7_TO RFP FY23 Polaris_StElias.pdf

Task Announcement No. 70Z08723R

Civil Engineering Unit (CEU) Juneau PO Box 22517 709 West 9th Street, Room 817 Juneau, AK 99802-5517 Cheryl.a.berry@uscg.mil

TASK ANNOUNCEMENT/REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL

Issued Under: DISTRICT 17 SINGLE AWARD TASK

ORDER CONTRACT (SATOC) KODIAK PAVING

INDEFINITE-DELIVERY-INDEFINTIE QUANTITY

(IDIQ)

TASK ANNOUNCEMENT #:

70Z08723RKODI18382348

DATE: April 5, 2023

Project Title/Location:

FY23 Paving-Polaris Ave/Cape St. Elias at Base Kodiak, AK

PROJECT NO. 18382348

PROPOSAL DUE BY: NOTE EXPEDITED

TIME FRAME

10:00 a.m. (Alaska Time) on

April 26, 2023

Proposals must be emailed. The sender is responsible for confirmation of receipt.

**PENDING FUNDS AVAILABILITY. Funds are not presently available for this project. See FAR Clause 52.232-18 Availability of Funds. No award will be made until funds are available. The Coast Guard will not be responsible for bid and quotation costs if the solicitation is cancelled.**

1. TASK: The Contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, equipment, materials, transportation, and supervision necessary to complete paving repairs of Polaris Avenue at Base Kodiak, Alaska. All work shall be performed in strict accordance with the specifications (PN: 18382348) and the contract. Optional repairs to Cape St. Elias Street are included in this Request for Proposal (RFP)

This project is proposed to solicit for one base item, one lump sum option item and two unit-priced option items:

Base Item: Repair paving of Polaris Avenue Option Item: Repair paving of Cape St. Elias Street Unit Priced Item: Excavate, stockpile, test, and dispose of contaminated soil, as measured in cubic yards.

NOTE: Updated scheduling requirements apply. Read Section 01 14 00, Paragraph 1.4 thoroughly.

Offeror shall comply with their parent contract and the proposal instructions below in preparing their proposal. Award of a firm-fixed-price task order without discussions is anticipated.

2. LOCATION/PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:

a. Location: The work under this contract is located at USCG Base Kodiak, Alaska.

b. Period of Performance: The Period of Performance begins at award through September 30, 2023, see full text clause FAR 52.211-10. The entire job, ready for use, must be completed by August 31, 2023. Contract closeout must be complete NLT September 30, 2023 (see FAR 52.211-10).

The Government anticipates award May 10, 2023.

3. PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS:

a. Proposal Submission. Proposals shall be submitted via email to the Contracting Officer, Cheryl A. Berry at Cheryl.A.Berry@uscg.mil. Proposals submitted via any other means will not be evaluated for this procurement. The sender is responsible for confirmation of receipt. Proposals must be received by the date and time specified above (unless changed via Amendment). The USCG is not obligated to review or accept submissions after the deadline. Please copy Contract Specialist, John Wright at John.Wright@uscg.mil.

Please include the following in the subject line of email: “Company Name; 70Z08723R18382348 FY23 Paving-Polaris Ave/Cape St. Elias at Base Kodiak, AK

The proposal shall include the following:

(1) Completed Price Schedule

(2) Completed and signed Offer Information and Amendment Acknowledgement Form

(3) Proof of VETS-4212 registration/annual reporting.

b. Instructions for Submitting Questions. All pre-proposal inquiries regarding this project shall be submitted in writing via electronic email to the Design Program Manager, Eva Melancon, Eva.m.melancon @uscg.mil and Contracting Officer, Cheryl A. Berry, Cheryl.a.Berry@uscg.mil. Please copy Contract Specialist, John Wright, John.Wright@uscg.mil. Questions shall reference the drawing/detail and/or specification section including paragraph number. The Government may not respond to questions submitted after April 20, 2023.

c. Magnitude of Construction: This project is estimated between $750,000 and $1,500,000.

d. Offer Acceptance Period: By submitting an offer the Offeror guarantees their proposed pricing for a minimum of 30 calendar days after receipt of offers.

e. Bid Bonds/Offer Guarantee: An offer guarantee/bid bond of $1,000,000 be required for this task order.

f. Wage Determination: General Decision Number: AK20230007 dated 01/06/2023 applies to this project.

4. BASE ACCESS: BASE KODIAK RAPID GATE: Contractor access to Base Kodiak requires completion of Rapid Gate application. See Attachment 5 Facility Access Instructions (Base Kodiak). Apply to Rapid Gate at Get RAPIDGate! Enroll your Company Today | Fortior Solutions

5. EVALUATION/BASIS OF AWARD: Award will be a firm fixed price Task Order. This task order is a price only evaluation. Contractor proposal will be evaluated for consistency with rates in the IDIQ parent contract and for reasonableness.

Only price and price related factors will be considered. The total evaluated price is the total of CLINs 0001, 1001 and 1002 (1002a + 1002b) as listed on the Price Schedule.

The Government will evaluate price for fairness and reasonableness and may use various price analysis techniques and procedures to evaluate the overall price. Examples of such techniques include, but are not limited to, the following:

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1. Comparison of proposed prices received in response to the RFP.

2. Comparison of proposed prices with independent Government cost estimates (IGCE).

3. Comparison of proposed prices with prices obtained through market research for the same or similar items.

4. Analysis of data other than certified cost or pricing data provided by the Offeror if requested by the Government.

The USCG reserves the right to award the options NLT August 1, 2023.

Method of Evaluation of Options: The Options will be evaluated at the time of award in accordance with FAR 52.217-5 EVALUATION OF OPTIONS (July 1990).

6. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND REQUIREMENTS

a. Performance and Payment Bonds: Within 10 calendar days of award of a task order, the contractor shall provide good and sufficient surety or sureties acceptable to the Government as required by FAR 52.228-15, Performance and Payment Bonds-Construction (JUN 2020)(DHS Deviation May 2020).

b. Limitations on Subcontracting. In accordance with FAR 52.219-14, task orders are subject to the following subcontracting limitations:

(1) General construction. The concern will perform at least 50 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

(2) Construction by special trade contractors. The concern will perform at least 25 percent of the cost of the contract, not including the cost of materials, with its own employees.

c. Invoicing via IPP. The contractor awarded the resulting task order from this solicitation is required to submit proper invoices associated with this award through the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP) at https://www.ipp.gov/.

IPP Customer Support is available to assist users and can answer questions related to accessing IPP.

• Toll-free number: 866-973-3131

• Email address: IPPCustomerSupport@fiscal.treasury.gov

• Hours of operation: Monday through Friday (excluding bank holidays) 8am-6pm ET

Electronic Submission of Payment Requests

(a) Definitions. As used in these instructions -

(1) “Payment request” means a bill, voucher, invoice, or request for contract financing payment with associated supporting documentation. The payment request must: comply with the requirements identified in FAR 32.905(b), “Content of Invoices” and the applicable Payment clause included in this contract. In addition, discount offerings and small business status if available shall be stated. If travel was allowable and approved, components in accordance with FAR 31.205-46 shall be provided.

(b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this clause, the contractor shall submit payment requests electronically using the Invoice Processing Platform (IPP). Information regarding IPP, including IPP Customer Support contact information, is available at www.ipp.gov or any successor site.

(c) The contractor may submit payment requests using a method other than IPP only when the https://www.ipp.gov/ http://www.ipp.gov/ contracting officer authorizes alternate procedures in writing in accordance with Coast Guard procedures.

(d) If alternate payment procedures are authorized, the contractor shall include a copy of the contracting officer's written authorization with each payment request.

(e) IPP enrollment information is at https://www.uscg.mil/fincen/IPP/.

Payment inquiries and status may be obtained at the following:

• FINCEN Customer Service by phone: 757-523-6940

• FINCEN Customer Service by email: FIN-SMB-Customerservice@uscg.mil

• USCG FINCEN or Https://www.uscg.mil/fincen/

• For additional contact information, please see the FINCEN Customer Service web page.

d. CONTRACT ADMINISTRATION: All technical questions and correspondence, unless otherwise specified, shall be directed to the Contracting Officer Representative, and copied to the Contracting Officer. All matters related to the performance of this task order shall be coordinated through the Contracting Officer or Contracting Officer’s authorized representative within the limits of their delegation of authority.

7. PROVISIONS/CLAUSES: Clauses included in awarded Indefinite-Delivery Indefinite Quantity SATOC contract apply to this task order.

a. The following provisions/clauses are also incorporated by reference:

(1) FAR 52.222-23 NOTICE OF REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIRMATIVE ACTION TO

ENSURE EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY FOR CONSTRUCTION

(FEB 1999) with the following goals:

Goals for minority participation for each trade Goals for female participation for each trade

15.1%

6.9%

As used in this Notice, and in any contract resulting from this solicitation, the “covered area” is Kodiak, Alaska.

(2) 52.225-9 BUY AMERICAN-CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS (OCT 2022)

(3) 52.225-10 NOTICE OF BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT-CONSTRUCTION

MATERIALS (MAY 2014)

It is the Contractor’s responsibility to ensure all materials used on this project comply with Buy American Act.

b. The following clauses are also incorporated by full text:

(1) FAR 52.211-10 COMMENCEMENT, PROSECUTION, AND COMPLETION OF

WORK (APR 1984)

The Contractor shall be required to (a) commence on-site work under this contract within 10 calendar days after the date the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, (b) prosecute the work diligently, and (c) complete the entire work ready for use not later than (NLT) August 31, 2023.

Contract closeout documentation must be complete NLT September 30, 2023.

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The completion date is based on the assumption that the successful offeror will receive the notice to proceed by May 15, 2023. The completion date will be extended by the number of calendar days after the above date that the Contractor receives the notice to proceed, except to the extent that the delay in issuance of the notice to proceed results from the failure of the Contractor to execute the contract and give the required performance and payment bonds within the time specified in the offer.

(2) FAR 52.211-18 VARIATION IN ESTIMATED QUANTITY (APR 1984)

If the quantity of a unit-priced item in this contract is an estimated quantity and the actual quantity of the unit-priced item varies more than 15 percent above or below the estimated quantity, an equitable adjustment in the contract price shall be made upon demand of either party. The equitable adjustment shall be based upon any increase or decrease in costs due solely to the variation above 115 percent or below 85 percent of the estimated quantity. If the quantity variation is such as to cause an increase in the time necessary for completion, the Contractor may request, in writing, an extension of time, to be received by the Contracting Officer within 10 days from the beginning of the delay, or within such further period as may be granted by the Contracting Officer before the date of final settlement of the contract. Upon the receipt of a written request for an extension, the Contracting Officer shall ascertain the facts and make an adjustment for extending the completion date as, in the judgment of the Contracting Officer, is justified.

(3) FAR 52.216-1 TYPE OF CONTRACT (APR 1984). The Government contemplates award of a firm fixed price task order contract resulting from this solicitation.

(4) FAR 52.232-18 AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS (APR 1984)

Funds are not presently available for this contract. The Government’s obligation under this contract is contingent upon the availability of appropriated funds from which payment for contract purposes can be made. No legal liability on the part of the Government for any payment may arise until funds are made available to the Contracting Officer for this contract and until the Contractor receives notice of such availability, to be confirmed in writing by the Contracting Officer.

(5) FAR 52.252-6 -- Authorized Deviations in Clauses (NOV 2020)

(a) The use in this solicitation or contract of any Federal Acquisition Regulation (48 CFR Chapter 1) clause with an authorized deviation is indicated by the addition of “(DEVIATION)” after the date of the clause.

(6) HSAR 3052.222-90 Local hire (USCG) (JUN 2006)

(a) When performing a contract in whole or in part in a State with an unemployment rate in excess of the national average determined by the Secretary of Labor, the Contractor shall employ, for the purpose of performing the portion of the contract in that State, individuals who are local residents and who, in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly, the necessary skills.

(b) Local resident defined. As used in this section, “local resident” means a resident of, or an individual who commutes daily to, a State described in subsection (a).

(c) The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the requirements of paragraph (a) the interest of national security or economic efficiency.

(End of clause)

LIST OF ATTACHMENTS: The following attachments are a part of this task announcement and any resultant task order:

1. 18382348_SPECS (224 pages)

2. 18382348_Drawings (4 Sheets)

3. WD_AK20230007_Dated_1-6-2023 (9 pages)

4. Ombudsman Program Notice (1 page)

5. Facility Access Instructions (Base Kodiak) (1 page)

6. CGPD Vetting Request (1 page)

Note: 18382348_SPECS Attachments (11 files) 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 1 Request for Payment Form 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 2 DHS Form 700-3 - Contractor's Release 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 3 Daily Report – Sample 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 4 Submittal Transmittal Form 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 5 Submittal Register 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 6 Request for Variations Form – Sample 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 7 Request for Deviation Form – Sample 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 8 Daily Report 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 9 Test Report Form- Sample 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 10 APDES Delegation of Signatory Authority 01_18382348_Specs_Attachment 11 Base Kodiak Generic EMP_12032021

PRICE SCHEDULE

Repair paving of Polaris Avenue and incidental related Work. Work includes removal and disposal of AC Pavement, unsuitable subbase, sealing cracks, storm drain inlets, and traffic pavement markings.

Notes: (1) In the event there is a difference between a unit price and the extended total, the unit price will be held to be the intended offer and the extended total recomputed accordingly. If the offer provides a total but fails to enter a unit price, the total divided by the specified quantity will be held to be the intended unit price.

(2) For CLIN 1002, the quantity listed is the Government’s best estimate; the unit price will be used to adjust the contract price for increases or decreases in the estimated quantities subject to the clause FAR 52.211-18 Variation in Estimated Quantity (APR 1984).

CONTRACT

LINE-

ITEM No.

(CLIN)

DESCRIPTION UNIT PRICE

Repair Paving – Resurfacing Polaris Avenue Lump Sum (LS)

Option Items – USCG may exercise the options NLT August 15, 2023.

Repair Paving – Resurfacing Cape St. Elias Street

Lump Sum (LS)

Option-Unit Priced Items

CONTRACT

LINE-

ITEM No.

(CLIN)

DESCRIPTION UNIT QTY UNIT

PRICE

PRICE

1002a OPTIONAL BID ITEM

Repair Paving- Full Depth Replacement-NON- Contaminated Soil. Includes excavate, stockpile, test, and dispose of non-contaminated soil.

TON

(TN)

1002b OPTIONAL BID ITEM Repair Paving- Full Depth Replacement-Contaminated Soil. Includes excavate, stockpile, test, and dispose of contaminated soil. Disposal must be off island.

TON

(TN)

Total CLIN 1002 (1002a + 1002b) $___________

TOTAL PROPOSED PRICE FOR EVALUATION (CLIN 0001, CLIN 1001 and CLIN 1002)

FOR THE OFFEROR:

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Amendments Acknowledged

Amendment No:

Amendment Date:

Offeror Information

Name of Offeror:

Address of Offeror:

Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) from System for Award Management Account

SATOC Contract Number

70Z08723DKODI______

Signature of Individual Authorized to Bind the Offeror:

Print Name & Title:

Date: