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Amendment No. 0001 Solicitation No. 140R2022B0005

Forward

The following information is provided to assist with bid preparation and submission specific to

Bureau of Reclamation, Sacramento CA. It does not replace, alter or change any terms, conditions, or requirements of this solicitation. Bidders should review the Invitation for Bid

(IFB) in its entirety and ensure that their bid package meets all the requirements contained in this solicitation.

The Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) contains the uniform policies and procedures for acquisitions by all executive agencies. Full text of FAR clauses and provisions referenced can be found at: https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far.

Project Title: Friant Dam Drum Gate Corrosion Project

Solicitation Number: 140R2022B0005

Bids should be submitted electronically to Robert Downing at rdowning@usbr.gov. Please note that no hard copy of the bids should be submitted.

All correspondence (via e-mail, subject of e-mail) needs to contain this solicitation number.

Solicitation Point of Contact:

Name: Rob Downing

Address:

Bureau of Reclamation – California Great Basin Office

2800 Cottage Way, Rm. E-1815, Federal Building (CGB-3815)

Sacramento, California 95825-1898

Title: Contract Specialist

Phone: (916) 978-5063

Email: rdowning@usbr.gov

Performance Location:

The work is located at U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, Friant, California.

Brief Description of Work:

Principle features of work include the removing existing coatings and recoating of the middle drum gate at the spillway of the Friant Dam, (the spillway has 3 gates, gates at each end have been replaced with Obermeyer gates), furnishing and installing a new trash rack, installing cathodic protection and rehabilitating the butterfly valve.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far mailto:rdowning@usbr.gov

Pre-Bid Site Visit:

An organized site visit has been scheduled for December 6th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Interested bidders shall make arrangements to attend the site visit by contacting Darrin Williams, (559)

289-9463 or email dwilliams@usbr.gov. Section L FAR Part 52.236-27 Site Visit Alt I (Feb

1995) contains detailed information on the site visit.

Please email Darrin the list of attendees with their driver’s license.

Prospective bidders are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-bid site visit to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and site conditions.

Hard hats are required. Attendees do need to wear long pants, closed toe shoes, and safety vests.

Any questions asked at the site visit must be submitted in writing. Questions must be submitted to the solicitation point of contact, within a reasonable time to allow for a reply prior to the bid due date. Section L FAR Part 52.214-6 Explanation to Prospective Bidders (Apr 1984) specifies oral explanations or instructions given before the award of Contract will not be binding.

Responses to questions will be issued as an amendment of the IFB. Amendments must be acknowledged on the SF1442, Block 19 or by one of the methods identified on the SF30, Block

11. Failure to do so will disqualify the bid.

This project requires compliance with the latest edition of the Reclamation Safety and Health

Standards (RSHS). Section I, WBR 1452.223-81 Safety and Health – Bureau of Reclamation

(Oct 2022). http://www.usbr.gov/ssle/safety/RSHS/rshs.html. A review of this guidance is recommended prior to the site visit.

Submitting Bid:

Electronic bids are due no later than December 29, 2022, at 1:00 pm Pacific Time.

If the IFB requires a bid on all items listed in the Price Schedule in Section B, a failure to do so will disqualify the bid.

Any bid, modification, or withdrawal received at the Government office designated in the IFB after the exact time specified for receipt of bids is “late” and will not be considered unless there is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of bids (emailed) and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of bids. FAR Part 52.214-7 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of Bids

(Nov 1999) contains additional information on late bids.

Electronic bids shall be submitted via email to: Robert Downing, Contract Specialist at rdowning@usbr.gov.

mailto:dwilliams@usbr.gov http://www.usbr.gov/ssle/safety/RSHS/rshs.html

Helpful hints for submitting a bid:

• the bid (SF1442) is complete and signed

• all price information in Schedule B is included and correct, without math errors

• all amendments have been acknowledged receipt of all amendments by one of the methods identified on the SF30, Block 11

• the required bid guarantee is included as specified in Section I, FAR Part 52.228-1 Bid

Guarantee (Sep 1996)

• Section K - Representations, Certifications and Other Statements of Offerors and Section

J Attachment 3 - Offeror Responsibility Information are completed and included with the bid

Any contractor interested in doing business with the government must be registered in the

System for Award Management (SAM) database at the time an offer or quote is submitted. An award will not be made if the contractor is not registered in SAM or has a status of expired.

SAM is a federal government owned and operated free website that consolidates the Central

Contractor Registration (CCR), the Online Representations and Certifications Application

(ORCA), and the Excluded Parties List System (EPLS). FAR Part 52.204-7 System for Award

Management (Oct 2018) contains additional information regarding SAM Registration.

The vendor’s Unique Entity Identifier and banking Information are required for SAM registration. Contractors may obtain information on registration and annual confirmation requirements via the SAM website accesses through https://www.sam.gov or by the federal

Service desk at 1-866-606-8220.

Payment requests and/or invoices must be Submitted electronically through the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s invoicing processing platform (IPP) system. The IPP website is https://www.ipp.gov. The contractor must use the IPP website to register access and use IPP for submitting requests for payment. Contractor assistance with enrollment can be obtained by contacting the IPP production helpdesk via e-mail ippgroup@bos.frb.org or phone (866) 973-

3131.

If the contractor is unable to comply with the requirement to use IPP for submitting invoices for payment, the contractor must submit a waiver request in writing to the contracting officer with its proposal or bid. Section G.5 contains detailed information on invoicing and IPP.

https://www.sam.gov/ https://www.ipp.gov/ mailto:ippgroup@bos.frb.org

Friant Dam Drum Gate Corrosion Project

Central California Area Office – California

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SECTION L - INSTRUCTIONS, CONDITIONS AND NOTICES TO OFFERORS

FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED FEB 1998

BY REFERENCE

This solicitation incorporates one or more solicitation provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. The offeror is cautioned that the listed provisions may include blocks that must be completed by the offeror and submitted with its quotation or offer. In lieu of submitting the full text of those provisions, the offeror may identify the provision by paragraph identifier and provide the appropriate information with its quotation or offer. Also, the full text of a solicitation provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://acquisition.gov (FAR 52.XXX-XX formatted clauses)

FAR Provision Title Date

52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017

52.211-06 Brand Name or Equal AUG 1999

52.214-03 Amendments to Invitations for Bids DEC 2016

52.214-04 False Statement in Bids APR 1984

52.214-05 Submission of Bids DEC 2016

52.214-06 Explanation to Prospective Bidders APR 1984

52.214-07 Late Submissions, Modifications, and Withdrawals of

Bids

NOV 1999

52.214-12 Preparation of Bids APR 1984

52.214-18 Preparation of Bids-Construction APR 1984

52.214-19 Contract Award-Sealed Bidding-Construction AUG 1996

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language APR 1991

52.214-35 Submission Of Offers In U.S. Currency APR 1991

DIAR Provision Title Date

1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information APR 1984

FAR 52.211-1 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS LISTED AUG 1998

IN THE GSA INDEX OF FEDERAL SPECIFICATIONS,

STANDARDS AND COMMERCIAL ITEM DESCRIPTIONS,

FPMR PART 101-29

(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— http://acquisition.gov/

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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.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.211-02 AVAILABILITY OF SPECIFICATIONS, STANDARDS, JUL 2021

AND DATA ITEM DESCRIPTIONS LISTED IN THE

ACQUISITION STREAMLINING AND STANDARDIZATION

INFORMATION SYSTEM (ASSIST)

(a) Most unclassified Defense specifications and standards may be downloaded from the following ASSIST websites:

(1) ASSIST ( https://assist.dla.mil/online/start/);

(2) Quick Search ( http://quicksearch.dla.mil/).

(b) Documents not available from ASSIST may be ordered from the Department of Defense

Single Stock Point (DoDSSP) by—

(1) Using the ASSIST Shopping Wizard ( https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm);

(2) Phoning the DoDSSP Customer Service Desk (215) 697-2179, Mon-Fri, 0730 to 1600

EST; or

(3) Ordering from DoDSSP, Building 4, Section D, 700 Robbins Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111-5094, Telephone (215) 697-2667/2179, Facsimile (215) 697-1462.

FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT APR 1984

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

(End of provision)

FAR 52.222-5 CONSTRUCTION WAGE RATE REQUIREMENTS- MAY 2014

SECONDARY SITE OF THE WORK

(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.

http://uscode.house.gov/browse.xhtml;jsessionid=114A3287C7B3359E597506A31FC855B3 http://quicksearch.dla.mil/ https://assist.dla.mil/wizard/index.cfm

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(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.

(End of provision)

FAR 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENTS FOR FEB 1999

AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO ENSURE

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

FOR CONSTRUCTION

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action

Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the

Contractor’s aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade

Goals for Female Participation for Each Trade

Fresno County 26.1% 6.9 %

Madera County 23.6% 6.9 %

These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance

Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in

41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action

Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole

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11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for

Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $100,000 at any tie for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the -

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is Fresno & Madera County, California.

FAR 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 $3,000,000.00, 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.

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FAR 52.236-27 SITE VISIT (CONSTRUCTION) – ALT 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 is scheduled for December 6th, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. Contractors should register for the site visit by contacting Darrin Williams, (559) 289-9463 or email dwilliams@usbr.gov . Further information will be provided at that time. Appropriate footwear

(no open-toed shoes), pants, reflective vests and hardhats are required.

FAR 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISION 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 or Bureau of Reclamation

Agency provisions with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

DIAR 1452.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST JUL 1996

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR (DEVIATION)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 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

Rosana Yousef Goarji, Contracting Officer

U.S. Bureau of Reclamation

2800 Cottage Way, Room E-1815

Sacramento, California 95825-1898

(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 for Procurement and Patents, 1849 C Street, NW, Room 6511, Washington, D.C. 20240 mailto:dwilliams@usbr.gov http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2031_1.html#wp1089550

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WBR 1452.236-85 INSTRUCTION FOR MOBILIZATION AND MAR 2022

PREPARATORY WORK SCHEDULE LINE ITEM –

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION (MAR 2022)

The contracting officer estimates that the Section B Mobilization and Preparatory Work schedule line item should not exceed 10 percent of the total bid price. Your attention is directed to contract clause WBR 1452.232-81 Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory Work, which reflects how the Government will pay for this line item, including how payment will be made when the price bid for this schedule line item is higher than the percentage stated herein.