This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice.The solicitation number is 0040136609 and is issued as an invitation for bids (IFB), unless otherwise indicated herein.The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2005-75. The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 611110 with a small business size standard of $10.00M.This requirement is a [ Small Business ] set-aside and only qualified offerors may submit bids.The solicitation pricing on www.FedBid.com will start on the date this solicitation is posted and will end on 2014-07-11 13:00:00.0 Eastern Time or as otherwise displayed at www.FedBid.com.FOB Destination shall be in the Statement of Work. The Bureau of Indian Affairs requires the following items, Purchase Description Determined by Line Item, to the following: Base Period of Performance: 08/01/2014 - 07/31/2015 LI 001: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES: Base Period Bureau of Indian Education: Santa Clara Day School LOCATION: Espanola, NM Proposals are required to be uploaded to FedBid. See the Attachment for the Statement of Work, Terms and Conditions, and Sections L and M. Service Provider is to have a current State of New Mexico issued Occupational Therapy License. This solicitation is for a firm fixed hourly price for occupational therapy services, which are to invoiced/paid by the (actual)hours of service received and accepted by the Government. Travel costs are to be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. This line item is to be quoted for the entire base year of services, inclusive of travel costs and taxes., 1, Job; Option 1 Period of Performance: 08/01/2015 - 07/31/2016 LI 001: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES: Option Period One Bureau of Indian Education: Santa Clara Day School LOCATION: Espanola, NM Proposals are required to be uploaded to FedBid. See the Attachment for the Statement of Work, Terms and Conditions, and Sections L and M. Service Provider is to have a current State of New Mexico issued Occupational Therapy License. This solicitation is for a firm fixed hourly price for occupational therapy services, which are to invoiced/paid by the (actual)hours of service received and accepted by the Government. Travel costs are to be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. This line item is to be quoted for option period one of services, inclusive of travel costs and taxes., 1, Job; Option 2 Period of Performance: 08/01/2016 - 07/31/2017 LI 001: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES: Option Period Two Bureau of Indian Education: Santa Clara Day School LOCATION: Espanola, NM Proposals are required to be uploaded to FedBid. See the Attachment for the Statement of Work, Terms and Conditions, and Sections L and M. Service Provider is to have a current State of New Mexico issued Occupational Therapy License. This solicitation is for a firm fixed hourly price for occupational therapy services, which are to invoiced/paid by the (actual)hours of service received and accepted by the Government. Travel costs are to be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. This line item is to be quoted for option period two of services, inclusive of travel costs and taxes., 1, Job; Option 3 Period of Performance: 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018 LI 001: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES: Option Period Three Bureau of Indian Education: Santa Clara Day School LOCATION: Espanola, NM Proposals are required to be uploaded to FedBid. See the Attachment for the Statement of Work, Terms and Conditions, and Sections L and M. Service Provider is to have a current State of New Mexico issued Occupational Therapy License. This solicitation is for a firm fixed hourly price for occupational therapy services, which are to invoiced/paid by the (actual)hours of service received and accepted by the Government. Travel costs are to be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. This line item is to be quoted for option period three of services, inclusive of travel costs and taxes., 1, Job; Option 4 Period of Performance: 08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019 LI 001: OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY SERVICES: Option Period Four Bureau of Indian Education: Santa Clara Day School LOCATION: Espanola, NM Proposals are required to be uploaded to FedBid. See the Attachment for the Statement of Work, Terms and Conditions, and Sections L and M. Service Provider is to have a current State of New Mexico issued Occupational Therapy License. This solicitation is for a firm fixed hourly price for occupational therapy services, which are to invoiced/paid by the (actual)hours of service received and accepted by the Government. Travel costs are to be reimbursed in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. This line item is to be quoted for option period four of services, inclusive of travel costs and taxes., 1, Job; Solicitation and Buy Attachments ***Question Submission: Interested offerors must submit any questions concerning the solicitation at the earliest time possible to enable the Buyer to respond. Questions must be submitted by using the 'Submit a Question' feature at www.fedbid.com. Questions not received within a reasonable time prior to close of the solicitation may not be considered.*** For this solicitation, Bureau of Indian Affairs intends to conduct an online competitive reverse auction to be facilitated by the third-party reverse auction provider, FedBid, Inc. FedBid has developed an online, anonymous, browser based application to conduct the reverse auction. An Offeror may submit a series of pricing bids, which descend in price during the specified period of time for the aforementioned reverse auction. Bureau of Indian Affairs is taking this action in an effort to improve both vendor access and awareness of requests and the agency's ability to gather multiple, competed, real-time bids.All responsible Offerors that respond to this solicitation MUST submit the pricing portion of their bid using the online exchange located at www.FedBid.com. There is no cost to register, review procurement data or make a bid on www.FedBid.com.Offerors that are not currently registered to use www.FedBid.com should proceed to www.FedBid.com to complete their free registration. Offerors that require special considerations or assistance may contact the FedBid Helpdesk at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or via email at
[email protected]. Offerors may not artificially manipulate the price of a transaction on www.FedBid.com by any means. It is unacceptable to place bad faith bids, to use decoys in the www.FedBid.com process or to collude with the intent or effect of hampering the competitive www.FedBid.com process.Should offerors require additional clarification, notify the point of contact or FedBid at 877-9FEDBID (877-933-3243) or
[email protected] of FedBid: Buyers and Sellers agree to conduct this transaction through FedBid in compliance with the FedBid Terms of Use. Failure to comply with the below terms and conditions may result in offer being determined as non-responsive. Bid MUST be good for 90 calendar days after close of Buy. This solicitation requires registration with the System for Award Management (SAM) prior to award, pursuant to applicable regulations and guidelines. Registration information can be found at www.sam.gov. Offerors must be registered in Online Representation & Certification Application (ORCA) https://orca.bpn.gov/ at the time of proposal submittal After completion of work and prior to final payment, the Contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a release of claims against the United States relating to this contract. The Release of Claims form (DI-137) shall be used for this purpose. The form provides for exception of specified claims from operation of the release. Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim, FAR 52.233-04 a) Definitions. As used in this provision??Lobbying contact? has the meaning provided at 2 U.S.C. 1602(8). The terms?agency,? ?influencing or attempting to influence,? ?officer or employee of an agency,? ?person,? ?reasonable compensation,? and ?regularly employed? are defined in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ?Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions? (52.203-12). (b) Prohibition. The prohibition and exceptions contained in the FAR clause of this solicitation entitled ?Limitation on Payments to Influence Certain Federal Transactions?(52.203-12) are hereby incorporated by reference in this provision. (c) Certification. The offeror, by signing its offer, hereby certifies to the best of its knowledge and belief that no Federal appropriated funds have been paid or will be paid to any person for influencing or attempting to influence an officer or employee of any agency, a Member of Congress, an officer or employee of Congress, or an employee of a Member of Congress on its behalf in connection with the awarding of this contract. (d) Disclosure. If any registrants under the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 have made a lobbying contact on behalf of the offeror with respect to this contract, the offeror shall complete and submit, with its offer, OMB Standard Form LLL, Disclosure of Lobbying Activities, to provide the name of the registrants. The offeror need not report regularly employed officers or employees of the offeror to whom payments of reasonable compensationwere made. (e) Penalty. Submission of this certification and disclosure is a prerequisite for making or entering into this contract imposed by 31 U.S.C. 1352.Any person who makes an expenditure prohibited under this provision or who fails to file or amend the disclosure required to be filed or amended by this provision, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not less than $10,000, and not more than $100,000, for each such failure. Service of Protest--Department of the Interior (Deviation), FAR 52.233-02 To be Considered for Award, offerors are required to price quote each line item. Also, to be considered for award, offerors are required to upload (to FedBid) the proposal requirements as specified in Section L. Greening Compliance The vendor shall comply with the environmental requirements of FAR Part 23, DIAR Part 1423, and DOI Green Purchase Plan. See www.interior.gov/greening/procurment/index. The number of hours of service may increase or decrease, which is dependent on the number of student's to be provided therapy services.