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PRE-PROPOSAL SITE VISIT

GATEWAY NATIONAL RECREATION AREA

PERFORM SURFACE REPAIRS ON MULTI USE PATH TRAIL – SAHO (GATE 256574) SOLICITATION 140P2023R0010 March 15, 2023 at 9:00 AM ET

AGENDA

· Welcome and Introductions:

-- Tim Wind, NPS, Washington Contracting Office, Contracting Officer (Tim_Wind@nps.gov) -- Steven Verbovszky, NPS, Gateway National Recreation Area, Contracting Officer Representative (steven_verbovszky@nps.gov)

· Sign-In Sheet: All persons present must sign the attendance record. (Government personnel included)

· Project Description & Importance of Project to Park: (Steven)

· Ground Rules:

· Solicitation Overview:

o Solicitation Publication – -- The solicitation for this project was posted electronically on March 3, 2023. There have been no amendments to date.

-- Proposals must be received at the address provided in the solicitation by April 3, 2023. This date is subject to change, so be sure to monitor SAM.gov for any amendments. Email submissions are allowed. Electronic bid guarantees are acceptable. There is a system limitation of 20 MB for emails from external entities, so be sure to plan your submission accordingly. Multiple emails can be accepted if necessary.

--Ensure that all amendments are acknowledged in the proposal submission.

-- All specifications, drawings and attachments are available online and must be downloaded from the SAM.gov website.

-- Paper copies of the solicitation documents are not available.

-- It is the contractor’s responsibility to check the website regularly for future amendments.

-- SAM.gov includes a notification capability which is available for your use. This service will send an email to a designated address when new postings are made related to a particular solicitation. Please note that this service is provided for convenience only and does not serve as a guarantee of notification. Subscribers to this service are ultimately responsible for reviewing the appropriate site for all information relevant to desired acquisitions.

**PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS OF THE SOLICITATION CAREFULLY**:

-- Section L Instructions for the Submission of Offers and Other Information -- Section M Evaluation Factors for Award -- The solicitation states that all evaluation factors other than price, when combined, are approximately equal to price.

-- The Government may elect to accept other than the lowest price proposal when benefits of a higher priced proposal merit the additional cost.

-- Price should be included in Volume II, Business and Price Proposal.

-- The Government intends to evaluate and award without discussions; however, it reserves the right to enter into discussions.

o Contract Price Schedule – -- The Contract Price Schedule contains six base contract line items and one option. Options, if elected to do so, will be exercised within 270 days after award. Award will be made on an all or none basis. Except when it is determined to not be in the Government’s best interest, the Government will evaluate for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement.

o Important Contract Clauses --Section H, Special Requirement 2 – Key Personnel: Provide names and qualifications/resumes for the proposed Project Manager, Project Superintendent, and Safety Manager. The contractor shall not change Key Personnel during the first 30 days of contract performance, and after that changes are subject to Contracting Officer approval.

--Attachment 2 contains Davis Bacon Wage Rates (Construction Wage Rate Requirements). This contract is subject to Davis-Bacon wage rates.

--Section L, Clause 52.204-07 System for Award Management (SAM): www.sam.gov. In order for an offeror to be awarded this contract they are required to have a UEI number and be registered in SAM.

--Section I, Liability Insurance Requirements: This section provides the liability insurance requirements for the contract and requires named parties under the policies to be the Contractor and the United States of America. Evidence of Liability Insurance must be provided prior to the issuance of the Notice to Proceed and shall be available from subcontractors upon request.

--Section I, Clause 52.228-15 Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction: The successful awardee must provide performance and payment bonds within 10 calendar days after contract award.

--Section K-Representations and Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors: All offerors are required to complete online representations and certifications application using SAM (www.sam.gov). The offeror shall complete the Section K fill in provisions and return as part of its proposal.

--Section L, Clause 52.228-01 Bid Guarantee: The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the proposed price or $3,000,000.00 whichever is less. Submit electronic bid guarantee with the business proposal with the physical bid guarantee to follow.

· Questions regarding the solicitation?

· Walk Through of the Site:

· Questions regarding the walk through?

· Future access to site: (Steven)

· Future Questions: Any additional questions you may have during the remainder of the solicitation period must be provided in writing to the Contracting Officer at least 7 days prior to the due date and time for proposals. Please email questions to tim_wind@nps.gov