Amendment 0005 - 03122024 - FINAL.pdf

Offers must acknowledge receipt of this amendment prior to the hour and date specified in the solicitation or as amended, by one of the following methods:

(a) By completing items 8 and 15, and returning or (c) By separate letter or electronic communication which includes a reference to the solicitation and amendment numbers. FAILURE OF YOUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT TO BE RECEIVED AT THE PLACE DESIGNATED FOR THE RECEIPT OF OFFERS PRIOR TO THE HOUR AND DATE SPECIFIED MAY RESULT IN REJECTION OF YOUR OFFER. If by virtue of this amendment you desire to change an offer already submitted, such change may be made by letter or electronic communication, provided each letter or electronic communication makes reference to the solicitation and this amendment, and is received prior to the opening hour and date specified.

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

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

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

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

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016)

Prescribed by GSA FAR (48 CFR) 53.243

FACILITY CODE

9A. AMENDMENT OF SOLICITATION NUMBER

9B. DATED (SEE ITEM 11)

10A. MODIFICATION OF CONTRACT/ORDER NUMBER

10B. DATED (SEE ITEM 13)

11. THIS ITEM ONLY APPLIES TO AMENDMENTS OF SOLICITATIONS

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

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

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

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

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

NUMBER IN ITEM 10A.

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

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

D. OTHER (Specify type of modification and authority)

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

15C. DATE SIGNED

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

16C. DATE SIGNED

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

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

PAGE OF PAGES

6. ISSUED BY CODE

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

CODE

15B. CONTRACTOR/OFFEROR

(Signature of person authorized to sign)

16B. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

(Signature of Contracting Officer)

Previous edition unusable

Wesley Lau

Project: Design-Build Services for the Modernization and Expansion of the Calexico West Land Port of Entry Phase 2B in Calexico, California

SEE PAGE 3 FOR AMENDMENT DESCRIPTION

TO ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS GSA, PBS, Acquisition Management Division (9PQPC) 50 United Nations Plaza, Mail Box 9 San Francisco, CA 94102

47PK0124R0005

03/12/2024

01/18/2024

3/12/2024

INSTRUCTIONS (Back Page):

Instructions for items other than those that are self-explanatory, are as follows:

Item 1 (Contract ID Code). Insert the contract type identification code that appears in the title block of the contract being modified.

Item 3 (Effective date).

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

For a solicitation amendment, change order, or administrative change, the effective date shall be the issue date of the amendment, change order, or administrative change.

For a supplemental agreement, the effective date shall be the date agreed to by the contracting parties.

For a modification issued as an initial or confirming notice of termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date and the modification number of the confirming notice shall be the same as the effective date and modification number of the initial notice.

For a modification converting a termination for default to a termination for the convenience of the Government, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the termination for default.

For a modification confirming the contracting officer's determination of the amount due in settlement of a contract termination, the effective date shall be the same as the effective date of the initial decision.

(a)

(b)

(c)

(d)

(e)

(f)

Item 6 (Issued By). Insert the name and address of the issuing office. If applicable, insert the appropriate issuing office code in the code block.

Item 8 (Name and Address of Contractor). For modifications to a contract or order, enter the contractor's name, address, and code as shown in the original contract or order, unless changed by this or a previous modification.

Items 9, (Amendment of Solicitation Number - Dated), and 10, (Modification of Contract/Order Number - Dated). Check the appropriate box and in the corresponding blanks insert the number and date of the original solicitation, contract, or order.

Item 12 (Accounting and Appropriation Data).

When appropriate, indicate the impact of the modification on each affected accounting classification by inserting one of the following entries:

(2) Accounting classification Net decrease $

Include subject matter or short title of solicitation/contract where feasible.

Item 16B. The contracting officer's signature is not required on solicitation amendments. The contracting officer's signature is normally affixed last on supplemental agreements.

(i)

NOTE: If there are changes to multiple accounting classifications that cannot be placed in block 12, insert an asterisk and the words "See continuation sheet".

Item 13. Check the appropriate box to indicate the type of modification. Insert in the corresponding blank the authority under which the modification is issued. Check whether or not contractor must sign this document. (See FAR 43.103.)

Item 14 (Description of Amendment/Modification).

Organize amendments or modifications under the appropriate Uniform Contract Format (UCF) section headings from the applicable solicitation or contract. The UCF table of contents, however, shall not be set forth in this document.

Indicate the impact of the modification on the overall total contract price by inserting one of the following entries:

(i) Total contract price increased by $

(ii) Total contract price decreased by $

(iii) Total contract price unchanged.

State reason for modification.

When removing, reinstating, or adding funds, identify the contract items and accounting classifications.

(g)

(h)

When the SF 30 is used to reflect a determination by the contracting officer of the amount due in settlement of a contract terminated for the convenience of the Government, the entry in Item 14 of the modification may be limited to --

(i) A reference to the letter determination; and

(ii) A statement of the net amount determined to be due in settlement of the contract.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

STANDARD FORM 30 (REV. 11/2016) BACK

(1) Accounting classification Net increase $

Amendment 0005 Design-Build Services for the Modernization and Expansion of the

Calexico Land Port of Entry Phase 2B in Calexico, California

Solicitation # 47PK0124R0005

This amendment is being issued to incorporate the following change:

1. This amends the Sustainability evaluation factor in The Solicitation:

On Page 14 of 42 under section II.D. Technical Proposal is amended to the following:

Changes are provided in RED text:

Evaluation Factor # 4: Sustainability

Description This project is funded in part by Section 60503 of the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA), which provides funding for purchase of construction materials with substantially lower levels of embodied greenhouse gas emissions.

GSA’s Interim IRA Low Embodied Carbon Material Requirements establish numeric global warming potential (GWP) limits for certain EPA-approved construction materials: concrete (and cement), asphalt, steel, and glass (IRA-Eligible Materials). For each material, GWP limits have been established for the best performing 20% of materials in terms of embodied carbon (Top 20% Limits), the best performing 40% of materials in terms of embodied carbon (Top 40% Limits), and better than industry average (Better Than Average Limit).

This Evaluation Factor calls for Offeror commitments to furnishing IRA-Eligible Materials with the lowest possible GWP values. IRA Limit commitments proposed under this evaluation factor will be incorporated into the successful offeror’s resultant contract.

Individual materials’ GWP values may be found on individual manufacturers’ environmental product declarations (EPDs). EPDs must meet the standards reflected in GSA’s Interim IRA Low Embodied Carbon Material Requirements (see Compliance Documentation criteria listed for each IRA-Eligible Material).

Technical Acceptability and Scoring Offerors will only meet the standard for technical acceptability under this Factor if they commit to furnish all required IRA-Eligible Materials with a GWP better (lower) than each IRA-Eligible Material’s Better Than Average Limit.

Offerors meeting the standard for technical acceptability will receive a number of Raw Scores, one for each IRA-Eligible Material required by the Contract:

● Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 100 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is better (lower) than GSA’s Top 20% Limits.

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Interim%20IRA%20LEC%20Material%20Requirements%20-%20used%20in%20Pilot%20May%202023%2005162023.pdf https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Interim%20IRA%20LEC%20Material%20Requirements%20-%20used%20in%20Pilot%20May%202023%2005162023.pdf https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Interim%20IRA%20LEC%20Material%20Requirements%20-%20used%20in%20Pilot%20May%202023%2005162023.pdf

● Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 40 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is only better (lower) than GSA’s Top 40% Limits.

● Offerors will receive a Raw Score of 20 for each IRA-Eligible Material commitment that is only better (lower) than GSA’s Better Than Average Limit.

Offerors shall self-score* this Factor by filling out the table below with: the applicable IRA Limit they commit to meet for each IRA-Eligible Material; the associated Raw Score; and the Weighted Score.

IRA-Eligible Material**

IRA Limit Commitment (i.e., Top 20% Limit, Top 40% Limit, Better Than Average Limit)

Raw Score (i.e., 100, 40, or 20)

LEC Materials Evaluation Weight (must add up to 100)

Weighted Score (multiply the material’s Raw Score by its LEC Materials Evaluation Weight)

Concrete Specified concrete strength class (compressive strength [f'c] in pounds per square inch [PSI])

3000 PSI 0.1

4000 PSI 0.2

Cement*** 0.05

Concrete Masonry Units

0.1

Asphalt 0.1

Steel

Fabricated Rebar 0.1

Hollow Structural Sections (fabricated)

0.1

Hot-Rolled Sections (fabricated)

0.1

Cold-Formed and Galvanized

0.1

(stud, track, framing, etc.)

Flat Glass 0.05

Total Weighted Score (sum of Weighted Scores)

* The Weighted Score for each material must be rounded to the nearest hundredth decimal (i.e., two decimal places to the right of the whole number). The Total Weighted Score (sum of Weighted Scores) must be rounded to the nearest whole number in accordance with generally accepted rounding methods (i.e., numbers 5 through 9 are rounded up to the next whole number; numbers 1 through 4 are rounded down to the next whole number).

** Required construction product assemblies (such as window assemblies) are included in IRA- Eligible Materials categories and will be bound by IRA Limit Commitments. At least 80% of the assembly’s total cost or total weight must be composed of compliant IRA-Eligible Materials.

*** Where provision of concrete that qualifies under these GSA IRA Limits is impractical, GSA’s IRA Limits for cement may be applied to the cement being used in the concrete mix.

In addition, for each IRA-Eligible Material identified in the table above, offerors shall submit compliant EPDs listing that material’s GWP.

Note 1: For each offeror that is unable to submit any of the compliant EPDs by the proposal due date, the offeror will submit a statement for each such missing compliant EPD certifying that it is unable to submit the compliant EPD by the Phase 2B proposal due date. Failure by an offeror to submit any compliant EPD or its certification (as described in the immediately preceding sentence) by the proposal due date will result in the offeror’s proposal being unacceptable and the offeror being ineligible for award.

The contract resulting from this solicitation will have the following provision: “Within 180 days after contract award, the Contractor will submit a compliant EPD for any IRA-eligible Material for which the Contractor was unable to submit a compliant EPD by the proposal due date. GSA will not issue a Notice to Proceed with construction services to the Contractor until the Contractor has submitted a compliant EPD for each IRA-eligible Material for which the Contractor was unable to submit a compliant EPD by the proposal due date. In addition to other remedies available to the Government, if the Contractor fails to comply with the 180-day requirement in this paragraph for submission of compliant EPDs, GSA will have the option to cancel the contract for the construction services at no cost to either the Contractor or GSA.

Cancellation of the contract for the construction services by GSA under this paragraph will not relieve the contractor of its obligation to provide GSA with a completed design in compliance with the contract. The design completed by the contractor in compliance with the contract will be property of GSA and may be used by GSA to, among other things, obtain construction services under a separate contract with another contractor.”

Note 2: By submitting an offer, Offerors consent to GSA sharing supplier names and the GWP values associated with supplier materials with the successful offeror. Technical solutions, supplier pricing and supplier-offeror terms and conditions will not be shared.

On Page 40 of 42 under section VI.F. Non-Price Factors is amended to the following:

4. Sustainability

(1) The Sustainability Factor will be self-scored as outlined in Section II.D., above.

(2) GSA will verify Offeror’s scoring and that IRA Limits are supported by environmental product declarations (EPDs) from proposed suppliers.

(3) GSA will verify that Offeror’s EPDs adhere to EPD standards reflected in GSA’s

Interim IRA Low Embodied Carbon Material Requirements (see Compliance Documentation criteria listed for each IRA-Eligible Material). If an EPD is not available, GSA will review the offeror’s statement confirming unavailability.

(4) GSA will make any scoring adjustments necessary to correct patent errors.

Once GSA has verified the Offeror’s scoring and, if necessary, made any corrections, the overall weighted score will be assigned an adjectival rating, as follows:

Weighted Score Adjectival Rating

100 points Exceptional

90-99 points Very Good

20-89 points Satisfactory

Unacceptable Unacceptable

Note 1: Any proposal that does not furnish all required IRA-Eligible Materials with a GWP better (lower) than each IRA-Eligible Material’s Better Than Average Limit will be rated as “Unacceptable” under this factor and will be ineligible for award.

Note 2: Any proposal that furnishes all required IRA-Eligible Material with a GWP better (lower) than GSA’s Top 20% Limits will receive a weighted score of 100 points (Exceptional).

https://www.gsa.gov/cdnstatic/Interim%20IRA%20LEC%20Material%20Requirements%20-%20used%20in%20Pilot%20May%202023%2005162023.pdf