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Pre-proposal Conference/Site Visit Building 11 Water Plant Chemical Feed Upgrade

May 1, 2019

Introductions:

Warren Dutter, Contract Specialist Nick Sartain, Contracting Officer Carl McQueen, Contracting Officer Representative Any other government employees

Good morning, my name is Warren Dutter, I am the Contract Specialist responsible for this project which consists of upgrading existing chemical feeders, pumps and improvements to the National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR) Building 11

Water Treatment Plant. The purpose of this conference and site visit is to explain the solicitation requirements, conduct site visit and give prospective contractors an opportunity to submit questions.

Keep in mind…

- The Contracting Officer, Nick Sartain, is the ONLY individual with the authority to bind the government and make changes to the RFP.

- The remarks and/or explanations given today will in no way qualify the terms and conditions of the RFP.

- Terms of the solicitation, drawings, specifications and statement of work remain unchanged unless the solicitation is amended in writing.

- We ask that you write down any questions that you have so that the answers can be provided to all potential offerors in the form of an amendment to the solicitation. Questions concerning the project are required in writing to warren.dutter@fda.hhs.gov by 4:30 PM (Central Time) on Friday May 3, 2019.

Attachment 1

- After a brief review of the RFP package and the Technical Specifications, there will be a tour of the facility.

General Overview of RFP package

The requirement is issued as a 100% small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 236220 - Commercial and Institutional Building Construction, and the small business size standard is $36.5M.

The magnitude for this requirement is between $250,000 and $500,000.

Submitting offers:

The offers are due May 17, 2019, 1:00 P.M. local time in Jefferson, Arkansas in

NCTR Building 50, Room 417

Offerors are required to submit an original copy of the proposal including the SF- 1442. Copies shall have original signatures. Original copy of recent and relevant past performance information.

Offers hand delivered shall be received sealed, identified by the solicitation number on the outside of the package.

We anticipate award of a firm-fixed price contract by June 15, 2019.

The government will not pay for the Cost of proposal preparation.

Performance period is 90 days calendar days, work shall commence within 10 days after receipt of the Notice to Proceed, Anticipated Notice to Proceed date of July 1, 2019. (F-2, Clause FAR 52.211-10 - Commencement, prosecution and completion of work.)

Overview of contract terms

A Bid guarantee is required in the amount of 20% of the bid price or $3 Million dollars, whichever is less. Refer to Part II section I-1, clause 52.228-1. Submit original signed copies by mail to be received within 2 business days of solicitation close date.

G-5 performance and payment bonding requirements. The contractor shall furnish all executed bonds, including any necessary reinsurance agreements within 10 calendar days after award prior to issuance of the NTP.

Performance and payments bonds penal amount is 100 percent of the original contract price.

Review the section H-5 for subcontracting requirements.

Section H-6 Required Insurance – the Contractor is required to submit a certificate of Insurance prior to beginning work under the contract. Required coverage amounts are listed in the clause.

The offerors reps and certs are to be complete online via the SAM.gov website. In price proposal indicate that SAM information is current, accurate, complete and applicable to this solicitation.

Section L-4 General Proposal Instructions and Section L-5 Submission of Offers These sections further explains the requirements for submitting your proposals.

Offerors are required to submit recent and relevant past performance information with your proposal. Attachment J-4 should be used to obtain the recent and relevant past performance information. You need to complete the top portion of the form and send to your references as quickly as possible. The reference will in turn need to send the completed Attachment J-4 form to my attention. Past Performance Instructions are depicted under L-5, Part 2 (page 37).

Submit your best proposal because the government reserves the right to award without discussions.

Technical overview

Tour of Facilities