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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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1333ND25RNB1900090003 AUG 11, 2025 NB195000-25-00012

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NATIONAL INST OF STDS AND TECHNOLOGY

100 BUREAU DRIVE STOP 1640

BUILDING 301 ROOM B129

GAITHERSBURG MD 20899-1640

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Table of Contents

SECTION J LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1

SECTION L INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.10 Instruction to Offerors

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SECTION J

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS

J.1

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SECTION L

INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS, AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

L.10 Instruction to Offerors

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Addendum to FAR Provision 52.215-1

General Instructions To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors should follow the instructions contained herein. Proposals should be complete, self-sufficient, and respond directly to the requirements set forth in solicitation. Offerors that fail to submit all required information per the instructions may be deemed non-responsive and may not be considered for award.

1. Submission of Proposals

a. The Government will only consider proposals that are submitted via email.

offerors are required to submit their proposals electronically via email to the following addresses: Julie.Morris@nist.gov and Joseph.Widdup@nist.gov

b. Offerors are requested to use the following email subject line “Proposal Submission – Mechanical Construction IDIQ, Solicitation

1333ND25RNB190009”.

c. Electronic submissions should adhere to the following guidelines:

i. Electronic copies should be submitted in Adobe PDF format.

ii. No password-protected, zipped, or self-extracting files shall be used.

iii. Files shall not be larger than twenty-five (25) Megabytes (MB). Twenty-five MB (including email content and all attachments) is the largest submission that can be received by the NIST through email.

d. Offerors are encouraged to confirm with the contract specialist that their submissions have been successfully received by them. It is the sole responsibility of the offeror to ensure that electronically submitted proposals, revisions and/or modifications, reach the contract specialist by the time specified in the solicitation.

2. Proposals should consist of:

a. Volume 1 – Technical Proposal*

b. Volume 2 – Price Proposal and Completed RFP Section K

*Technical Proposals should not contain any cost or pricing data.

3. All proposals should adhere to the following format guidelines:

a. Cover Page

i. Each proposal may include an optional Cover Page containing the following information:

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1. Solicitation Number

2. Company name, address, Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number

3. Name, title, phone number, email address, and signature of the

Company Officer with signature authority.

b. Table of Contents/List of Tables and Figures

i. Each proposal should include a Table of Contents that lists all sections with corresponding page numbers.

ii. Proposals should include a List of Tables and Figures as needed.

c. Page Formatting for Technical Volume

i. Proposals should be typed with a minimum one line spacing using 12-point size font on standard letter size paper (8.5”x11”), with 1” margins on all sides.

ii. Pages in each proposal should be numbered sequentially and consecutively.

iii. Offerors are encouraged to use either Times New Roman (preferred), Calibri, or Arial font.

iv. All pages except for schedules, tables, figures, charts and graphs, must use portrait orientation.

v. Schedule submissions may include tabloid paper size (11”x17”) pages.

d. Schedules, Charts, Tables, Figures, Graphs for Technical Volume

i. Schedules, charts, tables, figures and graphs should be labeled sequentially and titled.

ii. Font should be easily readable and no smaller than 8-point.

iii. Text may be wrapped around within schedules, charts, tables, figures and graphs.

e. Page Limitations for Technical Volume

i. Offerors shall adhere to the page limits stated for each Factor Section.

ii. Pages after the stated limits will not be evaluated by the Government.

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Proposal Volume 1 Requirements

1. Contents of Volume 1:

a. Factor 1 – Bonding Capacity Page Limit – None

i. The offeror must submit a letter from their Surety that clearly indicates:

1) Per contract bonding capacity of at least $2,000,000; and,

2) Aggregate bonding capacity of at least $8,000,000.

ii. Surety must be certified by the U.S. Department of Treasury and licensed to operate in the state of Maryland.

b. Factor 2 – Technical Approach Page Limit – 6 pages

i. The offeror shall provide an organizational chart that it intends to use to manage the contract and related task orders that it may be awarded. The organization chart shall identify all management personnel positions and all key personnel positions by the position title, the person’s name, and list the key responsibilities of the position. The chart should clearly identify the lines of authority between the entities.

ii. The offeror shall provide a written narrative describing its approach to plan, organize, and execute the first task order to ensure successful completion of the work as described in solicitation Section C for the first task order.

iii. The offeror shall provide a project schedule for completing the first task order with task durations including estimated lead times. The schedule shall show the duration of tasks in calendar days.

c. Factor 3 – Experience

i. Subfactor 3A – Mechanical Experience Page Limit – None

1. The offeror shall identify no more than five projects that clearly demonstrate the offeror’s relevant experience in mechanical construction using Attachment #9 – Project Data Sheet for each project.

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2. A recent and relevant project is defined for Subfactor 3A as:

a. Bid-build project completed within the previous five years from the closing date of this solicitation, exclusive of the warranty period.

b. Project total price / cost of $50,000 or greater.

c. Project performed in an operations (occupied) commercial, industrial, private university or Government building.

d. Work that the offeror performed as either the prime contractor or as a significant subcontractor.

e. Each instance of the offeror’s cited experience shall have at least one of the following elements for it to be considered relevant:

Installation or replacement of an air-handling unit that has a minimum airflow capacity of 2000 cubic feet per minute (cfm).

Plumbing fit-up for laboratory equipment.

Installation or replacement of DX air-handling systems with a minimum capacity of 24,000 British Thermal Units per hour (BTUH).

Installation or replacement of mechanical service generating equipment (i.e. air compressor, heat exchanger, boiler, chiller, etc.).

ii. Subfactor 3B – Multidiscipline Laboratory Experience

Page Limit – None

1. The offeror shall identify no more than five projects to demonstrate the offeror’s recent and relevant experience in multidiscipline laboratory construction using Attachment #9 – Project Data Sheet for each project.

2. A recent and relevant project is defined for Subfactor 3B as having all of the following elements:

a. Project completed within the previous five years of the closing date of this solicitation, exclusive of the warranty period.

b. Project price/cost of $100,000 or greater.

c. Project performed in an operations (occupied) commercial, industrial, private university or Government laboratory.

i. A laboratory is defined as a place equipped for experimental study in a science or for testing and analysis of a research laboratory, OR a place providing opportunity for experimentation, PAGE 10 OF 15 1333ND25RNB1900090003 observation, or practice in a field of study, OR a place for testing, experimentation, or practice of sciences, OR an academic place to learn hands-on about academic science.

1. High school and elementary school laboratories are not relevant.

2. Facilities that support a laboratory campus environment are not relevant.

d. The offeror must have performed the work either as the prime or as a significant subcontractor.

e. The offeror’s multidiscipline laboratory construction experience shall demonstrate at least six of the following elements for it to be considered relevant:

i. Fire Alarm modifications

ii. HVAC Ductwork modifications

iii. DDC Controls

iv. Piping or Plumbing

v. Pipe and/or Duct Insulation

vi. Electrical branch circuits and wiring devices

vii. Air and/or Water Balancing

viii. Flooring

ix. Wall changes that are either metal or drywall

x. Ceiling modifications.

d. Factor 4 – Key Personnel

Page Limit – 6 pages

i. The offeror shall submit a resume for each key person using the Attachment #8 – Key Personnel Resume Form.

1. Projects completed by the individual as related to the key personnel position shall be similar in scope to the requirements of this solicitation as described in the SOW.

ii. Key Personnel shall include a Project Manager and Field Supervisor.

1. The Project Manager shall have at least seven years’ experience managing mechanical construction projects of similar scope to requirements of this solicitation as described in the SOW.

2. The Field Supervisor shall have at least five years’ experience supervising mechanical construction projects of similar scope to requirements of this solicitation as described in the SOW.

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e. Factor 5 – Past Performance Page Limit – None

i. The offeror should provide past performance information for relevant bid-build mechanical construction projects valued at $750,000 or more that were completed within the past 5 years or are still being performed. This should include projects valued at $750,000 or more that the offeror described in its Factor 3 – Experience submission.

ii. If the project was completed as part of a Federal Government contract, the offeror shall provide the contract number and, if applicable, order number.

iii. If no completed CPARS report is available, the offeror should complete Attachment 10 – Past Performance Questionnaire. Each completed Attachment 10 shall be completed and signed by the customer identified for the project.

iv. The offeror should send Attachment 10 to the points of contact for each identified project and instruct them to email the completed Attachment 10 documents directly to julie.morris@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to joseph.widdup@nist.gov. Please also request that the references include in the email subject line: Past Performance Information for Solicitation No.

1333ND25RNB190009.

Proposal Volume 2 Requirements

Volume 2 Proposals should be clearly labeled and separated into the following sections:

a. Completed Offer (SF-1442)

b. Breakdown of Proposed Prices to the lowest possible level

Offerors shall include the following information for each identified Section:

a. Offer:

i. The offeror shall include a completed and signed copy of the SF-1442.

The person signing the SF-1442 shall have authority to commit the offeror to the terms and conditions set forth in this solicitation.

ii. Offeror acknowledgment of amendments to the solicitation.

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b. Detailed Price Breakdown for First Task Order:

i. The offeror should provide a detailed price breakdown to the lowest possible level for the first task order showing, at a minimum, the following:

1) Salary/wage information with associated payroll expenses, for personnel proposed to be used in performance of the task order.

2) Cost for equipment (boilers, purchase and temporary rental), supplies, and consumable materials.

3) A breakout of all subcontract costs (show separate totals for each subcontract).

4) A breakout of related support costs, such as equipment maintenance, rental, transportation, etc.

5) Profit.

c. Completed Solicitation Section:

i. The offeror shall provide a completed copy of solicitation Section K.

Preproposal Conference and Site Visit

A preproposal conference and site visit for this acquisition are scheduled for Thursday, July 31, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Offerors are strongly encouraged to send at least one, but no more than three, persons attend. For each person that the offeror would like to attend, the offeror is requested to send an email no later than July 25, 2025 to julie.morris@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to joseph.widdup@nist.gov, and provide the following information for each of the up to three persons who the offeror wishes to be invited to attend:

1. Person’s full legal name (first name, middle name, last name)

2. Company name of the person’s current employer

3. The person’s work email address

4. The country name of the person’s current country of citizenship.

Those persons would then receive additional instructions by email regarding how to attend the preproposal conference and site visit.

The preproposal conference in Building 217, Room H107, followed by a guided site visit.

Please allow approximately 90 minutes for the entire session.

Each person that goes on the site visit must bring personal protective equipment with them, including, at a minimum, a hard hat, glasses or goggles, and closed toed shoes.

Please see https://www.nist.gov/about-nist/visit for additional information about where NIST is located and other important information for visitors to know.

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Site visit attendees will meet at the Building 217 entrance marked with the arrow above (GPS Location: 39.1330568255409, -77.21824738448865).

A second site visit (optional) for this acquisition is scheduled for Monday, August 11, 2025, at 9:30 a.m. ET. Offerors may send no more than three persons.

For each person that the offeror would like to attend, the offeror is requested to send an email no later than August 7, 2025 to julie.morris@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to joseph.widdup@nist.gov, and provide the following information for each of the up to three persons who the offeror wishes to be invited to attend:

1. Person’s full legal name (first name, middle name, last name)

2. Company name of the person’s current employer

3. The person’s work email address

4. The country name of the person’s current country of citizenship.

Those persons would then receive additional instructions by email regarding how to attend the preproposal conference and site visit.

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Once entering the NIST campus, site visit attendees should proceed to the Building 215 Main Entrance. The entrance is marked with the arrow above.

Questions Regarding this Solicitation

All initial questions regarding this solicitation should be submitted to julie.morris@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to joseph.widdup@nist.gov, so that the questions are received at those email addresses by 12:00 p.m. ET on July 28, 2025.

Any questions that may arise after the preproposal conference or site visit should be submitted to those email addresses by 12:00 noon ET on Monday, August 4, 2025.

Final questions regarding the solicitation must be submitted to julie.morris@nist.gov, with a courtesy copy to joseph.widdup@nist.gov by 12:00 noon ET on Tuesday, August 12, 2025.

We anticipate responding to those questions by amendment no later than August 14, 2025.

NIST will develop written responses to questions and will amend the solicitation a soon as possible after they are received to provide the questions and responses. The amendment with the questions and answers will not identify the source that submitted the question.

The offeror shall only rely on written responses to questions as official NIST responses to questions.

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