RFQ_FAR_Clauses_and_Instructions.doc

RFQ# 17-277PCV181

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INSTRUCTIONS AND AWARD DETERMINATION

Quotes are due Wednesday, June 21, 2017 at 2:00 pm EDT by email at Myranda.F.Landon@uscg.mil.

Questions must be submitted in writing to Myranda.F.Landon@uscg.mil No Later Than Tuesday, June 20, 2017.

The contractor is required to provide a firm fixed price, a projected work schedule, and Offerors name, address, point of contact name, phone number, email address, fax number, tax identification number and DUNS number.

A completed SF18 should be included with your quote, unless you are submitting a Company specific quote with the same information.

Award Determination will be based off Lowest Price Technically Acceptable (LPTA) and Past Performance. Relevant Past performance information should be three references within the last five (5) years. Provide Company's name, point of contact, telephone number, fax number and email address. This information must be current.

Davis Bacon Labor Wage Determination is attached.

Magnitude of Construction Project:

(a) Between $10,000 and $20,000 2.

FAR CLAUSES AND PROVISIONS

FAR Provisions Incorporated By Full Text

52.236-27 Site Visit (Construction) (Feb 1995)

As prescribed in 36.523:

Site Visit (Construction) (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) SITE VISIT to be scheduled during the following days, location and by contacting

Site Visit Days and Times:

Monday – Friday, between the hours of 8:00AM and 4:00PM Site Visit Location:

US Coast Guard Sector Field Office Fort Macon 2301 E. Fort Macon Road Atlantic Beach, NC 28512 Coordinate schedule of site visit and access to the site by contacting:

Guy Brunell (Guy.M.Brunell@uscg.mil)

252-240-8494 (O), 252-269-9829 (C) (End of provision)

FAR Clauses Incorporated By Reference

52.223-18 Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) 52.232-5 Payments Under Fixed-Price Construction Contracts (May 2014)

52.236-2 Differing Site Conditions (Apr 1984)

52.236-3 Site Investigation and Conditions Affecting the Work (Apr 1984)

52.236-5 Material and Workmanship (Apr 1984) 52.236-7 Permits and Responsibilities (Nov 1991) 52.236-9 Protection of Existing Vegetation, Structures, Equipment, Utilities, and Improvements (Apr 1984) 52.236-12 Cleaning Up (Apr 1984) 52.236-13 Accident Prevention (Nov 1991) 52.243-5 Changes and Changed Conditions (Apr 1984) FAR Clauses Incorporated By Full Text 52.213-4 Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (May 2015) As prescribed in 13.302-5(d):

Terms and Conditions-Simplified Acquisitions (Other Than Commercial Items) (May 2015)

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that are incorporated 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 (Apr 2015) (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 (Apr 2015).

(ix) 52.253-1, Computer Generated Forms (Jan 1991).

(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:

(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.)

(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).

(ix) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2014) (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).

(xiv) 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).

(c) FAR Clauses and Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference:

a. 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):

http://farsite.hill.af.mil/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/opnbiz/hsar.pdf

b. 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/ https://www.acquisition.gov/browsefar http://www.dhs.gov/xlibrary/assets/opnbiz/hsar.pdf

(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.

HSAR 3052.242-72 Contracting officer's technical representative.

CONTRACTING OFFICER'S TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE (DEC 2003)

(a) The Contracting Officer may designate Government personnel to act as the Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) to perform functions under the contract such as review or inspection and acceptance of supplies, services, including construction, and other functions of a technical nature. The Contracting Officer will provide a written notice of such designation to the Contractor within five working days after contract award or for construction, not less than five working days prior to giving the contractor the notice to proceed. The designation letter will set forth the authorities 52-45 06-01-2006 HSAR and limitations of the COTR under the contract.

(b) The Contracting Officer cannot authorize the COTR or any other representative to sign documents, such as contracts, contract modifications, etc., that require the signature of the Contracting Officer.

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