SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- Clerical Services BPA
- Notice Date
- 5/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Combined Synopsis/Solicitation
- Contracting Office
- Bureau of Reclamation - GP-5000 316 North 26th Street Billings MT 59101
- ZIP Code
- 59101
- Solicitation Number
- R12PS60233
- Response Due
- 5/25/2012
- Archive Date
- 5/7/2013
- Point of Contact
- Mike Birkland Contracting Officer 4062477646 mbirkland@usbr.gov;
- E-Mail Address
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Point of Contact above, or if none listed, contact the IDEAS EC HELP DESK for assistance
(EC_helpdesk@NBC.GOV)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Reclamation has a requirement for the establishment of a Blanket Purchase Agreement (BPA) for the period of 1 June 2012 through 31 May 2013 Bureau of Reclamation, Great Plains Regional Office requires: BLANKET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (BPA) This is a BPA negotiated under the authority of 41 U.S.C 253(g), whereby the vendor shall, subject to the terms of this agreement and any attachments, promptly furnish supplies and/or services ordered under the agreement. The supplies and/or services to be ordered, as stated below, shall be the same as an open charge account. STATEMENT OF WORK: Provide temporary clerical and/or secretarial services on an on-call basis pursuant to Title 5 Part 300 Subpart E 300.501-300.507, which will be used by the Bureau of Reclamation Regional Office and other Interior offices in the Billings area that require services. Personnel service utilized by Reclamation may include, but is not limited to, the following: "Provide administrative support to management and staff through conducting and organizing administrative duties and activities including receiving and handling information." "Provide administrative support to a department and/or manager. Duties include general clerical, receptionist, and project based work. Project a professional company image through in-person and phone interaction." Please note that the services rendered in accordance with the applicable sections of Title 5, referenced above, are subject to the following requirements: -An individual employee of any temporary help firm may work at a major organizational element (headquarter or field) of an agency for up to 120 workdays in a 24 month period. The 24 month period begins on the first day of assignment. -An agency may make an exception for an individual to work up to a maximum of 240 workdays only when the agency has determined that using the services of the same individual for the same situation will prevent significant delay. Also note, the vendor must be able to have requested personnel on site within 24 hours or by the start of the next business day (excluding weekends and Federal holidays) after receiving direction from personnel authorized to make calls under the blanket purchase agreement, whichever occurs later. PRICES: Based on vendors current prices that are provided to their most valued customers. EXTENT OF LIABILITY: The Government is liable only to the extent of authorized calls actually placed against this BPA between the following time period (effective for a one year period). June 1, 2012 through May 31, 2013 This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):FAR Clauses - https://www.acquisition.gov/far/DOI Clauses - https://www.doi.gov/pam/aindex.htmlCLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE52.252-02 Clauses Incorporated By Reference Feb 1998, 52.212-5 Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items Mar 2012, 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011), 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation (Apr 2009), 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003), 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Feb 1999), 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Mar 2007), 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Sep 2010),52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (AUG 2011), 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Central Contractor Registration (Oct 2003), 52.222-41, Service Contract Act of 1965 (Nov 2007) 52.222-42STATEMENT OF EQUIVALENT RATES FOR FEDERAL MAY 1989 HIRES In compliance with the Service Contract Act of 1965, as amended, and the regulations of the Secretary of Labor (29 CFR Part 4), this clause identifies the classes of service employees expected to be employed under the contract and states the wages and fringe benefits payable to each if they were employed by the contracting agency subject to the provisions of 5 U.S.C. 5341 or 5332. THIS STATEMENT IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY: IT IS NOT A WAGE DETERMINATION Employee ClassMonetary Wage-Fringe Benefits VariousTo Be Determined on a per Call Basis WBR 1452.201- 80AUTHORITIES AND LIMITATIONS - BUREAU OF RECLAMATION JUL 1993 (a) All work shall be performed under the authority exercised by the Contracting Officer who hasbeen appointed in accordance with the requirements of the Department of the Interior Acquisition Regulation (DIAR) 1401.603 (48 CFR 1401.603). (b) The Contracting Officer may designate other Government employees to act as authorizedrepresentatives in administering this contract in accordance with the requirements of DIAR 1401.670 (48 CFR 1401.670). Any designation shall be made to the authorized representative by an appointment memorandum signed by the Contracting Officer which contains the scope and limitations of authority delegated for purposes of administering this contract. A copy of the memorandum, and any revisions to it, shall be provided to the Contractor which shall acknowledge receipt. (c) The Contractor shall, without unnecessary delay, comply with any written or oral direction ofthe contracting officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of their appointment memorandum. Such orders or direction include, but are not limited to, instructions, interpretations, approvals, or rejections associated with work under this contract including requirements for submission of technical data, shop drawings, samples, literature, plans, or other data required to be approved by the Government under this contract. (d)(1) If the Contractor receives direction for work under this contract (including any written ororal orders it regards as a change order under the Changes clause of this contract) and it considers such direction to have been issued without proper authority (including instances where it believes delegated authority has been exceeded), it shall not proceed with the direction and shall notify the Contracting Officer within five (5) working days of receipt of the direction. On the basis of the most accurate information available to the Contractor, the notice shall state-- (i) The date, nature, and circumstances of the direction received; (ii) The name, function, and activity of each Government individual andContractor official or employee involved in or knowledgeable about such direction; (iii) The identification of any documents and the substance of any oralcommunication involved in such direction; (iv) The contract line items or other contract requirements that may be affected bythe alleged direction including any suspected delays or disruption of performance; and (v) Any other information considered pertinent. (2) Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks,liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform under this paragraph prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's determination issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall promptly, after receipt of any notice made under paragraph (d)of this clause, respond to the notice in writing. The response shall - (1) Confirm that the direction contained in the Contractor's notice was unauthorized andeither authorize it by appropriate contract modification or countermand it; (2) Deny that the direction contained in the Contractor's notice was outside the scope andlimitations of the authority of the authorized representative who gave the direction and direct the Contractor to proceed immediately with the direction received or, when necessary, direct the mode of further performance; or (3) In the event the information contained in the Contractor's notice is inadequate to makea decision under subparagraphs (e)(1) or (2) of this clause, advise the Contractor what additional information is required, and establish the date by which it should be furnished and the date thereafter by which the Government will respond. (f) A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action tobe taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract. WBR 1452.223-82 PROTECTING FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND THE PUBLIC FROM EXPOSURE TO TOBACCO SMOKE IN THE FEDERAL WORKPLACE -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION DEC 2009 (a) In performing work under this contract, the contractor shall comply with the requirements of Executive Order 13058, dated August 9, 1997, which prohibits the smoking of tobacco products in all interior space owned, rented, or leased by the executive branch of the Federal Government, and in any outdoor areas under executive branch control in front of air intake ducts. (b) In addition, pursuant to Federal Management Regulation (FMR) Bulletin 2009-B1, effective December 22, 2008, smoking is prohibited in courtyards and within 25 feet of doorways and air intake ducts on outdoor space under the jurisdiction, custody or control of GSA. WBR 1452.211-80 Notice of Intent to Acquire Metric Products and Services Bureau of Reclamation MARCH 1993 (a) Metric Transition Plan. The Department of the Interior on December 6, 1991, issued a Metric Transition Program (Part 758 Department Manual Chapter 1) to establish and describe the program's policies and responsibilities. The Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation), has developed a Metric Transition Plan to implement metrication in Reclamation. This plan describes Reclamation's overall strategy for using the metric system, defines general requirements and procedures for carrying out the transition, and details the tasks with milestones for Reclamation offices to complete. (b) The Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 (Trade Act). (1) Section 5164 of Public Law 100-418, the Trade Act, amended the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 and designated the metric system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce. (2) The Trade Act establishes September 30, 1992, as the implementation date (to the extent economically feasible) for Federal agencies to use the metric system of measurement in its procurements, grants, and other business-related activities. (3) The Trade Act permits exceptions to the use of the metric system to the extent that such use is impractical or is likely to cause significant inefficiencies or loss of markets to United States firms, such as when foreign competitors are producing competing products in non-metric units. (4) As a result of the Trade Act, the President issued Executive Order 12770 dated July 25, 1991, to implement the congressional designation of the metric system as the preferred system of weights and measures for United States trade and commerce. (c) Bureau of Reclamation Implementation. As a result of the Trade Act, Reclamation will, to the maximum extent practicable, use hard conversion and soft conversion metric systems in designing its construction projects, eventually phasing out use of the soft conversion metric system. Exceptions to this policy will only be made when such use is impractical, produces inefficiencies or market losses, or is not economically feasible. (d) Expected Results. Reclamation expects its support of the metric system to result in increased use of the metric system by U.S. contractors, thereby increasing their ability to compete in the international marketplace. Increasing use of the metric system by U.S. contractors will eliminate possible restrictions on their bidding in the international marketplace and will eliminate any impact of economic blocks by metric countries restricting the acceptance of non-metric products.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Billings Montana
- Zip Code: 59101
- Zip Code: 59101
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