: https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=wd
(x) FAR provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commercial Items (Jun 2020)
are advised to include with their offer, a completed copy of the provision 52.212-03, or indicate completion of the provision online. Offerors may complete the annual representations and certifications online at https://www.sam.gov/.
(xi) FAR clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. (Oct 2018)
(xii) FAR clause 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items (Aug 2020)
The following additional FAR clauses cited in this clause are applicable to the acquisition and are within clause 52.212-5:
52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Jun 2020), with Alternate I (Jun 2020)
52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Jun 2020)
52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016)
52.204-15 Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-Delivery Contracts (OCT 2016)
(a) Definitions.
¿First-tier subcontract¿ means a subcontract awarded directly by the Contractor for the purpose of acquiring supplies or services (including construction) for performance of a prime contract. It does not include the Contractor¿s supplier agreements with vendors, such as long-term arrangements for materials or supplies that benefit multiple contracts and/or the costs of which are normally applied to a Contractor¿s general and administrative expenses or indirect costs.
(b) The Contractor shall report, in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of this clause, annually by October 31, for services performed during the preceding Government fiscal year (October 1-September 30) under this contract for orders that exceed the thresholds established in 4.1703(a)(2).
(c) The Contractor shall report the following information:
(1) Contract number and order number.
(2) The total dollar amount invoiced for services performed during the previous Government fiscal year under the order.
(3) The number of Contractor direct labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.
(4) Data reported by subcontractors under paragraph (f) of this clause.
(d) The information required in paragraph (c) of this clause shall be submitted via the internet at www.sam.gov . (See SAM User Guide). If the Contractor fails to submit the report in a timely manner, the Contracting Officer will exercise appropriate contractual remedies. In addition, the Contracting Officer will make the Contractor¿s failure to comply with the reporting requirements a part of the Contractor¿s performance information under FAR subpart 42.15.
(e) Agencies will review Contractor reported information for reasonableness and consistency with available contract information. In the event the agency believes that revisions to the Contractor reported information are warranted, the agency will notify the Contractor no later than November 15. By November 30, the Contractor shall revise the report, or document its rationale for the agency.
(f) (1) The Contractor shall require each first-tier subcontractor providing services under this contract, with subcontract(s) each valued at or above the thresholds set forth in 4.1703(a)(2), to provide the following detailed information to the Contractor in sufficient time to submit the report:
(i) Subcontract number (including subcontractor name and unique entity identifier), and
(ii) The number of first-tier subcontractor direct-labor hours expended on the services performed during the previous Government fiscal year.
(2) The Contractor shall advise the subcontractor that the information will be made available to the public as required by section 743 of Division C of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010.
(End of clause)
52.209-6, Protecting the Government¿s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Jun 2020)
52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION 2019-01) (Jul 2019)
(a) Definition. Small business concern, as used in this clause, means a concern, including its affiliates, that is independently owned and operated, not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on Government contracts, and qualified as a small business under the size standards in this solicitation.
(b) Applicability. This clause applies only to¿
(1) Contracts that have been totally set aside or reserved for small business concerns; and
(2) Orders set aside for small business concerns under multiple-award contracts
as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).
(c) General.
(1) Offers are solicited only from small business concerns. Offers received from concerns that are not small business concerns shall be considered nonresponsive and will be rejected.
(2) Any award resulting from this solicitation will be made to a small business
concern.
(d) Agreement.
(1) For a contract at or below the simplified acquisition threshold, a small business concern may provide the end item of any firm. For a contract exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold and the requirements of paragraphs (d)(1)(i) through (iii) of this clause have not been waived by SBA in accordance with 13 CFR 121.1204, a small business concern that provides an end item it did not manufacture, process, or produce, shall¿
(i) Provide an end item that a small business has manufactured, processed, or produced in the United States or its outlying areas;
(ii) Be primarily engaged in the retail or wholesale trade and normally sell the type of item being supplied; and
(iii) Take ownership or possession of the item(s) with its personnel, equipment, or facilities in a manner consistent with industry practice; for example, providing storage, transportation, or delivery.
(2) Paragraph (d)(1) of this clause does not apply to construction or service
contracts.
(End of clause)
52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018)
52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011)
52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting (DEVIATION 2019-01) (Jul 2019)
(a) This clause does not apply to the unrestricted portion of a partial set-aside.
(b) Definition. As used in this clause¿
¿Similarly situated entity¿ means a first-tier subcontractor, including an independent contractor, that has the same small business program status as that which qualified the prime contractor for the award, and that is considered small for the NAICS code the prime contractor assigned to the subcontract the subcontractor will perform. An example of a similarly situated entity is a first-tier subcontractor that is a HUBZone small business concern for a HUBZone set aside or sole source award under the HUBZone Program.
(c) Applicability. This clause applies only to¿
(1) Contracts that have been set aside or reserved any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);
(2) Part or parts of a multiple-award contract that have been set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3);
(3) Contracts that have been awarded on a sole-source basis in accordance with subparts 19.8, 19.13, 19.14, and 19.15; and
(4) Orders set aside for any of the small business concerns identified in 19.000(a)(3) under multiple-award contracts as described in 8.405-5 and 16.505(b)(2)(i)(F).
(d) Independent contractors. An independent contractor shall be considered a subcontractor.
(e) Agreement. By submission of an offer and execution of a contract, the Offeror/Contractor agrees in performance of the contract in the case of a contract for¿
(1) Services (except construction), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;
(2) Supplies (other than procurement from a nonmanufacturer of such supplies), it will not pay more than 50 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 50 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded;
(3) General construction, it will not pay more than 85 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 85 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded; or
(4) Construction by special trade contractors, it will not pay more than 75 percent of the amount paid by the Government for contract performance, excluding the cost of materials, to subcontractors that are not similarly CAAC Letter 2019-01 Limitations on Subcontracting for Small Business Concerns Attachment 1 6 situated entities. Any work that a similarly situated entity further subcontracts will count toward the 75 percent subcontract amount that cannot be exceeded. (f) A joint venture agrees that, in the performance of the contract, the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (e) of this clause will be performed by the aggregate of the joint venture participants.
(End of clause)
52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Representation (Jul 2013)
52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003)
52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015)
52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016)
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Jun 2020)
52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010)
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019)
52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015)
52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Jun 2020)
52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008)
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (Oct 2018)
52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) - WAGE DETERMINATION NO. 2015-5593, REVISION NO. 13, DATE OF REVISION 07/02/2020 (see Attachment 3 - Wage Determination). ***Note: The Wage Determination included in this RFQ is only applicable for contractors in the County of Clark, Nevada. If your company is located in another location, please provide the applicable wage determination with your quote by visiting the following website: https://beta.sam.gov/search?index=wd***
52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014) - TECHNICIAN; GS-1311-07; MONETARY WAGE - $20.39/hr; FRINGE BENEFITS - 19%, includes paid health insurance premiums, retirement benefits, vacation pay, and sick leave pay.
52.222-43, Fair Labor S
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