B11_-_Pre-Bid_Agenda_Site_Visit_0001.pdf

1. Attendees to fill out the sign‐in sheet. Introductions of FWS personnel present.

2. Contracting Officer will review the following:

• The Solicitation, specifications, drawings, and any amendments will be located on Contract

Opportunities at www.sam.gov. This is the only official site to obtain these documents. Offerors are responsible for periodically checking. All amendments shall be acknowledged with bid/proposal submission.

• The magnitude of project is between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000. The completion time for the project is

180 calendar days from receipt of the Notice to Proceed.

• Place of Performance: FWS Green Lake NFH ‐ 1 Hatchery Way, Ellsworth, ME 04605

• NAICS Code 237310 applies with a Small Business (SB) Size Standard of $45 Million. Per FAR 52.219‐14, at least 15 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, shall be spent on the

SB concern's own employees or the employees of other eligible SB concerns.

• The deadline for submission of RFIs on this solicitation is May 21, 2024 at COB.

All questions must be submitted in writing, using the RFI form included as an attachment to the solicitation, to micah.holmes@va.gov.

Only those questions that are clearly identified in the solicitation package will be answered at this meeting. Any information provided by the FWS during the pre‐bid meeting and site visit in response to questions and clarifications is unofficial until it has been approved and provided in writing by the

Contracting Officer. RFIs will be answered via an Amendment posted to the official site to obtain solicitation documents.

• All information should be filled in the Online Representations and Certifications (ORCA) section of the

Solicitation. Contractors are encouraged to complete their ORCA at www.sam.gov. An active SAM.gov registration is required to be eligible for an award.

• FAR clause 52.229‐3 applies. The contract price shall include all applicable Federal, State, and local taxes and duties.

• Bids must be received no later than Thursday, June 6, 2024 at 5:00 PM (Eastern).

All bids must be received by the Contracting Office no later than that time.

• Safety measures are always a part of Government contracts. Be sure to be familiar with not only all federal safety requirements but also safety requirements to this particular facility. OSHA Training certificates for superintendents (or evidence of equivalent training) job site workers may need to be provided to the COR prior to commencement of work. The job superintendent/competent person shall be on site at all times when work is being done.

• The Davis‐Bacon Act is applicable to the resulting contract; a wage determination is included as an attachment to the Solicitation and may be updated by Amendment.

• The Buy American Act applies to the resulting contract. Reference FAR 52.225‐9 and ‐10 in the solicitation.

PRE‐BID SITE VISIT AGENDA

5/16/2024 at 1:00 PM

PR 0040646141 ‐ Road and Parking Rehabilitation at Green Lake NFH 140FC224R0007

• The purpose of the meeting/site visit is for vendors to ascertain the nature and locations of the work, and the conditions affecting the work or its cost.

3. COR will discuss the following, as needed:

• Scope of work on the project

• Reference Drawings Specifications

• Parking/Storage during construction

4. Site visit to follow, sign‐in sheet is attached.

Cc: Solicitation file; COR