Inactive Total Small Business Set-Aside (FAR 19.5)

Amendment 2 to Request for Quote (RFQ) 140G0324Q0249 Due to changes in the requirement, this amendment conducts this acquisition in accordance with procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FA... Amendment 2 to Request for Quote (RFQ) 140G0324Q0249 Due to changes in the requirement, this amendment conducts this acquisition in accordance with procedures of the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, in conjunction with the procedures of FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, and conforms to the requirements in place through FAC 2025-2, effective January 3, 2025. The purpose of Amendment 2 is to: 1. provide answers to questions asked by vendors (please see attached Question and Answer document, 7 pages), 2. inform the requirement is subject to the availability of funds; FAR 52.232-18 is incorporated by reference, 3. revise the estimated period of performance, and 4. extend the close date to March 7, 2025. Firm, Fixed-Price Purchase Order is planned; and remains a small business opportunity. Estimated Period of Performance: March 31, 2025 - September 30, 2026 Place of Performance: Contractor facility; locations along the Puget Sound (Washington) shoreline and locations for public engagement events to be determined. Responses will be evaluated by the following Trade-Off factors: -Technical Capability -Experience: Two (2) Recent and Relevant Sources -Past Performance: Two (2) Recent and Relevant References -Firm, Fixed-Price Technical Capability and Experience are somewhat more important than price. Previous submissions shall not be considered due to changes as stated in this amendment. If still interested, please provide an updated Firm, Fixed-Price along the following: 1. Signed, standard form (SF 30) for each Amendment 1 and Amendment 2 2. Section 889: Signature and checkmarks required (see Amendment 1) 3. SAM UEI# 4. Technical quote and price quote shall be submitted as separate attachments. It is the responsibility of the Contractor to submit enough information to allow meaningful evaluation in each area described above. Failure to do so will negatively impact evaluation. It is the responsibility of all interested parties to check back periodically for any amendments to the solicitation. All amendments must be signed and included when the quote is submitted. All quotations and all supporting documentation must be submitted as attachments by email to jongjoco@usgs.gov no later than March 7, 2025, at 1200 hours Eastern. Late submissions will not be accepted or considered. Hard copies or any other means of submission will not be accepted or considered.