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CASEY MORRISON

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WAD-NWS

7600 SAND POINT WAY NE BLDG 1

SEATTLE WA 98115

WAD-NWS

1305M326Q0357

08/10/2026

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1305M326Q0357 0002

The purpose of Amendment 0002 is to:

1. Reopen the solicitation;

2. Dissolve the set-aside from 100% service disabled veteran owned small business (SDVOSB) and open it up to 100% small business (SB);

3. Update the Question & Answer due date to 9/7/2026 at 1200 PT;

4. Update the Quote submission due date to 9/11/2026 at 1200 PT.

5. Update some RFQ details and provide updated PWS.

SITE VISIT:

Site visits are optional, but highly encouraged.

To attend a site visit, Contractors must email the following point of contact to request a date and time for a visit:

Joshua Davis, Facilities Operations Specialist (FOS), COR Phone: (385) 465-4701 Email: joshua.davis@noaa.gov

When responding, please include “RFQ 1305M326Q0357 Site Visit” in the subject line. It is the Contractor’s responsibility to arrive on time and ensure to check in with the COR to register attendance.

Any delays need to be communicated directly to the point of contact provided above.

Previous Amendment 0001: QUESTION & ANSWER:

Question 1: Is this project anticipated to take two hundred forty (240) Calendar days or is that a buffer for weather and other delays?

Answer: While the period of performance is set at 240 days to accommodate winter weather contingencies (e.g., snow), the active work required is substantially shorter.

Note: On-site performance is strictly limited to non-winter months. Work must be completed before early/mid-autumn weather impacts (such as snow or COR-determined heavy frost) or deferred until after winter conditions clear in mid-to-late spring.

Section 2 - Combined Synopsis/Solicitation

Combined Synopsis / Solicitation

Road Repair at the National Weather Service (NWS) KLRX & KRGX Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) sites near Battle Mountain and Reno, NV.

(i) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial products or commercial services prepared in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Quotes are being requested and a separate written solicitation will not be issued.

Solicitation number 1305M326Q0357 is issued as a request for quotation (RFQ), for access road repair and grading at the NWS KLRX & KRGX NEXRAD sites near Battle Mountain and Reno, NV respectively.

This acquisition is a 100% Small Business set-aside. The associated NAICS code is 238990. The small business size standard is $19.0M.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov.

(ii) A list of line-item number(s).

CLIN 0001

Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary to repair the road at the NWS KLRX NEXRAD site near Battle Mountain, NV per the attached Performance Work Statement (PWS). Period of Performance is 240 calendar days from the date of the notice to proceed.

CLIN 0002

Services, non-personal, to provide all labor, equipment and materials (unless otherwise provided herein) necessary to repair the road at the NWS KRGX NEXRAD site near Reno, NV per the attached PWS. Period of Performance is 240 calendar days from the date of the notice to proceed.

(iii) Description of requirements for the items to be acquired, including documentation supporting any brand name descriptions (see 12.102).

See attached PWS and applicable attachments.

Department of Labor Davis-Bacon Act (DBA) Wage Rates:

KLRX Battle Mountain NEXRAD: Wage Determination (WD) NV20260097, Modification No. 1, dated 7/30/2026

KRGX Reno NEXRAD: WD NV20260110, Modification No. 1, dated 7/30/2026

DBA Wage Rates can be found on: https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

INVOICES TO BE BILLED MONTHLY IN ARREARS VIA IPP or in accordance with the approved payment schedule if submitted with quote and approved. QUOTE PRICING MAY BE PROVIDED ON ATTACHED

SF1449 FORM OR ON COMPANY LETTERHEAD.

As a construction requirement, this contract is subject to bid guarantees, (52.228-1) payment and performance bonds/liability insurance (52.228-15, 52.228-5), the Davis-Bacon Act (52.222-6), and the Copeland "Anti-Kickback" Act (52.222-8).

(iv) Date(s) and place(s) of delivery and acceptance and f.o.b. point (see PWS).

Period of performance is 240 days from Notice to Proceed.

https://sam.gov/content/wage-determinations

Places of Performance are:

NWS, KLRX NEXRAD. 40°44'22"N 116°48'10"W near Battle Mountain, NV.

NWS, KRGX NEXRAD. 39°45'15"N 119°27'43"W near Reno, NV.

(v) A list of solicitation provisions that apply to the acquisition (see 12.205(a)) can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF1449 attachment.

(vi) A list of contract clauses that apply to the acquisition (see 12.205(b)) can be found on the Request for Quote Form SF1449 attachment.

(vii) Quotes are due via email to sara.brunstetter@noaa.gov and casey.morrison@noaa.gov by 12:00pm, Pacific Time on September 11, 2026. There will be no exceptions to the time and date on which responses are due, unless determined otherwise by the government. When responding, please include “RFQ 1305M326Q0357” in the subject line. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR NON-RECEIPT OF QUOTES. IT IS THE CONTRACTOR’S RESPONSIBILITY TO REQUEST AND RECEIVE A CONFIRMATION OF THE QUOTE RECEIPT. Vendors must be registered and active in SAM.gov at time of quote submission.

Quotes must be valid for at least 60 days from date of submission. Additional quote submission instructions to be found in Section 6 of the solicitation.

(viii) Any questions related to this notice shall be submitted by 12:00pm Pacific Time on September 7, 2026 via email to sara.brunstetter@noaa.gov and casey.morrison@noaa.gov. Answers will be provided in the form of an amendment as soon as practicable. Additional question submission instructions to be found in Section 6 of the solicitation.

IMPORTANT: The Instructions can be found in this RFQ under Section 6. The instructions explain exactly what quoters need to submit. If quoters do not provide all information requested, quotes will be deemed non-compliant. The corresponding Evaluation criteria can be found in Section 7.

Site Visits:

Site visits are optional, but highly encouraged. To attend the site visit, Contractors must email the following point of contact to coordinate a visit.

Joshua Davis, Facilities Operations Specialist (FOS), COR Phone: (385) 465-4701 Email: joshua.davis@noaa.gov

When responding, please include “RFQ 1305M326Q0357 Site Visit” in the subject line.

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to arrive on time and ensure to check in with the COR to register attendance. Any delays need to be communicated directly to the point of contact provided above.

http:// http:// mailto:sara.brunstetter@noaa.gov mailto:casey.morrison@noaa.gov mailto:steven.leedy@noaa.gov

(ix) Any other additional information required by 5.101(c).

Per NOAA Deviation 2025-02/03: System updates may lag policy updates. The System for Award Management (SAM) may continue to require entities to complete representations based on provisions that are not included in agency solicitations. Contracting officers will not consider those representations when making award decisions or enforce requirements. Entities are not required to, nor are they able to, update their entity registration to remove these representations in SAM.

Section 3 - Line Items and Attachments

List of Line Items

Table has been revised and now reads as follows:

List of Attachments

Attachment Number Title

1 PWS LKN-RDA & REV Road Repair 1 PWS LKN-RDA & REV Road Repair A0001 1 PWS LKN-RDA & REV Road Repair A0002 2 DBA WD NV20260110 Mod1 7.30.26 Washoe County 3 DBA WD NV20260097 Mod1 7.30.26 Lander County

Section 4 - Contract Terms and Conditions

Summary of Clause Changes:

The following clauses are incorporated by reference.

RFO 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside. (NOV 2020) (Deviation JAN 2026)

Clause (X) is incorporated as follows:

(X) Addendum to RFO FAR Clause 52.212-4 — Tailoring of Paragraph (g) (Invoices) and Paragraph (i) (Payments)

Paragraphs (g) and (i) of FAR 52.212-4 are hereby superseded in their entirety and replaced with the following construction-specific commercial milestone terms:(g) Electronic Invoicing & Milestone Verification.Invoice Submission: Invoices must be submitted electronically via the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at www.ipp.gov. The Contractor must invoice periodically by executing a partial-quantity dollar deduction against the respective base CLIN matching the exact dollar value of the completed http://www.ipp.gov/ milestone. Invoices may only be submitted upon the 100% physical completion and formal Government acceptance of individual milestones identified in the Awarded Integrated Project Gantt Chart. Partial billing for milestones or tasks still in progress is strictly prohibited.Cross-CLIN Invoicing Restrictions:

Invoices must explicitly reference the specific CLIN number associated with the completed milestone.Substantiating Documentation: Each invoice submitted in IPP must include the following uploaded attachments as a single or combined PDF document. Failure to include any of these items will result in the immediate rejection of the invoice inside the IPP system:a. Integrated Gantt Chart Update:

An updated copy of the project schedule showing 100% physical completion of the invoiced milestone, listing actual start and finish dates.b. Signed Government Verification: A copy of the Milestone Completion Verification form signed and dated by the Contracting Officer's Representative (COR) following a physical site inspection.c. Dated Photographic Log: Clearly labeled, high-resolution progress photographs documenting the completed field work relevant to that specific milestone.d. Contractor Certification of Subcontractor Payment: A signed certification stating that all subcontractors and material suppliers have been fully paid for work covered under all prior government milestone disbursements.(i) Milestone Payments & Verification.

1. Progress-Based Payments: Rather than utilizing standard percentage-based construction progress payments, the Government will make periodic fixed-price payments as work proceeds based strictly on the completion of the contractor-proposed milestones embedded within the Awarded Gantt Chart.

2. Milestone Cap Defenses: Milestone values are roughly 15-20% of their respective total CLIN value to prevent front-loading. The Government will only pay the predetermined fixed dollar amount locked into the contract at award for that specific milestone task.

3. Final Payment & Closeout: Final payment for the remaining closeout milestones under the CLIN(s) will be processed only after a final inspection of all work, formal Government acceptance, delivery of all manufacturer warranties/O&M manuals, and the submission of a properly executed Release of Claims.(End of Addendum to FAR 52.212-4)

The following clauses are no longer incorporated.

RFO 52.219-27 Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole-Source Award to, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Concerns Eligible Under the SDVOSB Program. (FEB 2024) (Deviation JAN 2026)

Section 6 - Instructions to Offerors

Summary of Clause Changes:

Clause Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 is incorporated as follows:

Addendum to RFO 52.212-1 Instructions to Quoters-Commercial Products and Commercial Services (Sep 2023) (Deviation Jan 2026)

NOTICE TO QUOTERS: Instructions for submitting offers under this Request for Quotation (RFQ) must be followed. Failure to provide all information may result in the offer being considered non-responsive.

Offers that are non-responsive may be excluded from further evaluation and rejected without further notification to the quoter. Only quotes that address and meet all requirements set forth in this RFQ will be considered acceptable. In addition, the following instructions establish the acceptable minimum requirements for the format and content of the quotes.

OBJECTIVE: The Government will award one purchase order from this Request for Quotation (RFQ). This RFQ is set aside 100% for Small Business (SB) concerns. The Government will only consider quotations from vendors who meet the small business size standard of NAICS 238990 at the time quotes are due.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

A. This commercial acquisition will be conducted in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Revolutionary Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Overhaul (RFO), specifically, RFO 12.201-1, Simplified Procedures and RFO Part 36 Construction and Architect-Engineer Contracts.

(1) Acceptance Period - The acceptance period entered on the Standard Form (SF) 1449 by the quoter must be valid for 60 days from the RFQ due date.

(2) Signature Authority – The person signing the quote must have the authority to commit the Quoter to all the provisions of the offer.

(3) The technical quote must be in an Adobe PDF format using 8.5 by 11-inch pages and no smaller than Times New Roman size 12 font. Quoters are solely responsible for verifying that files open correctly prior to submission, as the Government will not attempt to fix corrupted, blurry, or unopenable files, and illegible submissions may be determined non-responsive and excluded from evaluation. If submitting an 11×17 Gantt chart, offerors must export the document natively at 11×17 inches rather than stretching or scaling an 8.5×11 page. ZIP files are not acceptable and emails should not exceed 25MB or it will not be received.

(4) The quoter must submit the following information with their quote submission via email (see instructions below) by 12:00pm Pacific Daylight Time on September 11, 2026.

QUOTES RECEIVED AFTER THE TIME AND DATE AS SPECIFIED IN BLOCK EIGHT (8) OF THE SF 1449 MAY

NOT BE ACCEPTED.

SUBMISSION OF PROPOSALS/BIDS/OFFERS/QUOTES

Electronic submission of proposals, bids, offers, or quotes is required and will only be considered if submitted through email to both sara.brunstetter@noaa.gov and casey.morrison@noaa.gov by the quote deadline. All responses to solicitation questions will be released via an amendment on SAM.gov.

SOLICITATION QUESTIONS

Quoters must submit all questions concerning this notice electronically via email to both sara.brunstetter@noaa.gov and casey.morrison@noaa.gov by 12:00pm Pacific Daylight Time on September 7, 2026. Answers will be provided in the form of an amendment as soon as practicable. The Contracting Officer will utilize SAM.gov to issue any amendments to the solicitation.

GOVERNMENT AFFORDABILITY STATEMENT

The total estimated price range for CLIN 0001 is $410,738.35 – $502,013.53 and for CLIN 0002 is $89,670.15 - $109,596.85. The Government may select a quote for award with prices below, at, or exceeding these figure, depending on which quote is the lowest-priced technically acceptable.

SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS

Award will be made to the responsible Quoter whose quote is determined to be the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Quotes will be evaluated for RFQ compliance and Technical Acceptability on a Pass/Fail (Acceptable/Unacceptable) basis in accordance with streamlined commercial evaluation procedures.

To be eligible for award, the Quoter must receive an "Acceptable" rating in Factors 1, 2, and 3, and quote the lowest total evaluated price in Factor 4. Failure to achieve an "Acceptable" rating on any single technical factor will render the entire quote technically unacceptable and ineligible for award.

Additional Quoter Entity Information to be included:

1. Point of contact name, telephone, and e-mail address.

2. CAGE and UEI Number

3. Acknowledgement of registration in the System for Award Management (SAM) database

4. Acknowledgement of solicitation SF30 amendments

5. Identification of Authorized Negotiators, including name, telephone, and e- mail address

6. Certification that Representations and Certifications have been executed by an individual authorized to legally bind the quoting firm.FACTOR 1: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE The Quoter must submit a minimum of two (2) fully completed road repair projects of a similar size and scope to the requirement performed within the last five (5) years from the issuance date of the solicitation. To ensure sufficient administrative and prime-level management capability for a project of this magnitude, the Quoter must have acted as the Prime Contractor on all submitted projects. Projects performed solely as a subcontractor will not be considered.

A Quoter may submit project experience completed by a proposed subcontractor to satisfy the technical capability requirement, provided the subcontractor will perform a major or critical portion of the physical work.

If proposing to rely on a subcontractor's experience, the quote must:

-Clearly identify the subcontractor and detail their specific role, scope of work, and level of effort in performance.

-Provide the subcontractor's project references meeting the criteria in Section 6.

-Provide all required licenses, certifications, and documentation for the subcontractor relevant to their role.

Note on Incorporation into Award: Please be advised that all key personnel, technical approaches, and named subcontractors identified in the successful quote will be materially incorporated into the resulting contract/award. The Contractor shall be legally bound to utilize the specific subcontractor(s) proposed. Any post-award substitution of a named subcontractor requires prior written approval from the Contracting Officer and must be replaced with a entity of equal or greater qualification.

For each submitted project, the Quoter must provide the following verifiable details:

• Contract Number and Project Title.

• Commercial or Government Agency Name along with a valid Point of Contact (Name, Email, and

Phone Number).

• An explicit statement confirming the Quoter acted as the Prime Contractor or are proposing a subcontractor.

• Total Final Contract Dollar Value.

• Total Square Footage or miles of roads repaired.

• Period of Performance of project.

FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT & PROJECT SCHEDULE

The Quoter must submit a combined Management Plan and Tentative Project Schedule (Gantt chart) covering performance from Notice to Proceed (NTP) through final closeout. The submission must address:

1. Project Schedule & Invoicing (Gantt Chart): Include submittal review windows, long-lead delivery times, logical work sequencing, and weather contingency days. To facilitate FAR 52.212-4(i) milestone invoicing, include a "Milestone Payment Value" column in the Gantt chart that meets the following rules:

• CLIN Alignment: Every milestone must be labeled with its respective CLIN. The sum of milestones per CLIN must equal the total CLIN price.

• Cash Flow Constraints: Milestones must be spaced a minimum of 30 days apart or more, and milestones should be roughly 15-20% of its total CLIN value.

• Verifiable Triggers: Milestones must be tied to distinct, physically verifiable completion events (no generic percentage progress).

2. Subcontractor Management & Communication:

• Key Personnel: Name a single On-Site Point of Contact (PM or Superintendent) with full authority to direct subcontractor actions.

• Communication Flow: Detail protocols ensuring Government directives and deficiencies are pushed to subcontractors and corrected within 24 hours.

• Risk Mitigation: Outline a strategy to manage or replace non-performing subcontractors

(if applicable) without impacting the project schedule.

FACTOR 3: BID GUARANTEE

The quoter must submit a bid guarantee in the amount of 20% of the bid price but shall not exceed $3 million.

FACTOR 4: PRICE

The Quoter must submit a firm-fixed price (FFP) quote utilizing the Government's CLIN structure to accommodate separate funding lines:

• CLIN 0001: NEXRAD KLRX near Battle Mountain, NV (FFP) - 1 Job - $________

• CLIN 0002: NEXRAD KRGX near Reno, NV (FFP) - 1 Job - $________

The Government intends to award based on initial submissions without conducting interchanges or exchanges. Submit your most complete technical package and competitive pricing. Incomplete or non-compliant quotes may be rated Unacceptable and eliminated without further interaction.

Exchanges and Interchanges: The Government reserves the right to communicate exclusively with the apparent Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) quoter to clarify or finalize any price or non-price issues before award. Alternatively, the Contracting Officer may use Interchange Notices (INs) with one or more quoters to resolve quote anomalies. Communicating with one vendor does not obligate the Government to open communications with any other quoter.

Section 7 - Evaluation

Summary of Clause Changes:

Clause 52.212-2 is incorporated as follows:

RFO 52.212-2 Evaluation-Commercial Products and Commercial Services. (NOV 2021) (Deviation JAN 2026)

BASIS FOR AWARD

This RFQ is conducted under the guidelines set-forth in RFO Part 12 Acquisition of Commercial Products and Commercial Services, which outlines the ordering procedures. An award will be made using the Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) source selection process. Evaluation will start with the lowest priced quote that is compliant with the RFQ, and move upwards until a quote receives a "pass" rating for Factors 1, 2, and 3.

The Government reserves the right to cancel the RFQ if cancellation is in the best interests of the Government.

EVALUATION CRITERIA

The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible Quoter whose quote, conforming to the solicitation, is determined to be technically acceptable and offers the lowest evaluated price. Award will be made using Lowest Price, Technically Acceptable (LPTA) procedures without tradeoffs based on the following pass/fail criteria:

FACTOR 1: RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

ACCEPTABLE: The quote fully complies with all submission requirements in Section 6 (Factor 1).

UNACCEPTABLE: The quoter fails to submit two (2) qualifying completed projects of a similar size and scope; or relies on a subcontractor’s experience without providing the required subcontractor identification, scope breakdown, licenses, and other items required by Section 6.

FACTOR 2: MANAGEMENT AND PROJECT SCHEDULE

ACCEPTABLE: The quote fully complies with all submission standards in Section 6 (Factor 2).

UNACCEPTABLE: The schedule fails to meet any of the structural, timeline, or milestone constraints detailed in Section 6 (Factor 2) (e.g., exceeds 240 days, exceeds the 15-20% milestone payment cap, or bases payments on generic progress percentages). The management plan fails to provide any of the required elements in Section 6 (Factor 2) (e.g., lacks a named single point of contact, omits the 24-hour remediation timeline, or delegates direct Government interface to a subcontractor).

FACTOR 3: BID GUARANTEE

ACCEPTABLE: The quote fully complies with all submission standards in Section 6 (Factor 3).

UNACCEPTABLE: The quoter fails to submit a bid guarantee or submits a bid guarantee for the wrong amount.

FACTOR 4: PRICE

The Government will evaluate price quotes independently from the technical factors. Price will not be scored, point-assigned, or adjectively rated. The Contracting Officer will evaluate the total quoted price for both CLINS for mathematical accuracy, completeness, and price reasonableness in accordance with FAR 12.203 and 12.204.

EXCHANGES WITH LPTA QUOTER

Once the Government determines the Quoter that is the LPTA (i.e., the apparent successful Quoter), the Government reserves the right to communicate with only that Quoter to address any remaining issues, if necessary, and finalize an order with that quoter. These issues may include non- price and price. If the parties cannot successfully address any remaining issues, as determined pertinent at the sole discretion of the Government, the Government reserves the right to communicate with the next best suited Quoter based on the original analysis and address any remaining issues. Once the Government has begun communications with the next best-suited quoter, no further communications with the previous Quoter will be entertained until after the order has been awarded. This process must continue until an agreement is successfully reached and an order is awarded. If the Government determines that it is not in its best interest to follow the exchanges with the LPTA Quoter process, the Government reserves the right to hold interchanges using Interchange Notices (INs). Interchanges are fluid interaction(s) between the CO and the Quoters that may address any aspect of the quote and may or may not be documented in real time. The Government intends to make the award based on the initial quote submissions without conducting interchanges. The Government is not required to conduct interchanges with any or all Quoters responding to this RFQ.

NOTICE OF AWARD

A written notice of award or acceptance of a quote furnished to the successful Quoter within the time for acceptance specified in the quote, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the quote’s specified expiration time, the Government may accept a quote (or part of a quote), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

(End of Provision)