R8_IDIQ_JOCC_CSC-_Solicitation_-_.pdf

GSA Solicitation No. TBD

March 2019 (The Solicitation) Pages 1 of 24

Region 8 Single Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite-Quantity Job Order Construction Contract for Small Projects in Colorado Statewide

The Solicitation

Dated May 14, 2019

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:

52.219-30, Notice of Women-Owned Small Business Set-Aside (DEC 2015)

(The Solicitation)

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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 for 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 52.215-1 Instructions to Offerors—Competitive Acquisition B. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract C. FAR 52.222-5 Construction Wage Rate Requirements—Secondary Site of the Work D. FAR 52.222-23 Notice of Requirement for Affirmative Action to Ensure Equal Employment

Opportunity for Construction E. FAR 52.233-2 Service of Protest F. Buy American G. Buy American Exceptions H. GSAM 552.217-71, Notice Regarding Option(s) (Nov 1992) I. FAR 52.252-1 Solicitation Provisions Incorporated by Reference

V. Method of Award

A. Evaluation of Offers B. Determination of Responsibility C. Price Reasonableness / Price Realism D. Total Evaluated Price E. Non-Price Factors

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I. General Information 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 one (1) single award, indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) job order construction contract (JOCC) as 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.A. List of Solicitation Documents The Solicitation Documents are comprised of:

(1) The Solicitation

(2) Standard Form (SF) 1442 – Solicitation Offer and Award

(3) Pricing Supplement to the SF 1442

(4) Offeror Representations and Certifications Form

(5) The Agreement and Attachments to the Agreement

(6) Attachment 1 to GSA Solicitation No. TBD Example Scopes of Work

(7) Attachment 2 to GSA Solicitation No. TBD Brand Name Justification

(8) Attachment 3 to GSA Solicitation No. TBD Offeror’s Experience Form

(9) Attachment 4 to GSA Solicitation No. TBD Past Performance

Questionnaire

(10) Other Forms Required For Submission with Proposals

I.B. Authorized Representatives The following individuals are designated as the authorized GSA representatives under this Solicitation:

(1) Contracting Officer

Name: Monique Brumley Address: Denver Federal Center

W 6th Ave & Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80225-0546 Telephone: 720-215-6923

Email: monique.brumley@gsa.gov

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GSA Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001

(2) Contract Specialist Name: David Berry

Address: Denver Federal Center W 6th Ave & Kipling St, Lakewood, CO 80225-0546

Telephone: 303-236-7214 Email: david.berry@gsa.gov

I.C. Preproposal Conference Any questions about the Region 8 IDIQ JOCC, contract terms and conditions, and requested proposal information may be addressed at the scheduled site visit (see Section I.G. for details).

Any information discussed at the preproposal conference / site visit has no bearing on technical scores. No oral statement made by a Government representative during the site visit or preproposal conference, nor any written record of such oral statements as may be made and subsequently furnished to the offeror, will be deemed to have the effect of adding to, modifying, or otherwise varying from the written provisions of this Solicitation and terms and conditions of the Contract Documents.

I.D. Estimated Price Range The following is provided for informational purposes only. Offerors should be aware that annual budgets are highly variable and the actual quantities and value of work changes annually. Data shows that GSA, PBS Region 8 executes about 50 – 60 contract actions annually to perform minor alterations and repairs that fall within the scope of construction services covered by the IDIQ JOCC.

GSA also executes reimbursable work authorizations on behalf of other agencies for tenant improvement projects. Although construction activities take place throughout the year, a large quantity of these projects typically falls between the months of April and September. The expected average dollar value of projects executed under the scope is about $25,000 with a median value of about $12,500. The majority of task orders are expected to be between $2,000 and $25,000;

however, occasionally some task orders may approach or exceed the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000.

See the Agreement, paragraph I.D and Section II.

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—

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(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 maximum value of the contract.

(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 contract awarded as a result of this solicitation and are in the attached Agreement. Accordingly, Offerors are urged and expected to inspect the site where the work will be performed.

(2) Site visits will be held at the following location, date, and time:

Location: Denver Field Office

1961 Stout Street Suite 01-107 Denver, CO 80294

Date: Tuesday June 11, 2019 Time: 10:00 A.M. MST http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_233_240.html#wp1113365 http://www.acquisition.gov/far/current/html/52_233_240.html#wp1113375

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Additional details will be provided to offerors after completion of pre-registration required in the paragraph below. It is the offeror’s obligation to check the Solicitation for updates and amendments. The Government reserves the right to make changes to the scheduled dates and times for site visits; therefore, it is strongly recommended any interested offeror’s verify the date and times with the Government point of contacts prior to any arrangements for travel plans. All times for the scheduled site visits are approximations and may require slight adjustments to accommodate the coordination and logistics of conducting the site visits at multiple locations.

(3) Pre-registration is required for all attendees to the preproposal site visit. The site visit shall be limited to not more than (2) representatives from each offeror. Offerors interested in attending the site visit must submit an email to Rob Kirkpatrick (Robert.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov) and copy David Berry (david.berry@gsa.gov). The email must identify all attendees from their respective team. Participants must have a valid, Government issued picture identification, driver’s license preferred, to gain access for the preproposal site visit. Notification of the location of entry, where attendees are required to meet, and all other requirements for the site visit will be issued to the offerors.

(4) Site visits may be conducted by appointment, but it is at the sole discretion of the Government representative. Government representatives, at their sole discretion, may also setup virtual site visits for locations in Colorado. If you are unable to attend the scheduled site visit, you may arrange for a site visit, contact:

Name: Rob Kirkpatrick

Address:

Telephone: 303.328.8984 Email: Robert.kirkpatrick@gsa.gov

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I.G. Receipt of Offers

(1) In order to be considered for award, offers conforming to the requirements of the Solicitation must be received at the following office, or through electronic correspondence at the appropriate email address below, no later than 3:00 p.m. local time on the following date and at the following address:

Date: June 28, 2019 Time: 3:00 p.m. Mountain Daylight Time

Address: Attention: David Berry U.S. General Services Administration One Denver Federal Center, Building 41, Room 240 West 6th Avenue & Kipling Street Denver, CO 80225-0546

Alternative Method of Proposal Submission. Offerors may submit proposals electronically to the contracting specialist, David Berry, at david.berry@gsa.gov. Offerors should copy the Contracting Officer, Monique Brumley, at monique.brumley@gsa.gov.

Electronic submission of the offer is encouraged for this requirement. Please be advised that it may take several minutes for an electronic transmission to be received once sent. Electronic transmissions are limited to 25 MB. Encrypt an electronic submission with personally identifiable information (PII) or sensitive but unclassified (SBU) information with an approved encryption method described in GSA IT Security Policy, GSA Order CIO P2100.1K, dated June 30, 2017, and in accordance with FIPS PUB 140-2, “Security Requirements for Cryptographic Modules” and any other applicable standards.

(2) Offers sent by commercial package delivery and hand delivery shall be deemed received as of the date and time of delivery to the office designated for receipt of offers.

(3) Offers sent by United States Mail (or other carrier) shall be deemed timely if delivered to the address of the government installation designated for receipt of offers on or before the date established for receipt of offers.

(4) Offers sent by email (or electronic correspondence) shall be deemed received according to the time shown on the time stamp of the recipient’s inbox.

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II. Proposals II.A. Proposal Contents Proposals shall consist of the following documents, completed and executed in accordance with this Solicitation:

(1) Volume I: Price Proposal

(a) Standard Form 1442

(b) Pricing Supplement to Standard Form (SF) 1442

(2) Volume II: Technical Proposal

(a) See Section II.D and Section V. for technical proposal contents

(b) Offeror Representations and Certifications (C301)

II.B. Proposal Format Offerors are required to submit proposals as described in Section II of the Solicitation.

Proposals shall be submitted on non-reduced 8-½” x 11” pages with margins of no less than 1”.

All proposals received shall be evaluated for acceptability, but shall not be ranked using non-price factors. Any diagrams, forms, indices, tables, graphs, or non-narrative content may be included as an attachment to the proposal. Offerors must use a font size of 10-point or larger and the font type must be Arial.

For each requested project, Offerors may use two pages for each submitted Relevant Contract/Task Order (see definition in Section II.D.) to respond to the Offeror Past Experience.

References may use up to 24,000 characters to provide responses to the ratings for each question requested on the Offeor Past Performance Questionnaire. References are also permitted to provide any other requested information on the Past Performance Questionnaire.

Offeror’s may use up to fifteen pages to respond to the technical factor for the Offeror’s Management Plan. The Government will not evaluate any technical information that exceeds the page limitations specified above.

Offerors may elect to submit an electronic copy of the proposal with the subject line:

“PROPOSAL – Region 8 Colorado IDIQ JOCC” or should include the subject as a title page if submitting a hard copy.

Electronic packages will contain two (2) pdf files as described below:

(1) Attachment Labeled “(Contractor Name) Pricing – Region 8 Colorado IDIQ JOCC”;

and

(2) Attachment Labeled “(Contractor Name) Technical – Region 8 Colorado IDIQ JOCC”

II.C. Price Proposal

(1) Contents The Price Proposal shall include a fully executed SF 1442 (including pricing supplement). Each Offeror must submit the requested information as shown in the Supplement to the Standard Form 1442, and must completely provide all information as requested on this document. The prices offered by the contractor may be negotiated during the source selection process. Offerors must have an authorized person sign and date the Pricing Supplement to Standard Form 1442.

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The SF 1442 incorporates the RSMeans Book as the agreed unit price book as part of the IDIQ JOCC and for all task orders placed against the IDIQ JOCC. Offerors must include in the Pricing Supplement to Standard Form (SF) 1442 bid factors for normal working hours and after normal working hours for Geographic Area. Bid factors must be provided for the base year and four option periods.

Geographic Area includes the following: Federal Building/Post Office, 301 Howes Street, Ft.

Collins, CO 80521; US Custom House, 721 19th Street, Denver, CO 80202; Federal Garage Building, 2101 Welton St, Denver, CO 80205; Federal Garage Building, 2106 California Street, Denver, CO 80205; Cesar E. Chavez Memorial Building, 1244 Speer Boulevard, Denver, CO 80204; Byron White United States Courthouse, 183 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80202; Byron Rogers Federal Building, 1961 Stout Street, Denver, CO 80294; Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse, 901 19th Street, Denver, CO 80294; David Skaggs Research Center, 325 Broadway, Boulder, CO 80305 The proposed bid factors must conform with all the price requirements described in Section II.A.

Contract Pricing of the Agreement for Region 8 Single Award Indefinite-Delivery, Indefinite- Quantity Job Order Construction Contract for Projects in the State of Colorado. The offeror must limit the bid factors to two decimal places. The version of RSMeans Book that is current on the date of the base year award and award of each option period, thereafter, shall be the applicable unit price book.

(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.

II.D. Technical Proposal The Technical Proposal shall include the information requested below. The following definitions are applicable to the factors described in this Section.

Relevant Contract/Task Order: a contract or task order for work similar in scope and size where the offeror was the prime contractor.

Similar Scope(s): a contract or task order for work having all of the following:

1. Contract or task order scope of work included any repair, alteration, or renovation of occupied, commercial/government office property type facilities.

2. Scope is demonstrated by any combination of the following disciplines: 1) carpentry,

2) electrical, 3) plumbing, 4) HVAC, 5) flooring, 6) asphalt or concrete, and 7) painting or wall covering work as a part of the project scope.

Similar Size: a contract or task order award above $2,000 prior to any modifications.

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(1) Evidence of bona fide place of business A bona fide place of business is a location where a participant regularly maintains an office which employees at least one (1) full time individual within the appropriate geographic boundary. It cannot be a construction trailer or temporary site. A business entity regularly maintains an office if a participant conducts business activities as an ongoing business concern from a fixed location on a daily basis.

Submittal Requirements: Documentation that shows evidence that the participant has complied with local requirements concerning registering, licensing, or filing with the State or County where the place of business is located or a DUNS number matching a bona fide business located in Colorado. The offeror meets this requirement when a proposal provides proof that the contractor has a bona fide office within the state of Colorado. Any proposal that fails this factor will be removed from further consideration for award.

(2) Offeror Past Performance This factor considers the quality of the Offeror’s past performance as the prime contractor on Relevant Contracts/Task Orders in similar size and scope within the last seven (7) years prior to issuance of the solicitation. A more favorable evaluation will be provided for higher than satisfactory or neutral references.

Note: References provided by the Offeror may be contacted by members of the Source Selection Evaluation Board. Any information discussed with references may be considered as part of the assessment of past performance. The Government’s sources of information for evaluating the offeror’s past performance may include, but are not limited to, any and all information the Government becomes aware of (whether or not before or after the deadline for initial offers and whether or not the sources are provided by the Offeror). While the Government may elect to consider data from a variety of sources, the burden of providing detailed, current, and complete past performance information rests with the Offeror. GSA will not maintain a database of PPQs submitted by Offerors.

Submittal Requirements:

The Offeror must submit three Relevant Contracts/Task Orders for Offeror Past Performance.

The Offeror may submit any of the following for past performance:

1. the Past Performance Questionnaire (PPQ) (included in the solicitation as Attachment 4 to Solicitation No. TBD), completed by the applicable client, for each of the Relevant Contracts/Task Orders included in its proposal for the Offeror Past Performance Factor; or

2. a completed evaluation in the Contractor Performance Assessment Reporting System.

If the Offeror decides to submit a PPQ for past performance, then the Offeror must provide a completed Attachment 3 to GSA Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001 Offeror’s Experience Form (see factor for Offeror Past Experience) to the reference along with a blank Attachment 4 to GSA Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001 Past Performance Questionnaire for the same Relevant Contract/Task Order. The reference should provide the completed Attachment 4 to GSA Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001 Past Performance Questionnaire directly to the Government (David Berry, at david.berry@gsa.gov) If the PPQ is not provided directly from the reference, then the PPQ must be signed by the reference and submitted as part of the technical proposal volume.

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If the Offeror decides to submit a CPAR for past performance, then the Offeror must provide a completed Attachment 3 to GSA Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001 Offeror’s Experience Form (see Solicitation No. 47PJ0019N0001) as part of the technical proposal volume for the same Relevant Contract/Task Order.

Ensure the correct phone numbers and email addresses are provided for client points of contact are included on any information submitted for past performance. Offerors shall not incorporate by reference into their proposal PPQs.

If the Offeror is unable to obtain a complete PPQ from a client or evaluation report in CPARS before the proposal closing date, then the Offeror should complete the project information, contract information, and contacts/reference information in the PPQ and submit this information with the proposal.

Standard for Evaluation: The standard for this factor is met when no references are below satisfactory or neutral for the offeror’s past performance on Relevant Contracts/Task Orders as the prime contractor within the last seven (7) years prior to issuance of the solicitation. A more favorable evaluation will be provided for higher than satisfactory or neutral references.

Contractors without past performance will receive a neutral rating.

(3) Offeror’s Management Plan This factor considers the Offeror’s Management Plan to successfully manage an example task order representative of task orders that will be issued through the IDIQ JOCC. The Offeror should provide a detailed management plan that addresses all items below in the submittal requirements. See Attachment 1 Example SOW to the Solicitation. (Please note that receipt of Attachment 1 requires the offeror to complete and return the Request for SBU Information).

Submittal Requirements:

Description of how the contractor would manage the one (1) project attached to the Solicitation:

a. As the prime contractor, describe what on-site support the company would provide.

Describe the roles and responsibilities.

b. The offeror’s schedule of the one (1) project examples on a single Gantt Chart format, and narrative describing the schedule logic:

i. Work sequencing

ii. Critical path

Standard for Evaluation: The Government will evaluate the Offeror’s Management Plan for strengths, weaknesses, and deficiencies. The standard for this factor is met when the offeror submits a Management Plan that addresses all submittal requirements for Offeror’s Management Plan.

A more favorable rating will be provided to the extent any of the following exists as part of the Offeror’s Management Plan:

• the submitted Offeror’s Management Plan identifies quantitative or qualitative benefits to the Government.

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(4) Offeror Past Experience This factor considers the extent that the Offeror has performed as the prime contractor on Relevant Contracts/Task Orders in similar size and scope within the last seven (7) years prior to the issuance of the solicitation.

Submittal Requirements: The Offeror should document each relevant project description using the Offer’s Experience Form attached to the Solicitation. The Offeror must submit three Relevant Contracts/Task Orders for past experience.

Standard for Evaluation: The standard for this factor is met when the offeror demonstrates that it has performed as the prime contractor on Relevant Contracts/Task Orders within the last seven (7) years prior to issuance of the solicitation.

A more favorable evaluation may be provided to the extent the contractor meets any of the following conditions:

• The more recent the performance by the offeror is of the Relevant Contracts/Task Orders as the prime contractor prior to the issuance of the solicitation.

• The Relevant Contracts/Task Orders contain two (2) or more scope elements covered under the scope of NAICS 236220. (Examples: 1) carpentry, 2) electrical, 3) plumbing,

4) HVAC, 5) flooring, 6) asphalt or concrete, 7) painting or wall covering work, and 8) work in a historic building.)

• Contractor self-performed two (2) or more scope elements covered under the scope of NAICS 236220. (Examples: 1) carpentry, 2) electrical, 3) plumbing, 4) HVAC, 5) flooring, 6) asphalt or concrete, 7) painting or wall covering work, and 8) work in a historic building.)

• The Relevant Contracts/Task Orders was part of an IDV (e.g. JOCC, SABER, MATOC, IDIQ, SATOC).

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 the System for Award Management (SAM), accessed via https://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).

II.F. Requirements for Joint Venture Offerors https://www.sam.gov/

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(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 does not warrant that all such requests will be answered within 15 calendar days. Prospective Offerors should make such requests not less than 15 calendar days prior to the date set for receipt of offers.

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.

http://www.sba.gov/

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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 clauses FAR 52.204-4 requiring double sided printing on recycled paper for all reports and 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. Offerors should refer to Section II of the Agreement for information about RSMeans and pricing bid factors.

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 (http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpcbtdlf.htm) and updated as needed.

(1) 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 http://www.cpars.gov/ http://www.cpars.gov/allapps/cpcbtdlf.htm

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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.

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IV. FAR/GSAR Solicitation Provisions IV.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 address of the offeror. Offerors using commercial carriers should ensure that the proposal is marked on the outermost wrapper with the information in paragraphs (c)(1)(i) and (c)(1)(ii) of this provision.

(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 the Government office designated in the solicitation by the time specified in the solicitation. If no time is specified in the solicitation, the time for receipt is 4:30 p.m., local time, for the designated Government office on the date that proposal or revision is due.

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(ii)(A) Any proposal, modification, or revision received at the Government office designated in the solicitation after the exact time specified for receipt of offers is “late” and will not be considered unless it is received before award is made, the Contracting Officer determines that accepting the late offer would not unduly delay the acquisition; and.

(1) If it was transmitted through an electronic commerce method authorized by the solicitation, it was received at the initial point of entry to the Government infrastructure not later than 5:00 p.m. one working day prior to the date specified for receipt of proposals; or

(2) There is acceptable evidence to establish that it was received at the Government installation designated for receipt of offers and was under the Government’s control prior to the time set for receipt of offers; or

(3) It is the only proposal received.

(B) However, a late modification of an otherwise successful proposal that makes its terms more favorable to the Government, will be considered at any time it is received and may be accepted.

(iii) Acceptable evidence to establish the time of receipt at the Government installation includes the time/date stamp of that installation on the proposal wrapper, other documentary evidence of receipt maintained by the installation, or oral testimony or statements of Government personnel.

(iv) If an emergency or unanticipated event interrupts normal Government processes so that proposals cannot be received at the office designated for receipt of proposals by the exact time specified in the solicitation, and urgent Government requirements preclude amendment of the solicitation, the time specified for receipt of proposals will be deemed to be extended to the same time of day specified in the solicitation on the first work day on which normal Government processes resume.

(v) Proposals may be withdrawn by written notice received at any time before award.

Oral proposals in response to oral solicitations may be withdrawn orally. If the solicitation authorizes facsimile proposals, proposals may be withdrawn via facsimile received at any time before award, subject to the conditions specified in the provision at 52.215-5, Facsimile Proposals. Proposals may be withdrawn in person by an offeror or an authorized representative, if the identity of the person requesting withdrawal is established and the person signs a receipt for the proposal before award.

(4) Unless otherwise specified in the solicitation, the offeror may propose to provide any item or combination of items.

(5) Offerors shall submit proposals in response to this solicitation in English, unless otherwise permitted by the solicitation, and in U.S. dollars, unless the provision at FAR 52.225- 17, Evaluation of Foreign Currency Offers, is included in the solicitation.

(6) Offerors may submit modifications to their proposals at any time before the solicitation closing date and time, and may submit modifications in response to an amendment, or to correct a mistake at any time before award.

(7) Offerors may submit revised proposals only if requested or allowed by the Contracting Officer.

(8) Proposals may be withdrawn at any time before award. Withdrawals are effective upon receipt of notice by the Contracting Officer.

(d) Offer expiration date. Proposals in response to this solicitation will be valid for the number of days specified on the solicitation cover sheet (unless a different period is proposed by the offeror).

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(e) Restriction on disclosure and use of data. Offerors that include in their proposals data that they do not want disclosed to the public for any purpose, or used by the Government except for evaluation purposes, shall-

(1) Mark the title page with the following legend:

This proposal includes data that shall not be disclosed outside the Government and shall not be duplicated, used, or disclosed-in whole or in part-for any purpose other than to evaluate this proposal. If, however, a contract is awarded to this offeror as a result of-or in connection with-the submission of this data, the Government shall have the right to duplicate, use, or disclose the data to the extent provided in the resulting contract. This restriction does not limit the Government's right to use information contained in this data if it is obtained from another source without restriction. The data subject to this restriction are contained in sheets [insert numbers or other identification of sheets]; and

(2) Mark each sheet of data it wishes to restrict with the following legend:

Use or disclosure of data contained on this sheet is subject to the restriction on the title page of this proposal.

(f) Contract award.

(1) The Government intends to award a contract or contracts resulting from this solicitation to the responsible offeror(s) whose proposal(s) represents the best value after evaluation in accordance with the factors and subfactors in the solicitation.

(2) The Government may reject any or all proposals if such action is in the Government’s interest.

(3) The Government may waive informalities and minor irregularities in proposals received.

(4) The Government intends to evaluate proposals and award a contract without discussions with offerors (except clarifications as described in FAR 15.306(a)). Therefore, the offeror’s initial proposal should contain the offeror’s best terms from a cost or price and technical standpoint. The Government reserves the right to conduct discussions if the Contracting Officer later determines them to be necessary. If the Contracting Officer determines that the number of proposals that would otherwise be in the competitive range exceeds the number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the Contracting Officer may limit the number of proposals in the competitive range to the greatest number that will permit an efficient competition among the most highly rated proposals.

(5) The Government reserves the right to make an award on any item for a quantity less than the quantity offered, at the unit cost or prices offered, unless the offeror specifies otherwise in the proposal.

(6) The Government reserves the right to make multiple awards if, after considering the additional administrative costs, it is in the Government’s best interest to do so.

(7) Exchanges with offerors after receipt of a proposal do not constitute a rejection or counteroffer by the Government.

(8) The Government may determine that a proposal is unacceptable if the prices proposed are materially unbalanced between line items or subline items. Unbalanced pricing exists when, despite an acceptable total evaluated price, the price of one or more line items is significantly overstated or understated as indicated by the application of cost or price analysis techniques. A proposal may be rejected if the Contracting Officer determines that the lack of balance poses an unacceptable risk to the Government.

(9) If a cost realism analysis is performed, cost realism may be considered by the source selection authority in evaluating performance or schedule risk.

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(10) A written award or acceptance of proposal mailed or otherwise furnished to the successful offeror within the time specified in the proposal shall result in a binding contract without further action by either party.

(11) If a post-award debriefing is given to requesting offerors, the Government shall disclose the following information, if applicable:

(i) The agency’s evaluation of the significant weak or deficient factors in the debriefed offeror’s offer.

(ii) The overall evaluated cost or price and technical rating of the successful and the debriefed offeror and past performance information on the debriefed offeror.

(iii) The overall ranking of all offerors, when any ranking was developed by the agency during source selection.

(iv) A summary of the rationale for award.

(v) For acquisitions of commercial items, the make and model of the item to be delivered by the successful offeror.

(vi) Reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by the debriefed offeror as to whether source-selection procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed by the agency.

IV.B. FAR 52.216-1 Type of Contract (APR 84) The Government contemplates award of one (1) firm-fixed-price indefinite delivery indefinite quantity 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) (Applicable to solicitations resulting in construction contracts in excess of $10,000.)

(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:

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Goals for Minority Participation for Each Trade Goals for Female Participation for Each Trade Goals for the varying counties may be found at:

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6.9%

These goals are applicable to all 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 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" includes the following localities:

Denver County, Denver

Boulder County, Boulder

Larimer County, Ft.

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IV.E. 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.F. Buy American

FAR 52.225-10 Notice of Buy American Act Requirement—Construction Materials (FEB 2009)

(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 Act—Construction Materials” (Federal…