Amendment #01- Pest Control Service Advisor/Manager for the USDA, ARS, WRRC and CIG/BRU in Albany, CA

AMENDMENT #01 - This amendment provides for a site visit, provides questions asked and responses, and extends the due date for quotes until January 24, 2025 at 3pm, PST. All responding contractors must acknowledge all amenments in your response.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the procedures contained in FAR Part 12.6, Acquisition of Commercial Items, and FAR Part 13, Simplified Acquisition Procedures, 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 12905B25Q0030 and is issued as a Request for Quotation (RFQ).

The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) Number 2025-02 dated 01/03/2025. Service Contract Labor Standards Wage Determination Number 2015-5623 Revision 25 effective December 23, 2024, for Alameda County, CA is applicable and is attached. This solicitation is issued as a Total Small Business Set-Aside. The associated NAICS code is 561710 and the small business size standard is $17.5 million.

List CLINS, item descriptions, quantities and units of measure: 0001 Pesticide spray advisory services, base year 240 hours 0002 Supplemental pesticide spraying, base year 24 hours 1001 Pesticide spray advisory services, Option Year 1 240 hours 1002 Supplemental pesticide spraying, Option Year 1 24 hours 2001 Pesticide spray advisory services, Option Year 2 240 hours 2002 Supplemental pesticide spraying, Option Year 2 24 hours 3001 Pesticide spray advisory services, Option Year 3 240 hours 3002 Supplemental pesticide spraying, Option Year 3 24 hours 4001 Pesticide spray advisory services, Option Year 4 240 hours 4002 Supplemental pesticide spraying, Option Year 4 24 hours Description/Statement of Work/Specification: See Statement of Work and Attachment A Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance: Service is due to begin no later than February 1, 2025. Service is to be performed at the USDA, ARS, WRRC, CIG/BRU at 800 Buchanan Street in Albany, CA FAR Provision 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors-Commercial, is incorporated by reference and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for the submission requirements and its addendum.

Evaluation: For the evaluation criteria, please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions. Offerors are required to complete in full FAR Provision 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with their offer online at SAM: www.sam.gov. An offeror must state in their offer if they completed FAR 52.212-3 online and that is it up-to-date and valid. See the attached RFQ terms and conditions for more requirements.

FAR Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions for its Addendum. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, is incorporated and applies to this acquisition. Please see the attached RFQ terms and conditions that are applicable to the acquisition.

There are no additional contract requirement(s) or terms and conditions (such as contract financing arrangements or warranty requirements) determined by the contracting officer to be necessary for this acquisition and consistent with customary commercial practices. The Defense Priorities and Allocations System (DPAS) and assigned ratings are not applicable to this solicitation. Date, time and place offers are due. Offers are due by January 24, 2025 at 3:00pm Eastern Standard Time.

Submit offers to the following e-mail address(es), by the offer due date and time: Shelley.Steen@usda.gov Late quotes after the established deadline may be considered only if it is in the government’s best interest and if it will not unduly delay award. Any and all questions regarding this solicitation shall be submitted in writing to Shelley Steen at shelley.steen@usda.gov no later than January 22, 2025.