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This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, 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 for this procurement is 140A0320Q0012 and is issued as a Request for Quote (RFQ). The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Southern Plain Regional Office intends to award a firm-fixed price contract in response to this Request for Quote (RFQ). The solicitation documents and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular FAC 2020-5 dated February 27, 2020. This solicitation is an Indian Small Business Economic Enterprise (ISBEE) set-aside. Under the Buy Indian Act, 25 U.S.C. 47, offers are solicited only from Indian Economic Enterprises (Subpart 1480.8) that are also small business concerns. Any acquisition resulting from this solicitation will be from such a concern. Offers received from enterprises that are not both Indian economic enterprises and small business concerns will not be considered and will be rejected. As part of your quote, you must complete and return the Indian Economic Enterprise Representation form (DIAR Clause 1452.280-4 (see attached)). The associated North American Industry Classification System code (NAICS) is 541620, Environmental Consulting Services and the size standard is $16.5 Mil. The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Southern Plains Regional Office, is soliciting offers for Class III Archaeological Survey and Reports for the Fuels Management Program. Price Schedule (Offerors shall submit detailed prices for each archaeological survey and reports): CLIN 00001: KCA 845/846 Spur Mechanical, Sec 7 - T3N -R11W, IM, Comanche Co., OK, USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Fort Sill Allotment: KCA 845A, J, K & 846C, F, J. (46 acres) Price: $________________________ CLIN 00002: KCA 1958/367 Mechanical, Sec 5 & 7 - T1N -R11W, IM, Comanche Co., OK, USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Lawton Allotment: KCA 1958C, F, G, M & 367, A, B. (37 acres) Price: $________________________ CLIN 00003: Indiahoma East Complex Dozerline, Sec 30 - T2N -R14W, IM, Comanche Co., OK, USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Post Oak Creek Allotment: KCA 1169A & 2649E. (219 acres) Price: $________________________ CLIN 00004: Bob White Complex Mechanical, Sec 24 - T12N -R1E, IM, Oklahoma Co., OK, & Sec 19 - T12N - R2E, IM, Lincoln Co, OK, USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Horse Shoe Lake Allotment: Kickapoo 76B, 85, 87A, B. (52 acres) Price: $________________________ CLIN 00005: Harry Complex Mechanical, Sec 15 - T7N -R13W, IM, Caddo Co., OK, USGS 7.5 Minute Quadrangle: Carnegie Allotment: WCD 690A, B, C, D & 709. (283 acres) Price: $________________________ The Contractor shall bid "all or none." No partial bids will be accepted. Background As an agency of the U.S. Department of Interior, the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), is mandated to comply with Federal laws and regulations on the identification and protection of cultural resources. These laws include but are not limited to, the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act (NAGPRA), Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA), American Indian Religious Freedom Act (AIRFA), and implementing regulations. As part of the compliance procedures for Section 106 of NHPA, the BIA requires a Class III archaeological survey and report on all new Fuels Management and Forestry project(s) that may cause any ground disturbance within the Southern Plains Region. The project(s) is designed to reduce hazardous fuels on specific BIA administered Hazardous Fuels Reduction treatments implemented by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Southern Plains Region. The method of treatment will consist of prescribed fire and utilizing mechanical equipment including but not limited to, track loaders, bull dozers, and chainsaws to cut/pile, chip and/or masticate Eastern Red Cedar and /or other hazardous vegetation. Statement of Work A. The contractor shall furnish all necessary labor, transportation, equipment, specialized personnel, and material to complete the archaeological survey and reports. B. A Class III archaeology inventory will consist of a 100 percent pedestrian survey of all affected tracts as shown on the attached topographic maps and/or aerial photographs. Shovel tests will be required to a depth of 60 cm within the tracts at strategic locations but not to exceed 30 meters. Shovel testing should be completed on transects encompassing the project boundaries. Shovel test must be dug whenever there is less than 30 percent ground surface visibility, except on slopes greater than 20 percent. They are dug in layers no thicker than 20 cm and screened through ¼ inch mesh unless high clay or water content requires that they be troweled through. C. There will be no collecting of artifacts and no testing of cultural resources prior to approval from the Southern Plains Regional Archeologist in consultation with the Tribal Historic Preservation Offices and/or Tribal Leaders. An Archaeological Resources Protection Act (ARPA) Permit may be necessary and the contractor is required to apply for one prior to fieldwork. In order to determine whether the ARPA Permit is necessary, the contractor shall contact the Regional Archeologist for guidance, forms and review. Within the ARPA Permit Application, the contractor shall give dates for field work. Once the Permit is approved, the cover letter will determine the period of fieldwork. Any amendments to the Permit shall be made prior to the expiration. The Permit gives a date range, the contractor shall notify the Regional Archeologist of actual dates fieldwork is to be performed for random monitoring in the field by the Regional Archeologist. D. Consultation or collaboration with the Tribal Historic Preservation Officer (THPO) when the tribe has representation in that capacity. Not all Federally Recognized tribes in Southern Plains have this position established and filled. A pre-field conference call or virtual meeting will take place with the BIA's representative, Contractor's Principle Investigator and Tribal Historic Preservation Office or designated representative. The formal consultation will be conducted by the Southern Plains Regional Archeologist. E. The report and the abstract shall meet the Secretary of Interior's standards and guidelines and be accepted by the Bureau of Indian Affairs Regional Archeologist, the Oklahoma State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO), the Oklahoma Archeological Survey (OAS) and any Federally Recognized Tribe with ancestral/current jurisdictional control for the area of potential effect. If a finding of adverse effects or the agencies do not agree on whether an adverse effect will result, consultation with the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) will begin. The reporting will be broken down by parcel not by overall contract. In most cases, the contract covers several parcels covering a wide variety of BIA actions/projects. For example, one contract with four parcels will have four reports. These reports shall be worked on simultaneously. For parcels near one another, the background information is likely to be the same with differences in specific location information based on the survey conducted. F. Each report(s) will be in color and include the following: 1. Abstract. The abstract shall outline the report contents and refer to specific highlights of the findings 2. Table of Contents. 3. Description of the project area and any areas within the project area that were not surveyed. 4. Environmental setting and cultural history. 5. Background review of historical research including: previous archeological work, museum collections, gathering relevant data on geology, botany, urban geography and other related disciplines; archival research; informant reviews; and/or recording of oral traditions where Traditional Cultural Properties and/or Traditional Cultural Plant Use may be concerned. 6. Research Design a. Description of proposed field survey methods, procedures, reasoning, and strategy used to identify cultural resources. b. Description of actual field survey methods, procedures, reasoning, strategy used to identify cultural resources and any reasoning for deviation from the research design. 7. A list of all recorded sites including site designation, elevation, and site type with: Historic Preservation Resource Identification Form; Historic Preservation Resource Identification Form for Cemeteries; Truss Bridge Forms; and/or Non-Truss Bridge Forms when applicable. 8. Pictures of project area and of historic sites. No photographs are to be taken of Traditional Cultural Properties or locations of Traditional Cultural Plants without permission of Tribal consulting parties. The use of Tribal Monitors may be required in these locations and arrangement with the tribe will be developed in the pre-field meeting. 9. A general vicinity map depicting the location of the project in region. 10. Description, site legal location, and evaluation of all identified cultural resources; document their potential to contribute data on cultural resource problems of the project area; identify sites which may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, with rational and justification under National Register criteria (36CFR60.4). 11. Appendices of maps: a. A general vicinity map depicting the location of the project in the region. b. Location of shovel tests within the project area c. National Register eligible sites within each project area d. Archaeological sites within each project area e. Location of shovel tests in relation to National Register eligible sites and archaeological sites within the project area. f. Location of sites, NRHP eligible sites or listed sites, TCPs and National Landmarks within one mile of each project area. G. All maps are to include a key, title, north arrow, and are to be drawn to scale in black and white, no colors. USGS 7.5 minute maps are to include quad map name and date, with townships and ranges placed in the margins. H. 'Site' is to be defined by the criteria of the State Historic Preservation Office and/or Tribal Historic Preservation Office with jurisdiction. Prepare site records for newly discovered sites and updated for previously recorded sites. Provide a summary table. At a minimum, site records will include the following: 1. State specific site designations (Oklahoma Archeology Survey guidelines) 2. Pagination with page number and total number of pages on each page. 3. For previously recorded sites, include the original site record as well as all updates. 4. Maps: a portion of the USGS 7.5 minute topographic map showing the site locations, name of 7.5 minute USGS map; a site map depicting the location of the site datum (or site datum if secondary data are required), features, any site impacts, contour lines, UTM coordinates for site boundaries. 5. Site description: Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinates in for latitude and longitude and for the site datum/data: 7.5 minute USGS map name, township, range, 1/4 of 1/4 section; site elevation, site size in acres; a photo of the site area, a photo of the site datum which includes the immediate surrounding area, a description and photos of features and diagnostic artifacts; the location of any site impacts, and a photo and general description of the impacts. At a minimum, GPS coordinates are to be recorded with the level of accuracy with Trimble's GeoExplorer 3 or better. I. The contractor shall be responsible for the delivery of the following: 1. Four unbound color copies of the final archeology report to the BIA Southern Plains Regional Archeologist. 2. Four unbound color copies of all site records to the BIA Southern Plains Regional Archeologist. All site records and maps are exempt from the Freedom of Information Act and will be delivered to the affected federally recognized tribes of Oklahoma as separate documents. 3. An Encrypted USB storage device containing all photographs shall be delivered to the BIA Southern Plains Regional Archeologist or their designated official. 4. An Encrypted USB storage device containing topographic maps depicting the areas surveyed and location of all sites documented shall be delivered to the BIA Southern Plains Regional Archeologist or their designated official. 5. An Encrypted USB storage device containing the shapefiles for all maps within the report. Shapefiles shall be made of any Traditional Cultural Properties within the APE, Isolated Find locations within the APE, and sites found within the APE. Qualifications At a minimum, the principal investigator, the archaeology field crew supervisor are to meet the Secretary of the Interior Professional Qualification standards for Archaeology (36 CFR Part 61:48 FR 44716). The principal investigator, and the archaeology field crew supervisor are to have a minimum of an MA or MS degree in archaeology; at least one year of full time professional experience in archeological research, administration, or management; at least one year of supervised field and analytic experience in North American archaeology; in addition, at least one year of field experience in the Plains and Northeastern Oklahoma region. At a minimum, all field surveyors must possess professional training in archaeology methodology and be under supervision of the field crew supervisor and/or principal investigator. If the contractor anticipates using a subcontracted crew, the contractor must supply the curriculum vitae and/or resume of the subcontracted crew for evaluation. This will ensure the standards are met on ground at all times. If changes in the contractor or subcontractor conducting the archaeological field work or the principal investigator take place in the duration of the contract, the replacement staff curriculum vitae and/or resume must be supplied to the Regional Archeologist for review. Required Consultation The Southern Plains Regional Archaeologist will consult with the minimum of the following entities: 1. Federally Recognized Tribe with current jurisdiction over the project area 2. Federally Recognized Tribe with ancestral jurisdiction over the project area 3. The State Historic Preservation Office and The Oklahoma Archeological Survey (shared duties) The Contractor shall address any/all requests for additional surveys or information relating to the submitted survey reports. The Contractor shall submit an invoice for 60% of each CLIN once the survey report is submitted to the Southern Plains Regional Archaeologist and is deemed satisfactory. The Contractor shall submit an invoice for the remaining 40% of each CLIN once all consulting parties have accepted the survey report. Contract Timeline The Southern Plains Regional Archeologist meets all the standards of the Secretary of Interior Standards and will be responsible for consultation and coordination of the cultural resource survey. The following timeline will allow for prompt processing of all required permits, fieldwork completion, reporting, consultation and any corrections needed to ensure a quality deliverable is provided to all consulting parties: 1. ARPA application and permit must be submitted and processed within 14 calendar days of receiving the award. 2. All fieldwork and draft report must be submitted within 30 calendar days of ARPA permit issuance. 3. Southern Plains Regional Archeologist must review the draft and supply comments within 14 calendar days of receipt. If no corrections needed it will move to #5. 4. If corrections are needed, contractor shall submit a corrected copy to the Regional Archeologist within 14 calendar days from received date. 5. The Regional Archeologist will submit the report to all consulting parties within 14 calendar days. At this point the contractor may submit the invoice for the initial 60% payment. 6. The consulting parties have 40 calendar days to submit comments or concurrence on the project. If concurrence see #11. 7. The Regional Archeologist has 14 calendar days to supply the contractor with notice to make corrections. 8. If corrections are requested the contractor has 14 calendar days to make corrections/answer questions. 9. Regional Archeologist has 7 calendar days to submit continued consultation. 10. Consulting parties have 40 calendar days to submit comments or concurrence on the project. 11. Regional Archeologist has 7 calendar days to notify contractor of concurrence in order to submit their final 40% invoice. 1. Note: since the Southern Plains Region is comprised of three states with differing Archaeological Survey Standards, the Oklahoma requirements are attached. Period of Performance and Location: Not to exceed 208 from time of award (see the section covering the Contract Timeline listed in description of services) and worked will be performed in various locations within Oklahoma (see attached maps). FOB: Destination. PROVISION FAR 52.212-1 -- INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS -- COMMERCIAL ITEMS (MAR 2020), applies to this acquisition. FAR 52.212-2 - EVALUATION - COMMERCIAL ITEMS (OCT 2014) (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: (i) Factor 1: Technical Capability (1.) The offeror shall submit their technical ap

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