17-233-SOL-00793_SOLICITATION_ELECTRICAL_UPGRADE.docx

Solicitation Bldg. 8027 Electrical 800 amp Upgrade to the Multi-Purpose Chamber.

This is a combines synopsis/solicitation for construction prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 36, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals are being requested.

The Synopsis/Solicitation 17-233-SOL-00793 constitutes as a request for quote and incorporates provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2005-95

THIS ACQUISITION IS A 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE.

1.1 Project Title

Re-configure MPC electrical service and wall plugs.

The Government shall award a firm fixed price contract based on best value considering technical capability, past performance, and price. The Government estimate magnitude for this Project is between Between $250,000 and $500,000.

1.2 Background

The West Desert Test Center (WDTC) has procured a new set of secondary test chambers that require 800 amp over exiting power. This project shall provide the necessary construction activities to re-route 400 AMP/408V from the facility electrical room to the MPC and configure a distribution system providing 400 Amps/208 V service to each side of the chamber.

1.3 Summary of Work

The Contractor, under this contract, shall use professional standards and practices when layout and installing upgraded electrical capability in the MPC.

SITE VISIT: A facility site visit will be held on 15 August 2017 09:00 a.m. Mountain Standard Time (MST). To participate, email the Contract Specialist no later than (NLT) 08 August 2017 / 12:00 p.m. MST and provide the names of the individuals (no more than two per contractor) that will be attending. Contact information is listed below under “Proposal Submission Information.” Additional information for base access will be provided by the Contract Specialist when names are provided. All questions regarding this requirement are required to be submitted via email NLT 17 August 2017 / 4:00 p.m. MST to the Contract Specialist. Questions submitted after this date/time may not be considered by the Government.

The terms and conditions are standard for Government and Commercial customers:

· One year warranty for materials and installation services.

· The work performed by the contractor will not be accepted by the Government until SOW and contractual requirements have been met.

· Work shall begin within 10 working days of contract award and completed no later than TBA days after work commences.

Classification Data:

NAICS Code - 238210 Classification Code – 6110 SBA Size Standard - $15,000,000

Contractor is required to: (1) Sign page Standard Form 1442 page one of this document; (2) handwrite and/or type the offered dollar ($) amount next to CLIN 0001; all required documents to the address listed below under “Proposal Submission Information.”

Proposal Submission Information:

Proposals are due by 22 August 2018, 12:00 p.m. (MST). The following individual is the Point of Contact (POC) for information regarding this solicitation:

Patricia Natividad Contracts Specialist Patricia.Natividad Phone: (801)-524-3413

Statement of Objectives (SOO) See attached

Clauses 52.212-1 “Instructions to Offerors – Commercial Items” and 52.212-2 “Evaluation – Commercial Items” provide instructions for the submittal of proposals.

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Related Regulations

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While Driving

AUG 2011

Management

JUL 2013

Subcontractors

DEC 2013

CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY FULL TEXT

FAR 52.203-19 PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH ENTITIES THAT REQUIRE CERTAIN INTERNAL CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS (JAN 2017)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause– “Internal confidentiality agreement or statement” means a confidentiality agreement or any other written statement that the contractor requires any of its employees or subcontractors to sign regarding nondisclosure of contractor information, except that it does not include confidentiality agreements arising out of civil litigation or confidentiality agreements that contractor employees or subcontractors sign at the behest of a Federal agency.

“Subcontract” means any contract as defined in subpart 2.1 entered into by a subcontractor to furnish supplies or services for performance of a prime contract or a subcontract. It includes but is not limited to purchase orders, and changes and modifications to purchase orders.

“Subcontractor” means any supplier, distributor, vendor, or firm (including a consultant) that furnishes supplies or services to or for a prime contractor or another subcontractor.

(b) The Contractor shall not require its employees or subcontractors to sign or comply with internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or subcontractors from lawfully reporting waste, fraud, or abuse related to the performance of a Government contract to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information (e.g., agency Office of the Inspector General).

(c) The Contractor shall notify current employees and subcontractors that prohibitions and restrictions of any preexisting internal confidentiality agreements or statements covered by this clause, to the extent that such prohibitions and restrictions are inconsistent with the prohibitions of this clause, are no longer in effect.

(d) The prohibition in paragraph (b) of this clause does not contravene requirements applicable to Standard Form 312 (Classified Information Nondisclosure Agreement), Form 4414 (Sensitive Compartmented Information Nondisclosure Agreement), or any other form issued by a Federal department or agency governing the nondisclosure of classified information.

(e) In accordance with section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015, (Pub. L. 113-235), and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions) use of funds appropriated (or otherwise made available) is prohibited, if the Government determines that the Contractor is not in compliance with the provisions of this clause.

(f) The Contractor shall include the substance of this clause, including this paragraph (f), in subcontracts under such contracts.

(End of clause)

52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF WORK (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence work under this contract within 20 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than 120 calendar days. The time stated for completion shall include final cleanup of the premises.

(End of clause)

52.213-4 TERMS AND CONDITIONS--SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITIONS (OTHER THAN COMMERCIAL ITEMS) (NOV 2016).

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that are ncorporated by reference:

(1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order: (i) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (JUN 2003) (E.O. 11755).

(ii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (APR 2015).

(iii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (SEPT 2016) (E.O. 11246).

(iv) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (JUN 2008) (E.O.s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

(v) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (AUG 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(vi) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (OCT 2004) (Pub. L. 108-77, 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note).

(2) Listed below are additional clauses that apply: (i) 52.232-1, Payments (APR 1984).

(ii) 52.232-8, Discounts for Prompt Payment (FEB 2002).

(iii) 52.232-11, Extras (APR 1984).

(iv) 52.232-25, Prompt Payment (JUL 2013).

(v) 52.232-39, Unenforceability of Unauthorized Obligations (JUN 2013).

(vi) 52.232-40, Providing Accelerated Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (DEC 2013).

(vii) 52.233-1, Disputes (MAY 2014).

(viii) 52.244-6, Subcontracts for Commercial Items (Nov 2016).

(ix) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (MAR 2016) (Applies when 52.222-6 or 52.222-41 are in the contract and performance in whole or in part is in the United States (the 50 States and the District of Columbia)).

(b) The Contractor shall comply with the following FAR clauses, incorporated by reference, unless the circumstances do not apply:

(1) The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order:

(i) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note) (Applies to contracts valued at $30,000 or more).

(ii) 52.222-19, Child Labor--Cooperation with Authorities and Remedies (Oct 2016) (E.O. 13126). (Applies to contracts for supplies exceeding the micro-purchase threshold).

(iii) 52.222-20, Contracts for Materials, Supplies, Articles, and Equipment Exceeding $15,000 (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 65) (Applies to supply contracts over $15,000 in the United States, Puerto Rico, or the U.S. Virgin Islands).

(iv) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (applies to contracts of $150,000 or more).

(v) 52.222-36, Equal Employment for Workers with Disabilities (JUL 2014) (29 U.S.C. 793) (Applies to contracts over $15,000, unless the work is to be performed outside the United States by employees recruited outside the United States). (For purposes of this clause, ``United States'' includes the 50 States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S. Virgin Islands, and Wake Island.)

(vi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016) (38 U.S.C. 4212) (Applies to contracts of $150,000 or more).

(vii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (Applies to service contracts over $2,500 that are subject to the Service Contract Labor Standards statute and will be performed in the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the U.S.

Virgin Islands, Johnston Island, Wake Island, or the outer Continental Shelf).

(viii)(A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (MAR 2015) (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627) (Applies to all solicitations and contracts).

(B) Alternate I (MAR 2015) (Applies if the Contracting Officer has filled in the following information with regard to applicable directives or notices: Document title(s), source for obtaining document(s), and contract performance location outside the United States to which the document applies).

(ix) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (DEC 2015) (Executive Order 13658) (Applies when 52.222-6 or 52.222-41 are in the contract and performance in whole or in part is in the United States (the 50 States and the District of Columbia)).

(x) 52.223-5, Pollution Prevention and Right-to-Know Information (MAY 2011) (E.O. 13423) (Applies to services performed on Federal facilities).

(xi) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693)(applies to contracts for products as prescribed at FAR 23.804(a)).

(xii) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693) (Applies to maintenance, service, repair, or disposal of refrigeration equipment and air conditioners).

(xiii) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products (DEC 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b) (Unless exempt pursuant to 23.204, applies to contracts when energy-consuming products listed in the ENERGY STAR[supreg] Program or Federal Energy Management Program (FEMP) will be--

(A) Delivered;

(B) Acquired by the Contractor for use in performing services at a Federally-controlled facility;

(C) Furnished by the Contractor for use by the Government; or

(D) Specified in the design of a building or work, or incorporated during its construction, renovation, or maintenance).

(xiv) 52.223-20, Aerosols (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693) (Applies to contracts for products that may contain high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons as a propellant or as a solvent; or contracts for maintenance or repair of electronic or mechanical devices).

(xv) 52.223-21, Foams (June, 2016) (E.O. 13693) (Applies to contracts for products that may contain high global warming potential hydrofluorocarbons or refrigerant blends containing hydrofluorocarbons as a foam blowing agent; or contracts for construction of buildings or facilities.

(xvi) 52.225-1, Buy American--Supplies (MAY 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67) (Applies to contracts for supplies, and to contracts for services involving the furnishing of supplies, for use in the United States or its outlying areas, if the value of the supply contract or supply portion of a service contract exceeds the micro-purchase threshold and the acquisition--

(A) Is set aside for small business concerns; or

(B) Cannot be set aside for small business concerns (see 19.502-2), and does not exceed $25,000).

(xvii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (MAY 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792) (Applies to contracts greater than $25,000 that provide for the provision, the service, or the sale of food in the United States).

(xviii) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (Applies when the payment will be made by electronic funds transfer (EFT) and the payment office uses the System for Award Management (SAM) database as its source of EFT information.)

(xix) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer--Other than System for Award Management (JUL 2013) (Applies when the payment will be made by EFT and the payment office does not use the SAM database as its source of EFT information.)

(xx) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (FEB 2006) (46 U.S.C. App. 1241) (Applies to supplies transported by ocean vessels (except for the types of subcontracts listed at 47.504(d).)

(2) Listed below are additional clauses that may apply:

(i) 52.204-21, Basic Safeguarding of Covered Contractor Information Systems (June, 2016) (Applies to contracts when the contractor or a subcontractor at any tier may have Federal contract information residing in or transiting through its information system.

(ii) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government's Interest When Subcontracting with Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment (Oct 2015) (Applies to contracts over $35,000).

(iii) 52.211-17, Delivery of Excess Quantities (SEP 1989) (Applies to fixed-price supplies).

(iv) 52.247-29, F.o.b. Origin (FEB 2006) (Applies to supplies if delivery is f.o.b. origin).

52.247-34, F.o.b. Destination (NOV 1991) (Applies to supplies if delivery is f.o.b. destination).

(c) FAR 52.252-2, Clauses Incorporated by Reference (FEB 1998). This contract incorporates one or more clauses 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. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/

(d) Inspection/Acceptance. The Contractor shall tender for acceptance only those items that conform to the requirements of this contract. The Government reserves the right to inspect or test any supplies or services that have been tendered for acceptance. The Government may require repair or replacement of nonconforming supplies or reperformance of nonconforming services at no increase in contract price. The Government must exercise its postacceptance rights--

(1) Within a reasonable period of time after the defect was discovered or should have been discovered; and

(2) Before any substantial change occurs in the condition of the item, unless the change is due to the defect in the item.

(e) Excusable delays. The Contractor shall be liable for default unless nonperformance is caused by an occurrence beyond the reasonable control of the Contractor and without its fault or negligence, such as acts of God or the public enemy, acts of the Government in either its sovereign or contractual capacity, fires, floods, epidemics, quarantine restrictions, strikes, unusually severe weather, and delays of common carriers. The Contractor shall notify the Contracting Officer in writing as soon as it is reasonably possible after the commencement of any excusable delay, setting forth the full particulars in connection therewith, shall remedy such occurrence with all reasonable dispatch, and shall promptly give written notice to the Contracting Officer of the cessation of such occurrence.

(f) Termination for the Government's convenience. The Government reserves the right to terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for its sole convenience. In the event of such termination, the Contractor shall immediately stop all work hereunder and shall immediately cause any and all of its suppliers and subcontractors to cease work. Subject to the terms of this contract, the Contractor shall be paid a percentage of the contract price reflecting the percentage of the work performed prior to the notice of termination, plus reasonable charges that the Contractor can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the Government, using its standard record keeping system, have resulted from the termination. The Contractor shall not be required to comply with the cost accounting standards or contract cost principles for this purpose. This paragraph does not give the Government any right to audit the Contractor's records. The Contractor shall not be paid for any work performed or costs incurred that reasonably could have been avoided.

(g) Termination for cause. The Government may terminate this contract, or any part hereof, for cause in the event of any default by the Contractor, or if the Contractor fails to comply with any contract terms and conditions, or fails to provide the Government, upon request, with adequate assurances of future performance. In the event of termination for cause, the Government shall not be liable to the Contractor for any amount for supplies or services not accepted, and the Contractor shall be liable to the Government for any and all rights and remedies provided by law. If it is determined that the Government improperly terminated this contract for default, such termination shall be deemed a termination for convenience.

(h) Warranty. The Contractor warrants and implies that the items delivered hereunder are merchantable and fit for use for the particular purpose described in this contract.

(End of clause)

52.252-6 AUTHORIZED DEVIATIONS IN CLAUSES (APR 1984)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the date of the clause.

(b) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 2) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of "(DEVIATION)" after the name of the regulation.

(End of clause)

FAR 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN ACT—CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. As used in this clause-- “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item”—

(1) Means any item of supply (including construction material) that is—

(i) A commercial item (as defined in paragraph (1) of the definition at FAR 2.101);

(ii) Sold in substantial quantities in the commercial marketplace; and

(iii) Offered to the Government, under a contract or subcontract at any tier, without modification, in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial marketplace; and

(2) Does not include bulk cargo, as defined in 46 U.S.C. 40102(4), such as agricultural products and petroleum products. 4 “Component” means an article, material, or supply incorporated directly into a construction material.

“Construction material” means an article, material, or supply brought to the construction site by the Contractor or a subcontractor for incorporation into the building or work. The term also includes an item brought to the site preassembled from articles, materials, or supplies. However, emergency life safety systems, such as emergency lighting, fire alarm, and audio evacuation systems, that are discrete systems incorporated into a public building or work and that are produced as complete systems, are evaluated as a single and distinct construction material regardless of when or how the individual parts or components of those systems are delivered to the construction site. Materials purchased directly by the Government are supplies, not construction material.

“Cost of components” means--

(1) For components purchased by the Contractor, the acquisition cost, including transportation costs to the place of incorporation into the construction material (whether or not such costs are paid to a domestic firm), and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free entry certificate is issued); or

(2) For components manufactured by the Contractor, all costs associated with the manufacture of the component, including transportation costs as described in paragraph (1) of this definition, plus allocable overhead costs, but excluding profit. Cost of components does not include any costs associated with the manufacture of the construction material.

“Domestic construction material” means—

(1) An unmanufactured construction material mined or produced in the United States;

(2) A construction material manufactured in the United States, if—

(i) The cost of its components mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States exceeds 50 percent of the cost of all its components. Components of foreign origin of the same class or kind for which nonavailability determinations have been made are treated as domestic; or

(ii) The construction material is a COTS item.

“Foreign construction material” means a construction material other than a domestic construction material.

“United States” means the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and outlying areas.

(b) Domestic preference.

(1) This clause implements the 41 U.S.C. chapter 83, Buy American, by providing a preference for domestic construction material. In accordance with 41 U.S.C. 1907, the component test of the Buy American statute is waived for construction material that is a COTS item. (See FAR 12.505(a)(2)). The Contractor shall use only domestic construction material in performing this contract, except as provided in paragraphs (b)(2) and (b)(3) of this clause.

(2) This requirement does not apply to information technology that is a commercial item or to the construction materials or components listed by the Government as follows: _NONE_ 5

(3) The Contracting Officer may add other foreign construction material to the list in paragraph (b)(2) of this clause if the Government determines that

(i) The cost of domestic construction material would be unreasonable. The cost of a particular domestic construction material subject to the requirements of the Buy American statute is unreasonable when the cost of such material exceeds the cost of foreign material by more than 6 percent;

(ii) The application of the restriction of the Buy American statute to a particular construction material would be impracticable or inconsistent with the public interest; or

(iii) The construction material is not mined, produced, or manufactured in the United States in sufficient and reasonably available commercial quantities of a satisfactory quality.

(c) Request for determination of inapplicability of the Buy American statute.

(1)

(i) Any Contractor request to use foreign construction material in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause shall include adequate information for Government evaluation of the request, including--

(A) A description of the foreign and domestic construction materials;

(B) Unit of measure;

(C) Quantity;

(D) Price;

(E) Time of delivery or availability;

(F) Location of the construction project;

(G) Name and address of the proposed supplier; and

(H) A detailed justification of the reason for use of foreign construction materials cited in accordance with paragraph (b)(3) of this clause.

(ii) A request based on unreasonable cost shall include a reasonable survey of the market and a completed price comparison table in the format in paragraph (d) of this clause.

(iii) The price of construction material shall include all delivery costs to the construction site and any applicable duty (whether or not a duty-free certificate may be issued).

(iv) Any Contractor request for a determination submitted after contract award shall explain why the Contractor could not reasonably foresee the need for such determination and could not have requested the determination before contract award. If the Contractor does not submit a satisfactory explanation, the Contracting Officer need not make a determination.

(2) If the Government determines after contract award that an exception to the Buy American statute applies and the Contracting Officer and the Contractor negotiate adequate consideration, the Contracting Officer will modify the contract to allow use of the foreign construction material. However, when the basis for the exception is the unreasonable price of a domestic construction material, adequate consideration is not less than the differential established in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of this clause.

(3) Unless the Government determines that an exception to the Buy American statute applies, use of foreign construction material is noncompliant with the Buy American statute.

(d) Data. To permit evaluation of requests under paragraph (c) of this clause based on unreasonable cost, the Contractor shall include the following information and any applicable supporting data based on the survey of suppliers:

Item 1

Foreign construction material

Domestic construction material

Item 2

Foreign construction material

General Instructions to Offeror The selection of a source for award purposes will be conducted utilizing FAR Part 13Informal source selection procedures a FAR Part 15.3. Offers will be evaluated using the criteria under “Evaluation Factors for Award.” Noncompliance with the Request for Quote (RFQ) requirements may hamper the Government's ability to properly evaluate the quote and may result in elimination of the quote from further consideration for contract award.

3. The Offer. The submission of the documentation specified below will constitute the offeror's acceptance of the terms and conditions of the RFQ, concurrence with the Statement of Objectives and contract type.

4. It is the Government’s intention to award without discussions. Offerors are encouraged to present their best technical quote and prices in their initial quote submission. However, in accordance with (IAW) FAR Part 15.306, should discussions become necessary, the Government reserves the right to hold them.

5. Instructions outlined in paragraphs below, prescribe the format for the quote and describe the approach for the development and presentation of quote data. These instructions are designed to ensure the submission of necessary information to provide for the understanding and comprehensive evaluation of quotes.

6. If an offeror believes that the requirements in these instructions contain an error, an ambiguity, omission, or are otherwise deemed unsound, the offeror shall immediately notify the KO in writing with supporting rationale. The offeror is reminded that the Government reserves the right to award this effort based on the initial quote, as received, without discussion.

7. In accordance with FAR Subpart 4.8 (Government Contract Files), the Government will retain one copy of all unsuccessful quotes. Unless the offeror requests otherwise, the Government will destroy extra copies of such unsuccessful quotes.

8. All referenced documents for this solicitation are available on the Federal Business Opportunities (FedBizOpps) website at http://www.fedbizzopps.gov. Potential offerors are encouraged to subscribe for real-time e-mail notifications when information has been posted to the website for this solicitation.

9. Debriefings. The KO will promptly notify offerors of any decision to exclude them from the competitive range, whereupon they may request and receive a debriefing in accordance with FAR 15.505.

C. Quote Preparation Instructions

1. Offerer’s quote shall consist of __3____ volumes: See Table 2 below.

2. Quote Format

(a) Offerors shall submit an original via email paragraph (c) below of their quote.

(b) Exceptions. Offerors are required to meet all solicitation requirements, such as terms and conditions, representations and certifications, and technical requirements, in addition to those identified as evaluation factors and subfactors Failure to meet a requirement may result in an offer being ineligible for award. If the offeror finds it necessary to take exception to any of the requirements specified in this solicitation, the offeror shall clearly identify the applicable Volume and exceptions with a complete explanation of why the exception was taken, what benefit accrues to the Government (if any), and its impact, if any, on the performance, schedule, cost, and specific requirements of the solicitation. Each exception shall be specifically related to each paragraph and/or specific part of the solicitation to which the exception is taken. Offerors are cautioned that taking an exception may render the offer ineligible for award. This information shall be provided in the format below.

Table 1 - Solicitation Exceptions

Solicitation Document Page/ Paragraph Requirement/ Portion Rationale & Impact

PWS/SOO/ PWS, .

Applicable Page and Paragraph Numbers

Identify the requirement or portion to which exception is taken

Describe The rationale and impact of the exception

(c) The quotes shall be organized into 3 volumes. A cover sheet should be used in each volume, clearly marked as to volume number, title, copy number, solicitation identification and the offeror's name. All text shall be single spaced, black on white (Black and white requirement does not apply to graphics, photos, etc., Company stationary and logos are acceptable). PDF documents shall be easily readable (12-pitch type or 10 point proportional spacing.) Cross-references should be utilized to preclude unnecessary duplication of data between sections. .PDF Digital copies shall be provided on email as outlined in Table 2. The file name shall be “Company Name – Initial” for the first submission. The file name of later submissions (if necessary), shall be “Company Name – Revision X’ with X indicating the number of the revision. Page limitations are as follows:

Table 2

(d) Quote Limitation. The quote shall not exceed the limits stated above. If the page limits are exceeded, the pages in excess of the limit shall be removed and returned, unread, to the offeror. The Government will not accept any changes to the contractor’s quote after the closing date of the solicitation (See FAR 15.208 for further information regarding late quotes).

(e) Page Limit does not include covers for volumes, tables of contents, glossary of abbreviations and acronyms, indices, title pages, cross reference indices, and section dividers/tables if they are inserted solely to provide ease to the reader in locating parts/sections of the quote. Pages will be counted if they contain any other information, i.e., diagrams, extraneous data, etc. Pages marked “This page intentionally left blank” will not be counted.

(f) What Counts As A Page? A page shall be an 8 ½ X 11” sheet of paper. When both sides of a sheet display printed material, it shall be counted as two pages. Letter size and spacing requirements for illustrations and tables can be at the discretion of the offeror but must be easily readable. Fold-outs will be counted as the appropriate number of pages based on an 8 ½” X 11” sheet of paper. Margins shall be at least 1 inch on the top and bottom and 3/4 inch on the side. The Contractor shall number each page in order to eliminate any confusion. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages. In the event contractor creates an ambiguity in their numbering of pages, the Government may exercise its own discretion in counting pages.

(g) Indexing. Each volume shall contain a more detailed table of contents to delineate the subparagraphs within that volume. Tab indexing shall be used to identify sections.

(h) Glossary of Abbreviations and Acronyms. Each volume shall contain a glossary of all abbreviations and acronyms used, with a definition for each.

1. Quote Content:

Base on FACTORS:

FACTOR ONE ( VOLUME ONE) Technical (Mission Capabilities)

FACTOR TWO (VOLUME TWO) PRICE

FACTOR THREE (VOLUME THREE) PAST PERFORMANCE

Volume I – Technical (Mission Capabilities)

l. Offerors are required to submit a completed of the Standard Form 1449. All final monetary extensions shall be in whole dollars only. Failure to follow the below Contract Quote preparation instructions may cause your quote to be deemed unacceptable by the Government. The General Volume shall be organized as follows and contain the identified information.

TAB A, Exceptions/Assumptions (if required) - Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations. Additionally, any assumptions used in the quote preparation must be identified.

TAB B, Solicitation, Offer and Award - The Standard Form 1442, shall be submitted fully completed. The offeror is cautioned that the SF 1442 must contain an original signature in block _16_ of the form. The contractor shall acknowledge any amendments to the RFP in accordance with the instructions on the SF 30, and with , The offeror shall provide the name, title and telephone number of the company/division point of contact regarding decisions made with respect to your quote and who can obligate your company contractually. Also, identify those individuals authorized to negotiate with the Government TAB C, (Supplies or Services and Prices/Costs) - shall be submitted fully completed and error free. It shall contain the offeror’s prices for the established Contract Line Items Numbers (CLINS).

Volume I – Technical Volume: Instruction for Contractor Statement of Work: The Statement of Objectives (SOO) and Government requirements document, included provided in the solicitation in full text attached, provides the Government's overall objectives and performance requirements for this solicitation. Offerors shall use the SOO and Government requirements document, together with other applicable portions of this RFQ, as the basis for preparing their quote, to including into Contractor Statement of Work (CSOW). The offeror shall ensure all aspects of the SOO Government requirements document are addressed.

The CSOW should specify in clear, understandable terms the work to be done in developing or producing the goods to be delivered or services to be performed by the contractor. Preparation of an effective CSOW requires both the understanding of the goods and services that are needed to satisfy a particular requirement and an ability to define what is required in specific, quantitative terms. The offerors understanding of both required goods and services, work effort required to accomplish should be fully demonstrated in the offeror’s proposed CSOW.

The offeror’s CSOW shall include appropriate compliance and reference documents. All documents that are included shall be listed to properly identify the revision that will be used, and shall contain appropriate tailoring. As a minimum, the offeror’s CSOW shall include the compliance documents listed in the RFQ, including tailoring. The offeror may propose additional compliance documents. The offeror may obtain information from referenced guidance documents, but is not required to comply with any requirement in a reference guidance document.

(1) Your responses will be evaluated against the Technical factors defined in Statement of Objectives for Award. The quote should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather shall provide convincing rationale to address how the offeror intends to meet these requirements. Statements that the offeror understands, can, or will comply with the Statement of Objectives (SOO) (including referenced publications, technical data, etc.); statements paraphrasing the SOO or parts thereof (including applicable publications, technical data, etc.); and phrases such as “standard procedures will be employed” or “well known techniques will be used,” etc., will be considered unacceptable. Offerors shall assume that the Government has no prior knowledge of their facilities and experience, and will base its evaluation on the information presented in the offeror's quote. Elaborate brochures or documentation, binding, detailed art work, or other embellishments are unnecessary and are not desired.

The offeror shall address as specifically as possible the actual methodology you would use for accomplishing the Statement of Objectives and tasks. The volume shall be organized according to the following general outline:

-Table of Contents -List of Table and Drawings -Cross Reference Matrix -Exceptions/Assumptions (Identification and explanation of any exceptions or deviations). Additionally, identify any assumptions used in preparing the quote.

Volume II- Price – The offeror shall complete the pricing in an excel spreadsheet with break out of all pricing to include all breakdown of labor (labor categories), materials, travel, profit, shipping (FOB), overhead, and other expenses for the pricing. The Government reserves the right to require the submission of Other Than Certified Cost or Pricing Data as is deemed necessary to arrive at a fair and reasonable price.

Volume III - Past Performance. The Past Performance evaluation will be accomplished by reviewing aspects of an Offeror's recent and relevant Past Performance, focusing on and targeting performance which is relevant to the effort {As it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation.

Past Performance information described herein is required on the offeror and all subcontractors, teaming partners, and/or joint venture partners proposed to perform ____% of the proposed effort based on the total proposed price {OR COST, AS APPLICABLE}. The offeror shall submit, along with the information required in this paragraph, a consent letter, executed by each subcontractor, teaming partner, and/or joint venture partner, authorizing release of adverse past performance information to the offeror so the offeror can respond to such information. For each identified effort for a commercial customer, the offeror shall also submit a client authorization letter, authorizing release to the Government of requested information on the offeror's performance.

1. Early Quote Information. The offeror is requested to submit the Past Performance Volume _7 calendar days after the RFP issuance date, to the Contracting Officer at the address specified in L.

1. The offeror shall include documentation regarding their relevant past performance as it directly relates to the work being procured under this solicitation. The offeror SHALL NOT go back any farther than {3 years for services and 6 years for projects} for the submitted data. The past performance data shall document a successful history of past contract performance.

1. In conducting the Past Performance evaluation, the Government reserves the right to use both the information provided in the offeror’s Past Performance Volume and information obtained from other sources, such as the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) or similar systems, Defense Contract Management Agency (DCMA) and commercial sources. Offerors are reminded that both independent data and data provided by offerors in their quotes may be used by the Government to evaluate offeror past performance. However, the burden of providing thorough, complete, and current past performance information as requested in this paragraph remains with the offerors. Quotes that do not contain the information requested by this paragraph risk rejection or a less than acceptable performance rating by the Government. All past performance comments received will be taken into account and could affect the overall rating. The overall past performance evaluation is a subjective decision based on the whole of all data received. In the case of an offeror without a record of relevant past performance or for whom information on past performance is not available or so sparse that no meaningful past performance rating can be reasonably assigned, the offeror may not be evaluated favorably or unfavorably on past performance (see FAR 15.305 (a)(2)(iv)). Therefore, the offeror shall be determined to have unknown past performance. In the context of acceptability/unacceptability, “unknown” shall be considered “acceptable.”

1. Submission Requirements. The offeror shall submit a Past Performance Volume containing the following:

1. Table of Contents

1. Summary Page describing the role of the offeror and each subcontractor, teaming partner, and /or joint venture partner that the offeror is required to provide Past Performance Specific Relevant Contract Reference Sheets for the past performance experience.

1. Organization Structure Change History— Organizational Structure Change History. Many companies have acquired, been acquired by, or otherwise merged with other companies, and/or reorganized their divisions, business groups, subsidiary companies, etc. In many cases, these changes have taken place during the time of performance of relevant present or past efforts or between conclusion of recent past efforts and this source selection. As a result, it is sometimes difficult to determine what past performance is relevant to this acquisition. To facilitate this relevancy determination, include in this quote volume a "roadmap" describing all such changes in the organization of your company. As part of this explanation, show how these changes impact the relevance of any efforts you identify for past performance evaluation/performance confidence assessment. Since the Government intends to consider present and past performance information provided by other sources as well as that provided by the offeror(s), your "roadmap" should be both specifically applicable to the efforts you identify and general enough to apply to efforts on which the Government receives information from other sources.

1. Specific Relevant Contracts Format: The offeror shall provide documentation outlining the offeror’s past performance with contracts, as a prime or major subcontractor, which is the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the services being procured under this Solicitation. The submittal shall include rationale supporting your assertion of relevance and how it was determined that the work performed previously was the same or similar in nature, size, and complexity to the work specified by this solicitation. Offerors are required to explain what aspects of the contracts are deemed relevant to the proposed effort, and to what aspects of the proposed effort they relate.

1. Past Performance Questionnaire - Past Performance Questionnaire. For the contracts identified on each Specific Relevant Contract Reference, the offeror shall forward a copy of the Past Performance Questionnaire to the points of contact responsible for monitoring performance under such contracts. The points of contact shall return the questionnaires directly to the contract specialist:

Patricia Natividad email:

patricia.natividad@psc.hhs.gov.

Any questionnaires not returned directly to the KO will not be reviewed and evaluated. The information contained in the questionnaires will be used to evaluate the offeror’s past performance. New entities that have no past customers shall annotate on the Summary Page that they have had no previous clients and that the minimum number

Evaluation :

(a) The Government will award a contract resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror whose offer conforming to the solicitation will be most advantageous to the Government, price and other factors considered. The following factors shall be used to evaluate offers:

FACTOR ONE: Technical (Mission Capability) base on Statement of Objectives.

FACTOR TWO: Price FACTOR THREE: Past Performance

The Government will evaluate offers based on Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA). Technical and past performance, when combined, are considered equal in comparison to price.

(b) To be determined technically acceptable: The contractor shall take no exceptions to the Statement of Work (SOW) or solicitation. All offerors shall submit a Capability Statement demontrating the capability to provide all requirements and services indicated in the SOW. The Capability Statement (CS) shall be brief and specifically related to the requirements described in the SOW and solicitation. Page Limit for the CS is 4 pages. Any page beyond 4 will not be considered. At a minimum, the contents in the CS shall address the following areas:

(1) Corporate/Company Data to include: Company/Corporation Name; Address; Primary POCs, Phone Numbers and email addresses; DUNS Number; CAGE Code; and other pertinent company information.

(2) Core Competencies: Descriptions and/or NAICS Codes.

(3) Past Performance: Past Performance shall include experience installing and repairing electrical systems and components and other related services as outlined in the SOW and solicitation. Offerors shall provide a summary of places where these services were performed, to include names and contact information of references. Include any contract numbers and/or information you may have for past or current contracts where you performed these services..

Offerors will be notified if their capability statement does not meet the requirements of this solicitation.

(c) Offerors must be determined technically acceptable in order to be eligible for award of a contract. Additionally, the contractor shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) https://www.sam.gov/portal/SAM/#1 with no exceptions prior to receiving award.

(d) All offerors shall meet the following requirements to determine contractor responsibility:

(1) Is not debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, excluded, disqualified or ineligible from receiving Federal contracts.

(2) Have no other negative past performance information that would determine past performance to be unacceptable.

(3) Meet contractor responsibility requirements in accordance with FAR 9.104-1.

(e) Offerors may be determined to be unacceptable and ineligible for award of a contract if any of the above requirements are not met.

(f) A written notice of award or acceptance of an offer, mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time for acceptance specified in the offer, shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party. Before the offer's specified expiration time, the Government may accept an offer (or part of an offer), whether or not there are negotiations after its receipt, unless a written notice of withdrawal is received before award.

ADDITIONAL :

EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

a. Basis for Contract Award

FAR 15.402 (a)} The Government will evaluate proposed prices for reasonableness using price analysis techniques. Proposed prices evaluated as unreasonable may be grounds for eliminating a quote from competition.

b. Award for All of the Work. The Government intends to one award as a result of this solicitation.