Amendment 0001.pdf

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 items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT 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.

E. IMPORTANT: Contractor is not is required to sign this document and return copies to the issuing office.

AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION/MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT 1. CONTRACT ID CODE

2. AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NUMBER 3. EFFECTIVE DATE 4. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUISITION NUMBER 5. PROJECT NUMBER (If applicable)

7. ADMINISTERED BY (If other than Item 6) CODE

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

The above numbered solicitation is amended as set forth in Item 14. The hour and date specified for receipt of Offers is extended. is not extended.

12. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA (If required) copies of the amendment; (b) By acknowledging receipt of this amendment on each copy of the offer submitted;

13. THIS ITEM APPLIES ONLY TO MODIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTS/ORDERS.

IT MODIFIES THE CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER AS DESCRIBED IN ITEM 14.

CHECK ONE A. THIS CHANGE ORDER IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO: (Specify authority) THE CHANGES SET FORTH IN ITEM 14 ARE MADE IN THE CONTRACT ORDER

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

B. THE ABOVE NUMBERED CONTRACT/ORDER IS MODIFIED TO REFLECT THE ADMINISTRATIVE CHANGES (such as changes in paying office, appropriation data, etc.) SET FORTH IN ITEM 14, PURSUANT TO THE AUTHORITY OF FAR 43.103(b).

C. THIS SUPPLEMENTAL AGREEMENT IS ENTERED INTO PURSUANT TO AUTHORITY OF:

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

Except as provided herein, all terms and conditions of the document referenced in Item 9A or 10A, as heretofore changed, remains unchanged and in full force and effect.

15C. DATE SIGNED

15A. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print)

16C. DATE SIGNED

16A. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

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

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6. ISSUED BY CODE

8. NAME AND ADDRESS OF CONTRACTOR (Number, street, county, State and ZIP Code) (X)

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

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PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE MINUTES

June 23, 2026

Project Title: Van Buren LPOE Asphalt Paving Phase II

Solicitation: 47PC5226R0040

Agenda:

1. Introduction of Government Representatives

2. Project Description

The Government requires removal and replacement of asphalt, and re-application of asphalt markings, at the Van Buren Land Point of Entry in Van Buren, Maine. The base area is approximately 44,850 square feet and the option area is approximately 8,760 sq ft.

Purpose

The purpose of this pre-proposal conference is to afford interested contractors the opportunity to see the site of the requirement, ask questions, receive answers either at the conference or later regarding any concerns they may have regarding the contract provisions and requirements of this project. Answers, especially those that require further study, shall be deferred and answered in the minutes to this meeting and issued as an amendment to the contract.

Please keep conversations to a minimum during the walk-through so you don’t miss important announcements.

In order to prevent unnecessary extension of the proposal due date, we request that any questions you may have during or following this meeting be submitted in writing by the close of business, June 29, 2026. The Government cannot guarantee a response to questions submitted later than June 29, 2026.

All questions should be emailed to jeffery.linskens@gsa.gov and kevin.dessureault@gsa.gov.

Oral statements made by a Government representative during today’s pre-proposal conference or any site visit, or any written record of such oral statements as may be furnished to the offeror will not qualify or be deemed to have the effect of adding to, modifying, or otherwise varying from the written provisions of the Request for Proposal. In the event the discussion or questions raised during today pre-proposal conference or during any other site visit, indicate a need to modify the Request for Proposal, an amendment to the solicitation will be issued in writing. Any amendment to the solicitation must be acknowledged on SF 1442.

3. Contractual Preview mailto:jeffery.linskens@gsa.gov

a. Contract type: Firm fixed price (FFP).

b. NAICS Code: 237310, Highway, Street, and Bridge Construction

c. Set aside: Set aside for HUBZone small businesses under the applicable NAICS Code.

d. Period of performance. The project period of performance is ninety (90) calendar days from of notice to proceed (NTP). This period of performance includes final cleanup of the premises. Any change made to the period of performance will be issued in an amendment prior to award, and in a modification after award. Sixty (60) additional calendar days are allowed for close-out activities from substantial completion to contract completion.

e. Options. This solicitation contains an option for budgetary flexibility.

f. Bonding requirements:

a. A performance bond for 100% of the contract price and a payment bond for

100% of the contract price will be required within 10 days of award.

b. A bid bond is required in the penal amount of 20% of the total price of the contract. It will be submitted with the proposal.

g. Insurance requirements. The contractor must furnish the contracting specialist with a current certificate of insurance, listing the Government as a co-insured party and meeting the requirements specified in this solicitation within ten (10) days of award.

Refer to The Agreement, Section III.A.12. “Insurance Requirements.” The contractor may not begin actual work on the site until the performance bond and certificate of insurance have been received and found acceptable. Please note the language required on the certificate of insurance as specified in this solicitation is different from the standard language provided by insurers, so take care to ensure the language on the certificate complies with the requirements of this solicitation.

h. Wage and fringe benefits: Contractors are to pay the minimum wage and fringe benefits required by the Davis Bacon Act, Labor Standards, GSA Form 3505, (FAR

52.222-11 and FAR 222-6. If the Davis Bacon wage requirements change after receipt of proposals and prior to issuance of award, contractors shall have the opportunity to adjust their price proposal.

i. Liquidated damages. If the contractor fails to complete the work within the required time, the contractor shall pay liquidated damages to the Government in the amount $371.00 per calendar day until the work is completed and accepted.

j. Invoice requirements. Payments will be made within fourteen (14) days after receipt of the contractor’s invoice.

The percentage of work completed will be determined at the inspection meeting and after the actual percentages of work completed is determined and acceptable by all parties based upon approved schedule of values, the contractor will submit a finalized original invoice the contracts specialist, Jeff Linskens. Payment certification is required with each payment request issued to GSA Finance, and a Release of Claims form is required with the final invoice.

The contractor shall submit an SF 2419, Certification of Payment, to subcontractors and suppliers with each invoice. Payment requests shall include an updated project schedule, and invoices will be returned if the schedule is not included. Full payment may be made for satisfactory progress; however, up to 10% may be withheld from the requested amount for unsatisfactory progress. The contractor’s record documents will be reviewed each month during invoice inspection.

k. Subcontracting plan. Because this solicitation is set aside for HUBZone firms, a subcontracting plan is not required to be submitted.

4. Price and Technical Proposals

a) Price. Each contractor is required to submit the proposal price on block number 17 of the SF 1442, Solicitation of Offer and Award, and complete the Pricing (Bid) Sheet.

b) Technical factors are considered significantly more important than price. The following are technical criteria listed in descending order of importance: 1) Past Performance on projects of similar size and scope, and 2) Prior Experience on projects of similar size and scope. It is a good practice to provide technical factor information in the same order and using the same language used to describe the technical factors in the Solicitation.

c) Similar size and scope is asphalt removal and replacement of an area of at least 25,000 square feet.

d) For past performance, Past performance information will be obtained by interviewing references for projects submitted under Prior Experience and by a review of CPARS Performance Assessments of projects performed under NAICS 237310 within the past 5 years of similar size and scope, as well as any knowledge of the Government team.

e) For prior experience, offerors will submit information on two projects started within the past five years and substantially complete by time of submission. Their descriptions of each project will be limited to one page, i.e., one side of an 8.5 x 11 sheet with font size of 10 or greater. More than two projects will not be reviewed and information in excess of one sheet per project will not be reviewed.

f) Please carefully review each factor in Section VI of the solicitation and provide all information asked for. An early and thorough review of the Solicitation will afford

Offerors an opportunity to ask clarifying questions as RFIs prior to submission of their proposal.

g) Standard Form 1442 is the solicitation offer and award form. Fill this form out completely and acknowledge all amendments on this form, or sign and return the amendment as your acknowledgement of the amendment.

h) The award decision will be made using the best value method using the price-technical tradeoff approach with technical factors, taken together, significantly more important than price. Price is defined as the total evaluated price, which is the sum of the base and option price, whether the option is awarded or not.

5. Proposal Due Date and Location

The proposal due date is July 14, 2026, 2:00 p.m. eastern time. Proposals are to be submitted to: Jeffery.Linskens@gsa.gov. Please note the spelling of the first and last name in the email address. Please be advised that due to email system constraints, all attachments in one email cannot exceed a total of 25 MB. Proposals will not be accepted at the Van Buren LPOE.

LATE PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED!!

6. Technical Project Overview

7. Walkthrough mailto:Jeffery.Linskens@gsa.gov

Sign-in Sheet

East/Contracting Branch B 1800 F Street NW Washington , DC 20405 USA

East/Contracting Branch B 1800 F Street NW Washington , DC 20405 USA