RFP_IDIQ_for_Northern_IL.pdf

GSAR 552.219-71 NOTICE TO OFFERORS OF SUBCONTRACTING PLAN REQUIREMENTS (OCT 2016) The

General Services Administration (GSA) is committed to assuring that maximum practicable opportunity is provided to small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns to participate in the performance of this contract consistent with its efficient performance. GSA expects any subcontracting plan submitted pursuant to FAR 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan, to reflect this commitment. The plan must demonstrate a creative and innovative program for involving small, HUBZone small, small disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran owned small business concerns as subcontractors in the performance of this contract.

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Solicitation #47PF0018R0209

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Table of Contents

The Solicitation: C201-SB o Attachment A – GC Experience Summary o Attachment B – Past Performance Questionnaire o Attachment C – Offeror Information o Standard Form 1442 – Solicitation, Offer, and Award o Standard Form 24 – Bid Bond o Line Item Pricing Schedule o PBS 100 – April 2017

The Agreement: C101-SB

Specifications

Building Profiles o Dirksen Courthouse, 219 S. Dearborn St o Federal Building at 536 S. Clark St o Parking Facility, 450 S. Federal St o Customhouse, 610 S. Canal St o Motor Pool, 701 S Clinton St o Federal Archives & Records Center, 7358 S. Pulaski Rd o Federal Building at 11 W. Quincy Ct.

o JCK Federal Building, 230 S. Dearborn St o Lipinski Federal Building, 844 N. Rush St o US Post Office (Loop Station), 211 S. Clark St o Metcalfe Federal Building, 77 W. Jackson Blvd o Stanley J. Roszkowski U.S. Courthouse, 327 S. Church St o Harold Washington SSC, 600 W. Madison St

Wage Decisions

Offeror Representations and Certifications: C301

GSA Solicitation No.47PF0018R0209

Document: C201-SB GC (The Solicitation) Page 1 of 29

Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Contract for Construction, Repair &

Alterations in Northern Illinois (including Cook and Winnebago Counties)

The Solicitation

Notice to Offerors of Total Small Business Set-Aside

The General Services Administration (GSA) is setting aside the contract under the following clause found in the Agreement:

52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set Aside

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Table of Contents

I. General Information A. The Solicitation and Contract B. List of Solicitation Documents C. Authorized Representatives D. Pre-Proposal Conference E. Estimated Price Range F. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee G. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit – Construction H. Receipt of Offers

II. Proposals

A. Proposal Contents B. Proposal Format C. Price Proposal D. Technical Proposal E. Other Information to be Submitted with Proposal F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

III. General Provisions

A. Availability of Funds B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation C. Notice to Small Business Firms D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results E. Affirmative Procurement Program F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals G. Contractor Performance Information H. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal

Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR 101-29 B. FAR 52.211-3, Availability of Specifications Not Listed in the GSA Index of

Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Items Description C. FAR 52.216-1 Type Of Contract D. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements-Secondary Site of Work E. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal

Employment Opportunity for Construction F. FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement-Construction Materials G. Buy American Exceptions H. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest I. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference J. GSAR 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses by Reference K. Additional Provisions

V. Instructions to Offerors and Clauses A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition B. FAR 52.219-14 Limitations on Subcontracting C. FAR 52.223-21 Foams

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D. FAR 52.222-62 Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 E. Additional Security Requirements F. Additional Clauses

VI. Method Of Award A. Evaluation of Offers B. Determination of Responsibility C. Price Reasonableness D. Unbalanced Price E. Total Evaluated Price F. Non Price Factors G. Evaluation of Joint Ventures

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I. General Information

I.A. The Solicitation and Contract

(1) This Solicitation is set-aside for Small Businesses, in accordance with FAR 19. This Solicitation sets forth requirements for proposals for a Contract to construct the Project described in the attached Agreement. Proposals conforming to the Solicitation requirements will be evaluated in accordance with the Method of Award set forth herein. The Government will award the Contract to the selected Offeror, subject to the conditions set forth herein.

(2) Neither the Solicitation nor any part of an Offeror's proposal shall be part of the Contract except to the extent expressly incorporated therein by the Contracting Officer.

(3) The Offeror's proposal submitted in response to this Solicitation shall constitute a firm offer. No contract shall be formed unless and until the Contracting Officer has countersigned the SF 1442 submitted by an Offeror, and delivered to the Contractor a copy of the SF 1442 with original signatures together with the Agreement reflecting the Offeror's proposed prices.

I.B. List of Solicitation Documents

The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

1. The Solicitation

2. Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

3. Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

4. The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

5. Other Forms Required For Submission with Proposals

I.C. Authorized Representatives

The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

Authorized Representative Information:

Contracting Officer Name: Lisa Gonzalez Address: 230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Telephone: (312) 882-9511 Email: lisa.gonzalez@gsa.gov

Alternate Point of Contact Name: Joel Doucette Address: 230 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 3500, Chicago, Illinois 60604 Telephone: (312) 353-0797 Email: joel.doucette@gsa.gov

I.D. Pre-Proposal Conference

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(1) A pre-proposal conference regarding this Solicitation is scheduled as follows:

Date: October 2, 2018 Time: 10:00am CDT Location: Dirksen Courthouse, 219 South Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois

(2) Interested parties must email the Contracting Officer (lisa.gonzalez@gsa.gov) and the Alternate Point of Contact (joel.doucette@gsa.gov) by close of business October 1, 2018 to register for the Pre-Proposal Conference. Only those parties who have notified the Contracting Officer and provided necessary information in advance of the meeting will be allowed to attend.

To request a reasonable accommodation due to a disability, contact the Contracting Officer.

(3) Failure of a prospective Offeror to attend the pre-proposal conference will be construed to mean that the Offeror fully understands all requirements of the solicitation. Prospective Offerors are advised that the pre-proposal conference will be held solely for the purpose of explaining the terms and conditions of this solicitation.

(4) All prospective Offerors are advised that this solicitation will remain unchanged unless it is amended in writing. All amendments will be published on the Federal Business Opportunity website (www.fbo.gov).

I.E. FAR 52.228-1 Bid Guarantee (Sep 96)

(a) Failure to furnish a bid guarantee in the proper form and amount, by the time set for opening of bids, may be cause for rejection of the bid.

(b) The bidder shall furnish a bid guarantee in the form of a firm commitment, e.g., bid bond supported by good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government, postal money order, certified check, cashier’s check, irrevocable letter of credit, or, under Treasury Department regulations, certain bonds or notes of the United States. The Contracting Officer will return bid guarantees, other than bid bonds—

(1) To unsuccessful bidders as soon as practicable after the opening of bids; and

(2) To the successful bidder upon execution of contractual documents and bonds

(including any necessary coinsurance or reinsurance agreements), as required by the bid as accepted.

(c) The amount of the bid guarantee shall be 20 percent of the bid price or $3,000,000, whichever is less.

(d) If the successful bidder, upon acceptance of its bid by the Government within the period specified for acceptance, fails to execute all contractual documents or furnish executed bond(s) within 10 days after receipt of the forms by the bidder, the Contracting Officer may terminate the contract for default.

(e) In the event the contract is terminated for default, the bidder is liable for any cost of acquiring the work that exceeds the amount of its bid, and the bid guarantee is available to offset the difference.

I.F. FAR 52.236-27 Site Visit – Construction (Feb 95)

(1) The clauses at FAR 52.236-2, Differing Site Conditions, and FAR 52.236-3, Site Investigations and Conditions Affecting the Work, will be included in any Task Orders awarded as a result of this solicitation. Accordingly, Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

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I.G. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, electronic offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received via email only by:

Date: October 30, 2018 Time: No later than 4:00 PM Central Time Address: Send via email to joel.doucette@gsa.gov and lisa.gonzalez@gsa.gov (use subject line: “PROPOSAL – IDIQ R&A”)

(2) Offers sent shall be deemed timely if received by the email addresses of the GSA POCs listed above on or before the date and time established for receipt of offers, as recorded by the Government computer system’s documentation of the exact official time of receipt, not by the time it was sent by the Offeror. It is the Offeror’s responsibility to ensure proposals are complete and submitted early enough to be received by the Government before the deadline, and to confirm receipt before the deadline. Offerors are strongly encouraged to use a “read receipt” function to confirm receipt. Due to anticipated volume of proposals, the Government cannot guarantee that it will be able to respond to requests by email to confirm receipt. Proposals or portions of proposals which are received by the Government later than the time noted above will not be accepted, reviewed, or considered.

(3) No thumb drives, CD’s, mailed, hand-delivered copies or faxed proposals will be accepted.

II. Proposals

II.A. Proposal Contents

Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

1. Price Proposal

2. Technical Proposal

3. Representations and Certifications

4. Signed Bonding Letter

5. Other Documents as Required

An Offeror’s proposal must include all data and information requested. Any Offeror who submits an incomplete proposal package may be considered ineligible for award. Material contained in proposals that falls outside the stated requirements (e.g. capability statements, letters of recommendation, etc.) are discouraged, and will be disregarded and not considered in the evaluation. The proposal shall be clear, concise, and shall include sufficient detail for effective evaluation. The proposal should not simply rephrase or restate the Government's requirements, but rather provide convincing, factually-based explanation on how the Offeror intends to meet the requirements.

II.B. Proposal Format

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Offerors responding to the solicitation notice shall submit proposals in three (3) separate folders/documents, via email only.

1. Price Proposal, see section II.C.

2. Technical Proposal, see section II.D.

3. Other Documents as Required, see section II.E

Proposals will only be accepted in electronic format, via email. No disc, hard copy, mailed, hand-delivered or faxed proposals will be accepted. Offerors are to submit an email with the subject line: “PROPOSAL – IDIQ R&A”

II.C. Price Proposal

(1) Contents

The Price Proposal shall consist of the SF 1442 and the line item pricing schedule, with prices and/or rates indicated for each price element shown. Offerors are required to fully execute boxes 14 through 20c of the SF1442.

(2) Qualifications, Exclusions and Conditions

If the Offeror communicates in its proposal any qualifications, exclusions, or conditions to the proposed prices not provided for in the Contract Documents, the Contracting Officer may reject the proposal and exclude the Offeror from further discussions.

(3) Additional Proposal Requirements

Amendments to the solicitation prior to the deadline for receipt of proposals will be posted and available on http://www.fbo.gov under the announcement number of the solicitation. Offerors are encouraged to check the solicitation announcement regularly to verify issuance of amendments.

Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of all amendments and provide confirmation upon submission of the offeror’s proposal in block 19 of the SF1442. Any unacknowledged amendments in the Offeror’s proposal will be considered a deficiency in the evaluation of the proposal.

II.D. Technical Proposal

The Technical Proposal shall include the information requested below for the non-price factors described in Section VI.

(1) Experience as a General Construction Contractor (GC) on Repair and Alterations Projects

Description:

This factor considers the extent of the Offeror’s experience as a GC on repair and alteration projects. This factor will be evaluated on the Offeror’s presented projects in response to the

RFP.

Submittal Requirements:

The Offeror must demonstrate successful experience as a GC responsible for the construction of at least seven (7), no more than ten (10), repair and alterations projects substantially http://www.fbo.gov/

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Repair and alteration projects are defined by the following characteristics:

• Projects should be of varying complexities and budgets. Include a minimum of two (2) projects for each following:

o $2,000 - $100,000 o $100,001 - $250,000 o $250,001 – $3,000,000

• Projects should demonstrate the GC’s ability to successful complete a range of repair and alterations project (e.g. civil, structural, HVAC, plumbing, electrical, fire alarm, and telecommunications).

• Project was performed in or around an occupied and functioning office building

• Project required close coordination with property management and/or building occupants

Complete one GC Experience Summary (Attachment A) for each project presented for this factor. Each example may be supplemented with photographs, drawings, or additional information not to exceed one (1) double-sided page. The summary must be completed in its entirety in order for GSA to fully evaluate this factor. Lack of complete information and/or projects that do not meet the requirements listed above may result in a project not being considered during the evaluation.

Standard for Evaluation:

RATING DESCRIPTON

The proposal identifies similar projects with adequate details that demonstrate significant relevant experience.

The proposal identifies similar projects with details that demonstrate fairly relevant experience.

The proposal identifies similar projects with sufficient details that demonstrate somewhat relevant experience.

The proposal identifies projects; limited details are provided that demonstrate little relevant experience.

The proposal identifies projects; few details are provided that demonstrate no relevant experience.

0 No project examples are identified in the proposal.

(2) Project Management Plan

Description:

This factor considers the Offeror’s project management plan which indicates the processes that will be used to maximize the opportunity for successful completion of projects. The Government will evaluate each offeror’s relative understanding of the contract requirements.

Submittal Requirements:

The management plan should detail the Contractor's overall approach and commitment to accomplishing the objectives of this requirement. Below are specific items which should be completely addressed by the offeror in the proposed Management Plan.

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a) IDIQ Contract Approach: The offeror shall explain their overall plan/approach, demonstrating sound means and methods to ensure organizational management for the contract. The plan should include an offeror’s approach to; Quality Control, Safety, Subcontractor Management, Tenant Coordination, Communication, Security, Submittal Process, and any other information an offeror deems vital to successful performance.

b) Task Order Approach: The offeror shall demonstrate how they will evaluate, respond to and execute multiple requirements performing various trades throughout a large delineated area simultaneously. Extra consideration will be given to offerors who successfully demonstrate their ability to self-perform multiple trades and their ability to respond to requirements in a timely manner throughout the entire delineated area.

c) Staffing Plan: The Offeror’s staffing plan should include a detailed description of how the Contractor intends to accomplish the requirements of the IDIQ contract using in-house and sub-contracted resources. The staffing plan should include at a minimum:

• Identify personnel proposed to fill key team member positions.

• Include descriptions of their roles and responsibilities.

• Provide an organization chart that shows lines of authority and identifies personnel having signatory authority to bind the contractor to contractual actions.

• Amount and form of interaction between the home office and the project sites.

• Provide contractor plans to recruit and retain personnel, particularly key personnel, key subcontractors and workforce.

No changes to specific personnel proposed for key personnel positions may be made without the Government’s consent.

The proposed project management plan is exceptionally clear and demonstrates a complete understanding of the contract requirements.

The proposed project management and staffing plans are clear and demonstrates a clear understanding of contract requirements.

The proposed project management plan is for the most part clear and demonstrates a general understanding of the contract requirements.

The proposed project management plan is very general and do not demonstrate a clear understanding of the contract requirements.

The proposed project management plan is vague and demonstrates a lack of understanding of the contract requirements.

0 No project management plan is identified in the proposal.

(3) Qualifications of Key Personnel

This factor considers relevant construction experience, knowledge, and expertise of key individuals of the team who will be assigned directly to projects. Education, technical qualifications, and awards are also evaluated.

Submittal Requirements:

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The Offeror shall identify the personnel they propose to fill the key positions listed below and state their roles and responsibilities. The Offeror shall provide evidence of the competency, qualifications and related experience of key team members. Provide contact information for a reference that can provide thorough knowledge of the details of the individual’s experience (such as a Client, Building Owner, or Contracting Official associated with a project). The Offeror shall provide resumes for each key team member that clearly indicate their currently held position/title, proposed project position/title, education, qualifications, professional licensing, personal awards received, and work experience over the last ten (10) years.

Provide a chart clearly identifying the roles (if any) that key team members held on the projects submitted Factor 1. If the key team members did not work on any of the projects submitted under Factor 1, provide no more than a one (1) page description of the key team member’s qualifications as they relate to the proposed roles and responsibilities for this contract.

Key team members are defined as follows:

1. Supervisor/Executive

2. Construction Superintendent(s)

3. Project Manager(s)

4. Program Coordinator for submittal of Safety Plans to GSA

5. Scheduling Coordinator for significant tasks

6. Other key team members as determined by the Offeror

All personnel are identified in the proposal, and all significantly exceed the standard.

Most personnel are identified in the proposal, and they exceed the standard. For the positions where no key personnel are identified, the offeror has submitted detailed position descriptions and provided a list of several potential candidates.

Most personnel are identified in the proposal, and they meet the standard. For the positions where no key personnel are identified, the offeror has submitted position descriptions and provided a list of potential candidates.

Some personnel are identified in the proposal, but some of them do not meet the standard. For the positions where no key personnel are identified, the offeror has submitted some position descriptions and provided a list of some potential candidates.

Some personnel are identified in the proposal, but many of them do not meet the standard. For the positions where no key personnel are identified, the offeror has submitted vague position descriptions and few, if any, potential candidates are proposed.

No key personnel are identified in the proposal. Position descriptions are not provided, and no candidates are proposed.

(4) Past Performance as a General Contractor (GC) on Repair and Alteration Projects

This factor considers the past performance of the Offeror for the projects submitted under

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Factor 1. This factor will be evaluated based on the responses received from references.

References must have thorough knowledge of the Offeror’s performance on the project for the majority of the contract performance period; the quality of the reference information supplied will be considered.

Submittal Requirements:

A past performance questionnaire (PPQ) shall be completed (See Attachment B) for the projects identified in Factor 1 (minimum of 7, maximum of 10). The contractor shall complete section 1 of the PPQ and contractor’s reference(s) shall complete section 2. Completed PPQs should be submitted with the proposal.

Offerors should ensure correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for the client point of contact and follow-up with clients/references to ensure timely submittal of questionnaires. If the Offeror is unable to obtain a completed PPQ from a client for a project before proposal closing date, the Offeror should complete and submit with the proposal the first page of the PPQ, which will provide contract and client information for the project. If the client requests, the client may submit a questionnaire directly to the Government's point of contact, via email at lisa.gonzalez@gsa.gov or joel.doucette@gsa.gov prior to proposal closing date.

Also include performance recognition documents received (within the last 5 years) such as awards, award fee determinations, customer letters of commendation, and any other forms of performance recognition. In addition to the above, the Government may review any other sources of information for evaluating past performance. Other sources may include, but are not limited to, past performance information retrieved through the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS), including Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS), using all CAGE/DUNS numbers of team members (partnership, joint venture, teaming arrangement, or parent company/subsidiary/affiliate) identified in the Offeror's proposal, inquiries of owner representative(s), Federal Awardee Performance and Integrity Information System (FAPIIS), Electronic Subcontract Reporting System (eSRS), previously submitted PPQ information, and any other known sources not provided by the Offeror. While the Government may elect to consider data from a variety of sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, accurate and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. GSA will not maintain database of PPQs submitted by Offerors.

Adequate references were provided; all references provided a favorable evaluation indicating excellent past performance on all projects.

Adequate references were provided; most references provided an above average evaluation indicating very good past performance on most projects.

Adequate references were provided; references provided an average evaluation indicating good past performance on most projects.

References were provided; references provided a below average evaluation indicating fair past performance on most projects.

References were provided; references provided an unfavorable evaluation indicating poor past performance on most projects.

0 No relevant past performance.

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II.E. Other Information to Submit with Proposal

(1) Representations and Certifications

Offerors submitting a proposal in response to this Solicitation shall complete electronic Annual Representations and Certifications in conjunction with required Entity registration in System for

Award Management (SAM), accessed via www.sam.gov. Offerors shall also submit with their proposal, the Annual Representations and Certifications (FAR 52.204-8), using the attached Offeror’s Representations and Certifications (C301).

(2) Signed Bonding Letter Obtain letter confirming bonding capability for projects over $35,000 and include following note in contract. ***Please note that a Bid Guarantee is not required for this solicitation. References to bid guarantees, price or performance bonds throughout this document are not relative to the line item pricing but may be relative on a task order basis.

(3) Attachment C – Offeror Information Complete form for informational purposes.

II.F. Requirements of Joint Venture Offerors

(1) All offers submitted by joint ventures must include a copy of an executed joint venture agreement (with original signatures) which fully discloses the legal identity of each member of the joint venture, the relationship between the members, the form of ownership of each member, and any limitations on liability or authority for each member.

(2) An authorized representative of each member of the joint venture must sign the SF 1442 accompanying an offer regardless of any agency relationship established between the members.

(3) In the case of corporations that are joint venture members, the corporation secretary must certify that the corporation is authorized to participate in the joint venture, either by so certifying in the joint venture agreement, or by submitting a separate certification to the Government. The joint venture must also provide a certificate that identifies a principal representative of the joint venture with full authority to bind the joint venture.

(4) Representations and certifications, financial information, and past performance information must be submitted for each member of the joint venture.

III. General Provisions

III.A. Availability of Funds Issuance of this Solicitation does not warrant that funds are presently available for award of a Contract. Award of the contract shall be subject to the availability of appropriated funds, and the Government shall incur no obligation under this Solicitation in advance of such time as funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for the purpose of contract award.

III.B. Requests for Clarification or Interpretation The Government will attempt to answer all requests for clarifications or interpretations of the Solicitation Documents prior to the date set for receipt of offers, but do not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 5 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such http://www.sam.gov/

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III.C. Notice to Small Business Firms A program for the purpose of assisting qualified small business concerns in obtaining certain bid, payment, or performance bonds that are otherwise not obtainable is available through the Small Business Administration (SBA) (www.sba.gov). For information concerning SBA's surety bond guarantee assistance, contact your SBA District Office.

III.D. Information Concerning the Disclosure of Solicitation Results This acquisition is being conducted under the provisions of FAR Part 15 as a negotiated procurement. In accordance with FAR 3.104 and FAR 15.207, after receipt of proposals, no information regarding the identity of those submitting offers, the number of offers received, or the information contained in such offers will be made available until after award except as provided by FAR 15.503.

III.E. Affirmative Procurement Program GSA has implemented an Affirmative Procurement Program (APP) intended to maximize the use of recovered materials, environmentally preferable, and bio-based products. Offerors should familiarize themselves with the requirements for using and reporting on the use of such materials in performance as set forth in the Agreement. Refer to Clause FAR 52.223-10 encouraging vendors to practice waste reduction.

III.F. Notice Concerning Preparation of Proposals Offerors are cautioned to carefully read the entire Solicitation and the Agreement to be included in the Contract contemplated by the Solicitation in order to be fully aware of all requirements and clauses in the contemplated Contract. Verify that all blanks requiring information to be supplied in an Offer have been properly filled out, that all pricing and other numerical data is accurately calculated, and that all copies of the Offer contain the same information.

III.G. Contractor Performance Information

(1) Evaluating Contractor Performance: The General Services Administration is using the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System (CPARS) module as the secure, confidential, information management tool to facilitate the performance evaluation process.

CPARS enables a comprehensive evaluation by capturing comments from both GSA and the contractor. The website for CPARS is http://www.cpars.gov/. Completed CPARS evaluations are sent to the Past Performance Information Retrieval System (PPIRS) which may then be used by Federal acquisition community for use in making source selection decisions. PPIRS assists acquisition officials by serving as the single source for contractor past performance data.

(2) CPARS Registration: Each award requiring an evaluation must be registered in CPARS.

The contractor will receive several automated emails. Within thirty days of award, the contractor will receive an e-mail that contains user account information, as well as the applicable contract and order number(s) assigned. Contractors will be granted one user account to access all evaluations.

(3) Contractor CPARS Training: Contractors may sign up for CPARS training. A schedule of classes will be posted to the CPARS training site (https://www.cpars.gov/webtrain.htm) and updated as needed.

http://www.sba.gov/ http://www.cpars.gov/ https://www.cpars.gov/webtrain.htm

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(4) Contractor Representative (CR) Role: All evaluations will be sent the Contractor Representative (CR) named on your award. The CR will be able to access CPARS to review and comment on the evaluation. If your CR is not already in the CPARS system, the contracting officer will request the name and email address of the person that will be responsible for the CR role on your award.

Once an evaluation is ready to be released the CR will receive an email alerting them the evaluation is ready for their review and comment. The email will indicate the time frame the CR has to respond to the evaluation; however, the CR may return the evaluation earlier than this date.

GSA shall provide for review at a level above the contracting officer (i.e., contracting director) to consider any disagreement between GSA and the contractor regarding GSA’s evaluation of the contractor. Based on the review, the individual at a level above the contracting officer will issue the ultimate conclusion on the performance evaluation.

Copies of the evaluations, contractor responses, and review comments, if any, will be retained as part of the contract file.

III.H. Safeguarding Documents Designated as Sensitive But Unclassified Certain information contained in the Solicitation Documents may have been designated as Sensitive but Unclassified (SBU) building information. With respect to such information, Offerors shall agree to the terms for receipt of such information, as set forth in the provision “Administrative Matters” in Section III of the Agreement, as a condition of receipt of such information.

IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions

IV.A. FAR 52.211-1 Availability of Specifications Listed in the GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29 (AUG 98)

(a) The GSA Index of Federal Specifications, Standards and Commercial Item

Descriptions, FPMR Part 101-29, and copies of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained for a fee by submitting a request to—

GSA Federal Supply Service Specifications Section, Suite 8100 470 East L’Enfant Plaza, SW Washington, DC 20407 Telephone (202) 619-8925 Facsimile (202) 619-8978

(b) If the General Services Administration, Department of Agriculture, or Department of

Veterans Affairs issued this solicitation, a single copy of specifications, standards, and commercial item descriptions cited in this solicitation may be obtained free of charge by submitting a request to the addressee in paragraph (a) of this provision. Additional copies will be issued for a fee.

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IV.B. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 84) The Government contemplates award of a Firm-Fixed-Price contract resulting from this solicitation.

IV.C. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work

(MAY 14)

(a)(1) The offeror shall notify the Government if the offeror intends to perform work at any secondary site of the work, as defined in paragraph (a)(1)(ii) of the FAR clause at 52.222-6, Construction Wage Rate Requirements, of this solicitation.

(2) If the offeror is unsure if a planned work site satisfies the criteria for a secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a determination from the Contracting Officer.

(b)(1) If the wage determination provided by the Government for work at the primary site of the work is not applicable to the secondary site of the work, the offeror shall request a wage determination from the Contracting Officer.

(2) The due date for receipt of offers will not be extended as a result of an offeror’s request for a wage determination for a secondary site of the work.

IV.D. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment Opportunity for Construction (FEB 1999)

(a) The offeror's attention is called to the Equal Opportunity clause and the Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction clause of this solicitation.

(b) The goals for minority and female participation, expressed in percentage terms for the Contractor's aggregate workforce in each trade on all construction work in the covered area, are as follows:

Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade

Goals for Female Participation for Each Trade

Cook County 19.6% Winnebago County 6.3%

6.9%

These goals are applicable to all of the Contractor's construction work performed in the covered area. If the Contractor performs construction work in a geographical area located outside of the covered area, the Contractor shall apply the goals established for the geographical area where the work is actually performed. Goals are published periodically in the Federal Register in notice form, and these notices may be obtained from any Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs office.

(c) The Contractor's compliance with Executive Order 11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4 shall be based on (1) its implementation of the Equal Opportunity clause, (2) specific affirmative action obligations required by the clause entitled "Affirmative Action Compliance Requirements for Construction,'' and (3) its efforts to meet the goals. The hours of minority and female employment and training must be substantially uniform throughout the length of the contract, and in each trade. The Contractor shall make a good faith effort to employ minorities and women evenly on each of its projects. The transfer of minority or female employees or trainees from Contractor to Contractor, or from project to project, for the sole purpose of meeting the Contractor's goals shall be a violation of the contract, Executive Order

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11246, as amended, and the regulations in 41 CFR 60-4. Compliance with the goals will be measured against the total work hours performed.

(d) The Contractor shall provide written notification to the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Federal Contract Compliance, U.S. Department of Labor, within 10 working days following award of any construction subcontract in excess of $10,000 at any tier for construction work under the contract resulting from this solicitation. The notification shall list the--

(1) Name, address, and telephone number of the subcontractor;

(2) Employer's identification number of the subcontractor;

(3) Estimated dollar amount of the subcontract;

(4) Estimated starting and completion dates of the subcontract; and

(5) Geographical area in which the subcontract is to be performed.

(e) As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the "covered area" is:

Illinois, Cook County, Chicago

Illinois, Winnebago County, Rockford

IV.E. FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Requirement—Construction Materials.

(MAY 2014)

(a) Definitions. “Commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) item,” “construction material,” “domestic construction material,” and “foreign construction material,” as used in this provision, are defined in the clause of this solicitation entitled “Buy American—Construction Materials” (Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clause 52.225-9).

(b) Requests for determinations of inapplicability. An offeror requesting a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute should submit the request to the Contracting Officer in time to allow a determination before submission of offers. The offeror shall include the information and applicable supporting data required by paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 in the request. If an offeror has not requested a determination regarding the inapplicability of the Buy American statute before submitting its offer, or has not received a response to a previous request, the offeror shall include the information and supporting data in the offer.

(c) Evaluation of offers.

(1) The Government will evaluate an offer requesting exception to the requirements of the Buy American statute, based on claimed unreasonable cost of domestic construction material, by adding to the offered price the appropriate percentage of the cost of such foreign construction material, as specified in paragraph (b)(3)(i) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9.

(2) If evaluation results in a tie between an offeror that requested the substitution of foreign construction material based on unreasonable cost and an offeror that did not request an exception, the Contracting Officer will award to the offeror that did not request an exception based on unreasonable cost.

(d) Alternate offers.

(1) When an offer includes foreign construction material not listed by the Government in this solicitation in paragraph (b)(2) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9, the offeror also may submit an alternate offer based on use of equivalent domestic construction material.

(2) If an alternate offer is submitted, the offeror shall submit a separate Standard Form 1442 for the alternate offer, and a separate price comparison table prepared in accordance with paragraphs (c) and (d) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 for the offer that is based on the use of any foreign construction material for which the Government has not yet determined an exception applies.

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(3) If the Government determines that a particular exception requested in accordance with paragraph (c) of the clause at FAR 52.225-9 does not apply, the Government will evaluate only those offers based on use of the equivalent domestic construction material, and the offeror shall be required to furnish such domestic construction material. An offer based on use of the foreign construction material for which an exception was requested—

(i) Will be rejected as nonresponsive if this acquisition is conducted by sealed bidding; or

(ii) May be accepted if revised during negotiations.

IV.F. Buy American Exceptions For Buy American exceptions, if any, see the applicable Buy American clause in Section IV of the Agreement

IV.G. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest (SEP 06)

(a) Protests, as defined in section 31.101 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 the Contracting Officer at the address provided in the provision “Receipt of Offers” in Section I (General Information).

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

IV.H. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference (FEB 98) 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 address:

Federal Acquisition Regulation

NUMBER TITLE DATE

52.214-34 Submission of Offers in the English Language APR 91

52.215-16 Facilities Capital Cost of Money JUN 03

52.236-28 Preparation of Proposals - Construction OCT 97

IV.J. GSAR Clause 552.102 Incorporating Provisions and Clauses 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.

IV.K. Additional Provisions

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FAR 52.216-27 Single or Multiple Awards (Oct 1995) The Government may elect to award a single delivery order contract or task order contract or to award multiple delivery order contracts or task order contracts for the same or similar supplies or services to two or more sources under this solicitation.

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FAR 52.217-5 Evaluation of Options (July 1990) Except when it is determined in accordance with FAR 17.206(b) not to be in the Government’s best interests, the Government will evaluate offers for award purposes by adding the total price for all options to the total price for the basic requirement. Evaluation of options will not obligate the Government to exercise the option(s).

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GSAM 552.217-71 Notice Regarding Option(s) (Nov 1992) The General Services Administration (GSA) has included option(s) to extend the terms of this contract in order to demonstrate the value it places on quality performance by providing a mechanism for continuing a contractual relationship with a successful Offeror that performs at a level which meets or exceeds GSA’s quality performance expectations as communicated to the Contractor, in writing, by the Contracting Officer or designated representative. When deciding whether to exercise the option(s), the Contracting Officer will consider the quality of the Contractor’s past performance under this contract in accordance with 48 CFR 517.207.

(End of provision)

V. Instructions and Clauses

V.A. FAR 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors – Competitive Acquisition (Jan 2017)

(a) Definitions. As used in this provision.

“Discussions” are negotiations that occur after establishment of the competitive range that may, at the Contracting Officer’s discretion, result in the offeror being allowed to revise its proposal.

“In writing,” “writing,” or “written” means any worded or numbered expression that can be read, reproduced, and later communicated, and includes electronically transmitted and stored information.

“Proposal modification” is a change made to a proposal before the solicitation’s closing date and time, or made in response to an amendment, or made to correct a mistake at any time before award.

“Proposal revision” is a change to a proposal made after the solicitation closing date, at the request of or as allowed by a Contracting Officer as the result of negotiations.

“Time,” if stated as a number of days, is calculated using calendar days, unless otherwise specified, and will include Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. However, if the last day falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, then the period shall include the next working day.

(b) Amendments to solicitations. If this solicitation is amended, all terms and conditions that are not amended remain unchanged. Offerors shall acknowledge receipt of any amendment to this solicitation by the date and time specified in the amendment(s).

(c) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(1) Unless other methods (e.g., electronic commerce or facsimile) are permitted in the solicitation, proposals and modifications to proposals shall be submitted in paper media in sealed envelopes or packages (i) addressed to the office specified in the solicitation, and (ii) showing the time and date specified for receipt, the solicitation number, and the name and https://www.acquisition.gov/sites/default/files/current/far/html/Subpart%2017_2.html#wp1078150

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(2) The first page of the proposal must show.

(i) The solicitation number;

(ii) The name, address, and telephone and facsimile numbers of the offeror (and electronic address if available);

(iii) A statement specifying the extent of agreement with all terms, conditions, and provisions included in the solicitation and agreement to furnish any or all items upon which prices are offered at the price set opposite each item;

(iv) Names, titles, and telephone and facsimile numbers (and electronic addresses if available) of persons authorized to negotiate on the offeror’s behalf with the Government in connection with this solicitation; and

(v) Name, title, and signature of person authorized to sign the proposal. Proposals signed by an agent shall be accompanied by evidence of that agent’s authority, unless that evidence has been previously furnished to the issuing office.

(3) Submission, modification, revision, and withdrawal of proposals.

(i) Offerors are responsible for submitting proposals, and any modifications or revisions, so as to reach…