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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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Billings MT 59107

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PO Box 36900 Regional Office Great Plains Region Bureau of Reclamation

12/12/20230001

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

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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.

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Ryan Cope

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Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

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14. DESCRIPTION OF AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION (Organized by UCF section headings, including solicitation/contract subject matter where feasible.)

St. Mary Canal Diversion Works, Dam Replacement and Fish Modification, Milk River Project, Montana

See the attached for the changes incorporated by this amendment:

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. 140R6024R0002 Amendment No. 0001

Description of Changes:

1. In Part IV – Representations and Certifications, Section L – Instructions, Conditions, and Notices to Offerors, remove pages L-16 to L-31, and replace them with the revised pages L-16 to L-31.

For convenience, essential changes on the revised solicitation pages are indicated by a vertical line in the margin where lines or paragraphs were changed from the previous version. The changes are also indicated in bold italic font. However, all portions of the revised solicitation pages shall apply whether changes thereon have or have not been indicated.

Acknowledgement: See Block 11 above regarding how to acknowledge this amendment. The Government must also receive the acknowledgement at the place designated for Acknowledgement of Amendments (See Block 19 of the Standard Form 1442).

Receipt of Proposals: The hour and date for receipt of proposals remains the same; February 9, 2024 at 1600 MST.

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

St. Mary Canal Diversion Works Dam Replacement and Fish Modifications Amendment No. 0001 Milk River Project, Montana Solicitation No. 140R6024R0002

Revised Section L – 16

(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.17 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 virtual site visit has been scheduled for December 19, 2023 at 10:00 AM MST.

Prospective offerors are strongly encouraged to attend the pre-proposal site visit to gain a better understanding of the work requirements and site conditions. Following the virtual site visit, an optional in-person site visit will be held on December 19, 2023 at 2:00 PM MST. The optional in-person site visit meeting location is on the St. Mary Dam turn on Red Rock Road off highway US-89 S (1 mile south of Babb, Montana). The exact meeting location is at the following coordinates: 48°51'00"N 113°25'28"W. If offerors are unable to find the meeting location, contact the Project Manager, Steven Darlinton, at 406-581-0751 (text message preferred) or via email at sdarlinton@usbr.gov. The purpose of the in-person site visit is to allow prospective offerors a chance to look at the current site conditions. No additional information outside of the virtual site visit will be given. This will be the only in-person site visit held by Reclamation personnel and no other in-person site visits will be held. For offerors that are unable to attend the in-person site visit, the site is open to the public and offerors may visit the site as they are able.

(1) Prospective offerors that are interested in attending shall email the Contract Specialist at camaurer@usbr.gov. In the email request, prospective offerors shall include either or not they will be in attendance for the optional in-person site visit. For offerors that are unable to attend the in-person site visit, the site is open to the public and offerors may visit the site.

L.18 52.236-28 PREPARATION OF PROPOSALS – CONSTRUCTION OCT 1997

(a) Proposals must be –

(1) Submitted on the forms furnished by the Government or on copies of those forms, and

(2) Manually signed. The person signing a proposal must initial each erasure or change appearing on any proposal form.

(b) The proposal form may require offerors to submit proposed prices for one or more items on various bases, including – https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_236_2 https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-52#FAR_52_236_3 mailto:sdarlinton@usbr.gov mailto:camaurer@usbr.gov

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(1) Lump sum price;

(2) Alternate prices;

(3) Units of construction; or

(4) Any combination of paragraphs (b)(1) through (b)(3) of this provision.

(c) If the solicitation requires submission of a proposal on all items, failure to do so may result in the proposal being rejected without further consideration. If a proposal on all items is not required, offerors should insert the words “no proposal” in the space provided for any item on which no price is submitted.

(d) Alternate proposals will not be considered unless this solicitation authorizes their submission.

L.19 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/far/

L.20 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 Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR

Chapter 14) provision with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

L.21 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:

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/ https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/5/552

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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

Revised Section L – 19 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.22 WBR

1452.215-81

PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS – BUREAU OF

RECLAMATION

MAR 2021

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

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 Copies Required

I Business Proposal (Representations, Certifications, and Offer) 1 Electronic copy to camaurer@usbr.gov II Technical Proposal / Past

Performance III Pricing Proposal

Note: Please submit the SF 24 – Bid Guarantee IAW Paragraph L.15, 52.228-1, electronical with Volume I.

mailto:camaurer@usbr.gov

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(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, 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;

(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; and

(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 Standard Form 1442 - 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.

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(2) A fully executed Standard Form 24 – Bid Guarantee, required by Part IV, Section L, Paragraph L.15 of this solicitation.

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

(4) 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;

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

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

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

(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) Factors. Provide the following information as it relates to each factor/subfactor:

Factor 1: Technical Plan for Construction – Proposed Construction Schedule

Submit a detailed construction schedule and schedule narrative, including major milestones. The proposed construction schedule shall be formatted to print legibly, in color (11x17 size), and have columns that display the following information (in order):

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1. Activity identification

2. Activity description

3. Planned duration

4. Start date

5. Finish date

6. Total float

7. Calendar identification

The construction schedule shall be in a format compatible with Primavera Professional Project Management. Include electronic copies of the .PDF Gantt Chart, the .XER schedule data file, and the .PLDF schedule layout file. The construction schedule shall be prepared using Critical Path Method and include at a minimum:

1. The following principal components of work shall have their own activity identification names and numbers:

a. Site Development including roadways and ramp installation, housing, batch plant installation (if used), and clearing and grubbing.

b. Constructing temporary diversion system and crossing.

c. Diversion and care of stream during construction.

d. Constructing cofferdam.

e. Removal and control of water.

f. Procurement, delivery, and stockpile of critical construction materials.

g. Earthwork for structures.

h. Constructing cast-in-place concrete features and sources.

i. Earthwork riprap, grout, and river grading.

j. Furnishing and installing metal building system and utilities.

k. Furnishing and installing electrical features, including system controls and monitoring.

l. Furnishing and installing mechanical features.

m. Commissioning.

n. Removal of existing features.

2. Key submittals required prior to mobilization and to begin principal components of work. Include submission and review time durations as well as lead times.

3. Sequence and duration of construction activities to accomplish the work within the work restrictions identified in the specifications. Include appropriate level of detail for activity durations to demonstrate offeror understands the project construction sequencing.

4. Clearly identify the critical path.

5. For use in preparing the proposed construction schedule, and solely for the purpose of evaluating the technical proposals, offerors can anticipate a notice

Revised Section L – 23 to proceed (NTP) date of approximately May 27, 2024. This estimated NTP date is subject to change.

The schedule must be supported with a narrative describing how the offeror plans to complete the entire project within the time allowed for performance, including major milestones. The narrative shall detail the anticipated crew sizes, number of crews, composition of each crew, hours per day and hours per week that work will be occurring. Offeror shall discuss how subcontractors will be integrated into this project.

The narrative shall identify assumptions for typical weather impacts (reasonable and expected based on historical weather information for the area). Specifically address how cold weather is accounted for in the construction schedule.

Factor 2: Technical Plan for Construction – Proposed Work Plans

Provide detailed narrative work plans for each task identified below, including the means, methods, sequencing, and anticipated production rates. The work plans shall identify potential subcontractors and significant anticipated material suppliers. The proposed work plans shall also include the offeror’s technical approach for managing subcontractors and identify the specific tasks that subcontractors will perform. The work plans shall correlate with the offeror’s proposed construction schedule and explain in detail the offeror’s, or subcontractor’s, approach to accomplish the following specific construction tasks:

Site Access – Provide a detailed plan describing how the project site will be accessed.

Include details regarding temporary diversion system crossing, proposed haul routes, east side access, and overall site layout. Ensure the temporary diversion crossing description includes where the crossing will be, the type of crossing to be used, and diversion system protection methods.

Removal and Control of Water – Provide a detailed plan describing the dewatering system, observation wells, and unwatering system to comply with the specification requirements in Section 31 03 33, Removal and Control of Water. The plan shall include at a minimum:

a. Sketch outlining location of dewatering system, unwatering system, and observation wells, show phasing as needed. Sketch detailing proposed dewatering/unwatering element(s) and discharge outfall locations.

b. Means, methods, and sequence for the installation of the dewatering and unwatering systems, including anticipated drilling and development equipment to be used.

c. Hydrogeologic concept, including, anticipated aquifer properties (hydraulic conductivity and storativity) to support the system design, anticipated pump rate, total system flow, and total drawdown.

d. Describe how the removal and control of water activities will interact with other

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Concrete – Provide a detailed plan describing the concrete sources, procedures, and cold weather protection. Be sure to include details for any concrete placed in standing water.

In-River Construction – Provide a detailed plan describing the sequencing and construction of the cofferdam(s), weir, east side retaining wall, rock ramp, low-flow channel, grouting activities, fish return tie-in, and access. The cofferdam(s) description should include how the cofferdam(s) will be constructed, protected from river flows, and actions that will be taken to allow fish passage while the cofferdam(s) is in place.

Factor 3: Company Experience

Furnish a list of Federal, State, local government, or commercial projects similar in scope, complexity, and magnitude to the work required under this solicitation which the offeror, has completed during the last 10 years, which clearly demonstrate ability to successfully accomplish projects in a timely manner, utilize resources, and work with project owners. Similar projects are defined as work involving the construction of temporary canal diversions, installation and maintenance of dewatering systems, construction of cofferdams, earthwork for structures, placement of cast-in-place concrete and cold-weather concrete, installation of mechanical and electrical features, and most importantly general diversion dam and canal construction.

Provide a maximum of three past projects with a combination of the following tasks:

• Dewatering of construction sites in a high hydraulic conductivity geologic environment (greater than 100 feet/day).

• Construction of cofferdams in dynamic river conditions.

• Work in remote locations.

• Constructing cast-in-place concrete features.

• Installation and commissioning of mechanical and electrical features.

The following information must be provided for each project:

• Name and location of project.

• Description of work.

• Note whether the offeror was the prime contractor and what portion of the work was performed by the offeror and what portion was performed by subcontractors.

• Original completion time and date, and actual dates and duration of each project (including modifications).

• Name, address, and telephone number of CO/owner/COR point of contact to verify project information.

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

• Key personnel directly involved in the projects. Provide resumes of key personnel from the projects for personnel currently employed by the offeror/subcontractor.

• Any problems encountered in performance of the work and corrective actions taken.

If an offeror intends to have subcontractors perform any of the major components of work, the requested information must be provided for each proposed subcontractor. In particular, if a dewatering subcontractor is going to be used provide the key qualifications for the anticipated dewatering company, designer, and specialist.

Factor 4: Past Performance

The Government will be relying on the Contract Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) databased located at http:///www.cpars.gov for reviewing and evaluating each offerors’ past performance. If an offeror intends to use subcontractors to perform any key work features, their proposal shall include the DUNS number for each proposed subcontractor so that their past performance may be evaluated as well.

Factor 5: Small Business Participation

This NAICS code for this solicitation is 237990 – Other Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction. The small business size standard for this NAICS code is $45 million. The Contracting Officer has determined the following minimum subcontracting goals (percentage of total planned subcontracting dollars) for this solicitation:

Small or Socio-Economic Business Type

DOI

Subcontracting Goals

Small Business (SB) 43.8% Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Small Business (SDB) 5% Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) 5% Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) 3% Historically Underutilized Business District Small Business (HUBZone) 3%

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) 3%

Offerors shall provide a Small Business Participation Document to include the following:

a. For Large Business Offerors:

1. Identify the firms as defined in FAR part 19, are specifically identified in proposals.

http://www.cpars.gov

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2. Demonstrate substantive commitment to small business firms, such as, letters of commitment, Joint Ventures, mentor/protégé agreements, or other demonstrations of commitment (i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements).

(Example Format)

Company Name

Small Business Categories

(SB, SDB, WOSB,

HUBZone, SDVOSB, or

ISBEE)

Type of Product(s) or Service(s) & Variety of

Work

NAICS

Code

Nature of Commitment

(Letters of

Commitment, Joint Ventures, Mentor/Protégé Agreements, Others)

3. Identify the type and variety of the work small business firms are to perform

(i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements).

4. Identify the extent of participation of small business prime offerors and small business subcontractors in terms of the value of the total acquisition (total contract value) (i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements). This information shall be identified as a percentage, not dollar values.

(Example Format)

Small or Socio-Economic Business Type % of Total Contract Value

Small Business (SB) % Socio-Economically Disadvantaged Small Business

(SDB) %

Women Owned Small Business (WOSB) % Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business

(SDVOSB) %

Historically Underutilized Business District Small Business (HUBZone) %

Indian Small Business Economic Enterprises (ISBEE) %

5. Identify the extent to which the offeror provides detailed

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6. Identify the extent to which the offeror complied with the requirements of FAR 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements).

7. Identify the extent to which the offeror complied with the requirements of FAR

52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (when applicable) (i.e., binding commitments will become enforceable/contractual requirements). Identify the subcontracting goals (in percentages) that offerors are proposing in the Subcontracting Plan.

b. For Small Business Offerors:

A Small Business Participation Document is not required for small business offerors.

Offerors shall provide a Subcontracting Plan with participation of small businesses in the performance of this project (since the Subcontracting Plan has dollar values, please provide with Volume III):

1. Identify, in terms of percentage of the total proposed price, the extent of work the offeror will perform as the prime contractor.

2. Shall provide a completed Attachment No. 0003 - Subcontracting Plan, listed under Part III, Section J, with the proposal. The Subcontracting Plan must be tailored to this requirement and should not conflict with the information provided above (including the Small Business Participation Document). If the apparent successful offeror fails to negotiate a Subcontracting Plan acceptable to the Contracting Officer within the time limit prescribed by the Contracting Officer, the offeror will be ineligible for award per FAR 19.702(a)(1).

1. A small business Subcontracting Plan is not required for small business offerors.

c. For Joint Ventures – Teaming Arrangements:

1. If submitting an offer as a joint venture or a teaming arrangement, offerors shall identify, for each member of the joint venture or team, whether the member is a large business, SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, or ISBEE; and the percentage of the total proposed price of the work to be performed by each member of the joint venture or team.

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2. The Government will evaluate the joint venture or team as either a large business or small business based upon the information provided in subparagraph

(1) directly above.

Past performance in utilizing SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and ISBEE in previous contracts shall be provided:

1. Provide information on any awards received within the past three years for outstanding support to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and ISBEE firms.

2. Provide final SF-294, Subcontracting Report, for individual contractors on your three most recently completed contracts, or any other documentation showing compliance with the utilization of SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and ISBEE firms for each.

3. Provide performance evaluation ratings obtained on implementation of

Subcontracting Plans for three recently completed contracts.

1. Provide information on any awards received within the past three years for outstanding support to SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and ISBEE firms.

2. Provide a list of your three most recently completed contracts. Include the total percentage of work (of total contract value) subcontracted to large business, SB, SDB, WOSB, HUBZone, SDVOSB, and ISBEE firms.

If an offeror has no relevant past performance, the Offeror shall state in their proposal that is possesses no relevant, directly related, or similar past performance and an explanation as to why past performance information is not available. If an offeror has no relevant past performance, it shall be rated as neutral.

Factor 6: Price

The Offeror shall provide pricing in accordance with Section B and Section L of the solicitation.

(2) Past Performance. Provide a list of projects similar in scope and magnitude to the work required under this solicitation which the offeror has completed during the past 10 years.

For each project, include:

(a) Name of the project;

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(b) Description of the work;

(c) Contract number, date, and type;

(d) Point of contact information must include the name, address, and phone number(s) of the acquiring Government agency or commercial customer;

(e) Initial and final contract amounts;

(f) Any problems encountered in performance of the work and documented corrective action(s) taken;

(g) State if the project involved removal of similar equipment as applicable to this solicitation;

(h) Name(s) and telephone number(s) of references from the acquiring agency or customer who may be contacted for further information.

(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;

(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

Revised Section L – 30 sum of all contract line items (excluding options) shall be submitted.

(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.

L.23 WBR

1452.215-86

INTENT TO INCORPORATE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL

– BUREAU OF RECLAMATION

MAR 2021

All or part of the successful offeror's final technical proposal may be incorporated, physically or by reference, in any contract resulting from this solicitation. * Nothing contained in the successful offeror’s technical proposal shall constitute a waiver to any other requirement of the contract. In the event of any conflict between the successful offeror’s technical proposal and any other requirement of the contract, the conflict shall be resolved in accordance with the Order of Precedence clause.

The successful offeror may be asked to provide an updated technical proposal after negotiations for incorporation into the awarded contract. If after contract award, it is discovered that changes made during negotiations were not incorporated in the work requirements and/or technical proposal, such changes to the Contractor’s documents shall be considered administrative in nature and shall be made by unilateral modification to the contract, at no change in contract cost or price or other terms and conditions.

* Contracting Officer to provide description and location at time of contract award.

L.24 1452.233-2 SERVICE OF PROTEST – DEPARTMENT OF THE

INTERIOR (JUL 1996) (DEVIATION)

SEP 2006

(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 Reclamation – Missouri Basin Region Attn: MB-5000 2021 4th Avenue North Billings, MT 59101

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

https://www.acquisition.gov/far/part-33#FAR_33_101

Milk River Project, Montana Solicitation No. 140R6024R0002

Revised Section L – 31

(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.

L.25 WBR

1452.236-85

INSTRUCTION FOR MOBILIZATION AND

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 5 percent of the total proposed 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.

END OF SECTION L