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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1 has been tasked to solicit for and procure a firm-fixed-price to acquire professional technical expertise to ... The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1 has been tasked to solicit for and procure a firm-fixed-price to acquire professional technical expertise to plan and implement services to carry out its Midway Seabird Protection Project. Project is unrestricted and is open to any size business. Applicable NAICS code is 813312. Small business size is defined as $15.0 million or less annually when averaged over a three year period. The period of performance for the project 18 months from date of award. The cut off date for questions is COB on August 7, 2019 and questions can be email to karl_lautzenheiser@fws.gov The following is an overview of the required tasks. The work to be completed occurs at the two locations part of the request can be handled from any location, but other components must be performed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (refuge). A remote refuge more than 1,000 miles from the main Hawaiian Islands. Access to the island is only by private charter or aircraft or boat and any transportation options must be approved by the refuge and will not be covered as part of this contract. Period of Performance is 18 months from date of award. SCOPE OF WORK: 3.1 The contractor shall develop an operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. The operational plan must contain the following components across one or multiple documents. o Aerial baiting strategy o Hand broadcast strategy o Strategy for addressing water resources o Infrastructure baiting strategy o Project communications plan o Project safety plan o Efficacy monitoring plan (bait availability and mouse monitoring in keys areas to inform project baiting decisions) o Confirmation plan (rapid assessment of success) 3.2 The contractor shall develop databases to support the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project including: o Database of built infrastructure o Database to manage baiting strategy implementation 3.3 The contractor shall develop and environmental monitoring plan to support the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. This monitoring plan should include techniques and timing to measure bait residue and toxicity monitoring in the environment. This should be measured across a variety of environmental parameters including insects, soil, water, etc¿ to assess brodifucum levels over time. 3.4 Option 1: The contractor shall implement the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. Implementation of Operational Plan includes providing the following: o On the ground technical staff (aerial operations chief, infrastructure baiting, efficacy monitoring staff, etc¿) o Coordination of aerial operations o Oversight of human-based food source strategy implementation 3.5 Option 2: The contractor shall monitor the efficacy of the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. This would include the following: o On the ground technical staff for implementation of confirmation plan o On the ground technical staff for implementation of environmental monitoring plan o Basis for award will be "Lowest-Priced, Technically-Acceptable (LPTA)" Source Selection Process. Offerors shall be evaluated to determine whether they have performed similar contracts, in terms of scope and price, to the work required within the solicitation. Offerors shall provide the minimum requested project information on at least two (2) recent, relevant rodent eradication operational plans, rodent eradication environmental monitoring plans and rodent eradication support databases. The offeror shall have been the lead in developing the plan. Projects do not have to have been with a Federal Agency to be considered. A project is considered `recent' if it has been completed within the past five (5) years or is currently ongoing (but at least 25% complete). A project is considered `relevant' if it is similar in terms of scope and price to the work required within the solicitation. To be considered similar in scope, one project shall demonstrate work experience is developing operational and support plans for rodent eradication in remote island environments with limited ability to access additional resources. Please note that FACTOR 1 (Recent Relevant Experience) differs from FACTOR 2 (Recent Relevant Past Performance). FACTOR 1 determines whether or not an offeror has performed similar work whereas FACTOR 2 evaluates how well the offeror performed. FACTOR 1 RECENT RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Rating Description Acceptable Proposal clearly meets the minimum requirements of the solicitation for this factor. Unacceptable Proposal does not clearly meet the minimum requirements of the solicitation for this factor. FACTOR 2 - RECENT RELEVANT PAST PERFORMANCE Offeror's past performance shall be reviewed to determine relevancy and confidence assessment. Offerors shall provide at least two (2) recent, relevant rodent eradication operational plans, rodent eradication environmental monitoring plans and rodent eradication support databases Projects shall include current points of contact and phone numbers. The contractor is solely responsible for the accuracy of this information as the Government will not pursue incorrect contact data. For a project to be considered, the offeror shall have been the prime contractor on it. In addition to scope, each project shall have a current or final contract value greater than $50,000.00 and have been completed within the past five past five (5) years or be currently ongoing (but at least 25% complete). Furthermore, for each project to be considered, the offeror shall have been the Prime Contractor on it. Projects do not have to have been with a Federal Agency to be considered. Offerors may submit the same projects as those proposed for FACTOR 1 (Recent Relevant Experience). In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE / Unique Entity Identifiers (i.e. DUNS) of team members (i.e. partnerships, joint ventures, teaming arrangements or parent companies / subsidiaries / affiliates) identified in the offeror¿s proposals, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontracting Reporting System (eSRS) and any other known sources not provided by the offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from other sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the offeror. FACTOR 2 RECENT RELEVANT PAST PERFORMANCE EVALUATION RATINGS DEFINITION Rating Description Acceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has a reasonable expectation that the offeror will successfully perform the required effort, or the offeror¿s performance record is unknown. (See note below.) Unacceptable Based on the offeror's performance record, the Government has no reasonable expectation that the offeror will be able to successfully perform the required effort. NOTE: In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance IAW FAR 15.305(a)(2)(iv); therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of `Acceptable¿ / `Unacceptable,¿ unknown past performance shall be considered `Acceptable.¿ FACTOR 3 - PRICE Price - The basis for determining lowest price will be the combined total value of all tasks (all base and option bid items). The combined total of all tasks will also be assessed to determine the overall Price Fair and Reasonable. If any of the tasks appear to be unbalanced, a review of the breakdown of each task will be conducted. Offeror's prices for each item within the bid schedule shall represent the best price in response to the solicitation. Prices will be evaluated using price analysis IAW FAR 15.404-1(a)(2) and 15.404-1(b). Prices shall be evaluated to determine fairness, reasonableness and if unbalanced pricing exists. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more contract line items is significantly over or understated. If price analysis techniques indicate that a proposal is unbalanced, the contracting officer shall consider the risks to the Government associated with the unbalanced pricing. An offer may be rejected if the contracting officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government (no page limit). Solicitation Number 140F0119Q0153 with attachments is being posted on or about July 25, 2019 with quotes due by 2 PM PT on August 21, 2019. Quotes submitted by mail channels must be received by no later than this due date or quotes can be emailed to karl_lautzenheiser@fws.gov no later than the date/time for receipt of quotes. No further notice will be posted on FedBizOpps. To be considered for award, interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database when submitting a quote at (https://www.sam.gov/portal/public/SAM/) and Online Representations and Certifications Application (ORCA) must be completed at this same website. For technical or contract questions, please contact Karl Lautzenheiser by email to Karl_Lautzenheiser@fws.gov.

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This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is for informational / market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR... This is a SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS and is for informational / market research purposes only. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, QUOTATION OR BID, NOR A SYNOPSIS OF A PROPOSED CONTRACT ACTION UNDER FAR SUBPART 5.2. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this synopsis or on any follow up information. NO SOLICITATION IS CURRENTLY AVAILABLE. The purpose for this synopsis is to conduct market research to help identify capable, potential sources and to establish if this requirement can be set-aside for small business or other socioeconomic programs to include: Small Business, 8(a) firms, Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUBZone), Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB), Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business (EDWOSB) and Service-Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB). Those aforementioned programs are highly encouraged to respond. The synopsis and solicitation, if issued, will be made available on FedBizOpps (http://www.fbo.gov). It is the potential offeror's responsibility to monitor FedBizOpps for issuance of any future solicitation that may result from this Sources Sought Synopsis. NAICS Code: 813312 Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations Small Business Size Standard: $15.0 Million Product and Service Code (PSC): F019 Other Wildlife Management Services GENERAL INFORMATION: The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) Contracting and General Services (CGS) Region 1 has been tasked to solicit for and procure a firm-fixed-price order to acquire additional professional technical expertise to plan and implement services to carry out its Midway Seabird Protection Project. The work to be completed occurs at the two locations part of the request can be handled from any location, but other components must be performed on Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge (refuge). A remote refuge more than 1,000 miles from the main Hawaiian Islands. Access to the island is only by private charter or aircraft or boat and any transportation options must be approved by the refuge and will not be covered as part of this contract. Period of Performance is 6 months from date of award. SCOPE OF WORK: 3.1 The contractor shall develop an operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. The operational plan must contain the following components across one or multiple documents. - Aerial baiting strategy - Hand broadcast strategy - Strategy for addressing water resources - Infrastructure baiting strategy - Project communications plan - Project safety plan - Efficacy monitoring plan (bait availability and mouse monitoring in keys areas to inform project baiting decisions) - Confirmation plan (rapid assessment of success) 3.2 The contractor shall develop databases to support the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project including: - Database of built infrastructure - Database to manage baiting strategy implementation 3.3 The contractor shall develop and environmental monitoring plan to support the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. This monitoring plan should include techniques and timing to measure bait residue and toxicity monitoring in the environment. This should be measured across a variety of environmental parameters including insects, soil, water, etc. to assess brodifucum levels over time. 3.4 Option 1: The contractor shall implement the operational plan for the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. Implementation of Operational Plan includes providing the following: - On the ground technical staff (aerial operations chief, infrastructure baiting, efficacy monitoring staff, etc¿) - Coordination of aerial operations - Oversight of human-based food source strategy implementation 3.5 Option 2: The contractor shall monitor the efficacy of the Midway Seabird Restoration Project. This would include the following: - On the ground technical staff for implementation of confirmation plan - On the ground technical staff for implementation of environmental monitoring plan CAPABILITIES: Firms shall demonstrate the following: 1. Experience: At a minimum, firms shall provide the following information for this Midway Seabird Protection Project. Firms shall provide no more than five (5) similar projects. Each project shall have a final contract value not greater than $250,000 and shall have been completed within the past five (5) years or be currently ongoing (but at least 25% complete). - Contract Number - Contract Title - Contract Location - Contract Type (Firm-Fixed-Price or Other (Please Specify)) - Worked as the Prime Contractor, Subcontractor or Other (Please Explain) - Contract Award Completion Date - Contract Actual Completion Date - Brief Explanation of Difference in Contract Award and Actual Completion Date - Contract Award Price - Contract Final Price (Inclusive of Modifications) - Brief Explanation of Difference in Contract Award and Final Price - Complexity of Project (High, Medium or Low) - Briefly describe the contract and how it is relevant to this Midway Seabird Protection Project work listed under `GENERAL INFORMATION" and "SCOPE OF WORK" paragraphs above. INSTRUCTIONS TO RESPOND TO SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: Prior Government contract work is not required for submitting a response to this synopsis. Firm's responses to this synopsis shall be limited to ten (10) pages and at a minimum, shall include the following information: 1. Name and address 2. Point of contact name, phone number and email address 3. CAGE Code and DUNS Number (if applicable) 4. Interest in working as a prime contractor, subcontractor or other (please explain) 5. Capabilities: Firms shall demonstrate their ability to meet the requirements in the section titled `CAPABILITIES.¿ 6. Business size based on the listed NAICS Code, as well as any socioeconomic categories (Small Business, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, EDWOSB and SDVOSB) Responses will be shared within the Government's project team, but otherwise will be held in strict confidence. Interested firms shall respond to this synopsis no later than 2:00 PM Pacific Time on July 19, 2019. All responses shall be submitted electronically to the Contract Specialist, Karl Lautzenheiser (karl_lautzenheiser@fws.gov)