This is a COMBINED SYNOPSIS / SOLICITATION for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. The National Park Service contemplates award of a firm-fixed price single purchase order as a result of this combined synopsis/solicitation to a vendor that represents the best value to the Government. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation issued as Request for Quotation (RFQ) 140P8526Q0049. A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. FAR clauses and provisions enclosed within this RFQ are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular
(FAC) 2026-01 and are available in full text through Internet access at http://www.acquisition.gov/far/.
Point of Contact:
Name: Hal Hoversten, Contracting Officer
Email: hal_hoversten@ios.doi.gov
This is a 100% Total Small Business Set-Aside. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 212321 ¿ Construction Sand and Gravel Mining. The small business size standard is 500 employees in average annual for the past three years.
General Description of Requirement: The National Park Service, North Cascades National Park (NOCA), has a requirement for crushed rock and similar supply delivery as described in the scope of work.
Type of Contract: Firm fixed-price.
Single Award: The Government anticipates award of only one contract and one contractor to meet the needs of this requirement.
Base and Option Years: Contract will include a one-year base plus two (2) one-year option periods, not to exceed three years.
Award Selection Process:
Award will be made in accordance with FAR Part 13 to the offeror that provides the best value to the government. This solicitation is not stating nor required to state the relative importance assigned to each evaluation factor and/or sub factor (FAR 13.106-1(a)(2)).
Evaluation factor 1 - Past Performance:
The Government will evaluate the degree to which the quoter successfully performed past projects similar in scope and complexity to the project detailed in this solicitation within the last five (3) years and satisfied past customers, using the quoter¿s provided references. The areas of evaluation include quality, efficiency and effectiveness, adherence to terms and conditions of contract, timeliness, cooperativeness, commitment to customer satisfaction, and business relations. Past performance information from other sources, including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), may also be utilized in the determination of the past performance record. In the case of a quoter without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the quoter will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.
Evaluation factor 2: Price
The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by comparing the total price of the initial year and performing a price analysis of the base and option periods. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
Required Statements:
a) This is a contractual arrangement and not a personnel appointment;
b) Payment is based on an end product or the accomplishment of a specific result;
c) The order does not constitute and employer/employee relationship;
d) The Contractor will not be subject to Government supervision, although Contractor performance will be monitored; and
e) The Contractor shall not have any direction or control of federal employees.
INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS:
Quotes must be in accordance with and in the order detailed in this section. Failure to submit quotes according to the instructions provided within the solicitation may result in the respondent¿s quote not being considered for award. All interested parties shall be registered in the System for Award Management or SAM at time an offer or quotation is submitted.
Quotes are accepted by email only to hal_hoversten@ios.doi.gov by Tuesday, July 21, 2026, by 5:00 pm Eastern Time. Put ¿140P8326Q0049, NOCA ¿ Crushed gravel¿ in the subject line of the email.
Questions/inquiries will only be accepted by email to: hal_hoversten@ios.doi.gov by Friday, July 17 at 12 pm Pacific Time. Put ¿Question 140P8326Q0049, NOCA ¿ Crushed gravel¿ in the subject line of the email.
Quote and pricing must be good for 60 days before award.
Checklist for quote submittal:
This page of the solicitation completed as the first page in the package ¿
Signed acknowledgement of SF 18 ¿
Signed amendments if applicable (SF 30) ¿
Completed Provisions (including FAR 52.204-24, FAR52.212-3(v)(2)(i), and
others as applicable) ¿
Three references in accordance with award selection requirement ¿
Completed Quote/Price Schedule, Attachment 02. ¿
Contractor Core Data:
Offerors Name:__________________________________________________________________
Offerors Address:________________________________________________________________
Offerors Unique Entity ID (UEI):____________________________________________________
Offerors POC:___________________________________________________________________
Offerors Phone/Email:_____________________________________________________________
Clauses Section
Inspection and Acceptance. The Contracting Officer will delegate inspection and acceptance to the
Contracting Officer¿s Representative/Project Inspector who will review segments of work completed/delivered, review invoices, perform partial and final reports, and will be responsible for documenting Government¿s acceptance of work as 100% complete. Payment(s) will only be made for actual service provided and recommended for approval by the COR/Project Inspector.
CLAUSES INCOPORATED BY REFERENCE:
52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (Feb 1998)
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 addresses:
http://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/caac-letters
https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul
52.203-17, Contractor Employee Whistleblower Rights (NOV 2023)
52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (JAN 2017)
52.204-13, System for Award Management¿Maintenance (Oct 2018) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)
52.209-6, Protecting the Government¿s Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (JAN 2025)
52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (NOV 2015)
52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions¿ Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Nov 2023) (DEVIATION Mar 2026)
52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (DEVIATION JAN 2026)
52.222-3, Convict Labor (Jun 2003)
52.222-19, Child Labor¿Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Mar 2026)
52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Jun 2020)
52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jun 2020)
52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (JUN 2020)
52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010)
52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)
52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May 2014)
52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Oct 2025)
52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment¿Requirements (May 2014)
52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2022)
52.223-23, Sustainable Products and Services (May 2024)
52.226-8, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (May 2024
52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer¿System for Award Management (Oct 2018
52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Mar 2023)
52.232-9X, Fast Payment Procedure [RESERVED]
52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996)
52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004)
52.240-93, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (DEVIATION Mar 2026)
52.242-15, Stop-Work Order (Aug 1989)
CLAUSES ¿ INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT:
DIAR 1452.228-70, Liability Insurance (Jul 1996)
The Contractor shall procure and maintain during the term of this contract and any extension thereof liability insurance in form satisfactory to the Contracting Officer by an insurance company which is acceptable to the Contracting Officer. The named insured parties under the policy shall be the Contractor and the United States of America. The amounts of the insurance shall be not less than as follows:
$500,000.00 each person
$500,000.00 each occurrence
$500,000.00 property damage
Each policy shall have a certificate evidencing the insurance coverage. The insurance Company shall provide an endorsement to notify the Contracting Officer 30 days prior to the effective date of cancellation or termination of the policy or certificate; or modification of the policy or certificate which may adversely affect the interest of the Government in such insurance. The certificate shall identify the contract number, the name and address of the Contracting Officer, as well as the insured, the policy number and a brief description of contract services to be performed. The contractor shall furnish the Contracting Officer with a copy of an acceptable insurance certificate prior to beginning the work.
DIAR 1452.201-70, Authorities and Delegations (Sep 2011)
(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.
(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.
(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:
(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;
(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;
(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;
(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.
(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause.
(e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.
(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.
(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.
FAR 52.217-8 Option to Extend Services (Nov 1999)
The Government may require continued performance of any services within the limits and at the rates specified in the contract. These rates may be adjusted only as a result of revisions to prevailing labor rates provided by the Secretary of Labor. The option provision may be exercised more than once, but the total extension of performance hereunder shall not exceed 6 months. The Contracting Officer may exercise the option by written notice to the Contractor within 30 days.
(End of clause)
FAR 52.217-9 Option to Extend the Term of the Contract (Mar 2000)
(a) The Government may extend the term of this contract by written notice to the Contractor within 5 days; provided that the Government gives the Contractor a preliminary written notice of its intent to extend at least 30 days before the contract expires. The preliminary notice does not commit the Government to an extension. (b) If the Government exercises this option, the extended contract shall be considered to include this option clause.
(c) The total duration of this contract, including the exercise of any options under this clause, shall not exceed three years and six months.
FAR 52.252-6, Authorized Deviations in Clauses (Nov 2020)
(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.
(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Department of Interior Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 14) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of ¿(DEVIATION)¿ after the name of the regulation.
FAR 52.232-19 Availability of Funds For The Next Fiscal Year (Apr 1984)
Funds are not presently available for performance under this contract beyond September 30, 2026. The Government¿s obligation for performance of this contract beyond that date is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise for performance under this contract beyond September 30, 2026, until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for performance and until the Contractor receives notice of availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.
(End of clause)
DIAR 1452.201-70, Authorities and Delegations (Sep 2011)
(a) The Contracting Officer is the only individual authorized to enter into or terminate this contract, modify any term or condition of this contract, waive any requirement of this contract, or accept nonconforming work.
(b) The Contracting Officer will designate a Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) at time of award. The COR will be responsible for technical monitoring of the contractor's performance and deliveries. The COR will be appointed in writing, and a copy of the appointment will be furnished to the Contractor. Changes to this delegation will be made by written changes to the existing appointment or by issuance of a new appointment.
(c) The COR is not authorized to perform, formally or informally, any of the following actions:
(1) Promise, award, agree to award, or execute any contract, contract modification, or notice of intent that changes or may change this contract;
(2) Waive or agree to modification of the delivery schedule;
(3) Make any final decision on any contract matter subject to the Disputes Clause;
(4) Terminate, for any reason, the Contractor's right to proceed; (5) Obligate in any way, the payment of money by the Government.
(d) The Contractor shall comply with the written or oral direction of the Contracting Officer or authorized representative(s) acting within the scope and authority of the appointment memorandum. The Contractor need not proceed with direction that it considers to have been issued without proper authority. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing, with as much detail as possible, when the COR has taken an action or has issued direction (written or oral) that the Contractor considers to exceed the COR's appointment, within 3 days of the occurrence. Unless otherwise provided in this contract, the Contractor assumes all costs, risks, liabilities, and consequences of performing any work it is directed to perform that falls within any of the categories defined in paragraph (c) prior to receipt of the Contracting Officer's response issued under paragraph (e) of this clause. (e) The Contracting Officer shall respond in writing within 30 days to any notice made under paragraph (d) of this clause. A failure of the parties to agree upon the nature of a direction, or upon the contract action to be taken with respect thereto, shall be subject to the provisions of the Disputes clause of this contract.
(f) The Contractor shall provide copies of all correspondence to the Contracting Officer and the COR.
(g) Any action(s) taken by the Contractor, in response to any direction given by any person acting on behalf of the Government or any Government official other than the Contracting Officer or the COR acting within his or her appointment, shall be at the Contractor's risk.
DIAR 1452.233-2 Service of Protest ¿ Department of the Interior (Deviation) (Jul 1996)
(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Yosemite National Park, Attn: Contracting Office, P.O. Box 279, Mariposa, CA 95338.
(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.
(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, DC 20240.
Electronic Invoicing and Payment Requirements - Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) (Apr 2013)
Payment requests must be submitted electronically through the U. S. Department of the Treasury's Invoice Processing Platform System (IPP).
"Payment request" means any request for contract financing payment or invoice payment by the Contractor. To constitute a proper invoice, the payment request must comply with the requirements identified in the applicable Prompt Payment clause included in the contract, or the clause 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items included in commercial item contracts. The IPP website address is: https://www.ipp.gov.
Under this contract, the following documents are required to be submitted as an attachment to the IPP invoice: Contractor¿s invoice with description of goods or services billing for, to include date and/or period of performance, and invoice number.
The Contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. The Contractor Government Business Point of Contact (as listed in SAM) will receive enrollment instructions via email from the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston (FRBB) within 3 - 5 business days of the contract award date. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Production Helpdesk via email ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-3131.
If the Contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the Contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal or quotation.
Basis for Award Decision. NPS will select a quote that represents the best overall value to the government based on the price and factors list in paragraph J.
FAR 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Items (Nov 2021)
(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers: Relevant Experience, Past Performance and Price
(b) Options. The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
(c) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer¿s specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award
Evaluation Process.
Evaluation is an assessment of the quote and of the quoter¿s ability to perform the prospective contract successfully. Evaluation and award will be conducted using simplified acquisition procedures described in FAR Part 13 and will be solely based on the quote and its associated documents. Review below in the Quote Submission¿ paragraph to ensure your quote is complete.
The government will award a single contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose quote conforming to the solicitation represents the best value to the Government, price and other factors considered. The Government may elect to accept other than the lowest-priced quote when the perceived benefits of a higher-priced quote merit the additional costs.
Evaluation Factors. All quoters submitting a price quotation must provide information in response to the Technical Evaluation criteria listed below. The NPS will assess each quote based on the following factors:
Evaluation factor 1 - Past Performance:
The Government will evaluate the degree to which the quoter successfully performed past projects similar in scope and complexity to the project detailed in this solicitation within the last five (3) years and satisfied past customers, using the quoter¿s provided references. The areas of evaluation include quality, efficiency and effectiveness, adherence to terms and conditions of contract, timeliness, cooperativeness, commitment to customer satisfaction, and business relations. Past performance information from other sources, including the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), may also be utilized in the determination of the past performance record. In the case of a quoter without a record of past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available, the quoter will not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance.
Evaluation factor 2: Price
The Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by comparing the total price of the initial year and performing a price analysis of the base and option periods. The Government may determine that an offer is unacceptable if the option prices are significantly unbalanced. Evaluation of options shall not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).
The purpose of this Amendment P00001 is to attach the "Statement of Work Rock Supply". There are no other changes.
