Section_L_10_2_2026_0006.pdf

Solicitation No.: 140R2026R0017 Folsom Dam Warehouse – Bridge Crane Replacement Folsom, California

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Section L - Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors

L.1. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated By Reference Feb 1998

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/browse/index/far (FAR 52.XXX-XX formatted clauses) https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul (FAR 52.XXX-XX formatted clauses) https://www.acquisition.gov/diar (DIAR 1452.XXX-XX formatted clauses)

FAR Provision Title Date 52.204-7 System for Award Management (RFO Deviation) MAR 2026 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition NOV 2021 52.228-17 Individual Surety – Pledge of Assets (Bid Guarantee) FEB 2021

Clauses and Provisions

L.2. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract APR 1984

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

(End of provision)

L.3. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements Secondary Site of the Work (RFO DEVIATION)

MAY 2026

(a)

(1) The offeror must 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 must 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 must request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

https://www.acquisition.gov/browse/index/far https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul https://www.acquisition.gov/diar https://www.acquisition.gov/far-overhaul/far-part-deviation-guide/far-overhaul-part-52#FAR_52_222_6

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(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)

L.4. 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 $1,000,000.00, 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.

(End of provision)

L.5. 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)

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L.6. DIAR 1452.215-71 Use and Disclosure of Proposal Information – Department of Interior

APR 1984

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

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(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.

L.7. DIAR 1452.233-2 Service of Protest Department of the Interior (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

Stephanie Lindner, 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

L.8. WBR 1452.215-81 Proposal Instructions – Bureau of Reclamation MAR 2021

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

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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 submit a proposal in accordance with the instructions contained in this provision.

Note: The Government does not intend to eliminate a contractor from consideration solely because of a minor clerical error(s) in its proposal. However, contractors are responsible for submitting complete, accurate, and compliant proposals in accordance with the solicitation instructions. At its discretion, the Government may contact a contractor to clarify or correct a minor clerical error when doing so does not result in a material change to the proposal or otherwise provide an unfair competitive advantage.

(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. Submit separate Volumes as follows:

Volume Title

I Business Proposal (Representations, Certifications, and Offer)

II Technical Proposal/Past Performance

III Pricing Proposal

(c) General Contents. Each separate proposal Volume :

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(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;

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

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

(4) Provide a Cover page. The cover should indicate the following:

• Title of the proposal

• Volume Number (I, II or III)

• Proposal category (Business, Technical, Price Proposal)

• Request for Proposal (RFP) Number

• Name and address of offeror, Cage Code, UEI, and Business Size

• A statement that the proposal is valid for a period of 90 days from date of proposal submission.

(e) Volume I, Business Proposal. Volume I should consist of:

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(1) A fully executed Solicitation, Offer, and Award form required by Part I, Section A of this solicitation.

(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 (ie. Attachment 6 – Limitations on Subcontracting).

(f) Volume II, Technical Proposal

(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 be utilized in preparing the technical proposal:

(a) Table of Contents. The Table of Contents list all sections of the technical proposal.

(e) Evaluation Factors:

i. Factor 1: Technical Approach Narrative

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Offerors shall submit a Technical Approach Narrative that addresses the following requirements:

a. Relevant Project Experience Provide a minimum of three (3) and a maximum of five (5) recent and relevant projects that demonstrate the team’s experience.

b. Project Approach Narrative Describe the Offeror’s approach for performing the work described in the SOW and project documents. At a minimum, include:

1. Overall Approach o Demonstrate understanding of project objectives, tasks, major risks, value added ideas, and execution strategy.

o See Attachment 7 for Risk Assessment and Value Added ideas.

1. Value Added ideas – Contractors may propose an enhanced solution or unique approach to enhance the Governments requirement.

o Submit a Gantt Chart Schedule.

2. Organizational Structure o Provide an organizational diagram showing clear lines of authority from the Project Manager through subcontract management, superintendence, safety, and quality control.

3. Teaming Arrangements o Identify all key team members, roles, responsibilities, and contractual relationships.

o Team composition proposed under this factor is binding; changes after award require Contracting Officer approval.

4. Quality Assurance Across the Team o Explain how quality will be consistently managed throughout the team.

ii. Factor 2: Past Performance

a. CPARS Review The Government will review CPARS records for the Offeror.

b. Subcontractor or Team Member Past Performance If significant portions of work are assigned to subcontractors, the Government may consider their past performance only if a letter of commitment is submitted.

c. Optional Project Descriptions Offerors may highlight up to three projects they believe the Government should pay particular attention to. Each project should include:

o Scope and relevancy to the current solicitation o Role of the Offeror or team member

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L - 9 o Contract number and UEI o Task or delivery order numbers for IDV/GSA vehicles, if applicable

d. Past Performance Questionnaires (PPQs) – See Attachment 8 Offerors may submit up to five (5) PPQs for projects without CPARS.

o Clients shall complete the PPQs and return them to the Offeror for inclusion.

o PPQs for projects that have CPARS reports will not be considered.

e. Additional Sources The Government may use sources not specifically listed in this section for past performance information.

f. Offeror Option Offerors may choose to submit no additional material for this factor and rely solely on CPARS.

iii. Factor 3: Key Personnel

Offerors shall:

1. Identify all required Key Personnel and their assigned roles.

2. Provide resumés including education, professional qualifications, and relevant experience.

3. Ensure each Key Personnel role is filled by a separate individual (no dual-hatting).

4. Clearly identify the employing entity for each individual.

5. Understand that proposed Key Personnel are binding; post-award changes require Contracting Officer approval.

(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 be utilized in preparing the pricing proposal:

(1) Table of contents. The Table of Contents list all sections of the pricing proposal.

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

(5) Pricing proposal breakdown. 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) 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 be included in any of the other volumes;

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

L.9. Preproposal Conference

A preproposal conference will be held on August 5, 2026 at 11:30am PST via Microsoft Teams. Contact Stephanie Lindner at stephanie_lindner@ois.doi.gov to request the link to the Microsoft Teams meeting.

See Section H for site visit information.

L.10. Formal Communications

For this acquisition, direct all questions in writing to Stephanie Lindner at stephanie_lindner@ios.doi.gov no later than 12:00pm PST on August 14, 2026.

The Government will respond only to written inquiries. Questions of general interest and the corresponding answers will be issued through an amendment to the solicitation.

L.11. General Submission Requirements

Proposals are to be submitted via email to stephanie_lindner@ios.doi.gov by the proposal due date and time. No hard copies of proposals will be accepted (hand delivered or mailto:stephanie_lindner@ois.doi.gov mailto:stephanie_lindner@ios.doi.gov

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a) Page Limits: The Government will only review the pages that fall within the page limits identified in the table below.

Factor Description Page Limit 1 Technical Approach Narrative 20 2 Past Performance (PPQ’s will not be counted in the page limit) 3 3 Key Personnel 20

L.12 Estimated Schedule (Solicitation - Award) The following schedule is provided for Contractor planning purposes only. Dates are estimates and may be changed by the Government at any time:

Description Date Solicitation Issuance: July 31, 2026 Preproposal Conference: August 5, 2026 Site Visit: August 6, 2026 Contractor Questions Due: August 14, 2026 Site Visit: September 9, 2026 Contractor Questions Due: September 16, 2026 Proposal Receipt Date: October 8, 2026 Technical Evaluation Review Completed: October 16, 2026 Discussions, if applicable: November 4, 2026 Date for Receipt of Final Proposal Revisions: November 12, 2026 Final Technical Evaluation Review: November 17, 2026 Award: December 11, 2026

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