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1 copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted ; or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 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.

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13. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO MODIFICATION OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS. IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NO. AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) is not extended.is extended, Items 8 and 15, and returning

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

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

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8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (No., street, county, State and ZIP Code)

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

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4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQ. NO.3. EFFECTIVE DATE2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO. 5. PROJECT NO. (If applicable)

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AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

03/08/2021

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

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority) appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

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

ORDER NO. IN ITEM 10A.

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

The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate the following changes to the subject solicitation.

1. The proposal submission deadline is hereby extended to 3:00 PM (ET) on 14 April 2021.

2. All references to offerors being required to provide information about their design firms is hereby removed from the solicitation, particularly Section L and M of the solicitation.

a. Paragraph L.7.4.2.6.2, first sentence, delete "and primary design firms".

b. Paragraph M.3.3, first sentence, delete "and design".

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16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

15C. DATE SIGNED 16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA 15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR 16C. DATE SIGNED

(Signature of person authorized to sign) (Signature of Contracting Officer)

John Fife

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

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c. Paragraph M.3.3, third sentence, delete

"and five for design".

d. Paragraph M.3.3.2, change "design-build" to "demolition"

e. Paragraph M.3.3.6, sixth sentence, change

"design firms" to "JV members".

3. The page limitation referenced in paragraph

L.7.4.2.6.3 of the solicitation is hereby changed to twenty (20) single-sided pages.

4. The following clauses and provisions are hereby added to the subject solicitation:

a. FAR 52.246-12 Inspection of Construction

(Aug 1996)

b. FAR 52.211-10 Commencement, Prosecution, and Completion of Work (Apr 1984)

c. FAR 52.211-12 Liquidated

Damages¿Construction (Sep 2000)

d. FAR 52.211-1 Time Extensions (Sep 2000)

e. FAR 52.236-15 Schedules for Construction

Contracts (Apr 1984)

f. FAR 52.242-14 Suspension of Work (Apr 1984)

g. FAR 52.222-4 Contract Work Hours and

Safety Standards-Overtime Compensation (May 2014)

h. FAR 52.222-6 Construction Wage Rate

Requirements (Aug 2018)

i. FAR 52.222-7 Withholding of Funds (May

2014)

j. FAR 52.222-8 Payrolls and Basic Records

(Feb 2021)

k. FAR 52.222-9 Apprentices and Trainees (Jul

2005)

l. FAR 52.222-10 Compliance with Copeland Act

Requirements (Feb 1988)

m. FAR 52.222-11 Subcontractors (Labor

Standards) (May 2014)

n. FAR 52.222-12 Contract

Termination-Debarment (May 2014)

o. FAR 52.222-13 Compliance with Construction

Wage Rate Requirements and Related Regulations

(May 2014)

p. FAR 52.222-14 Disputes Concerning Labor

Standards (Feb 1988)

q. FAR 52.222-15 Certification of Eligibility

(May 2014)

r. FAR 52.225-9 Buy American-Construction

Materials (Jan 2021)

s. FAR 52.225-11 Buy American-Construction

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FAR (48 CFR) 53.110

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Materials Under Trade Agreements (Jan 2021)

t. FAR 52.225-12 Notice of Buy American

Requirement-Construction Materials Under Trade

Agreements (May 2014)

u. FAR 52.228-15 Performance and Payment

Bonds-Construction (Oct 2010)

v. FAR 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price

Construction Contracts (May 2014)

w. FAR 52.232-27 Prompt Payment for

Construction Contracts (Jan 2017)

x. FAR 52.236-1 Performance of Work by the

Contractor (Apr 1984)

y. FAR 52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions

(Apr 1984)

z. FAR 52.236-3 Site Investigation and

Conditions Affecting the Work (Apr 1984)

aa. FAR 52.236-4 Physical Data (Apr 1984)

bb. FAR 52.236-5 Material and Workmanship

(Apr 1984)

cc. FAR 52.236-6 Superintendence by the

Contractor (Apr 1984)

dd. FAR 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities

(Nov 1991)

ee. FAR 52.236-8 Other Contracts (Apr 1984)

ff. FAR 52.236-9 Protection of Existing

Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and

Improvements (Apr 1984)

gg. FAR 52.236-10 Operations and Storage

Areas (Apr 1984)

hh. FAR 52.236-11 Use and Possession Prior to

Completions (Apr 1984)

ii. FAR 52.236-12 Cleaning Up (Apr 1984)

jj. FAR 52.236-13 Accident Prevention (Nov

1991)

kk. FAR 52.236-14 Availability and Use of

Utility Services (Apr 1984)

ll. FAR 52.236-15 Schedules for Construction

Contracts (Apr 1984)

mm. FAR 52.236-17 Layout of Work (Apr 1984)

nn. FAR 52.236-21 Specifications and Drawings for Construction (Feb 1997)

oo. FAR 52.236-26 Preconstruction Conference

(Feb 1995)

pp. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction)

(Feb 1995)

qq. FAR 52.246-21 Warranty of Construction

(Mar 1994)

5. The timely questions and answers from all interested offerors are hereby provided.

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Period of Performance: 07/30/2021 to 07/29/2026

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QUESTION 1: I saw in the documents that you are wanting 5 years’ experience. Does that need to be at the business level or can the work our team has done qualify.

ANSWER 1: Refer to paragraph L.7.4.2.7.6 in the solicitation, "If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects may be submitted for the Joint Venture members. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all Joint Venture members may be rated lower.

Offerors are still limited to a total of five (5) projects combined."

Furthermore, paragraph L.7.4.2.7.7 states, "If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates / subsidiaries / parent / LLC / LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF 1449), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract."

QUESTION 2: Do we have to put up the bond for the entire contract period of performance upon award of a contract?

ANSWER 2: Refer to solicitation para L.7.4.2.5, "Offerors shall submit a letter from an approved surety(hps://fiscal.treasury.gov/surety-bonds/list-cerfied-companies.html) that notes their company’s bonding capacity per task order and aggregate, and file the letter after any Section I through K fill-ins.

There may be separate bonding requirements for this solicitation’s Phase 2 Seed Project, which is only applicable to the successful offerors that are selected during this solicitation’s Phase 1 evaluations as noted below. Offerors shall possess and maintain the following minimum payment and performance bonding capacity.

QUESTION 3: Does the bond remains tied up for the duration of the contract, regardless if any work is awarded?

ANSWER 3: See above response (#2).

QUESTION 4: Do we just need a letter from the surety showing available capacity for subsequent task order awards up to $10M?

ANSWER 4: See above response (#2).

QUESTION 5: Do we put up a bond up to $10M when a project is awarded?

ANSWER 5: See above response (#2).

QUESTION 6: In Section L.7.3.2.1, the table lists the page limit for Tab 1 as 20, however, in Section L.7.4.2.6.3 The last paragraph states “The technical capability narrative shall be limited to ten (10) single sided pages, including the organizational chart.” Is the page limit for Tab 1 10 or 20 single sided pages?

ANSWER 6: 20 single-sided pages

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QUESTION 7: Section L.7.4.2.6.3 asks for Joint venture agreements, partnership agreements, teaming agreements, approved Mentor-Protégé Agreements, or letters of commitment for each member of Offeror’s team. Do those agreements count against the Tab 1-page limitations?

ANSWER 7: Yes, this counts against the page limit.

QUESTION 8: We recognize that Phase 1, Factor 2 Experience seems to go hand-in-hand with Phase 1, Factor 4 Past Performance, i.e., showing our Past Performance examples seems to speak to Experience. Would it be a negative impact if the Experience factor relies on the Past Performance factor in a response?

ANSWER 8: The idea is to evaluate your past performance for the same projects that you submit for your experience.

QUESTION 9: We recognize that Phase 1, Factor 3 Quality Control and Phase 2, Factor 3 Quality Control are the same. Does each Factor need to include the same information and be repetitive?

ANSWER 9: Phase 2 Factor 3 QC will only apply to the offerors that are invited to Phase 2, which will be specific to the Seed Project.

QUESTION 10: Within Tab 2- Experience, is an Offeror able to use project experience from a Team Member that has a signed Teaming Agreement?

ANSWER 10: Refer to paragraph L.7.4.2.7.6 in the solicitation, "If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects may be submitted for the Joint Venture members. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all Joint Venture members may be rated lower.

Offerors are still limited to a total of five

(5) projects combined.

Furthermore, paragraph L.7.4.2.7.7 states, "If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF 1449), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract.

QUESTION 11: In Section M.3.3, it states “The Government will only review five projects for demolition and five for design. Any projects submitted in excess of the five (5) will not be considered.” This is the first mention of five design projects, are design projects required, and if so, where should they be included?

ANSWER 11: That section of your proposal. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

QUESTION 12: Section L.7.4.2.7.1 says to submit a minimum of three (3) to five (5) relevant demolition projects for the Offeror that best demonstrates your experience on relevant project that are similar in size, scope, and complexity to the solicitation. However, Section M.3.3 says the Government will only review

Amendment 0001 – Solicitation 140A1621R0015, BIADOT Bridge Assessment Services Page 7 of 8 five projects for demolition and five projects for design. Please clarify if Offerors are to provide five projects for design.

ANSWER 12: Offerors should submit relevant design projects also. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

QUESTION 13: Please clarify what is meant by Section M.3.3.2, Relevant projects that demonstrate demolition experience may be considered more favorably than those that do not have design build experience.

ANSWER 13: This is a typo, it should read, "Relevant projects that demonstrate demolition experience may be considered more favorably than those that do not have demolition experience."

QUESTION 14: Under Section L.7.4.2.7, Experience (Factor 2), is the proposal asking for Experience from the Offeror, or the Offeror and team members?

ANSWER 14: Reference paragraph L.7.4.2.7.6, "If the Offeror is a Joint Venture (JV), relevant project experience should be submitted for projects completed by the Joint Venture entity. If the Joint Venture does not have shared experience, projects may be submitted for the Joint Venture members. Offerors who fail to submit experience for all Joint Venture members may be rated lower. Offerors are still limited to a total of five (5) projects combined.

Additionally, paragraph L.7.4.2.7.7 states, "If an Offeror is utilizing experience information of affiliates/subsidiaries/parent/LLC/LTD member companies (name is not exactly as stated on the SF 1449), the proposal shall clearly demonstrate that the affiliate/subsidiary/parent firm will have meaningful involvement in the performance of the contract.

QUESTION 15: Can you provide a list of the potential locations that work could take place?

ANSWER 15: There is no list; this is a nationwide service supporting Indian Country and other DOI Bureaus' locations.

QUESTION 16: My question is: What is the page limit for Factor 1: Technical Capability including the organizational chart?

ANSWER 16: It's up to you, but the organizational chart is part of your page limit noted above.

QUESTION 17: Please clarify the design qualifications and requirements associated with the contract.

The following sections mention design firms and design:

a. L.7.4.2.6.2 asks for a narrative describing the proposed primary demolition firms and primary design firms.

b. M.3.3 Experience Factor 2 states, “The basis of evaluation will include the Offeror’s demonstrated experience and depth of experience in performing relevant demolition and design projects as defined in the solicitation requirements.”

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c. M.3.3.6 states, “Relevant projects where the Offeror and the proposed design firm(s) have previously worked together may be considered more favorably than those that have not worked together.”

ANSWERS 17:

17a: Offeror is responsible for providing the rationale for this arrangement in this section of the proposal. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

17b: Not sure what your question is. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

17c: Not sure what your question is. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

QUESTION 18: M.3.3 states “The Government will only review five projects for demolition and five for design. Any projects submitted in excess of the five (5) will not be considered.” L.7.4.2.7.1 requires a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) relevant demolition projects. Please clarify the number of projects the Government requires and confirm if projects should demonstrate experience in both demolition and design, or only demolition.

ANSWER 18: Offerors should submit relevant design projects also. (UPDATE: See item #2 on page 1 of this amendment)

QUESTION 19: Please confirm we submit only technical data associated with Phase 1 and no cost data on the April 7th proposal due date.

ANSWER 19: Price info will be provided for the Seed Project in Phase 2.

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