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140R2022R0003 x x 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)

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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

04/18/2022

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.)

Legacy Doc #: BOR

A. TITLE: New Melones Powerplant Generator Rewind

B. PURPOSE: The purpose of this amendment is to incorporate changes to the solicitation.

The site visit date is changed from May 3, 2022 to May 12, 2022, the deadline for submitting questions is changed from May 10, 2022 to May 17, 2022, and the contract specialist's email address is edited to correct a clerical error in the original.

C. DESCRIPTION: This amendment hereby incorporates the following:

Revised Contract Sections:

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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)

Erik M. Danger

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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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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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):

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

Provision Title Date

FAR 52.204-7 System for Award Management OCT 2018

FAR 52.204-16 Commercial and Government Entity Code Reporting AUG 2020

FAR 52.204-22 Alternative Line Item Proposal JAN 2017

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

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

FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021

FAR 52.215-20 Requirements for Certified Cost or Pricing Data and

Data Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data

NOV 2021

52.228-17 Individual Surety – Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) FEB 2021

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--

GSA Federal Supply Service

Specifications Section, Suite 8100 http://www.acquisition.gov/

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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.

FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT APR 1984

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

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

(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.

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

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Calaveras County 19.8 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 purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order

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 Calaveras, California.

End of Provision

52.225-12 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT- MAY 2014

CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS UNDER TRADE AGREEMENTS

(a) Definitions. "Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item," "construction material,"

"designated country 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 Under Trade Agreements" (Federal Acquisition Regulation

(FAR) clause 52.225-11).

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-11#FAR_52_225_11

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(b) Requests for determination 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 FAR clause 52.225-11 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 materials, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(4)(i) of FAR clause 52.225-11.

(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, other than designated country construction material, that is not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(3) of

FAR clause 52.225-11, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic or designated country 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 FAR clause 52.225-11 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 FARclause 52.225-11 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic or designated country construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic or designated country 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.

(End of Provision)

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 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-11#FAR_52_225_11 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/52.225-11#FAR_52_225_11 https://www.gsa.gov/forms-library/solicitation-offer-and-award-construction-alteration-or-repair

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(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.

FAR 52.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST-DEPARTMENT SEP 2006

OF THE INTERIOR (JUL 1996) 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

Erik Danger, 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

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 are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

http://www.arnet.gov/far/current/html/Subpart%2031_1.html#wp1089550

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b) A virtual pre-proposal conference has been scheduled for:

Date: Tuesday, April 26, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM PST

Location: Online – Microsoft Live Event

The virtual pre-proposal conference requires registration in order to attend. Send registration requests to Mathew Thomas at mthomas@usbr.gov and Todd Dooley at tdooley@usbr.gov.

Registration request shall include names, email addresses and phone numbers for each registrant that will attend from each company/entity. Emailed invitations to the Microsoft

Live Event link will be provided to registrants prior to the virtual pre-proposal conference.

c) An organized pre-proposal site visit has been scheduled for:

Date: Thursday, May 12, 2022

Time: 10:00 AM PST

Location: New Melones Powerplant located approximately 10 miles southwest of Sonora, CA

(Details to be provided when registering)

Contractors, vendors, and visitors shall register to attend the onsite pre-proposal site visit by contacting Todd Dooley at tdooley@usbr.gov and Matthew Thomas, at mthomas@usbr.gov.

All solicitation questions shall be emailed to both Matthew Thomas (mthomas@usbr.gov) and

Todd Dooley (tdooley@usbr.gov) by close of business on Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Safety Attire/PPE’s: Hard toed boots, long sleeve shirts and pants, hand sanitizer and personal drinking water recommended. COVID-19 considerations: Comply with CDC instructions and maintain safe distances, using masks/shields when social distancing is difficult to maintain.

FAR 52.252-5 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN PROVISIONS NOV 2020

(a) The use in this solicitation of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) provisions 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.

(End of clause)

DIAR 1452.215-71 USE AND DISCLOSURE OF PROPOSAL APR 1984

INFORMATION—DEPARTMENT OF

THE INTERIOR

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:

mailto:mthomas@usbr.gov mailto:tdooley@usbr.gov mailto:tdooley@usbr.gov mailto:mthomas@usbr.gov.

mailto:mthomas@usbr.gov mailto:tdooley@usbr.gov

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(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.

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(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.

WBR 1452.215-80 SOURCE SELECTION EVALUATION PROCEDURES MAR 2021

- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

The Government intends to evaluate proposals submitted under this solicitation and select a source for contract award without discussions (unless the contracting officer later determines discussions to be necessary) in accordance with the following provision: FAR 52.215-1

Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017). Source selection shall be in accordance with procedures contained in FAR Part 15, Department of the Interior Acquisition

Regulation (DIAR) Part 1415 (48 CFR 1415) and Bureau of Reclamation Acquisition Regulation

WBR Part 1415. These procedures are summarized as follows:

(a) Technical evaluation. A Technical Proposal Evaluation Committee has been established to objectively evaluate technical proposals in accordance with the Evaluation Factors for Award -

- Bureau of Reclamation provision of this solicitation. Technical proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Proposal Instructions -- Bureau of Reclamation provision of this solicitation.

(b) Past performance evaluation. In addition to any other past performance information required under the solicitation, the contracting officer shall use past performance information available from the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) in the source selection process on offerors competing for awards in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold, unless the contracting officer has documented an exception from past performance consideration in accordance with FAR 15.304(c)(2)(iv).

(c) Cost or price evaluation. An objective cost or price evaluation of contract pricing proposals will be made in accordance with the Evaluation Factors for Award provision of this solicitation.

Pricing proposals shall be submitted in accordance with the Proposal Instructions -- Bureau of

Reclamation provision of this solicitation. A cost or price analysis will be performed to determine price reasonableness and any instances of unbalanced pricing, using one or more of the techniques at FAR 15.404-1.

(End of provision)

WBR 1452.215-81 PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS MAR 2021

- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

This procurement will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15. As described in WBR

1415.209(a)(1), insert the following provision, tailored as applicable.

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In addition to the requirements of the Instructions to Offerors - Competitive Acquisitions provision of this solicitation (see FAR 52.215-1), each offeror shall submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions contained in this provision.

(a) Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information. In accordance with the Use and Disclosure of

Proposal Information -- Department of the Interior provision of this solicitation (see DIAR 1452.215-

71), offerors shall mark trade-secret or confidential commercial or financial information contained in the proposal with the restrictive legends specified. The offeror shall also clearly and separately mark all proprietary information (as defined in FAR 3.104-3) contained in the proposal with the restrictive legend "Proprietary Information."

(b) Proposal Volumes. Offerors shall submit separate Volumes with the required number of copies as follows:

Volume Title

I

Business Proposal

(Representations, Certifications and Offer)

II

Technical Proposal/Past

Performance

III Pricing Proposal

(1) Separation of volumes. All hard copies of each proposal Volume (i.e., all copies of Volume I) are to be packaged individually and clearly marked to identify contents. The exterior of each package containing proposals shall be marked with the solicitation number, and the time and date for receipt of proposals and the name and address of the offeror, in order to prevent mishandling.

(c) General Contents. Each separate proposal Volume shall:

(1) Be presented in a manner which allows it to “stand alone” without the need to reference other documents;

(2) Be a coherent document free of internal inconsistencies as well as inconsistencies with other volumes of the proposal;

(3) Conform to all solicitation provisions, clauses, or requirements;

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(4) Address the submission requirements with specificity and detail where required;

(5) Be an orderly, specific, and complete document in every detail;

(6) Be logically presented, using clear and concise language so that it can be easily read and meaningfully evaluated by Reclamation personnel from a variety of different functional and technical disciplines;

(7) Have all pages in each volume consecutively numbered (including pages with tables and exhibits) and cross-referenced to other volumes where appropriate for each; and

(8) Indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation criteria identified in Section M.

(d) Format. To assist in the uniform evaluation of proposals, the following format shall be used in preparing each separate proposal Volume:

(1) Provide a Table of Contents which lists all sections specific to the proposal Volume;

(2) Cross-reference the work statement to the terms of the proposal and indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation factors contained in Part IV, Section M;

(3) Provide a list of any enclosures, including tables, drawings, charts, or other enclosures which summarize data or information;

(e) Volume I, Business Proposal. Volume I shall incorporate the other Volumes by reference but shall not physically include them. It shall consist of:

(1) A fully executed Solicitation, Offer, and Award form required by Part I, Section A of this solicitation. It shall be used as the cover sheet (or first page) of Volume I.

(2) Fully executed and completed offeror representations, certifications, and acknowledgments required by Part IV, Section K of this solicitation;

(3) Additional information required by the solicitation to be furnished by the offeror which is not required to be obtained in another volume of the proposal;

(4) Make-or-buy program (if applicable);

(5) Requests for any waivers of any solicitation provisions or contract clauses; and

(6) A summary of any exemptions from, or deviations to, any other solicitation requirements.

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(f) Volume II

(1) Technical Proposal. The technical proposal should convincingly describe the capability of the offeror's organization to participate in this project and effectively demonstrate a thorough understanding of the work statement contained in Part I, Section C of this solicitation. To assist in the uniform evaluation of proposals, the following format shall be utilized in preparing the technical proposal:

(a) Table of Contents. The Table of Contents shall list all sections of the technical proposal. Any future amendments, additions and/or revisions to the proposal shall be included in an updated Table of Contents;

(b) Index. The Index section shall cross reference the statement of work, specifications, or performance work statement to the terms of the proposal and indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation factors contained in Part IV, Section M;

(c) Enclosures. The Enclosures Section shall include a list of any tables, drawings, charts, and any other enclosures which summarize data or information;

(d) Executive Summary. The Executive Summary shall include a brief discussion of how the required work will be performed and important highlights of the proposal.

(e) There are two (2) technical (non-price) factors that will be evaluated in accordance with the criteria contained in Section M of this solicitation:

1. Technical Approach

Factor 1A: Construction Schedule

Factor 1B: Narrative of Construction Sequence

Factor 1C: New Equipment and Manufacturing Facilities

2. Past Performance

Factor 2: Past Performance

Factor 1A: Construction Schedule

Develop a Construction Schedule (“schedule”) using the following instructions:

1. Content: Develop a gantt chart schedule that shows the sequencing of all the major work items from Notice to Proceed to Contract Closeout. The schedule shall emphasize the work items listed in Factor 2 – Narrative of Construction but shall also include all other major work items that are on or near the critical path as well as work items that would be considered integral to the completion of the project. Offerors are to use their judgment on the level of detail in the

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In addition, the schedule shall also include:

a) Key submittals (i.e., submittals required for mobilization and to begin key features of work) allowing for submittal preparation time and associated Government reviews/approvals. Do not include all submittals in the schedule.

b) Procurement times for long lead items.

c) For the purpose of developing the schedule and in analyzing proposals during evaluation only, use the notice to proceed date of September 8, 2022.

2. Format: The schedule shall be printed legibly in color on 11x17 sized paper and have columns that display the following information in the following order: activity identification number

(IDs), activity name, planned duration, planned start, planned finish, total float, calendar identification. The critical path shall be shown in red. The schedule shall meet the requirements of specification section 01 32 10 – Part 1.07.A and be in format compatible with Primavera

Professional Project Management, version 18.

3. Supporting Files: Include electronic copies of the .XER schedule data file and the .PLF schedule layout export file. Electronic schedule files shall be emailed to Matthew Thomas at mthomas@usbr.gov and Todd Dooley at tdooley@usbr.gov.

a) Include the offeror’s name in the file name for the .XER and .PLF files and for the label of the project specific calendars used in the schedule.

4. Schedule Organization Statement: To help facilitate a more efficient and consistent

Government review, provide the following information:

a) Description of the work-breakdown-structure categories used to organize the schedule.

b) A brief description of the schedule’s critical path and near critical paths.

c) A listing of the site specific calendar names and function of the calendars (i.e. 5 day with holiday, 7 day, etc.). List assumptions used in developing the calendars.

d) Assumptions used to account for typical weather (not unusually severe).

e) Any other pertinent information that will facilitate a more efficient review and provide a better understanding of the schedule’s organization.

Factor 1B: Narrative of Construction Sequence

Provide information for the below listed items in the Narrative of Construction (“narrative”) and for each item of work described, the narrative shall: a) correlate with and support the schedule, b) reference the schedule’s activity identification (IDs) and activity description names, where appropriate, c) and list the contractor(s) responsible for each component of work described.

1. Installation Plan and Procedures

Offerors shall provide a narrative of their planned installation procedures and quality control plans.

The plan shall address evaluating existing equipment, refurbishing existing equipment and installation of new equipment. The plan shall identify planned labor and equipment resources for completing tasks.

Identify potential construction cost or schedule risks with the proposed plans. Include plans for:

a. Evaluating generators

b. Disassembling generators

c. Preparing and testing existing stator cores mailto:mthomas@usbr.gov

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d. Installing new generator windings

e. Installing instrumentation

f. Re-babbiting turbine and generator bearings

g. Implementing ventilation design changes

h. Re-assembling generators

i. Commissioning equipment

Acceptance of the offer shall not relieve the offeror from complying with the requirements of the specifications. Narrative of Construction Sequence shall not exceed 50 pages. Any pages in excess of

50 will be disregarded. One page is equivalent to one side of a double-sided printed piece of 8.5” by

11” paper. Font sizes must be no smaller than Times New Roman, size 10 type.

Factor 1C: New Equipment and Manufacturing Facilities

Provide information for the items listed below under New Equipment and Manufacturing Facilities.

1. New Equipment

Offerors shall provide product literature or narrative descriptions detailing proposed method to meet the specifications, and functions, ratings, features, and performance of the following major equipment and items of work:

a. General engineering approach and design of the equipment

b. Generator Armature Windings

c. Generator Instrumentation

d. Auxiliary Generator Equipment

e. Generator Ventilation

2. Manufacturing Facilities

Offerors shall provide information on specific manufacturing facilities planned for manufacturing the equipment to be delivered under the contract. Facilities shall be able to produce equipment for installation in the United States complying with United States standards.

a. The offeror shall provide detailed information of the proposed manufacturing method and facilities to be used during fabrication, including subassemblies or work items to be accomplished at each facility, description of the facilities, location, capabilities, as well as descriptions of pertinent manufacturing techniques and procedures for manufacturing.

b. The offeror shall provide information on the quality control procedures at their facilities.

c. The manufacturing locations described must be those intended for actual production under this contract.

Factor 2: Past Performance

It is considered important to the Government that the offeror and their subcontractors have substantiated past performance with construction of work similar in nature to the work requirements contained within this solicitation in order to adequately plan the specified work.

1) Prime Past Performance: The offeror shall furnish a list of three projects similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to the work required under this solicitation which the offeror (not their subcontractors) have completed during the last 15 years or now has on-going. List only those contracts that are comparable in size and complexity to this solicitation. Examples of applicable construction work is listed above in Section M. If the total number of such contracts exceeds three, the offeror shall address the three most recent contracts that are closest to this

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a) If an offeror is newly formed and has limited or no past performance of projects of the same degree of complexity and magnitude compared to this solicitation as a firm, but has key personnel who possess such related past performance or is a new business entity previously a part or division of another firm, it may submit the past performance information for those employees or firms. Provide this information with a clear narrative explaining the specific circumstances.

b) For each project, provide the information listed in the following bullets:

i) Name and location of project.

ii) Description of work.

iii) Original completion time and date, and actual dates and duration of each project.

iv) Name, address and telephone number of owner.

v) Initial contract amount and final contract amount (including modifications).

vi) Percentage of the work self-performed or subcontracted.

vii) Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective action(s) taken.

viii) Name, telephone number, e-mail address the owner representative, such as the COR or similar position, who may be contacted to verify submitted information.

ix) For each referenced project, have an owner’s representative(s) (i.e. COR, resident engineer, contract administrator, etc.) submit a completed Past Performance

Questionnaire (PPQ) (Section J, Attachment No. 3). Do not include these completed

PPQs with the technical proposal; instruct the reference to return the PPQ to the

Bureau of Reclamation in accordance with instructions at the end of the form by the applicable deadline.

2) Subcontractor Past Performance: If the offeror intends to subcontract major aspects of the procurement of new armature windings, generator disassembly, armature winding removal, armature windings installation, generator re-assembly and commissioning, include the above listed information in bullet 1b including PPQs, for each subcontractor. Include letter of commitment from each proposed subcontractor.

Be advised the Government will contact references and may obtain information from sources not provided by the Offeror. Also, be advised the Government may review and consider other projects not included in the offeror’s proposal when evaluating past performance.

Past Performance Narratives shall not exceed 15 pages. Any pages in excess of 15 will be disregarded.

One page is equivalent to one side of a double-sided printed piece of 8x5” by 11” paper. Font sizes must be no smaller than Times New Roman, size 10 type. Any material submitted, including appendices and attachments, that exceeds the page limitations specified will not be considered during the evaluation process.

(g) Volume III, Price Proposal. Offerors are hereby notified that even though cost or pricing data are not initially requested in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request such data if they are later found necessary pursuant to FAR 15.403-5(a)(1).

To assist in the uniform evaluation of proposals, the following format shall be utilized in preparing the pricing proposal:

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(1) Table of contents. The Table of Contents shall list all sections of the pricing proposal. Any modifications or revisions to the proposal, up to the date of agreement on price, shall include an updated Table of Contents;

(2) Index. The index shall cross reference the work statement to the terms of the proposal and indicate how the proposal conforms to the evaluation factors contained in Part IV, Section M of this solicitation;

(3) Enclosures. A list shall be included of all enclosures, attachments, tables, drawings, charts, and any other material which summarize data or information contained or referenced in the pricing proposal;

(4) The price proposal should be consistent with the technical approach(es) proposed in the technical proposal, Volume II;

(5) Pricing proposal breakdown. The offeror shall submit Section B of the contract Schedule

(Schedule of Supplies and Services, found in Part I of this solicitation), including any attached Price

Schedules noted in Section B, with its proposed total prices/costs for each contract line item number

(CLIN), including any options, and proposed unit price(s), if required. In addition, a total proposed price consisting of the sum of all contract line items (excluding options) shall be submitted. Offerors are hereby notified that even though additional data to support proposed prices are not initially requested in this solicitation, the Contracting Officer reserves the right to request such data if they are later found necessary

(6) No cost information shall be included in any of the other volumes;

(7) All price or cost amounts shall be expressed to the nearest whole dollar except for individual hourly labor rates (if required). All percentages shall be expressed to two decimal places.

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WBR 1452.236-86 INSTRUCTION FOR MOBILIZATION MAR 2022

AND PREPARATORY WORK SCHEDULE

LINE ITEM -- BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

The contracting officer estimates that the Section B Mobilization and Preparatory Work line items for the following schedules should not exceed the specified percentages of the total bid prices for those schedules: Schedule A – 10 percent; Schedule B – 10 percent. Your attention is directed to contract clause WBR 1452.232-81 Payment for Mobilization and Preparatory

Work, Alternate II or III, which reflects how the Government will pay for these line items, including how payment will be made when the prices bid for these schedule line items are higher than the percentages stated herein.

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