1264R418R0004_-_Amendment_02.pdf

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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Amendment 02 extends the date specified for receipt of Offers.

Proposals are now due 12PM CST on 11 July 2018.

Amendment 02 also answers the submitted questions.

Read the entire text of the Amendment carefully and include both signed Amendments with offer.

64R4 Mark Twain National Forest Service Attn: Brittany Rohrer, CO 401 Fairgrounds Road Rolla, MO 65401

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1264R418R0004 Amendment 01

General Notes – AutoCAD files are available. Contact the listed Contracting Officer BEORE 12PM CST on 02 July 2018 to have a copy sent by email.

1. When you look at the plan sheet set, the lower left hand corner shows the file path of when designed. You will see in the directory listing the .dwg name of the files provided. It shall serve as your reference to the correct drawing.

2. Typically, Main Boot, Finish12_14_1400-Group Site.dwg Lower Alignment, Finish12_14_1400.dwg Group Loop Entrance Alignment, Finish12_14-1400-Group Site.dwg Group Loop Alignment, Finish12_14_1400-Group Site.dwg

• The work site has been flagged for informational purposes only. There are flags where the new construction connects to the asphalt road. The POSTED SOLICITATION material takes precedence over anything on the ground.

• The Evaluation Factors have been updated – please see revised Section M as posted.

Interested offerors MUST follow these criteria.

• A Bid Copy has been posted – for offeror’s convenience this can be used as the Pricing Copy.

Questions & Answers:

Q1: The plans have no control information listed. Can you provide control point information with coordinates and elevation with the datum used?

A1: AutoCAD files are available. Contact the listed Contracting Officer BEORE the RFP closes to have a copy sent by email.

Q2: There does not appear to be any horizontal alignment information listed for any of the roads;

can you provide?

A2: AutoCAD files are available. Contact the listed Contracting Officer BEORE the RFP closes to have a copy sent by email. The entire alignment is also in ACAD and can be printed or downloaded to an instrument from ACAD.

Q3: There does not appear to be any information on Right of Way or Clearing Limits shown on the plans either. Need to know if the clearing limits are simply the excavation limits plus a buffer or if they have a particular boundary set.

A3: Page 2 of the plans clearly shows the clearing limits.

Q4: Are construction stakes required for the roads or will a surface model suffice.

A4: The contract requires construction staking. Contractor shall follow FP 14, spec 152 and Special Contract requirement 152.

Q5: Where can we access and download Forest Service Specifications for roads and construction?

1264R418R0004 Amendment 01

A5: https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/specs/ The Forest Service has adopted Standard Spec FP-14 for this project – see link to download.

Q6: If water is required for compaction, can we retrieve water out of the river?

A6: Yes – however there are a few requirements:

i) Contractor required to coordinate with COR at least 48 hours in advance to ensure no impact to those recreating in the area.

ii) Drafting from the river may only occur during 6/16 thru 3/14 due to species of concern spawning season.

iii) A strainer or screen with 1/8” or smaller holes must be in place and properly functioning to prevent negatively affecting aquatic species.

iv) Drafting may not occur Friday after 1100, and all day Saturday and Sunday from 5/15 thru 9/15, unless the recreation area or portion affected is already closed.

Q7: Can we get plans with proposed and existing elevations on the drawings or CAD drawings?

A7: All the elevations, proposed and existing are in the plan and profile sheets, and the cross section sheets.

Q8: Can we leave the wood chips on site from the clearing operation? Scattered in the woods or hauled to a certain location?

A8: No, all the trees and vegetation shall be removed from the recreation area – no change to the solicitation and project specifications as originally posted.

Q9: Are there Liquidated Damages in this solicitation/contract?

A9: No.

Q10: Is the project tax exempt?

A10: A Form 5060, Missouri department of Revenue Project Exemption Certificate will be provided to the awarded contractor.

https://flh.fhwa.dot.gov/resources/specs/

SECTION M--EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

BASIS FOR AWARD

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. Evaluation will be conducted on best-value principles, specifically the Lowest Priced Technically Acceptable approach. The Government may establish a Competitive Range and hold discussions; however the Government reserves the right to award WITHOUT holding discussions.

If there are any questions regarding what is required for submission of a proposal please contact the Contracting Officer BEFORE the solicitation closes.

EVALUATION SCHEME

1. The Government’s technical evaluation team will review all offeror’s technical proposals.

Each Technical Evaluation Factor will be rated individually and will receive a rating of either acceptable or unacceptable. An offeror must be rated acceptable on ALL the factors to be considered for award.

2. The Contracting Officer will than rank the technically acceptable offers by price.

3. If the lowest priced offer was rated technically acceptable, the Contracting Officer will make a responsibility determination IAW FAR 9.104.

4. If the lowest priced technically acceptable offer is determined responsible AND their price is determined fair and reasonable, award will be made.

5. If the lowest priced offeror is rated technically unacceptable (or is not awardable for another reason), the Contracting Officer will begin again at Step 2 with the next lowest priced offer.

6. Award(s) will only be made to the lowest priced offer who is determined to be technically acceptable, responsible and whose price is determined fair and reasonable price.

There are 6 Technical Evaluation Factors:

1. Capability to Perform (Staffing) – Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must demonstrate that offeror has available personnel (with an adequate skill level) to work on simultaneous task orders. Required skill levels refer to the skills required to perform the tasks required by the Description of Work.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to demonstrate they have the staffing to perform the skills required by the Statement of Work to an Acceptable Level.

2. Capability to Perform (Equipment) – Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must demonstrate that offeror has possession or access to adequate equipment in suitable quantity to accomplish all tasks required by the Statement of Work. Offeror must identify the tasks associated with each piece of equipment.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to demonstrate they have adequate equipment to perform to an Acceptable Level.

3. Experience – Offeror must demonstrate experience with project(s) similar in scope to the requirements detailed in the Statement of Work. Offeror may submit projects in which they performed as either a prime or sub-contractor; work performed by the offeror must have exceeded $5,000. Offerors are requested to submit AT LEAST 5 past projects. For all projects submitted, offeror must provide the following information:

a) Contract number

b) Contract/award amount

c) Brief description of the work performed

d) Location of work performed

e) Date begun/completed

f) Name/address/telephone number of person to contact for further information This factor will be evaluated on whether the projects were completed with minimal instances of poor or late performance – and with only moderate customer oversight. Note – Technical Evaluators may use their personal knowledge of the offeror’s past performance and/or consider information not contained in the proposal as long as it can be validated (i.e. additional information obtained from discussing a project with the POC).

Please note – When listing past performance (Technical Evaluation Factor #3) it is important that offeror’s provide complete information to locate where the performance took place. The Government may or may not elect to enter Discussions and ask for clarification on this matter. Ensure your initial Technical Proposal is as complete as possible.

Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must demonstrate that offeror has past performance with projects similar in scope to this work. Technical proposal must contain the requested examples of experience performing this work.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to demonstrate they have an Acceptable Level of past performance.

4. Safe Project Management – Offeror must demonstrate a focus and emphasis on safety in their day to day operations; including safe practices for road closure/signage. Technical proposal shall indicate whether a safety plan exists, how employees are trained, OSHA record, any other pertinent information, etc.

Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must demonstrate that offeror is capable of conducting the required work in a safe manner.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to demonstrate the ability to conduct this work in a safe manner.

5. Communication Plan – Offeror must provide a Communication Plan which contains information regarding how the Government will be able to contact the vendor. Vendor must also detail in Technical Proposal which of their employees has the authority to act on behalf of the vendor.

Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must contain the requested information in enough detail to ensure that the Government will be able to access a representative of the Contractor (who has decision making authority) in real time.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to provide the required information at an Acceptable Level.

6. Bio-Preferred Products – Offeror must demonstrate that an effort is made to utilize bio-based products in its operations. Products can be found at www.biopreferred.gov .

Acceptable To receive a rating of Acceptable for this factor, technical proposal must demonstrate that offeror shall make an effort to utilize bio-based products in its operations.

Technical proposal shall contain a list of products which vendor will make an effort to utilize.

Unacceptable Offeror fails to demonstrate they shall make an Acceptable level of effort to utilize bio-based products in its operations.

(b) Options – N/A

(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.

(End of provision) http://www.biopreferred.gov/