RFP No. 72066822R00002_Amendment No. 1_20 Jan 2022.pdf

SOLICITATION, OFFER,

AND AWARD

(Construction, Alteration, or Repair)

1. SOLICITATION NUMBER

72066822R00002

2. TYPE OF SOLICITATION

SEALED BID (IFB)

NEGOTIATED (RFP)

3. DATE ISSUED

12/17/2021

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1 3 IMPORTANT - The "offer" section on the reverse must be fully completed by offeror.

4. CONTRACT NUMBER 5. REQUISITION/PURCHASE REQUEST NUMBER 6. PROJECT NUMBER

7. ISSUED BY CODE 8. ADDRESS OFFER TO

Alexis McGinness amcginness@usaid.gov USAID/South Sudan 4420 Juba Place Washington, DC 20521-4420

USAID/South Sudan 4420 Juba Place Washington DC 20521-4420

9. FOR INFORMATION

CALL:

a. NAME

See RFP

b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code) (NO COLLECT CALLS)

See RFP

SOLICITATION

NOTE: In sealed bid solicitations "offer" and "offeror" mean "bid and "bidder".

10. THE GOVERNMENT REQUIRES PERFORMANCE OF THE WORK DESCRIBED IN THESE DOCUMENTS (Title, identifying number, date)

Juba Compound Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation (Juba WWTP) Project

RFP 72066822R00002

11. The contractor shall begin performance within 10 calendar days and complete it within 270 calendar days after receiving award, notice to proceed. This performance period is mandatory negotiable. (See ).

12a. THE CONTRACTOR MUST FURNISH ANY REQUIRED PERFORMANCE AND PAYMENT BONDS?

(If "YES", indicate within how many calendar days after award in Item 12b.)

YES NO

13. ADDITIONAL SOLICITATION REQUIREMENTS:

12b. CALENDAR DAYS

a. Sealed offers in original and 0 copies to perform the work required are due at the place specified in Item 8 by 0900 (hour) local time (date). If this is a sealed bid solicitation, offers will be publicly opened at that time. Sealed envelopes containing offers shall be marked to show the offeror's name and address, the solicitation number, and the date and time offers are due.

b. An offer guarantee is, is not required.

c. All offers are subject to the (1) work requirements, and (2) other provisions and clauses incorporated in the solicitation in full text or by reference.

d. Offers providing less than 130 calendar days for Government acceptance after the date offers are due will not be considered and will be rejected.

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014)

mailto:amcginness@usaid.gov

OFFER (Must be fully completed by offeror)

14. NAME AND ADDRESS OF OFFEROR (Include ZIP Code) 15. TELEPHONE NUMBER (Include area code)

16. REMITTANCE ADDRESS (Include only if different than Item 14.)

CODE FACILITY CODE

17. The offeror agrees to perform the work required at the prices specified below in strict accordance with the terms of this solicitation, if this offer is accepted by the Government in writing within calendar days after the date offers are due. (Insert any number equal to or greater than the minimum requirement stated in Item 13d. Failure to insert any number means the offeror accepts the minimum in Item 13d.)

18. The offeror agrees to furnish any required performance and payment bonds.

19. ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF AMENDMENTS

(The offeror acknowledges receipt of amendments to the solicitation -- give number and date of each)

AMENDMENT

NUMBER

DATE. 01/20/2022

20a. NAME AND TITLE OF PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN OFFER (Type or print) 20b. SIGNATURE 20c. OFFER DATE

21. ITEMS ACCEPTED:

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

CONTRACTING OFFICER WILL COMPLETE ITEM 28 OR 29 AS APPLICABLE

28. NEGOTIATED AGREEMENT (Contractor is required to sign this document and return copies to issuing office.) Contractor agrees to furnish and deliver all items or perform all work requirements identified on this form and any continuation sheets for the consideration stated in this contract. The rights and obligations of the parties to this contract shall be governed by (a) this contract award, (b) the solicitation, and (c) the clauses, representations, certifications, and specifications incorporated by reference in or attached to this contract.

29. AWARD (Contractor is not required to sign this document.) Your offer on this solicitation is hereby accepted as to the items listed. This award consummates the contract, which consists of (a) the Government solicitation and your offer, and (b) this contract award. No further contractual document is necessary.

30a. NAME AND TITLE OF CONTRACTOR OR PERSON AUTHORIZED TO SIGN (Type or print)

31a. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print)

Alexis McGinness, Contracting Officer

30b. SIGNATURE 30c. DATE 31b. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

BY

31c. DATE

STANDARD FORM 1442 (REV. 8/2014) BACK

AMOUNTS

22. AMOUNT 23. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA

24. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN

(4 copies unless otherwise specified)

ITEM 25. OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION PURSUANT TO

10 U.S.C. 2304(c) ( ) 41 U.S.C. 3304(a) ( )

26. ADMINISTERED BY 27. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY

USAID/South Sudan Juba Compound Wastewater Treatment Plant AMENDMENT No. 001

The purpose of this Amendment No. 01 to RFP 72066822R00002 is to respond to questions and requests for clarification that were received on or before January 12, 2022. Please refer to Attachment A of this amendment.

All other terms and conditions in RFP No. 72066822R00002 remain the same.

[END OF AMENDMENT 01]

Attachment A

RFP 72066822R00002_Juba Compound Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation Project_AMD 01_Phase 1 Questions

NO. Question Response 1 The RFP stipulate a typical domestic strength influent that must be treated to USEPA Secondary Treatment standards, i.e. 30 mg/l for effluent BOD and TSS respectively. There are further references to nitrification. With that, what level of nitrification is required (effluent concentration for ammonia or TKN)?

The monthly average effluent quality should be within 10 mg/l for TN.

2 In Section 1.03.K of the RFP there is a mandatory specification requiring the system to be designed for denitrification and biological phosphorous removal.

Please provide information as to the preferred type of biological process desired to achieve the combination of both denitrification and biological phosphorous removal.

The preferred biological process is MABR to achieve the combination of both denitrification and biological phosphorous removal.

3 In additional, what effluent performance standards, i.e.

effluent limits are required for denitrification and phosphorous removal?

See question #1 for TN effluent limits. The effluent limit for phosporous is 80% biological phosphorus removal.

4 There is a reference in Section 1.03.G indicating that the system must be designed for oil removal. Please confirm that oil is known to be present in the existing wastewater collection system. If present, what type of oil removal system is required and what type of waste oil storage equipment or facility is required? Also, please provide information as to the type of oil (domestic FOG-----cooking fats, oils, grease) or petroleum based oils (lubrication oils or fuels). If FOG is present, please provide measured concentrations for FOG constituents.

Oil is known to be present in the wastewater collection system. The type of oil removal system is to be specified by the design-build contractor. The FOG should range from 60 mg/l to 100 mg/lfrom residential/kitchen/bathroom/laundry sources. Measured concentrations for FOG constituents are not available.

RFP 72066822R00002_Juba Compound Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation Project_AMD 01_Phase 1 Questions

5 There are references in the specification indicating that treated effluent can be used for site irrigation. If so, does the 30 mg/l effluent standard for effluent BOD and TSS still apply for site irrigation purposes? If not, is there a more stringent effluent standard that must be met and if so, what are those effluent requirements?

Yes

6 What are the effluent disinfection standards that must be met for this project?

There is no Most Probable Number (MPN) requirement for this project.

7 Given the proposed use of chlorine disinfection, is there a chlorine residual concentration that must be met in the effluent? Please provide minimum and maximum chlorine levels?

The residual chlorine should be at least 1 mg/l after a contact time of 30 minutes at average design flow. There is no maximum.

8 What is the locally available electrical power (in volts, phase, and hertz)?

220 v, 3 phase, 50 hertz Electrical power within the Embassy compounds are generated by internal power plants.

9 The specified influent and the 30/30 effluent requirements (BOD and TSS respectively) are typical for domestic wastewaters such as this project. The ability to achieve compliance with the specified 30/30 BOD & TSS effluent standard is reasonably straight forward.

Furthermore, the solicitation is specifying a fixed film process function as reflected in the use of an MABR equipment process. Instead, the use of a conventional MBBR (Moving Bed BioReactor) treatment process can easily achieve the desired effluent performance WITHOUT the electro-mechanical complexity and cost of the specified MABR process. Is the government willing to accept proposals for a Moving Bed BioReactor equipment process in lieu of a MABR equipment process?

No, only MABR Waste Water Treatment technology is being considered for this project

RFP 72066822R00002_Juba Compound Wastewater Treatment Plant Installation Project_AMD 01_Phase 1 Questions

10 It appears the solicitation is simultaneously desiring to implement an IFAS based treatment system that can achieve the 30 mg/l effluent BOD and TSS requirement, which is the ultimate required goal for the treatment system. In that regard, a packaged MBBR or other conventional IFAS systems would easily comply with the effluent performance requirement. Are other conventional IFAS systems to be considered in the proposals?

See response to Question #9

AWARD (To be completed by Government)

AWARD (To be completed by Government)