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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

FACILITY CODE CODE

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NO.

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NO.

CODE

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

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6)

BLM MT-STATE OFFICE

MT 935 (C. MUNDT)

5001 SOUTHGATE DR

BILLINGS MT 59101

CODE 6. ISSUED BY

BLM MT-STATE OFFICE

MT 935 (C. MUNDT)

5001 SOUTHGATE DR

BILLINGS MT 59101

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

1. CONTRACT ID CODE

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT

06/23/2023

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.)

Project Title: Great American Outdoors Act - Scratchgravel Hills Trailheads, Montana

See page 2 of 26 for changes incorporated by this amendment.

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)

Christine Mundt

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

Previous edition unusable

Continued ...

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 .

Solicitation No: 140L3623R0015 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: GAOA – Scratchgravel Hills Trailheads

Amendment No. 0003

Description of Changes – This amendment incorporates the following information:

1. Remove the “Foreword – Amendment No. 0002” in its entirety and replace with the revised “Foreword – Amendment No. 0003.”

2. Remove “Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors – Amendment No. 0002” in its entirety and replace with the revised “Section L – Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors – Amendment No. 0003.”

3. For informational purposes only, the Government is providing the Site Visit Attendance Records from the organized site visit that the Government held on August 1, 2023, at 10:00 am Mountain Time.

4. The Government is providing the attached Questions received from interested offerors and the associated Answers provided by the Government.

Acknowledgement - See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The Government must receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for receipt of offers (See Block 8 of the Standard Form 1442).

Proposal Response Date - The hour and date for receipt of proposals has been extended to 5:00 pm Mountain Time on August 18, 2023.

Third Party – If you have given a copy of the solicitation to someone else, please forward this amendment accordingly.

GREAT AMERICAN OUTDOORS ACT – SCRATCHGRAVEL HILLS TRAILHEADS

MONTANA

FOREWORD – Amendment No. 0003

The Department of Interior, Bureau of Land Management (BLM), Montana State Office is soliciting proposals for construction activities to consist of doubling the size of four trailhead parking areas. These areas include Norris, John G, Echo, and Tumbleweed. Of note - a Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) will need to be obtained by the contractor prior to construction. A closure schedule shall be issued no later than 6 weeks prior to any onsite construction and must address that only two sites can be closed at a time unless approved by the Government. There shall be a 2-week maximum closure for each Trailhead. Norris and John G are not to be closed simultaneously, unless approved by the Government. The project work is located on BLM lands in Broadwater County. The details directions to each Trailhead are provided in the technical drawings.

PROCUREMENT OVERVIEW

TYPE OF CONTRACT: Construction, Firm Fixed Priced (FFP), Single Award Contract

TYPE OF CONSTRUCTION: Heavy

NAICS CODE: 238990, All Other Specialty Trade Contractors

MAGNITUDE: Between $250,000 and $500,000

RESTRICTIONS ON CONTACTS: Beginning upon release of the request for proposal (RFP) through contract award, contacting Government employees who may be associated with this work by participating offerors about this RFP is inappropriate. Offerors for this RFP, including subcontractors and teammates, shall not attempt such contacts during this period. All correspondence shall be through the Contracting Officer listed below:

Bureau of Land Management Attn: Christine Mundt 5001 Southgate Drive Billings, MT 59101 Office Phone: 406-896-5030 Mobile Phone: 406-661-5940 Email: cmundt@blm.gov Email: BLM_MT_Procurement@blm.gov

SITE VISIT: The Government strongly urges offerors to inspect the site to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and to satisfy themselves regarding all general and local conditions that may affect the cost of performance. In no event shall failure to inspect the site constitute grounds for a claim after award.

See Section L, Clause 52.236-27 – Alternate I, Site Visit (Construction) – Alternate I for more information.

QUESTIONS DUE: August 14, 2023, at 5:00 pm, Mountain Time. Questions submitted after this date and time will not be accepted. All questions must be submitted in writing via e-mail to the Contracting Officer.

See Section L, Paragraph Submittal of Questions for more information.

PROPOSAL RESPONSE DATE: For dates when contractors are to submit their proposals, see block 13 of Standard Form 1442, “Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair).”

See Section L, Instructions, Conditions and Notices to Offerors, for a list of required documents.

METHOD OF PROCUREMENT: This procurement is set-aside for Small Business Concerns and is a construction acquisition, pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 15, Part 19, and Part 36.

SAM: Effective July 29, 2012, any contractor interested in doing business with the Federal Government must register in the System for Award Management (SAM) database prior to award of a contract or agreement. SAM is an official website of the U.S. government. There is no cost to use SAM. You can use this site for FREE to:

Register to do business with the U.S. government Update or renew your entity registration Check status of an entity registration Search for entity registration and exclusion records

Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accessed through https://www.sam.gov/SAM/ or by the Federal Service Desk at 1-866-606-8220.

NOTE: On April 4, 2022, the DUNS Number will no longer be used to identify entities doing business with the federal government. It is being replaced by the Unique Entity ID (SAM). The SAM website https://sam.gov/content/duns-uei contains resources to help contractors through the transition from DUNS Number to Unique Entity ID (SAM). On this page, contractors can:

Learn about how this transition affects you, based on the work you do in SAM.gov Explore general information about the UEI and this change Get started with requesting a UEI, if you don't have one yet

IPP: Payment requests for the anticipated contract must be submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). IPP is a secure, web-based service that more efficiently managements government invoicing from purchase order through payment notification at no charge to federal agencies and their vendors. The IPP website address is https://www.ipp.gov/. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitted request for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP Customer Support Team via email IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov or via phone at 1-866-973-3131.

If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirements to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contract must submit a waiver request in writing to the Contracting Officer with its proposal.

SECTION L – INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

– AMENDMENT NO. 0003

L.1 52.204-7 SYSTEM FOR AWARD MANAGEMENT OCT 2018

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision—

"Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) indicator means a four-character suffix to the unique entity identifier. The suffix is assigned at the discretion of the commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity to establish additional System for Award Management records for identifying alternative EFT accounts (see subpart 32.11) for the same entity.

Registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) means that–

(1) The Offeror has entered all mandatory information, including the unique entity identifier and the EFT indicator, if applicable, the Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code, as well as data required by the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (see subpart 4.14) into SAM

(2) The offeror has completed the Core, Assertions, and Representations and Certifications, and Points of Contact sections of the registration in SAM;

(3) The Government has validated all mandatory data fields, to include validation of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The offeror will be required to provide consent for TIN validation to the Government as a part of the SAM registration process; and

(4) The Government has marked the record "Active".

Unique entity identifier means a number or other identifier used to identify a specific commercial, nonprofit, or Government entity. See www.sam.gov for the designated entity for establishing unique entity identifiers.

(b) (1) An Offeror is required to be registered in SAM when submitting an offer or quotation, and shall continue to be registered until time of award, during performance, and through final payment of any contract, basic agreement, basic ordering agreement, or blanket purchasing agreement resulting from this solicitation.

(2) The Offeror shall enter, in the block with its name and address on the cover page of its offer, the annotation "Unique Entity Identifier" followed by the unique entity identifier that identifies the Offeror's name and address exactly as stated in the offer. The Offeror also shall enter its EFT indicator, if applicable.

The unique entity identifier will be used by the Contracting Officer to verify that the Offeror is registered in the SAM.

(c) If the Offeror does not have a unique entity identifier, it should contact the entity designated at www.sam.gov for establishment of the unique entity identifier directly to obtain one. The Offeror should be prepared to provide the following information:

(1) Company legal business name.

(2) Tradestyle, doing business, or other name by which your entity is commonly recognized.

(3) Company physical street address, city, state, and Zip Code.

(4) Company mailing address, city, state and Zip Code (if separate from physical).

(5) Company telephone number.

(6) Date the company was started.

(7) Number of employees at your location.

(8) Chief executive officer/key manager.

(9) Line of business (industry).

(10) Company headquarters name and address (reporting relationship within your entity).

(d) Processing time should be taken into consideration when registering. Offerors who are not registered in SAM should consider applying for registration immediately upon receipt of this solicitation. See https://ww.sam.gov for information on registration.

L.2 52.204-22 ALTERNATIVE LINE ITEM PROPOSAL JAN 2017

(a) The Government recognizes that the line items established in this solicitation may not conform to the Offeror’s practices. Failure to correct these issues can result in difficulties in acceptance of deliverables and processing payments. Therefore, the Offeror is invited to propose alternative line items for which bids, proposals, or quotes are requested in this solicitation to ensure that the resulting contract is economically and administratively advantageous to the Government and the Offeror.

(b) The Offeror may submit one or more additional proposals with alternative line items, provided that alternative line items are consistent with subpart 4.10 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. However, acceptance of an alternative proposal is a unilateral decision made solely at the discretion of the Government. Offers that do not comply with the line items specified in this solicitation may be determined to be nonresponsive or unacceptable.

L.3 52.211-1

AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS LISTED IN THE GSA INDEX

OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL

ITEM DESCRIPTIONS, FPMR PART 101-29

AUG 1998

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to-

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978.

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (a) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

L.4 52.214-34 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE APR 1991

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in the English language. Offers received in other than English shall be rejected.

L.5 52.214-35 SUBMISSION OF OFFERS IN U.S. CURRENCY APR 1991

Offers submitted in response to this solicitation shall be in terms of U.S. dollars. Offers received in other than U.S. dollars shall be rejected.

L.6 52.215-1 INSTRUCTIONS TO OFFERORS-COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION NOV 2021

(a) Definitions - As used in this provision-

Discussions are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

In writing, "writing," or "written" means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

Proposal modification is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation ’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

Proposal revision is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

Time, if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations - If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals - (1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(2) The first page of the proposal must show–

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror ’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent ’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals. (i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

(ii) (A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is "late" and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and-

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time /date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation , and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation , the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award. Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225-17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date - Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data - Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall -

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed-in whole or in part-for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of-or in connection with-the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award - (1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror (s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror ’s initial proposal should contain the offeror ’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government’s best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency ’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror ’s offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial products, the make and model of the product to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

L.7 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT APR 1984

The Government contemplates award of firm fixed-price contract resulting from this solicitation.

L.8 52.222-5

CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS-SECONDARY

SITE OF THE WORK

MAY 2014

(a) (1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b) (1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

L.9 52.225-10

NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT-CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS

MAY 2014

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material," "domestic construction material," and "foreign construction material," as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled "Buy American-Construction Materials" (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers. (1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers. (1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested-

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

L.10 52.228-1 BID GUARANTEE SEP 1996

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States.

The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds-

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds (including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3 Million, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

L.11 52.228-17 INDIVIDUAL SURETY—PLEDGE OF ASSETS FEB 2021

(a) Offerors shall obtain from each person acting as an individual surety on a bid guarantee—

(1) A pledge of assets that meets the eligibility, valuation, and security requirements described in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 28.203-1; and

(2) Standard Form 28, Affidavit of Individual Surety.

(b) The Offeror shall include with its offer the information required at paragraph (a) of this provision within the timeframe specified in the provision at FAR 52.228-1, Bid Guarantee, or as otherwise established by the Contracting Officer.

(c) The Contracting Officer may release the security interest on the individual surety's assets in support of a bid guarantee based upon evidence that the offer supported by the individual surety will not result in contract award.

L.12 52.236-27, ALT I

SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) – ALTERNATE I FEB 1995

(a) The clauses at 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any contract awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, offerors or quoters are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(b) An organized site visit has been scheduled for –

Date: Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Time: 10:00 AM Mountain Time

Meeting Place:

John G Trailhead

DIRECTIONS TO JOHN G TRAILHEAD:

FROM BUTTE, TAKE I-15 N TOWARDS HELENA FOR 72.9 MILES.

TAKE EXIT 200 ONTO LINCOLN RD, AND HEAD WEST FOR 3.5

MILES. TAKE THE THIRD EXIT AT THE ROUNDABOUT ONTO

GREEN MEADOW DR. AFTER 1.2 MILES TURN RIGHT ONTO JOHN

G MINE RD. CONTINUE FOR 0.5 MILES AND TAKE A RIGHT.

YOU'LL ARRIVE AT THE DESTINATION AFTER 0.3 MILES.

Point of Contact for Site Visit:

Christine Mundt

Role/Title: Contracting Officer

Phone: (406) 896-5030 or (406) 661-5940

Email: cmundt@blm.gov or BLM_MT_Procurement@blm.gov

L.13 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS NOV 2020

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the provision.

(b) The use in this solicitation of any Department of the Interior (48 CFR Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

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DIAR

1452.215-71

USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL INFORMATION -

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

APR 1984

(a) Definitions. For the purposes of this provision and the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552), the following terms shall have the meaning set forth below:

(1) Trade Secret means an unpatented, secret, commercially valuable plan, appliance, formula, or process, which is used for making, preparing, compounding, treating or processing articles or materials which are trade commodities.

(2) Confidential commercial or financial information means any business information (other than trade secrets) which is exempt from the mandatory disclosure requirement of the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. 552. Exemptions from mandatory disclosure which may be applicable to business information contained in proposals include exemption (4), which covers commercial and financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential, and exemption (9), which covers geological and geophysical information, including maps, concerning wells.

(b) If the offeror, or its subcontractor(s), believes that the proposal contains trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, (5 U.S.C. 552), the cover page of each copy of the proposal shall be marked with the following legend:

The information specifically identified on pages ______ of this proposal constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. The offeror requests that this information not be disclosed to the public, except as may be required by law. The offeror also requests that this information not be used in whole or part by the government for any purpose other than to evaluate the proposal, except that if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with the submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information to the extent provided in the contract.

(c) The offeror shall also specifically identify trade secret information and confidential commercial and financial information on the pages of the proposal on which it appears and shall mark each such page with the following legend:

This page contains trade secrets or confidential commercial and financial information which the offeror believes to be exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act and which is subject to the legend contained on the cover page of this proposal.

(d) Information in a proposal identified by an offeror as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information shall be used by the Government only for the purpose of evaluating the proposal, except that

(i) if a contract is awarded to the offeror as a result of or in connection with submission of the proposal, the Government shall have the right to use the information as provided in the contract, and (ii) if the same information is obtained from another source without restriction it may be used without restriction.

(e) If a request under the Freedom of Information Act seeks access to information in a proposal identified as trade secret information or confidential commercial and financial information, full consideration will be given to the offeror's view that the information constitutes trade secrets or confidential commercial or financial information. The offeror will also be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide additional evidence and argument in support of its position, unless administratively unfeasible to do so. If it is determined that information claimed by the offeror to be trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, the offeror will be notified of this determination prior to disclosure of the information.

(f) The Government assumes no liability for the disclosure or use of information contained in a proposal if not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision. If a request under the Freedom of Information Act is made for information in a proposal not marked in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this provision, the offeror concerned shall be promptly notified of the request and given an opportunity to provide its position to the Government. However, failure of an offeror to mark information contained in a proposal as trade secret information or confidential commercial or financial information will be treated by the Government as evidence that the information is not exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, absent a showing that the failure to mark was due to unusual or extenuating circumstances, such as a showing that the offeror had intended to mark, but that markings were omitted from the offeror's proposal due to clerical error.

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BLM 1510-

52.233-2

SERVICE OF PROTEST – BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT

(DEVIATION)

JUL 1996

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the Government Accountability Office (GAO), shall be served on the Contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from Bureau of Land Management, BC-664. Building 50, Denver Federal Center P.O. Box 25047 Denver, CO 80225- 0047.

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filing a protest with the GAO.

(c) A copy of the protest served on the Contracting Officer shall be simultaneously furnished by the protester to the Department of the Interior Assistant Solicitor, Acquisitions and Intellectual Property, 1849 C Street, NW., Room 6511, Washington, DC 20240.

(d) In accordance with FAR 33.103(d)(4), interested parties may request an independent review of their protest at a level above the contracting officer by notifying the following contact point: (Laura Park at lpark@blm.gov). This review is available as an alternative to consideration by the contracting officer or is available as an appeal of a contracting officer decision.

L.16 RESTRICTIONS ON CONTACTS

Beginning upon release of the request for proposal (RFP) through contract award, contacting government employees who may be associated with this work by participating offerors on the subject of this RFP is inappropriate. Offerors for this RFP, including subcontractors and teammates, shall not attempt such contacts during this period. All correspondence shall be through the CO.

L.17 SUBMITTAL OF QUESTIONS

Offerors shall submit questions by August 14, 2023, at 5:00 pm, Mountain Time. Questions submitted after this date and time will not be accepted.

Offerors for this RFP, including subcontractors and teammates, shall consolidate questions related to this solicitation and site visit in a Request for Information (RFI) formatted Word document. Any RFI is to be emailed as an editable attachment to Christine Mundt (cmundt@blm.gov) or (BLM_MT_Procurement@blm.gov) with the subject line: RFI – 140L3623R0015 Scratchgravel Hills Trailheads. Only written RFI’s will be considered and responded to. BLM responses to the RFI will be posted as an amendment to the solicitation on https://sam.gov/content/opportunities.

L.18 PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS

The successful Offeror shall submit appropriate performance and payment bonds within 10 days in accordance with FAR 52.228-15, or the offeror will forfeit the award and is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its proposal. Additionally, the Government may require additional performance and payment bond protection if the contract price is increased. The successful Offeror shall promptly furnish additional security in accordance with FAR 52.228-2.

L.19

SUPPLEMENTAL INSTRUCTIONS – PREPARATION OF PROPOSAL

– COMPETITIVE ACQUISITION

(a) The following proposal preparation instructions are in addition to the above, 52.215-1, Instructions to Offerors- Competitive Acquisition, Section M, Evaluation Factors for Award, and Section K, 52.236-28, Preparation of Proposals – Construction.

(b) General

(1) The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) intends to conduct this acquisition by use of competitive source selection procedures in accordance with provisions set forth in the request for proposal (RFP) and FAR Part 15. The Government intends to award a single contract to the Offeror submitting a proposal under the tradeoff source selection process defined in FAR Part 15.101-1.

(2) To assure timely and equitable evaluation of proposals, offerors are cautioned to strictly comply with all instructions within this solicitation to ensure submission of a complete proposal. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, including terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and those identified as evaluation factors and sub-factors. Failure to furnish a complete proposal, at the time of submission, may result in the proposal being unacceptable to the Government and eliminated from consideration for award.

(3) Offerors are cautioned to submit adequate information to enable the Government to fully ascertain each offeror’s capability to perform the requirements in accordance with section M. Commitments made in the proposal may become a part of the resultant contract.

(4) The Contracting Officer has determined there is a high probability of adequate price competition in this acquisition. Upon examination of the initial offers, the Contracting Officer will review this determination and if, in the Contracting Officer's opinion, adequate price competition exists, no additional cost information will be requested and certification under FAR 15.406-2 will not be required. However, if at any time during this competition, the Contracting Officer determines that adequate price competition no longer exists, offerors may be required to submit information to the extent necessary for the Contracting Officer to determine the reasonableness and affordability of the price.

(5) If an offeror believes that requirements in these instructions contain an error, omission, or are otherwise flawed, the Offeror shall immediately notify the Contracting Officer in writing (email is the preferred method) with supporting rationale by the Questions Due Date provided on the Foreword Page. All concerns and questions shall be submitted to Christine Mundt at cmundt@blm.gov or at BLM_MT_Procurement@blm.gov.

(6) This RFP does not commit the Government to any costs incurred in the preparation and submission of a proposal or for any other costs incurred by any firm submitting a proposal in response to this solicitation.

Note specifically that the Offeror will not be participating in a sealed bid procurement process under this acquisition method. Issuance of this RFP does not constitute an award commitment on the part of the Government.

(7) A proposal that is orderly and sufficiently documented will enable the Government to perform a thorough and fair evaluation. Proposals that fail to address any of the evaluation criteria may be deemed incomplete, and the proposal may be removed from further consideration.

(8) Offerors are advised that the Government intends to award without discussions but reserves the right to hold discussions if determined necessary. Therefore, proposals should be submitted initially on the most favorable terms from a price standpoint. Offerors should not assume they will be contacted or afforded an opportunity to clarify, discuss or revise their proposals.

(9) Proposals must set forth full, accurate, and complete information as required by this RFP, (including attachments), if applicable. The penalty for making false statements is prescribed in 18 U.S.C. 1001.

(10) Proposal must be valid for a minimum of 120 days.

(11) Offerors must complete the System for Award Management (SAM) Entity Registration at https://sam.gov/content/entity-landing (previously ORCA and CCR). The Government shall obtain offerors’ representations and certifications through this system.

(12) Electronic volumes must be separate.

(13) Interchangeable Words: The following roles/words denote different legal terms and ramifications:

contractor, offeror, firm and company, however for the purpose of this solicitation they are used interchangeably. In addition, the word “requirement” can be used interchangeably to mean one, a combination, or all of the following: 1) Specifications, 2) Project and 3) Solicitation.

(14) Unless stated otherwise, alternate proposals are not authorized and will not be accepted.

(15) Award is subject to and based on the availability of funds. This project is currently funded based on an independent cost estimate.

(16) Including all other factors, to qualify for award, an offeror must be determined responsible in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation Part 9.

L.20 PROPOSAL SUBMITTAL

Proposals must be in accordance with and in the order detailed in this section. Proposals are due by the date and time specified in block 13 of Standard Form 1442, “Solicitation, Offer, and Award (Construction, Alteration, or Repair). It is the responsibility of offerors to ensure their proposal is received by the recipient and by the due date and time.

The offeror is to submit a fully compliant proposal to the following email address: cmundt@blm.gov or BLM_MT_Procurement@blm.gov.

Offeror is to submit four volumes in accordance with the instruction set forth in this section and as required elsewhere in the solicitation.

L.21 VOLUME FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS

(a) Each volume must be contained in a separate file.

(b) Each volume must contain a cover page with the following information:

(1) Prime Contractor’s Name SAM Unique ID Contact Information:

Name Phone Email Address

(2) Volume Number & Title

(c) The proposal must be 11 pitch/point font or larger which would fit on 8 1/2" x 11" page. Color charts, photos, tables, or diagrams, shall not exceed 11" x 17". The font size for captions, charts, tables, and diagrams must be no smaller than 10 point.

(d) The proposal shall be within the required page limitation and each page in each section must be consecutively numbered. Pages in excess of the noted page limitation will not be read or considered.

(e) The proposal and its page limitations are as follows:

VOLUME TITLE

NUMBER OF COPIES

REQUIRED

TOTAL PAGE

LIMITATION

Volume 1 Required Documentation

1 electronic copy Unlimited

Volume 2 Technical Approach 1 electronic copy 10 Volume 3 Past Performance 1 electronic copy 10 Volume 4 Pricing 1 electronic copy Unlimited

*The following are excluded from the page count: (1) Schedule of Items, (2) Standard Forms 1442 and 30, (3) Table of Contents, (4) Section Dividers (Tabs), (5) Cover Pages, (6) Title Pages (7) Past Performance…