02 IDIQ Contract SOW - 2023 06 20.pdf

SOLICITATION # 47PH0823R0003

IDIQ STATEMENT OF WORK

Multiple Award Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order Contract for Construction, Repair, and Alteration, with Design-Build and incidental Abatement for GSA/PBS Region 7

General Description of Scope of Services:

This contract is to provide repair, alteration, and design-build construction services. In addition, design and/or abatement incidental to construction are included.

1. Contract Services - Construction and design-build services consist of interior and exterior building construction, and repair and alterations, including but not limited to: electrical, carpentry, masonry, plumbing, mechanical, architectural, landscaping which is incidental to repair or alteration, storm drainage, exterior renovations, roof repair and/or replacement, demolition services, earthwork, pavement repair and/or replacements, and other miscellaneous civil work. Abatement services which are incidental to repair and alteration projects are also included. The work to be performed under the terms of this contract includes, but is not limited to: renovations, wall partition construction, modification and alteration of floor and wall mounted signal and power outlets to be included in the modification of associated conduit, surface mounted raceway, and various underfloor duct systems;

installation of new and the alteration of existing power panels; carpet and carpet tile installation;

painting; HVAC ductwork modification and repair; door, door frame, and door set hardware installation; communications cabling; grid ceiling and lighting installation and modification;

modification of existing building fire sprinkler systems; and other such related work which would be outlined in task order and job drawings. The design-build requirements of a project can include, but are not limited to, review and evaluation of the concept, design development and construction document submission for constructability, value engineering or alternate means and methods recommendations, identification of any problems or errors in the design documentation, consultation/coordination with GSA during construction document production, project schedule development, primary cost estimates during design development and construction documents, and development of subcontractor and supplier interest. Abatement when incidental to construction can include asbestos, lead, mold, and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB).

2. Project Specifications and Requirements - The technical specifications, statements of work, drawings and other technical documents associated with each task order will be issued at the time of issuance of individual Task Order Request for Proposals (TO RFP) for said task order. Each task order under this contract will be different and therefore specifications and requirements will be unique to each task order. Adherence to general requirements associated with the base IDIQ contract is required. GSA design specification PBS-P100 (Facilities Standards for the Public Buildings Service) has basic design requirements for GSA facilities and can be found at:

https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/engineering-and-architecture/facilities-stand ards-p100-overview Agency design requirements will be provided with each TO RFP, as applicable.

3. Firm-Fixed Price Contract - This will be a firm-fixed price contract. All work to be acquired under the contract will be accomplished by the issuance of individual firm-fixed price task orders. An IDIQ contract can be in the primary pool for the Small Projects Pool, for the Large Projects Pool, or for both pools. The individual task orders to be placed under the contract can range in dollar value from approximately $2,000 up to $2,000,000 for contracts which are primary only in the Small Projects Pool, and from approximately $2,000 up to $5,000,000 for all other contracts. Task order values will NOT be spread evenly across these ranges, and most projects are expected to be less than $50,000.

Contracts which are primary in just one project pool will act as secondary contracts for the other project pool in that geographic zone; however, a contract can be primary in both project pools. The annual Maximum Order Limitations (MOL) are shown in the table in Section 4, but this upper limit per contract per year in no way commits the Government to issue orders to that magnitude, and it should NOT be interpreted as an anticipated spend level. MOLs have been set at inflated values to allow for potential unanticipated requirements. These contract vehicles may be utilized by GSA R7 Regional and Field Office personnel. These contracts will be solicited as one https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/engineering-and-architecture/facilities-standards-p100-overview https://www.gsa.gov/real-estate/design-and-construction/engineering-and-architecture/facilities-standards-p100-overview

(1) year contracts, with four (4) one (1) year option periods, for a total potential contract period not to exceed five (5) years.

Contracts will be solicited and awarded by zone in a staggered schedule. The solicitation will be amended and posted to sam.gov when each successive set of zones to be solicited and awarded is opened for proposals. All zones and pools will serve as secondary sets of contracts that can be used throughout the five-state region. If a zone does not have a set of zonal contracts awarded under this procurement at the time of Task Order issuance, any secondary zone’s set of contracts throughout the region can be used, and those task orders will be competed among all the IDIQ holders in that zone(s).

4. Minimum Guarantee and Maximum Ordering Limitation - The guaranteed minimum for the base year only is $2,000 per IDIQ contract. There is no guaranteed minimum for each of the four one-year option periods (if exercised by the Government). If the contractor receives a task order during the base year, a unilateral modification will be issued to deobligate the minimum guarantee from the base contract. If the contractor does not receive a task order prior to the end of the base year, the contractor may submit an invoice for the minimum guaranteed amount immediately following the expiration of the base year provided the contractor fully complied with active RFP participation. The Government makes no representation as to the number of task orders or actual amount of work to be ordered. Contractors are not guaranteed work in excess of the minimum guarantee. The Maximum Ordering Limitation (MOL) under these contracts will be in the amounts shown below, per contract, per year. If an Offeror has a contract which is primary in both pools in the same zone, the MOL for that zonal contract will be $8,000,000 per year. The MOL is applicable for the sum of all task orders awarded under that contract per year, regardless of the value of individual task orders. The MOL includes the value of all task orders placed under that contract during that period of performance (including changes in task order value due to modifications issued at any time), regardless if the orders were for work in the primary zone or in any secondary zone.

Small Projects Pool Large Projects Pool Both Project Pools Zone Annual MOL per IDIQ Annual MOL per IDIQ Annual MOL per IDIQ

(primary in only this pool) (primary in only this pool) (primary in both pools) Arkansas $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Austin $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Border El Paso $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Border McAllen $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Border San Antonio $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Dallas $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Fort Worth $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Houston $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Louisiana $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 North New Mexico $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 Oklahoma $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00 West Texas $2,000,000.00 $6,000,000.00 $8,000,000.00

5. Task Orders and Project Pools - Services will be required under these contracts on an as-needed basis, up to a single task order limit of $5,000,000. Task orders will be prepared based on defined statements of work for specific projects and issued as fixed-price task orders awarded to the zonal contractor who provides the best value to the Government. The contractors awarded task orders under this IDIQ are expected to have experience and expertise in all project delivery methods (per Section 1 above) included in this program. The prime contractor bears all responsibility to deliver awarded task orders on time and at the required quality level specified in each individual task order.

“Small Projects Pool” means the group of contracts within a geographic performance zone which are primarily intended to support projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued at or below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), but contractors which are primary in only the Small Projects Pool can compete for and potentially be awarded a task order of any value up to $2,000,000 (annual MOL). “Large Projects Pool” means the group of contracts within a geographic performance zone which are primarily intended to support projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued above the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), but contractors which are primary in only the Large Projects Pool can compete for and potentially be awarded a task order valued as low as $2,000. A contractor can be awarded an IDIQ contract which is primary in either or both project pools. Contracts in a geographic zone other than the primary geographic zone for a project can be used as secondary zone contracts for projects of any value up to $5,000,000 when the Task Order Contracting Officer (TO CO) determines that it is in the best interest of the Government to open TO competition across multiple zones in Region 7. A contractor can have a contract within both pools in the same geographic zone; however, it is also possible that an offeror which submits a proposal for both the Small Projects Pool and the Large Projects Pool within a zone may be awarded a contract which is primary for just one pool but not the other.

Historically, the majority of Small pool projects have an average value of $65,000 while the Large pool projects have an average value of approximately $400,000 ; however, projects are frequently less than $10,000 and occasionally less than $5,000 in any zone. There is a great variance in the value of task order values in any zone, up to $5,000,000. And of course, historical spending does not predict future requirements.

6. Task Order Solicitation Procedures - GSA will issue a Task Order Request for Proposal (TO RFP) for each project. Competed TO RFPs will be sent to every contractor in the primary geographic zone which has not reached its MOL for that period of performance, or which would not exceed its MOL if it received that TO award, regardless of the contractors’ project pool(s). TO RFPs will identify the project delivery method to be used for each project. Typically each TO RFP will include a single project; however GSA reserves the right to combine projects into one TO RFP dependent upon site location and mission support requirements. TO RFPs will specify the best value evaluation method and basis of award for each task order. Each TO RFP could require a technical and price proposal or other submittals; however, complexity of the technical proposal and submittals will vary based upon the requirements of the project. Competition of TO RFPs will be exclusive to the IDIQ contracts awarded within this 12-zone group of IDIQ contracts, but can include multiple zones. "Active RFP participation" is defined as submitting a timely, good-faith competitive proposal for at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of TO RFPs issued per year for the required counties or parishes, for which a firm has sufficient bonding at the time the RFP is issued, if there is sufficient MOL remaining in the current performance period for the IDIQ contract.

Task order proposals should be submitted in the format required in the TO RFP; and use the MasterFormat 2020 Specification Groups.

MasterFormat 2020 Specification Groups

General Requirements Subgroup

● Division 01 — General Requirements

Facility Construction Subgroup

● Division 02 — Existing Conditions

● Division 03 — Concrete

● Division 04 — Masonry

● Division 05 — Metals

● Division 06 — Wood, Plastics, and Composites

● Division 07 — Thermal and Moisture Protection

● Division 08 — Openings

● Division 09 — Finishes

● Division 10 — Specialties

● Division 11 — Equipment

● Division 12 — Furnishings

● Division 13 — Special Construction

● Division 14 — Conveying Equipment

Facility Services Subgroup:

● Division 21 — Fire Suppression

● Division 22 — Plumbing

● Division 23 — Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning (HVAC)

● Division 25 — Integrated Automation

● Division 26 — Electrical

● Division 27 — Communications

● Division 28 — Electronic Safety and Security

Site and Infrastructure Subgroup:

● Division 31 — Earthwork

● Division 32 — Exterior Improvements

● Division 33 — Utilities

● Division 34 — Transportation

● Division 35 — Waterway and Marine Construction

Process Equipment Subgroup:

● Division 40 — Process Interconnections

● Division 41 — Material Processing and Handling Equipment

● Division 42 — Process Heating, Cooling, and Drying Equipment

● Division 43 — Process Gas and Liquid Handling, Purification and Storage

Equipment

● Division 44 — Pollution and Waste Control Equipment

● Division 45 — Industry-Specific Manufacturing Equipment

● Division 46 — Water and Wastewater Equipment

● Division 48 — Electrical Power Generation

Projects below $250,000.00 Projects initially estimated by the Government to be below the Simplified Acquisition Threshold (SAT), which is currently $250,000, will be competed among contractors in the primary geographic zone. It is possible that a project initially estimated by the Government to be valued below SAT could eventually be awarded for a value above SAT, and it will not be withdrawn and re-competed due to the final negotiated price. Alternatively, a TO CO can determine it is in the best interest of the Government to compete any project among all eligible IDIQ contractors just in the primary geographic zone, or in the primary zone and one or more secondary zones. If a task order cannot be successfully negotiated with the apparent awardee, the TO CO may withdraw the TO RFP from that offeror and send it to the next apparent awardee, and so forth, until either a task order can be successfully negotiated, or else the TO RFP is completely withdrawn. All contractors within the Small Projects Pool are expected and required to actively participate in TO RFPs for all counties or parishes indicated for active TO RFP participation in the tables in Section 7 of the IDIQ SOW for their primary geographic zone, for projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued up to and including SAT, regardless of how extensively the TO RFP is competed.

Projects from $250,000.01 to $5,000,000.00 Projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued more than the SAT will be competed among contractors in the primary geographic zone, and the TO RFP can also be opened to all contractors in any other zone at the TO CO’s discretion. Competed TO RFPs will be sent to every contractor in the primary zone which has not reached its MOL for that period of performance, or which would not exceed its MOL if it received that TO award, regardless of the contractors’ pool(s). Each TO RFP will specify the best value evaluation method that will be used to select the apparent awardee. If a task order cannot be successfully negotiated with the apparent awardee, the TO CO may withdraw the TO RFP from that offeror and send it to the next apparent awardee, and so forth, until either a task order can be successfully negotiated, or else the TO RFP is completely withdrawn.

A Contracting Officer can determine if it is in the best interest of the Government to compete any project among all eligible IDIQ contractors in the primary geographic zone and one or more secondary zones. All contractors within the Large Projects Pool are expected and required to actively participate in TO RFPs for all counties or parishes indicated for active TO RFP participation in the tables in Section 7 of the IDIQ SOW for their primary geographic zone, for projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued above SAT, regardless of how extensively the TO RFP is competed.

A Task Order Contracting Officer can determine if it is in the best interest of the Government to compete a project of any value among all eligible IDIQ contractors in the primary zone and one or more secondary zones. Contractors are required to actively participate in their primary pool(s) as noted above, regardless of how extensively a TO RFP is competed.

The TO RFP will notify all contractors of the estimated magnitude of the project, using the ranges found in FAR 36.204.

Contractors in just one project pool (their primary pool) are not required to submit proposals for projects that are initially estimated to fall within the value of the other pool (their secondary pool);

however, a contractor can submit a proposal for any TO RFP issued to them by the TO CO, provided they are able to obtain sufficient bonding and are within their MOL for that period of performance under that IDIQ contract. A contractor who is near their bonding limit at the time of a TO RFP, or who would exceed their annual MOL with the TO being solicited, is not required to submit a proposal for that TO RFP, even if the project is in a county or parish for which active RFP participation is required.

If a contractor does not actively participate in TO RFPs within its primary pool(s) for reasons other than bonding and/or MOL, then (a) the contractor waives its right to the minimum guarantee, (b) the contractor acknowledges that it may contribute negatively to the contract performance evaluation, and

(c) the base IDIQ Contracting Officer may determine that it is in the best interest of the Government to terminate the contract or to not exercise any remaining IDIQ option periods. Contractors must send written notice to the TO CO if they are not submitting a proposal to a TO RFP for which active TO RFP participation is a requirement, with an explanation of why they are not submitting a proposal.

This written notice must be submitted within the number of business days specified in the TO RFP for proposal submittal. Not submitting this written notice may contribute negatively to the contract performance evaluation.

Task Orders will be issued using the Form GSA300 plus all other incorporated documents.

7. Project Locations - Facilities covered under the scope of this contract include federally owned and leased facilities throughout Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Texas, in the zones and counties listed in the tables below. Any geographic zone(s) for which a contractor or joint venture is awarded an IDIQ contract is its primary zone(s). A contractor can be awarded IDIQ contracts in more than one zone. Secondary performance areas are all other areas of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, and Louisiana not included in the primary zone. The secondary performance areas may be awarded as primary performance areas under separate contracts to other contractors.

In addition, the secondary performance areas of this contract may also be secondary performance areas under other contracts. Contractors are not required to perform, or provide proposals for, services to be performed in the secondary performance areas.

Each geographic zone has two pools: the Small Projects Pool and the Large Projects Pool. A contractor can be awarded an IDIQ contract in more than one pool per zone. Active TO RFP participation will be required for projects in the contractor's primary pool(s) in the primary geographic zone, only within the counties or parishes in the left-hand column below. A contractor's primary project pool might be the Small Project Pool, the Large Project Pool, or both pools.

Arkansas Zone

Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Pulaski* White Carroll Johnson Columbia Izard Chicot

Garland* Lonoke Madison Pope Dallas Sharp Clay

Jefferson* Crittenden Franklin Yell Ouachita Lincoln Greene

Independence* Woodruff Logan Montgomery Calhoun Drew Craighead

Phillips* Benton Scott Pike Union Ashley Poinsett

Miller* Crawford Polk Hempstead Baxter Randolph Cross

Bowie* (TX) Hot Spring Howard Lafayette Stone Lawrence St Francis

Washington* Saline Sevier Marion Cleburne Jackson Lee

Sebastian* Grant Little River Searcy Cleveland Monroe Nevada

Perry Boone Van Buren Bradley Arkansas Mississippi

Prairie Newton Clark Fulton Desha Faulkner

Conway

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

Austin Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Travis* McCulloch San Saba Williamson Bastrop Blanco Bosque

Mason Lampasas Caldwell Limestone Llano Milam

Gillespie Burnet Bell Robertson Coryell Leon

Mills Hays Falls Freestone Burleson Lee

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

Border El Paso Zone

Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Dona Ana*

(NM)

Brewster Culberson Sierra (NM) Curry (NM) Pecos Terrell

El Paso* Eddy (NM) Grant (NM) Lea (NM) Otero (NM) Jeff Davis Reeves

Hudspeth* Roosevelt

(NM)

Hidalgo*(NM)

Luna* (NM)

Presidio*

Chaves* (NM)

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

Border McAllen Zone Project counties where active

TO RFP

participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Hidalgo* Starr

Cameron* Willacy

Border San Antonio Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Bexar* Zapata Crockett Zavala McMullen Jim Wells Uvalde

Webb* Kleberg Schleicher Kerr Duval Gonzales Atascosa

Val Verde* Karnes Sutton Bandera Brooks DeWitt Live Oak

Kinney* Kendall Edwards Medina Comal Goliad Kenedy

Maverick* Real Menard La Salle Guadalupe Bee Kimble

Dimmit* San Patricio Wilson

Jim Hogg*

Frio*

Nueces*

Victoria*

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

Dallas Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Dallas* Anderson Collin Delta Red River Cherokee Kaufman

Smith* Lamar Ellis Hopkins Franklin Cass Henderson

Harrison* Gregg Navarro Rains Titus Marion Upshur

Grayson* Panola Fannin Wood Camp Rusk Rockwall

Morris Hunt Van Zandt

Fort Worth Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Tarrant* Wilbarger Archer Jack Wise Hood Throckmorton

Denton* Baylor Young Palo Pinto Parker Somervell Hamilton

McLennan* Callahan Stephens Comanche Erath Cooke Bosque

Wichita Brown Montague Eastland Johnson Shackelford

Clay Hill Coleman

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

Houston Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Harris* Fort Bend Fayette Colorado Polk Jasper Sabine

Galveston* Liberty Lavaca Wharton Tyler Newton Washington

Angelina* Brazos Jackson Matagorda Nacogdoches San Jacinto Trinity

Jefferson* Calhoun Refugio Madison Shelby Orange Hardin

Houston Aransas Grimes San Augustine Austin Walker

Chambers Brazoria Montgomery Waller

Louisiana Zone Project parishes where active

TO RFP

participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project parishes where TO RFP participation is optional

Orleans* St John the Baptist

Acadia Concordia Lincoln St Martin Jackson

Terrebonne* St Bernard Allen DeSoto Livingston St Mary Jefferson

Rapides* Tangipahoa Ascension East Carroll Madison Tensas Jefferson Davis

Ouachita* St Tammany Assumption East Feliciana

Morehouse West Baton Rouge

West Feliciana

Lafayette* Caldwell Avoyelles Evangeline Natchitoches Vermilion Sabine

East Baton Rouge*

Cameron Beauregard Franklin Plaquemines Vernon St Helena

Catahoula Bienville Grant Pointe Coupee

Washington St Landry

Claiborne Bossier Iberia Red River Webster West Carroll

Winn Calcasieu Iberville Richland Union LaSalle

Caddo Lafourche St James St Charles

* Parishes where Federal Buildings are located (other parishes may have federally leased buildings)

North New Mexico Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Bernalillo* Valencia Rio Arriba Colfax Torrance San Juan Taos

Santa Fe* Cibola Sandoval Mora San Miguel

McKinley*

Oklahoma Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Oklahoma* Wagoner Cimarron Harmon Tillman Kingfisher Carter

Tulsa* Pottawatomie Texas Jackson Alfalfa Canadian Greer

Muskogee* Kiowa Beaver Woods Major Grady Murray

Comanche* Garfield Harper Woodward Blaine Stephens Noble

Garvin Ellis Dewey Caddo Jefferson Payne

Kay Roger Mills Custer Cotton Logan Lincoln

McClain Beckham Washita Grant Cleveland Love

Washington Nowata Pawnee Rogers Sequoyah Ottawa

Delaware Adair Atoka McCurtain Choctaw Pittsburg

Haskell Latimer Johnston Cherokee Craig Coal

Pushmataha Bryan Le Flore Marshall Pontotoc Creek

Okfuskee Mayes Okmulgee McIntosh Osage Seminole

West Texas Zone Project counties where active TO RFP participation is required for the primary pool(s)

Project counties where TO RFP participation is optional

Lubbock* Wheeler Dallam Moore Carson Donley King

Potter* Runnels Hartley Randall Armstrong Hall Stonewall

Midland* Crane Oldham Castro Briscoe Motley Fisher

Tom Green* Winkler Deaf Smith Lamb Floyd Dickens Nolan

Ward Parmer Hockley Crosby Kent Coke

Sherman Bailey Terry Garza Scurry Hardeman

Ector Cochran Swisher Borden Mitchell Foard

Upton Yoakum Hale Howard Sterling Knox

Hansford Gaines Lynn Glasscock Irion Haskell

Hutchinson Andrews Dawson Reagan Lipscomb Jones

Ochiltree Loving Martin Collingsworth Hemphill Taylor

Roberts Childress Concho Gray Cottle

* Counties where Federal Buildings are located (other counties may have federally leased buildings)

8. Pricing - Task order pricing shall not include costs for unforeseen conditions or contingencies, but shall be based upon the contractor’s determinations regarding general and local conditions which can affect the work per FAR 52.236-3, including but not limited to the character, quality, and quantity of surface and subsurface materials or obstacles to be encountered insofar as this information is reasonably ascertainable from an inspection of the site, as well as from the drawings and specifications made a part of the contract and task order.

Task order modifications can be negotiated to adjust for unforeseen site conditions, added work, or equitable adjustment. No person other than a warranted Task Order Contracting Officer can make changes to the terms of a task order.

Each offeror will propose four sets of rates (on the Pricing Proposal Form in Excel format), to be used as Overhead and Indirect Project Cost pricing for each proposal. These rates shall be applied to the Division cost subtotal. However, for any project for which competition is opened to one or more secondary zones, the pre-negotiated set of ratesis not required to be used for that project, for any offeror under that TO RFP. The four sets of rates are: (1) one set of rates to be applied to projects which have a proposed total price below $25,000.00; (2) one set of rates to be applied to projects which have a proposed total price range between $25,000.01 and $250,000; (3) one set of rates to be applied to projects which have a proposed total price between $250,000.01 and $1,000,000.00; (4) one set of rates to be applied to projects which have a proposed total price between $1,000,000.01 and $5,000,000.00. These rates will remain unchanged throughout the life of the contract, up to five (5) years, and will apply to the initial task order award and all modifications for projects solicited to only the contractors in the primary zone. The set of rates which is used in the initial negotiation and award of a task order will continue to be used for all modifications to that task order, even if modifications increase or decrease the total value of the task order beyond the threshold for that set of rates.

The offeror’s rates must be ALL INCLUSIVE and shall included all indirect costs to include, but not limited to:

a. Subcontractor mark-ups

b. General/Prime Contractor Overhead

c. Social security contributions

d. General insurances & Workmen’s compensation insurance

e. State & Federal unemployment insurance

f. Mobilization and demobilization costs

g. Quality control

h. Shipping of all materials to the jobsite

i. Adjustment factors to account for small jobs

j. Incidental tools and equipment

k. Submittals

l. Task Order Preparation Costs

m. GSA Project Management Information System engagement

Contractors will be required to pay their employees based on the Construction Wage Rate Requirements statute (formerly known as the Davis Bacon Act) for projects which fall under that statute and the Service Contract Labor Standards statute (formerly known as the Service Contract Act of 1965) for projects which fall under that statute. The applicable wage determination will be incorporated into each task order. Liability insurance must be maintained throughout the life of the contract and associated task orders; the required insurance levels are listed in the IDIQ Contract Agreement in Section III.L. At the task order level, payment and/or performance bonds and/or other financial security will be required for task orders meeting the values stated in FAR 52.228-13 or 52.228-15.

9. Travel – The local area is an area within which no separate unnecessary or unreasonable travel charges can be included in task order proposals. The local area is defined as those project sites within a 65-mile drive radius of the GSA field office for the primary zone. The contractor is responsible for all costs necessary to support the requirements contained in the Statement of Work (SOW) for task orders issued for projects within the local area.

If there are circumstances which require one or more contractor staff or subcontractor to travel for work within the local area, then the need shall be described in the narrative that is submitted with the task order proposal pricing.

10. Carpet for Courthouses – Task orders involving carpeting for the courts will be governed by the courts’ pricing guide outlined in the “Guide for Judiciary Policy”.

11. “Carpet-Only” Projects – GSA Region 7 reserves the right to issue task orders under this IDIQ contract for projects that only involve the replacement and installation of carpet and carpet-related items for projects valued above $2,500 under FAR 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (May 2014) (formerly known as the Service Contract Act of 1965).

Projects that are only for the acquisition of “carpet and carpet-related items” include but are not limited to:

removing carpet or other existing flooring, padding, transition or threshold strips, and cove base; disposal off-site; moving furniture; floor preparation; providing and installing padding, carpet, transition or threshold strips, and cove base; and clean-up.

Projects that are primarily for the acquisition of “Carpet and carpet-related items” do not include abatement.

Projects which include carpet as well as other repair and alteration tasks do not fall under this section for “Carpet-Only” Projects. Projects where the construction components exceed 32 hours of labor do not fall under this section for “Carpet-Only” Projects.

Task orders only for the purchase and installation of carpet and carpet-related items will be competed among the eligible contractors in the primary zone, regardless of estimated value. Contractors in a secondary zone may also be solicited, if needed, and at the discretion of the ordering Contracting Officer. After receipt of proposals and consideration of the factors stated in the TO RFP, the ordering Contracting Officer may issue a task order to the responsible offeror whose proposal provides the best value to the government. Task orders only for the purchase and installation of carpet and carpet-related items will be subject to the wage determination for the county or parish where work is to be performed under the Service Contract Labor Standards. The ordering Contracting Officer shall include the appropriate wage determination with the TO RFP. Contractors may also access the applicable Service Contract wages at: https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations .

12. Execution - The prime contractor is responsible for executing each task order with all due diligence and timeliness. GSA has standard measurements for ‘on time’ project delivery. IDIQ contract holders are expected https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations to complete task orders issued under this contract by the terms established in the base IDIQ contract and each task order. See the Contract Agreement, Section III.K. for details regarding liquidated damages at the task order level.

13. As-Built Drawings – Contractors will be required to provide as-built drawings in the GSA-specified format at the completion of each task order involving space configuration changes. As-Built Drawings will provide:

13.1. Dates and detailed notes of any modifications

13.2. Changes to materials used (type, size, location, etc.)

13.3. Changes to locations, including windows, door, plumbing etc.

13.4. Any obstructions and solutions used

13.5. Changes made after or in response to any inspections

13.6. Final exact dimensions

14. Sustainable Construction - GSA has adopted a robust approach to sustainable construction efforts.

Sustainable Construction includes the identification of designated products as “Key Sustainable Products” (KSP), waste stream management, high levels of recycled content, low use of virgin material, energy efficient water and electrical components, low embodied carbon material, and low or no volatile organic emissions.

Requirements for the use and/or exemption of KSP designated materials will be identified in each Task Order Statement of Work.

15. Post Award Coordination - Post Task Order Award coordination will be scheduled by GSA to begin immediately following task order award. Payment and/or performance bonds and/or other financial security will be required for task orders meeting the values stated in FAR 52.228-13 or 52.228-15, to be submitted no later than 10 calendar days after task order award. Pre-construction conferences for each task order may be scheduled by the GSA project team. Attendance, in person, by the prime contractor is expected, and major subcontractors are encouraged to attend.

16. Use of GSA Project Management Information System - The prime contractor is responsible for timely, complete, and correct submission of project documents into the GSA Project Management Information System.

The prime contractor is responsible for providing properly credentialed individuals and secure appropriate system access. Furthermore, they are responsible for conducting training for all employees on the system, following the initial training delivered by the GSA.

17. Warranty Calls - The prime contractor is expected to respond to the GSA within 48 hours to any issued warranty call for work completed under the contract. Warranty calls for installed work or materials may be made by the original Project Manager, Contracting Officer, or the Property Manager of the facility. Warranty call site visits will be made at no additional expense to the Government.

18. Labor and Payroll Management - The prime contractor is responsible for timely, complete, and correct submission of required certified labor and payroll records for each task order. The prime contractor is responsible for screening all subcontractor-furnished certified labor and payroll records prior to submitting to GSA. The prime contractor should furnish a log of corresponding subcontract payrolls, in addition to its own, for each project. For subcontracted design and/or engineering efforts, an invoice of the labor categories used and hours billed may be required as supporting documentation.

19. Security and Site Access Standards - Federal facilities, both GSA owned facilities and leased locations where applicable, are subject to Homeland Security Presidential Directive 12 (HSPD-12). HSPD-12 outlines the procedures and standards for granting access to secure facilities. This process is separate from issuance of badges and/or keys to access site-specific project space. Security fitness determinations are required for all contractor personnel, whether employed by the prime contractor directly or by a subcontractor.

20. Security Overview in Federal Facilities - There are two types of security fitness determinations: short term (up to 6 months) and long term (more than 6 months). Approved long term security fitness determinations will result in issuance of an HSPD-12 credential, if determined appropriate for building access. Each credential has a photo of the individual upon whom the security fitness determination is based. Encoded in the HSPD-12 credential security chip is personally identifiable information for that individual, including fingerprints. Long term security credentials are issued for duration not to exceed five (5) years, as long as individuals are continuously working on GSA projects. When work on GSA projects is complete, the credentials must be returned to GSA.

Key personnel are eligible to receive long term security fitness determinations. Individuals with long term security fitness determinations may be eligible to provide temporary escort of subcontractors who will be on a project site for 15 work days or less in any given project.

21. Contract Performance Assessment - Contractor performance will be evaluated on an annual basis for the IDIQ contract if no task orders are awarded for a particular period of performance; otherwise, performance will be evaluated primarily at the task order level. Performance evaluations, if any, for the base contract itself will follow the format established by the CPARS database. Individual task orders under this contract in excess of $150,000 require independent performance assessments. Those performance reviews will be based on the expectations established in the IDIQ contract and also the project deliverables identified in the individual task orders.

Projects delivered under this IDIQ contract are expected to achieve a minimum overall past performance assessment of at least a Level 3, “Satisfactory”. Performance assessment will be based upon the key quality factors which are; a) quality of service, b) schedule, and c) management, in accordance with the Task Order Statement of Work.

22. Task Order Participation Expectations - "Active TO RFP participation" is defined as submitting a timely, good-faith competitive proposal for at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of TO RFPs issued per year in a required county or parish, for which a firm has sufficient bonding at the time the TO RFP is issued, if there is sufficient MOL remaining in the current performance period for the IDIQ contract.

All contractors within the Small Projects Pool are expected and required to actively participate in task order requests for proposal (TO RFPs) for all counties or parishes indicated for active TO RFP participation in the tables in Section 7 above for their primary zone(s), for projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued at or below SAT. All contractors within the Large Projects Pool are expected and required to actively participate in TO RFPs for all counties or parishes indicated for active TO RFP participation in the tables in Section 7 above for their primary zone(s), for projects initially estimated by the Government to be valued above

SAT.

The TO RFP will notify all contractors of the estimated magnitude of the project, using the ranges found in FAR 36.204.

TO RFPs will be sent to every contractor in the primary geographic zone which has not reached its MOL for that period of performance, or which would not exceed its MOL if it received that TO award, regardless of the contractors’ project pool(s). Contractors in just one project pool (their primary pool) are not required to submit proposals for projects that are initially estimated by the Government to fall within the value of the other project pool (their secondary pool); however, a contractor can submit a proposal for any TO RFP which it received from the TO CO, provided they are able to obtain sufficient bonding and are within their MOL for that period of performance. A contractor who is near their bonding limit at the time of a TO RFP because they are working several concurrent projects or one large project, or who would exceed their annual MOL with the TO being solicited, is not required to submit a proposal for that TO RFP, even if the project is in a county or parish for which active RFP participation is required. If a contractor does not actively participate in required TO RFPs for reasons other than bonding and/or MOL, then (a) the contractor waives its right to the minimum guarantee, (b) the contractor acknowledges that it may contribute negatively to the contract performance evaluation, and (c) the base IDIQ Contracting Officer may determine that it is in the best interest of the Government to terminate the contract or to not exercise any remaining IDIQ option periods. Contractors must send written notice to the TO CO if they are not submitting a proposal to an RFP for which active RFP participation is a requirement, with an explanation of why they are not submitting a proposal. This written notice must be submitted within the number of business days specified in the RFP for proposal submission. Not submitting this written notice may contribute negatively to the contract performance evaluation.

23. Compliance and Flow Down of Terms - The terms of the IDIQ are required to flow down to all subcontract agreements. The prime contractor is expected to ensure compliance with the terms and conditions of this contract.

24. Government Right to Adjust Contractor Group (On-Ramping)- The Government reserves the right to determine if it would be appropriate to reopen the IDIQ Solicitation for the purpose of adding additional IDIQ contractors. Periodically, the Government will assess the quality of performance by each IDIQ contractor and evaluate competition support within each zone; and if it is in the best interest of the Government, the base IDIQ Contracting Officer may reopen the IDIQ Solicitation to add additional IDIQ contractors to any of the zones and/or pools, during any time within the potential maximum five year contract period. The initial contract awards in any zone will establish the periods of performance (POP) by option and potential 5-year contract expiration date for that zone, and any additional contracts awarded after the initial contracts are awarded will have the same periods of performance and ultimate potential expiration date as the existing contracts in that zone. The base period for new contracts may not be a full calendar year depending on when the contract is awarded in relation to the zone’s established POP dates. The MOL will not be prorated for the base period.